NOTES ON THE RACING

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue LXXXVIII, 10 September 1914, Page 4

NOTES ON THE RACING

(»Y TELEGRAPH.) (From Sir Lancelot.) DANNEVIRtfE, 9th September. Diavolo, Advancement, and Sir Mauser were withdrawn from the Hurdles, fourteen starting, and seven of them came to grief. The Feilding-trained Gerbera broke a leg, and was destroyed. The jockeys, fortunately, escaped injury. The MartOn winner, Glen Nevis, was always well placed. Passing tho stand he was third, at half-way he was second, and taking charge two fences from home he came in the easiest oK.winners. His supporters got a good price. Merrie Guy ran very well considering he had not had a gallop since Christchurch. The top-weight, Golden Water, beat everything except the winner. Awahou, Sir Donald, Keynote, and Pacemaker were pulled out of the Umutaoroa Hack Handicap. It was evi> dently expected that the gallop at Marton would greatly improve Montano, as he carried more than four times the amount invested on him at the lastnamed place. He put up lib overweight to secure L. Wilson's services, and won very easily at the finish. He is the best Elevation seen out so far. The two other pladfe-gettefs were both unlucky. Alces drew No. 1, but got chopped right out, and the Wellingtonowned Columbus lost a lot of ground at the start. The latter shaped like a stayer, and did well to defeat Alces (two years older) on level terms. Gazette (A. Oliver) looked well, ,but" shaped disappointingly. The Trentham-trained Charlerose did not show up. Sir Solo, a Melbourne Cup candidate, with Oliver in the saddle, was sent out favourite for the Spring Handicap. The solid pace set in the first part settled him, and he did well to get third, considering he is not ready. Football (a New Zealand Cup 6andidate), whose rider claimed tho apprentice allowance, also shaped disappointingly. Lady Louisa was ridden by a stable boy, and covered a lob of ground. Sir Antrim made his reappearance in the race, and showed out in front for six furlongs. The Hast-ings-trained Indigo took charge three furlongs from home, and was doing his best at tho finish to secure the verdict from Master Lupin, who let his backers down at Marton. Tho winner is owned by Mr. George Hunter, M.P., president of the club, who was not present to see his colours carried successfully. Indigo is engaged in tho New Zealand Cup with the minimum weight, and does not carry any extra poundage for to-day's win. Backers went for Kauroa in the Daurovirke Steeplechase. He lobt about 100 yards a-t the start, was in fiontwitli the ieaders a mile from home, and at the finish was only beaten hy Couein Jack, a great fenceer, well handled by F. M'Cabe, the Australian horseman. Supporters of the winner, a grey gelding trained at Hastings, got a great price, considering he had run second at Riccarton on his last appearance. Sportsman and Fond Memory came to grief. The latter was running second at the last fence, where he turned over. A big field of twenty-one contested the Trial. Tho Feilding-trained Marfceloo (Martello — Merope) received most support. To Opai (second fa.vourite) was smartest to begin, but was unable to hold the advantage. Tho Levin-trained Master Achilles (Achillee — Marionette) won easily &t the finish. He is owned by his breeder, a Shannon sport, who adopts the norn do course of Peter Rosernead.' The field included the New Zea.* land Cup candidate Elevate. Followers of Marton form made Makiri favourite for tho Hack and Hunters' j Steeples. He was never dangerous. Blend, Black Queen, and Sporific came to grief. Grey Renown led for halfway, where his condition gave out. After that Tyrannic and Kurnalpi went to the front, a.nd finished in that order. .Tyrannic was one of tho least fancied J on- the totalisation ] Redloh (who' competed in the Spring Handicap) was saddled up again in the Otanga Handicap. ■He led for about seven furlongs with Steinhall (Bon Ton's half-sister), who was making her first appearance in public, but the gallop will do hef no Harm. [ Awahou (whose supporters were un* lucky at Marton) ' was backed down to a short pricei - ,He. was in behind the leaders on the rails, took charge in tho straight, and proved too good for Merry Frank, who was benefited by his race at Marton. The latter's backers got nearly double the price paid by the •winner. , # j Gazette, Courtiey, Perhaps, Master t Achilles (who carried 71b penalty), and Alces were saddled up agaiu in the ! Hack Welter. Sir Donald, who was placed behind Awahou and beat Montana at Marton, was sent oat a big favourite, j but was never moro than third, which pecrupied at tho finish. ._ fit*^ j

lara (cairying Mr. G. P. Donnelh 's colouis) set a solid puce, and was only beaten in the straight, where Alecto took c4iar(je and won comfortably from Alecs, who also started in thu hlectrjc Hack. She is tiained at Otaki, and' scored her last wiu at Marlborough in May.