THE TURF.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 74, 30 March 1910, Page 4

THE TURF.

EASTER EVENTS ENDED. FEILDING MEETING. (BT tEUECRAPH— PP.F.SS ASSOCIATION.] FEILDING, 29th March. The Feilding Jockey Club'<= Ea&ter meeting was concluded to-day. Investments on the totalisator amounted to £10.641, ajrains-t £10,001 on the corresponding day la.-t year, making am aggregate of £24.779. a* compared with £22,104 for the Easter meeting of 1909. Bookmakers* fees totalled £497 10s, against £250 last year. Remaining reaultstr— . Easier -Handicap, of 300 soys; one mile aatf a quarter. — 1 Koran, 7.9, 1 ; 7 Adria, 7.1, 2 ; 5 Lady Mtnschikoff. 7.8, 3, Also started— 3 Sandstream 8.13. 2 Coroaetied-7.i1, 4 Te l'uia 7.0, 6 Golden Eagle' 6l9. Tim*, 2min 10 3-Ss«c. Raw*. Hack Handicap, of 100 soys ; six: /furlongs.— 3 Ascaron, 7.8, •Ij 5 BesrcOßy-f.5. 2} 2 Royal Marine, 8.13, 3. Almv" Parted— 6 Golden Loop 9.3. 1 M0r3&3.5, 3 Leolanter 6.12, 4 Xukahau 6.lo^ .Reseat 6.10. Time, lmin 16 ,2lsHfen SQttry. vlj.oo feovp; fire furlong* "and a half .—2 Gelaeno-, 9.0, 1 ; s '-Howler. 9.0," 2; 6 Ahupai, 9.0, 3. AbsßTfctaJted— 4,Pnketotara SF.O, 3 L'elebritT $,0, 7 Kwnowai 9.0, 12 Vesuvius \ 9.0, 10 Golden Kelle 9.4J, 13 Sir Mauter ] 9.0, 8 Kpsom Downs 9.0, 11 Tauranga j „.9.2, l,J[ack Pin 9.9, Miss Jean 9.0. Time, Wnjin il l-fcecr ;"**M«*rno Wcltm of 150 tors ; about ono mile.— 7* Afterthought, 7.7, 1 ; 11 Bourrasque. 9.3, 2; 13 Morton, 7.13, 3. Also btarted— 4 Parable 9.3, 2 Goodwin Park 9.1, 9 Hydrant 8 2. 5 Passive 7.13^, '• 6 Captain Belt 7.10. 8 Red Whig 7.9. 3ime. lmin 47 2-s*ec. NOTES ON THE RACING. { (By Telegraph.) (From Sir Bcdivere.) FEILDING, 29th March. Before' the .field far. the ffrst event left the mark, light rain wn» descending steadily. So it continued to do through- - oat the afternoon. Even in such circumstances, however, backers were content to plank their coin Kolidly, and there can be no doubt thai when the balance is struck the tlnb will be found to have had a remarkably successful meeting. ' The racing was again well wotth witnessing, and as •iyc favouritee rolled -■tome one after another, backers had * moderately good day. Owing to the rain having affected th» going, Cruciivella was withdrawn from the Ea.«ter* Handicap, for which Milan also did r.ot start on account of having gone a bit sort* somewhere in her hind^ quarters. Koran had the largest following, and after adopting his usual tactics in going to the fiont he won a fine race by three-quarters of a length. "'Lady Mcnschikoff was only beaten by a head for second honours, and Coronetted another head away, fourth. The last-named had all the worst of the lock, as he was racing on tho extreme <$ntside all the way. Adria, who was vainly responsible for a tedious delay «i the start, occupied second position throughout the trip, and Sandstream, .who finished close up fifth, shaped considerably better than he did in the Cup. ' The Denb'gh Stake* was the opening event, and 't seems rather a questionable policy to put one of the most important «v*nts right at the head of the card. Quite a nmncer of people missed •feing it, and the club might be better advised to commence with a hack race of abme-gort. Be this as it may, St. Bill ;tifas made favonrite, and running to the &ont as the top turn was negotiated, he ■won decisively by two lengths. North JSast was slow to begin, and Lord Soult "jf&Hed to show his accustomed dash. '.. TK» Cuirassier gelding