STEEPLES TO PARIS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 11, 13 July 1931, Page 6

STEEPLES TO PARIS

) FAULTLESS EXHIBITION

"Paris had ne\cr jumped a biush fence till a, few months ago, but so pronouncted his been his progress iccently that he jwas i fale to lead from end to end over the three and a cmaiter miles of the Wellington iSteepleclnso on Saturday and to win handsomely at the finish. Throughout the lace ho fenced safely, and his uder, C. Dempster, had not so much as a single snxious moment. He swerved across one ih two of the biggei obstacles, but made no actual fault. In a field that was hardly up to avciage quahtj lie was easily the best hoisc on the day. His victory was the first that the Invercaigill sportsman, Mi. W. T. Ha/lett, ,1 lo\ei of a jumper, ias had in the contest and it was also the first winning ride 111 the lace foi Dempster. As West I)oDie won the Hack Steeplechase earlier m the daj, both cioss countiy e\ents thus went to bouthlainl horses I'ans, who is> a half biother to ITienchinan, a useful steeplechaser some beasons back, was still a. hick Steepler prioi to tho lace Ho staitcd his caiccr o-iei tho timber at the Olautuu Meeting at the j>nd ot Maidi aftei a. \ciy bhoit course of schooling He was interfered with 111 that race and stopped, and then baulked when asked to lesump. laken neit to IRiverton at llastei, ho absolutely iptus(d to jump when an attempt was. "made to onchool him, but ho was latci coaxed ovci a hunting fence .it the stables wheie he (was quartered. No wonder he was the outsider when he duly won the Waiau Steeples the opening day. His ne\t two essays were at Invercaigill, where he was pulled up one day as the result of his gear shifting, and fell the other day. Then ne came north, and fell both dajs at the -To Kmti Meeting. His next stai t was in the Grecnlane Steeples at Ellcrshe, .md he ian fourth behind Daik Puncc, Wako King, and Lupin Abbej In the Great Northern Steeplechase on the second day he crashed at the second fence, but on the third day he won the Tamaki Steeples from Senoia and Jiu Ja/,7. His laco on Saturday was his next In ten staits over tho countiy he has thus completed the course on four occasions foi thieo wins. To dato his'stake earnings amount to £2207 10a, of which £1230 has been won season Paris piloted the field all the wav on Faturday. Aftei tho fast ience had been negotiated Daik I'iince was with him, but lhe lafctef went out at tho thud obstacle, ■the boatded ieurc just before the turn into *he straight, dossing the stands double ■ the fiist time Pans was closely followed by Claremoie and St. 'Waiiigai, with Tuki, SpalpiLo, Nukumai, Rc\cl, and [L'unimot neaicst of the otheis. St. Warugal and Chicmcic hpld to Pans for the neict mile, but then Claremore camo to ffiiei at the tame ob lacle <is had hi ought Daik Prince down the fust time. On leaching the stands double the second time, St. Waingal was still hanging to Pans, with Nukuinai, Tuki, Spalpiko, Revel, Copey, and Red Fuchsia all going well. A little further on St. Wamgal began to weaken and Nukumai lan past him going up the back, while Copey vilso improved his position. Paris was still out in charge approaching the straight, the only others now within fighting range being Nukumai, Copey, and Tula. Once across the final fence Paris had the race -.yon, and lie came on to score easily by pis' lengths from Nukumai, with Copey nnother four lengths away third. Tuki was fourth, and Red Fuchsia was some distance away fifth. The others to finish Sv£re' Luccss, Spalpiko, St. Wariigal, jjpvel, Main, and Kadiac. Before being converted to the jumping buno Paris was a gooil liandicappcr, particularly in soft going, and lie owed his (success on Saturday chiefly to _ tho fact that ho was ablo to outpace his opponents from the start. He was probably aida& to some extent in his victory by ClarejWe' and St. Warrigol going with him early and encouraging him at his fences. Oft *as somewhat surprising to find1 his heing backed down to fifth .favourite, but Jim good schooling .effort on Thursday, possibly heartened his connections. Old Nukumai gave a fine exhibition of fencing and lie fully deserved second money. It ;was pointed out earlier that a risk had been taken with him by the handicapper. C'opey was sound, but lacks brilliance; jHis several excellent fencing efforts'this season are deserving of more success. Tuki, easily thd-besfc of tho others, was always prominent and jumped with his character^ , jstic accuracy^ On his showing he can-, ; fibt yet be relegated to tho ■limbo of past 'numbers.' Red Fuchsia made up a good bit of ground over the last mile. Spalpikoand St. Warrigal failed to stay. , .The only horses who;did not finish, were J)ark Prince, Claremore, Tunamoe, and Fabrianq. The two first-named-fell at tho same fence in successive rounds. Clare-, jnore, who was nearly twice as well sup-, ported as anything else in the race, jump-, cd confidently till tho mishap sent him; out.- His rider.(A. B. Ellis) stated afterwards that the horse got into a tangle approaching the fence and did everything wrong, finally landing his feet on top of the boarded obstacle. Tunamoe went out 'at his second "life." At the' permanent bxteah the second time his rider (N. Trillp) wst everywhere for a-few seconds except 'in the saddle or on the ground. He was never going so well afterwards, and finally crashed six furlongs from home. 37abrijuio, who was second favourite, overreached himself and was pulled xip along fche back tho last time. ..■■'■ .■ • ..1