VERY WISE MOVE, TOO

NZ Truth, Issue 1180, 12 July 1928, Page 13

VERY WISE MOVE, TOO

Saving Glendowie For The Big Riccarton Prize

•■■ ' ■•'',■'''■ ' „■ ' ' ■.' ■ '.■■..':-•■ "■ ■• ! .-' ■:■■ (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Representative.), ••*. „( Immediately after the Northern meeting, it was given out "by Glendowie 's connections that the treble Ellerslie victor would, not be seen out until the National . : \

THEN came a statement from the 1 tramer to "N.Z.- Truth" that his charge would be seen contesting the Wellington Steeplechase, .but not the Winter Hurdles, because the weight allotted him m the latter event was considered a few pounds more than anticipated. However, before acceptance day, he was struok out of both engagements, and early., punters asked ' why.?'. . _;■ .7;': s .\' .':-. - V-. ■'■'•" . There is probably. more than one reason. . Glenflowie's strong forte is his fencing, and for that reason his prospects at Riccarton— T«rh ere the fences are more massive than .Trentham and the stake money also larger— <would probably appear brighter with the impost likely to be allotted! He was being set a much harder task to win the three big steeplechases than Beau Cavalier last year, for <■ Glendowie was allotted 11.6 at Trentham Against Beau Cavalier's 10.7 of last winter. , Had Glendowie proved victorious with ll;B his impost for the Grand National must necessarily have been much m advance of the 11.7 which "The Beau" carried when he won the last of his .big three m 1927. This must not be taken to mean that Glendowie was not entitled to the poundage allotted him for Trentham. As a matter of fact he. earned every ounce of it by doing more than Beau:

Cavalier . did prior to capturing the Wellington Steeplechase last year. 7 . i'He won the Winter Steeples at Ellerslie with 10.7, and that is why Glendowle Jumped frpm 9.7 m the Northern to 11.5 m the Wellington Yet, had he started and won the Wellington Steeples with 11.5, his impost m the Grand National may have proved prohibitive.' ' -Then at Riccarton there ; ?is also 1 the 'chance of him meeting Trentham performers . at more advantageous poundage;- ".;■-<.»■'• • Again, Glendowie hardly, performed up to general expectations m his flat engagements at the Te Kuiti fixture, and there, is more than a suspicion j that he was expected to .be In the money m his mile and a-quarter engagement. ; It is known he had not indulged m a great deal of fast work just iprior to the Te ; Kuiti gathering,, though he looked somewhere near his right. trim. However, it should be different with Glendowie when he takes on Stfeeplechasing again at Riccarton. The Jumping business is more his game than flat racing, though at his -best, "Truth" ..is certain that he is possessed of morethan moderate pace, and a Jumper's Flat or some similar event may be well within his grasp. Henry Rbthery's gelding is quite young m years for a 'chaser, and there is sound reasoning m not sickening him of the game at this comparatively early period of his career;