ON THE FLAT'

NZ Truth, Issue 1188, 6 September 1928, Page 11

ON THE FLAT'

I J Aged Comical Shows His. Pace . Prior to the big raoe the first day at Dannevirke, "N.Z. Truth" heard one person laugh derisively at Roy Reed being on Comical. LIB thought that Reed had a poor *■* mount, but when the race was over the laugh was the other way. Comical Is getting no younger — He is twelve — but he can still gallop. Reed took him to the front m the early stages, and, slowing the field up, he bowled along at his leisure. On the turn he gave the chestnut a [ breather, and, for a moment, it looked > like Comical being caught. Once into the straight Reed gave his mount a couple of good kicks m the ribs and Comjcal did the rest. For a horse that had not won a race ■ on the flat for over two years he did not pay a wonderful price by any l means, but it ls understood several l threw m for a good win. , The second day, with Bert Morris aboard, the chestnut was ridden m behind over the early stages. Then he came over the final two furlongs,, but he could not just foot it with Shining Armour, and second was his portion. Tom Clarke, Comlcal's trainer, was right when he said his horse could still sprint with the next one. THE WAY HOME , THE second day at Dannevirke spec- , ta'tors were amused to see a horse wending his way off the course unattended. They were more amused when the horse turned back, and went looking for his companions. It was Comedy Prince, which needs neither pilot nor headstall to take him to his. destination. He just wanders on ■ ahead and breaks the ground for those 1 following. W7HEN Golden Shadow won the " Maiden the second day at Dannevirke a big dividend was recorded. By a coincidence, the gelding's dam, ' Morzonia, also won on the course and 1 paid a hefty wad. "Cam." Merrylees was pleased to be m again.

iniiiimitiiimiiiiiiHiiiHiiiniiiiuiiiiiiHiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiMiMiiiiiniiiiiiiiniiii The first race, the Sea View Hunters' Hurdles, had only four entries and one of them, Caramba, fell at the last fence. Gol'dtown took the lead from the start and .topped there until coming round the bend for the second last hurdle. There he died on it, and Armchair romped home with the ease his name implies. ' In the . President's Handicap there was nothing interesting, not even m the price which Meadow Lark paid. Supported by over a third of what was on the machine, he had It all his own way from tape to post. The Otago Hunt Club Cup was disappointing only m, the fact that Lochella did not start.