Square -Gaiters In Action At Christchurch On Saturday
THEY MEET AT LAST
All Eyes Will Be On King Pointer And Roi lOr At Addington
On Saturday
BATTLE ROYAL ASSURED
(By "The Toff").
One must be the victor and one must be the loser when Roi lOr and King Pointer meet at Addington on Saturday on level terms. But it will be a great race, one worth going a long way to see. j . ■■■■/■■
BOTH these fine young pacers figure m the big race of the day, the Midsummer Handicap, and they are both, one second behind the 4.30 limit. For two years past King Pointer has been regarded as a New Zealand Trotting Cup prospect, and his performances since that, opinion of him obtained,'have rather strengthened. But he has not attained to greater height than Roi I'Or, whose outstanding efforts this season makes him the "find" of the year. King Pointer and Roi lOr should have no difficulty m conceding 12yds. to Talent and Audacious, and on Wellington showing Tom Thumb , and Pageant can hold no terrors for them off 4.29. . So far, Tom Thumb has been a disappointment over two miles, but it perhaps is unwise to discard him on account of his Gold Cup failure. The Petone course' has caused many a ;
promising horse to recede m public favor. Bonny Logan, Mate o' Mine, Quality and Western King , occupy the 24yda. mark. Of the quartet, Mate o' Mine's meritorious victory m the New Zealand Gold Cup suggests that he is too good for his rivals. . He is a quibk beginner,' a reliable pacer under any conditions, and a born stayer. He may not lower the colors of. King Pointer and Roi lOr, but if anything happens to the favorites he will be knocking at the door. If any back-marker holds 'any danger for the front divisions it is Cardinal Logan. Boiled down, the finish should be decided by: King Pointer, Roi I'Or.
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NZ Truth, Issue 1210, 7 February 1929, Page 13
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324Square-Gaiters In Action At Christchurch On Saturday NZ Truth, Issue 1210, 7 February 1929, Page 13
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