PROPHESIES OF PROPHET.

NZ Truth, Issue 243, 19 February 1910, Page 2

PROPHESIES OF PROPHET.

Prophet, came to Hawera from Ellerslie with a big reputation as a hack , hurdler, but his faiiie m that direction was somewhat dimmed when the meeting was concluded last week.

Picturesque tales were related oi> his ability as a galloper. One story related how well he had . performed m a -gallop with Downfall rat- the : Auckland Cup meeting. Everyone was pn htm, and in' Auckland the " books refused to accomodate layers. In the race on the first day his rider was tied down with orders, and the result was he gave Maggie Paul too big a break m the first mile, and she beat hin; rather comfortably. Admirers of the St. Paul gelding were not dismayed. They averred it was . only money lent, and they said they would get even on the second day as "Tartar": (A. Julian's nick name) would ride his own race. The owner, himself led the charge at 'the bookies, and it is said that he had the big bet of £230 to £200. burely a very short price ? Odds on were laid at the finish, but again they did not com*, the punters' way, as Maggie Paul, despite her rise m weight, again won. It tniis* he admitted v that the Auckland horse was a. trifle unlucky, inasmuch' '.as %. was leveJ at the last fence with the;, winner, but he made a faulty leap and 'ost' a couple of lengths and also the _race \- . .

The poor jumping was.? without, .doubt,, the cause of his defeats, and*- his pace on the flat is undisputed, bujb- until he becomes more proficient at'-jiebcmg-< he will hot win, except m poor company..; He is a rare cut of a hurdle horse-, but he jumps very wildly, and at some fences goes up m the air, while others he bangs through.