Magnetism Of Kindergarten.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 87, 14 April 1941, Page 10

Magnetism Of Kindergarten.

The knowledge that Kindergarten. was a. certain starter in the Easter Handicap attracted a very large crowd to Ellerslie on and theie is no dbiibt about the fact • that h fair percentage ot the attendance could not properly be classed as regular racegoers. Some of those .present- would no doubt confess, it they were asked, that lliey knew little or nothing about horse racing; that they were there u.ercly to see tbs horse about whom so much had been written throughout the length and breadth c-t the land. Thty.had ,heard of Pilar,Lap, they had heard of High C'Sc-te. they had heard ; of . Beau Vite, but it is safe to state that , neither High Caste nor Beau Vite. lias . caught, the popular imagination' hi anyr thing iike the same degree 1 Kindergarten has. Phar Lap was a horse of auothei colour—in more ways than one.' Assuredly, none present was disappointed. Xo fewer than 32..500 t'oik saw a great, horse respond gallantly tc his rider's demands on his courage and v.-in a race that will live -in. msinory Those who were not cheering or applaud irig were standing with bated . breath Thw was something worth while. The club. too. had something-• to b< • thankful 'for. Btsorc the iiaster. ~wa; run the investments 'on 'the totaVisatoi _ were approximately £2000 less for, th< I'lirce races already decided -than th( aggregate at ttie same stage last year: after the race the deficit war? vriped oul and the total wm ho £800. mostly due to the £.3000 placed on Kindergarten - ! chance. At the end of the day it was foujid that speculators had wagered '*£8S;918 compared with £80,518 for the corresr>on ding day last year—an increase of £8400