LADY QUEX'S STAKES

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 131, 1 December 1930, Page 6

LADY QUEX'S STAKES

SHRSB^EAR-OBDS FAIL AGAIN

in "spite.of the-genefal belief that the three-year-olds would play a deciding part in the decision of the Feilding Stakes ■this year, the old division beat them deIcigively. The last o£ tho age to succeed iwas Lingerie, in. /1017, and since then a iioodoo iaß-hung:over, all their attempts. JGesture and ■ Autopay were this year's .i&ope, but' they, \could not bring to an end '.she long-ch>in of .failures,.both Lady Quex 'and- Suprem.acyr the-, op?y, members of the .older .brigade, in, Ihe^race,,..proving very piuch their superiors. 'Sauchong/Supremacy;7' Gesture, Pomp, 'and-Antopay were: the early'leaders, and after the field had gone-three furlongs Lady' Quex'war last; excepfcior Tenterden. Souchong was just in front of Supremacy, .Anto'jjay, Gesture, and; liady Quex at the straight entrance,'' but the lastliamed came "through, at the distance, and drew-past Supremacy, to win going away by 'a good length. Gesture was' another length, away third, and Kahikatoa. was a ' po<ir fourth. Tenterden (wide out), Souch,ong,:JCutdjp^y;:'; and: Pompfollowed. '. .■Suptetnaoy:-Kas very little better supported than Gesture'arid Autopay, with .everything. .else-Jit a good price. Supremacy had every chance, but had to be content; with another second. Gesture could'not BStct' it with; her older rivals, and -Autopay .finished weakly after, hanging but on the turn. Lady Quex once again showed herself, a dangerous customer on .a turning, course, and her success . was well deserved,; as she had not 'the best of the running. Tenterden lost . an early good position, but was then coming again at the end. He appears, to be .■returning to: his best.form. Kahikatoa vent a surprisingly good race;