FAVOURITES WELL BEATEN

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 154, 28 December 1936, Page 12

FAVOURITES WELL BEATEN

The fate of the favourites, Lazybones, Sigurd, and Screamer, was settled as soon as the race for the Nursery Handicap had begun. • The field strung out immediately after the start, and these three horses were not among the leading division. Indeed, Lazybones, who was more than twice as well backed as anything else, was second last after a furlong. The winner was the Riccarton visitor Allspice, who shared all the running with Laughing Chief. The latter was in front for a furloing, but then Allspice assumed control, and. after leading by half'a length at the straight entrance, she held on to that advantage till the close. . Allspice is a member of J. C. Tomkihson's team at the meeting. She is a chestnut daughter of Chief Ruler and the Thespian—Drax mare Drama, a half-sister to Spiral and Drastic (dam. of Lynch Law. etc.). and she is owned by Mr. F. Armstrong, of Christchurch, who bought her at the last Trentham sales for 275 guineas. A fort-

night back she was beaten only narrowly by Derive in a maiden race at Hororata, and previously she had given promise in a couple of starts at the New Zealand Cup Meeting. Laughing Chief ran another of his useful races and he is due for an early success. He is a Laughing Chief colt from the Lobelia family owned by Mr. S. G. Perry, who secured him from his breeder after his first race. Mother-in-Law and Gay Molly both showed plenty of early toe without being quite good enough to trouble the leading pair. Scarf Dance, a sister to Veilmond, also disclosed the possession of a good turn of pace. The rest, headed by Screamer (who is still very green), Sigurd, and Lazybones, were a long way back. Whakao was in the front group early but met trouble at the end of a furlong.