BANGITIKEI R.C. SUMMER MEETING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 396, 4 January 1909, Page 7

BANGITIKEI R.C. SUMMER MEETING.

THE CONCLUDING DAY,- , / ' RACING IN A GALE. ' ECLOGUE WINS THE GREATFORD ~ , -< - _ STAKES.': ' ■ , (BY. TEtEfiBAPH—SKCUr/coItnESrQNDENT.) , i l Bulls, January 2.* - .After heavy rain\during the night the Mather broke fine for the concluding day of the Rangitikei Racing Club's Summer Meoti ing, but a violent northerly gale prevailed throughout the afternoon. This considerably effected the attendance, and militated igainst the enjoyment of the gathering. As I iar as the racing was concerned it was dis- ' i tinctly in--favour of the light weight divi- ■ eien, as the wind l blew right in tne-teeth cf the horses as they finished up the" long straight. The result; was that' a number of, favourites wore beaten during the, day. Edoguo, who was nuiking his first appearance ,in open company, scored a decisive rictory in jtho Greatford Stakes, winning from

end.' to end.;-' Investments on - - tho total!sator. (amounted.to : £s3so,^makinga total of £13,533; 'for; .the; meeting, ; as against, last year's .total of .£17,150;/; Five.-bookmakers licensed. tb-day,othe'.club .repoiyihg."£2lo ;from .iithis source:'on : tlie ; two'days. wejl(conducted.oil both days, aridj.when the' new vfacing - track is •': completed next, spring;. and f.up-tb-date • buildings erected, the club Should 'have -~a, good racing; future,before .it.'llesiilts'/were^asirollowiT-■.;'■■.■ :■;; : :;'; r •'::• _; 'iACE,"; bf ; ; S' : iA :^.+: :'f :: "i': v 'Five: 'cf'\/£- : ;-'\ Mri>-*W. :; T;':Hool£'s :; fir'.' 1 o. Strategist/:'by^" , ': i'V ;;Nelson—Dudu, 3yrs:;:.7st.-121b. ■ : ;l' .v X'fr-v/t'.V.rfV- , ; ■ : W^:p i ;' ,; .Wj , (Geo.',Price): ! ';l ■Mr/C.-W.-Monckton's Lorig'net r 9st. 101b;:i: ■: ■>:''■>' "(Campbell)' ~2 : Wcy%'i : -M Tucker's .Chase'Mab; F< 7st. 71bV,■:■•. 'i-i KVi; : r ,■ star,ted': KlUbbonnaire;: ■ ';7si':;-''. 7lb. ■'(Young).; -Merry '.Messenger, / -7at. > ; : 71b.'(Hart) i'-; Longner was .qiiiokest:to begin, .'and'; .led;frqmV-Debonnaire, with Strategist, third;' Lbrigner''.■■maintained'the lead.:-until :Wpll in-, sicleithe 'distance,-: ; where.' . Strategist., got ;:pn; -terms,; and;;; after i a agood finish,;' '\von tbyi; a |iieck,";with ~two'and;.a,h alf between : ,the.second I .and.third...;. Time,.lmm.-■sy3-sseo.,| ipVsS : v Six: ;;■: ; >ij'a;;;,;?\; ;v;H vVfur.longs.'.'