RED BOA WINS" OATS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 17, 20 July 1931, Page 6

RED BOA WINS" OATS

CONQUERS TOWN MAJOR

"'iiie^lnyfircargili-tr^ined^Kecl' Boa -in'di? Pri^';|^'lifctiie::;]&eniber§'yH^ic^?:pii bo:; improved..over ithQ extea;'£urldng^Eithe..-/Vy:iuteij;;patß i \Han3i'; cap :to scot*;/a ;iveli-deservc:d^ victory Ifrbm Town Major? after ;thb-pair hid: fought;a sterling 'battle 'all^the-■ way-.; dawn■"■'■. the straight^-Ked'ißoai^rhd^. like most o£\the stock ; of--Bdlbda,- hUs a.1. peiicKant'for" a soft track, was always galloping, smoothly, and he was ridden a well-judged race on the l rail:;;by.'B. H>. Morris/.: who had not previously been astride ..his saddle. 'From a "Walk-lip start,; Ephialtes * jumped out niorpvsmartly' than the others, and he led ddwn the back from Teri, Topere, Red Boa, Town Major, and Royal Game. H.: Gray A Bteadied Ephialtes ■•■.after..;.going about" "three "furlongs, and "Royal Game took over'to "'show'the Way past the halfmile/to a bunch; comprising Towli Major, Tef],'• Red isoa; Topere, and Ephialtes. Town Major displaced' RoyaF Game 'rounding the turn, and'swung for home,, hotly pursued by >Bed-- Bpav : Topereii and Ephialtes;,but Red' Boa ; shot through[|iit the false rail,.' and, after 'a sustained tussle ■wifli this fleadery who, made' a desperate effort, to .retrieve the- situation, drew, away again a few ; chains from the post, and won,,by .thr.ee; -parts .of a.lengthi Ephialtes, without' shWing 'anj' particular"" dash 'in the'sttaight1 Bung :6n --fdr third money nearly: foui;,lengths-back, and : Topere was a fair fourth..^.After a-gap 6f,.eightr.or ten length's came Briar' Root, tlien Ten and Royal:' Gam& v:v .' !.■■':■:.:■"'.-." :"■-'•: ;) , JSphialtetj, with, th^ services .of: H., Gray, was made a good, favourite, but he' failed to produce ttte'-brilliance expected at the finish after being, well nursed .on the way. ISTot too solid yet, this three-year-old iis being, asfted^ a J6t-by his connections, and it is hardly, surprising that ho, is npt doing all that-'they-'require. 'Red Boa■ was a>fair second ;favourite; and':he justified the confidence, .placed, in/ him by^ showing the same' resoluteness at 'the .finish as he did in' runningl third on "Wednesday;' -Town Major hadfthe- track• to-,suit <again, but the...additional ..'.weight kept fu'st^money out.of. his'reach. ' Nevertheless,' his good foriri: af the meeting should- not Be fqrgotten.,. Topere; yas/they only one of the others^ "to., show 'any. promise ot'. near improveihe'nt.' '."';' ~ : ,' ' !•'■'■■