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NZ Truth, Issue 1293, 18 September 1930, Page 11

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x Kid Receives The Axe PECULIAR RACE Th'e running of the Seafield Handicap \atyWanganul the first day was .truly; interesting to those who watched it closely. UER&DEN made his reappearance and was a hot pop, but he was riot forward enough to do the job and was beaten into 'third place. Still, hecoul'd have been somewhat closer. Coming into the straight he went over a bit of unnecessary ground and m doing so rftet with slight interference from Melissa. . -V Melissa momentarily checked Fern- [ den, but she was going so fast by that time it did not matter. Howetfer, there was an inquiry and it resulted m Merton Pine, rider of Fernden, getting the axe -' for the rest of the meeting. * It is understood that Gray said that he had to pull up else he would have knocked Te Atiawa over the fence. Possibly he would have, but "Truth" thinks that had Gray notVovered so much ground on the turn he would not haA-e been touched. -V It was indeed a peculiar race and a kid was selected as the victim to be thrown into the lions' den.