CLASS THAT-TELLS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 19, 23 January 1940, Page 11

CLASS THAT-TELLS

BEAU VITE'S FINE EFFORT ■

-A demonstration of what;'-.class.■,.w^ll do in handicap grade .was given by the three-year-old Beau Vite in'ithe 'Rummer Handicap, the feature event' ol .the final day?s card and extended'from li miles, to 11 furlongs this year. Over thelast two furlongs of the race. Beau Vite ran readily to a clear lead and it was then only a matteryof the iriargin by r which he would win. ; ';..' .. Though carrying 111b-over. w.'f.a. and .conceding weight all " round to the 'field, _most~ of them proved open handicappers, Beau Vite was backed down to hottest favouritism during the meeting,>' his •straight-out dividend being exactly the same as Sir Beau paid - when winning the' five-horse Wellington Stakes as favourite oh the first day. It;was;rare confidence to be eipre^sed in;' an vopeii .metropolitan handicap, but : itrprpved soundly placed. " ' .' On-his return to the'enclosure Beau Vite Was given a great' ovation, and it was not' all due to his hot favouritism. The public, were quicks to realise that . they had seen a performance .well out of'xhe ordinary. ■ . ; . ; After the race Mr. JR. Stewart, the colt's owner, advised the club that £50 of the stake won should be handed over to the National Patriotic, Fund, a contribution he also made after winning the Great Northern Derby at Ellerslie on New Year's Day. ' Beau Vite- was always splendidly placed, and he remained in that position "without taking anything out of himself. Actually he was the leader ' for two furlongs, when Mishna ran . round to tH§ front, arid three furlongs 'further- on he was passed also by Boldstep and Windsor Chief, who joined Mishna near the six'furlongs. On entering the straight Boldstep assumed charge, but below the .false railjßeauVj»te issued his first serious claim and he'collected Boldstep in a few strides. Beau Vite added further to 'the laurels of the three-year-olds at - the meeting. -On the improve^a]l;;thetime, he has developed into an outstanding colt, both in appearance and deeds, and he is the Defaulter of the present season.- He is a horse capable of winding any race in Australia or New ■ZeatSriß;'-"-"r"'' '' ::r-T-»■■■•■ =^—--"':,■-.■:.•.-■-::. ■:::."• .-..: Norseman moved up on the turn to be*fourth into the straight, and he then followed Beau Vite through to be a comfortable second^ , , ' Anotlier sbuthernerrThermidor, was third, coming from well back to cut out Lady Montana'in the last, stride. Her three' efforts #*?the were ■excellent;' ■'■ for : theM.|shb..Mre(i thaj she possesses; ithe .^tah^^ofeher redoubt':; able female'line, easier company .Back south she should not be fong>-in getting among the winners ' .'again.:'."l' ■■ .--/■ \ .■..^^-■^:-- ■■ .'. .'" ."■ 'Lady "O^as" on the inner of Beau Vite practically all the way, dropped back a bit,on the turn, then /cinae again in the straight, though she | finally could not stair off Thermidor's late challenge. \; Queen of Song ran another honest and useful race, but she seems now rather*, below the top class. Boldstep, who rarely goes.to the front so early, tired, into sixth,' arid the best of the. others were Moorsotis (who was kept too far>back to have much chance), Mishna ";(who tired), and Willie Win. Beaupartir, a surprise second favourite, was :Jiandily placed most of the way but he had no response coming with the pressure on^ • v The J:time 5 2min 20sec, was only a quarter of a second slower than Beau Repaire's on the second day. The last 1J miles'.topk 2min i6isec, the last mile lmin ■ 40sec, arid i the last half-mile 49£ sec, all these" sections: being a shade slower than Beau Repaire's, but the track, 'after rain, was a trifle easier. V