PONY RACING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 747, 21 February 1910, Page 2

PONY RACING.

MI RAM A.R FEBRUARY MEETING, -ALL GOLD'SUCCEEDS-IN-MEMBERS CUP. ; ' Tho third day's,- racirig r of ton Pony and GaUoway Racing Club'aj February meeting! was>holdvatithe-Mira-i ' mar racecourso on- Saturday -afternoon,! ; in perfcct weaUicr and in.-thespresenc6>of! a fairly large attendance of-the publicThe racing .was .'fairly,- interesting,,:but»a good deal of difficulty was; experienced ;with the staiting.; In'tho big.ra'co.'.a-.mpst- 'i. nnsatisfactoiy arose- through . a. ly.; false start. Axite shot ontfrom-tho-barrieL ; closely followed by. St.. Helena and All - Gold.. Theso three: raced ; 'for -three fur- ; ' longs, ;when St.- Helena.! and : All . Gold' ' p'ulled -up; but, Axite went on-and com-t ' Ipleted the-course. -Pico.teoaand'tho otlier entrants watched the -, raco'from. near.Hio- .-. barrier. Axita j.and. the. other ..two > horses were given five..-.mihutes to. petl their wind' again," arid then- the race. 1 proper began. Tho -winner turnedv.up?:in.l ■ All Gold, who won-from Picotco by-three-1 - parts of a length;.^Detailed-results iofl the' racing aro as under:—'. , ' • TRIAL HANDICAP.- of -25-sovs. iFor . ponies-and.galloways, is':hands-iarid under. • Four-furlongs; and a.half.— Eager's v, / ■br; m. Morrimann,. 9st. 31b. (Wadliam), . Ij Miss- Cusfieri's - blkfc m. Sweet i Lethe,j ■; .istiilb. '(Pearson); 2; Jtfr; W. Guthrey'a ibr. m. Sail, Bst.- 81b. i (Cairncross),: 3., ■' . Also--'started:' Mytre,';lost. 51b.;" Lady? :; Officer,. Bst» -131b.; Musketeer,- Bst.' lllb-r ;Miss.;-Elsio, Bst.- -'51b:; and Farewell, ist. ' Sib. . Mo.rrimanu-.-shot -ont from, tiie bar--i-ier. but' was.'Boon-overhauled by Sweet Lpthe, who camo. utH-oib .tho- oatsic!o!,and; .held the- lead until Ithe- Fifty" ymdsi from .homei'AMerrimam . again-,and Sweet-leEse<.-ihj-Ahai . length.and: a half: ! sovs. For ponies 14.2- and! , •furlongs and ; a half.—Mr: -'W_-- Gbrdimiaa Billy, -9st.Jolb. (Wadhamo; 4? T. Twomey's b. m. Bluebell, &t- -(Sinqw kins), 2; Mr. W. Willis!sjhr.£. Bst. 21b. (Mallowes). 3. - Also . startedS Sunshiile, Bs';. Gib. After, several false starts'' and considerable s 'delay;!.Billy toofe . thb-. lead, • a!nd J was .never headed, winning : by a couplo-of lengths without-tho-whip* Bluebell just beat Sirrah for-socond.*pla«i« MEMBERS' OTP HANDICAP^6O-6OVS, For ponies'-' .andrgalloways, ISwliandi ■ and under. Sis Jurlong3i : - - I >Miss-Cusson's->ch.-mj»AI!SGoId; -9stj?lß<_j ' (Stephens)® JiIt.TKT Bst.:l3lb, - . - • • . . :.--':(MaU6wes)>2S ;Miss: M; -Morris's -Bst {51b« : ' -. ..;■ ..(Pearson)?lS V Also started: Eotronel,illst,slb.i-Whare« vkoa;list.; St. Helena; &t,' : 121Ks -arid: : - • Ourlot,; Bst; 51bV.'; ? ; ■ ;-- ; : : This raco was : £ponedi4o,'itigrea£*exfeinfe - "by a falso start, which saw Axito- go tho whole sis furlongs, followed by- St-JEelewu - ' and-All Gold'for half the jouineiy, -The others pulled up-before jetting oufc-05 ; ':the ; -straight.: After tho field, had ieeit :.' given a. "breather,". the -second starfcsras ; made. ' Axite and St.- Helena ' away first, and Axito mado .the-Tunnine to the back of-thoscouise; where All Gold. look a hand and Picotco came through •; fast. ' Theso tln-eo ' raced together-until; ; just before tho ' torn into -the • straight, .; .-where -AH Gold shot.-out: followed x- byi] ' Picotee. - A fine<-Taco home-isaw' iAlUGcldl ' rwin by less ihan a:-Sength.". • • ..! ■' -RQSENEATH HANDICAPyuof mvtStj ■. For ponies ;14.3 and under. Four furJ longs -and. a.f.h'alf.—Mii R.i'l!agerV-b'.'': mj :ji' tWee Nannie, ,10st.-llb.! ; (Wa'dham),-l-p.iteJ:;;; ,'J.'Macnicol's b. ig. Bobs, -Bst.- 21b. (Cadns* cross),,2;-Mr. !Dark,.Sst. (Willoughby), 3. Abo 'Huia, lOst. 71b.; Miss Ruby; .flat- 121b.a Fireflv, 95t..21b.; Lilias, 9st. 51b.; Tnxuvj Bst.. 21b.; and Tobias, Bst "Woe -Nanma! led throughout'arid won :by nock:separating, second,.arid-; third,-,.' ;;V; ■' : SHORTS HANDICAP,, -ot '40 -sovs. SW ponies and galloways,'ls.hands iirid-under, j?our furlongs .. and ; a ■ half.— :. Walker's br. m. Mermaid, Bst: 9lb. (Mal<j lowes), 1; Mr. A. Stephen's br; m. Ora Pinsent, :10st. 111b.-- (Stephens)^2; Mr..W« .Neri's h; m. Emma, Bst; 81b.-/OVillonglrt *by), 3. i;■ Also started t Flying-Wind, !ostji 111b.: St. Flora, 10st.;. and Miss Ivy,-Bst. : 241b. Mermaid was a hot favourite, andr; \' taking- the lead; at ithe-: .start, ;.was : never ; (• beaded. 'Although'she' was challenged: y by Ora' Pinsent -wJieri coming... l into - thaj \ straight, she won comfortably by; three, \ lengths. K The' .same-', distance* separated .second and- third. Flying Wind was left j ■ at the-post, and took- no -