KYRA GOOD

NZ Truth, Issue 1201, 6 December 1928, Page 13

KYRA GOOD

Steady Runner In Saddle ON T-HE PIT (By "The Toff l^. ' Beoause she made fewer mistakes than any of her opponents, Kyra won/ the Roslyn Handicap at Forbury by five lengths. ' ■ OVER the last two furlongs Sldi, < Wilkes promised to overhaul Kyra, but a bad break m the straight settled any chance he had. X hot favorite In Koro Peter failed to trot solidly. Had he gone kindly he would have troubled thef winner." | Bon V^pod .waa well; though placed with five.' furlongs to/go,, but ; failed to stay on.' .-.'■•■'- '•:•.,'•' ■-. ■".'■ •?'•■■•,-• ■..•-.. '■'■''- ■' ' - Victor Bingen. was In front fifty yards after the start, but he misfired In his gait very badly and lost "k lot of ground." ".'•'■■-*■■■. • ; : <■'-■; Major Domo led for threa furlongs, but ho soon got the stitch and disappeared m the ruck. Tho ex-champlon r Author Dillon, received a fine advertisement when, his five-year-old son, Sir Author, registered an attractive performance m winning the Progressive Handicap after meeting with a lot of ill-luck on the trip;' ' He drew the outßide position at the barrier and was back m sixth place When the field had settled down. -'■••: He ran up to the leaders /With a mile and a furlong tq go and" from there\on to the entrance to the straight he had to put up with being forced tO3te'eran erratic passage. ' ; : "'■ His victory was made, easy by Nelson j do Oro going to a break when he was m front. < That happened a furlong from home. ; : ; • Nelson de Oro from 24 yards began swiftly and got to the lead at the end of five furlongs, the first half-mile having been disposed of , In 1-16. ; He carried on the running with Erin's Chance and Sir Author following him closely, and when he turned for home everybody thought he would win 1 Had he not lost his balance the battle with Sir Author would have provided a thriller. Aside from Erin's Chance, nothing «lse ever looked like taking a serious hand m the contest.