THE CUP CONTEST.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14447, 6 November 1917, Page 6

THE CUP CONTEST.

rSpecial to t,he Herald.^, OHRISTCHUR.CHy tins day. . In. the New Zealand Cup race, at the distance Teka, . Johnny \Yalkeiy arid " Snub were iri front, J6hhny' Walker ap- fi pearing to be . getting ,* tlie best . of the' struggle, but a few strides "further 4n Merielaus came with ai characteristic run^and catching .his stable companion opPolite the" s'tahd won ?by a heatl, Srnjb''' being a length arid a halt' a^-ay third. Teka, vicld<**if right." put, was Jiea^irig the '■ rest. It was ';■ a ..-.great racei run at ja ; sound pace from start to ■finish. Undoubtedly tho best horse. ; at the weights t and the distance, on the. day w6n Aht ! ? impression had gone abroad that Mene- ' laus 'was unable to get *f urthei^ than )$ '- mi 10. and .a. quarter ■(&,&}). ;Ji\ ' 'VnctfieraU* company, ' ' owijig" "probably jtoj'lri's; eftorW having lieori confined to '.coTiVses pi' ?thhs" distance ; but' he had\ ! finished^airiiis races 'like" a horse that could go; on galloping.* ••' and; his backers weiV extremely foi-tuiiate in obtaining the good priceAhey -did/ifabotit?^ h.is chance. Johnny ""alrfo sprai|gf . j a" surprise upon his detf^.cto^-y.whii^ 1 . Snub a-nd^eka raiir vrell up-to ."their. ytrp.*ik '• j reputation! Qient r . -failed; badly ■wheh 'the^l pincly really cajne, but perhaps -heywas l I pot auite '..fit ; his /best .onfihe day, >h(S- j may be seen to greater ad^aritiage .before ' tl*;.e meeting is Over. Mnltifaiarapcl'-Miil- •= tiply were handicapped .'on. the.ir ' best form, whioh. they were unable to reprb^ : j d'o'cb, and most ; oi . the., .rest, were out- * classed. , . - ? n