MASTERLY PERFORMANCE

NZ Truth, Issue 1215, 14 March 1929, Page 13

MASTERLY PERFORMANCE

Author Jinks Shows Wrackler The Way Home

(By "The Toff").

Driven a more patient race than usual; Author Jinks won^ the Timaru Trotting Oup from the favorite, Wrackler, which had made the pace to within a few lengths of the judge.

AUTHOR JINKS headed him there. /\. From 108 yds. behind, Author Jinks had to go round his field. With six furlongs to go he-> drew into fourth place, where Wallis was content to allow him to bowl along until a •mile and three-quarters was covered. Here Author Jinks improved his position, and was just behind Wrackler when they straightened for the final rU Ali through tlie stretch, Wrackler wa3 being hard driven, while Wallis was sitting quiet behind Author Jinks. Not until within a dozen lengths of home did Wallis ask him to take the lead. : ' ■ ■ ■ ■■■'•■ This Author Jinks did when urged, having his neck m front of Wrackler when the line was crossed.,.. ■„■. Wrackled ran his first two furlongs m 37 sec. and the mile m 2.21. :r The speed was turned on over the |«st half-mile, and. m registering 4.24 i 2/5, Author Jinks put up' a meritorious performance.

He went his first mile m 2.12 2/5 anil his last m 2.12. Honors also are due to Wrackler which, for a three-year-old, did particularly well m carving out the twomile journey m 4.32 3/5.' ' Tomkinson urged her m the straight, but she had no chance with Author Jinks and Wrackler. '„.'■■ Travis Axworthy was alongside of Wrackler for a mile , and three-quar-ters, where he <commei*ce& ■to tire. He fell back into, the ruck over the final furlong. ■ ■ Golden Bubbles was also m the picture all the way, finishing close up m fourth place. ■, ••'::-, She is a speedy mare that only has. to go kindly to win a race. At that stage .Haroid Thorpe was fairly well, placed, but he could not come on. Of the others, Royal Serene, Jolly Pet, Real Light and Avenger put themselves out of court through breaking up at . the, start. : ,