GERALDINE RAGES.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 230, 28 September 1929, Page 16

GERALDINE RAGES.

MALMSEY BEATS TABOO. CATERPILLAR FAILS AGAIN. MOUNT BOA STILL ON THE JOB. TROTS TO GREAT EPSOM AND LOGAN'S LAST. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") TIMARU, Friday. The annual meeting of the Geraldine Earing Club concluded to-day in bitterly cold weather, with intermittent sunshine and hail showers. The track was dead and slow. The attendance was surprisingly good, though the totalisator handled £7746 only, compared with £10,179 on the second day last year, making the total for the meeting £18,021, against £20,295 • last year. There was some interesting sport, but the first day's form did not work out well in several cases in which the betting showed that improvement was expected. Antrim Boy, the winner of the Second Hurdles, deserved his success as he ran a good race the previous day when he filled second place. He has not had much experience over hurdles, but he is a good jumper, likely to do a lot more ■winning. Beauty Light ran a good race when he finished second to Antrim Boy, jumping well and galloping with plenty of dash. It was very different form from that shown on the previous day, when ho went so badly that most of his backers deserted him, the result being a big dividend. At his best Beauty Light is a useful hurdler. __ Carinthia put up one of his usual solid performances, and he was running on strongly to finish a close third in the Second Hurdles. He is in good order for future engagements. Gala Day's Worst Race. The Riccarton hurdler Gala Day was going well in the early stages of the Second Hurdles, but he hit the hurdle in front of the stand very hard and narrowly escaped a fall. He went on all right, but the mishap probably affected him, as he was done with a long way from home. It was his worst race since he came to the South Island. Pangolin, with a big rise in weight for his success on the previous day, lasted only to the first obstacle in the Second Hurdles, where he fell heavily. He will make a useful jumper with more experience to give him confidence. Ranelagh, the winner of the Wainui Hack, is a three-year-old gelding by Arrowsmith from Chukka, a sister to the speedy pony Eighteenpenee by Nassau from Garston, by Birkenliead from Lullaby, by-Apremont from Hammock, an imported mare who founded a «»ood family. Ranelagh has a nice turn of speed and will win more races. His successful effort was a remarkable improvement on the form he showed the previous day, but it was fully expected, jud<nnt* from the fact that he paid.a comparatively short price, whereas on the first day Avhen he finished about last he was a neglected outsider. Positive, a three-year-old filly by Chief Ruler from Narrative's dam j Parable, showed useful form when she j finished second to Ranelagh in the Wainui Hack. She was travelling very fast at the end, and she looks like developing into a good winner. She was a heavily backed second favourite, a great change after-.the .first day when she j was one of the outsiders and raced badly: The extra furlong made a great difference. - , Tane failed to run out six furlongs in the Wainui Hack, and after being prominent' all the way it was a disappointing performance. As on the previous day he was running over the opposition at the end of a five-furlong race. Malmsey Will Win Again. Malmsey appreciated the softer ground for her second race at Geraldine. On the first day! in the Cup she did not hit out freely on the hard track, but she finished up with a good run, which landed her in fourth place in the President's Handicap. She was always travelling well and she had the result in safe keeping from the time the straight was reached. The little Clarenceux mare is not sound, but she will win more races if she can be kept going with a track more to her liking. Taboo improved greatly on his Geraldine Cup form in the President's Handicap/while later in the day he ran another sound race in the Farewell Handicap. Royal Game, after his good effort in the Geraldine Cup, was made favourite for the President's Handicap, the chief event on the second day, but he let his admirers down badly. As on the previous day he went'out early to set the pace, but he collapsed when the straight was readied, finishing last. It was a disappointing performance, for which no excuse could be offered. Money Mine was a well backed second favourite for the President's Handicap; but at no stage of the journey did he flatter his backers. This was not his true form and he must be , given, another chance. Consistent, But Not "Classy." Arch Arrow followed up his second to Silver Coot by winning the Stewards' Handicap very easily. He is well endowed with speed, but not up to good class sprint company. Caterpillar showed improved form in her second outing at Geraldine, where she was ridden by an apprentice. Her winning turn should come very soon. Rapier ran two good races among the sprinters at Geraldine, carrying a big weight' the last day. He' is in great health and he will be hard to beat the first time he races over a-long journey. He is due to race at the Dunedin meeting, after which he will ■ make, a trip to Trentham. '- Mount Boa, ,\yho failed to see out seven furlongs on, Thursday, found ;the shorter journey in the Gladstone Handicap to his liking. Starting wide out he did not get to the leaders until a furlong had been covered, but after that ho always looked a winner. His record in four starts is two firsts, a second and a third, and he will do a lot better yet, while he may show imP T , st 2 msn a later in the season. Mounf / We i' , hl finking second to Mount' Boa, showed a Ion"- delayed havo Cf b l ec g n all s °rd , i s b a lt eff ° l ' ts nmst rank as a fnli PP ° inting that she Her latent pV fo^ e ven in face of