ARROW LAD'S CHANGE.

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 131, 30 November 1933, Page 10

ARROW LAD'S CHANGE.

HIS FOURTH ST. ANDREW'S ?

GREAT FEILDING RECORD

'.One' can. almost picture the tumultuous ovation that would bo awaiting Arrow Lad on his return to the birdcage were he to win the St. Andrew's Handicap at Feiiding on Saturday. Tor the past five ycdis he has been a limner in the race, ;uid he has achieved the remarkable record of throe wins and a second in the event. It was in ID2S that this hardy son of Airowimith, then a four-year-old, iir&t stepped out in the big item of the second day. He had etarted ia the Feildiug Cup on the firfet day, and had iini&hcd second to- Vertigern, and so he was made favourite for the St. Andrew's, lun over a mile and a distance, iv spite of the fact that ho shared top weight (8.8) with Merry Damou. Merry Damon was to win, while he was unplaced, but in subsequent years' lie made full atonement for this initial failure. His firet success came the following I year. On the first day he contested and was unplaced in the sprint, 'and, having' iv • the year's interval Jost caste as a | potential stayer, , he was dropped to 7.7 i in the St. Andrew's. He went .out third' favourite, and he came home two lengths! clear of his field. The next year Ije found the favourite Silveimine ju&t half a neck too good for him. On the first- day he had- once agaiiv contested .the Cup, but he ran unplaced. In the St. Andrew's he had 7.10, and- he was second favourite. Silvermine at that time was in great form, So Arrow Lad's' defeat was no dishonour. • x • ~ Since then there have been t\so further St. Andrew's Handicaps, and Arrow Lad has won them both. Two years ago, utter) again running second (to King Colossus) in the Feiiding ■ Cup, he won the eecondday event as first favourite under S.i). And last year, after missing a place in the Cup, he won on, the' second day as filth lavourite. under 8.7. In both these last two years he had High lalutin as his runner-up, narrowly beating him each time. ' . Arrow Lad has run some fair races recently, With a third at- Otaid a.s his only moneyed effort, but his connections are very hopeful of getting, another good race out of him shortly. It requires very little perspicacity to perceive that. the race they have in view ia the &t. Andrew's, and after all what better race could they aim atL A win for him would have, the Feiiding welkin .split, and perhaps the main brace too in another camp. .