"Rub 'Im Out" Yelled The Irate Crowd

NZ Truth, Issue 1128, 14 July 1927, Page 13

"Rub 'Im Out" Yelled The Irate Crowd

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Sydney Representative.)

D ACKERS who did their good money on Stormy at Gtosford races recently got a cyclonic shock when the New Zealander ran home a fairly easy winner m the big handicap at Moorefield. On his Gosford form, Stormy had Buckley's chance of beating Saturday's field, but after Garrula and Dion had set a stiff pace all the way Stormy just reached out and gathered them mas if they were a pair of hacks. One punter got good odds about Stormy and no doubt he knew something; but the general run of backers dropped their money on Cyron and Freddy C. He is not too bad this stormy petrel

from New Zealand, and if he do es not fall foul of the stipes he should land a better race than a Moorefield Handicap. Upon returning to scale irate backer s called loud and long- to the stewards to "Rub 'im out," an d hostilities were maintained for the best part of five minutes a f ter the horses had returned to the weighing-enclosure. This was the first time that metropolitan racegoers had had the pleasure (?) of seeing the notorious Stormy m action. His previpus racing had been - done m New Zealand and Newcastle districts.

STORMY

During his sojourn on the Coalfields the son of Quin Abbey and Gipsy Martian gave backers more than one rude shock. His first victory on this side of the Tasman was m a Maiden event at Newcastle, where he strolled m by half a dozen lengths from Martel. He had three other starts for three wins and then returned from whence he came. Suspicion was aroused when Stormy was taking, everything before him, and rumors that he was a "ring-in" were rife. On arrival m New Zealand he was met by a group of racing officials who unrugged him and subjected the gelding to a careful .

inspection. But no flaw could be found m Stormy 's bona-fides, and he entered the Dominion w earing the white flower of a blameless and innocent life. Sto rmy won at his first start on returning. That was m the Apprentices' Plate at Trentham. In his next "up" he was beaten by Vesperus m the Douro Cup, but he should never have suffered that fate. If kept m Sydney, the Enzed neddy should not find it difficult to repeat, the dose.