A DREAM COME TRUE

Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 220, 20 September 1934, Page 5

A DREAM COME TRUE

SUCCESS OF GOLD CFvOSS According to a southern report, the story went at Ashburton last Saturday that £1 10s of the £2 10s invested on Gold Cross on the win machine was the wager of a man who is oho of tho many victims of tho depression. Ilia reason for backing Gold Cross is said to have been that his wife dreamed that the gelding won. Dreaming in advanco tho success of tho extremd outsider of a field of 14 is a real" gift, writes “Vigilant.” Actually.'some good reason was necessary for anyone to support Gold Cross, lie is six years old, and this is tho fourth season in which he has been racing, but until Saturday his total earnings were £7 10s, which ho obtained when he finished second-in the Trial Plate, run at Riecarton on November 26, 1932. It can - be said for him, however, that he has done very little racing. At three years he had two runs, both unplaced. At four years he ran tho second already referred to. and was thrice unplaced. Last season his only outing Was in tho Novice Stakes at Ambciiey on April 28, when he was not among the first six in a field of nine. In the Maiden Stakes at Riecarton on August 4 he was not among the first seven home.

At one time Gold Cross was trained by the late W. J. Pino. He was bred by liis owner, Mr, A, S. George, and ho is now a member of tho team . of C. Davey. He is a chestnut gelding by the Spearmint horse -Catmint from Verintia, by Solferino from Anitea (dam also of Rapier), by the St. Simon horse : St. Ambrose, who won the Williamstown Cup in 1904. Steplca, the dam of Anitoa, was by St. Lcger front the Nordenf'eldt mare Stepfoklt, a sister to Stepniak and to She, the dam of Bobadil. Rebel Chief, who was runner-up in the second division, of the Novice Stakes on Saturday,, is a. half-brother to Gold Cross,