STARTER JACK

NZ Truth, Issue 1304, 11 December 1930, Page 11

STARTER JACK

t His Work Is Always Solid ; IS CONSISTENT ■, TT would seem by the continual ill- - •'•ness of starter Charles O'Connor j that the time is not far distant when 3 health considerations -will cause him / to resign from many of the clubs at a which he now officiates. ' He made the first move when he - dropped out at Trentham, and m re-

cent weeks he has not been able officiate at ;Takapuna, Tauniarunui and Woodville. At Takapuna and Taumarunui Jack Vincent was at the trigger, and he maintains a standard tha t, though it may 1 not reach that of the best of the O'Connor work, is ! consistently

? good and satisfying to . all concerned.' 3 "Carbine" has had a lifetime - amongst horses, ;and down m the .5 southern part of ; the North Island he • has officiated at the barrier with pre--2 cision and he is as solid as the cele--2 brated brick wall. 1 He has the confidence, of the riders, r who are well aware of the fact that it is useless to take 'him on, and equally 2 well aAvare that he will not pull anyr thing- on them. ' ■-.. At* both . of his recent meetings Vincent gave displays that were m, keeping with his record, and all were satisfied when it came time to sum up that angle..