FREE FOR ALL

NZ Truth, Issue 1196, 1 November 1928, Page 15

FREE FOR ALL

Easy For A Classy

Pacer

(By '.'The Toff.")

Probably the most popular event on the programme at the Metropolitan meeting is the Free For All. It is a class event for the best m commissiohv

W7HEN the Free For All was in-- ■ aiigyrated m 1914' it was run over a mile and a-quarter, and that .was its distance until it was reduced to a mile m 1920. - . . This/year, it has been changed to' its original distance, that of ten furlongs, which .makes a' big, difference so ,-far >as Native Chief is concerned. . •■■•... With a fair get-away Native .Chief would beat Great Bingen over., one, 'mile, but over ten furlongs, never. . *'. ..• It certainly would cause the crowd to. go nearly crazy to see Great Bingen win his second Free , For AH.

. J. R. McKenzie's fine pacer deserves success, and on Thursday next he probably "will get his dues. He will beat Peter, Bingren, Prince Pointer, 'Western King, Peterwah, Queen's Own and Logan Chief. . p' ■ But he will have to take his coat off to keep Jewel Pointer, arid Jack.Potfs from" collaring the big end : of the money.

Both are high -class pacers',' -well suited, by a. mile and a quarter and while it is likely that Great Bingen will squeeze home, he Will not have too much up his sleeve. Once again it looks this way: . '

GREAT BINGEN, JEWEL POINTER