HAPPY DAYS

NZ Truth, Issue 1080, 12 August 1926, Page 11

HAPPY DAYS

Belies His Name

In hurdle racing the first and foremost principle is to give a . horse a sight of his fence, DRIOR to thts H.vjoling nothing JT schooled more promising'y than Happy t>ays, and he was expected to play a prominent part m the Trial Hurdles on Tuesday. He played up a bit at the start, but he got away well enough from the outside berth. . The first fence he jumped really well, but his rider m running to the . second obstacle pulled him, over on to the fence, and he was third m behind Axle and Uleaborg. Happy Days was right on the heels of the latter running to the fence, and he was blinded. A couple of strides off the hurdle, Happy Days got his nose through on the rails, but it was too late for him to see the fence, and he hit it with h*s knees and toppled over. His rider, Bert Ellis; certainly stuck An the. saddle till .his mount hit the ground, but 'that was not much good after his horse had fallen. AH things considered, Happy Days was unlucky, and he can be . looked to to make amends before the meeting is out. T TP Waikato way they are whispering that Rangatahi has more than a rough show m the G.N. Hurdles. But it seems a^bit rich, doesn't it?