THIRD WIN ON TRACK

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 65, 17 March 1934, Page 21

THIRD WIN ON TRACK

SYNAGOGUE'S FINE EFFORT

i Synagogue revealed another side to his • ability in winning his third successive race ,on the Trentham track in the Pacific Handicap, and that was gameness and de-' , termination. In his January successes he cleared out from his field, but yesterday he was ridden in behind the leaders . and then had to fight to the death to re- ; trieve the honours. after he had gained them and lost them. The race must , stamp him as in the 'first flight of the ■ season's two-year-olds. \ ■• ..-■-.■..- Only a really good colt could have done what he did. After beginning well from one of the inner positions he was reefed in behind on tlie fence. At the false rail he went after Burnish and passed him at the distance, but then' Variant tackled him and actually headed him 75 to" 00 yards 'off. the post... Voitre hurled reins, hands,, and everything at him, and like the game one he is he responded valiantly to get back and win by a short head. Synagogue -was bred by his owner, Mr. W. S. Clark, of the West Coast, who has | raced several horses, including White Doe and Noteworthy, but this is' the first class performer he has had. ' About four years ago Mr. Clark purchased Synagogue's dam, the Tractor mare Lady Ruth, from Mr. A. B. Apmour, of Dunedin,- for 200 guineas, and later he walked the mare from the West Coast to Blenheim to be mated with the Paladin sire Rabbi. The result was Synagogue. A feature of tlie colts pedigree is that both his sire and dam came from Clanranald msres,- Lady Ruth belongs to the same Stonyhuvst family as Counterfeit, Copyist, etc. . /; Variant,-1 in spite of• her recent reported' setback, performed well up to the standard v she revealed here in January. She' came home from -well back, and might have won had she lodged her-effort a few moments later. .. . . Pin Money was always-well out on the track.and he ran on for third money three lengths back, just in front of Canopy and ■Burnish. Burnish showed a torrent ofearly pace, and the race should benefit her. Choral also revealed good early speed but ran wide at the course entrance. Corrinilla was all over the track; and ,Custodian was always at or near the .rear. For a first appearance Liinulus went quite a promising race, and she is one likely'; to improve. • .