MONEY SPILT

NZ Truth, Issue 1195, 25 October 1928, Page 13

MONEY SPILT

When Commendation Failed The costly horse of the Trentham meeting was the big gelding, Commendation. FROM the time cards were issued for the double the first day he was a good favorite, and his inability to come home, after Goshawk had won, would be appreciated by the gentry.^ There is only one thing that was pleasing about his races. He gave no suggestion of returning to his waywardness at the barrier, and from a standing start m the open sprint he began well. Coming on to the course proper he had a show of getting second, but when the pressure was applied he failed to go ahead, and he was fourth at the post., ' His owner did not want to run him the second day, sticking to the opinion that he held prior to Ellerslie — that a horse which, had had twelve months' spell could not be got ready m two months. But he was prevailed upon to run and again Conmiendation was fourth. He got badly knocked about going out of the straight, and sent back last, but still, without this he would not have won. Just as one swallow does not make a summer,: neither does one gallop say a horse is fit. "' That once round at Ellerslie lulled many into a false sense of security, and then, followed by the Op'aki win, it was thought he was m the necessary trim. Trentham proved conclusively that he was not. BIT SOON DINK NOTE looked very light when he. paraded for the big handicap the first .day at Trentham. ... He set out and made the pace and when his rider took his hook half a mile .from home it looked bad business. It so proved,' for at the distance Goshawk caught arid passed Pink Note as though he were standing still. iitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiniimiiniiiiiiii . umimuiuMMmuuMmimiimttimmmmmtimMimmimmmtmiiiiimiminiNinmiminmninm