RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 164, 11 July 1919, Page 3

RACING NEWS.

RACING CLUB. SECOND PATS RACING. 3ANG AWA , WINS STEEPLECHASE. (By Telegraph —Special to "Star.") WELLINGTON. Thursday. •Pi* second day cf the Wellington Racing j-jj-e "meeting came off to-day in excellent ie-ier. The going was somewhat sticky, otherTvise conuitloiir» lavouraoie. ilescs w* Tnace a belter favourite than ?eEStn--e to- the Corunna Hurdles, with TnaPi l^31 as nelt cijoice - A-t the start r-ild Sonlt refused to so, and he took no JSrt in the race. Tigerland and Cyra were hp'arst out. the latter taking charge after '?» second iump. At the back Tigerland i- in front of Wild Pilcrom. with SignaSi and Tuti.~-.rn noxt. ~ With one fence * clear Tiseriand looked like the winner, but screwed round and nearly came giving Signature the advantage. Wild ■PTjpxini pat in a l&te run and almost caugnt on the post. Tuticorn was a fonple o' lengths away, and then came ■Xigerland. • Comment, Hiero. Arawa. and Seaspnte irere withdrawn from the Liverpool Handi- j r«p. for which KebcSah was made favourite, ,ri:a GaziQue and Old Gold well up in the fcenlng. Kebekah jumped out at the start. £>;d was never headed. The chestnut was challenged by Parisian Diamond at the salf distance, but Reid sent her along, and gie won nicely by a length. Gazique and Form Up finished well, the latter being four., a. Orleans, Signature, and Yankee Jack •Fere withdrawn from the Jumpers' Flat Handicap, ieaving nine in the race. Sweet Tipperary played up at the post, but got svray weil in the end. Movement was out s: the start, followed by Sweet Tipperary. snd Want racing round the back. Sweet lipperary was running with Cynic. Want being jest behind them. At the straight entrance Cynic drew up to the leader, and lalf way up the straight had the race iron. Want can-.e with a good run and seenred second money by a narrow margin. Movement finished In fourth place. Trentham Rose had a momentary break in the Selling Race, but she had to give way to Comment, who took the field to the post. Post Haste put in a good spurt at ilie last, but failed to catch the leader by a head. Daytime ran into fourth place. There were but half a dozen starters in the Brooklyn Steeplechase. Troublesome being withdrawn. Gang Awa" jumped o ut at tbe start and led the field throughout, ilerry Lad made a bid at the back of the course, but had no chance of catching the leader, who held his own from start to sniih. When the business end came along Master Lupin, who was the favourite, came up to the leaders, but he f.uled to head them, and Gang Awa" went on to win l»y some four lengths. Master Lupin and Merry Lad fought out a great struggle for second money, and the judge declared that they massed the post in a line. Polthogue ftQ. Hineamaru. Pitch Dark, and Californian

•were the defections from the I'oninsula Handicap. The field got away in a good Ene. but Canzonet never left the final decision in coubi. He ran along "well within striking distance until they reached | the straight, where he took absolute command and ran home an easy winner by three lengths. Sacramento made Tame Fox gallon for second money. -'or the Fleet Handicap the whole if the eeteptors started. Potentiality. Pamien. end Kiltee were in the front when half the disrante had been covered. Paddirsnm Green lying handy. As the field turned Into "tile straight run for nome Kilk.ee took complete charge and went on to win by a length. Paddington Green came at the end witn. a great he could not catch the winner, who pjffd a great price considering his performances. Gold K!p, the farourite. ran a good third, and Pretty Bobby was fourth. Four horses were withdrawn from the final race of the day. the Petone Handicap, Canzonet ta previous winner). Msrtv Imuribbon and Duke. The light was wanting when the starter let them go. and few be side those who had good glasses- enuld see ■what was happening. iiineaTnam. who, for some reason, was but fourrh choice on the machine, had the race in hand from the start, and she wou handsomely from the Maniapoto seMins. who was do:n:r very well at the end. Another good performer in the race was the third horsp Sandhurst. Following are tlie later details:— BROOKLYN STEEPLECHASE; two and a-ha!f miles. Can? Awa". 10.0 (H. Lorigan) 1 Master Lupin. 12.2 «■ ilsrrie Lai 10.11 ".... • *Dead heat for second place. Also started: Polthogue. Vacuum, tellaAt the start Hang Awa" and Mer-ie Lad led. but the former soon went to tho front, and jumping well, was not again headed, winning by six lengths. Dead heat for second place. Time, 5.42 4-3. PENINSULA HANDICAP: six furlongs. Canzonet. 10.4 <H. Robinson) 1 Tame Fox. 9.3 2 Sacramento, 10.4 3 Also staxte<l: Sessprife, Imar>*-b.»n, Kyoto, <stanacf>. .Tt!=tifi<-ation. Aroha. Achillion. Royal ;Ba!ter<- ."rnbitv. Won hy three lenc-ths. half a leng'h between second and third. Time. 1.10 -~>. An inquiry i≤ to be held into the winner's running. FLEET HANDICAP: one mile. Kilkee. f<.4 TV. Robinsou) 1 Paddington Green. 9— - Gold Kip, 9.12 3 Also Kzarro.l: Vacrahond. Alteration. Client, Potentiality. Sir Agues. Padbc Rope. Athens 11.. Sir Ralph. Pretty Bobby, Tirana. Mandrake, Crosswords, Momac. Damien. "With a fnrlong gone. Damien. Potentiality, and Tirana were in the lead, and at fife fnrloßzs Potentiality and Damien were dear of Kilkee and Gold Kip. A furlong from home Kiltee took char;?, nnd won cotcfortaMy by a length. Gold Kip being « neck away. Time. 1.43 2-.~. PETOXE HANDICAP, five furlongs. Hineamarn. II.S (H. Robinsoui 1 Tempo. 9.S 2 Sanbnrst, 0.0 ~ Also started: Hallow. Happy Valley. Matty. Tieki. Califomian, Tonukohe, Perto!o. Beloved. Minsk. Won by a length, two lengths between tecond and Third horses. Time, 1.3 1-3.

V.R.C. GEAXD XATIOKAL. -r- "_ GLADFCL HAS A TVIX. MELROI-RXE. July in. The T.E.C. Grand National Meeting was cortinued at Flemincton to-day. The Steeplechasers" Flat Race, two DDes. res-ulren:—Gladfnl 1. Salamander 2. I-ynnar 3. Won hy three-quarters of a lenzth. Time. ".301. There sre 3H acceptoi-s for the Grnnd National Steeplechase, to I>e run at Fleminntnn on Saturday. The New Zpalnnd-owned Gladfiil Sirires amin; the acceptances.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) MELBOrRXE. July 10. Taore 13 nor-eptors for the Hmnfl Xarinnal to lie rnn ar Fle-n----in—on on Saturday. The New Zealar-d-OTne<l eeldins Gladful nsrures among the *ccentances.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)