RACING ATTRENTHAM CONCLUDING DAY'S SPORT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 21, 26 January 1911, Page 4

RACING AT TRENTHAM CONCLUDING DAY'S SPORT.

A SUCCESSFUL WIND-UP. (By Sir Bedivere.) Clouds were drifting overhead during yesterday morning, and a high wind was blowing, and the outlook for the concluding day of the summer meeting was far from promising. Once we had arrived at Trentham, however, the conditions were ■ found to be pleasant enough. Though the sun shone out only at fitful intervals, and the prevailing northerly did not see fit to entirely relax its energies, there was really very little to complain about. Both the course itself and the lawn fronting the stands bore evidence of the hard usage to which they had been subjected, but the going remained in excellent order until the last. There was again a representative attendance — not nearly so large of course as that on the second day, which fell on a public holiday — and interest in the sport provided was fully maintained until the judge's final decision had been hoisted. Though one or two compai'ative outsiders were seen to the fore, backers at least held their own in their last engagement with the bookmakers at Trentham, and as a well-fancied candidate in Obsono landed the concluding event, it may be safely said .that, both from the club's and its patron's point of view, it was a successful wind up. Just before the sixth race was about to be decided, however, news of -the shocking accident to Mr. H. M. Lyon spread quickly abroad. Many of those present had accounted him a close friend for many years, and to them especially the report of his fatal injury was very distressing. It was in its comparatively early days that the late H. M. Lyon became the Wellington Racing Club's guiding hand, and although it is now some years since he relinquished the position of secretary, lie had the satisfaction of seeing his old club grow from small beginnings until it arrived at its present standing. Results of the concluding races were as follows :: — ■ SUMMER HANDICAP, of 400 soys ; second 50 soys and third 25 soys from the stake. One mile. 2 R. O'Donnell's eh g Los Angelos, by San Francisco — La Valiere, aged, 9.0 (HatchJ 1 1- J. W. Lowe's eh m Effort, syrs, j 5-6 (W. Ryan) 2 4 Hon. J. D. Ormond's br c Birk- ! dale, 3yrs, 7.13 (W. Price) ... 3 Also started : 3 Lady Medallist 9.8 (Jenkins), 5 Full Rate 9.0 (Sid Reid), 8 Polymorphous 8.4 (011iver), ( 10 Sunbonnet 7.3 (Deeley), 6 Genius 7.0 (R Young), 9 Merry Frank 6.7- (Mea^ gher), 7 Countermine 6.7 (Emerson). (Winner trained- by owner.) A good start was effected, and when 1 the field had settled down Countermine ! was in front with Genius, Full Rate, Los Angelos, and Effort next, and Lady Medallist last. Genius then joined Countermine in the lead, and the pair raced past the half-mile post on terms with Los Angelos and Effort, ahead of the others, Full Rate having now dropped back until only Polymorphous was behind him. Rounding the top turn, Genius showed out in front and Los Angelos raced past Countermine. Effort was still Tiandy, whilst Lady Medallist, who was on the extreme outside, was now lying fifth. Once' the straight was fairly entered Effort ran up to the leaders, and at the distance •she looked almost certain -'to score. Los Angelos then made his final run, however, and got up in time to beat her a trifle cleverly by half a length. Birkdale, who finished well, was two lengths away third, just clear of Full Rate, whilst Lady Medallist and. Countermine were the next to finish. Time, lmin 40 2-sseC. SELLING PLATE, of 150 bovb; six furlongs. 