STILL HOPE

NZ Truth, Issue 1145, 10 November 1927, Page 11

STILL HOPE

Lausanne May Yet

Come Good

; lt would seem that there is still some hope for the sprinter, .Lausanne. .-.»■.■ AN exceptionally fast horse,' he was raced m Sydney, but he refused to repeat his. track work- in -his race's, so. his owner tired of him. He went > into the" sale-ring last Easter and was knocked down to the Westmere breeder, John Donald, for 775 guineas. '' _ • , : What Donald wanted him for is not quite clear, but over to Wellington he was shipped. Then last July he. was auctioned once again, and this time It was' 785 guineaa he brought. His owner this > time was Dr. Gilmer. To date the medico has received little of his purchase money back, a second at Masterton being his only contribution. ■'''.' .-• - '■ ' ... There is nothing like being optimistic, and Lausanne may yet come good.- It is a possibility, but hardly a probability. '■ Anyhow, Lausanne ran quite a good 'race. in the Stewards' last Saturday and he was up fourth. when they passed the post. He was paying anything on the machine, but after that performance, there may be a bit more money for him when he next starts.

A LIKELY HACK

HE would be a game man who would bet that Golden Wedding will not catch the eye of the judge m the hack class during the season.

The chestnut displayed sufficient pace m her only start at the Thames fixture to iiidicate ' victory sooner or later. l