MANNERS MENDED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 281, 28 November 1938, Page 14

MANNERS MENDED.

TE HERO'S WAYS. I BURGESS TELLS HOW HE GOT HIM AWAY. There is now no mystery nlxuit the Heroic colt To Hern, for whom, 'tits *nid. the sum of SOOO guinea* was refused last seafini when he was carry - ins.' nil before liilit in races for two year- ! olds. Why won't he lea\c the mark? the ' e\a spern t e<l punter,, asked in the early part of this season, as they lost their nmiiey without a chance of success, once the laiiier war. released. The answer is simple. His latent rider. B. Burner-*, supplied it to-day to a representathe of the "Auckland Star. - ' "He i* just a highly strung youngster," lie said. "He is just mheddilig hi<* wilful ways and gradually getting to the even tenor of the racing way." Burgess should know. He never rode the horse before the last Wellington meeting, and it should be remembered that shortly before that at Avondale Te Hero in the open sprint absolutely refused to jump off when the tapes were released. The next day in the I Guineas he went off all riirlit. but became mulish during the running', stuck his toes in and finished la*t Ai'ain j at Kllerslie in the (iuiueas he wouldn't s' '.'o off.

But at Wellington it was different. Burgess fluked the ride because C. (i. (iiuilsiiro -was injured when on the way to the starting jiost on Anojiheles in an earlier race. What did Burpess have in his favour that Te Hero jumped out smartly with the zest to win? Did he j;ive him a piece of lump supar, a carrot, or a kindly pat —the "Come ou, do your best"' touch? Nothing of the sort. Burgess told the "Auckland Star" all about it at Ellerslie to-day. "It mijrht havo been ju&t luck." he said. "Te Hero i« a very nervy horfe. and. the impression I jrot at Wellington was that he needed travelling experience. Thi* t-tood him in good stead after his trip from Auckland. "There was more in it than that." 1 Pressed, Burgess admitted the *oft impeachment that he did not allow thi* capricious son of Heroic to etand flatfooted at the barrier. s "I had him on the move a wee bit behind the othere at the start, and he wan jt»t moving in when we got the "(Jo.' " Highly-strung. Te Hero is certainly that. He was very fractious in the birdcage before his race on Saturday and wa« in a lather of sweat before he ; went out, led by Burgess. Te Hero jtimjied away comparatively well, but he had taken a' lot out of hinieelf before the race, and it was not surprising that he ran poorly. 1 SURPRISE WIN. THE BANDWICHMAH SCORES. • ASHBURTON SPRING EVENTS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ASHBURTON. Saturday. The Ashburton County Racing Club s spring meeting was held to-day in good weather. The track was fast. There was a lar-re attendance, and the totalizator handled £13.048 10/. ajfainut £13,779 lafit year, a decrease of £730 10/. I Later results were: — I.AOMHOIt PLATE of £100. * Five fnrlongs. 1 — 1— KEEN SHJHT. B.4—G. H. Humphries j 1 <">—4- IMPROVIDENT. 5.4 — C T Wilson o 2-2 REAL LADY. 8.7 — L. .). Ellis ~i Also started ; 7-0 Sportsman. 17-17 Pol Roger. L't-8 Chateaubriand. 10-lu Chnntenr. 8.7; 4 5 Spartan. 1114 Alcatraz. 18.IK Miss Tasta. (Ml Oreat Baltv. 5 f, Blazealong. :!■:( Nlgella. HI 15 Escort." 15-10 Neptune. 1 1 1M Leaderette, 12-12 Avenal. 8.4; 8-7 King (iustavo, 7.7. Two lengths; length. Time, 1.1 4-5. MELROSE TROT of £120. e One mile and a half. Limit. 3.43. V 1 —1 —SI RE POTTS, limit —R. Donald 1 a 8-11—LADY VASCLTNE, limit—E. N. 6 " Kennerley 2 o—7- -PA-LCMAR, limit —C. Fnscit . •

