THE AUTUMN RACES

Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 103, 3 May 1919, Page 6

THE AUTUMN RACES

CONCLUDING DAY OF WELLINGTON MEETING :: GLENDOWER WINS 'AUTUMN ::. HANDICAP. ',/ (PJR WOEON KIHI£SS.) ,'•; TRENTHAM, This Day. <"- The weather is fine, but breezy, for the "concluding-day of the Wellington Club's -Autumn Meeting. The attendance- was ■satisfactory -when the horses1 paraded for ;the first race. The New Zealand Natives' Association Band is again in attendance. The rain which fell over"night was not sufficient -to affect the "going.

I, Details of the racing are appended :— SECOND HACK HURDLE HANDI- ,': CAP, of 200 soys, second horse to receive 20 soys from the stake. One mile and a-half. 1. J. Bull's b g Yankee Jack, by . Frisco —Willow Bank, aged, 10.3 ,:. (A. M'Donald) 1 3 R. M'Mikens'e b g Munster, aged, ■ 9.13 (H. -M'Sweeney) 2 2 A. M'Donald's b g Multicipal, aged, :l 11.6 (S. Henderson) . 3 started: 4 Papanui, 10.6 (H. Xiorrigan), 5 Royal Battery, 9.0 (T. •Young). . ■ ' "' At, the stand Munster led Yankeo Jack'half-a-dozen lengths, Multicipal next. Tho same order was maintained along the back. Yankee Jack ran up to the lender, five furlongs from home, but made a' faulty jump. Munster drew away at the turn and led at the last fence. Here lie made a bad jump and nearly came down. This let Yankee Jack „get in. front, and he won by a length, with Multicipal six lengths away. Time, 2mm 44sec.

HUTT.HANDICAP, of 250 soys; second •horse to receive 50 soys, and third 25

- "soys from stake. One mile . • Py Soames's br' g Battle Array, by nSignbr—Carissima, 4yrs, 8.6 ...". 1 W- Hume's br m.Comment, by Pro-

• ■vocation—Wailethe, 6yrs, 9.0 2 J." Goring Johnston's blk g Hurry Up, ;?.by Advance—Monette, 3yrs, 8.2 ... -3

"' -Also started: Active 8.2, Goldstream §:2, Gold-Soult 8.0, Red Signal 8.0, Bairnsdale 8.0. Won by a neck. Time, lmin 41 3-ssec. - •

MURITAI HANDICAP, of 200 soys; second horse to receive 40 soys and

third horse 20 soys from the stake,

Seven furlongs. 4 J. Armstrong's eh g The Speaker, by Demosthenes—Chatterer, 3yrs, 8.10 (R. Reed) 1 1 T. C. Boyle's br g Pretty Bobby, ■;' syrs, 8.2 (H. Young) 2 7 J. S. Barrett's eh f Bondage, 3yrs, 7.8 (G. Young) 3

: Also started: 6 Risingham 9.6 (0. Price), 8 Philomela 8.9 (H. Gray), 5 Mandrake 8.1 (C. Emerson); 10 Torchlight 8.1 (A. Reed), 3 Sacramento 7.12 (B. Deeley), 11 Consultation 7:9. (C. Reed), 9 Imaribbon 7.2 (R, S. Bagby), 2 Warlike 7.1 (L. Morris), J- Risingham, Philomela, and Warlike were prominent when the .field settled down. They were attended by Bondage at seven furlongs. Pretty Bobby moved Sp at six furlongs, and was out in front •it half-way with Bondage, Warlike being third. Pretty Bobby and Bondage were first into the straight, being joined by The Speaker fifty yards from the post. The latter got up in time to win by a neck, Bondage half a length away. Time, lmin 29sec.

'AUTUMN HANDICAP, 0f'650 soys; second horse to receive 100 soys and

third SO soys from the stake. One

■-, mile and' three furlongs. 3 D. H. Roberts's b g-.Glendower, by Glenapp—Ecarte, syrs, 8.11 s (J. Campbell) 1 7 Sir George Clifford's eh. g Heathercote, 3yrs, 7.6 (G. Young) 2 1 K. S. Williams's br g Vagabond, ■:■ 4yr S) 7.13 (H. Gray) , 3

; Also started : 4 Nobleman 8.11 (B. Morris), -2 Rude 8.5 (M. M'Carten), 6 Master Moutoa 7.12 (A. Reed), 5 Kilrasb. 7.12 (C. Emerson), 8 Sweet Corn 7.11 (B. Deeloy), 9 Battle Song 7.10 (H. Yonng), 11 Pacific Slope 7.9 (R. Read), 12 Rose Pink 7.3 (Corlett), 14 Robur 7.2 (R. Mackie), 9 Tressida 7.1 (R. S. Bagby), 10 Bagdad 6.12 (J. Stockley), 13 Cooing 6.7 (A. M'Cormac). . At the stand, Sweet Corn, Tressida, and Heathercote were prominent. When the mile post was. reached they were joined by Nobleman and' Rude. Racing along the back Sweet Corn was clear, Rude and Tressida being next. Passing the five furlongs, Kilrush and Heathercote improved their positions. Sweet Corn dropped out at the bend, where Rude and Tressida were still at the head of affairs. The field closed up at the turn, Glendower and Vagabond entering, the straight first. Vagabond had a slight advantage at the distance, but Glendower won by a head from Heathercote. Time, 2min 19 3-ssec. PACIFIC HANDICAP, of 500 soys; "second ■ horse 70 soys and third horse ■30 soys .from stake. For two-year--1'01d5.... , Six furlongs. F,. S. Easton's b g Amythas; by De- ; mosthenes—Gold Treasure, 9.2... 1 J. Goring Johnston's br f Ermine, 8.5 2 F..S. Rutherford's b g Some Kid, 8.3 3 Also started: Red Pepper 8.6, Murihiku 8.5, Eose Wreath. 7:11, Night Raider 8.2, Maronno 6.9. Time, lmin 12sec. TRENTHAM GOLD CUP, of 1000 soys, second horse 125 soys and third horse 75 soys from stake. Two miles. W. G. Stead's br g, Sasanof, syrs 9.0 1 G; D. Greenwood's br f Afterglow, ■■■ 3yrs, 8.1 2 J? B.'Reid's b f Punka, 3yrs, 8.1 3 Time, 3min 27sec.