1 C. Machell's eh h All Guns, by,' Pallas— Greekmaid, aged, 8.8 (Price) 1 6.W. C. Tull/s blk b Purakau, oyrj^ , 8.8 (Catt) ■ ... 2 4 H. il'Nee's blk m Merrie Emerald, 6yre (F. D. Jones) 3 Also started — 3 Moree 8.8 (Lyford) ; 2 Moreykoff, 8.8 {Fitzgerald) 5 5 Sunbonnet, 8.8 (Olliver). All Guns soon ran to the front, and won as he liked by a clear length. Merrie Emerald was a similar distance away third. Time, lmin 17 2-ssec. Moreykoff fell at the top turn, but luckily neither he nor hi* rider wae injured. The winner was submitted' at auction, and was sold for 110 guineas. KAITOKE HANDICAP, of 100 soys; second 20 soys, and third 10 sove from the stake. Five furlongs. 4 D. "J. Goodwin's b m Contralto, by ' Sylvia Park — Madam Cole, 6yrs, 7.13 (L. Kemp) 1 2 E. J. Watt's br f Winning Poet, 3yi«, 8.6 (C. Brown) . ; . ... 2 1 G. D. Greenwood's br m Directoire, 3yrs, 7.10 (Gray) 5 Also started— 3 Killaloo, 8.0 (W. Price); 6 Longstep, 7.13 (Deeley); 7 Rongamau, 7.12 (M'Donald) ; 5 Big Blast, 7.10 (F. E. Jones); 10 Lochiela, 7.5 iMeagher) ; 9 Lady Kikheran, 7.0 (R, Young) ; 7 Ahupai, 6.13 (Emerson), and 8 Wee. Rose, 6.7 (J. M'Lean). Contralto hopped out in front and led round the- turn two lengths ahead of Winning Post, who was just clear of Directoire, Killaloo, and Wee Rose. Nothing ever looked like troubling the leader, who won in the hollowest style by two lengths. Directoire wa6 three lengths further back, followed by Rongomau, Longetop, and Killaloo. Time, lmin 3eec. CONSOLATION HANDICAP, of 300 » soys; second 40 soys, and third 20 soys from the stake. One mile and a quarter. 5 E.\ J- Watt's rn^m Parable, by j Merriwee — Palaver, syrs, 7.12 '< (C. Brown) 1 j 3 J Ames's br m Merrivonia, syrs, ' 8.1 (Olliver) 2 6 E. Kemp's br m Vi, aged, 6.10 (J. Kemp) 3 Also started : 1 Iranui 9.0 (W. Ryan), 4- Sir Tristram 8.1 (W. Price), 2 Dazzling 7.1 (Emerson), 8 Outlander 6.12 (R. Berry), 7 Passive 6.8 (J. M'Lean). Parable was the first to move and led out of the straight from Sir Tristram, Vi, and Merrivonia, who were racing in the order named. Going round the bottom turn Merrivonia ran up second and by the time the mile post was passed she was in front. Merrivonia continued to show the way up the back stretch well clear of- Parable, whilst Sir Tristram and Dazzling were- lying next and Iranui was last. So they ran to the top turn, where Vi had chopped back last and Iranui was lying fifth. Merrivonia was plainly doing her best at the head of the straight, but she still held command until the distance was appioached, when Parable came away and won easily by two lengths. Vi, who came with a wet sail from the final turn, was a. length and a half away third, followed by Iranui, Sir Tristram, Out-lander, and - Dazzling, Passive being last. Time, 2min 8 4-ssec.

CITY HANDICAP, of 250 soys; second 35 soys, and third 15 soys "from - the' stake. Six furlongs. 2 J. J. M'Bride'e eh h Obsono, by Obligado (imp) — lima, svrs, 8.6 '(Hatch) 1 3J. Buckley's b f Dearest, oyrs, 7.7 (Traill) 2 5 Hon. J. D. Ormond's b c Formby, 3yrs, 7.7 (Watson) 3 Also started : 1 Gipsy Belle 8.12 (Jenkins), 6 Sea Queen 7.2 (R. Young), 4 Tenterhook 6.10 (Emerson). Before half a furlong had been traversed Obsono was in front. Dearest, Gipsy Belle, and Formby raced on terms I in his wake to the home turn, but none of them ever looked the least likely to yet make a race of it with the South Islander, who won easily by two lengths. Dearest beat Formby by a head for second honours, and Tenterhook was fourth. Time, lmin 14 2-ssec.