DEBUT OF BILL B.
A good deal of interest was. taken in the running of the American colt Bill B. at Ashburton on Saturday, and he was one of the favourites for the Selma Handicap. He was set a difficult task, for he was making his first appearance with the colours up, and was opposed by older and experienced horses: It may have been his lack of experience that caused the loss of a big stretch of ground at the start, for he appeared bewildered when the tapes snapped across!"in- front of him, says the "Press." There were .some very quick beginners engaged, and the colt was soon behind the majority. In the latter stages he showed speed and a resoiute style of pacing, and he was in fifth place at the finish some distance behind the winner. The race should do Bill B. a world of good, and he may do much better next time out. ' .
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 74, 24 September 1936, Page 13
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