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"Rapier" Reviews Second Half Of Season

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some very

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 23, 1938

two

won

but in which it lowered the record for the distance (from the one; and k half mile post). It was a grand race to watch, when with a superior effort it snatched this win from Courting Eve, which was coming through very strongly.

Although it failed in the

t

Autumn

was leading when within striking dis-Champions, Lancashire Chips did quite

Able coming lame.

Amazon, after provided a most thrilling climax in the carnacão on both occasions, but this tance from the winning post, but from well to come in second. Courting Eve

Both Criffel and King's Privilege Powderhall Handicap, and so close was jockey had the unfortunate experience behind came Mr. Needa on Lucky Lad. did not win a race and ended up by be- the finish that the Judges awarded a of being unseated by Rose Evelyn_be-|

Con- failed to reveal their form during the having remained fairly quiet for some first half of racing, but since, then they time, came into the picture again by

winning the Laggards' Handicap. dead-heat. The Leopard (Mr. Wei)fore the commencement of the

Both ridden by came into their own.

SUBSTANTIAL DIVIDEND won the Jordan Handicap, which it did naught Handicap race,

FITTING CLIMAX

Mr. Necda, the former had had

Ridden by Mr. Pih, Brutus won the with very little effort.

Coronation Day, after

Katoomba Handicap, but its best per- ! OLD SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS poor performances, came back with a wins, the Vaucluse Handicap and Can-

formance was when it carried off the ... It was being Little material is available for a re-neat little win in the Norfolk Handi- tala Handicap, whilst the latter view of the activities of the old sub-cap, with Mr. Chanson up, and Tabby the Blackford Hill Handicap. scription griffins, but pride of honour Cat (Mr. Pih) had to wait until the King's Privilege forced the pace in Newcastle Handicap.

very substantial must be given to Racing Boy, a mem-last race of this last meeting before the Fremantle St. Leger, but it faded ridden by Mr. Treverton, the owner-

Bredon was the only other for paying out ber of the old brigade, which won two making its winning bow to the judges. out of the picture long before the race riding jockey, and it was responsible events. At the 10th Extra Meeting, In one race, Double Chance was ex-was over.

the pony that won a race, the Ballarat dividend.

Violet Queen won the Gosford Han- ridden by Mr. S. C. Liang, it won the pected to win-it failed-but in

then Norfolk Handicap, and at the Dilatory Handicap, Mr. Raymond, the Handicap. The Rooty-Hill Derby win-

mistake about it.ner, Tornado Star, failed to produce its dicap, but in a later race it let its sup- 12th Extra, with a change of jockey jockey, made, no

game little cream pony, Snowy "River, in Mr. Chanson, it won the Heart Taking the lead just before rounding earlier form, and though strongly supporters down with a vengeance. The had a good win in the Nullah Nullah O'Midlothian Handicap.

the bend, he had to whip the pony ported failed to win the St. Leger.

OLD AUSTRALIAN PONIES Handicap, and it did romarkably well Autumn Wild Cat, belonging to Mr. Li Lan-practically all the way down the home

Among the old Australian' ponies, Ito take third place in the sang also came into the picture with stretch in order to secure the shortest

Chips has Champions. consider that Lancashire a splendid win, the Shum Chun Handi-possible verdict over Plain View.

To Centre Court went the credit of done best. Since it was acquired by cap. Ridden by Mr. Pih it had to be

NEW AUSTRALIAN PONIES

this pony has paying out the second biggest-dividend consistently whipped before it manag-

Lucky Lad can be regarded as the Mrs. J. H. Taggart, ed to beat Rose Evelyn.

Rose Evelyn has also done very well, best among the new Australian ponies proved its worth on more than one oc- of the second half, when those who Mr. Proulx had the casion, and I think this lady owner has backed it in the Canberra Handicap with two wins to its credit, the Con- of, this season.

It won the Queensland $5.00 ticket. Vixen Tor also won Portobello satisfaction of riding Lucky Lad in the good reason to feel satisfied with her collected no less than $205.20 for naught Handicap and the

by Handicap, and then proceeded to give race, and it was not until: last Satur- that Discovery Bay soraped Handicap (second section), in the last Fremantle St. Léger, but he also had acquisition. of which it. was carrying the maximum the mortification of being beaten load of 168 lbs. and over the 1-mile the same pony in the Autumn Cham-la sterling exhibition in the Cramond day distance. It was ridden by Mr. En-pions. Riding, Lancashire Chips, he Brig' Handicap, which it not only won through to win a race in its own class,

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