A TRENTHAM MONOPOLY

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 112, 13 May 1937, Page 13

A TRENTHAM MONOPOLY

Trentham monopolised the places in ItheCoronation Handicap, and the dividends were paid by Korero and.

Boomerang in the order the public selected them. The original official time of 2min 9 4-osec more than flattered the.pace, which appeared to be at a muddling rate most of the way, but later a correction was, made to 2min 18 2-ssec. At the half-mile Korero pulled his way to the front past Hazoor, and though Boomerang challenged dangerously iat the distance the favourite drew out again under the whip and won decisively by a length and a half. - .

Korero, though he had not won since last winter, was the form horse in the field, for he was placed both at Trentham and Awapuni, and he had the ground as he likes it. He was apparently a bad case after Manawatu, but recently special bandages have been used on him and they have been successful in making him sound again for racing. It is now probable that he , will do the Waikato and Auckland ' Meetings. After the race several presentations were made. In the absence, of Mr. W. Higgins in England, Korero's trainer. H Telford, received the cup from Mr. L* G. Lowry, M.P., one of the vicepresidents, also the case of carved pipes which was the trainers portion. A. whip was also presented to the iockey, L. Faulkiner, who was also the horseman on Korero's stablemate Debham when he won the Easter Handicap at Tauheremkau. Boomerang had the race run apparently to suit him and he was. under a strong hold for half the trip, but after nearly reaching the winner at the distance he lacked the necessary brilliance to go on and beat one of the best winter handicappers in the Domm ßona Bay went unexpectedly well in the going, but it might havei been different with the pace on stiller Hazoor was not, suited by having■ to make the running and weakened into fourth. Hunting Lodge was never dangerous, nor was Lapel, who was illserved by the'way the race was run.