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YEAR: 1931
FEATURE RACE COMMENT
1931 DOMINION TROTTING HANDICAP
When Olive Nelson hit the front in the Dominion Handicap on Tuesday, the race was all over. After putting a break of fifty yards on the field with half a mile to go, she won pulling up by twelve lengths.
Last season Olive was always a lady, and in winning the Dominion the way she did, she only went on with the promise she displayed early in her career. Her manner of winning, however, must have passed even her most ardent admirer's and today Olive Nelson ranks with the best.
There are very few trotters in commission at present which could have spreadeagled the best field of straightout trotters in the land the way that Olive Nelson did. Being but six years, young in trotting years, Olive Nelson looks like going ahead to finish up with the best of them.
Admiral Bingen was made a good second favourite, but £786 went west early in the race. The Admiral bounded through two barriers before the race started and held the field up while new barriers were procured. When the field did finally get away, he did a "can-can" and was pulled up with half a mile covered. His performance did not show he had improved in stamina, and was altogether a disappointing display.
Stanley T for once behaved like a gentleman, and never put a foot wrong, and his barrier practice of late has evidently worked the desired improvement.
Credit: NZ TRUTH 12 Nov 1931