WOODVILL'S JUBILEE FAIRWAY'S EXCELLENT WIN

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 124, 29 May 1933, Page 4

WOODVILL'S JUBILEE

FAIRWAY'S EXCELLENT WIN

SUITED BY HEAVY TRACK

The conditions at the Wooclvillo District Jockey Club's Jubilee Meeting on Saturday were made to order for any member o£ that mudlark family, the Cutmints, for a lot of rain had fallen the twenty-four hours (previously, and the track was very heavy, so it was little to wonder at that the defunct sire's four-.j year-old son, Fairway, one of his last gets, was sent out tbe win favourite in the Woodville Jubilee Cup, in spite of the fact that it was his first racs in open company, and duly scored in attractive style. The victory was very warmly acclaimed, and afterwards there were, cheers for his popular-, owner, Mr. M., Millar, of Palmerston North, on the presentation of the trophy by Mrs. S. Bolton, .wife of the club's president. Fairway, who on other occasions has been inclined to hang out, was raced at the rear with Princess Bell most of the way,1 being reserved for his effort till round the treacherous turn leading down to the straight. So quickly and true did he come then that he was on the quarters of Takakua and Cape Fair as they swung for hoihe, and in the run down to the post he asserted very definite superiority, steadily drawing past the leaders and finally beating Takakua with something in hand by three parts o£ a length. Cape Fair was only a short head further away third. ..■":' . . It was a most impressive performance by the -winner, who is really good class. • Since his return from his spell he has had four races for two firsts and two seconds, and he was probably a good thing beaten on one of the latter occasions. He is just the type of horse who may go on to win eucE races later on in the .winter, as the Whyte Handicap and .Winter Cnp, for the higher scale of jweighte will not trouble him, nor, of course, will the heavy going. He has not done such a lot of racing yet, having been allowed plenty of time in which to mature, and it is because his owner is still displaying such commendable patience that he is not being taken up to Ellci^he for the big races there this week and next. ' ; Takakua also performed excellently for his second. He was early under a hard hold, and leaving the straight he pulled his way to the front past Courtyard and Lucky Alice. From that stage he never looked like being out of the money, and it took an extra good one to account for him. He is another horse who may win good open races during the winter. Cape Fair ma.de a much better showing than she did at Blenheim and Wanganm, and it, ia probable that she is suited by heavy conditions. Her -rider appeared a, little anxious in sending her up to Takakua three furlongs from home, but she thereafter stuck to her job to the end, and she had Takakua always doing his best to keep her out of second money. Courtyard and Lucky Alice, always among the leaders, were closest of the others at the finish, but they we'ie never serious place possibilities over the last half-mile or so. Copper King, who was second favourite on the win machine, lo6ked a prospect when he ran up just behind the leading bunch on the home turn, but he did not subsequently improve and finished only a moderate sixth. Chopin, though he made a quick beginning, did not prove capable of handling;the conditions. Princess Bell was not in her class.