John, despite the"^fact that he was meeting Strathmoira w - v tm--l<Hb worse term 6 than he did on Monday, was entrusted with the bulk of the money for the Awahuri Hack "Welter, and putting in his claim at the head of the Ftraij;ht he wan as he liked by two lengths. This made his fifth successive win, and m having picked up such a horse for £60 last Christmas, his owner-trainer, A. Jackson, is a very lucky man. . ; Odds were laid on Maku's ability to •- -win the Kimbohon Hurdle?, for which there were only three competitors. He and Oryy raced on terms for a mile and a-quarter, when the big black gelding drew away and scored in a canter by four lengths. Gold Bird was the public fancy for the Hack Hurdles, but there was a wealth of coin also for Pikopo, whose '-form" on the opening day was evidently | not seriously considered. Prior to the ; start Nightmare "bolted for six furlongs, ' but on rejoining the field she and her i, seven opponents were despatched on -even terms. Kauroa .«et out to make -.the pace, but both Pikopo and Gold ?Bird were always handy, and when the shot to the front at the home turn the race was all over, and he won easily. Kauroa only * beat Pikopo by a head for second place, -»and. had the latter been rather more /artistically handled, the position of the Zpair would probably have been reversed. * Moree, who won easily under 91b more -than she was carrying to-day at Napier CPark, was. thought to be good for the JEewa Hack" Handicap, but any chance may have possessed was completely by a bad start. Once again As2ca!on was on the move when the tapes -lift«d,-and,- getting a good break on Meven his "nearest opponent. Beacon, who Tin turn was lengths ahead of anything he won all the way. Moree was "absolutely last to leave the mark, and, though pursuit was hopeless, she ran np l^fourth, finishing only a head away from *Roya! Marine. T. In some respects the betting on the SJMaiden Scurry was quite extraordinary. ♦pninWrs^being afloat with regard to the •alleged great deeds in private of a geldwith the aristocratic title of Jack 'Pin, .the public rushed and backed him 'down to hs short a price as one likes to 'Accept about any horse in a field of ifchirteen. Seeing that he had never previously carried silk, and must therefore jbe at an immense disadvantage through jack of experience, the manner in which «c was supported was one of the quaintest things seen for a long time. He was, »of course, as green as grass, and after his rider, C. Cochrane, ere Sawing the weighing enclosure, he, as .was only to be expected, got left at the post, and was never in the hunt. That be may turn out useful is quite likely, as h«.is a speedy-looking customer, of lair site and power, by Lupotite's sire. Lupin. From a poor start Ahupai set out at a breakneck pace, and led round the top tarn from Puketotara by half a dozen lengths. She was well beaten .when beads were straightened for home, and Celaeno, who carried Oliver, and got away about fourth, and was always nicely placed, came with a rush, and yron. easOy by three-quarters of a length. 9Ep~.v)m Downs was fourth. The meeting concluded with the Makino Welter, for which Bourrasqwe was in great demand. He got chopped out at the bottom turn, however, and after getting a very bad passage, only just tnannged to beat Marton for second money. The winner turned up in a rank "outsider in Afterthought, who led throughoot. and ran in an <asy winner by » length and a. half.

