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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 82, 28 June 1927, Page 6

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(By “ABAYDOS”) EPSOM FAILURES COSTLY TO BACKERS NEVER IN THE PICTURE Grattan Thorpe was produced in good shape by Geo. Phipps each day, but the son of Our Thorpe—Lady Grattan did not make any improvement on his previous race displays. He is one of the kind that promises to send his connections broke, as his encouraging work on the training track is suggestive of better things. When the machine is operating, however. Grattan Thorpe fails to reproduce his best. A Lean Season Master Councillor failed to make good during the recent fixture and goes into retirement without a winning bracket to his credit this season. The half brother to Holly Boy has faced the starter on 25 occasions during the

trotting year just ended, but two seconds was the best he could accomplish. When the old chap next appears in public he will be under new colours. Company Too Warm W. Currie had Charming Pronto looking nice and bright for the recent fixture, but the son of Don Pronto found the opposition a bit on the warm side. He only toed the mark on the opening day, and showed a fair turn of speed for a portion of the journey. Charming Pronto will probably do better with a bit more age. An Excitable Chap Logan Rothschild was working in such a contented manner prior to the gathering, that his admirers were led to believe he would be quite rational on the day. When the son of Logan Pointer found the races were on in earnest he fretted and sweated to some tune and was a well-beaten aspirant long before the barrier was released. Once Was Enough Golden Park, who showed a fine dash at the Cambridge fixture when she came at the right end and beat all bar Lola Reklaw in the 12 furlong go, was not able to foot it with Loch Moigh, Mars and Company in the Mangere Handicap. After the indifferent showing the owner of the Gold Bell mare did not waste any money on acceptances for the second day. The Game Hard Rha Pere was one of the locally trained pacers that was given a good chance in certain circles in his essays at Alexandra Park, but he failed on each occasion to give his faithful supporters any return on their outlay. The son of Gold Bell-Bronze Bell is getting on in years and like many more at the game finds the young ’uns tough propositions. Much Below Par The Normanby trained pair, Master Cute and Uramic, looked well enough at the recent fixture, but failed to make any display within coo-ee of what they had threatened before leaving their home district. Uramic was sullen at the barrier and when induced to go after the field made no headway. The heavy goine may have had something to do with their lack of dash. Failed to Pay Expenses The Ashurst trained pacers, Lottie Advance and Cora Tacks also ran a long Way below their best form. Ownertrainer Bob Kearns had Lottie looking very well, but being a bit erratic

at the starting gate, and also unlucky each *time in the draw for positions, the Advance mare was always lost in the crush. R. Tapp got Cora Tacks well in the foreground on two occasions, but the Van Coronado mare failed to box on. Great Audubon Mare Queen Audubon did not race with any dash, although the daughter of Great Audubon-Mabel Wood was in good condition. She has had every chance in A. Broughton’s hands, and if she would only supply the goods the Mangere reinsman could be relied upon to see them delivered. Queen Audubon is evidently a typical Great Audubon mare. A Rank Outsider Speed King was never prominent in any of his races during the fixture, and those who backed him on the second day in the_ Adams’ Memorial Cup were either flush of spare cash, or took a fancy to the son of Our Thorpe’s name. Had Speed King managed to win the Gold Cup he would have paid a record price for the fixture, and his few pals would have lifted nearly half the amount of the ttftal stake off the machine in return for their pound invested Couldn’t Keep Pace After his failure in the chief event on the opening day, the connections of the Waikato representative, Anselm decided to tackle the opposition in the sprint heat on the concluding day. There was very fair support for the Nut Ansel gelding, but he was not able to keep pace with Cardinal Logan Imprint, Nelson Fame and Co. when it came to real business. Big Disappointment Van Rich was one of the big disappointments among the Epsom

trained candidates at the recent trotting fixture. Kinnimont had the Van Coronado gelding in fine health, bot he did not race at all generously. On the concluding day, in the Liverpool Handicap, Kinnimont’s charge war going like a winner at one stage, bm shut up again without any provocation. Perhaps ho is sick of the game. Improved With Racing Turning for home in the Au Rtvoir Handicap, the Auckland favourite, Jewel Pointer looked like being in tiie money, but the condition was not tb«* e when it came to the final furlong- ™ son of Logan Point€:r—Law CDmc* improved considerably with the racing and when the new season rolls rot®* Mr. Moodabe’s handsome pacer will w heard from m no small degree. Company Too Solid The aged (Sold Bell pacer Alll Bjjj looked well enough, as far as was concerned, at the recent nitur. but he found the opposition too vam Paton’s gelding has been a so £ a ' former for a number of years, dui not met with any success this s«wo • His last victory was achieved at Auckland summer fixture of „ the two-mile Grandstand Handle*! to his lot.