Stalling Off The Enemy
There may not have been anything serious about the remark made by an Ellerslie mentor prior to the Auckland Cup carnival that no Ellerslie-trained horse would win a race, but the fact remains that, it is against him that no fewer than eight survived the test, while so far as .stalling off the enemy is concerned the unexpected really happened regarding the number of races won by northern provincial horses. They accounted for no fewer than 25 of the 32 events. Such was absolutely surprising. This meant that the greater portion of the stake-money remained up. north.
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NZ Truth, Issue 1206, 10 January 1929, Page 12
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101Stalling Off The Enemy NZ Truth, Issue 1206, 10 January 1929, Page 12
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