Also started: till William I'otts, 1T -1 •» \V rii<|u tM. ls-1* I>iit in < >ikl ("luster. 11-lo Marque. 3 1 Poker Face. 1«»- 1 T (Jlleeli'.- < ,'t»11111 . -Vii liirl I'at 3-3 Acuitv. 15-15 Charles Uti>sell. 13 I Mirage. Hit Braw I.ass. 2 2 Peter Bee, 1m s TriH' tilnvv. limit : ii. t Wainoni (iirl. l'Jyils; 12-13 MarCirydr. 24yds. lirtli : two lengths. Timi's, 11.23 3-.">, 3.25 i 3. :;.2t> 1 3. TIN\VA LD HAMUCAI' of £200. One mill' anil a quarter. li-ti-TliK SAXDWICHMAX. 7.0— IV Sprat t 1 1 1 I >1( "TAT K. S.lo- 1.. .1. Kllis ... li 4 3 -UiiV BIN. 7.1— M. ('ailily .... 3 ' Also slarted : - - Argentic. il.l ; *i o Last Refrain. S.'.i : .'I 1 (iironde. 7.0. Half a length each way. rime. 13 3. WIN*'II Ml ll!K HANDICAP i.f Xl'JO. Six furlong*. 2 2 'I'oUu KIM ISA. '.Ml A. K. Kllis 1 1 1 I'HAI.ANX. 5.7 1.. .1. Kllis ... 2 li-IIAV I'AKAIIK. s.n A. Russell 3 AI • sta ri ril : 1 .""i llitlnia. 5.7 : 7-7 l'asl "ellgcr. 7s; ; ( } Stllllli'. 11 ■I i Mis.s 1 > 111 ft, 'J-S Kora Hika. s Avenal. 7.7. Length rarli way. "1"im1.12 3 ."i. hk;h wKHiirr iiandh at of £130. I >ni! mill'. 1 :: TEAK. A. Leach 1 s in Mil ll' 111.1 K. !».«• - .1 M urfi 11 2 2 J -SIANKTHo, lo.l' A. K. Kllis . .'! Al-o sta ru-il : 11 Draetila. in.J. anil |t> liama Maiil. bracketed : 7 7 Xlira«T<-. lis: ;is i.niil l!f.\, 4 Lofty. loti Supcrex. ;i,7 :3 3 Flashl isiit. It.l ; ti-ti Aggravate. 'J. 3. Half a length : length. Time. 1.40 2-5. WAKAM'I HANIHi'Ar of £130. Seven furlongs. 2— 2—CIM'KSI'KK, s.3 —L. .1. Kllis .. 1 1— 1 — I.AIiY I.KKiH. S.o —ti. H. Humphries - 3—3—RABBLE. 5.7 —li. Watson .... 3 Al*n started : 4 5 I'ontv, fi.o: 5-4 Rebel Chief. 5.3: li li liolilell Clic.-t. 7.«>. Length each nay. Time. 1.23 4 5. MAYFIKLD TltllT of £130. One mile ami a quarter. Limit, ,">.l. 7 5 i'AI.nMAH. limit C. t-'raneis . 1 2- -a —WAIKAKI JACK, limit- M. B. Kilwarils - 1 ■ 1--K1 I.UKA. limit It. tirii-i; .... 3 Also starteil : 12-11 Lady Slipper. 13 13 \mvwin s H Su.-lenanee. 1111 Mm-tirejior. ii 7 Silk Kintf. 1515 Tonioro, 3 2 Four Stjiia re. lulu l»evotion 11 11 Chief 1 a iness. limit : 5 4 .Nelson Eddy," 4 (1 (ientleinan Joe, 12y11 s : !• li Llewellyn's l'et. 24y<U«. Length each waj. Times. 2.40 2-3, 2.4',i 4 5, 2.50. AUSTRALIAN TURF. DEFEAT OF FOLK SONG. SYDNEY", November 27. Owned anil trained by •). T. Jamieeonthe New Zealand-bred filly Folk Song i Siesft'ried —Princess Bell) finished a poor second to Ciiittwick in a division of the Hani* J'ark .luvenile Stakes at the Roseliill Rating t'lub'n meeting yesterday.

Journal, who had just returned from a spell, won the November Handicap, in which Improvement finished third.