MADE THEM CARRY IT

NZ Truth, Issue 1197, 8 November 1928, Page 13

MADE THEM CARRY IT

Rider Was In Correct Place With Hoylake

For days after the race for the New Zealand Cup all the talk was about the handling of the Irish horse, Hoylake.

•THERE was a lot .of money invested X on the grey fellow, and he entered into ante post discussion very largely— especially m the south. His was' very confident and his* owner was Very hopeful. He i stripped, as they say, a ball of muscle, arid. in his preliminary he was very keen to step. In fact he wanted to bolt. ' ■;■ . ..-.'• ■He got^" his opportunity to stretch out v after two furlongs were covered m the race.. * . There- was no pace arid he . pulled himself to the front. Not only did he get to the, front, buthe f went further— he left his field m ;the rear. Going , out of ; the straight he had twelve or fourteen lengths to the good, and passing the mile he was at least ten m front. ;

Most were astounded 'to see such tactics adopted with him, but those .who had an. idea of pace were on the side of the jockey. The ' first half-mile was run at' a crawl and even the first mile was very slow. ' Hoylake with his seven stone, had only one place to tie— in front.

And even if he should not have been there it would have taken a very strong boy to have held him back., Down the back Eastwood appeared to foe having a hard time trying to keep his , mount on the course, and once he threw his whip down the side of his head to try and make him go straight. ; It was the last bit of the turn before the field got really near him and then once lined up for home he was caught by Oratvix. But still he kept fighting on and even when Rapier happened -along he was ready to try and beat off that challenge. After the race all sorts of stories were m circulation and nearly everybody, on the course was m possession of the riding orders -Tom -Lloyd gave to Eastwo'od. • .

Whatever, .instructions were given "N. 53, . :, -Truth" holds that his right place ,was m front. What was the use of his having seven stone if he was going to stay back- and keep Rapier company? 'And this written after he won the Metropolitan from behind— that was under totally different circumstances.