MANAWATU RACES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 95, 23 April 1926, Page 9

MANAWATU RACES.

MEETING .CONeLUDED^ ; LIMERICK BEATEN. x . DEGAGE WINS AGAlN.'''f .". (By Telegraph.'—Special to •"Star.**)' X PALMERSTON NORTH; Thursday.■-,' .The ManaAvatu "Racing Club's autumn meeting concluded to-day in 'fine; wear, thei*, with a good attendance. The track was hard. The totalisator handled £30,190. The total for the meeting was £64,119, an increase of £0775 over last years autumn fixture. Crown Reel fell in the last race, and the jockey, G. Eastwood, was sent to the hospital. An Easy Win. Koauau was j favourite for the Kairanga Hurdles. Slump, Matu and Master Peter did the early leading, but on tbe turn tbey were, joined by Comedy Prince, Eonmark ajid Koauau. In the run home the first-named finished best, and won by two lengths. Koauau. beat -Eonmark by half a length, with Sottana fourth. More patiently handled, Comedy Prince won with ease to-day. Eonmark could have been better served by his rider. The racing Master Peter is having will ■ make him a fit horse for the winter. i - . Won All the Way. Quillflre, Eden Hall and Great Day were, best backed in the Lockwood Handicap. Bonideer led air the way, and won by a length arid a-half. It. was a great race for second, Dobbin getting the verdict by a head from Minstrel Boy, which was a similar distance ahead of Great Day and Quillfire. The winner was close, up the -first day, and, was allowed! to pay a. false price. Dobbin ran up to form, and so did Great Day. Quillfire disappointed, but his rider could have helped him more. ' ' .'

Degage Again. X Hipp, Tresham and -Piuthair. carried most money in the * Tamatete Cup field of thirteen starters. Zaragoza, Hipo, Glenross, Mask. and. Tresham -were the early .leaders tfrom Degage, Imperial Spark a and Gaze. . The order was. /unchanged down the .hack';'/but rounding. the turn Degage and.De Luxe; moved up: Zaragoza, ■Treshairi'.and Imperial-Spark : .were on terms-coming into-the-stra;ightj- :- with De Luxe,'.Hipo and Degage. on their heels.'Degage threw-, out a challenge at the : distance, .and, mowing; the' field down, won by oyer a- length. - Hipo -wore, Tresham down,- and; was. .. half -a' length to' the /good. Spark was-fourth,,Piuthairfiftlt,.-and ! 'Phoenix Park next. Degage .thus:won both big handicaps, at.the .meeting, . She . is a good mare,* hot brilliant at: the start, but a!buildog in a-finish. Hipp ...'ran. well,' and after' losing;-ground. on the" turn came again.-./Tresham did riot run the -journey" out, ..and. PiUthaii*. **vvas -.* in' a. IjacL position most of-the* .trip.\ i For alight boy Imperial Spal\k- did well, 'while ZaraiV goZa again-. : rdn a splendid'race. 'Glen-; • ross -retired early, as. did .Mask. Ngata liad \l-6o- much, ground ■* 'to'icover;, over;the last half-mile' to have""a chance.

' ?'A Good Sort. Euphonium and Polyphemus were evenly supported for the. Stonyhurst Handicap. Polyphemus began best, and led Road Hog,* Star Area,. -Willow Wai and Tiega past the six furlongs post. Road Hog had joined Polyphemus, on the bend, and this pair led Tongatatoa, Star Area, Tiega.'and Euphonium into tlie straight. There Polyphemus drew out, but he was forced to do his best to beat Star Area -by a neck. Euphonium finished fast in third place a length away, just beating Tiega and Road Hog. Polyphemus was nearly caught Snapping by Star Area, which would have been a bigger nuisance had he secured a better passage. Euphonium'was. always ln a bad place, but, when he did : get clear, galloped fast. The weight;, .was too much for Tiega; RoyaJ.'Diadem was sideways on when the barrier lifted, as was Misgovern.

•-Kiosk Surprises. The Currie bracket Motley and Deluge was.a hot favourite .for the Manawatu Stakes." Limited-was : first out, and with a furlong.'gone was in.frqnt from.Tukia, Deluge, Peneus arid Kiosk, with Limerick and Motley off. The order was the same on the bend,.but approaching the straight Kiosk moved up, and Seatown followed him. Tukia was first into the straight, but was immediately challenged 'by Kiosk, which went on and won -by half a length. Tukia beat Seatown bjf* half, a length, with Peneus and Deluge next. The.winner's performance was an outstandingly good one. He just played with the field over the last furlong. Deluge ran badly,;!-while Motley was always last. Limited went fast for half a mile and then stopped,'but Tukia kept on. Limerick was too slow away. He' went to. pull out at the turn, and in doing so all-but knocked Motley over. Seatown ran' gamely, and Should turn out a good three-year-old. ' Favourite Scores. • »

Both Elthein"and".Magna Charta were backed down tq short prices in the Cloverlea Nursery. ' Magna. Charta got away, with a %,: and he showed out from Elthein, Beth and Lady Faye. Magna Charta was first into the home stretch, but Elthein went in pursuit, and mV a good,set-to-the latter won by half avlength;" Hynanna was-a length back third, witli. Hymgreat and Beth next. The winner would b'ave been unlucky to lose, as she had to-stand Magna Charta up a start. " ~ ":,' A Close Finish.

