THE NEW AND THE OLD
benefit of the new system of handicapping, particularly where “electric” tracks are encountered, is borne out by the happenings at Addington. When Great Bingen put up his remarkable run of 4.21 under the old style of adjustment, he was set practically impossible tasks afterwards, but in Padlock’s case, where he registered similar time, the maximum penalty of 24ydS is applied. Although Padlock ha 3 now a 4.21 record he is on a 4.24 mark, until he scores another win.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 743, 16 August 1929, Page 13
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84THE NEW AND THE OLD Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 743, 16 August 1929, Page 13
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