IN IT TWICE

NZ Truth, Issue 1183, 2 August 1928, Page 11

IN IT TWICE

■*\ Othon Pays Big ■r Prices U Surprises are ever m store on the racecourse and there was a Hl big one at Giisborne on Saturday. Cool Card or Wanderlust ■p- 1 was expected to win the big mile |^Hind all the money was on this pair. ■H But they were only allowed to HB fill the minor positions. 888 The winner turned up m Othon. ■Hkvhich was at a long price — as hisrun|Hkilng lately said he should be. BB The first day of ' the meeting the ■Bittle fellow had two outings ani he never m the hunt. Qn Saturday he made a run round field approaching the straight and out every inch got home by a 9BH There ,was no great rush to be on and' when he failed to move away HBith the field it was thought his Chance HHKbs'ni]. .''■■■- EEHNot too many horses can give a HHMtrint field a start and' then win. could riot either,, but he run Hfßteond, and then paid a good price. Othon was trained at GreenBHkadows by George "Jones he won two three races, but since those days it Hns been only on isolated occasions HBHiat he has won. ' ' HV\ Harold Connop has him now, HH and the gelding may keep on with |^kR» the good work. SB Over a mile, or a mile and a furcourse he is likely to give trouble HHb the second and third-ratera, .