PRODUCE TO RETIRE

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 8, 9 July 1931, Page 6

PRODUCE TO RETIRE

SXATEMENT BY TRAINER

Owing to a recurrence of the unsoundness that came against her after running in the New Zealand Cup lust November, Pro4icD- out-.-of her, ViigagenieiitH&iJt;;:tbe-J .Ta'umaruiiuisiEacing: .G[ub-sr-;.y\'feefing, where' who was to haye' bee'n','a',vcoijipoti:tQr>ori.:'tlie .sprint events;' Pro'dico'ii 'troubrcis-'of .a nature that .would pi , obably.!:'jpreyent J '.Jier'',.dVoni''';staiidiiig the and her trainer, : ; a' "New Zealand .Hei'ald":i'i'euorter on Monday that she is t"6^bo-;«tiredt : from racing,

r-:,-JStoiir; thejioutsct of her racing career: ■Pi'9flitJQ: ; was I .it good porfortner, and shoi vjea_jhgdi.' th"e;,-limelight at her first public! app)Barane_i-"a_.' a tH-o-year-Old in :;tliet ( ]o27'-' 28 ! :sciisi.u by.winning the AivoridaleiStakes;] Th'iit;spas6ri-she won two rotlieivraccs aiid4 she'^tbok, oyehJiighcr liqiioiu'S; a-.- tlirqe-i yoavroJu W'the"following her| victories, included. ; the sAvondale .Guineas', ; i the ■iJockey!:VCiu4**Ha'n'_icup"i'' :; aiid-''-'tho' : 'Glreat{ Norther'iji.Oqksi. i.-,<,-:■ ••- _ >>■ ■.•...-i.vri .i: As. a]f otir-yeav.-pld'iPi'odice, )Vlsp_.di4f Tak-pnha"Clips, besides'n6tcliin'g :geVcral good placed performances. She commenced tho current season well by winning the AvondaJe Cup,..but shc.ivcpt ainis^,at-,ljk-cartdri'in JSovember'and was "then give-.' a spell. Prodice did all her racing iv the joint interests of the late Mr. I. 15. Loouibr and : Mr. D. R. Walker, and was purchased' outrjght by Mr.., Walker at the dispersal sale./last niontl(;:;,,'S[he was then handed overHo A. Cook' tt'aiu, and was making splendid progress;.iwlien she unfortunately went amiss again.)'""

Altogether Prodico' contested 40 races for 12 wins, 5 seconds, and 9 thirds. Her total winnings'/amounted *-° £8142, which was'a find performance in about three and a-half seusojis'.'i'aciiiß.- Prodico is a five-year-old lnare-'by.-Catmint from. Hyades, hence a •half-sister: .to the < crack two-ycar-oldi-Aniiiiou'.Ra.'Siie is ii. well-bred mare of fine physiqiue,'arid',- as she has not been overj-acucli she should'-prove valuable at the .stud, .'where-she ,is; to-be sent in the spring...'.>}; -.v:. :■;',;- >.:■■'" -._'.,