RYDER'S LUCK

NZ Truth, Issue 1063, 8 April 1926, Page 13

RYDER'S LUCK

Jockeys for (From "Truth's" Special Christchurch; .: .- ': . Rep.) •,■■;■ : "; , There;: is; no dou&t £haT3Jrere is r such a thing as horses for. courses, and it is just as true to say that are jockeys for courses. ■ Take the case of the Qtaki horsemian, Pearl Ryder. V:. • "".'"-■■-.•; .v;';'.v .'■;• Last August at Riccarton he : estab- : ; lished a reputation when ridingl,Bache-» lor Gay m a hurdle race. , ! The ' tipr.se went straight thrpugh -~ the fence m. front of the stand, but Rya'er, wjth a marvellous piece of horsemanship . allied ,;to>.a ton of^luckj managed to r get back m the saddle after being perched up on the ■ horse's ears. : v •._'■ : ; ' ; , The feat wa"s so extraordinary,; that Ryder "will never ,be forgotten- by ; Ricr carton racegoers. . • ; ; '.-';..'"..': This Week Ryder was again baclt at Riccarton. He was present id : . dp the riding oji ' Many Colours, Mcßrearty> the usual horseman, npt_ being ayailr ablev ■/"■.';".■ ']":.';./.."■•:. '"v/!" „■■.': .7*..'s.'., In a way it \^as only a fluke thatV' he had the mounts^ but "Horses for courses and jockeys for .courses" once again proved to be a correct ..slogan. ■ ' ■ ■ ■..' ■// •- ';,•'••; '••';'. ■; ■:. ■ • Many Colour9i with big burdens,- won Doth hurdle races, though— by the way —he did riot have. much to beat. x Till this week Ryder has been put of luck for. some time, but the .two winning' mounts at Riccarton :wefe worth £43, . - !'•.. . ■•.•.■•-■ ••■■ -■ ...... ■•--.. That is great payment - for seven minutes' work, but the added . confidence the wins will give • him are worth more than pounds, shillings" and" "pence. . - KItCEIT was finishing on well m the, ' Railway Handicap at Tauhere- ■.■■*• nikau on -the first day,-,but she-was riot , ; started" on the concluding 5 day." THE T9a Tray filly Silver .Tray showed pace for half, v mile at; Tauhereriikau, but- : after that wasn't m. the picture. ' •<•■■•• .- -: ••■■ •-■■••■'.•■ • "•■■- ■ ■■■■■'- j/ILMINSTER- may not be^ much *»■ good, but he has spine pace. He „ got a\yay badly each .day at Wairarapa, but neTfertheless made .up a, ; lot -if. ground, and was well up at the finish. ' * . ■■ * * ■ ' ■•'■-■ " "'■'.'' '"• '- : v ■;" '*.■'■■. ' '.'.#. ■ ' .-' : ' ~'.'' If all that one hears is correct, a horse called Sasin can go fast- enough to make theVothera in- a field quiver, .