STARTERS FOR THE SUICIDE STAKES.

NZ Truth, Issue 68, 6 October 1906, Page 2

STARTERS FOR THE SUICIDE STAKES.

There was a" record attendance, says Sydney "Sportsman," for a suburban course, at "Rosehill last Saturday, which- was principally due to ; a couple of big : sweeps 1 having filled on the "Cup." The "Cup" itself was a measly handicap, the club giving £50 to the winner, and another halfhundred being/cut' uj) 'between : t_e second arid third, horses. '■ lis owners cpntributecl a' little qver £70 i^ the WW of nominations*; the club actual--ly'hujjg Up 'less than'Bo' "iovs. No donbt getting 'sweeps to be 'run on such paltry races -.is a grand' idea to advertise a meeting, and make own•;ers' pay for it,' "but" what about' the terrible risk jockeys, take m riding m ■si*, race' on this track - with over 30 horses starting about only half; a fuylpng before making %s turn put 0f f tye stFa.i^h.t ? It was expected that 40 pr more horses would goto' t% post - ' 'on, Saturday in'' the Cup^ but 3)2 was the itiain, the others being scratfched'' owing to ! drawers of. horses npt toeing the scratch' and : laying owners a bit to nixy . It took starter Mackell^r some time before 1 he empted a despatch. Passiqri causing t\\e jielfry, jijit 'when "Gp^ wasgiv^n the field got away " splendidly ', Hewitt [orcing his mount, Collarit, to '" "the front m a few strides, which m itself wflsa meritorious, performance, considering that almost ever y jockey tried to make the turn first. The field was reduced by,'/ two when, it •§wept 'out of the straight, Obverse, and Zoz' having fallen. 6y tl^e tini-e^ tf^e sevep-furlojig ppst' had, beeft, reaciieg, tfie 'horses wexe. spread- put .' all over- the- track, and what with the |jstance spme of tfiein were, covering mi tlie* way ' tßey'%re Ji^mpered, it '♦;— wifcl_2iil} ii pos§fl of -s.qor--I<3ft tiiem ..•'- _yy **•&*._■/_ c-nrppri-ing. Meariwhile Collaru^as sWgPirig along; m- rare style jj with Mutation chasing him seve^ Ssths away, hat poth ng i" }JW?J to have a show of catchl R g tJjJJWB colt till Roseriiead set sail ajter hw inside the distance, ftrid g^Wy reducing the gap he managed ts m UP m the last couple of strips and win by. a neck, Marveil being a very fair

third. Hewitt took matters a bit easy, and was evidently over-confid-ent, otherwise he might have reversed the verdict. Considering that the colt had to make all the running, he shaped really well, and by the time the Derby is to be decided' lie* shoiild' be m condition fit to dispute every yard of the mile and a half. (He did, but had to '"'succumb, after repeating the "making the Tunning*' performance, to PoisedonJ Tn the ; last few yards.-Ed. "Truth.")