-':';;i ;i\. - i'Sif'...; ■ Mr;':/W;>H;* f NjcplfcibUh; : ;Sir 'Anfeiinj , 'byvj;* '' : ' Soult;(iin'p.) ; - :: La'dy-Antfim,'4yrs., : ,7st.i V' a:'felolb<; ; i carried;.;7st;'.:. 121b;:V (A. ;;Oliyer);;;l; Mri-M;v,Meli"os"eV'Advantage,. 6st.i 131b.'. ; .■ . ':':^|:fi-K^^;;K^^'^.-> i ;.;;/V(Carroll)-^2 , ■MrJ- SV; tath am'?:''.'Lptnairi\6sti 'lllb;; /^•-W'>JvV ; sJ;F^';'-v-:f :; -v : ''P' y ;'C(Xpung):o3' I *Thes6iWere. th*j pnlyVstarters/:- : ;SirVAntriin> ;wasyquicKe's't.f.away,-r' ; foll6w'ed' i Advantage: and',' J Lb'thair,.';■;.Th;e;::latter, : : too_k' ; charge'a,t; the .end of;a;.furlbng;; and'led. ; till (well.;fet'o''tne straightj where ; v Sir.'/'Antrim; ipanie .through .wont'easily: by; a: length. and;, a 'half rffomf Advantage'jj.who': was-half : 'length pf;;Lothair. : ; ';Timo,vlmiri.;2sj Secy;^;--^ 1 ;;;-. I ';'';.;^;;'^-*-'^:;::- I !^^;:',;^-;' 1 ;?;;:;^-^: ¥ RA;(p/::o : f jvVj:v:;-j;^;«;;Q^e;'mile-and;=avhalf.V:y. : ;i ; v ; ;'■>-■'■ ;Slry|G;;Smith ! 's';;bi:.; v g; ; !Tas- : . *;».Z. man—Capubine,;aged, : ;9st. rlOlbV v -.;■";■ '■■: :'.:£. : : ; -":;..:;^Vr.;.,;;.;;; : ;(A. , ;!: Mr;;;Av E^Tucker's , .Tonderghie';; Ostif'.Tlbif , ;M:^;;^VV^as%^;y:f;;:^:^■s;^( : ■:v(S%art);'■■■:2. Mr. : E.. Jackman's : ;Paparaehi,-;lost.V3lb. i - v '■: '% ;Alsp^stprbed.::•Capfllet; ■ iOst..; for;;tHe.'firsi;;mHe,randj;then ■:.l , bnder^ierwtet :- ;tq\We'-;fr'ont.--lvXayier;']oined , . \eolid-.('-racevhome^ ;wjtKl!jPap'araehi.- four-'.' lengths.-;,'.away;..third/; ■'•Tiiheyl2min:;,s7sec;-;;; ; '■!'}■ y-f," '■':'■.lfi'.'■■':<;':?o": :^. '■', ;?■;•. :~:&yi}'/ feKp?; ; E:';:iAustin's;;b;i' mPßonnie' Doon;^'v A ; t :;'; ■ v by'. i'Lprd V ■'■'/ ■i!?fc:-f■ : 6yrs.j';"6st. ; ;l2lb;' ;'J:.'.i : ;'..; (L. ..•Mri;; J; m;\Jo'hnston's.'Cnte'ir9st; K ; ;(King) ; : Q % ilivi'A.'. Jack^fs ; vßopEevelV , 'r?;isti^ ; :slb: -y. ; ; MpiAlso '!';: staffed 70 Bsteft'(Gi ■ Price) ;AZoraida^7stj"l2lb. : v v carried'espllb" , ;' ■(Oanierdn) jp'-;Goodwin;-;'Park',* • 6sti>''-lOlb^ ;(Ypung)r;;;aadi:KiwJii;;6sti;;-101b.;;'(Batten);;;.:^ :;'fßpbseyelt;..was;the.;first'tb;'bre ;follpwed; ; ;by'fCuteT'Viffhile': Kiwi-;, was■ ; .left.,.by' lengths; ;^Atr : th6'';Bottpm;of> ; the' j'st'raigbt ;Rp6sevelt-,; ; Cute, ■: and Shannonl'liass , . ;,were?■the';most; : pfpmiiient;,of / a ■■ v bunched-:field;; Cute' .;had; 3 RpoEeye|t's' ;measure at' ! .thpi half , •'distaricej >;but:;Bonme'' Doonloamewithia.iast , ' ; run-on: the won', by", a ; neok];ia' simW lar'•.distance'?Tßepiiratihg"the- se'c6nd ! :and : ;third' 2^sseV!. , j / -v : ;.'