GETTING WINTER OATS

NZ Truth, Issue 1179, 5 July 1928, Page 11

GETTING WINTER OATS

Over In Sydney First Acre Lands KH^: v ;t Tlie Double - <By Cable— FrOm "N.Z. Truths* Special Sydney Representative.).; The Biiaorilaiider, Doug. Web made the locals sit up and take notice at Canterbury on Saturday. :■.■'; .; f

HE slipped' First Acre m the Flying and the Campsie Handicaps, and the Acre horse made the looal sprinters look: very cheap. : . With Webster's son m the saddle m both races, First Acre won the Flyins pUlling up and had little difficulty m taking the Campsie,' after getting a raw spin. ,_. ' ; T. '' .'-. T , ': , On three occasions he was dealt: with, and to avoid further trouble Webster had to take Wm P"; the .- < course at the home turn. , v .T That cost the visitor a few lengths, bait he had them tied m knots andiron well. *' : ' '■ * ■■■'.' 7. ' 7*. It says a . great deal for .the grit p; young Webster to persevere , m- '..'the face of the buffeting and _ the success was fully ..deserved. ." "• . -'.".•; , .\ ';■ The unsavory part of the business Is that the interference appeared deliberThe stewards asked no questions, but disqualifications have been meted out lately for less -glaring cases. First ■ Acre's connections didn't, benefit greatly from the dual suc^ , cess. In the Flying the gelding: eased ■ m the "betting, while m the Campsie the booka ...- always had him at a very cramped price. ' • ' ■■•'.• Webster isn't the first Maorilander to win on this trip. . . Bill Hazlett's Flicker made ,an exhibition of- a field of good fourteen-ohe ponies at Kensington, mf ter . being backed as though she had a mortgage on the. race. '.' , v Shortly after' her arrival, an offer j of .'one thousand guineas was 'made for Flicker. It was declinedFlicker' Ipoks like being a big ..' noise m the pony events, here. : Gold Tray— late Lysanias— -from Bill Donovan's stable, was backed confidently for the Canterbury Nursery oh Saturday, but was found wanting. He was first away and led for three i furlongs, but he then ran out of oxygen and -faded right away, j

Gold', Tray is a speedy, customer and won't iaclc support- m his next start on a suburban track. '; Gold Tray and Tea Miss are engaged m Saturday's Nursery at. Rosehill. x First .^cre is 7 also engaged iv two races at the same meeting. ' It is quite on the cards that New Zealand owners will get, a little more Australian monisy to help them keep the wolf from the' door.