TWO CHAMPIONS IN ACTION

Southland Times, Issue 23681, 2 December 1938, Page 10

TWO CHAMPIONS IN ACTION

Seabiscuit And War Admiral

RACE FOR AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP

War Admiral was much better fancied than his older rival, Seabiscuit, in their long-awaited match race at Pimlico, Baltimore, Maryland, early last month but the Californian champion gave War Admiral every, advantage and then beat him at his own game by going to the front and winning by four lengths. . , In so doing, Seabiscuit established a track record, previously held by Pompoon, of 1.56 3-5 for the nine and ahalf furlongs course. He ran the first quarter in 23 3-ssec, half-mile m 47 .3-ssec, and mile in 4-5. The track was fast and there was a record crowd of 40,000 persons, keyed up to the highest tension. Mr S. Riddle, owner of War Admiral, had requested a walking start and that they should carry 8.8 instead of 9.0, as the Admiral was smaller. To both of these proposals Mr C. Howard, Seabiscuit’s owner, agreed. After two false starts, they were off, but it was Seabiscuit, contrary to expectations, who got the jump-out and he had a lead of a length passing the first furlong. Before he passed the next post, Seabiscuit had increased his advantage to two lengths and he , was moving along as smoothly as a southern Then, to the first roar of the crowd, War Admiral came up under full steam to cut away a length, and another length at the half-mile, so that there they were, head and head. For almost halif a mile they ran, Seabiscgit always with his nose in front, moving with his shorter, faster stride. War Admiral had thrown out his challenge and it had been answered. As they passed the mile post, with a furlong and a-half to go—the stretch that tells the story—Seabiscuit was still hanging on. Foot. by foot, he moved away again. Kwitzinger gave War Ad-

miral the whip but those on the stands knew suddenly that he had exhausted his run. Through the final furlong it was not a contest.

“The race, they say,” declared one commentator, “is not to the swift. But it is always to the swift and the game and Seabiscuit has these two important qualities.” Efforts to secure a return match proved unsuccessful. Said Mr Howard: “Another race under the same conditions would be entirely satisfactory to us.” However, the reply of G. Conway, trainer of the defeated horse, said there was no chance of a second trial. FLOODTIDE ~SCRATCHED AT AUCKLAND (United Press Association) AUCKLAND, December 1. Floodtide was scratched for all engagements at the Auckland Racing Club’s meeting at 3.55 p.m. today.

BOWLS

TEAMS FOR TOMORROW Bowls teams for tomorrow are:— WAIHOPAI v. Winton (Central).—de Lautour, Bell, McKay, Duncan; Oughton, Young, Hunter, Broad; Mason, McFetrich, Bird, Spiers; Cuthbert, Smythe, Callon, Morrison. v. Winton and R.S.A.—Moore, Imlay, Danskin,. Gray; Boyes, C. Campbell, Baxter, Miller; McKnlght, Stout, Withers, Buchanan; Martin, Buddle, Pickford, Adam. NORTHEND At Otautau. —Hunt, McMurdo. A. Millar, D. J. Wesney; Hitch, Blaikie, Daubney, McEachran; Bath, Gee, Stocker, Halligan; Gillanders, Birch; Whitaker, Watson; ■ Arthur, Cook, O’Brien, Snow; Wren, R. Millar, Randle, O’Toole. OTAUTAU At Otautau.—J. G. Conolly, E. Jellyman, E. T. Sllverwood. C. Renowden; T. D. O’Leary, G. McMillan, R. Brown, H. Gazzard; G. B. Saxelby, _R. Smart, J. Thomson, H. Chandler; Rev. H. B. Burnett. L. M. Thomson, J. Kirk, H. Braxton; H. Bridgman, E. J. Leckie, J. Hall, C. Steven; J. Fisher, J. Morton, G. B. Burns, T. H. Walker. TE RANGI At Gore. —A. Donald, Gibson, Springford, Glennie; A. G. Froggatt, Brown, Crawford, A. S. Fraggatt; Walsh, Burrell, Dunwoodle, G. Donald; Holloway, Gordon, Marshall, Hope; Streatfield, Cross. Paterson, T. R. Pryde; Dyer. Hopgood, Cochrane, T. Pryde; Hinton, Steel, Frobarth, Anderson; Blue, Leggett, W. Donald, Batcheler. SOUTHLAND At Tuatapere.—Ross, Kelman, Fowler, Manson; Irving, Ayling, Donaldson. McRoble; Fraser, Kingsland, C. Brass, Thomson; Findlay, Credglnton, Fortune, Snow; Newman, Darrock, Evans, Graham. At Riverton.—P. Brass, Birch, Cowie, Stewart; Crawford, Strang, Smith, Gardner; Cooper, Cubitt, Brown, McComish; Barron, Castle, Wildermoth, Holmes. LUMSDEN At Gore.— Vf. Johnson, H. Dore, A. Upchurch. D. M. Andrew; W. Biggar, B. Sims, J. Ogilvy, J. Clouston. Emergency: A. Douglas. INVERCARGILL At Gore.—Hewitt, Gilbertson, Donaldson, Miller; Jones, Foster, Mills, Geddes; C. Grant, Warden, Munnings, Crawford; Harrison, Mitchell, Semmens, Hay; Martin, Gardiner, Carman, Stevenson; J. Holmes, Ramsay. Holloway, Parfitt; Lee. McFadzien, McRoble, Sefton; Willett, A. Holmes, R. Holmes, Smith.

At Hokonui.—Hewitt, Foster, Donaldson, Geddes; Jones, Gilbertson. Mills, Miller; Harrison, Warden, Semmens, Crawford; Grant, Mitchell, Munnings, Hay; J. Holmes, Gardiner, Holloway, Stevenson; Martin, Ramsay, Carman, Parfitt; Willett, McFadzien, R. Holmes, Sefton; Lee, A. Holmes, Mcßobie, Smith.