RACING AT WANGANUI.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 218, 15 September 1930, Page 11

RACING AT WANGANUI.

THE SPRING MEETING. ; N.Z. ECLIPSE. STAKES. - AN EXCITING RACE. LAUGHING PRINCE WINS BY A. NOSE.' The spring meeting of the Wanganui Jockey. Club was concluded on Saturday in beautiful' weather' and there was a good attendance. The 'New Zealand Eclipse Stakes produced the finest finish that has been seen in this event. : Toxeuma was one of the pacemakers all / ' the way, and in an exciting struggle : over the last half-furlong was only . beaten by a nose by Laughing Prince. ' • The Debutante Stakes'resulted in a win ■ for Ivorokio, a sister to Fernden, who easily outclassed. the opposition. Dur- ' ing the day the sain' "of. £21,045 was r put through the machine, making, a r total of £36,703 for the meeting, a de- ! : crease of £10,076. Hot Favourite Goes Down. Arisus was taken out of . the Eclipse Stakes, leaving five to start. Toxeuma (£1159), Laughing Prince (£080) and Lady Pam. ( £154) were most fancied. Lady Pam dwelt on the mark, Laughing iV Prince being first to show out from Toxeuma and Simba. As they turned into the back strctch Toxeuma and Laughing Prince were together in front, with Simba closing up next, and then came Lady Pam. Simba ran up to Toxeuma in. the lead at the' halt-mile, with Laughing Prince (ilose up next. Cro c sinc* the top Toxeuma and Simba ' were abreast, with Laughing Prince a length ahead of Lady Pam. ioxeuma and Laughing Prince turned for home together in front, and then came Simba 1: arid: Lady Pani. Laughing Prince and :: Toxeuma fought out a great finish,, the former getting the verdict by a nose, with Lady Pam two lengths away third. Vertigcrn was two lengths further back ; fourth. ' ' Arisus Wins Well. Tentcall, Ariowzone,- .and 'Danny Boy were: scratched for the Trial Handicap, leaving. 17':startcra, Imamint r£G6J L), Arisus "■ ( £48V), and; Vandyke ( £402) were i most in demand. Vandyke gave some'trouble at the start. Laconic was quickest to begin from Paratoo, Imamint, and Arisus. - As they entered the back : stretch Arisus j was in front, and was attended by Imamint, Laconic, Pandia, Vandyke, 1 and: Little. Wonder. Crossing the top Ganpat was alongside Ari6us, and they were followed, by linamiiit, Vandyke, .'Laconic,• Jayson, and .' Pandia. first i - to-turn for. home. from ; Jayson, ImaS hi the '-W'-' homts- Arisus- held his owrir V'Wih-*," by. - a leigih' from' Vant dyke,'. wJm beat Pai'atoo by. two lengths, with Imamint fourth:" Then came' Acmil, ■; Jayson, Cluny, and' Laconic. . J t ' Mendlp Again-Fails. . : The twelve acceptors all paraded for the Higgie Handicap.. Mendip ( £805) and the bracket Hynanna-Courageous 1 {£503) found most support, with My r. - Own ■ next. fancied. Ruanui was *' badly i. left, .the first to show out being Duellona, followed by Eoyal Game, Mendip, ; and Marjoram. As they, raced out of v the straight, Eoyal Game" was the pacemaker,' with : Duellona, Tourist,' Mendip, / Mai-joram, and My Own next. Entering ' the back -stretch, Tourist took command from Eoyal -Game, with Mendip and Marjoram together next, and then \ came My Own and Hynanna. Across, the top Tourist led from Marjoram, with Mendip- in close attendance, followed by Eoyal Game and Courageous. The first !■': to enter the straight was Tourist, who was alttended ' by ■ Marjoram, Uiendip, Courageous, ; and ; Eoyal Game; Courageous, fimshed fast on the outside, and !' sppn.;6ettlirig Mendip and Marjoram, . went on to win by three-quarters of a length from Mendip", who beat Marjoram by two lengths and a,half: Then came Yoma, Hvnanna, Euanui, My Own, and Pahu. Good Priced Bracket. Joyspear, Auctioneer and Annoyer were withdrawn from the Moiitoa Hack. Shortly (£526), Grand Jury (£438) and Mount Shannon (£422) were most fancied. Grand July, I'jiateagirl, Johneen and .Shortly were prominent at the start, but Johnc'en took charge along the back from Imateagirl, Mount Shannon, Shortly, Grand Jury and Spearopa. Across the top Johneen led from Mount Shannon,..-with Shortly next, and then came Imateagirl and The Warden. Johneen was followed into the straight by Mount. Shannon, Shortly, Imateagirl, Grand Jury and The Warden. In the run- home-Johneen held off a challenge from Shortly to win by a short neck, with' Grand Jury a length away. Then came Kahikatoa,' Spearopa, Pedestal, ' MoUnt.Shannon and Merry Melody. The winner, who was bracketed with Imateagirl, paid.;, double figures. Favourite Beaten. Bright Glow and Broad Acre were , scratched for the last race. Arrow Lad (£933), Fernden ( £735), and Acora (£527) were most fancied. Freehold • ■ ft'ado the early running from Arrow Lad, Acora, and Te Atiawa. Crossing % 'the top Freehold and Acora were together in front froin Te Atiawa and Arrow Lad. The order was the same . mto where Staghunter came from well back to win by a length 3 [ om who beat Te Atiawa by n j. ™ ot "t head. Fernden ' was fourth, and Arrow Lad next. v,' following are the:results:— ; Debutante,two-yeak-old stakes of I '.osovs. Four furlongs and a Quarter. J-KOROk IO . s.O—Gray .... ...... 1. v... 1. ?r~KING COLOSSUS, S.o—W. Broughton 2 ®~-LA POOPBB,.S.CV—Sherninn...: 3 ■ Also started: '1 Curie, S Easter Time. 5.5: J Hampden, 5.5,- and Summertime, S.O fly (coupled); 7 Chief Cook and Chief Clcrk (coupled), U Teller,: 5.5: 5 Cape Gold and ? ai 'iDg (coupled), 12 Invite and Flower (coupled), o-Ecila. 10 Type, • S.O. ' A length each waj*. Time. 53 4-oS. Winner trained by JL Gardner, Wanganui. GONVILLE HURDLES of One mile and five furlongs. I—LUMIXARY. 9.12—L. Dulteu 1 - .j—ROYAL ACRE. 10.5— H. Dulieu ..... 2 £* . -AVRO, 11:4—Jarvis 3 % ~A l ?o started: 5 Nukumai, 11.4: - Make Up, •<;. 10.1* 6 Opa, f1.2: S Limosa, 7 Tall Timber. 0.0. „-Two'lengths and a half; a head. Time, 2.58 4-5. •: J Winner trained by :W. J. McLean, CnmtV; Bridge. . SPRING HANDICAP of SOOsovs. 3; Six furlongs--i- ---AUTOPAY", O.4—A. E. Ellis ........ 1 < -I—SSARBNE. S.l—Barry - - U—HUNTINGDON, 7.l2—Atkins o

