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Otago Witness, Issue 3868, 1 May 1928, Page 55

bme, as some of his ardent admirers with short memories were hailing him Ittafc week Do not forget, you worshippers of the rising sun, that as a three-year-old, Carbine, after being nearly down coming to the home turn, interference causing him to drop back to last won the Sydney Cup with 9.0—121 b more than weight-for-age—and the following year again won it with 91b more. The mnnnnini weight was then 6.0, and in his first Cup, Carbine defeated such pertormers as Melos, Abercorn, and Loeliiel. Only once did Carbine finish out of a place, and that was, beyond question, a nuke. It was in that never-to-be-forgotten Canterbury Plate, at Flemington, when Hales on Abercorn. and O’Brien on Carbine, were so occupied in watching each other that the pacemaker Sinecure was allowed to steal nearly a quarter of a mile start, and was only caught near the finish by his stable companion Abercorn, while Carbine, having injured his foot, was eased up by Mick O’Brien. Carbine made up for that failure, which was 110 fault of his, when, as a five-year-old. he won 10 out of the 11 races for which he started (including the Melbourne Cup yitli 10.5), and would not have been defeated in the eleventh (the All-aged □takes at Rand wick) by Marvel, only that he ran barefooted on a soft track. V\ hen plated he turned the tables on Marvel the same afternoon in the Cumberland Stakes. In all he wan in 43 races, of which he won no fewer than 33. I have dilated somewhat on the deeds of Carbine to remind youthful tin fites .that years ago there were equine giants in the land whose performances were even more striking than those of our modern champions... THE KING’S GOLD CUP. M’Carten has ridden Limerick in all his races in Australia, and he knows that horse better than anyone else; but he certainly gave Limerick's backers some heart pangs in the King’s Cup : After the race I thought (says "Cardigan”) that although Limerick had won M Carten had' not been seen to advantage on him; but it. appears that Limerick had more to do with the manner in which he was ridden than most of us thought. It appears that soon after the start Limerick got his tongue over the bit, and lie did not go kindly in the early stages, being inclined to hang out. M’Carten certainly did not bustle him, and, although the first three furlongs were run at a slow pace, he was at the tail end of the field, and at the nine furlongs was giving the leader, Valparaiso. anything from eight to ten lengths’ start. Valparaiso continued to make the running past the mile, and was attended bj' Jocelyn, and Simeon’s Fort, with Tangible next, while Limerick was last, Amounis being just in front of him. So far Limerick supporters were not worrying unduly, but when he was still last at° the five furlongs and Valparaiso was sailing along with a clear lead, and, apparently, going nicely from Jocelyn, with Simeon’s Fort next, and Limerick still at the tail end of the field, they began to wonder when M’Carten was going to ask Limerick to get a move on. At the half mile he commenced to go, but did not pick up the other runners so quickly as usual, and. turning for home, Valparaiso was still well clear from Simeon’s Fort, with Limerick two lengths away, attended closely by Tangible and Amounis. Winalot at this stage began to improve his position. At the distance Limerick ran up to Valparaiso, and it looked as if he would come on and win in the usual Limerick style; but Valparaiso hung on really well, and M’Carten gave Limerick a flick down the shoulder with the whip. He bounded forward, but at the same moment Amounis moved up on the inside. Simoon’s Fort made another effort in the centre, and Winalot came along on the outside. The