POOR PETER

NZ Truth, Issue 1173, 24 May 1928, Page 11

POOR PETER

Was In Bad Way Last Week Many people present at Wanga* nui on Saturday were awaiting for history to repeat itself. A FTER failing the two previous years ■ m the . Wanganulg" Steeplechase, P©ter Maxwell had come . out la th© Grandstand (Steeplechase the second day and paid a dividend. ; ' Two yeara ago he was second te . Puwhero and last year he won. Last week Peter Maxwell went only a fair race la the big eteepleob&se, bnt many expected him to. go a lot better the second day. And there was a lot of money to support thiß theory. However, Peter failed to get into the money, and, judging by the manner m which he limped back into the birdcage, it is going to be a long time before he races again. For a mile and a -half on Saturday the little fellow was going quite well and there were good prospectß of Mb running second, at least. Then, going down the back, his "dicky" leg gave out on him, and, though he kept on 'going, the laßt fence found him out. At first it looked as though he had broken his fetlock, but such was not the caseHe had Just broken down rather badly. CAM HENDERSON'S mount In the |J Greenlane Steeples, will be Earner hameha, which is giving prdmige In schooling essays over the brush fences. OIR ARCHIE'S mission on Great Northern Hurdles day is likely to be the Member's Handicap, not the Cornwall.