VERY HARDY

NZ Truth, Issue 1205, 3 January 1929, Page 9

VERY HARDY

Pe|a\vay s Wonderful Effort In Q\rer^ TffIRDWINM

■ (From f'N.Z. Truth's" Special bAiicMa^d'^Bepresentaldye). Though the A.R.C. Handicap 'can 'hardly be .described as a race to suit the majority of onlookers, by reason of the fact -that White Fang robbed it of a lot of interest by the substantial lead he established,, as a test Of stout-heartedhess oh the part of the top Weight, Pegaway, it was a supreme effort,; and spoke' volumes for liis condition. • " b y

THOUGH saddled' with the solid impost of 9.3, he AA'as one of those game enough to. tackle the-goirig after the flying White Fang, , and then headed off the majority of the best, handicappers m the, land, 7 eventually holding his position and taking the big prize, thereby signalling his third victory m as many starts at the meeting. This feat established the sturdy son of Lucullus as being exception- .; . ially hardy.;" :b'b by."- v „, ry'-J'y ■ The. story ■of;., the race is sopri told! ,White Fang put a big break on the rest, and it Avas not till more than half the journey had been covered that any impression was made .on, the leaders. The distance . was gradually reduced', and finally, from the .home bend, the •' ■ real, fight took place. " "._...' *

It ended m Pegaway assuming command, halfway '7 up! the running, .finally stalling oft a late, run by Transformer (to win by three parts of a length.; ■ b White Fang was only a head away, third, and Oralrix Avas fourth. Corinax made a sound bid to go up to White Fang too ear ly, and the pressure told the tale on the Auckland Cup winner ';oyer ,the final 'furlpng. : 7:;;Th'e>."sh"o:winffr''pf; Fang, put m front;: indicated that if such, an effort had been reserved for sorrie ten furlong event, ; the son of Polydarn on— Natalie might have got aAvay Avith the thick end pf the purse, bit was tcp big a task 'pyer a mile, arid a-half , iri a race . like the Racing Club Handicap up north.