FALSE ROBES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 716, 16 July 1929, Page 14

FALSE ROBES

Trustworthy Accused of Speeding CORRECTION REQUIRED The three-year-old filly Trustworthy, who has raced fairly consistently during the season, is being credited with winning a mils in 2.14 4-5, but the best time she registered for this journey was 2.16 4-5. It was on the second day of the Ilawera fixture that the daughter of Worthy Bond and Connie, won a 2.21 mile event, and it is evidently by some error in the transmission of the “times” that the New Zealand official trotting organ credits Trustworthy with a two seconds better performance than she accomplished. The race in question—Stewards’ Handicap, resulted: — Trustworthy (12vds), J. Shaw .... 1 Cora Tacks (36yds), W. Broughton 2 Carmel (36yds;, C. Fairman .... 3 Won by a length, third three lengths away. Times: 2.16 4-5, 2.15, 2.16. It was hardly likely had the filly put up such an attractive performance over a mile in 2.14 4-5, that handicapper G. Paul, two days later, would place her on 2.18 in a ten-fur-long heat at New Plymouth, while later at Auckland the three-year-old was on the end of a 3.28 J 12 -furlong event (2.13 to the mile). Furthermore, if Trustworthy registered 2.14 4-5, as stated, then Cora Tacks must have gone a very merry mile to get within a length of J. Shaw’s charge, while Carmel would also have wound up the ticker pretty tight. In fairness, however, to owner Brady, the error should be rectified, and that before the official organ completes the compilation of its annual register. ! If the alleged feat of Trustworthy i is allowed to retain its place in the ' list of “outstanding performances” for 1 the past season, it will occasion no i end of trouble when the Worthy Bond f mare’s handicaps are declared in the | new season, and the wisdom of the ; old saying, “A stitch in time saves I nine,” is applicable in this instance.