FIRST CLASSIC WINNER

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

FIRST CLASSIC WINNER

.The Anstiahan bied tuo, Hcioic, Manfied. and Windbag, liaving' taken up stud duties iu4he. swnq yeai, much cmiosity -was eyJiJted at to which would have the distinction of slung the initial classic winner This has gone rto Heioic, whoso ddit»hter, Gallantic, led the field/home m the lecent -V.R.C. Oaks. Gallantic won hei lace at Flcminglon undei the colouis of Mr. C. B. Kellow, which could be ie gaided a-> appiopnate, foi it was the Mcl iDoume spoitsmaii named who paid 16,000 guineas foi Heioic when the biilhani chest nut was sent up to auction as a thiee j-eai-old.

A STUDY IN HANDICAPS

Two handicapped at leabt ha\e tikeit \eiy drveigent Mews as to tho ability 01 the improved Tientham maie Joie de Val Her assessment by Mi H Coyle and Ml J. E. Henrys at Levin and Feilding re spectively makes inteiesting companson In the T/ike Hack Handicap, one mile and a quaiter, at Levin, minimum weight 7 0, Mr. Coyle has set Joie de Val on 8 5 the handicap being started, with Grand Juty, 90. In the Kowhai Hack Handi cap, -also a. mile, and a distance, at Feilding, minimum weight 7 7, Mi. Hemjs has put the mare on 7.VZ, the handicap being staited -with Paratoo, 0 2, a"hd Gland Jiuy being giverr 8 Ij3. Joie1 de Val, fuithei, is ■jib above Gay Court at Levin, but only lib abo\o him at Feilding. If she Wins at ]>vrrt on Saturday what will her Feild ing ichandicap have to be'