THE WINTER RACES

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 8, 10 July 1922, Page 8

THE WINTER RACES

ACCEPTANCES FOR SECOND DAY

The following acceptances have teen received for the second day of the Wellington Racing Club's Winter Meeting, to be held on Wednesday:— CORUNNA HURDLE HANDICAP. I Of 350 soys; one mile and a-half. St. lb. St. lb. Volo 12 7 Rowan 9 7 Royal Walton 9 4 Exchange 10 12 Nautical 9 4 Spook 11 3 Totara Jack ..9 3 Kareao 10 12 Noble 9 0 Mangamahoe . 10 12 Bairnsdale 9. 0 Redstone 10 4 Blue Hall ...:. 9 0 I'Banoguo 910 Good Start .... 9 0 Hushman 9 8 Palladium ..... 0 0 Sir Wai 9 8 Billy Gluten ..9 0 Passenger 9 7 MAIDEN HANDICAP. Of 350 soys; six furlongs. St. lb. St. lb. Comical 10 5 Blush 9 2 Lady Ridicule 10 5 Punishment ... 9 2 Balefire 9 11 Complimentary 9 0 Orellana 9 11 Misrule 9 0 Lady Ben 9 5 Sponte 9 0 Potoa Quoen . 9 5 Elvaetto 9 0 JUTLAND HANDICAP. Of 400 soys; six furlongs. ■ , st. lb. St. lb. Listening Post 10 13 Countorstroke 9 4 Radial 10 9 Some Fashion...9 3 Ciyilform 10 4 Astinomo 9 1 Miss Gold 10 0 Machreo 9 0 Tari 9 12 Counter Attack 9 0 Verbosity ...... 910 Cold Steel .. 9 0 Haurangi 910 Capping Day 9 0 Jolly Prinoess 9 8 Mockery 9 0 Passionless .... 9 8 Trentham Rose 9 0 VVcldone 9 5 Hepta 9 0 Hiflo 9 5 Mantua 9 0 Backsheesh ...: 9 4 , SECOND HACK AND HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP. Of 500 soys; two miles and five furlongs. .: st. lb. St. lb.' Seadown 11 12 Romance 9 11 Hyginas ....... 11 8 John Bunny .. 9 11 Old Gold 11 2 Oak Rose .... 9 11 Red Cent ...... 11 2 Staff Officer ..981 General Petain 11 2 Ethiopian _ 9 8 Ngakanui 11 0 Brown Linnet 9 4 Dick 10 3 Tatton Park .. 9 0 PARLIAMENTARY HANDICAP. Of 650 soys; one mile and a-quarter. st, lb. it. lb. Tame Fox 10 11 Omalm 9 7 Arch Salute .. 10 10 Strategy 9 4 Dainty Step ... 10 ,6 Stork 9 0 Gold Kip ..... 10.-3 Bagdad 9 0 Royal Box .... 10' 0 Mort Avis 9 0 Demos 9 13 Beloved 9 0 Forest Gold ... 9 10 Dutch Courage 9 0 Bitters 9 8 Missland 9 0 Tenterfield .... 9 7 Kilkoe • 9 0 Kilrush 9 7 Calkghan 9 0 ' FLEET .HANDICAP. I O£ 350 soys; seven furlongs. St. lb. ' St. lb. Wrangle 11 7 Economist ....: 9 11 Bitholia 10 9 Patuki 9 10 L'Amour 10 6 Auckland ...... 9 10 Halifax 10 6 Admiration .... 9 9 Lord Desmond 10 5 Manchester ... 9 8 Birkenella 10 0 Bonibrook ■ 9 3 Liqueur 9 13 Zero Hour ... 9 3 Yankee Dan . 9 11 Pink Rose .... 9 2 i; ■ ■ HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP. Of 350 soys; one mile and a-quarter. St. lb. St. lb. Rorke's Drift 10 11 Birkenella .... 9 5 General Petain 10 5 Coalition 9 3 Ruatara ..: 9 13 Urgency 9 0 Bitholia 9 12 Moonstruck ..9 0 Penury Rose . 9 11 Kyoto 9 0 Gkdful 9 8 Lawsuit 9 0 Likelihood .... 9 7, Amendment .. 9 0 PETONE HANDICAP. Of 350 soys; five furlongs. St. lb. «t. lb. Sir Burnett ... 10 10 Rippling 9 8 The Reaver . 10 6 Hori 9 8 Regard 10 6 Loyal Maid ... 9^ 7 Moutoa's . Gift 10 1 In the Pink :. 9 6 Kilderg 10 1 Cochineal .9 2. Liqueur 9 13 Loved One .... 9 2 Big Push 9 10 Gold Pan ,9.0 A possible reason for the falling of a number of .horses at the. post and rails fence, in the Wellington Steeplechase on Saturday, is supplied by a police officer, who witnessed a similar occurrence at Eiccarton some years ago. At the time of the race on Saturday, he states, the sun was bright, though sinking low, and the obstacle was so situated, that the horses, in approaching it, had to face the sun's rays. A view of the obstacle would, therefore, be difficult.