CONJURER'S SUCCESS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 231, 30 September 1930, Page 12

CONJURER'S SUCCESS.

WINS HURDLES AT SANDOWN

A NEW ZEALAND PURCHASE. When a friend <of Mr. C. Boyle, of Wellington (N.Z.), suggested that he should buy the hurdler Conjurer in Melbourne some time ago, lie readily agreed, and was prepared to go to 700gs for him —a good price for a hurdler. Mr. Boyle eventually had to pay 025gs for the gelding (eaye the "Melbourne Herald" of September 11).. Ho was apparently in no hurry to get hie money back, as, after racing Conjurer once in Melbourne early last season, he had him sent to New Zealand for an extended spell. Tho long rest has done Conjurer a lot of good. He had a race over hurdles in New Zealand late last season, and ran second, and he was not produced again until he scored at Sandown yesterday. Thero was every opportunity for his owner immediately to recoup himself for hie substantial outlay, as double figures wero freely wagered when betting had settled down. The gelding looked so well that many good judges supported him until half those odds was the best offer. Conjurer's performance was a good one, and he should be worth following at his next few outinge. He covered a fair amount of extra ground, and yet scored with plenty to spare. He is by St. Alwyno from Poniard, and is therefore a full brother to the Melbourne Cup winner Poitrel, and a half-brother to the Newmarket winner Valiard. Wonderful breeding for a hurdler. Conjurer returned to Melbourne from New Zealand during the winter, and his trainer, T. J. Hayee, has him in capital condition.