SOME ENCOURAGEMENT

NZ Truth, Issue 1189, 13 September 1928, Page 13

SOME ENCOURAGEMENT

King Lv Has Shaped Well Over Ww&ye Furlpngs ;'

(From"N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Representative.) ;? Though; King iv has figured mainly as a sprinter m the past» ii is generally -belieyed'that he will take his place m the Ayondale Cuipfield.-^^--,- •:':;. "■' . ' ■ ■■ --■'■'■ -;-:••■•; ;- -;.-—,.

IT will not be the first time that he has figured over a mile and a-half, for it will be "remembered that at even poundage' with Rapier (9.4 each) he actually caused the supporters of the southerner some, anxiety a little more !than a furlong from home m the Clifford, Plate at Ellerslie last January. , : -Rapier, however, finally stalled , -King Lv off to win by two lengths. ||rdbably it was that showing over tw'elVe. furlongs which .is 'encouragihg Owner' Hines to incline towards: giving King Lv a chance to earn distinction over the distance. ; ' '. It seems fair reasoning, : too, • when. consideration 1 is given to the fact that King ■.•Tiu. ? .is thoroughly seasoned., • He/has had a fair share >ojt : winter : racing- to heli> ' ;him along- '., on ...the ijourney/' '. ■■•"'' ' ■'■'"''.''. .\'i V'^.r--. ■ ■■'•■'.

Another Argument m King Lu's favor is that he was successful over a ninefur long course at Takapuna-last spring with top impost (8.10). • He defeated sixteen others, including four fair northern handicap win-' ners of last season m Valkon, Eden Hall, Transformer and Desert Glow. That day Valkon (8.7) and Pa-W patu- .(7.10) finished m the places .behind -King Lv, >yhjclv won- by ■'...■. ■:■ Kalf a, length m 434^ - "c )■'] y. King. Eulcertatnly .has some right , to .takeon the' Avqndale.,Clup. ;. : ,;,If he^shduld start,,'the .prospects : ar« that his! jsupportera 'oh^the- tote' will have. "Jwo chan'ce^for their, money, for, ,at time of writing, his' stable companion, Queen. Arch, Is still engaged.