BLACK SPECK'S TRIUMPH

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 150, 22 December 1938, Page 13

BLACK SPECK'S TRIUMPH

(By Air Mall, from "The Post's" London Representative.)

LONDON, November 14,

Mr. J. V. Rank's gelding, Black Speck (by Black Watch, once owned by the late Mr. J. B.- Reid), made'his ninth appearance of the season, and won the Liverpool Autumn Cup by 'a head from Mr R. C. Galloway's Lone Mount. Black Speck, an exceptionally genuine and game little horse, has only once finished out of the first three this season, and that was in the CesarewitchJ rather more than a fortnight ago, when he was fourth to the French repre-j sentative Contrevent. The majority | of people thought that Black Speck would be unable to come again so soon after the ordeal of the Newmarket race. His success, therefore, was extremely popular. This time J. Weston was the jockey instead of B. Carslake, who was wanted for General Lambton's Carlisle. There were twenty runners for the one mile two furlongs and 170 yards event, and Pactolus, from a Northern stable, was favourite.

Mr. A. Sainsbury's Noble Turk, who raced in a hood, made the running, with Faris 11, Pactolus, Pigskin, and Boro Boudour among those well placed. Pactolus, who was sweating a lot before the race, was still fairly Well placed coming into the straight but he made no further progress. Three furlongs from the finish Noble Turk was still in the lead, but Magnet was moving up to hkn ahead of Boro Boudour and Faris 11, with Black Speck and Lone Mount also improving their positions.

Weston, on Black Speck, moved forward with nearly two furlongs to go, as did Lone Mount. The two of them caught Noble Turk and Magnet inside the distance, and Black Speck, running on gallantly, held the challenge of the bottom-weight by a head.

Black Speck has developed stamina comparatively late in life, for at the beginning of last season he won twice over six furlongs. His dam, Little Mark, together with Morals of Marcus, Waterval, Madawaska, and Marjolaine, were all by Friar Marcus out of Lilaline, and they were all useful .over short distances.

Black Speck was bought by Mr. H. Cottrill as a yearling for 750 guineas' on behalf of Mr. Rank, i Next to the St. Leger success with Scottish Union, the Liverpool Autumn Cup gave the owner greatest satisfaction. Incidentally;, Black Speck is a brother to Mark Time, who won many races for Mr. D. Waugh. ;