JESSE OWENS EASILY

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 95, 22 April 1940, Page 11

JESSE OWENS EASILY

[WELLINGTON TROTS

SEVERAL BIG DIVIDENDS

(By "Ariki Toa.")

' Feature of the second day of the Trotting Club's Centennial Autumn Meeting, was the notable , double completed by Jesse Owens in the R. A. Armstrong Memorial, in which he simply outclassed his opponents and was not extended to win by two lengths. It was his third victory, on end, and although he is an agedi horse he would only require to : retain his present form to eventually ljeach the highest classes. >. In the running he pulled himself idnto second place behind Regal before the field nad gone three furlongs, and it was not until approaching the Straight the last time that his driver 'elected to allow the Adioo Guy geld>ing his head, and he raced right away 'from his field, with L. Frost taking an interest in the other fruitless challenges all the way down the straight. Regal attempted to act the role of pacemaker throughout, and it was not until the' final two. furlongs that he surrendered the lead to come on for a comfortable second. Accountant was badly placed on the rails in fourth place for a mile and a quarter, and he had to be pulled to the rear to get clear, from which stage he showed fine speed to finish well out on the track for third place. ' . Jackaranda also made a last-mmute burst to secure fourth place after, being last early. Palomar had every chance, being third to the turn, but he did not run on, while Wee Potts, better placed early than on the first day, was commencing to drop back at the two-furlong post. The remainder never made any real impression when, •the speed was turned on. A CLOSE FINISH. Smile Again was responsible .for an even better impression than ph the first day when she completed, a win.-; ning bracket by.:'taking the Farewell Handicap. She was quickly into . ..her stride from the back mark, and at the completion of three furlongs she.had moved into third- place behind Ropata and Ned Worthy: Momentarily she looked to be losingv ground crossing the top, but she had evidently become ■'a little unbalanced, fpr when her driver elected f .to challenge Ned .Worthy after turning the bend she responded splendidly and just wore'him down in the last few strides. Thus the winning double was again Jesse. Owens and Smile Again, . . : Ned Worthy went a great face,, .after being made a lot of use of in the. first mile and had he been restrained in the early part it is probable he would •have carried the day. Ropata set a willing pace from the start, and although he weakened he wassWlwe clear of the remainder. Old Faithful ran an improved race, arid was a useful, fourth, but- Huguenot was disappointing, even though she lost ground at the start and later received a very poor passage in the running. Silver Laddie would probably have been in the money but for leaving his feet half-way down, and Wamqm Girl and Major Guy did not run on. LED ALL THE WAY. Bie Kauri was first out and first home in the Randwick Handicap, but it .was not a good, race, for with a round to go only-Big Kauri, Listowel, and Escalado had any.chance, and they turned into the straight /.with only about three lengths separating the trio. However, once in line Big Kauri carried too many guns. and drew right alSalado showed a lot <* "specd _ m the early stages but both she, and Lis+owel were tired horses over the last ;8t ASworthy did best of the others ■but he was only .plodding along, as ■was Franz Derby, who, failed to get within striking distance. Millisle showed brilliant speed in patches, but two breaks extinguished any chance he may have possessed. -A rapavßlack Native, Judgment,, and , M Q an£f^ Son all' made mistakes, while Biwortny was always well back. AUSTRALIAN-BRED WINNER. In winning •" the Belmont Handicap -Don Walla credited the Australian horse Walla Walla with his first sirmg, Success in the Dominion. Don .Walla had Sen narrowly, beaten in his « two starts, but whereas he has-been taken to the. front in the past on this. oeSon he- was restrained in behind to fifth Place until two furlongs from home, when he made a sharp run that took him clear, and he paced too sSudly over the last bit for the rea rare finish for second inJney" bSweeiiLord Worthy Shaun Aroon First Call, Jack Sprat., ana Arietta and the judge placed them & that order. Lord Wthy momentarily' looked like troubling Don Walla a furlong from home, but he broke Snder pressure and only just retained second mbney. : Cynic and Wainoni Jack were prominent at the half-mile, but they weakened quickly. Mortlake, Dublin, and Colossal lost ground early. . A BIG DIVIDEND. The surprise of the day wasfurnished by Lady Carol, when she returned over a quarter of a century in the Ferry Handicap, but her backers received a rare thrill when the judge hoisted her number in. third, place but the mistake was soon rectified. , Also, it appeared from the Press stand that Royal Thread had hung on for second place, but the angle is deceptive. In the. running Lady Carol was tucked in on the fence behind the leaders Marque, Royal Thread, and Sentiment, and it was not till half-way down that she got clear to finish with a rare burst of speed to win going away. . .',.'... Marque looked all over a winner inside the final furlong, but.. she was feeling the pinch over the last bit, while Royal' Thread made a last-min-ute dab to get in the money, ahead of Labour Day, Busted Flush, and Distributor. Starace had only Master Potts behind her at the two-furlong post, and although she put in a challenge at the turn she never made any, impression. Master Potts did not ap-; pear to be able to handle the soft track and was always at the rear. POPULAR. SUCCESS. Arapai went much steadier to win the Palmer Handicap, and although^ he could be termed lucky to get through on the inside of.Listowelm.the. last furlong he would also have been unlucky to lose, for he had^lot in reserve at the time. His driver made two attempts to edge his way-through, but on each occasion the opening was closed, and if was only in the last fifty yards that Listowel came out enough to leave sufficient room. Arapai broke with a round to go, but after recovering he trotted very solidly. . Listowel attempted to lead alii the way, and in most instances his performance would have been rewarded with victory. He revealed mucn-im-proved stamina. Chudic did not appear to be able to go the early, pace, but he was making up ground in. the final half-mile and was a good third after getting a slight check crossing the top. Escalado again showed early speed but weakened quickly in the straight. Millisle broke badly at the start and must have been 150 yards behind the leaders early, and although he was within half a dozen lengths crossing the top the task was beyond him. Big Kauri went solidly but could make no impression, while Anna's Voyage was moving smartly up to the leaders two furlongs from home when she left her feet. AN IMPROVED DISPLAY. Arietta improved upon her earlier displays to'easily account for the Woturn Handicap. It was her fourth

start at the meeting, and on this occasion she was quickly into her stride to trail Lord Worthy until the home •turn, when she soon settled him to win going away. She is a well-bred sort who should dp even better with further experience. Lord Worthy secured his third E lacing at the meeting and showed all is former lspeed, but the winner was too good. Jack Spratt was within [striking distance at the turn, but his finishing effort suggested that h^ was a tired horse. Colossal revealed any amount of speed, but until he learns to control his gait at the start he will continue a risky betting proposition. Wainoni Jack and Castella del Oro were, never dangerous. • STAYED ON TOO WELL,. Appreciating the tighter class BrCnze Eagle made snort work of his opponents in the Members' Handicap, but- at the home turn his prospects looked anything but bright, for at that stage he was badly placed on the inside of Mullard, Latest Edition, and Stepson. However, once he did get clear he overhauled the leaders in easy style, and he had only to be kept going to score by a length and a half. He should experience little difficulty in winning further races. Twist was third at the half-mile, but then unaccountably, lost her position, only to come strongly on the outside to secure second money. Latest Edition was in front on straightening up, but he. weakened, while Mullard dropped out at the turn after showing the way for a mile and a quarter. William Potts broke at the start, and Toceetie and Gold Bar failed, io 5 show up.