CARTERTON RACING CLUB

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 103, 29 October 1923, Page 10

CARTERTON RACING CLUB

ANNUAL MEETING

vNOTES ON THE RAGING.

(»*" "Hit LANCBLOT.")

- ;The annual meeting of the Carterfcori facing.JQlub^iield at .the Ciareville course on. S.aturday, passed off successfully. The. threatening -weather in Wellington in the morning,affected the.at-. t«ndance»pf »the*city^patf6ns. ~ conditions were- much worse" throughout" the distinct; and this no doubt kept many of the regulars from Masterton, Martinborough, and Featherston putling in an r appearance. The conditions improved later in the afternoon, and the programme was run off. under pleasant^ conditions. Among those present ■wei6~STr-.^Waliier~-Bwfo Ihe'chib; Mr. W. E. Bidwill, president of 4he Wairarapa Racing Club ; and Sir. G.-F. Vallance; president-of the Masterion Racing Club. 'The heavy state of *the '.track was.. responsible for some withdrawals.:.' tHowever, it dried up quickly, and there was a great improvement in the times, in the concluding cy^nts. The sum of £12,612 was handled at^thei totalisator, compared with £15,----1B6; for the. previous- meeting, being a ■ decrease of £2554..... Starter .0. O'Connor was in his., best form at the barrier. Stipendiary" "stewards - M'Mahom arid Wjjson were'in' attendance,' but nothing happened to call for-official inquiry. The meeting was capably managed by Mr. X 33. Bairstow, with the assistance of Mr; C. Yates, of Masterton.

IRENE MAVIS BEST MAIDEN.

'There were eleven Tunners for ' the Tjial Plate, after Enthuse and Bonlita Had been withdrawn. Pop.Off (Kilboy -4Ararat), making .his . first appearance as [a three-year-bid, was -sent out favourite, but the Best he could do was to come fourth. Rene ; .Mavis assumed the; lead early, and/ drawing away in the •traight, won very easily from Prideaux. King Bfoney (Kilbroney—Neirene) was in .the other place. "." Helen Winkie (Winkie —St. Helen], who was among the unplaced division, is engaged at Riccarton, but on her Saturday's form is; not good enough to take South. Eene Mavis .. (Treadmill—Rene) is full. sister to iiKrmulaka and half-sister to Printemps, and'is owned and trained by her breeder, A.. Goodman. 'ANOTHER -TRENTHAM WINNER.

;,Beven Vparaded for the .Carrington Eacfe^Welter Handicap; ■ after : Bonena was withdrawn. Auckland'was a better favourite than Proclaim. Elate, ; Zero Hour, and Rapid Stride were al- < lowed to lead in the first part, the two : favourites being well back when half '. the journey had been covered. Pro- ; claim, who was giving all his opponents ;• rtart'^|ien;;thßy,:had" gone a furlong,, ; cam^vthrb'ogfi-in'the. straight; and /beat' j Auckland without difficulty. Sppntei (and SJancharter did best of the others. ■ Proclaim (Provocation—Sunfish) is a 'fail brother to Sardinia, and is trained ja^Trwßham by J. Ayres for Messrs. ; Bnrt Bros., who have raced other members ,of .thei Snnfish, family.

I ICOTprTT OOP TO LADY BEN.

; Tfiauwithdrawals for the County Cup i ■^•■^Kjny Day, owned by a steward of the cjbjJi, and Lady Kotiripo, who waa ■I'ese*t?!*.' f°r a kter engagement. Backers ■^ent mostly for Printemps, who conldSiofc act in. the holding going, and never^got in the front line. The ten ■f npl°3B?; took l&seo longer to run than ™JW- Salute, Lady Ben, Birkepejla, and Queen's Ferry, comprised the leading division with two fur. v™3?-i:ISP e \ Lady Ben was g°inS well at tho,ttead of tha field three furlongs fromJttjine, and holding her advantage ; ln tbfcj?ll to the poet, won nicely from A. rj%i&lllte and Bitterg.■"■ Birkenella did besfcof Mr. Kemball's pair. Tenter- , seld5 eld *&» tailed 1 off early; 1 and has evi.dently^seen his beat day. Lady Ben • ; is owned by her breeder, Mr. H. Nee. of Masterton. She is a-daughter of Bemspnl;: (Bezonian— St. Leger mare), who won races in the same ownership. i Ladyvßen is trained by T. Higgins at

