WERE WORTH GASHING

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

WERE WORTH GASHING

NOT SO FRACTIOUS

ON THE IMPROVE

Borsalene's Rider Stepped On The Gasolene

The nine tickets bought on Borsalene m- the hack six-furlong race at Ashhurst last week were worth cashing.

•THE race was run In two divisions 1 and Borsalene's rider stepped on the gasolene from the barrier rise. Even when Maui looked to have him beaten the kid did not give up hope. Instead he asked for another ounce — and got it. * The win did not cause any great excitement, but once the dividend was posted there was a gasp. 1 For was it not big enough to represent a figure Dempster was m the habit of making with the cricket bat m England? • There were only nine tickets to be paid — some mug, tried to be cunning and alter a ticket to meet the circumstances—and of this number "N.Z; Truth" was able to trace eight. , And it may be said In passing that the eight went m the right quarter.

IT is just as well for Bill Taylor that Golden Wedding was not "listed" after her wild 'capers at the barrier at Whangarei,' for she would not haV© ©arnea a reasonable second dividend m the Ponui , at -Takapuna. She looked a certainty, m the straight, and quite a ■ lot of people think her rider missed Piet's late run on the inner. ■ ■; ; Golden Wedding can go fairly fast for a hack. Her fractiousness was not so evident last Saturday*

Like on every other occasion a big dividend is paid there were plenty to claim they were "on." m fact, foaming about later In the day it was found that there were at least a score who backed the winner I That type of individual-r-like the fellow who never loses — will always be found on a racecourse. ; Boraalene is a half-sister, by Acre, to Bonnie Gold, which also carried the same colors as the Ashhurßt winner. She is out of Borsil, a mare by Boris. Frank Higgot trains Borsalene and she was ridden by young Webster, a son of Doug, of that ilk. ■ ~ • . The trainer endeavored to get one of the recognized horeemen to ride the mare, But was unsuccessful. ■'' Then he decided to give Webster a chance to show his worth. This he 4id, and he rode her as we 2' as the next best could have.

pAPATU gave his best display of the *■ season when he finished second m the Alison Cup. Young Gill gave satisfaction m the saddle. Papatu is evidently on the improve, and as a result may be nibbled at for the Auckland Cup. . - # ' ' * # ■

MODEST BOY had every opportunity by being well placed early m th« Takapuna Plate, but the hard going may have been against bin*