NOTES ON THE RACING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 108, 30 January 1908, Page 6

NOTES ON THE RACING.

(By Glkncoe.) Mount Cook was nindo favourite for tho Mack Hurdles, and at oiio stage tho rnco looked to bo in his keeping, but lio tired in tho straight. l'apahwa (lid not adopt her usual tactics of going to tho front, but raced behind Royal Blue, for tho first six: furlongs, and consequently she was able to finish much better. Royal liluo led for six furlongs, but then dropped back, and eventually finished Just. Mussen finished well under punishment, and got'within a length of the winner.

, Aboriginal 'arid Golden EaglA were withdrawn from the Railway Handicap. . Splendid Idea got a had position at the start,: but sho was ri'.cely handled by Young, and gradually made uji the lost ground. She caught 1 latypus half way up the. straight, arid .won by half, a length..-Silver Shell .was hard ridden at the finish, hut she had no chahco with Splendid Idea arid Platypus. The latter took the lead from the start, and rah a.solid race; Uawaih was done; with at fivo .furlongs. Scotch Reel was in the rear throughout the journey. ■' '

I'ivo horsc-s went to the post: for tho, Flying Hack. Miss Vera was the public's selection, but she rievdr appeared to hold, a winning haiid. Nitchevo'.'bc-gan well,- arid ran with Orccnlcaf for tho first three furlongs, when Grwinleaf took i,ho- lead. Nitchevo .lea the romainder of tli'o horses- until .well inside tho last furlong, where / Wails liraka passed her. Tho letter had a , rear position' till well 'into' the straight, but ho galloped resolutely. over the last c-ouple of hundred yards, arid'ivas just too late to heat Grbenleaf. Tho Sou'-Wester maro had a gqo'd lead at ono ntage, but she stopped to nothing' in the last furlong, and appeared to be lucky to win.

-Belario, Monsieur Beaucaire, arid Prince Hassan were withdrawn from tho Welter Hack. Mikotahi took the lead early, and maintained itj. fill- tho finish, .winning by 'a couple of lengths from 'Anemone.' TrUganirii was slow to .coiriinenoe, and for'tho greater part of the journey was several lengths ,in the rear of tho field. Over the latter part of,tho journey she mustered, a lot of pace,, and was just beaten out of a place. St. Ludlam ran a fair race, arid pressed Anemorie hard for second position. To Kuiti was prominent at the homo turn, but- Robin Link arid Rofino wero. riever in tho hunt.

■Tho Gup raco. brought, out a field of tori. Nova was favourite, but ho did not, appear tilllato in tho straight,; and though'ho* appeared to l>b galloping faster than' anything attho -mish he could only run third.. stumbled and nearly came down in, front of tho stand tlie first time.,' Lowe rode a beautiful raco on Loiret, and timed,his riin ; to .a mccty. Tho chostnut was' last -tilf' half: a milo from home, but sho was full of running when tho others tvore stopping.'-. King's Lynn ran an honest. raco; ■. Ho was. always prominent, arid looked like winning at one stage. \\ aipaku rac«l very fast over ,tho first mile, but when sho was. steadied sho refused to go On again. Saga was third passing übo .stand,-but gradually fell away to tho • A"9 r ?*t'dti..was <bcat'en after a'mile. Aolus nover got past tho middle of tho. field. ?'! W!ls going well in tho. last couplo of furlongs; and finished closo up fifth:

Axito tried to win .the..Telegraph Hack from beginning to-end, but was decisively boatqn by Bonnie Doon. • Seatdn Dale did ■ r ] ' lll "P to form. Golden .Eagle finished fourth, but tho'.pace was too hot at tho commencement for - her. Advantage . and' J'ull Eeporfc never.,had a chance.,with' the placed horses, .Hillspriiig wiis ■ going' well in,the .third position,, but could not get 'on terms with tho leaders. '

■•The Trial .Hack, was considered the best thing or tho day for Prince Hassan;-who was reserved, for tlie event. The gelding ran up to his Foxton form, and, after a good finish,. beat-... First. Ma'tfc'-by,. a;, neck-.v './The latter began^very-smartly, and ....wis 'w'oll handled by Telford, but.. Priiicb Hassan -had too; vnpich «pacc. for ;t-h6 .Bluejacket .liprse when. ,th«afl)usinei!s end. .canio., Clafabelle, who was third, whs. a dozen- lengths' behind, and, the rest were. strung out a long- way.

Splendid Idea - made a second appearance 1 m the konmi AY niter, and was made favourite.. ,f?he appeared to be winning y ii ß '.. '!>"* after a good sot-to with JioSfgrove she was beaten by' a lieck Borrow ran very his favourite distance, hut ho had the services of a firstclass horseman, who got. the, last -ounce but of his mount at the correct- moment.' Golden Gate ran well for. firo furlongs, after which Rosegrove and vSplondid Idea find tlio race to. themselves.. 1