-('.-V:'.|!vr;t,. , ;V;i : .- :H.;i;.ori^; : iihe! .iffi. 'Mr: , S.;;O , Neill's; l chi.c.{Ecloguej by.-Sylvia ■■•;;,'% f :p!irk—Bpilo'gu^ ;/ 3yrsi,,v!;6s't. : : -i ',71b::v\W, ; : -;^;;f;;^;;; : v;;f;;;;;,;:.;;;Av;;:,:,-:;.; L ;(R;;Young)v; : i; /Mr..;G:-'F. : '-Mt!pre'sl;b/.m.i-Carissima/ by?" : ; ;V«i;San;Fran—Melihitey^yrsly'est^'lOlb;^-'; , ' ; ; Mri'' AV ;;Jackson-s ; ; i; Y c.V Rbpsevelt,:i.! f;' ">;^.slen6chikpff4^ankep.; : ;Ka^, ; i. ) 3yrs:/ J .vH ..■j^jßsi^^ibSji'AvXiy^ i^lso-:;startedi'-vApaj V9st: ; -ZStbJ. (M'Kay) f^Arclighfcie'st? ■the'; start'and Med ; all |winning-!.e. , asV l ily '■:• by:;four'::.lengths; : from, parissimai■ who 1 : was 1 ;hatf.:; a itap^aras'fourth^andjApWvfijth^^Time^lmin^ iT^A^w|Y ;O n^K|HUßplr^;(^ •;^V;;';V ! i;;'s;-|;OneVmile; : ;and,|a':half: i ;4;;;;;;':;v:> : fnUm. ! Slaidi^Jbyi'Handi'-f' ; ;-;;Spme/Jacferßubyj^a'gedi^9st.\ : « ; .7lb^ 1; S .'|p^:i^ii:.-^i^; , ;;:':r^!:;' : (T.;.Pritchara);v Ji-;Mt..-■■::'J;f:.'--Bnll-!B";;Belario,i;; 51b; '.&&:s&£ ;'■:;:' : ::-:- ; ■'- '■ 'HCFutcher) ■' \ .Mr.;;;iHi7VvJeffrey's ; ;r. ! Sedgenipor;. i , , - 9st; '•;''■' r-';-.Alßp;;Started:'iYosami,;;lost.i 61b; '(it'Con-' ;. i :!Maidr;; : took'they lead s after thej ■first:hurdle;i 'and;',\yas r ahead;' right "down•-thP' :back.:v;;,Belari6/;:ran'i tocher-at^tlievhalf■ ;! u . I M;M st '^^- ;^a^l^?rt e''awa : .lasty'hiirdle; : w,as;';cleared>;;and^wpii^,by' ; Wo lengthsi!,i- Sedgempor!; : wad i riearly; ;/ a 'hi urlong ;further.bactethird.; mpßim .:foll;-V-!v.'Tiihe? ■;2min2,;58;-;,3.^seo.;# r v./,:- Uβ, ,;■;..;;•■■: ; ; ;'--';:,-''r;; ; --y ; u gs^;:■■ ; ;:;^^ , t : : r . H i.;r^' ; v■■'• ; : l 'Mr.iH. / J. Rose'e;'ch. : ' fe^'Rowgrbve^bV^ ; " v,;;.u R&ngipubi^prest:;Rose y Vagedi ■ i'! '-&< • ?■"v^vii:"". i r--^"" >; i E '- ; -'Gamerbn)'--, '■.■ ; i --' :v ",v■.- ; -■;"■-*"-*;*""v.'';■. ■ --"'.■■-■' :.■■•• ■ ,_ '.■ ■/''-:''".'■' ■ ■■' fCJfliriißV"" ; 9 ,Mr.:; O.;iE.t Austin|s; •Jsfi' l ;i:lv v;,^^"'-' ; -; : -' '' ! Vv-lv (Lambess) . 8 ; :r;These;were the\piily ■starters:'. , ..'. , !-: '::^l^gr , oTO:;wasyfirßt---awayV ;about;a : furlong, .Mussel'and:Tda,Tuhi ?aced ■$eadj.togeth.er.ivToa.-:Tuhi ;ivas ■ he'ateii : 'at .thp,-: distanceiVand^.theiir-Ros'egrove";' chal-- , ;f nged,;Mussel;:and.;.won , easily .™gtehflf:;a>:length second ,: ; and- : tnird;lio;rEes;i,sTiino', ; :lmin.