C.J.C. AUTUMN FIXTURE. CHRISTCHUUCH, 29th March. The Canterbury Joi key Club* nutumn meeting was concluded to-day. The totalisator investments amounted to £12,180, as apams-t £13,785 last year. Nine bookmakers werp lie eased inside at £20 10s ea<-h, and 29 outside at £10 10* each. Remaining results :—: — Addiugton Plate, of 100 t-ovs ; five furlong. —l Fasnakyle, 8.11, 1; 2 The Seer, 8.8, 2; 5 Sapien.-e. 7.13, 3. Abo started— 4 E«arte 9.2, 6 N'ightlitrut 8.12, 7 Vimo 8.1. 3 Sum 7.8 t 1 Windiwh 6 13. Won by a. length. Time, lmin 4s»ec. The winner was bought by H. Friedlander for £lbO. | Eighteenth Challenge Stokes, of 650 [ soys; weight-for-age, with penalties I and allowances; seven fin longs. 2-r-G. D. Greenwood's Armlet, by Merifchikoff— Armilla, 9.2 (U. Hatch) 1 3— Hon. J. D. Ormond'n Formby, 7.8 (W. Holmes) 2 I— Sir Geo." Clifford's Madam Madcap, 7.5 (A. Chapman) 3 • Also started — 1 Broadsword 8.6, 4 Crown t)erby 6.7. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin 29 l-s«ec Tf mpleton Handicap, of 300 *ovs ; tix furlongs.— 9 Effort, 8.5, 1; 1 Pen ate«, 10.8/2; 11 Queen of Spade?. 6.7, 3. Also started— 7 Tuinut 9.5, 2 Kilindini 8.9, 4 Flitaway 8.3, 6 Federal 8.0, 3 Boairerges 7.13, 5 Cute 7.11, 8 Silkweb 7.8, 10 Gipsy Belle 7.7, 12 Zeralia 6.7. Time, lmin 16 2-s.«ee. Final Handicap, of 250 boy* ; one mile. — 3 Lovelorn, 6.12, 1; 1 Kihvinninij, 8.12, 2; 4 Cronstadt, 8.2, 3. Also rtarte'd— 2 Gwendolina 9.0, 5 All Guns 8.6. 6 White Cockade 7.10, 7 Boutade 7.3, 9 Gold Braid 7.2, 10 Shindy 6.7, 8 P.etty Nell 6.7 (car. 7.7j. TiLe, lmui 43 4-ssec. THE BIG EVENTS [W nXEORAPn— BPECTM, TO TH* POST.] CHRISTCH UCH, 29th March. The going at lticcarton had improved considerably since the previous day, but was still somewhat dead, and told against some of the horses carrying a bit of weight. A beautiful start was effected in the Great Autumn, and Outlander was piloting the way until four furlongs from home. Here Tikitere shot clean away from the field, and landed in the straight about three lengths in front of the others. Inside the distance the leader stopped, and Outlander, again assuming charge, won by a neck in a punishing finish from Bridge. Oiyoi, who was last going along the back, moved up at the business end, and was three parts of a length awaj at the finish. The going' was against the top-weight, who ran a good race. Aft*r the placed hordes came Diabolo, Tikitere (badly ridden), Husbandman, and Prim. Prior to the start the market in the race clearly showed that a pronounced favourite could not be established, but on the totalisator Diabolo was finally sent up first choice. The winner was sent out seventh favourite, and the first three choices in the order named were Diabolo, Gold Lace, and Oiyoi. Formby was first to break the line from a good start in the Challenge Stakes. After going a few strides Madam Madtep ranged alongside, and the pair landed in the straight a couple of lengths clear of Armlet. When heads were straightened for home, Armlet put in her claim, and raced up to the leaders. Inside the distance it looked as if Armlet was going to have a fairly comfortable win, but Formby stuck to his guns, and the mare had to be ridden right out to win by a length from Formby, who beat Madam Madcap by three parts of a length. The others were right ont of it. The race establishes a good claim for Formby to be considered the best two-year-old of the season, because it was a fair duel between the flying