EQUITAS.

NZ Truth, Issue 327, 30 September 1911, Page 2

EQUITAS.

Nothing of moment occurred at Otaki except perhaps the inquiry iDto the running of Equitas. '-Spearminc" does not know what occurred m the stewards' room but he does knowthat every 'second person one meets wants to 'be , oii 'Equitas m the Stewards Handicap. So far the nominations are not even published, and, ot course, it cannol be said with aay degree of certainty that last year's winner will be even nominated, but if she is there Ms still the hardest part to do," and that is to win. No one but Mr J. E. I-lenrys knows what weight she will .jet, and even jf they guessed ever so correctly there are a thousand and one different influences to be exerted against her right up till she passes the post m the .race.. Surely her owner, Mr "Tirhi Puru," is too hard-headed an o.wner to be missing stakes that will assuredly aggregate more than a Stewards' Handicap.'. Reverting . to the Otaki affair, the thing that puzzled most people was, assuming that the mare was a; non-trier, 'how- m the 1 name of fortune did her rider get her so far m front ? If the mare was "not wanted," surely this was the act of a .madman. « We are not likely to be furnished with a complete explanation of the affair, but if ever it comes out, \the solution will probably be found' m the fact that 'the mare "was-s'ent out to twin. if 'she could.