OWNER WEBB HAD A REAL TOUR

NZ Truth, Issue 1206, 10 January 1929, Page 13

OWNER WEBB HAD A REAL TOUR

He Saw All The Biggest Sporting Events of The Year During Six Months (From "N.Z. Truth's;' Special Auckland Representative). \ That the light-harness sport has a grip on the world is the opinion of J. L. Webb, owner of Kohara.

HE recently returned from a tour of the world extending over six months. ,On top of seeing racing and trotting m America, England, Austria, Germany and France, he saw Gene Tuhney put it , over. Tom Heeney, the Englishmen do the same to the Aussie cricketers, and Statesman towel up the Melbourne Cup field. Tjiat was doing the job m really sporting style. Reverting to trotting, "J.L." was knocked, when- he had a glimpse of /: the track at Vienna. V He said /that, it was a beauty. The surroundings, he stated,, would put Alexandra Park m the shade, for money has been spent lavishly to furnish first-class appointments..; '. The track there was similar to Ad-

M. B. Edwards scored his : fifth win at the .Canterbury- Park meeting when he landed Mercury home m the' Mid -•' dleton Handicap. Credit is due Ed-, wards for the able manner m which' he rode the winner. ■ ' / * '■■'.# - ' ■■.*'■■' • " ' ■ . Dundas Boy was first out and first home m the Final Handicap at .the Canterbury Park trots. He was ' dowh; at the- first two furlongs in '34 "4/ssecs.--and got to' the half-mile^ disc m .1.7 4/5. At the seven-furlong peg Granite City challenged him. There was a sharp tussle when Dundas Boy drew away to win fairly/ easily. ■/•.,:■; ■"'

dington, and competitors' started m niuch the same manner as they did m NeAV Zealand. Unfortunately, the war and its ultimate result had' given a blow/ to trotting, m Austria. All the same, they have some good trotters there, though the 'pacer is not so much m evidence as m other countries. • The Auckland sportsman, however, considered that there is no' ' place like "jolly old home,'' and from the actual racing viewpoint » no other country can produce the / exciting contests that are witnessed; every day; m New Zealand. / He, heard much about the sport carried'on m Rome and Riu'sia-, but the straight-out trotter was always, mentioned m preference to the pacer./

Double Event tried to win the Sel\yyn Handicap at Christen (iroh from end to' end. He dashed over the first two furlongs hi 34secs., was. at the' halfmile m L 7 and still was going- well at the \ mile station which he reached/; m. 2.18. .But once in' line for home- Away, which had trailed Double Event from the /start; took charge and -went on to win m .attractive, style. .; . : ■'■.. ■ ' • ' - : - ' ■■•'.-'•. ' :";'"*■•':' ■. '■.- - : ;■'■#■'/[ •'■■-' '■■■.*'''■ •'■'. :.',:■;■ : '' /But for j making- a bad -break and losingr four lengths at the /erid.bf a ; mile : and/five, furlongs Sarsaparilla would haye won the Hornby Handicap at the Canterbury Park trots. .