- 2i;:2-5EeCi • ."-■'■' scurry, Mmmf : c^; , ::.;^yeight^Bst.:7lb'./ ■: Four furlongs: : \:~ : i' '■ ;i blki.-g.'A'.GenuirieV;-. ; v -,;;-: by; Bpnafide7Hlionely;;6yrs.' r iMr.; HMM^anaway's;Castigliohe -t ; : ;v^ g ■•;■;.' ■S^ l^ '■• ;: . ; 'VOV :,; '-'- : v } ' ( p "tohard) "2; -Mr, : ;,G.;;Mprris's.-Marton ;...;.... (G! ,, Price) ■, 3. l ; :'-'A)so'-.'starte^ iPiyer) ■; i3angiuav' (King)'; V; arid Fly away 'I was'; , Quickest away,; and.led : t6 the' finishVVMniiingiby.nearlv'twp^ ■'length's;|'-Mar/ tohta gpbd/.thirdjrand , Charge''fburth;'isTime' 'j^^j^vin!^^ '0- l^i^^lk ; f?^-<3w b kcpe.i{H ■ ',;: Backers ■made; Longner. /i.a- pronounced Sifav? iourite/'if6r : ''.-the-/,Teleisrapni'-.'HackirTace'i.':--;aiid' at .-the?weights'fif.ibokedi.as'.Hf win;. There; Fas;;a;veryihigh,:gale ,J blowing; directly: down .the : straight^.however,Varid;:the > .hPrs'es' had io.',race -/against;; thi3s :, alm6s't';ithel:'whdle:way.",. i ;Long'uer; l i's > et:.:,out,; jfo- make'.''th'ei'pa'c'e'V'-but,'.-withY : his ;.weight;.;the "wind ', told Jits tale,; atfd iaught; and ;beaiteii ibyVStrategistiV ■Price;ikept; .'Strategis't : ;':directly. ■■' b'ebihdu-Lohg-" tier. until; furlpng,, and: when'ihe :had to";face ;thfe.;g'ale";;heVcrouched -to: v assist'vthe ■ oolt^^^asf'much'.as-p # pssible..-;;Th<s^'way'in; which Strategist-.wofl' , ! his.races (each day,'suggests' that hpV.will;be-;heiird;of-again-'before;long. ; ';/ ; , ,: Sir -Antrim- Avas :-'the;^^fa viurite selection;, in 1 ;thV Clifton -' Handicap j;, and ■' he;, had.; a;'. very ; , easy>' ; ,victory,v.:^winning-:>'comfortably:.?by ; ; a'' : (»uplo;\of /lengths- from vA^VaiitSgeiv , ; The 'horses wero.sent off to a 1 flag start-About .two .chains before- the'exact; starting ■ ppstjiahs this, with; the. , (that ! was ;blPffihg, v accounted -for l \The- gale was' , so;strong against, the horses.in ; the.straight that.it;:'blow the forehead,band of the.bridle riglit. .the;ears of : ' : both Advantage :aml: Sir. : Antrim.. '-.!.:£f;». i': ■•■/■■ '■'■• \yi'-.\;' : : : : "~\y, ■i'i if or' iihe; Sandbn'. Hurdles' ;i?aparaehi: wasi V slightly.; better, favourite than Aavier...;Over' : the ■flrst,;mile; Xayier'was:runnii)g last,' but M'Connori ■ ;brought■.him'", along'-: with■', a ynico run,)and.he was alongside Tonderghie at■'th?. last ..fence.; ■■/<: In -the: run-home Ixith horses-iWorved;and:bumped-one';,another a couple of, timey.ibnt.vXayier.V.had.-superiOrrpace,- arid iW^on- 'at ('the finish , . .. ! Ho, (pulled up ■;vpry ;.well. ■:'• ■ Mr;;;G.: Smith's' ■ lease (of. th'ejTasman'goldinghas now Expired, 'and: ;he.('returns' ,to(-W.:Davies's, stable this.' week; Paparaehi,; who'was vfaypurite,: lcd : the. field for ■: ,': :

