HE DID NOT CARRY ON

NZ Truth, Issue 1181, 19 July 1928, Page 11

HE DID NOT CARRY ON

Nukumai Failed After His Two Flat Races

At Trenthatn last winter Nukumai established a unique performance m winning the two big flat races and the Winter Hurdles.

THE same programme \svas mapped out for him this year, but he failed to repeat the performance. That, perhaps, was not surprising, but many expected him to do better. : ' ' His second m the Why te" Memorial was good — he was only licked m the last bit— while on the second day he was little unfortunate. Nearing the turn . he was m a handy position, but when the two leaders stopped the old fellow was left m the nasty position of being m front with over two furlongs to go. And it was no wonder he was worried out of first money with his 10.12. With two seconds m the flat races it would hav.e been another record if he had filled a like position m the Winter Hurdles on Saturday. • But he did not— in fact, he was a good way. back at the finish. .In the early stages of the race Nuku-

mai was up m the burfeh, but going into, the back he started to drift, and he went to the tail, end of the field. He was making a forward move over on the turn; but he had no chance of getting the leaders, then. And when he got mixed up m the bother, that occurred after Aberfeldy and Kauri Park fell it was 'more than ever hopeless. • Nukumai is almost a sure .runner m the Grand .National Hurdles and he is sure to do a lot better than he did last week. s ■.'"'. V ;- ■'■■•■'.■/' His people are keen on winning the Riccarton event and after Saturday's race, others think he will have to be reckoned with.' =„.".■ \ ■.."'•■ The Foxton gelding has had several attempts at. the race, but. second * is the nearest he ;has got ' y e *- ■ . "■ . '. ■-.;:'■ >.'■-■ .'. [][ This year it would seenr he has hife opportunity as the class, outside a few, is very poor."