HAS SPEED

NZ Truth, Issue 1216, 21 March 1929, Page 13

HAS SPEED

Toxeuma Runs Away LEGErYRIDING The two exhibitions given by the three-year-old Toxeuma. at Trentham made many wonder how good he really.\is. !-•■, - ;. , LIE took on the ,St. Leger the first dayarid he all but succeeded m winning the red riband. He just went down ln the last stride, m a most thrilling finish. In the early stages Toxeuma pulled like seven devils and Harold Young had a hard job. to keep him from bolting. At the seven-furlong post he nearly pulled him up stone dead. - Then " between the five and ; the ... four Young slipped the field. In a few seconds he was lengths m front and when he turned home with a handy lead the tactics appeared to be good. But the early reefing had knocked. Toxeuma and.he walked the last hundred yards to allow Concentrate .-to get up. Young was immediately called all sorts of uncomplimentary names, but he did not deserve them. He was between the devil and the deep, blue sea. It he .waited longer/he was knocking his mount aY out by pulling at hhh, and Ihe others would be with. him, putting the pace on. ;■)■: ■ ' He. had 10. go and , was just unfortunate to get. licked. Had he succeeded he would have been a hero. But the second day Young made a real exhibition when Toxeuma won the mile. '.'■'" • '• ' ■ '._■ : He not only Won, but there was,, time to walk across the track before the second and third horses arrived. - * ' Races have been won at Trentham in' easy style, but seldom does the jockey arrive horiie with' , ten lengths to spare, and his horse hard held. . : Toxeuma is good and next season he may be the handicap horse allhave [been searching for. . :