LAST TIME

NZ Truth, Issue 1209, 31 January 1929, Page 9

LAST TIME

Cimabue Tangles Them f The. ways of the; heathen Chinee are.hard to follow and; so are some horse's >t.present v racing. . . TAl^.'Cimabue for instance. He went • to- Sydney m the spring- and ran. a great race to finish third to Athounis m a seven, furlong race £*t City .Tatts., and with, a big lump /of weight on his back:.;- j.J'J. JJJJ ':':. JJ .- •Home again he looked, to have an undeniable chance m the , Steward's with an easy poundage, but he failed to come on at the right' end. The second day he came, on when few thought he would, and^-Arrow Lad just. beat him-a nose in" a fast run race. - The last day 'he failed again because he was expected. A .little later second money m the Feilding St§kes appeared sweet, but a maiden two-year- 01d, a11 .-. 'but headed him for fourth berth: , At Auckland at Christmas he threw out -signs of getting back into themoney, but he could not just reach 'it: ;...-; .'.;.- ': ■'; ■ ; .=.. ;..-. ...-. Then came trentham and m one of the greatest finishes ever seen on the ' course Cimabue was third. The second, day he went back to fourth, but "on . the; -third when , Gascony looked a certainty, Cimabue had. to confound his critics by ■winning nicely. Snow Morris is a vigorous horseman, but he also. suits a free-goer.. Cimabue showed that ; last Saturday and Paganelli has, also' liked hihi m. the past.