filly carrying Sir George Clifford's chequers and the son of Gladisla, who appeared to be equally brilliant with the other, and climaxed matters by proving the better stayer of the pair. Penates was out in front of his field in the Templetott Handicap at a furlong from home, and looked all over a winner, but Effort came with a good run from behind, and catching the top weight a hundred yards from home, went on to win a good race. Queen of Spades took up the runniug when the field settled into their striae, but she died away in the straight, aad finished third. Penates made his run too soon under his big weight. A good finish between tour in the Final Handicap teiminated the day's card. All Guns and Shindy drew away from the others, whilst racing along the back stretch, but they were done with at the home turn. Inside the distance the field closed up, and in a fine finish, Lovelorn just beat Kilwinning, whilst Cronstadt and White Cockade were almost in line with the first two. R. Hatch was the most successful jockey at the meetiug, riding four winners. H. Cairns. P. E. Jones, W. Ryan, and C. Emerson each rode two winners, and C. Jenkins, 11. Donovan, E. Edmond, and A. Chapman one each. AUCKLAND RACES. AUCKLAND, 29th March. Wet weather again prevailed for the last day of the autumn carnival of the Auckland Racing Club. The sum of £9538 10s went through the totalisator, as against £13,324 10s. on the coretponding day of last year. For the three days £34,348 10s was handled, a decrease of £8646 compared with 1909. Twenty-six bookmakers were licensed, as against twenty-five last year. Additional results :—: — St. Helier's Hurdles, of 200 soys ; two miles.— 3 Prophet, 9.9, I ; 6 Tui Cakobau, 9.4, 2; 2 Dunborve, 10.0, 3. Also started — 1 Shrapnel 11.4, 4 Reservoir 10.12, 5 Castadrift 9.10. Won by six lengths. Time, 3min 55sec. Buckland Handicap, of 200 soys ; seven furlongs. — 1 Sir Artegal, 8.3, 1 ; 3 Maheno, 8.1, and 7 General Soult, dead heat, 2. Also started — 4 Taimanupo 7.13, 2 Jena 7.8, 6 Coromandel 7.7, 5 Waiata 7.5, 8 Electrakoff 6.12. Time, lmin 30 2-ssec. Tourist Handicap, of 125 soys ; five furlongs. — 3 Lady Frances, 8.3, 1; 1 [Soultoria, 7.0, 2, 8 Impulsive, 8.3, 3. Also started— 7 Blue Garment 8.9, 6 All'b Well 7.6, 10 Waiotahi 7.4, 11 Kilsyth 7.4, 2 Haku 7.4, 12 Flat Fish 6.13, 1 9 Effulgence 6.12, 4 Penwarden 6.11, 6 Flying Soult 6.11. Time, lmin 4sec. Auckland Welter, of 200 soys ; one mile. — 1 Dawn, 9.8, 1 ; 11 Waimangu, 1 9.12, 2; 5 Explosive, 8.4, 3. Also started '—4 Wauchope 10.0, 6 Tattoo 9.7, 10 Manapouri 9.3. 16 Waitapu 8.10, 12 Auldearn 8.8, 7 Miss Advance 8.8, 2 Zinnia 8.3, 3 Epsom Lass 8.2, 14 Dogger Bank 8.0, 15 Reformist 8.0, 13 Spectre 8.0, 9 Fuss 8.0, 8 Micnaeloff 8.0. Time, lmin 45 4-ssec. KUMARA RACES. HOKITDXA, 29th March. There was a good attendance for the second day's Kumara races. The sum of £2135 passed through tne machine, making £5089 for the two days. Results : — President's Handicap — Mangrove 1, The Orient 2, Contingent 3. Telegraph Handicap — Montague 1, Vologda 2, Jennie Colleen 3. One Mile Trot — Muscatel 1. Cobra 2, Blacksaml 3. Miners' Purse— North Polr 1, The Orient 2, Awha. 3. Greenstone Handicap — Blossbok 1. Platinum 2. Ito and Gracilix also started and fell. The rider of Ito sustained a broken collarbone 1 , and the other rider injured his shoulder. Two Mile Trot — Dunollie I, Possum '2, Catrett :J. " Farewell Handicap— Pis' i bum 1, Miss Gift 2, Coxswain 3.