DOWN CAME THE FAVORITE

NZ Truth, Issue 1227, 6 June 1929, Page 13

DOWN CAME THE FAVORITE

WEIGHT OP MONEY SEEMS TO HINDER HIM i TWO YLARS ON E.ND The money that backers entrust on his mounts m the Great Northern Hurdles seems to be a hindrance to Allan McDonald. t AST June, McDonald had the mount v on Mister Gamp and the crowd sorted him out as the one to be with. All was well two fences from home when Mister Gamp did' not dp his job properly and McDonald found himself on Mother Earth. ■ ;.-.■- . 'This year McDonald had the • mount on Red Fuchsia arid once again he was the favorite way. But the race had hardly started — . they "were only jumping the thirds fence —when Red Fuchsia made an error and the pair parted company. It was ..extraordinary, for the All Red gelding is generally a great fencer, but the best of them make mistakes before their days are over. T,q. be. put out of the race m such a mannei' must have been annoying: enough jto Allan, but it was something tantamount to rubbing it m for his mount" of twelve months back to.wip. In the minds of many there is always going to be a doubt about Red Fuchsia getting a distance like the Northern Hurdles or the Great National Hurdles. ' Quite a number of good critics hold that the All Red blood is all right up to a point, .but that point does not reach a Northern or a National distance. i " ~~ ~~