A POOR CROWD And Two of Them Came Down

NZ Truth, Issue 1177, 21 June 1928, Page 13

A POOR CROWD And Two of Them Came Down

The poorest of the poor was last week's Napier Steeplechase. > THE /money was small and the field A smaller— in fact, 'only four runners turned out. Last week "N.Z. Truth" ventured the opinion that Puwhero. would have been better off m his box! ■.-<■' The public did no. think that this was so, however, for they made him favorite with all his weight. As is his wont, Puwhero set out to make the pace arid he led past the stand twice. - '" The weight % -was telling its .tale the last time, and after changing the brush fence he got into the post and rails. Down he came. -.-. At the fence that proved fatal to Puwhero, Son o' Mine tried to jump with him — arid anything that tries to go with Puwhero is looking for trouble. '••.■-.. "'•••', Son o' Mine found it and '•' fell also, and this allowed Mixed Heather to go on to win as he liked from Garzon. All 1 things considered, it was not a steeplechase at all. CORINAX REMAINS IN WORK THOUGH Jack Williamson is off. to Sydney shortly for his usual winter holidays-it is noticeable that Corinax is being kept m steady work, which suggests an early spring, campaign for the son of Magpie. Maybe there are" notions of giving the Australian importation a go at the next N.Z. Cup where the left-handed going at Riccarton would be more m his favor than the right-handed track at Ellerslie. r\OUG. WEBSTER, when he left for Sydney, could give no, idea of the date of his "return.-' Possibly he may stay over the other aide for good. ,