SENSATIONAL!

NZ Truth, Issue 1186, 23 August 1928, Page 12

SENSATIONAL!

And Lightning It Was, Too (By "The Toft") The most sensational mile ever registered under saddle, or from memory, In harness from post to post! THIS was accomplished by Native * . Chief m the Lightning Handicap at Addington on Monday. He was set to give a field upwards of 72yds. m a bout over eight furlongs. The limit was 2.13. Beginning slowly, he mustered up top speed by the time he reached the mile smarting peg. He simply flew down the back and at the home turn he Joined the front division, but was still five lengths behind the leader. Pilot J. Messervy Junr. gave him a tap with the whip, but the best he could do. was to reach third money, his official time being 2.7 1/6. . This, of course, is the fastest ever done under saddle m a race m this country. Private watch-holders made him cover the mile from post to post m 2.1 3/5. It was a marvellous performance. Katute was got away nice and quietly at Addington on Monday. For half-a-mile she never put a foot wrong and then made a bad break and disappeared among the discards. # # # Happy Rosa won the Midwinter Handioap after being cleverly handled by W. J. Tomkinsorj. She showed a lot of speed, but was stopping at the end. She got home by a head. # • '« Nantwich went a solid race m the mile saddle at Addington on Monday, but she was not good enough to gather any of the prize-money. She was second at the bend for home, but could not pull out big. enough effort m the last furlong, having to be content with fourth place. ' . # ,# # General Bingen went his best race for- a long time m the Lightning Handicap run over a mile m saddle at Addington on Monday, which he made the. pace for seven furlongs and then beat all but the winner.