FINE PERFORMANCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 283, 30 November 1938, Page 24

FINE PERFORMANCE.

VK'TOIt J)KHBY"S ltL'X. Victor Derby, who was backed in oddsnii at the \'ictoria l'ark (Sydney) trotting- meeting: on November 7. teri'd one of the best perforinanees ever seen on that course. After breaking badly at the start of the Flying Handicap, lie was with the hack ma rker. Lachlan Machine, fully .">0 yar<U from the leader, as the field went out of the straight. N'ictor Derby made up ground alon^ r the buck, but a furlong from home Jiis task looked hopeless. However, lie raised another effort, and <r«>t up in time to win by a head in 2..1.T Iwhirl, clipped .'t 1 -.V* off the nine furlong record, held by the second liorse. .May's .Machine. BILLY DIRECT S EFFORT. After Billy Direct had been disqualified in the Kree-lor-A II Pace at Lexington, America, on September 28. his trainer. \ . Kleminir. asked the permission of the judges to race a mile ajrainut the four-year-old record of 1 .."ill'/i. Accompanied bytwo gallopers, he raced the Hist quarter in 295. half a mile in .'»Ss. six furlnims m I 21»%. and did the last i|,iarter in '2M'4s. to record 1 An American writer 1 desciibes I lie effort as "the mist marvel-loui-i pai im_' pe, torn,a lice in the history" I o; the tiiit 11 n horse." WAIPA RACING CLUB. Xoniiiiatinns for all events at the Waipa Hacinv: Club's summer meeting, to be held , at Tc Awauiiitu nn December 17. < lose with r Messrs. Blonifield and Co.. Shortland Street, at. ."> p.m.. or with the secretary, Mr. J. (1. Wy nyard, 'l'e Awamutu, at 8 p.m.. next Friday . , AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. , f icliei a I entries In, the Auckland Raring > . (lulls summer niretina and first fmfeits i lor the (Ireiit N'mlhern Fnal Stakes. , (it. -at No, then, 1 )erb\ and Kmiil Stakes. t rinse with the secictary. Mr. W. S. Sprnre, Shortland Street, at o n.ni. next s Hrulay. ' ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. i. J. A. (.Xewtonj—elj £2 3/, (2) £1 9/.