BELLE FOX STARS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 302, 21 December 1943, Page 5

BELLE FOX STARS

MAY BE HARD IN* RAIIAVAI' (Special) HAMILTON, this day. The brilliant Belle Fox increased hor circle of admirers for Railway Handicap honours by an impressive five furlongs at Te Rapa this morning in time which, under the conditions obtaining, has not been bettered here for some considerable time She was associated with fair Standfast, a sprinter of no mean calibre, yet ran right away from him over the last couple of furlongs to win pomtlessly by about ten lengths. As they jumped oif Belle Fox was noticeably on a tight rem, yet reached the three .furlong disc in 365. She passed the half-mile in 50s and reached the five furlong mark In 1.2 3-5. The flags were about 33 feet out and the going, following. overnight rain, was on Last year Belle Fox was one of the early ruling fancies for the Railway, and tne impressive nature of her recent work, following on her effortless success over seven furlongs at Te Rapa, points to her DSUIg in strong demand on Monday next at Kllerslie. R. Caddy has been engaged to ride her in the Railway and Gay Lally ill Another solid performance was that in which Gay Lally beat Sally Lunn oy a length and a half over a round in Z.i •X-α. The first half-mile was run In 5o _ 1-SS. There was little between this pair at the seven furlongs pole, but from there on Gav Lally, finishing on in characteristic style, forged ahead to beat his companion dC ßmg!ight, which is to race on the Taranaki circuit and is looking a picture of condition, was not bustled to encompass a circuit in 2.5*. Acreman Ever True and Borak were associated over a round m which Borak was shading his companions in 2.5 4-5, Qulnatlon, which went on his own, recording similar time. Raurrmu and Varuna drew attention to their, forward condition by registering 2.2 2-5 foi a round — excellent time for horses of their class, especially as the initial halfmile was cut out in 52 2-5.5. Town Survey went once round freely in 2.0 4-o. He is looking in the pink for engagements ahead ' Forest Acre and Royal Jay recorded 2!) for a circuit, and Dart Gold ami Conquistador 2.G 4-5, the first half""A use?ul iS sb: furlongs was credited to Ar-uilo, whieh finished in front of Foxroae and Grev Salute in 1.18 1-5, the first hafmile in 52 2-ss. Bramble Song and Jolly Fox traversed a similar distance in 1.1!) 4-5 Irate took 1.20 and Jlannoto 1.21 I-β, the first five in 1.0. Foxwyn sprinted three furlongs along the back under a nice hold in 30 4-ss, and Lord Thelo was not bustled to roach the hall-mile Pe A mate ""of the Taranaki candidates worked the opposite way round on the \'o 3 track. Mariora being clear of btamp at 'the end of three furlongs in JjiS. The onlv schooling essay was that of Varuna "(W Caddy), which jumped two hurdles down the back stylishly and with the pace on.