NEARLY DID RACE IN

NZ Truth, Issue 1246, 17 October 1929, Page 13

NEARLY DID RACE IN

Bert Morris Was Snookered

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Christchuwih Rep.) .'' : y '■■;'■ - ' Those who were game enough to " support Meprisant for the Dunedin Guineas were feeling out of sorts, with themselves when the classic; field turned for home. t i.v TN a. seven -furlong ha«k race on 'the A - : opening day, Dutch Money igav# Meprisant twenty pounds apd a beatIng.ybut 1 George Aynsley*a geldlngf wis badly 'interfered , with and. never got going. .;' ; y 'XiV ' However, Dutch Money won $6 wil! m hack company that it looked dollars to nothing that she would , beat' Wm again, m the , plassic* This waa the popular-, view ..-.'.and' her supporters'laid the odds, but the first day's racing had got to the. bottom pf her. T".;"' After the field had gone a couple :of furlongs,'/ Flair was m charge 'from Stealth and Dutch Money.". Meprisant had been following Stelath, but yolgh<; was -varying his pace and- caused Meprisant -to drop .back and Gold-Tinge and' Blue Metal, tnakinjg forward moves, had .him pocketed as they [went across the top. -„ T ■ T;; When they swung round the; turn for t home- Stealth was doing it best. He collared Flair atjthe dia-, tance, where Dutch Money compounded. But once they s^aightened .up^Bert Morris igot- to trork on 'Mepr&aht -and stride for stride he .was^doing lt bet- :- ter; thaix aißrthlng else. : -"y"-Y -Jy He." gave J ! % . great, "exhibition -.of courage and. s tamina ;aaad . ;got upr-in the last few vjßtrides^to .nose. Stealth out of the first prize." y „>.._ ; . . -' . y Stealth ran . •theLbefftfrbrace of his (^ee^;afi'dypf6ved ''his^Gfeijaldine ifprxh. i6y:±ti&£a\&i?tt a >golod thing, inside < the distajjce, but he TVplrit dov^trf^;;h^it^C*W^ s j!n ;as. fifi&a finish as has'\ ever--been seen infthe Dunedin.; .Guineas^ c- .,.[ „:_ .... ";'s% Wheif^they irs&mty Xerosis'. theT-Jtop Meprisant looked to be well out of the picture, and -his perf orniance stamps him as'-the most "•useful seen out m the South Island. so facdftiia season./ -There* Is ,no doubt abmity his stayihgy *- : ■ ■ 'by"-.