KING’S FAIR’S RATING

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27698, 30 June 1955, Page 4

KING’S FAIR’S RATING

“BEST SPRINTER IN AUSTRALIA ” (From the Australian Correspondent of “The Press”) v SYDNEY. June 27. A prominent Sydney bookmaker, Mr W. A. McDonald, rates King's Fair as the best sprinter in Australia, and says that nothing but bad luck can rob him of tne Doomben Ten Thousand next Saturday. McDonald is recognised as a good judge of form. He has raced many horses, including Winooka and Abbeyville, both winners of major races. McDonald says that were the Ten Thousand run at Eagle Farm where the straight is long, there would not be a risk in backing King's Fair. The Doomben straight is less than a furlong and a half long, and a horse checked on the turn finds difficulty in getting a run. King’s Fair looks like starting at even money for the Ten Thousand. There were rumours over the weekend that all was not well with the horse. But these were discounted by the trainer and by a stable commissioner, who coupled King's Fair with another New Zealand horse. Surprise Ending, in a double to win the Ten Thousand and the cup. The commissioner had instructions to ‘‘get set” wherever he could irrespective of price. His work in Sydney coincided with similar moves in Melbourne and in Brisbane. All told, the double was backed for £50,000 and caused a reduction of 13 pomts in the price. Milwaukee became a strong Doomben Cup contender when he won the Tattersail's Cup in Brisbane on Saturday. In four previous races Milwaukee had run crediably each time, but had spoiled his chances by pulling in the early stages. On Saturday he ran a diqerent race, settling down easily in a prominent position behind the pacemaker, Finito. Near the three furlongs Milwaukee ran to the lead, and after that he was not troubled, beating the Sydney horse. Shaded, and the Melbourne horse, Sunwo’ship. At their previous meeting Shaded had beaten Milwaukee in the Moreton Handicap at the Queensland Turf Club meeting at Eagle Farm. PATHE MAY NOT START AT WASHDYKE “The Press” Special Service DUNEDIN, June 29. Pathe is a doubtful starter in the Kingsdbwn Hack Handicap at Washdyke on Saturday. The Wedgwood colt had an easy win in the Apprentices’ Handicap at Invercargill last month, but he was disappointing in his three subsequent races and he has not done well since the Duneuin meeting. The Wingatui apprentice, J. Didham, who was injured in January, is due to resume race riding at Washdyke on Saturday, when his mounts will include Gazette and Wise Belle.

Canterbury Jockey Club Nominations Nominations for the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase, the Winter Cup (flat), and the New Zealand Grand National Hurdles, will close at 4 p.m. tomorrow. Advt.