AN UMBRELLA

NZ Truth, Issue 1262, 6 February 1930, Page 13

AN UMBRELLA

Caused Disaster For

Bellsof Shandon (From "N.Z; .Truth's" Auckland Rep.) An excitable woman was mainly, responsible for the second victory of Hard Words at Takapuna. . THE lady appeared to be, over--1 jubilant at the prospects of Jamieson's charge, and as the field rounded the home bend yelled so loud and threw her umbrella so wildly that Hard Words took fright and edged out from th'e-rails. ' ' • , . ' .'!•'■' By so- doing he squeezed Bt 11s of Shandon so tightly m between himself and Set Fair as.- to stop the onward progress of P. S. Gleeson's juvenile. •Though he moved out from' the rails, Hard Words got all the best of the incident for he was m the right position to straighten up quickly' before the pair mentioned regained their equilibrium. : Hard Words got at least a couple of lengths the best of Bells of Shandon owing to the crushing incident, yet m the short run home . . the last-named got within a neck of the winner at the judge's' calling.- ■ .;■■.' ..'!. Set Fair and. Full Measure were others whose chances were npoilt by Hard Words ' coming out from the fence. . . . "Truth", was m. the right position to come to the conclusion that Bells of Shandon would have been home a comfortable winner had Hard. Words not come out from the rails. Spel. Gleeson should be m for a profitable time with the juvenile son of Lord Quex — Peg o' My Heart. ! He already has scored minor placemoney on three occasions m- his last four starts.