PETER BINGEN DID IT

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

PETER BINGEN DID IT

A Length Gave Him National Cup At Addington (By "The Toff/ 1) ■ " . . TAKING charge at the end of two furlongs, Peter Bingen.led for the remainder of the journey to win the National Cup by a length. '

HE was all out over the last hundred yards, and was stopping badly when the judge was reached. It is speed that tells. He ran his first two furlongs m 36 1/6, half-mile m 1.7 2/5, mile m 2.13, mile and a-quarter m 2.46 2/5, mile and a-half m 3.20 and came home his next half-mile ln 1.5, thereby registering 4.25 for the two miles. Peter Bingen is a brother to Great Bingen, and his good work prior to' the gathering deserved a win. Acron began smartly, and Native Chief struck his gait after hobbling for about a hundred yards. He drew up to third place when two furlongs were disposed of, but when the mile-post was reached he had had enough. Acron stuck to his place, m behind Peter Bingen, until the mile and a-half station came into view, where he blew his whistle. and commenced to stop. Meanwhile, Peterwah, Talaro, Loganwood, Cardinal i Logan, Queen's Own and Jewel Pointer had been putting m good work.

When the last three furlongs were entered upon, Peter Bingen,,Peterwah, Talaro, Jewel Pointer, Cardinal Logan and Queen's Own were going best, and nothing else had any chance of beating Peter Bingen, who', was .m the lead. On reaching the straight the crowd expected Peterwah to outstay Peter Bingen, but' jusf when he was about to unwind a terrific clip he made a bad break, and his driver swerved him to the outside of the course, :At thjs point Queen's Own and Cardinal. Logan were doing their best, but Jewel Pointer and Talaro set out to overhaul Peter Bingen. and though Jewel Pointer finished mi n his customary game manner he could not overhaul Peter Bingen. , -' Talaro filled third berth, being only a, neck behind Jewel Pointer. 1 Fourth money went to Cardinal Logan. About five and a-half furlongs from home, Imprint put his foot through Kohara's J^.^jgfcg* that rUin*d b°th acerai prospects. -_...„, n. , Daphne de Oro and Waitaki Girl failed to leave the mark correctly.