STIPES DO THEIR STUFF

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

STIPES DO THEIR STUFF

Two Months Off for Jocfey Pike For liiterferen<ie ;

(By Cable— From' 'N.Z, Truth s- S pecial.Syd ney Representative) . , Trainer ; E. YuUle provided another- wir^ for New South Wales punters on Saturday with -the imported mare,. Joybird, but the, stable missed their guess this time and fallowed the daughter of Argosy to go out unbacked at 25 to 1;

SHE took control from the start ; arid led throughout to win m the fast time /of 2miri.-'4%secs. Joybird is engaged m to-morrow's Alfred Hill Handicap of furlongs, ' and should . again give the race a shaking.. b •> ,7 Yuille was unlucky : 7 with the two-year-old Pass Book Avhichustarted twice — for a win and a four thy ' but; . is, ' now suffering from a bad cold and will riot race for Aveeks. The other member of the team, Kil-r bronsyth, was exceedingly sore in' front and behind, but ran a fair race for six furlongs iri the Pace Welter of one ■■'■ ihile. b. r '••"■•,': 7-. He is sure t<^ win here when fit. Reoriul. stood . flatfooted at the post m Tatt's Lehman 1 ' Handicap and refusedjto go-^-it did the saniie m the last Epsom Handicap. ';;,

1 Boston is riot of much account. It failed tAvice .'iii; mediocre.', company at Randwick last Aveek and left Traine. George Price exceedingly disappointed. Royaf Tea had *ts fli\st run at Carringtpri after tAvo ' years' , spell. The chestnut is not very fit but looks 'well, and should pick up' a race ere long. .''.'Prjc'e has effected ba wonderful cure with the animal's legs., The A7J.C. stipes fired a bombshell to-day by suspending Jimmy Pike for tAvo 'month's, for his careless riding of Greeriline Avhen the gelding Avas second to Whitta/in the A. J.C. Chisholm' Handicap s ; ; .'■'.- ' .. interference Avas caused 'to ' the favorite, Newsore. b Greenline Avas' palpably tired at the, time >yhen he rolled on -Newsore. .Ge'ste won, arid if well on Saturday week should Avin againb