Portlanth-^Lody, 7.10, is fairly ' thrown into the Iteeflon Cup. Looking at tho splendid attendance at the Woodvillo meeting, one mlßht havo supposed that it was the opening day of a big metropolitan gathering instead of a country meeting. Relative* to that wonderful gallop* ing machine, Tho Tetrarch, who hns won all tho sovon races-in which ho has started this seaaon. and 11,4:10 aovH. m stokes, an Knglish., writer delivers himwclt as follows:—"It <s really wonderful Uie way The Totrnrch moves, taking, apparently, nothing out of himself, and cantering, tho while ho haa the opposition m hopoloas trouble. If allowed to run hi« own ruco, tho long-Htridint; son of Roi Herode will not, T should nay. meet with his superior for Home lime, but may bo. ns with other horses of his stump and Btylo of gal* loping, any oxt»rtis« of ftnesso or diplomacy, m tho adoption, lor »x--ample, of waiting tactics. mUtht conco|v»l»lv enough hnvo a disastrous result."
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NZ Truth, Issue 443, 13 December 1913, Page 7
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158Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 NZ Truth, Issue 443, 13 December 1913, Page 7
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