THEY SOON FORGET HIM

NZ Truth, Issue 1186, 23 August 1928, Page 11

THEY SOON FORGET HIM

Beau Cavalier Is Now Despised On All Sides There is no more fickle crowd to cater for than the racing public—its memory is just as long as ite purse.

A HOUSE can be a hero to-day and a goat to-morrow—soon as defeat comes his way the crowd go and cheer the new star. Past adulation and worship Is forgotten m a minute—m faot, m less than that time when the pocket is being knocked about. ... . ... „ -„ , And so has arrived the time for Beau Cavalier to come m for abuse, instead of applause. It took the meeting for him to lose caste—his steeplechase failures this winter were not thought of when he was winning big hurdle races. He won the Northern' Hurdles and the Winter Hurdles, and he was being proclaimed a good thing for the National Hurdles. , In fact, he was being backed to win the Riccarton double and' those who were anxious to be on this way were being rushed by the fraternity. - . Despite the fact that the "Beau" had not even got into the money m a steeplechase this winter the crowd made him favorite for the National. Such a wonder horse could not possibly let them down, but, when he did, there was a little bit Of comment. Not muoW, mind you, but still there were mutterings. That failure wore off a deal of the

enthusiasm and for the Hurdles there: were two better backed than the big gelding, Out to the front be went to endeavor to score as he had. done In all his Jumping successes. Failure again, however, wjas m bis path, and when he fell heavily five furlongs from home his erstwhile greatest proclaimers became loudest m their abuse. ' Bea * v cavalier, up till little over a month previously, monarch^ of all be surveyed, was down and out, and the boot was going ml To "N.Z. Truth" Beau Cavalier has never appealed' as the wonder horse many would have him to be and, per-. haps for this reason, It would bo In order for this paper to join m the" chorus. ■.•"-.. But it is not to be. ;V. - Sam Tooman's horse gave the best that was In him; excited and thrilled with his spectacular leaping and set a standard that not many horses will be able to follow. •• '; . . : „ . He had his weakness* but till it was found out—arid they all get - found out sooner or latei^—he went from success to.; success. A darn good horse, yes; but a wonder horse, no!