NOT THE BEST

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

NOT THE BEST

Second Glass (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Rep.) . Eden Hall has already gone acrpss to his Australian buyer, T. C. Trantwein. .- . '. THE son of Quin Abbey-Toll Gate is r now verging on his sixth year, and it is doubtflul if he -will ever reach top (jlaaa. . ' / • ,■.-.■ "-, ■. ; At his best last season, Eden Hall _:• was ' a fair second-class handicap winner. • : i He scored m the Ohinemuri,Cup,-of ten furlongs, when he carried 9st and defeated Pegaway, J>esert Glow and eleven others.; He has shown a tendehoy to favor soft going, .but has also won a fair share of money on firm tracks. . As a three, and four-year-old, Eden Hall won eight races, besides earning minor money on half a-dozen other oocasioris... , . ■."•'"''

He can be recommenaed to (Australians as one liable to win a fair eeo-ond-class handicap up to a mile and a-quarter. , : . - , When backed to win mile and a r half handicaps up north, he has usually suffered defeat into, the «' minor money* LOOKS LIKE COMING BACK THE Impression left by S.erang during *■ his Te Kuiti engagements is that he will come back to the great form he displayed m the autumn of 1927. j He won four hack events m succession and then went straight on to Wanganui and defeated an open sprint field. .... IMPORTER A STAYER THIS reason' why Importer did hot A face the 'starter on the second day of Te Kuitiwas that he knocked himself m his initial engagement. He is coming right again and may take out some of the two-mile hurdle stakes next season. It is m his favor that he, stays on well and that is what few of the northern jumpers can do. ;, ' : . THE BABB went amiss prior to Tren--1 tham and was left at home.