BACK HE GOES

NZ Truth, Issue 1185, 16 August 1928, Page 11

BACK HE GOES

Is Getting Cheeky At Home

Horses are very much like human beings— give them an inch ah.d they will take a yard. THE owner of a good horse is said to be a lucky individual, but, strange to say, he generally thinks otherwise. Herbert Galsf brd, of Orlngi, haa a good sort of horse m Commendation, but he is not keen to have him about the plaoe. He had to have him there after the disastrous Sydney trip, but at the present time he is well fed up. Commendation, with a bit of good, hard tucker into him and some work to set him going, is a handful — and the managing of the gelding is a full-size.d job. It has become too great a worry to have the big fellow at home and he hafl now to go back to an establishment that can handle him. Thus, next week, he is. to go back under the care of "George Joneß at Awapuni. • ' Jones will see to it that he does not give any unnecessary cheek. Template is to be tried as a hurdler and has already been schooled. He has been a failure on the flat and does not appear to have any immediate prospects. * # # The work of filling m the dip between, five, and six furlong posts at Ellerslle has been completed. It ii a big improvement to the track. * * . ■ * • One of the most promising three-year-olds at Ellerslie is Sir Russell; Without being required to make time, he is doing well on the tracks. • . # # ' * . W. Gall has Sleepy Sol and Restaurant well forward. Lack of ability to begin quickly hampers Restaurant. Otherwise she would have won In hack company before this.

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