TRIPPING THE CRITIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 886, 1 February 1930, Page 14

TRIPPING THE CRITIC

LACKHAM SHOCKS THEM THE LUCKY INVESTORS When Lackham downed Silver Fern in the Tararua Hack Handicap at Pahiatua yesterday he returned his few supporters a substantial dividend, well over half a hundred, for there were only 19 tickets invested on him. Now the writer who penned the following after Lackham’s display at Ashhurst will have an opportunity to repent at his leisure. “When Lackham’s name appeared among the acceptors for the Siberia Hack Handicap at Ashhurst most sports imagined that an error had been made, and expected to see one of the progeny of the imported horse, said the -writer. But Lackham, who has been doing stud duties for several seasons, was actually produced, though for what reason cannot be imagined. “As might have been expected, the stallion absolutely refused to gallop, and only made himself look ridiculous. Instances could be quoted where horses that have once been used at the stud have come back and won on the turf. Lack a’ Day, a three-year-old daughter of Lackham, was an acceptor in the Komako Hack Handicap at Ashhurst, but was not produced, possibly out of respect for her aged progenitor.” Good Old John! In pa sing it might be added that quite a fair-sized crowd gathered round the back of the totalisator to see the lucky holders of the £l9 worth of tickets invested on Lackham. Of course the women had to be represented in the queue at the pay-out window, and sure enough the first one to line up at the “money-lender’s (?) office” was one of the allegedly weaker sex. Then there came another. Equally, of course, there had to be in the queue disciples of Confucius, and along came three of them, grinning from ear to ear. There was not any “no savee” this- time! They well knew what they were there for. DUO’S HALF BROTHER BIG PRICE WANTED The Napier writer, “Hermit,” states that an Australian owner was recently inquiring the price of Mrs. Perry’s two-vear-old Outward Bound, by Cape Horn (imp.)—Gold Bound, and the price asked was 2,000 guineas. This did not lead to business, but Outward Bound may be well worth it all the same. He is a half-brother to a good one in Duo, also to Gold Tray, which won at Moorfield on Saturday; to Ilka, another winner on the other side, and also to Demagogue, who won several races, so that Gold Bound may be said to have proved herself as a stud matron.