Also started: 6 Taranto, 9.0; 1 Pomp, S.<; '3 Brilliant Light. 5.3; 12 Gowanlea, 11 Orapai. 7.11; 17 Dancing Star, 7.8; S Tentcall, 15 Pat's Boy, 7.4: 7.Arrowzone, 7.3: 13 Tar Baby, 5 Baskier, 14 Win Acre, 10 Pass On, 10 Auckland Gas, 7.0. Half a head each way. Time, 1.10. Winner trained by T. Pritchard, Opaki. . NEW ZEALAND ECLIPSE STAKES, i Sweepstake of lOsovs.each, with oOOsovs added. ° . ...Seven, furlongs. 2—LAUGHING PRINCE, 9.3—L. G. Morris 1 I—TOXEUMA.' 9.O—A. E. Ellis .... -J 3—LADY PAM, 7.7—Wiggins ....... 3 Also started: 5 Vert'gern, 9.3; 4 Simba, 7.12. A: no.se; two lengths. Time, 1.30 2-5.. . Winner trained by L. G. .Morris, Fordell. TRIAL HANDICAP of 200sovs. .Seven ■ furlongs2—ARISUS, B.l—Green ... 1 S—VANDYKE, S.7—Gray >2 7—PAEATOO, 7.10 —McTavish. ..' o Also started: 6 Monaloff, S.lO; _ 1 I m; i" mint, 5.5; 5 Acmil, :S Ganpat, 7.13; 12 Cluny, .4 Little Wonder, 7.12; 9 Jay.son, 7.10; 16 Miss Hastings, 12 Prince Desmona, 10 Laconic, 14 Dady Spear, 11 Guerester, 15 Cessation,'l3. Pandia, 7.5. , ' , One length.; two-lengths. Time, 1.3- l-o. Winner trained by L. G. Paul (owner), Wanganui. • HIG'GIE HANDICAP of SSOsovs. One mile and a quarter. : 2—COURAGEOUS, 7.2—Dick ....... 1 ' I—MENDIP, S.7—A.' E. Ellis 2 4—MARJORAM, ■B.o—McTavish ..... © Also' started: 2 Hynanna (coupled with winner), 9 Ruanui, 7.10; 6 . Pahu,'7.9 ;(7 Black Mint, 7.7; 3 My Own, 7.7; S.Yoma, 74- 7 Roval Game (coupled with Black Mint).' S Tourist, .7.3 ; 10 Duellona, 7.0. Three-quarters;' two lengths and a half. Time, 2.7 2-5. Winner trained by W. Hawthorne, Masterton. MOUTOA HANDICAP of 200SOVS. i One mile and 110 yds. 9 —JOIIX'EEN, 7.5— W. Jones X I—SHORTLY,1 —SHORTLY, S.lo—Goldtinch ~ 2— jGRAND JURY, 7.l3—Wiggins J... Also started: 6 The Warden, 8.13; 3 Mount Shannon, S. 10; 9 Imateagirl (coupled with winner). 7 Merry Melody, 8.5; S Kahikatoa, 8.4; 5 Kilorell, 8.0; 11 Calamine, 7.11; 10 Pedestal, 4 Spearopa, 12 Danny Bov, 7.5. »■ ._ _ A neck; a length. Time, 1.49 3-o. " Winner trained by T. R. George, Blenheim., OWEN HANDICAP, of SOOsovs. .... Six .furlongs.. o—-STAGHUNTER, 7.s—Wiggins .... 1 .3—ACORA, 7.7—Brodie' 2 S—TE ATIAWA, 7.9—Green 3 Also Started: 1 Arrow Lad, S.S; 4 Freehold, 5.3; 2 Ferndeu, 7.13; 7 Limosin, 7.0. A length; a head.. Time,. 1.13 4-5. I . Winner trained by J/: McLaughlin, Trentham, ■ i y ■ - ■