CAMBRIDGE CUP

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 44, 14 May 1927, Page 9

CAMBRIDGE CUP

SPECTACULAR EVENT A PRETTY RACE Those who witnessed the splendid race for the Cambridge Cup on Saturday last will long remember it not only for the stirring contest provided, but also for its spectacular importance. The sporting public dearly love to see a spectacular race, but Saturday’s contest can faithfuly be designated a “pretty” race. IN CLOSE FORMATION For practically 14 furlongs of the two-mile journey 12 of the contestants raced in close formation, and as first one and then another would draw level with the leading pair, the excitement of the large crowd of keenly-interested spectators was raised to a high pitch. Right down the back stretch a dozen pacers ran along without daylight being visible between them, and it was not till the home stretch was reached that Rock TJinton and Respect dissociated themselves from the party and went for the judge’s box on their own. PANORAMIC EFFECT

It was when the field was leaving the straight the first time round that a real panorama presented itself to the eyes of the onlookers, who could not fail to be struck with the radiance of the brilliant spectacle. The runners were spread out in line to the angular view obtained, and the sun poured its rays on the gaily bedecked reinsmen, with dazzling effect. The silks and satins shone forth in all their

“gloss and polish and lustre,” and were enhanced in beauty by the emerald sheen of the turf. The contact of the sun with the various shades of blue, green, yellow, orange, red, purple and cerise provided a gorgeous rainbow effect, which was greatly admired by those who observed the artistic nature of the situation.