RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 109, 8 May 1919, Page 8

RACING NEWS.

MANAWATU BACES. SASAKOF DEFEATS DESERT GOLD. AN EXCITING EINISH. GRAY WINS OX VAGABOND. 1 (By Telegraph.—Special Reporter.) PALMERSTON NORTH, Wednesday. The Mauawatu Racing Club open.>d its Autumn Meeting to-day under excellent end ii ions. The racing throughout the day was ipille good. There was a very good finish for 111.' Hurdles. Vagabond was cleverly ridden by il. Gray In the Autumn ' Handicap, and ho came along al the right ■ time to will a comfortable race. Sweet . Torn ran a good race, and so did Marqueteur The nice for the Mauawatu Slros ' I Produce Slakes was a very good one. ' . Ermine sol the pace, and a merry one, ion. i- I but slopped badly at the bitter end. llctaiia , j nn, alvvtivs in the lighting line, and hart hard luek'uot to win. though ids ootnTucror 1 ; appears lo be ll cut above him. , | D.serl Gold received un oval lon when , . she appeared In the birdcage prior Hi : j tho start for the Avvapuni Gold Cup. The iiiiare had received no training, but It was •I,led 1 lo race her. She acquit tin] herscll | most .-rc.lilal.lv. and made Sasauof put up .e.pinl lime to the Australasian record to win There appear t" be diverse opinions ' regarding t be merits of the race, but Desert "Gobi made Sasauof hurry along. Roth horses were cheered when they returned lo '; M Hector Gray rode the second leg of the " .double home 'on Chimera, which was made I'„ good favourite for ihe race. The I'lnlnnil . I ,n-.r.. had uo difficulty in accounting fur her | Belli. I-AViirUlTT's" DEITATEI). Master Lupin was the popular choice for " Karen- Hurdles. Sir Plshcr being second • r'.'.uriie X UII.-IIIBU led mud th" judge- lei the llr-l tl round, with Ar- ■ iin-toii and Ma-lei' Lupin next. Sleight-of-hand Improved his p. sitb.i. ~t the turn, nnil was in front when Ih.-y entered '.he straight. Sir I"l-hor ranged alongside him lit the steward?, but could not heal him. and the National winner ran home by a length. Master Lupin Just be.it Sir 1- Isbcr for • second money. • j A CLOSE FINISH. i Neglige was made favourite for Ihc Maiden Pl.it.'. and led Speechniakcr nt the ''beginning. The Inner then assumed Unload, but was displaced by Glentour at Lie boii.e torn Th" gelding, taking Ihe rills, pns-e,l th.- P.win head In front of Neglige-. whl.-h via-. „ similar distance In front or S[ htnaUer. with Tiiniihnu fourth. VAGABOND WINS EASILY. I Vagabond carried nearly twice a- much ' I money ns tho second favourite In Ihc 1 Aiiiiiiiiii Handicap, for which there were Ithlrlccii runner". Hiiltlesong hid the in -i.le mimic-, but soon lost bis place. VagaH...H.1. ."i ll .il-i.1.-. was in front of Tr,- - --!.-i.b, and Sweet Corn. As they passed the ' ,-t:u..l Swe.-l ...in was in front "f Mar.pie lour and Hag.bid al ihe back, with Vnsiboii.l and N..1.1 .in 'lose up, Bagdad led K.-il.rl.iuotle int.. tl..- slrulght will, Swo.-t .• ... r.. Mai.iu.-t.-iir. Tr.-s-ld.