FIGHT ON RUNS BEST HALF MILE
The work at Kllerslie this morninpr was prac-tirally coniined to sprinlinK tasks. The Xo. :i Riass, on which all fast galloping was done, was heavy and consequently the times registered were on the slow side. The best half-mile was credited to Fight On, which clocked M 3-os. He finished on well.
Aero King anil Grandora, separately, each ran rS4 2-ss, similar time going down to British Talent and Wee Pay, which finished together. Landveyor ran 54 3-ss, as did also Foxlore. Transmitter sprinted half a mile in 54 4-ss, Red Warden and Dependable recording 55 2-ss, and ijronzo 55 :i-ss. The Pacifist ran 55 4-ss, and Pur])U> Vermeer, s(j 2-ss.
l.ad.v Ex was credited with the best six furlongs, 1.22, Transcend running the same distance in 1.22 3-5. Last Survey covered five furlongs in l.u 4-5, and Gentry in .1.8 4-5. Sun Trap and Sitara, the latter the two-year-old by Rulandshar —Stretto, ran three furlongs from the .six to the three, in 40 3-ss; and on the two-year-old track Sir Dink and a Defoe colt recorded 40s. On the sand The Ugly Duckling ran three furlongs in 30 3-ss.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 208, 3 September 1942, Page 7
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