Punoent Pars

NZ Truth, Issue 1175, 7 June 1928, Page 12

Punoent Pars

EXIT DOMINION ROSE A FURLONG from the post m the : finishing stages of the Waitohu Hack at Otaki, Dominion Rose suddenly stopped and fell as if hit with an axe. Jockey R. Straton. quickly extricated ■himself, from the trappings, while onlookers rushed to the scene. « . The services of Vetei'inary Surgeon F. Crossley were called m and after a diagnosis he came to the conclusion that a blood vessel had burst internally, a ■ As there appeared no prospect of saving her life, he mercifully put her out of her suffering. Dominion Rose, which was an aged mare, by Quarantine— English Rose, showed fair form last season. Her only success during the past two years was her win m the Firirioa Hack race at the Wairarapa summer meeting, while she had several minor placings to her credit. Her loss is a severe one to the Porirua trainer, D.Prosser, >vho had her m capital trim. SMART TWO-YEAR-OLD • CVER since the Marton New Year *-* meeting, backers have been waiting for Consent (Acre— Lucky), which, it will be remembered, won there but was disqualified, as his rider (R. Marsh) could not draw the weight on hopping on to the scales. It was ascertained that the lad had lost a portion of his lead on the journey, hence the disqualification. Consent was produced m the Kuku maiden at Otaki, but had to be hard ridden to beat Just So (Chief Ruler— Rosie Demond), another two-year-old, by a head. . . However, Consent did his job m a manner which augurs well for his three-year-old career. He is being trained at Fordell by F. Tilley, for the Hunterville sportsman, T. A. Duncan.