CELEBRATING BIRTHDAY

NZ Truth, Issue 1175, 7 June 1928, Page 13

CELEBRATING BIRTHDAY

Royal Victory For Waitaki Girl ; In King George (By "The Toff.") ; . While the King George Handicap was a spectacular contest, > speed was absent for a mile and three-quarters.

IN fact, they ran at a little better than a track clip. p After Tom Thumb had made the pace for a little more than a furlong, Logan Park rushed to the front. Tomkinson then steadied him and the field seemed pleased that the pace was slowed. Logan Park was at the half-mile disc m 1.17, with the field bunched and toddling behind him. No effort was made to force Logan Park along — and so they raced to the mile and a-half disc, to the tune of 3.40 1/5. Everybody then considered it a certainty for Logan Park. He was still m front at the head of the stretch. Once m line for home, Tomkinson ran the bit through Logan Park's mouth, then he hit him, but the gelding was dinkum beaten. immiiiimiiimmiuHiiimiimmiitiiiitimimiiimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinmiiimiiii

Logan Chief soon collared the lead and made for home, with Cardinal Logan and WaitaUi Girl after him. Over the last hundred yards, Waitaki Girl began to edge away from Logan Chief; finishing the better of the pair, she beat him by a neck. Three lengths further away came Cardinal Logan, which, considering that he was only three parts ready, went a good race to fill third place. Tom Thumb pulled hard for twelve furlongs and then signalled that he had experienced enough. The big disappointments were Talaro and Black Admiral ; . both were well enough placed, but when it came to business they dropped back beaten. Quality broke soon after the start, which ruined her chance. With that exception, the field got away well. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniii!iiiiiiii:::uiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiniiiiiii!iiii