-l. and Vagiiboiot bunched behind them. Gray tln-n took the U'.o.rll 11. .in.l rapidly overhauled Ihe leaders, going on to win easily by n length Mnniuelciir and Tle-ili were . h.-c l» g.'Jier. Itag.la.l l.olug fourth. Thou came Sweet Corn and Nobleman. i WAKPI.ANE WINS THE STAKES. Ermine Jam I off with Ibe rl-e of Ihe 'barrier In ,1,.- Sires' Produce Stake-. !'..: '..w.-.l l.v Mi-- Mlinle. Hln.ll.- and lloiana. 'The leader- 1,...', the Held to ihc hoiii.'gtiiru. . wh.-iv llelara ran lip to lll.'ln. He vvalllrst into tbe straight, but half way up to 'ihc post was challenged hv Wurplaiie. win. ; vveiil ..ii a.i.l won easily by thr iiiartcr••f a In.-: . A l-iigth and a half separated -.•.•..:,.I and third lior—". Koyiil Slag wa- | fourth and Ilii..lie 1,.., i. WARM I'AV.il'Rl'l'E \\ INS. I Pre.iv 1t..'.1.v vva- backed liowll to less I than ..en- f..r the Linton Welter, \aouiim . ni.opcl ..R' „i Hie start, '.villi Hall.in.l bell I him. Pr,-tt. 1t01.1.v going i.b-oly 1,, jliii i. I place. The favourite kept behind li i I the turn wa- readied. Wapplng pn--,-.l lilm Ihr.'.. fun...,;:- from home, but 0n... i ~-- , l.i.sino.s pert ..f the Joan!.'} was en:..r.d i Ire.i.v 1t.,1. .., -. .i ...,, „„.! won a,..-: iif..r;.il.lv l.v four lengths. Italian.l and 1 Wapplng foucht mi! a great llnl-h for | 5ec....1 h0ur.,,,-., the forim-r prevailing by a 1 neck. THE GOLD I'l'P. The scrat.-liltig pen worked o.ertlme In .the Avvapuni Gold 'up. otilv three starting . oul of an iioceptal,.'.- of I. ii. S:i-:in,.f car ried ivvi.-e a- much a- I rl .;....!. and Itoimle Mai.l was Ignored. Sasauof and Bonnie Mail ran together for the greater pari of the Jour',.... li.-er, Hold being throe lengths behind ihem Turning Int.. tl,.- straight Kiiicr~.li look Ib-sert Gold Inb.ng. an.l she rapidly roil'ic-.l the gap. As jlhey pns-ed in, -ttitnl l'.-s.-rt GoliV wn« rapidly gaining on Sa-nnof. and ihe"' up I pcared :.. Ie a clinn.o "f her ..vorhauling !tl«' invoa.-iie. bin in- -lv. k ii oul lo the lllnish and ben! her by ; hrce .pin ri.-r- of .i length. 11. iiulo Maid wa- well back Time •J.-l .Vo, which equals the Australasian record. A ilium FINISH. Montei lvanovii was made the fnvourilc for Ibe Woodhev Iliiml|.-n|i. I die: being the next choice. Hla.'k Murk and 1a.1.i made Ihc eiirlv running, the for, going well. Approaching tbe straighl March mi lolled Issue, and a good tlnisli resulted In Mni h lln getting the verdict, though most people considered Hlack Mark wa- ihe winner. Cadet was a fair way biu-k and A-tinoiiii-was fourth. Time. 1.14. ANOTHER NARROW WIN. Chimera was made a siiirhtly belter favourite than Demos for tiie Telegraph Handicap. Most of the acceptors were ■pulled out of the race. Nysta.l was Laillv i left. Chimera bit the front first, with .Demagogue and Tigritiya as company. The chestnut faded out ut lb. triiuee to the straight, and Chlinora and Demos being left |In charge, a grout tlnisli resulted. Chimera | prevailing in the end by a leugth. Heads soimratcd second and third horses. Poi.