■z Punters only.. wanted Merry Jest in the Borough Handicap. Kaiti and Standard carried on the . early running, but Merry Jest and Civility.came through at the turn, fighting '-■ out the. finish. Merry Jest just got home by a.fraction from Civility,. which beat Standard by over- a. length. Killocra, Kaiti and Archeen were close up. The winner was always in a goodaposition, and,, nursed carefully,". struggled home. "' Under her big burden, Civility went !a grand race. Kaiti- failed to repeat the first day"a form, but Killocra' .went better. Archeen was in trouble most -of the journey. !:""x •.'■!-.- ' The Curtain -Falls;

The last: race' Was a. great -betting event, Kihmss" being javourit'e. Brigadier Bill, ■ Superb King and were responsible for most of the running, and this trio led a bunched 'field .into, '.the straight. There quite a number of horses threw..'oufc challenges,; and in a-slashing Phantasy ■beat •3xilmiss< by half a length, with Anklet a similar distance away third. Then came Rangi Sarto, Asleep, and Closefire. Cjown Reel fell going out of the straight, and, gave his rider, C» a ■badrfall

"The later results are as follow: — STONEYHURST HANDICAP, of 250sovs. ~-.-.-; - .-. -.--,-, - -.Seven furlongs. - \. -. .-• 2—Polyphemus, 9.0—8., 11. Morris,. .;.,...*.•_ 1 4X-S£ar Area,' 5.13 .'.!... ....... .'. -..-. • •.-. - ■1— —Euplibriium, 5.13 —.• -'.;."•"-- •:• '*'•' • • X- ! . ° ■ AMo started: (s)' Tiega "bfo. (11) Beaumont 0.8, (14) Kilceit 9.5, (8)* Kttfaire 9.0. G10) Clandhu 8.11, (6) Willow : Wai 8.10; (12): Crossfire 5. ; '3,X(13) Misgovern 8.3,7.(3) Royal-Diadem 7.12." (13) Patuki 7.9, • (9). Tongatatoa 7.7,- (7) • Boad .Hog '7.-7, (12) '. Red Fuchsia 7!-7. :'.'.■ ■ •/-. -y .' ■ . i Won by a neck, a length between ;sect>nn* and- -third. Tiega was fourth. Time, . ;I'-27*:1V5. '..,, : ' ' MANAWATU STAKES, of SOOsovs : for two : //■■■ year-olds and upwards; weight-for-age, with penalties and allowances. Six • furlongs. y ... Z : 9 —-Kiosk, b c. 2yrs, by Tea Tray—Rosie Desmond (Mr.' I. Lupton). 7.9— •J. Barry .'. ... ... . .... . .... 1 " —Tukia. b m. svrs (Mr; W. M. Dun- ; can)* 9.3 : - .2 3—'Seatowh, eh g, 2yrs (Mr. J. Frederic), ! 7.9 ..:.'..... 3 Also started: (1) Motley-f)."5 and Degage 9.0 (bracketed), (3) Limited S.O (coupled with-Tukia),.(G) Peneus 9.3, (2) Limerick S.O. " ■•'. ■■ 2 . y '• Won by half a length, a'similar distance between second and third. Peneus was* fourth. Time,.-1.18 2 r 5. . . * cloverleax nursery HANDICAP, Of ' 250sovs. , Five,furlongs. • .*. 11—Elthein, S.l3— J; .Barry . .v........... 1 1 2—Magna Charta, 8.5 ......: 2 ; r 3— Hyiianna, 5.2 >;....;.-!...:....(... 3' .Also started/. (3) Hymgreat 7.0. (coupled ■ with Hynanna), (5) Resinous 7.2, (5) Berth 7,0. (7) Wilful 7.0. (7) Lady Faye 7;Q. * - Won by haU-a-length,- a' length between fc second and third. Hymgreat was fourth. ; Time, X.ZX 2-5.' ' -.--...*, ...... X' BOiIOUGH HANDICAP, of 300sovs. 7 Six furlongs. c I—Merry Jest, 7.13— R. Reed 1 6—Civility, 9.7 : 2 3 9 —Standard, 7.0 3 Also started: \3) Rational 5.13, (7) Inferno 8.12, (8) Oration 8.1, (2) Kaiti 2 7.12, (4) Archeen 7.8, (5) Killochra 7.7, (10) Birthmark 7.0. Won by .a nose, two lengths between second and third. Killochra was fourth. Time, 1.13 2-5. ADDERSTONE HANDICAP, of 200sovs. j - Ono mile .110 yards. _ 2—Phantasy. S.S—S. Wilson 1 * I—Kilmlss, 8.9 .. g 4—Anklet, B.S . .*. 8 I Also'started: (a) Raiigi Sarto 8.12. (3) i Brigadier Bill 8.10, (9) Serenade* 8.4, -(») Sanctuary 8.4, (ll) * Closeflre 7.8, (7) Asleep 7.8, (12) Strongholt 7.7. (S) Superb S King 7.7, (13) Crown Reel 7.7, (10) n Panart 7.7. , Won by half a length, a similar distance * between second ami third. Rangi Sarto r was foourth. Time, 1.42 1-5.