Hostile Reception For N.Z. Stayer

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29857, 25 June 1962, Page 4

Hostile Reception For N.Z. Stayer

(N-Z. Press Association— Coppriphl)

SYDNEY. June 24. Racegoers at Roeehill staged a hostile demonstration after the New Zealand-bred stayer Moviegoer, won the £2150 McKeil Cue n Moviegoer, ridden by R Selkrig. wen from, another New Zealand-bred horse. Beau Tira~e. ridden by G Moore. Both hrtses are trained by T. J. Smith. Veteran racegoers could not recall a more hostile or prolonged demonstration at Rosehill.

The police cautioned punters, who jeered and threw racebooks after the presentation. made by the former Governor-General, Sir William McKell The catcalls were so loud they drowned the presentation made over the course amplifying system. As the police spoke to one man. other punters jostled and hooted the policeman Other police ran to the policeman's assistance as the mob yelled offensive remarks Moviegoer, backed from 8/1 to 11/2. finished strongly to beat Beau Tirage. which opened at 5/1, went out to 11/2 and came in to 9'2. The trainer, T. J Smith later said he fancied both horses equally and thought they would fight out the finish.

Punters remembered Moviegoer’* failure when a 5/4 on favourite in a weaker nine and a half furlongs race at Canterbury on June 13? Moore rode Moviegoer in the Canterbury race, when it finished a distant second to Wire Service. Smith said he did not think Moviegoer raced well on the small Canterbury track. Smith said Moviegoer had won hl* previous start on the bigger Randwick circuit, and appreciated the big Rosehill course yesterday. When Moviegoer won at Randwick on June 2—hi* start previous to the Canter-

bury failure—Selkr.g was the rider. The hostile outburst from thousands of punters brole out immediately Selkr g brought Moviegoer back to the enclosure A bet of £8250 to £3OOO was landed when the New Zealand gelding Iman won the last race, the We'rtr Handicap. In spite of th s huge wager. Iman drifted from 5/2 to 7/2. He finished gamely under punishment to score by threequarters of a length from Quiet Life (4/1). Manreeo (16/1) was another length and a half back third Iman is owned by the prominent New Zealand racing man. Mr D. H. Black e, who owned the mare, Florida, when she produced Tulloch.