FOUR FIRSTS

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

FOUR FIRSTS

importer's Hiirdlle Victory t ■'. s — — ; ' /. ,. (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special .Auckland ' Rep,) The most remarkable 'feature '•■ ■ about Importer's victory m the Hunters' Hurdle race at Te Kuiti was that it signalled four firsts m pne. . . ■, . . • TT was the first victory recorded by the imported son of The White Knight, the first horse taken m hand toy "Skipper" Ryan as a trainer, the first winner led m by him and the first time Jockey, Sharkey .saluted the judge as a victorious horseman.' It was Importer's staying'qualities which won for. him* not that he is of any. real class, -..' * They were not a great lot which he met. Still, his staying and jumping ability may bring him into prominence when consideration has to be given to minor Jumping events of the future. He can clear counti-y " safely and acted as runner-up to Clockwork when the son of Robert The Bruce ( a descendant of the mighty Carbine) won the Hunt Cup Steeples at Ellerslie on June 4,