SOUTHERN PACERS WHOSE PROSPECTS SCINTILLATE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 205, 30 August 1941, Page 3 (Supplement)

SOUTHERN PACERS WHOSE PROSPECTS SCINTILLATE

Among the pacers that raced at the August meeting of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club, Ferry Post, Accountant, Bronze Eagle, Haughty and Pleasant Guy left an impression that they will be seen to further advantage as the season progresses

ALWAYS a brilliant pacer, with more stamina than most horses, Ferry Post had only to overcome his wayward habits to win his way to top class. He has also suffered severe setbacks through unsoundness. In fact, he started in only one race during the 1939-40 season. After gaining two firsts, a second and a third in the early part of the previous season, he had to be put aside for further treatment for lameness.

Ferry Post is always a bit nervy at the barrier, and his trainer, C. S. Donald, has had to exercise great patience. In all his races he has allowed him to get well settled to his work before asking him to go after his field.

In the August Handicap he was handicapped on 12yds in a 4.29 class. At the start of the race Donald restricted Ferry Post so as to make certain of the gelding keeping to the pace, with the result that he was at the rear of the field when four furlongs had been completed. With a round covered, Ferry Post rushed up on the outside of his opponents to take the lead nine furlongs from home, and from there on the nine-year-old son of Jack Potts and Ecstasy never left the issue in doubt.

On the second day he made a break at the start and lost 36 yards, and then won the King's Handicap very easily in heavy ground. He is now eligible for the next New Zealand Trotting Cup.

A pleasing feature of the racing was Accountant's return to form. In two seasons he contested fifty races. He looked so knocked out when he returned to Christchurch after an unsuccessful trip to Auckland last December that some experts proEhesied he would never regain is form. Being a son of tough parents, he responded after a rest of six months, and his recent performances have made it plain that he will train on to win his share of the rich prizes this year. He is a quick starter, a tractable horse in a race, and is staying on better than he did last season.

Accountant is a brother to Marlene, who won the Auckland Cup in 1939 and the New Zealand Trotting Cup in 1940. In two seasons he won eight races and gained six seconds and eight thirds, and won £2093 10/ in stakes. He has opened his account this season in a manner that points to his doing well during the next twelve months.

Soaring to Great Heights

A rising star is Bronze Eagle, a five-year-old, solidlv made horse by Wrack from Lady Bridget, a descendant of the toughest blood lines in the world. There have been many great horses by Wrack, including the triple New Zealand Trotting Cup winner Indianapolis, but none has appealed more to good judges than Bronze Eagle.

In addition to his excellent breeding and physique, he has shown outstanding ability as a racehorse under all kinds of conditions. He gets off the mark quickly and will go anywhere in a race, and can pull out a terrific finishing run in the straight.

In the 18 montns ne has neen before the public Bronze Eagle has won his way to good class and is capable of qualifying for New Zealand Trotting Cup company, despite the fact that he is very young in race experience.

On the Up Grade Another pacer on the up grade is Haughty, another example of patient handling. She won seven contests out of eight starts last season. In the Queen Mary Handicap at Addington she endeavoured to lead over the last mile and three-quarters, but found Bronze Eagle? too good for her over the last furlong. It was the first time that Haughty had been given a real test, and the manner in which she responded must have pleased her owner.

Some appreciation of the ability of Haughty and Bronze Eagle can be gleaned from the fact that they paced the last mile and a half in 3.14 1-5, and the concluding mile in 2.7.

Another pacer to appeal was Pleasant Guy, a seven-year-old mare by Adioo Guy from Pleasant Drive, a member of a stout Southland family, and dam of good performers in Dalnahine and Dalmenv.

She opened her account last season by defeating Bronze Eagle in a mile and a half race at Methven. and then went on to collect two firsts, two seconds and one third. Prior to her successes at Addington recently her best effort was when she romped home in the Wyndham Cup.

S. Y. Yeung, Leichhardt's latest Soccer gain, introduced a new technique to training at Lambert Park, Sydney, one night last week. Producing a miniature Soccer field and 22 chessmen, the youthful Chinese proceeded to demonstrate likely moves on the Soccer field.