LOOKING BACK AT WELLINGTON

NZ Truth, Issue 1150, 15 December 1927, Page 13

LOOKING BACK AT WELLINGTON

(By "The Toff.")

The Wellington Trotting Club's meeting* at Petone last Saturday provided some good sport. Brief references to the horses'performances are made hereunder:

Native Star won the Wilford Handicap like a good one. She is an exceptionally well-bred mare and is at home over a journey.

Tamerlane was too sore to begin in the Nai Nai Handicap and let his backers down very badly. So did Little Johnnie and Swiftbine.

Logan Park is a brilliant customer which- will get some money this season. He walked in over a mile and. a« quarter. Take no notice of Ahuriri's form at Wellington. He is quite all right. * * Epigram's condition was a credit to his trainer, Q. McKendry, who l'Cde him particularly well when he won at Wellington. * * Bingen Lad was capably ridden by M. B. Edwards when he ran second in the mile saddle event. * * Ajax goes for his

Making satisfactory training progress, Sea, Pearl will be seen out at Alexandra Park at Christmas.

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Hardy Grattan made a bold effort to annex the N|ii Nai Handicap, but after leading for Al furlongs he had to doff his colors ttTthree superior opponents.