LAMBESS IN LIMELIGHT

NZ Truth, Issue 1176, 14 June 1928, Page 12

LAMBESS IN LIMELIGHT

The Fox Breaks Unlucky Spell For Patient Mentor (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Representative.) Those who studied his careful and painstaking methods knew that Johnny Lambess must come into the limelight again as a successful trainer. .'""'. ;

BUT Johnny had' to wait his turn Tje- ' fore he got the right goods to handle. Tears ago he shone out when be toad Kauri King, a Grand National victor, and other winners. ' . Then, like most trainers, he experienced his'' trot of "outs" — and the bad spell was of long duration. . " However, it wo u W seem that by the aid of The Fox, the Ellerslie ' mentorv is again to spring into prominence. , Nothing more Impressive could have been desired than the display of the Lucullus — Persls gelding in winning bo'th- times of asking at the Great Northern fixture. His victories Included the easy trouncing of nineteen hacks ovw a mile and the defeat of fifteen open sprinters at six furlongs. The Fox was in at the minimum on both occasions, but by winning ' over both a mile and six furlongs he showed that he cannot only . sprint," but gives hope of seeing out a middle distance. THls son of Lucullus, which is related on the dam's side to Lady Lois, Nucleus

and Co., first threw out the. signal of promise by heading off seventeen others for second money when Prince Otto won his. two-year-old Onslow Handicap at Ellerslle last season. Ever since" then punters lip north have been on .the qui vlye. Lambess experienced some trouble with The Fox jn the early . , part of this season, but victory was fully anticipated in a seven-furlong maiden at Avondale in the autumn, when second only was his placing. Sinoe then, The Fox gradually made headway. . The manner m which he took hie recent double at Ellerslle must nil -his connections ■with hopes of better thinga In the future. .Besides The Pox, the stable shelters Phaola, Bluespear and Kauri Park. It is within the bounds of possibility that this trio will all do some further service now that The Fox baa started off another trot of lna for their patient mentor. .. ■ Anyhow, so far as, 'The Fox is concerned, it will Indeed be- surprising If he does not go a long: way further as. a stake-earner. > ' ' n '