THE WARWICK STAKES

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 56, 4 September 1934, Page 6

THE WARWICK STAKES

NIGHTLY'S PLEASING FORM

(From "Vedette.")

SYDXKV. August 30

Of all' the Xew Zealand continent at Warwick Kami not one impresse-il su nnu-li as .Nightly. Over a mile tour.se, to all accounts a distance 100 short, he chased Chatham all 'the way and pressed him rij.'lit to the post. :\s Australians know Chatham's ability this was no mean feat mi tho part of Xi^htly, for ho was receiving only Sib from the great mile, horse.

It was one of Chatham's typical efforts. He was soon in tho lead, anil, although Closing Time went with him for five furlongs, .Pike was not tumbled. Chatham strode away with Xightly in pursuit, and he went on to win by a length, but like was keeping him going. Nightly was supported for a fair sum in the belief that the heavy track would assist him, and if 'he stands training and races .is well on the harder tracks he will do in either Sydney or Melbourne.

The race wns spoiled by Rogjlla's being slow away. He is inclined to turn anil twist at the barrier and it is always on the cards that he will be caught the wrong way. This happened on Saturday, yet D. Munro sent fiim after the field. Rogilla reached fifth place, a fine effort under the circumstances. He might have extended Chatham if he had begun corrcetly.

J." T. Jamicson's pair, Limarch and Closing Time, were third and fourth, but they ran totally different races. Limarch