'TWAS FAILURE

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

'TWAS FAILURE

Experiment That (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Aucki 1 [■■■'' land Rep.) ''■. ■- From the time that Hyde Park rah the most speedy half-mile during track operations for the Great Northern fixture, he was; slightly m the boom. T A ! CTILL, it was not till his fourth public ** appearance that he actually raced home In front— alter : being :'a dinkum trier m his earlier starts. ;' ' . :'■'. :'■'}■■ s He proved no great beginner from '- : a - '.'■'■■ flat-footed start, and for that reason may not win out of ; turn- when It comes to taking on the large fields met . with m sprints up north. '■■/'."■; i When he did win It was over > seven furlongs and he was within | ' five pounds of the minimum. \ Arid the opposition was nothing approaching, top-grade. - 'r \ ; •■■ He certainly won impressively anlfl coming from the same family as Kauri / King (a Grand National winner) and . Kauri Park there is still hope for him. ; ; Hyde Park is Just going into his sixth . . ; year and his days of usefulness are " hardly ispent yet. " •' , ' ; ' ■'" He may do best from about seven to nine furlongs, while' later on ; there is always the chance of him turning out a winner over hurdles; There is no doubt about his possession of or editable speed, ; aria though • not an oil painting can be kept m mind seriously for early sprint events. o It is generally believed that his failure on the opening day of Te Kuiti was owing (to an experiment tried not proving successful. The experiment — a perfectly legitimate oneV-was dropped when he made Day Guard and Co. look a bit cheap to his next start. ";-■ NOT GOOD ENOUGH , THERE were bundles of solid cash to :•' support Mountain Guide on the final day of Te Kuiti, but he was not good enough. ■ 'He was certainly ridden outside a couple of horses most of the. Journey* but no matter how he was riddeji -ha could not; have defeated Beau Cavalier . on the day. . ' : . Mountain Guide was up fourth at the close, so there ia still hope for him. However, he may never get further than the minor class.