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STIR 'EM UP!

Too Much Delay At Barrier (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Rep.) , Some improvement m reducing the time taken to get the fields . away — once the "all clear" signal has been . given — would go a long way m assisting tb make a day's ' trotting more enjoyable. QN the first day at Epsom it was not, ■ so bad, but considerable delay waa noticeable on. the second day. It was observed that drivers were ' adjusting Overchecks and other necessary paraphernalia long after the balloon was.hoisted. A little stir-up m this direction 18 badly needed. , Of course, big fields make the starter's jpb no easy one, but at present ;too much latitude is allowed drivers. T, They should be In the sulkies. ready to move off when the signal is hoisted. Standing about for a time puts a, horse on his toes. . It is generally the one which is ready at the right moment that becomes restless, through being delayed as a result of the dilatory methods of ' several reinsmen. They have got into a sluggish groove and are likely to remain there unless a reminder to the extent of forking out a few notes is meted out to them. «

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NZ Truth, Issue 1179, 5 July 1928, Page 13

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STIR 'EM UP! NZ Truth, Issue 1179, 5 July 1928, Page 13

STIR 'EM UP! NZ Truth, Issue 1179, 5 July 1928, Page 13

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