CUP SPECIALIST

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23968, 19 May 1941, Page 5

CUP SPECIALIST

GOOD RECORD OF GILLTOWN SYDNEY, May 13 Recently, the six-.vcar-oUI Lord Qnex mare. Amiable. hns been one of the star performers in Sydney, winning Hie C. \V. Cropper Plate al Kandwirk and the Clissold Handicap at Canterbury Park, hast Saturday *he was tried over a lonirer journey in the Canterburv Cup of a mile and three furlouirs. but she lasted only half the journey. The race, however, was won by her slahle-inate. (I ill!own, who was able to lead all the way, and reduced the course record by one and Ihree-nuarter seconds to giving a brilliant display of galloping. Willi two Mnnnee Valley Hold Cups, a City Tattersall'fl Cup and the Canterbury Cup. he has developed into a cup specialist. Gilltown's rider, W. Cook, is an expert, on dashing gallopers and excels on all-the-way winners. He has had a very successful week with five winners at Newcastle, two at Kensington, and four on Saturday at Canterbury. including Hie principal double. C.old fialutc and his owner. Mr. A. I',. Cooper, were the cause of an unusual incident in Brisbane on Saturday, when C.old Salute, defeated in the Morion Handicap, l allhouirh lie was a hot favourite. was wildlv cheered. The winner. Karait. w:ic a rank outsider, but Ilii' made little difference to the spectators, who were generous with their applause. .Vopareiitly, Mr. Cooper raised the ire of racegoers by some indefinite statements two days before the race as to whether C.old Salute would be a runner. C.old Salute won on the opening day of the meeting In the Nine's Plate at weighl-for-ago and carried [O.l in tho handicap when beaten on Saturday.