King s Jest Looks Like Good Horse

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 989, 4 June 1930, Page 14

King s Jest Looks Like Good Horse

ROMAN ABBEY CONSISTENT UNLUCKY MISTER CAMP There was not the ters ance of a fluke about King* Jest m the Great Northern Hurdle race yesterday. But he might have been faced with a much sterner task had not Wako Kirrg brought down Mister Gamp two fence* from home. For a novice Jumper King's J«r went a particularly smooth race, anc: he jumped like a veteran. It m difficult to realise that the rLrg >lahj gelding's jumping experience had beei confined to two hack hurdle event* t: Xapier Park, in both of which he finished second. That was in March last. Xow, a couple of months later, he has his name inscribed on the roJ] of winners of the most valuable herd!? race in the Dominion —the Great Xorthern Hurdles. with its £l,2s® stake for the winner. For very many years the ah-cerise jacket and cap have been racing with marked prominence on our racecourses, and Mr. J. D- Ormond can* in for many congratulations. Trainer W. McKinnon, of Greenmeadows, j* also to be complimented upon the excellent condition in which he turned out King’s Jest. The success of the Hawke’s Bay horse must have been most unpalatable to- those critics who were altogether too emphatic that this horse would not win. Mere Wins Ahead Kingls Jest won so handsomely that further successes over the small sticks should come his way this winter. He handled the soft track well, aad clearly outstayed Roman Abbey over the last furlong of the tiring two and a-half mile trip. The winner is the type that is capable of winning thf Grand Xatlonal Hurdles. Roman Abbey ran a'fine race, and showed that he did not lack racing condition. Mr. R. Hannon was utlucky in meeting such an impresari novice as King's Jest: last year th« same horse was touched of? in both the Ellerslie Hurdles and Steeplechase, so it is up to the big chestnut to make amends in the Great Northern Steeplechase tomorrow. Aurora Borealis went a fair race, but was obviously a tired horse three furlongs from home. She had had enough of it then, and it was not really surprising that she failed to stay the journey. Her jumping was good throughout. The Unlucky One Racing to the second to last fence three and a-half furlongs from home. Roman Abbey, King’s Jest and Aurora Borealis were racing in a line, a couple of lengths clear of "Wako Kinf and Mister Gamp, the former commencing to fade out, while Mister Gamp was overhauling the leaders. A very tired horse, Wako King bungled the hurdle and crashed right in front of Miater Gamp* and his rider had no chance of dodging the fallen horae. Over he went, too, and a royal winning

show was lost. The way the chestnut was travelling at the time indicated that he wouW have given both King’s Jest and Romas Abbey something to do. for he *ras beginning to make a run at the time of the crash that would have carriec him up to the leaders before the hom* turn was reached. Without in any way blaming Bolden, it is probable that with an Auckland jockey aboard, the trouble wltfl Wako King would have been foreseen —for this horse is not a good stayer, and it was rich asking him to tax on a Great Northern —and Mister Gamp kept out a bit. . Daylight went a fair race, and King, too, went remarkably well Il7r the best part of two miles. If started again at the meetmg Mister Gamp should get on the winning list, for he did not appear suffer any ill-effects from his conta with Mother Earth. . Elysianor was moving along nlc ~l when he fell at the first hurdle on u* second circuit. K am eh amen* scrambled over the fence at the » the second time, and then was pm l up: he didn’t want any more. __ Maunga disgraced himself. tailed off in the race to the first and at the end of a round ne, pulled up and returned to the o cage lame. A Muddling Pace Perhaps yesterday’s race was not* true test of stamina, for the not on over the first mile and a-n*-* the first three half-miles taking . 61 3-5 and 61 respectively; the mile being run in 2.2 2-5. and the and a-half in 3.3 3-5. The jT clapped cn racing up the back str -j the final mile being carved out M * 2-5. The full time. 4.58, was seconds slower than last year, the ground was quite firm. A point worth mentioning * n nection with yesterday’s race was Mister Gamp fell at the same that also proved his W ater 'f*? _in years ago. Then he was PUttms a good run to catch Beau Ca when he fell. BRISBANE CUP VICTORY FOR TRAINER BRISBANE. Tuesday. At the Queensland Turf Club today the chief event resulted: BRISBANE CUP . TRAINER, 8.4, McCarten .. .. •• ** j MIXTMAX. 8.3. J SIR RIBBLE. 8.2, Tucker ** Fifteen started. Won by a leW^L—* lengths between second and third. * 8.27.