.'■ Eclbguo,: whp; was (reserved, , for. the Great-, ford Stakes,'was withdrawn from tho Killeymopn: Hack, race,. for; which Robsevolt' was made , favourite,: while Shannon 7 Lass; Cute, : ,ahd ; Zoraidai wore : the 'nes;t(:fancips. ■ (Roosevelt (ran a very: but'■ his;weight proved;too much for him against;the heavy wind in the/straight,-;and he.could. onlyi.finish :third. ; :He'.( was'sent out again-in the.Great;ford .Stakes; arid : r : an;..another^..third l . after stumbling .badly(;at, tho' start: : Bonnie.Doon ,was.one , .of:tliojast('to'reav,e'.the mark in the 'Ki)leymoon Hack Handicap,. but .she. had a run ,oii the railson the straight}'and her. light weight just (enabled her to get upbii.the post; and..win by. a neck. (This is,--the-(first-race which 'the Lord Rpslyn l mare';:.has. , .wbn :B'ihce -the' Pahiatua meeting last: January.; Cute (ran ! -a good' race/and might 'have-won but for' the fact that she" swerved ■badly;half-; ■wayupithestraight.' King straightened-her!. .up.;(quickly,' but, she (was; unable.to-.stall' (off:, late run. '( ;;(:(:; ;:(x(':;;;,(' (•((•Ecioguo .ri-aa-.generally, considered the' pick ' ;.ofv the(. handicap; in the Greatford Stakes,'- arid (this Resulted 'in- his being.sent■ out•,a;'.Eolid( fayouritp.^ '■■:■'. Ho ;'was' quickly: in.the* front,, arid] neyoivlefu'tho issue m(doubt,, winning ■by': a big: lnargin; :■ This is. his first; win in , open'' company;, but, as'he is a,-really, good/horse,' (it;is;nbt likely to be his last.; ,Waitapu,-who. ran.a'.gbmKrace.for. a milo iri show:(improved;form 'Wt'/the best'he .o'ould.(do (was",tp 'finish..■ fourth;".; i Ca'rissima '.cbriimence'd'-:J>jEtdly, .but she put:in- a-fine run .at;-. the.finish,vand .secured second'money.';:;:' ((-(The: withdrawal: of .Drill left; four, runners' for,'the Hack Hurdles, Belario , being installed ;f avourite. (,' Maidi,' (who, finished-; iri : front (of j:Dnil;on the first day,--.went to the front.early, r.arid;alvyays';:had((the-irace( : m •■;. her,.:-;keeping.: was;;not ..i;gp(xl;fencer\among(the others., for (whicH;'ho.;(might have'trbribled:theVwin(ript;(:;Y6saTni:'was.:gping (until;the; thifdj hiifdloj-(where she;tried to,run