STILL GOING

NZ Truth, Issue 1029, 15 August 1925, Page 12

STILL GOING

Old. First Liae Plods Along !f there is an old marvel racing over "big fences m . this country it is First Lint. "\ First Line, must nearly ,be old enough- to vote, and- age is "telling its tale on him. . ■ • » • ... . , He hasn't the pace he once possessed. % ■ . } . But he gets- there just the same, and at Riccarton this week he 'got a bit of stake :,nioney. With a r mile fto go m the National First Line' looked to have a chance, but he- got into, the sod wall, lost a "-. ton of ground, and then finished flying m fourth, place. _ x On Thursday, m the Beaufort, he went up a place, and gained third money. Another "couple of strides and he' would have been second. : He is indeed a marvel. -__ _ Going on her running m the, Islington Handicap at- Riccarton on Thursday,-. Boadicea ..should give some trouble if she starts to-day. t Sir Rosebery showed to better advantage m .the National Hurdles than m ftliei steeplechase. His . effort, all things considered, was a good one. Bachelor. Gay showed" his. first day win was no . fluke when- he won the Spreydon, Hurdles the- second day : at Riccarton. -He is a comer m the game. ' ' North Island horses won the National Steeplechase and the Winter Cup, .bu-t the hurdles went to Invercargiil. •': Warhaven, who does not handle the mud too well, surprised with his sec- . ond at ■ Riccar.ton on Thursday. The grey mare Rehutai 'did not r.un • up- -to expectations at Riccarton on Thursday. She was there a furlong from home, but her finishing run was a little disappointing. • Dug Webster, ■who was not among the- list /when the' licenses were issued,.' has been, granted a conditional ticket. .(.■./. .-".■'■ . . • : ' ■ \

Hall {Mark went : well enough the second day at Riccarton to say he would have a show 1 m the very -near future. , '•£ If Maunga could only, strike a good track- he would give the opposition some bother. The report is going the rounds- that m future Mr.' Herbert Gaisford's team is to be trained at Oringi. This is not correct. Alan McDonald left after the second day at Riccarton to go to Ellerslie to ride Birkenrose m the Maiden Steeples at Pakuranga to-day. He is looked upon as a certainty. All Colours was not fit his best at the National meeting, a greasy heel giving him some bother. Killocra ran his best race for some time m the Islington Handicap at Riccarton on ■Thursday. El- • - ■ El

If Te Kawa comes to Trentham for theFleet meeting it is hard to see him getting clicked! ' ' . Passin' Through failed m the National but he. ran -.right up to his best form m the Beaufort Steeplechase on Thursday. • Santiago ran like the dog he is m the -National Hurdles. He. never gave them any worry. Had Deucalion been a little more seasoned he would, have beaten Kilfane m the Islington Handicap at Riccarton on Thursday. . ; • Good judges saythat Sir Archie will be hard to beat m his engagement at Pakuranga to-day.

Puwhero was going '• exceptionally well when, he fell two fences from home at Riccarton- on Thursday. Alan McDonald iisiof the opinion that he would have wen. ; Kilfane would have been very unlucky to have lost the Islington Handicap at Riccarton on Thursday. His rider.made him cover 1 a lot of extra ground. En" Route did not get very far m the National Hurdles. When he had gone seven furlongs he came a beautiful cropper and his rider, Scobie, was fortunate to get out of it unscathed. The distance of the Sumner Handicap at Ricoarton was a trifle too .far for Goldtown. Jack Beale nursed him as much as possible but he was then beaten into third position. If he starts to-day m the Selwyn handicap he should do 'better.