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For Versailles
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i t»I>v\w Spw.ial OmimissitiHcr's Maimer Vnilry linr<,.
IN Hiutin/,' sii Ion*; for a run «m t.hv tritvt'. i*;-.
jtlaycel grrat patience oil Versailk's-, vinnir
MariHP Handicap at Moimit Valley. It tioning
J«-!{)«5 J»»>». of (oiirsr. VcfsaiUt's jutsscsstd (he ,
takt advantage of the situation when the opvnn^ «;".»•
presentfrf soon after thr Irarierj- cntrred Oie str;njl.;
V
ERSAILLES Was crowded and
<ii«HHWd bark in tJir mrlv part '
s.i nil inn. lull jl (Itd)i! Iflk!-
lino jrijt 10 D)!iK( 1)J! the kfttnv om-<
in (mi lute Ins sii iiii-.
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D)i. s)i\ tot lum i't: to tin Irnre ns.f
sowi as ue could ami he had a nke
Hill liom thr tyiree ttiilolij-'S post. But'm
lie ttili hail to tit Uitouyti Liibrado:.
Rrpmo and AiKtactlv. wJio were a!-
in jme in Jiuutol lum. amiXlns
was only made possable when Labrador
mov«ti away Horn Oic tencc and
cook Kcperio Willi h)m.
It wiif f:ood liorsemaiiEhlp, but- nt
iJie famr lime Vei-salJles could easilj'
Have been pixhetrd. Some critics
/tiny lei-} melined to say that it was
ix-ltpr aivitcipation than horsemanship.
but whatever it WBE you can't l
argue tig&in&t ... . pueces*. .
In tticliiiic to Oie fence firCfltley
made sure there would he no objeclion
to Versailles's hanging in this
time. ^ jy
Jn winning with 9.S VeraUlles h
proved that he is a brilliant- sprinter. 'S
He won the race comfortably. !
I cannot enthuse over Drum Net's|
peitormance. The horse was entirely ;a
tree tn his action, but it seemed to 1111•;
that Puttell made too much use oi
him considering the bit; weight i9 13t iw
the horse had to carry
I
Drum Net was practically in front t
.i! the half mile. He was on Uie out- a
side oi thi-ee horses »nd he remained I
there to the turn.
w
" t i i e occasions on which he has e
on. Drum Net 1MS come from BEhind.
I certainly did not expect to a
A
ee him leading with that btg bur* n
en on his buck.
The more I see of NiRht Fighter the A
ore' 5"»iie* hira" T^smitnian
w
horn won the Point Cook Handicap h
11 good style from High! Link and A
odicil." Ht had it. won at any part w
ol the race. The manner in which he S
innvxs inclkatcs Dint, lie is a
ami a* ''<• ii» t»Jl»«int as ml' t.'i''',.'•
Ui'linm- Cnj- pitispi't.
G.Dh Cim t Ilidn'i Imvp in,t,.
.posiUim in tin- Esplanade \v, t.''
ii SITOI v.vij He siniplv <"inn'.,i !"
As )u bad and bvuk.j Hu i i,
ile it ivns a takine imiii,, - r
Hail lir h.- t-n picts^i |U. Vl(1|l;,
ii»j;i( v™ iiftoii his ) 3D'-
Chaititld nioved .slum , .
and it didn t improie ln>
when he was liiiotlied i>;-11. ,,
»)P tlllll. He KOt l-lu';i i|.
the thrive Uiilonus tnjst t>i
couldn't temp on.
Then; were reports that l,(
lame after his morninp's wurk
vet's ftpproval had to be souflti I
could race.
The Rial mile test lor tmi-ni,,.-
olds brought to the fore Sii -
coll by Hellespont, from the Wivnttm
mare Rebuked. In four ami u ih,;
oungster hud revealed noitiiiif. l.,.,
e ceriBinly rose to the oci'Hiior. r,.
aturday when, from all acccmni'. )«
waf well bRCked.
Sigeuni is b shapely colt anti shtmr
lot of quality. He Won pullinv u|
His success gave She Pi<mi»|.(i.!
trainer. V. Ryan, a leg-in for a dimWi '
hich Night. Fighter complriwl
I was not at all impressed tutt;
he jumpers. Bay David was l+u t]
poor lot of hurdlers. Thr Maniiini!
of the runners in the steepln-iw«i
as a litUe better, but St-n
nd Grand CcntiDi broke ilt»x
ccelerate, n previous wimiei. i'! 1
nd this made the way easy foi t'n
ovice John Mllford.
On the whole John Milford'; vm, i
bad performance, aud he mr.i hnvi
on Uie race even If all OIOM misaps
hadn't occurred. He lenmt ml)
nd was always facing the tight w
hen he landed. With expentnu hi
hould develop into a useful chase;
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