A STRONG CASE IT WAS

NZ Truth, Issue 1178, 28 June 1928, Page 11

A STRONG CASE IT WAS

¥ Jockey Loses His Cpnjpass In The Straight

The week's racing up m Hawkes Bay was, never very exciting, "but there was one incident that caused a lot of comment. IP a certain runner at Hastings last and many -were the Inquiries made as week -was not "crook," "N.Z. to his immediate engagements. , Truth" has never seen a horße The horse is engaged at Trentham. pulled Up, • Sh6uld he come down to_ fulfil his " ' • ' ',• • . ■ Droeramme. it can be taken for cranted The horse is a. pretty good sort and for this reason, more than any . t other, his running was closely followed. But it was absolutely impossible to kdep him In view throughout the journey — hla rider saw to that. Not getting away too well at the barrier-rise, the horse was taken up on the outside of the field till he was "nicely" placed on the outer of three runners. , ;, Rounding the turn, a rider could not be m a better position for <f a smother." Of course, when the .Btraight was reached, ho oamerinto view again — and be was all but taking the paint off the outside fence. , Beemlng to realize that this was his time to put In an effort, the horse tried to put m, a dab, but his rider had other intentions. It was too dangerous to pull both reins— that would be seen — so he pulled luiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiuiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii th Th? B ft veered the horse haif-way **•*".. name will be well before the ftWOSB the track; then he was straight- PUDUCened up. . ' ; ", "' ■ Some who know reckon that the An. opening was presented between Winter Cup will be, his missiontwo of the runners and the horse made and it can be said that he is just a djve to go through It, but once again the right type to win the Riccarton the jockey said no. . mile. , ... • ■ •• ' Another heave on the left rein and Anyho^r, when he does go off, it is the horse was over- on the fence*-r-and good odds that, he will come home the race •vyas 'over with the horse-out straight— not as he did at Hastings, Of a place. . with a Jockey who had lost his coinit was the strongest of the strong, pass!

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