-u----tiallly was fourth. | THH TOTAI.ISATIIH. The totullsiiinr handled £:«.ikc, against :+o.'Jl3 for the same day last year. | The nfllclal record of the Inter races Is as HAXAYVATI' Slßlift' PRODPCK STAlij:s. Sls'lurlongs. ;-J -Wnrplnne. S.r. iDeelev) i I! -Ilelaiia. '.1.0 iKmersoi'n .... -J I 1 Aui.vlba-. s.lo ,1-. I'rice, '.'.'.'.'. .1 I Also started; 3, Affeoliillon, N.il; I Miss .Mhulc. 8.7. a,,,! Royal Stag. 8.7 lo.mi.le.li: .-.. I.uola. .s.:l; F.rnilnc. s.-j i,-,„.p1,.,i w-nii i winiieri; 11, Hllullo, 8.-I; 8, Olvnthus, 8.0; 7, l/a.l.v Hall. S.O; 111. Svciirnx. 7.11 Won hy a length. Time, 1.13 XV LINTON IIAI X WEl.Tint. line mile and a dlstunee. tl -Pretty Hobby, 7.7 Gtagbv) .1 '-' Rnlland. s.ll .. 2 j4— Wapplng, 11.1 3 I Also s-inrtod: ~, .Master Strowall. 7.13; 3. Vacuum, 7.P. ; Won very easily. Time, 1.33 1' 3. 1 A'WAPCXI (nihil I'll', weight for age. line mile and a-quarter. 1 W. G. Sioa.l'M b g Sasauof. :.yrs. by I Martian- Ikralne. 811! ill. llravl .. 1 12— T. 11. Urwry'H h in Desert Gold, r.yrs. 8.13 lEmmerson) !."— P. Sonnies' I, in 'Bonnie Maid, 8.12 iDeeloyl .1 j The only ,-larters. j Won all out hy half a length. Time 2.4 3-r.. A record for the nice and equal to tbe j Australasian record. j WOODIIEY HACK HANDICAP. Six furlongs. 7—March On. 7.13 (Corlett) 1 + - Hlack Murk. 8.4 -j 2 -Cadet, 7.13 3 1 I Also started: 3. Tbe Speaker. 11.3; Zubfsui. 8.1.".; 11. 'Mandrake, 8.1); 1. Moutoa lvauova, is.!!; o, Astitiome, 8.7; 8, Cunziska, 7.2: !l, j Tonukobe, 7.2. Won by ll bead. Tin,". 1.14. I TELEGRAPH HANDICAP. Six furlongs. Il— Chimera, 8.12 (Gray) 1 3—Tigritiya. 7.10 2 •J-Demos, 7.10 ; { Also started: I. Nystnil. ,8.10; (5. Potent!--alily. 8.0: 7. 1.-idy General. ".!); ,7, Demagogue. 7.8: 8. Piidtlinglou Green, 7.4- 1), Blrkenvab'. 7.4. Won by a length. Time, 1.13. RACECARD OMISSIOX. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ■ k CHRIS'IN'IU'RCII, Wednesday. Owing to the failure t,. couple Sundance and Kilgour on ihe lace-cnrd nt the autumn meeting, the committee of the Canterbury Jockey (Tub has decided to pay tho dividend upou nil tickets presented on the second ! horse, Some Kid.

MARLBOROUGH ACCEPTANCES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) BLENHEIM, Wednesday. The following are the acceptances for the ) Marlborough meeting:— Opawa Welter. — Iticnzi 8.13, Imarlhbon BJ3, Esperance 8.(1, Hold Boy 7.13, 'Frisco Rose 7.7, Intermezzo 7.7. Some Girl 7.7. Marlborough Cup.—Rose Pink H.O, Master Moutoa S.». Henry Clay 8.8, Rebekah 8.6, Comment 8.1. Master Lupin 7.9, Euhrlquette 7.2. Rod Signal 7.1, Ladifv 0.7, Purifonu 0.7, Rienzl (5.7. Hlllersden Dash Handicap.—Ruddy 11.3, Beloved 8.1), Erin Hoy 8.3, Silk Ribbon 8.3, Peivolo 8.2, Slvlnud 7.11, Bruckeulield 7.'J, i " Salute 7.0, Guinea Gobi 7.3, Mystic Light I 1 7.3, Pitch Dark 7.3, Ruknias 7.3. J Hntiidon Handicap.—Kebeknh 7.13, Com- I a ment lI.U, Iteil .Signal 8..",, Rnwakore 8.3, I s llnmicn 8.3. Trelitb.-1,,, Itwt 7.!). Wonder 7.7, ' " Lady Black 7.3, Melallnn, 7.3, M.-rrl Pot.. ; ]l 7.1, Bnlrusdalc 7.0. Golu Problem 7.0, Pari- ' form 0.7. Ward Handicap.