TACTICS WON CUP FOR PETER BINGEN

NZ Truth, Issue 1197, 8 November 1928, Page 15

TACTICS WON CUP FOR PETER BINGEN

HUNG ON LIKE HIS BREED

And Scraped Home From Wonder fforse* Great Bingen

. (By "The Toff.") Peter Bingen's dash m the back stretch the last time round won him the New Zealand Cup, though he was all through a hundred yards from the judge., '/

JJ. KENNERLEY sat as still as a • lamb over the last bit until he .reached the post half a length m front of his famous brother, Great Bingen.- . ■

When Starter Hastings gave them the word, Black Admiral hopped into his work quick and busy and carried the would-be stake-earners to the quarter pole m 36 4/5 sec. Peter Bingen trailed Edwards' black, with Padlock, Talaro, Dalnahine, Kohara, Queen's Own, Imprint, Prince Pointer and Ahuriri racing m that order. ■ . • ' ./■ : ; ■ ' . They flashed past the mile peg m two-twelve and a fraction, young Edwards still piloting the bunch. . There were no material changes as they swept into the straight with a round to go.

The field pounded past the crowded stands all m order, but the strain was beginning to tell. As they turned the corner from the outside stand, Padlock compounded and Imprint cried enough.

The great little trotter Peterwah made' a break going into the back circuit, and Black Admiral commenced to drift back on the field. ;. It was at this crucial point that Jack Kennerley realized it was a case of home for the doctor or no • feed for a while. :

He gave Peter a tap and the brown, still with something m reserve, responded to the urge. Five lengths he opened out on the rest of the field, and Jack knew, that the big rake-off of the purse was his could Peter but stay m front.

He drove the speedy pacer skilfully past the mile and a-half peg m 3.18 4/5. - Then they came at -him., All down the back stretch, Queen's Own, Prince Pointer, Great Bingen,, Ahuriri and Jack Potts tore into it like express trains. .But Kennerley had done the trick. The gap was too much' to bridge. But was it all over?! No. As they wheeled for home the public idol, Great Bingen, came at Peter Bingen, followed by Ahuriri, Prince Pointer and Jack Potts. Roar upon roar came from the stands as they approached the win-ning-post, Peter Bingen yard by yard losing hjs leading margin. Peter Bingen was dying m Jack Kennerley's hands and the driver did the only thing under the circumstances — he sat tight and never moved. Peter flashed past the post half a length m front of his famous rival, while Great Bingen m turn was only a neck m front of Ahuriri. Prince Pointer and Jack Potts were close up behind the placed horses. Peter Bingen did his last half-mile m 1.3 2/5 sec. and the total distance m 4.22 1/5 sec.

; Great Bingen's wonderfuj. effort 'm 4.19 and a fraction points to success m the Free-for-All. Both he and the winner were bred by E. E. Lelievre, of Akaroa.

Waitaki Girl was the only candidate .which failed to leave the mark. . And, so another New Zealand Cup is finished; v ,