THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 109, 31 January 1908, Page 8

THE TURF.

PAHIATUA RACING CLUB'S MEETINC. • (BT .TEr.EGRArn —SrECIAL COKUESPOKDEMT.) ' .: Pahiatua, Januarv. 30. • ' The Pahiatua.-R!ibing : ;Cliib ! s; mating 1 was' concluded to-day. v The.weather: at the.commencement was showery, hut cleared upas the afternopn progressed.: The trapk was in good , order, and some exciting.'.racing, was ■ witnessed.-.- Uventv booKma leers - wore- licensed forthe<day,- ; ' The' tot-alisatbr, iiivestmcnts' for tbe .day amounted t ; 0 ; ,£6085,' making .a total- of £12;706- for the.meeting, as 'against last year's '' total' of '£11,539. ' The met..•after.lhe !Jnstrac.e ,to inquire■'into, the running'of Mikotnhi in thc-AYelt'er, and after, hearing 'the ; owner's explanation decided to accept' it.' 'They' further inquired 5 into the running- ofj. Splendid - Idpa.. in, the Stewards!' Handicap, and. accepted the/ explanation . ot the owner. The following; are the results: — HANDICAP-HACK HURDLES, of Go sovs. •• Ono mile awl a half. -v Mr! F. King's blk. g; Pantaloon, by. Mnr-tiqi-Enfield — Queensborough, aped, Ist. 131b. ......y..:.. ,'. (T! Piiiq) 1 Messrs. ■ M'Donald and Klatt's Mount ' Cook, -,9st. 111b. . -:(Jyyford) 2 Mrs. M'Nicol's Papatawa, list. 61b. : (J. O'Conuell) .3! Also started: .Royal. Blue, list,. 21b.; To Kainui, lOst. 91b.; Dulcines, lOst. 71b.';j Mussen, 9st. 3lb. j Papatawa was'fir3t away, but gavo place to Royal Blue. Mount Cook tool: lip. tho| running and led to the homo turn, where Papatawa and Pantaloon -closed -npi ' the' latter winning by half a length,'with Papatawa a couple of lengths away'.third. Time,'2miriJ 55 3-ssec. • . - " . STEWARDS HANDICAP, ; 0 f 70 sovs.'' Si^ ■ ' : , furlongs. ' ' Mr. A. Rhodes's b..m. Golden Eagle, by . ! : St. '. Clements—Raukau, 4yrs.,.' 6st.- 'i ' 71b. |(H.-Price)-1 Mr,.' C. H. .Smith's Gaw'ain, ; Bst;- S : 81b.' :i ! . i ' (Watson) • 2 Mr. C. Kingston's Golden Gate, 7st.. Gib ', \ ■ ■ '. - - • . ' (Lowe) 3 ' Also started} Splendid Idea, 9st.' ' 61b.'Platypus, 7st. "lb. / - ■' j. Splendid: Idea got ; .away: badly,. Platypus and-Golden: Gate, being in the.van, • Platy-j pus led for.two furlongs; where Golden Eagle, ■took the lead and lasted long enough to beat Gawain by a head.' Time, lmin.' losec. '• ] ' NEWMARKET ' HACK HANDICAP, of, 50- ■ sovs. Five'furlongs'. Mr. .W.-E.-. Grace's b. g, Axite, by Mauser > - Capucine,4yrs., Bst. 1 91b. -',' ■ : .'(T/'tPritchartl) 1; Mr. G. .Fairbrothor's Seatqu Dale, 7st. , - lllb; ..;,:...:.L....; ; ....V--.-',(L.'Wilson) . 2. Mr, F. H. Lambert's .Miss Vera, Sst. 71b. ; . < '' (11. Telford) 3 Also started :.H\llsprin'g, \Bst-.21b.; Oblivion; „7»t. 7^b':';-St.- Lucllam,. .7st.: 31b. St. Ludiam -was. first to break the'linoj but Axite .soon took command, and was followed by Miss Vera. Seaton Dale put in a ; good run in .the straight, but-. Axito. won . comfortably. '• a '.uai'gth';- .' .Ti,mie, ,-linin.s 3 3-osec.y 1 \ ' MAKURI HACK HANDICAP, of'so sovs. V . :;.Six furlongs; , ■'/' 'V : ; ■' Mr., J.-S.;.Adiims's br,-g. ftlerrip-jZ.ealand, ■ ' , .. " -.by J[qrrio, : ; r* 9st. -131b. ,(T. Pritcha'rd)' 1' Mr! O.' : Ed\vards's I3onnie j)oon; 7st. 131b; ■ ■ v'. ■(E.^'Lpwe).'-2 Mr. H - .' :Hodgc?."s pipl6nja'tic,'''7st.: -311);, (inclu^ing'..'3|bs.:,qvcr)...(R;.-; Hatch) .. 3 . Also stactpd •..'({roenleaE, / Bst.' : 61b.GlaVabqllc',' 6st.'7lb.• f '' Merrio -Zealaud-was first but. gave place to Grecrileaf, .wlib : carried : on the run': liing to ,the straight, whorp. ..Bqiinii • Dw'b ■ took : the lead,"only' to" be beaten by Merrie' Zealand, who, something-' In' haud. ~ Time.'lihiii. 16 3-qsec/ ' RACING CLT'B HANDICAP, of 115-soy.a. One inilb and-'a furlong. \ ■.- Mr. A; Saiids's b.-g. Nova. hy Stepniak— : .Faiina, qyrs;, Sst., ...'(L. ; ; Wilson) 1 Mr. S. Messena's b. m. Waipakii, .by.Coil- 1 ■ qiiorb'r— : Waipiina,', •lyrs'.,' Bst. .lib. - ■: , V (W. H. M'Kay) 2 i Mr. W. Craggs's b. a. Aberration, by i . ■ The Possible—Kie hie, 4yr,v, ; 'Bsta 81b. ] ; (t 1 . Laiijjstone) 3 " Also started: Mollis, 9st-.; San Jnlje, : Bst-.' I lllb; ; Isiiig's-Tjynn, Sst. 81bi;Loiret, • Sst., J •lib.; Shndix, 7st. . ■■' ~ i , The'start was "a splendid one, • the.) field ; moting pit in a straight line. Passing the I stand ' .'Eofus' had a slight lead .froin Waipaku fiiid Aberration, while : King's Lynn ( was tlifj last of "'a 'bunched field. .'Waipakii j look tbe.' lead, going roniid the top, and led j down the back from iEoliis;' 'Aberratib'n,' Loiret, and Nova, in that order. Half a mile ( from home tho field closed up^'hut Waipakii j drew out again as, they swept round the : t bend, ''and canie into the straight with two j lengths'' lead from Aberration, who .was fol- ( lowed by Loiret and Nova. Nove came'yery fast at.the distance, and, in a pi'inishing finish, , won by a long ncck from Waipakii, 1 " whcT was , half a length'in front ■pf Aberration. Sandix "I was close up. fourth,,and .King's. J,ynn was - last., Time, lmin.' oGisec.; ''' "'