.WIIfSfER FROM' FEATHERSTON,

■Enthuse. Idanoe; and The ■ Chattel •roere^wthdrawn. from the; Carterton ±iaclt,:a:andicap," leaving in eight runnersyirMost support was forthcoming lor Blonde, the Masterton winner, but the best she could' do was to finish fourth.;, Merrimaa was always promlnentgjigith Bonomel and Rose Martian. , *hg.; l ßtraight Bonomel got her head m front, but Merrimas came again whenpglled upon,for. a final Effort,, and' beat tgr. opponentrjßonnie-Friend'drqp^ ped bjSk after~%ey.,had-gone£a.;fu'V: lon X ,fnd was^ifflear^iC^. VMewimas jf aUffi£ mas—M£mvo nia ) : j 5 framed" by D. Hands at. Featherston, and if she can retain her present form, should be heard.3)f again during the holiday meet- . ings. •>?!,. DEFEAT OF PRINCE,HAL.

Allgtjhe seven acceptors/for the' Bunny Memorial Handicap were saddled-up.-Prinoe-jHal was backed down to a short>;pjice. He ran a good race, but waa Steyerly beaten by Hytinus, whose first appearance it was in open company. Kilris"rjtist beat Backaheesh, who would havejjdone^.be.tter. pn^ dry ground, for thirdr-mpneyi'L^-'iKyfiniw:--'ia-rtrainedr-i'afi' Opaki-byiWr-GarTeTC Tor Mr." F/AT Teri'Fen,_ who-was. present to see him win. .shaped moderately^ and her form' was" not considered" "good "chough to send her South.

. A AViNNEB, FROM AWAPUNI. Blackhead, -Bonomel, : and -Louisiana out of.-the Taratahi Hack Welter, le*feing-"in.Bjivfen runners. Ancle-, land, who JiacL run v, good raoo earlier •in the day, -was the' choice-of "-backers; He jvas' never "prominent,, and . finished, in the-ruck. ■"Puketoi, -Elothenes, and Pndeaoix were-always in the leading di-" vision., j;JPuketoi' put in a great "finish, and >as;only;;vbeajen..b.y "the narrp.w.est of-"lHePl!-:.t."*':;?ndeaux arid Semplice were /nexfcvto the: other pair. ' Elothenes ' (Demtf3jth£tiSs—Elgvonia)- is" a stable ™ata ; -ofe'-.Arch^.Salute, in A. J. Shearsby s ■'• Awapuni,, establishment. Auckland is'not to fulfil his Eiccarton engagements.. •■■■_ LADY KOTIEIPO WINS WELL. \ Prince Hal and Pantler, who ' was taken to the meeting, but is no good in heavy going, were scratched for the Manngaraki Welter Handicap. Lady Kotmpo was best backed of the six ■runners. She was taken to the front early, and never:; looked like getting beaten. She won with something in hand from All Gold, with Lady Waimangu, who was; making her second .appearance, and Petunia next: Beloved 'made her reappearance in the race, but failed to show,her'old form. Lady Kotiripo wasUridden":by, J. Dombroski, who also scored on the, previous winner. All Gold'-was;nominated at'-Eiccarton, but she is not going South.

FINAL EVENT GOES TO FOOLISH.

Only seven of the sixteen acceptors tor the Electric Hack Handicap were saddled up. Backers went for Foolish, who won at .MastertoiU'.and Rena Mavis, winner of the. Trial Plate earlier