—-Imaribbon ti.o. Yankee s Jack 8 f». Esperance 8.7. Silk Ribbon 8.11. ' Black Nlglil 7.12. 'Frisco Rose 7.8. Inter- >. mezzo 7.8, Some Girl 7.7, Winning Number 1 Pirst Trot (Hurnessi.— Itiipaura scr, Stuge r Whispers scr, Wildinooi- Lad Rivals behind. Plain Hill 24yds behind. Marathon I'hlld n 24yds behind. Calumet 4Svds behind, Colino traive lOSvds behind, Hill Iloiilt HStJvds c behind. s Second Trot. —Cream Puff s.-r. Wairou t Bill scr, Sweet Kathleen LMvds behind, p General P. rsli.ng 21yds behind. War Lord •' o y4yds behind, llrandon Slv.ls behind, tns virtus lOSyds behind, I'nvvheiiua 102ytla t behind. 0 N.Z. TROTTIxn ASSOCIATION. p ANNUAL MEETING. 1 r j WORE l-KBMITS DESIRED. (.'IIRISTIIIIPRCII, Wednesday. J Reference lo the posilioi, ..r clubs all over tiie Dominion in respect of totallsiitur pi-r----uiiis was made by Air. P. Selig. presblenl I " of Ihe New y.eal.-.n.l 'IVollilig A-suciatloll, at ; a meeting of the bo'.r.l to-day. He Mild : 1 tlinl !■,:■ some time Ihe Association had bad ■ tl,e subject nil.lei review an.l hail appointed ' r.-pie-oiiiiitlfi's from lb.- board lo report as . 1 to in.- ic,|„,re„ioii„ ~i ih.-lr dl-tri.-t.-. However, now tha, the Minister for Internal I : Affairs bad recognised Unit the sport of |' i rot ting should i.c turther encouraged by i in.,:,- 1,.t.i!1.-uti.r i sslslance, he was of lln'l > opinion Hint Ihc Association should in once I . take stops to endeavour In secure further . permits. Tliat the ..p u rl was still grow- I . ing tv»« evblence.l by the large attendances i at meetings, and ll was absolutely neccs- . sary that there should be an Increase of r permits -o that ciuhs who had none should have tiie assistance thin they merited. In Hie South and North Islands more permits wen- iie.o.-j-ai y lo enable dub- lo cater . for the Interests of ihc sport. Trolling • clubs had originally been deprived of three ■ permits that should have been available for them, uud apart from these, the sport of trolling bad undoubted claims f,„- further lolalls.it,,r support 11,. -ugL.-ste.l that 1.- - presentations >ii.iuii| be at once made to ihe . authorlic-. - The president's remarks were -„,, ported I bj all member,., nnd li was resolved ih.it • the president, vl. .--president, nnd Mi- Short [' ; should 1... „ ~„.,,„,,,,.,. ,„ K „ ,„ w-.-lllllßl.ill . and cm,for with the executive „f the New . /.ealan.l trolling , onfer. -~.-,. and , |„. New J /..•aland Sports li etlon League 1 ...ler the rules of trotting, a- i , I 1.1-l August. t|„. ~,„■ M „„i,. ~r ..j,.,.,,,,,', „ r \ member,, „f the Trolling Association Was I brought 1,,,,, lor.c to-day. The president explain*! that the three South Island men,- ' ■ |l'cm lellr.-.l „i ,|„- ~,„| , lf ~,,. S( , 1Uillll „,„, should l„. piac-d lv "a 'u'liTand "hat'''the ..I resident Mould .Irnvv three. The tirst he ' i,''" "",".'. " """' ""'" >L'.-srs. Hitching- , h.',„, and '1 ho:,, -on. r'l.-Sf" 11,e1,,1...r- ~r : ;'^' ; Vbcy''^it7. 1 ■ . . 11l I, dls.U-i f „ ~,,,. „,„ d ,