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YEAR: 1962
FEATURE RACE COMMENT
1962 NZ FREE-FOR-ALL
Lordship proved his undoubted superiority over the rest in his exalted class with his grand win in the NZ Free-For-All on Friday.
Lordship tangled at the end of two furlongs and by the time he had settled down again looked out of the race. However, he picked up the field with apparent ease and raced three wide down the back straight the last time. Lordship turned for home in second place and with an outstanding run gathered in the leaders to win by the comfortable margin of three-quarters of a length, going away.
There is no doubt Lordship is the most brilliant pacer seen in the Dominion for some time, and the merit of his performance was emphasised when Cardigan Bay, a champion, made a gallant effort to hold off Lordship without avail. Jar Ar finished a good third after racing three out for the greater part of the journey.
If taken to America, Lordship could well seriously threaten, if not lower, Adios Bulter's world record for a mile, 1:54.6. Lordship's time for the 9.5 furlongs in Friday's race from the mobile gate represented a 2:04 mile rate.
Credit: 'Irvington' writing in NZ Trotting Calendar 14Nov62