MANAWATU RACES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 80, 28 December 1917, Page 9

MANAWATU RACES

6TAKBS.WON.BY IMPEDIMENT. | ' : __ ..(By Telegraph—Special Beportw,) Palmerston North, December 27. The Hanawatu" Summer Meeting wa« tonoluded in fine but dull weather. Tilers', Mas a large attendahoo. The eolng was good. The totali&ator put through £42.461, aa against Xii.Crrt)- oh the corresponding ' '.toy o! last year. The total for the meeting was £90,862, an against £195,709 during three days last year. Altercation and Mystilled engaged the btlentiom of backers in the Kelvin Hack Sandicajj, ■ and both ran good '. races, though there was no roturn for their liijrestments. • At tho start. Elevate and iVacuum led from Altercation Hounding the bend Yaouum gave way, and Elevate entered tho straight welt clear of Altercation .and Matilda. Master Iney put Jn a.good run on the rails, and beat the favourite for. second place, but had Bo chance-of reaching Elevate, who won easily. ••- Matilda was fourth. -' ' The.hurdleß was a wonderfully good betting " race,' four.;.of the runners being ' • evenly backed. . There was only sixty. Bounds difference between the four. ' At the start Mah'zoltbv and'Parewanui made the running, with the favourite handy. lAt the mile Holyhead rushed out with . the lead but the favourite kept mm 'Minder surveillance, and took charge at the half-mile. Ho entered the straight ■with a good load, and. won by .several lengths. Parewanui just.beat Arlington for second money. The winner put up e. splendid performance, and the crowd recognising it greeted hi* with, a cheer en his returning to the birdcage ■■.. A rise of 201b. failed to 6top Hupana In the Highden Hack Handicap,. The. 'Advancemare-was a good favourite, ana. beginning smartly, she ied with Staccato. 'At the half-mile the field was strung out Entering the straight the favourite went further : away, and he others bunched. Nothing could .get near the top-weight in the run to the post, while Staccato comfortably heat Yermilion for Second place. Exclusive was-fourth. . ' Client and Trials were evenly'backed. In the bis handicap, and ...after ;nl very • fine race the light-weight -ju6t beat Client. At the start Potentiality and SlmpM; o .* - Hand went out with tie lead, with Trials next and the top-tf eight' in the rear. At the; bend .into.'the. rfraight .Potentiality gave way, and fhortly afterwards Tnalß ' took charge. Client threw out a strong challenge at the distance, but failed to 1 reach the leader,' who won by a neck. , .Multlcinal was,close up,, just ahead or Sonny 'Slald. • The Palmerston North' Stakes provided the be3t race of the. meeting, and was full, of interest from the rm of the barrier. There waß some delay at the start, and the tape' .were broken three times. Chimera and Impediment, led • a bunched .field down 'he back. , with■ a quarter of a mile to go Acre joined the leaders, and Crowhurst' alio showed un. • with Bagdad bandy. A great raco up the straight resulted in o narrow victory ' for Impediment, with Chimera [ a head in frorit of Crowhurst. : Tht three placegetters finished in.a line, but wide out, and there 'was a diversity of opinion e,bnut the. placings •. ■■ . , The top-weight, Quinn s,. Post, . again started "favourite in the Hack .Welter, but though he ran'a good race ; under ma ('big burden, he was beaten .at.the flnisn. • March. On led.Hamur and the favourite snto the straight, where' Cooing got through on the rails, and Sicnorellfl. came fist «uthn outside.'- This pair and Namur fought out a good finish, Cooing getting , tb" verdict.by a length. ~. . . . Lingerie drew th« rails m , the nnsj iETirint and was backed down w a short iirice. : She began'smartly, and withiln-ti-lude 1-d into the Btwieht.. My" J r ontoa Oueen nut in a claim, "did Mack Ma. - The two mar" foueht out b rood finish, victory resting with the F-vt-m-owned animal. The Tficluding event went to Black AH ■with Ohiwia in second place.