BETTER NEXT TIME

NZ Truth, Issue 1239, 29 August 1929, Page 13

BETTER NEXT TIME

Faulty Jump Probably Z Made Difference

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Auckland Rep.) There are not many "odds oh" . favorites made m hurdle events y these days, but Master Rowley had every, right to that distinction' in .. the 1. Hunters' crowd at Pakuranga. UOWEVER, the "good thing" did! not ** materialise, despite the fact it had "been said that the son of Cynics

had run a stinging good trial at Te Rapa— in fact, good enough to win. a Jellicoe Handicap.

He took the eye pleasingly m his preliminary and * was certainly going comfortably m behind the leaders for the first half of the journey, then ran up' to them at will' only to make a bad jump at the third fence.

This cost him several lengths, but he soon made up the leeway and looked "odds-on'/ rounding

the home bend m front,

However, Soami, a born jumper by Quin Abbey from a Spalpeen mare, rushed up to the leader over the last fence and beat the favorite home by three lengths.