HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EASTER HANDICAP.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 69, 22 March 1941, Page 3 (Supplement)

HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EASTER HANDICAP.

*.veight will Kindergarten get, and will he start? These were the first thoughts of racing enthusiasts when they saw this morning the nominations for the Easter Handicap to be run at Ellerslie three weeks from to-day. One of the questions will be answered on Tuesdav. April when Mr. J. McManemin will announce his assessments. Kindergarten. of course, will be top-weight. and it is likely that his ur en will be bi<zt;cr than anything ever carried successfully in the race. No doubt an announcement as to the likelihood of the champion starting will be made soon after the weights appear.

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' ; * 1* <• •' in *' '* r • n ;ihi T:r cri^ , ih«- 1 V.mini« n ],s \y .nutria 1 a.i«r Haii«3iraj.. •1 — u.-l 11 ;i Tl ■: <(~]« 1 '* * •«.ii.it.r* in i•. .hi;. v lirn * • v ' *•' -n.n.; <•1 1 in- <.f tli<- 1 u"\ : :«<• lixiuiT. Y\ In- *" hi- 1: a ;ii-T. Yrrl M-n ]..i ] r-r < i 1 Ik* thit. a < lir»* lw« 1 lw i - ' r.t 1 k ilu«t iir* • '••• in- ion. i*u* ' -ii 1 : l ti la<*. It- j'tinoi a <i i 1 • :n< ii* .itvJ nr rr t]<- \ hi 11: •' I li.-Ui :i in«.«lr? Looks Didnt Count. At.-! i.. liwl.*. lin ?■• riiT a mete common Tool. I*' — -a' '■ •J" 1 than 1 mlc NrdV Trained l,v '* l.ind-ay. hr lias 7 idaen in the I -a-tor • ]!<]!• li\ "Tod" Hewitt, x\ho 1 .id !j..i ]..i,g j,ri * iou-lx returned from * *")' urn 3ti India* I nolo Nod was a iii.i- -ill ]w r. lnii ]if was oori a in! v no '•i! painting. Hi- «in x«.is 3 memorable ■•lie. as it marked the defeat of the 'iiillia.it I'i-cil <.<dl in onr of the few hav.di.-ap inn- 'lie .-ontrsi.-d during lvr 'arcer. Mr. T H. lx>wrx's hemny fiilv »a- «i jellied at !<llmi this did nr.l prcxent licr being made a short-priced la\..urito. She bad cxerx chance in the rare l«-ing in a winning position with a furh.ng in go. Inn <.n the day she «a< not in-". good enough and she had to Ik? -on'ont viin fourth place. lien in. by the war. the fol--I'iniji" year ]>!a\<-d a prominent part m ;lie !-i t r- whieh started at a al Axondale. in .idliiion *<• the horses mentioned a1,,a0 as recording outstanding performances for one reason or another, the names of some prcat pajlopers are in--•iiKicd in llit- list of Easter Handicap winner-. ( hortle. Hunting < ry. <;o]den W inp- and Jonathan mipht 1m: singled out for special mention. A", a mile they wprr indeed brilliant. 'Ihc fastest lime for the Easter was made liv Ileaujiart ir. «ho *<-ored two leaf? and recorded 1.30. siilisequcnl form was not wit-hir ccni-cs- of what he did that day at. Kllerslie. And so one could po on. -Every rae<'. if l lie records were perused, would ljaie i".s own particular incident- It alwavs so in important races—it ajwav B will lie.