NATIVE CHIEF.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 32, 8 February 1928, Page 10

NATIVE CHIEF.

A SPEEDY HAX.F-MIX-E. INTEREST IN MATCH. (By Telegraph.—Special.to "Star.") CHRISTCHUKCH, this day. At Addington this morning a large number of spectators went out to see Native Chief work. Ho was walked round once, and then Kennerley set him to work from the two-milo post, but lie came to the mark at u, break, and had to be pulled up. He did not go away too well the second time, but lie went, to the furlong post , lit l!ss, 'the"quarter, peg was reached in 29 1-ss, and ho reached the winning post, which was half-a-mile, in 59 l-ss; As that was all his driver .intended to do Native Chief was eased tip, but he went tho next half-mile in 1.8,! arid the mile in 2.7 1-5.- , ' ."• . •.'■'•:•'■.■■'..'.;"■■■:••: Jogging apparently at about half speed over the rest of the 'joiifriey. Native' Chief did tho mile anda-ijuarter. ■in 2.40. r 'Ho w/entthe first six .furlongs in 1:32 3-5. . As Native Chief was "only out Ito.work half a mile, no notice need bo taken of'the .other part of his work, except. to : show, the ■" great speed lie possesses. ■. ' • :.; - : . ''.'■.,,■ Tho match' with . Great Bingen at the Sew Zealand': l\leti"opolitan Trotting Club's meeting ou"Saturday is' eroliting intense hi tercets if trotting; and sporting circles generally, ._ ...... . ,-.