BAYACRE'S CLOSE CALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 195, 19 August 1930, Page 12

BAYACRE'S CLOSE CALL.

SUCCESS AT CANTERBURY- PARK

The success of Sargon at Canterbury stearic on August 9 gave the 2Sew-Zea- '. liuiclers renewed enthusiasm, aDd although, ho had won at the expense of , I'm Alone, A. D. Webster, trainei: of the JUBt-littitlcd, more than recouped ihis losses mp the first- division of the Three Years Bold Handicap with Bayacre: The geldt'jjig hurt lmtf only ono previous run in s ntitl that -was at: Canterbury iflSjil'kj where Ik , failed to gain a place in "a . Second (livieioi! o£ a Kursciy. HaiidL- ' cap on July 7.' In tlio meantime Bayacre made vapid , improvement, He 'started at a fairly good price, and only lad just enough in reserve over the last to stall off the favourite, Sweet "■ Talais? Neither -horse was drawn in closely at the barrier, but Sweet Valais vae the fost to show out. She, however, had to come from Noi%i4 position, and this prevented her from getting, to the -front, as she likes, without a special ; effort. At the half-mile Bayacre became £- prominent, atid luß rider graduallj r veered J'Tiim to tie railfi. Sweet Valais joined | Tissue turning for home, I>ut, notwith-i standing that she ?mow>eHtarily got ihepj' ,-hcad in,iront.iußide the last furlong, ehe 1 weakened alittlenear thej[iont. I