FIRST RACE

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

FIRST RACE

They Expect Her Later On (From "N.Z. Trut'h.'s" : Sydney Rep.) The Dominions champion filly, Gay Ballerina, which is now having all. her love-letters addressed Sydney, had her first: outing yesterday, since'- coming over from New Zealand, a ,few_weeks back. It was m the Denham Court Handicap at Warwick Farm. PHRIS. O'ROURKEis massaging Gay for Owner Kirkpa trick, a)id when the Mascot mentor withdrew nis other charge,, Sion, y many took 'it as the "office," and stepped m and labelled the daughter of Lord Quex. ' The stepping proved, costly, and had they looked before they leapt Gay Ballerina's backers would probably have saved their £ ,s.d. .■ She commenced on a. betting slither which did not end until the filly had reached, double figures and, she did. not take a prominent I part m the. finish. Roy Reed with a brand, new set of colors adorning him ? was rather tardy at the get away and Gay Ballerina 1 was not dancing too daintily when the field had gone "a furlong. ' But she picked up her skirts- and ' went a ton better \ after passing that point. . - ; . .. The run will probably work wonders m her and when next produced Gay Ballerina may give the judge a giddy wink as she flashes ; by him ahead of her field. ■" ;.'■■';