NOT MUCH SINGING

NZ Truth, Issue 1208, 24 January 1929, Page 13

NOT MUCH SINGING

When Meadow Lark Showed The Way Home

, The meadow lark goes up each morning to meet the sun, but the Meadow Lark at Trentham came home when the sun Was; on the way down. There was a big field m the second leg of the double—^the Telegraph Handicap— but not many thought that the horse from Oamaru had any great chance.

THOSE 'who did ,have : a fancy for 1 .';htm Svjere put off him by reason of the outside, marble ..he drew. But they did hot take into account hisVbniliancy;; ''and he began like a shot out'bf a gun. . '■< He Went so fast out of the barrier^ that he Was -able to cross over and, get>theVails early. From the stands he Went' over too soon, or it looked that way. . It is riot the, usual custom to see big sprints on roomy courses like Trentham won all ; the way, hut Meadow Lark did so, m the manner Consent won last: spring. Cimabue tried to get him m the run to the post, but he could not bridge the gap and he was dying fast over the last hundred yards. •Then ; appeared on. the scene the veteran of 'many battles—Reremoana. , '■'■■ /.-' '■■' . \; . ■■;.■ ■ ■ ""•"■■■ He stretched ;out m his best style and each stride saw him lessening the distance, but the post was too near. The win of Meadow Lark upset the pot completely and his success would be heralded with great joy m certain circles. Of the well-backed ones the only horse to run up to expectations was Reremoana. ■ The old fellow has lost that edge of brilliancy and over the first bit is carted off his legs, but once he settles down he does get over the ground. There is still a good handicap for him, but he is just unlucky enough to get touched off m sprints and thus keep himself up with big weights. Gascony was not started, his trainer, refusing to take th.c risk with the hard ground. Taking a line through Reremoana kJIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII^

and the Palmerston Stakes it would have taken Meadow Lark all his time to have staved off the Woodville horse. Prior to the meeting Joy King was doing everything on the track and a packet of money was spilt on him. He was never seeii on the trip. The unfortunate horse of the race appeared to be Silver Paper. He got anything but a good, run and then was flying at the finish. . iiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii