CHATHAM THE GREAT

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 83, 9 April 1934, Page 6

CHATHAM THE GREAT

FINE DONCASTER EFFORT

(From "Vedette.") SY.DXJSY, April 3. With thu huge weight of 10.4, a soft if not holding track, avid atmospheric conditions against him, and left at the post into (lie bargain, Chatham set the seal on his fame in the Doncaster Handicap. It was a great race and a. desperate finish, in which many thought the Now Zealand Golden Wings had won, for he, Chatham, and Whittiugham passed the post locked together. On form and figures Kogilhi so appeared to dominate the race that at one stage it was stated that Chatham would not run. Ho was inclined to be troublesome at the barrier, and whoa finally it was released he and; Uogilla were side on, and Rapsonia also began slowjy. Chatham soon worked his way along on the inside, and was tilth and sixth from the half-mile to the turn. Golden Whigs wus in charge at this, stage, and he shifted out in the straight and -was croivding out oil to Chatham and Whittingham when they joined in". It was a battle royal, and there were gasps of amazement when it was seen that the topweiglft had -won. I'ike on Chatham was satisfied that he had scored, and A. K. Kllis was just as certain that his mount reached the , post first. Had Golden Wings received'the verdict it is quite possible he would have lost the race on protest. He ran a tine race with his 9.6, leading from the half-mile until the last stride.

Chatham will now definitely have to concentrate on weight-for-agc racing after this performance. Whittingham was the unlucky horse, for lie was forced out wide all the way round the turn and made up a lot of leeway over the last two furlongs, half a head and a head away third.

Tlie' favourite Rogilla, after beinji left, did not settle down or gallop as smoothly as is wont. He ran past a few of the beaten brigade in the last half-mile, but liis effort was spent a little less than a furious? from home, and he finished weakly. The'track settled Care Free, who was labouring along in the soft going all the way. Kuvera ran a solid race without really looking like.a winner, and of the unexpected ones Lightning did easily best. Sticking closely to the rails in the straight he finished on fourth right on top of the placed horses.