JIANG AH AO WELTER - HAGEf HANDI...CAP, of oo sots. One mile. - Mr; 0.. A. Bunny's. ch. m. ■ , '. Potrqleum-r-Viola,...py'rs., Bst., 81b.' .-' ■ /F.' I). .Jones) 1 •Mr. E. P. Symes's Te Kniti, ,Bst. 3].b'.. . ' : , . " ' , (Whitehouse) 2 Mr. E. Kemp's Robin Liiik',''.Bst. '51b- '- ' "*• ■■"" ' '*■■ (Iveirip) ■ 3, '.-.Also started: Mikotahi, 9st. ,131b,;..Anemone, Bst. 91b.; St. L'udlam, Bst. 411).; Jet Do More, Bst. . , Mikotahi ran a long way behind a bunched fibtd, of _ which"Robin Link" "was pilot. ' A great -finish 1 in - tlio- straight ■ resulted ' iri victory' for Nitchevo by a rieck. - Heads separated .-"the next three- horses. Time, l'min. •IGsec. MAIDEN HACK SCURRY, -qf 50 soys. Five ' - : . furlongs., .■' ' Messrs. Gardner arid Millen'sb. m. Blue Bell,' by. Conqueror—Foul Shot mare, . , . .(W. Ryan) . 1 Mr. A.. Peters's Vinco, 3yrs., 9st. ' - r T , ' '■ (Pritciiard) 2 Mr. J, Olushqlnvs Tainui, 9st. ..'.(Watson) 3 Also started: ;Ivimmorian, Dst; Won by a dozen lengths. Time, lmin. •ijseo.' , GRAND STAND WELTER, of'GO sov's. One • , mile. "! Mr. W. Sklcner's ,ch'. h. Rangihaeta, .by. '.Rangipuhi-rTawera,. pyrs., Bst. 411}.' ~ Mr. S. Pitt's Silver Shell, 9st. * M T IT 11 • -r. Match) 2 Air. J. Hathaway s Rosegvorp, 9st. , . .. . . (Jj- Wilson) 3 Also started: Aboriginal, Ost. n|b. • Golden Gate, .85t.,51b.: Scotch Reel,.7sl. 71b Silver Shell look tho lead, at the starthut was soon; passed by Rangihaeta,. who led to the finish, and won under the whip by three parts of a length, a neck separaiiuc Eecond and third. Time, lmin. -13 i-s^c