NOT TO COME BACK

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 121, 18 November 1931, Page 6

NOT TO COME BACK

PHAR LAP AND AMERICA

EFFECTS OF- DECISION

Up to the end of last \jtek much reticence had been shti\\n by the joint ovneis, oLPhar Lai< .is- to Mhethci he *as or was not to maker the tup to America, but it is nou- U.eai. that a definite decision has buen 1 cached Yestei-

day's Jollowing announcement, liohc\ci, that ho would nc\er ictuixi .to Aushaha was most unexpected, ami is> likely to huU the champion from the high pedestal of esteem to which he has been iai-,ed 111 the Commonwealth. Intidents cat Flemington ate believed tolia\e caused a wavenng o£ the affection Aus>tialia,n held towards him, and the idol may now be allowed to depait "unheiakled and unsung." I It is stated that H, R Telfoid, oiio ot his pait-owneis and his tL'dinci, does not look «ith appioval on the American ventmir, but he has apparently decided not to oppose the wish oMiis other paitowner, Mr. D. JT. Davis, no\v' on his nay to Honolulu and Ameiica. TolEortt is.noValoue in VTcvving the Ameljcan tup witli "djspiai-ing eje. -Mi X Woottpn! one ot Australia's most expou cmed lacmg men, also aoos-tiot like Phai Lap's -prospects lii ' Aiucrica. lie coiisideis that at a frmlo und"a quditei on a small track Pbav Lap -will '.find -the opposition too stiong and mp.py/ -The first definite .step? low aids, staiting Phar Lap- on hfs long journey acio&s the s.eas wore takon last-Jriday, when passpoits" were'appliei lor'on behalf o£ Tirce peisons wio,a.ie,to accompany the liorse. These persons wtire T Woodcock, head lad in Telfoid'ii stable, h. J. ,Martin, -who is apprenticed to Telioid, and Mr W. Ncilson, .i \eteiin.uy Miigeon, ot Ccssnock (N.S.W.). Telfoid, it is undeiStdod, will not 'actom-pany -the gelding, but Mr. Davis will- be iv Amenca to see tho= champion _ xace. -W. Elliot, -who rodo Phar. Lap in ae\eraf of fiis- _tliree--year~old engage'nients, and."was also, successful on him in the Wjlliarostown. UildeiWOod Stakes, announced last -week- that ho -was prepared to go-to America to nde Phnr Lap 5f his services were lequired-. J. Pil«c, howcvei, tat definitely Etated that lie wofild not go. ■. It jb understood that PhaT-Lap will be shipped to New Zealand >oib Ihe. Ulimaroa, ■n-luch leaves Sjdi\ey on Juiday. After a .shoit rest theie \t? wilj piobdbly be sent to Papeete, and>tqluw.ing.a-bpell theie be will embarK on "the Jast" , stage ot the journey. It is considei.qd that by taking 'these easy stages* Phai' Lap Will aiuvc in America in good condition Alter landing in. Ca!ifoTjMg^.tho;geldmg-iwill be sent to Asua C'ahen'ljei jMelico, vfhcie his pimcipal e-ngagement will be the Aqua Caliente Handicap. Thl<riace, which will be run .'in March, is woith" £W",000." Up to the rprfsent Phai? Lap" ha£ won £5(i,430 in staked, whicli is rccoid for Australia- and .New Zealand...' x