RAIMA'S DEFEAT

NZ Truth, Issue 1199, 22 November 1928, Page 15

RAIMA'S DEFEAT

He Did Everything Wrong (From "N.Z. Truth's" Auckland Rep.) They pelted the dough on Raima m the two-mile Campbell Handicap Trot, and he let them down with a bang. LIE began badly, and never looked a ** winner, but astute followers of form will be with him again, for that was not his best. Great" Change Avhen he hit the front slowed the field up and this proved his undoing, for those solid pluggers, Mutu and Ngatira, were under the conditions able to finish on strongly. Ngatira received the verdict by two lengths from Mutu, with Peter McKinnoy third. Because Rollo missed at Oamaru, it is no reason why he should miss at Petone. *•# * , Western King and Amaris have been purchased by patrons of M. B. Edwards' stable. * « * Some horse is Travis Axworthy. A lot more for this pacer. . • s * * # There is a royal chance of the Addington . track being changed into either grass or cinder formation. Cinders are preferred. The cinder track at Syracuse is a beauty. Addington could not have better. * * =» The Abbey is worth thinking about at Petone. ,