ANOTHER TEAM TO GO

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

ANOTHER TEAM TO GO

Four of The Gurri^H^ "L^ Week (From •■vfN'.'Z: Truth's"^"Wanganui Representative). . 1# :ll7.J^ayn«|r r - ;^ l *io':leaVe by the ''Ulimaroa'' next week for Sydney '.-with^Ceremony, Pedestal, Pomp and Drastic. • V

IF Ceremony,, does : no harm on the trip he will probably have his first race within ten days of arrival, at Randwick, • and he will! not be long' m giving Australians a taste of his quality. ■ ■*■ -. ■-■■ •'■■ - : . •■ - ; /'*'• ..-'••■■ •■■.-.. , It is safe to say that Ceremony is as brilliant up to six furlongs as " any horse e.ver. seen on; the 5 - Wa-. nganui track. , '.''■■_ ■* The best has not yet been' seen l« .

public of the , son of Ab-surd-Pennon, . tout; 'if he ; ; strips at his -best at Rand- , wick, with Maurice Me-. Carten m -...the- "saddle, he ' will give most of the cracks ' a headache trying to pace it with him. ■""'.. Ceremony, is wonderfully ' fast off- the mark and is 'at : . top m a stride or two. His speed from the barrier. . will make him very hard to beat, . even . over a

mile, or perhaps up to a mile and aquarter, as there, is nothing Hkely to keep. with him over the first three or four furlongs, and they will have to catch him over the last ifa.rt.of the journey. - Pomp and drastic, the two juveniles, are well forward,. the former m- particular. ■■■■':■

Both have done, well m their trials, and are improving all the time. If they, stand up to the trip across all right they, should .be m good order -by the time the A.J.C. spring meeting, cornea round. ' •;• ' '"'■ There is a general impression that Pomp will prove the better of the pair, ' b,ut Drastic has come on nicely re*c'ently, and ..she' handles herself m a atvio r-hich suggests that, she . is going ; to foe very speedy. /Without : havmg .done anything sensational, ; both Pomp and Drastic have shown* good promise. . They can begin smartly and show •a lot of^pace. ,* " : Pedestal is improving steadily, ] but this big fellow will probably need' racing before he will be ready to : show to advantage. He is coming along so well, however,, that hopes are entertained that the half-brother to/ Commendation will prove himself a real racehorse later on. If present plans are adhered to, the team will return to the Dominion m time to compete at the Wellington spring meeting. ; /