Records Are Worth Nothing

NZ Truth, Issue 1102, 13 January 1927, Page 9

Records Are Worth Nothing

A glance over Wellington Cup records reveals that since 1874 five-year-olds have had the best of matters by providing 19 winners. TjTFTEEN, came from amongst four- horsemen who must have happy JT year-olds, while two others.of that recollections-of Trentham's richest age ran ; a dead-heat. , , handicap. Three-year-iolds have won six, six- He not, only steered two straight-out year-olds seven and a dead-heat,, and winners; m Maioha and Rapine, but aged horses four and a dead-heat; also figured as the rider of both Rewi There have been two dead- Poto and,Kilmoon when they deadheats— Red Ribbon and Rewi Poto heated m different years^for the Gup. m 1919, and Kilmoon and Oratress T The time record Sis held, by Maioha •fchp followinn year Insurrection and Enthusiasm, each of the following year. , whom registered 2.31 for the distance. It was away' back m 1903 that the . ;— —-V : j "black demon," Advance, carried the ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS record weight of 10.4 home first.' ', - _—-— In the following year Gladsome, the "s.S." (New Plymouth): (1) £2/17/-. winner subsequently 1 lost the race (2)- £3/9/-. . (which went r to. Convoy) owing to «s.p." (Gisborne): (1) £1/19/-. (2) Gladsome being ridden by an appren- £ 1/19/6. (3) £2/13/6. ■ tice not licensed to ride.: "Fair Go" (Gisborne): (1) £2/8/6..(2) The Wellington Cup is generally ■> £4/19/-. '.'..' V regarded as the most severe mile and "R.w." '(Dunedin): (1) £1/19/-. (2) a-half test m the Dominion. •:. .. £2/1/6 (3) £2/6/-. It is worthy of note that not since «h.P. (Auckland): £3/1/-. ' Achilles won with 9.4 twenty years -inquirer" (Ohura): £7/-/-. back, has 9st. or over been carried to "Constant Reader" (Gisborne): victory, while only seven times m all £1/4/-. -- have horses with over 9st. survived -RiA.B." ' (Oamaru): (1) Circulation, the test. (2) Vaward. (3) Pink Terrace. R. Reed is one of the present-day "Inquirer" (Levin): £6/12/6.

The finish of the Summer Cup: Rapine (10.3) scores from Barometer (second) and Footfall (on rails) third, with Tanadees (fourth) from a bunched lot.