off arid caine '.'downc<.over 'the(wing ,of the hurdle,( giving' (M'Connbri 'abad:fallj but--luckily;'he'escaped ■with/a'.severe,;shakirig,and; a ,fowr( cuts; , .,: ; ■; ; y Only: |three ! ;starters • went, to.the post 'for, ■:the;(,Raumai;.:Welter,; Mussel being : in;-most -demand-:: withi backers: 'The (Lak'eshell geld-, (ing-w.as(;in(front .five; : furlongs, ; Jb'ut.was. : easily,: beateri .at'•". the" finish;., by Rosegrove,, .'■wlilom-';.trainer Hathaway"; has. got, back -in; 'ihissbest' foim; ■-••;■. v.-S-.n--:';/". ; t\-'-. ■':■:■■'■ "f : V;'': ; ;-.-'• .'t'lle.-'Parewanui :Hack Scurry, brbught'.out seven; starters.';-Castigliorie';.: was .:'a; ib.etter iavojirite.thanMarton'arid,Charge.;;; Genuine,. (after-breaking , 'through' the tapes ". a 'couple of (timeSj' got (the.:best. of the .start,,and .easily (maintained his lead; to ;the finish.-,- Gastigliorie .had'an and.*.though she' finished; :well,:(she (was(unable(to .riiake-. inipression; (orivGenuine.:(;: : ;(v'(;;';;(;(;(;i -V',.';;) %■-[■■ :(•- ,-Winaing , ; jockeys""at; .the : meeting ..(wbre:^ : ;' ; (T.; (Pritchard, : (ivtwo; ■;( .•Yoiingjvtwoi W.:.'Yourig;.;twp;:: l A:.;.Olivef,': ttwoj -A. 0.; Cressi' 's'.' .Campbell,(:H.(.(.Cairns, ( Li-.-Lambess,-!:arid (R:., Cameron ■;.■::,::.;.;;'.;■;;;;■,!;(;.';■" ;..(:--:'.v(::;^:-.;;'i:':::■>; '•■■"'• Pririoipal;'w.irining v owners the meeting ; were:—Mr.' (F. > iPreston, ; £270'; ; : Mr: ■'. ■■ T. • 'O'NeiU;'£l7o|Mr: W. •M'Kenzie>£l2s:;:Mr; Wi'H:Nicol,;£lls; MrJ J: 'Rose/ £105;;;;Mr/'A; ; Hallj £100;• Mr.; i J: Sudanis, V£iqO; G.lSmithj; £90;' Mr. ; , ;£80'; ;Mr; ; H. :£Bo.|,Mr;'HivM'.V.Speed ) fnri;v£76;iMrC;.:W:Gi(sseri;;£7o.;'and i Mr:'C. : r (Of HdrambndV:£6o.;;;;;;; x ;(7|( ;w p.::'>;-y..(v;;: ; (: : -.Princ'ipali^vinning(;ffie(s?at ; :; tiie(i irieetmgi ,'were:T^A4dingtori;;.(.Variguafd—Miss, Luby),,£2Go"j(.Haridsome Jack (St.. Leger-^Radiant),, (£175.;, S,Ylvia';Park..(St; (£l7o;■:Nelson:;(King'i Idea),■ ;. ;Lakeshe.ll ; ;(L6bhi6l—Nautilus), £125; ; (St.;Simpri—Beauharriais) ,V £'115;: The: Officer: (Ro ; bin.s(ori ; . CrusPe-7Marie Louise), "£lloj Ra-;: , mgipuhi:,(Fey6T^Mystery, : .Girl),; £105;(:Me'rrie /England :(St.' £100; Tasinan' :.(St;;'Albaiisn-Zilla),.£9.o;;Crackshot,(Norden-jfeldt^Ptirigawerew'ere),,;- £7,0;'- EuroclyHon (Gbrtori-^Lady-Gertrude),! £70; .Lord' Ro'slyn ; £7o:' arid : :( Bbria' ,^::^;,, ,^;-'?-:-- , !^^^ vv;;;:%,;-i;yy-M'; ■ -; : y';'(" : ' ;::: ';';"\ W ( "■■