NOTES ON THE RACING.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 32, 7 February 1908, Page 4

NOTES ON THE RACING.

l&j Tel^baph. — Special to The Post J ~ v £hb <jjay. • Tfie ipiw&'oihtner m«iefc;ngofHiiS Cahr Serbury'JocStf^ Club is always" regarded as an. off one, and this year it has teen jbo" exception to the rule. TWa were very few visiting horses and local *i«bles appropriated most of the money. The atten,dancg, wag .very .poor, though th,e ■weather^ was ■ splendid and |hd sou'vo fast. A large number of Bookmakers " licensed but they did aol do ' a g)ceat deal of business,, and as favourites Won most of the races, the peacillers rniSfha^ie had considerably the woretof the deal. In the Trial Stages Moscow, who had been brought, dowif, from the north after the Welling&n nred&ngj was made favourite, and he accouSlid for the somewhat mediocr6 Qpppj^iOh very comfortably, Hatch riding a^ pretty waiting race on him and coming away in time to vrin easily By a lon^n^ck/: Ite Stead's re*-p^e^ftlSTiv-e, Gtdd Braids ivart most fancied;^n, the Hornby Weltei- but hq was never prominent, and the Somewhat disappb^ing J JameeS Sdulfc. .'sc^rad fairly easjly,^t the*§iuSh. The FiHy. 1 Shakes served to inirod'uco another xaldSursb ca^3!drila:ih"Sung]ow ) \wlio wab-made a better ..fayouriie, than, gister Ante. . The twjj^reav-old, Quickest awny, and though Sister- Anne* got : to her^'at the half raietance; the. Weight told in tho rufi'lfo&ie, attd'.,Suhfrl6w coining again won -&H- oHfe'tby-a' lertgV&v the time notched -bciHg lmin 15-6sao, a vory^ solid go agalnf»i-tWOfrind 'afail_piakin| the^'winner appear something better than useful. l"he Midsummer. - Handicab went to the''Chokebb're stable,' Str'atagcm being for oncK in a^'.gallo^JSig mood, tyrid coming r.way fast at the finish ho easily beat Lapland* and 'I'feeland, 'who' had made the pace very solid 'in' ths easier stages. 'Saga began- well, >bnt;ai| onde fell back last, ana though she put ifo a sterling rufijafe" tyi'fihisb.she fcp.uld nearer than third-^ .probably she p w Unmake a better shbwing' on Saturday. '-•~la th'e'Lyttgltoif Plate, Husbandman, a big son of Treadmill, with a lot of hie sire's points, after lying third to the 'distaiice 'came away and won in the commonest of cantois. If he stands up, this fellow will probably deVelop into a champion. He beat nothing of much moment but ho cut out his task in a thoroughly workmanlike manner. Goldbe'afccr credited Chokebore with its tftird consecutive win. 11l the Craven Plate, he had the_ field comfortably fettled opposite the big stand, and fan the seven furlongs; in .the 6inarfc time of lmin 27 5-§se<f. - In the last race Jacket eSected a aorprisS by slipping" her field and winning all the way. She was one of the outsiders' oi the party, Highland Reel and Armamento, who -Were the most fancied* filling second arid | third positions. " "' ' GISBORNE RACES. GISBORNE, 6th February. The Gisborno Racing Club's meeting ■was continued to-day in fine ■weather. About twenty bookmakers plied their calling, and did considerable business. The following are tho remaining results:— Maiden iScurry, four furlongs. — Stylish 1, Lady Finslie 2, Splash 3. Scratched — Carron, Awanui, Munga, Motio, Torona. Won all the way, the rest close op. Time, 50£ sec. First Hurdles, one mile and a half.— . Kaipetipcti 1, Local Option 2, Matako- j kiri 3- Scratched — Taura. Won by four lengths. Time, 2min SAsec. First Hack, sis furlongs. — The Squatter 1, Cheddite 2, Glen Afric 3. Scratched— Soultite, Tb Arai, Taunei, Spate, Qatenby,' Erin, Murahi, Narissi, Awanjii. A close race between the placed "horses in the straight. Time, lmin 16 4»-ssec Summer Handicap, one mile and a quarter.— Black Reynard 1, Montigo 2, Uenuku 3. Scratched •— Whakawehi, Dan Leno, Kirsty. Won by a length. Time, 2min lOsec. First County- Handicap, sjx furlongs. w-Marangal i, -ladylike 2, Spun Yarn 3. Scratched— Probreda, Sarilla, Spate, Pauano, Glen Afric, Carron, Ortolan. first W^tei^^k^^ggs.—lgJKa*-

hui 1, San Cruz 2, Melton Hall 3. Scratched — Taura, To Arai. Won comfortably Time, lmin 15 3-ssec. Park Stakes, seven furlongs.— Sarilla 1, Chrysophraso 2. Sandstream 3. Scratched— Black Reynard. Time, lrnin 29iscc. ENQUIRIES BY STEWARDS. AUCKLAND, 6th February. A. Gray, tjhe rider of Tanglefoot in tho Rangitoto Steeplechase, run at the Takapuna Jockey Club's summer meeting on tho 29th January, having become apprised of tho fact that tbe owners of the' horse were dissatisfied vvith his display, requested the stewards to hold an enquiry. As a result a meeting of the stewards was convened, and at the conclusion the following resolution was passed: — "That, after hearing lengthy evidence, tho stewards are unanimously of the opinion that Albert Gray rode the horse Tanglefoot to win in the Rangitoto Steeplechase, and he is exonerated from any charge of pulling tho horse." | The running of Inniskillen in the same race, which formed the subject of enquiry on the day of the race, is to be re-opened at a special meeting of the stewards on Monday evening next. It will be remembered . that Inniskillen ran off at one of the fences in the concluding round. The rider (Deeley) stated that the occurrence was due to the horse overpowering him, and the Stewards at tho time accepted the explanation.