FAILS TO SEE IT OUT

NZ Truth, Issue 1148, 1 December 1927, Page 11

FAILS TO SEE IT OUT

Seven Furlongs Too Far For Town Bird

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Representative.) i „ ( . ■'■■■■'.

.There was dismay m the Town' Bird camp when Roy Reed was deemed not fit to take his place with /the gelding m the Taka•puna Plate. , .. > " :: ..;; .;.-;. '-•■:■?■ .'^V '*■'*■': ■

THIS was because of meeting with 1 eye trouble while riding Prodice m the previous race.This caused Goldsbrough's services to be claimed.

In the rush to get Town Bird to the post there was little time to do anything else but make up the poundage with dead weight.

The result was that two lead

bags were heaped on to Town Bird.

It is just questionable whether all this dead poundage was to the advantage, of the favorite. ' /He : looked well and hopped out 'smartly from No. 1 position, but he never got far away. '

Though there seemed a.reasonable change of him seeing out the distance' at: the straight' ehtranee, the son of Archiestawh.compoundled In the struggle. :

He was back m sixth position when they flashed paßt the deciding ,lino. It was too hard a battle for Town Bird. ."■.-,;. -::.■-!. ' ■.:' :.'■:-:■':''■.> . :

He may win up to seven f urtpngs and even further, however, 'when the pressure is not right pnv,

But as a betting proposition, six furlongs, will suit Town Bird's supporters a lot better. :'. ■'.:...-..'