in the day. Axle played up at the post as usual, but the starter managed to get him away with the field. Foolish at once took charge, and had a useful break on the field at half way. She won in attractive style from Rene Mavis, with Solrino and Blackhead together' next. Foolish has won in her last, three starts, and is particularly smart over five furlongs. Mr. W. R. Kemball started seven horses during the .afternoon, and--Foolish was his only winner. As ;she ; returned less than level money, followers of-, ?t{ie Masterton .sportsmanl;: did;, riot show fa profit. , ' ... '„:?'.: DETAILS.. . Trial Plate, of ICO. ' soys; cix furlongs (weight 8.8).—3 Rene Mavis, 3yrs (A: ,Reed),- 1;. 5 ,Prideaux (E. S. Garrett), 2; 4 King Broney (R. S. Bagby), 3: ■-■.Also;-started :'.2 Popoff, 1 Waimana, 6. Helen Winkie, 8 Waiwhinal, 10 Louisiaria,'' 9 Kilbirnie, 7 The Chattel. Time, lmin 22|see. ' Carrington Hack Welter, of 120 soys; one mile.—2 Proclaim, 10.5 (H. M'Sweeney), 1; 1 Auckland, 10.11 (H. E. Ryder), 2; 7 Sponte, 9.0 (P. M'Brearty), 3. Also started: 3 Zero Hour 9.12, 4 Manchester 9.11, 5 Elate 9.6, 5 Rapid Stride 9.0. Time, lmin 56 l-ssee. - . - .' -. ' "'.'Wairarapa County Cup, of 230 soys;. one mile and a quarter.--3 H. Nee's br m Lady Ben, syra, by Waimangu—BeniBon, 7.4 (C. M'Go*eiri)i i; 2:F. E. Ross's br g" Arch Salute, 8.9 (J. Drombroski), 2 ; 4 Davis and Till's > g Bitters, 8.7 (R. S. Bagby), 3.. ; (\Vinner grained by T.. Higgins.) Also sta'i^ed[;:,vi'Printemps 8.9 (A. Reed), 6 Tenterneld,' 7.2 (G. Ridgway), 6 Birkehella- 6.1$ (Adams), 5 Queen's Ferry,6.7 (Fanning). . ; Time, 2min 22sec. '''. ' :-.. ..-,£•-*'.. ' X Carterton Hack/Handicap; of 120 soys ; six fur longs.^-3 Merrimas, 7.11 (B. Mackie), 1; 4 Bonomel, \8.2- (C. Reed), 2; 7 Rose Martian, 7.10 (Adams), 3. -Also started: 8 Elcullus, 9,0, 2 Debate 8.13, 5 Bonny Friend B's, ~:l'i Blonde 8.2, 6 Lady Waimangu 7.12. ' Time, lmin 22sec. Bunny Memorial, of 160 soys; six fuv-longs.^-4 Hytinus, 7.13 (E.. S. Garrett), 1; 1 Prince Hal, 8,11 (R. S^Bagby), 2; 2 Kilris, 8.10 (C Reed),. 3/' Also started: 3 Backsheesh 9.0, 6 Jackaroo 7.9, 5 Solrino 6.7, 7 "Elmorz, 6j7;'•'.. Time, lmin 212-ssec. ,' ■ . ■..'•■ Taratahi Hack Welter, of 120 soys; seven furlongs.—2 Elothenes, 7.13 (J. Drombroski), 1; 4 Peketoi, 7:7 (J. B. Walk;r), 2; 5 Prideaux, 7.7 (E. S. Garrett), 3. Also started: 1 Auckland 8.13, 3 Arizona 8.3, 6 Manchester '7.12, 7 Semplice 7.7. ;■ Time, lmin'3Bsec. Maungafski Welter, of 160 soya; seven furlongs.-^-! Lady Kotiripo •■ (J. Drombroski), 1; 2 All G01d,",7:13 (G. Ridgway), 2; 6 Lady Waimangfi,;7.9 (D. Butler), 3. Also started: 4 Petunia 8.13, 5 Bodyguard 8.11; 3 Beloved 8.6. Time, lmin 36 l-ssec. ■ ■ ; : Electric Hack. Handicap; of 120 soys; five furlongs.—l Foolish, 9.0 '(C. Reed), lj'3' Reno Mavis, 6:13' "(C. Butler),"2; 4 Solrino, 7.3 (J. Drombroski), 3. Also started: 2 Karutahi 7.13, 7 Blackhead 7.11, 6 Axle 7.3, s.Waimana.6.l3. Time, lmin 6sec. \. '.- f>; '.