HE WON LIKE CLASS HORSE

NZ Truth, Issue 1237, 15 August 1929, Page 13

HE WON LIKE CLASS HORSE

Historic Got The Jump Away and Toot Winter Cup RACE THAT WAS CLEANLY CONTESTED (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Christehurcli Representative). There are miny circumstances a horse must have m its favor to win a race like the Winter ' Cup, and Historic had them all on Tuesday when he won the big Riccarton mile as fashionably as ever it has been won. > ).■■'. ■■■'■'

TNCIDENTAX.L.Y, he broke a, run; of X outs for top-weights m ttie -event ' and carried the biggest weight to victory since Sunny Loch won six years ago. ; . -V.V, ' •/. -. He began well, from number six at the barrier, being first to break the line, and thereafter was never further back than fourth. ' '•.■..■: He was favored with the best: of handling by Bert Morris, whogot him going quickly with, his big weight, and he never asked him for his best until he actually had to. Then It ( was a .matter of : pounds, shillings and' pence for those who supported the Trentham horse. He was a firm second choice, at a

very remunerative price, and proved what good horseflesh can do when skilfully handled. Peter McNab made a 'wonderful job of the start, after having trbUble from Zippor and Taboo. „ Historic was first to- show out, but he gave way to Gay Sonnet and Gold Cure. , ■ - •' : The little Riccarton mare ran. a great race, proving herself the gamest of the game, and was only beaten m the last fifty yards. "Watty" Bush got the jump-out with her, and had Historic not been similarly favored, Gay Sonnet might: have collected the thick end, ■ '■■■"•". "- She and Gold Cure showed the way to Royal Saxon, while others favored' early m the running were Tcheka and Kaiti. ..'•,.

Running to the half-mile the positions were unchanged m front, but Zippor, Taboo and Prickles had mad© forward moves. „ .>'■' They all looked to have chances at the false rail, but Bert Morris was sitting confidently on Historic" and when the call came he drew out like a champion and crossed the line with three lengths m his favor. Taboo, which began fairly well from the "middle of the field, got hung up In the tapes, but Ben. Brodie got a run on the rails and finished strongly, half a length behind Gay Sonnet, m third place. ' v GolcT Cure had every chance, but was not good" enough. "Snow" Morris got him, out well, but- going- with Gay Sonnet' cracked . him up and he weakened Into fourth .place. Once again the mile proved the downfall of the favorite. After his impressive Wellington performance^ Black Duke was installed a firm first choice, but he^missed the jump-out and was never .sighted. Otairi occupied? a position m the middle of the field for most of the journey, and finished wejl m fifth place, but he had no show with anything In front of him. ' King Balboa went off a day or two before, ,the ? meeting and. . his sixth, placing ifajia, .surprisingly? good effort m view "of =his condition. " Kaitl.' was running up behind the leaders for three furlongs, but the Winter, ... Grip"; has previously held no luck for him. • . ' .. Royal Saxon 'began well; but the pacemakers broke him up and he stopped under bis big weight. None of the others looked to be . m it at any-vstag© of the proceedings. ■:''..; \ ■■ - ' : Prickles'made up some ground across the top, /.but those in 'front were doing it too. well for her. s It was the first Winter Cup for years that interference did not cruel the chances of at least a third of the runners. Oh Tuesday everything except Maul,, which 'was hopelessly left, through his own fault, had a chance if it was good enough. There is no question, that the best horse won. He began 'smartly, and saw it out well-a rid it marked him as a class animal, confirming the high opinions formed of him m the sprirtg.