IRON HORSE

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

IRON HORSE

Aussie Flies Home With Weight

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Auckland Rep.) Aussie gave further evidence of his prowess as a sprinter by his doings at the Dargaville fixture. THOUGH he failed to concede Lady's *■ Boy 33%1b5. on opening day over six. furlongs run m 1.15, he got even on the second day by conceding, the gome Boy 11. gelding a matter of 301b5., winning by two lengths m 1.14 2/5. The victory of the son of For tafix— Fortune "Betty was appreciated by the multitude arid the rounds of applause which greeted his return to the birdcage told of his popularity and the recognized meritof carrying: home safely the burden of 10.3. The performance is hardly likely to lessen the handicappers* estimate of George Paul's gelding, on which account Aussie will be set no %asy task In the near future to gain first honors m any really important sprint event wh^n the opposition is more formidable than that encountered last week. However, the faci remains that Aussie is still Aussie. His dash and speed have not faded one little bit, yet it seems mighty like a case of mapping out a programme of classics , with him if he is to show a reasonable financial return. Certainly if not overburdened with poundage he cannot be entirely counted out m a race like -the Railway Handicap/but hardened judges Incline to the '■* belief that the next time he will receive the plaudits of his admirers is more likely to be m connection with the Islington Plate mile run on the second day of the A.R.C. summer. meeting. . . T ; hereis no reason to believe that he will not run a. good mile and a-quarter, but maybe it will be some time yet before Aussie ia asked to go that 'distance.