WANGANUI MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 64, 12 September 1924, Page 10

WANGANUI MEETING

GUINEAS TO INFERNO

DIAMOND RING WINS MARANGAI HANDICAP;

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. WANGANUI," 11th September, ' The ■ picturesqus Wanganui ' Racecourse .was.. looking at' its "best yesterday for the opening of tlie, AVanganui Spring. Meeting. The course was holding slightly, but. this did not affect the racing, which was ' particularly \ close finishes being the order, of. the, day. The attendance, which included the Vice-Regal party, was .well Up to the average. _ The sum of £27,657' was handled by tho totalisatbr, as .against £27,502 for tho corresponding''day'last year, an increase of £641. '.•■':..' OUTSIDER FOR AN OPENING-/ ',•''." Shining Armour was a decided favourite for the opening- event, with solid support for VV'hetunui, then, after a big ; - drop, •coming Mountain Signal and Knighthood. Glengariff,- who was only seventh in request, paid- a good twongure dividend. La Reve, from behind the rest at- the barrier, began ■: well and had headed the field before half a' furlong had been covered. She was followed out-of the straight by Taitaiata, Master Black, Glengariff,,and Mountain signal, with Shining Armour well back. Inere was little change to the half-mile post/where La Reve lost her position, and Mountain Signal: moved up. Master Black led into the straight from Glengariff and Mountain Signal with Opa;- Knighthood, and Taitaiata 'handy. In a,-good race ■to the - post Glengariff won by a neck from Mountain Signal, with Opa a similar distance'away third just clear of Knighthood, Master Black, and Peut Etre. ; ':■'. CROWN COIN WINS. Crown Coin; was a short-priced favourite for the O.kehu Hurdles, with Savoury arid Miss Mickey- tho next best backed, and not £10 separating Demand, Alteration, and Te Tahi Demand was first out, and led Te Tahi and .Savoury. The last-named hit the hurdle at the top of the straight hard and dropped back to last place, and at1 the stands, the" order was Crown''Coin, Demand, >elociform, Te Tahi, and; Miss Mickey.' Down the back straight Velociform and Demand led Crown Coin, but the last-named, jumped to the iront at tho hulf-milo .post, and thenceforth was always going like a winner. Ho led over tho last fence from Demand and Velociform, and went, to rin easily y fi \ . °^' 1S- fl' Om D<™a"dv (ridden out) with Volociform three lengths away and Miss Mickey and. Alteration nest : A,.SMART BISOGNE THREPJ-YEAR--01/ D, Shut.Eye was ahvays-favourite for the Maiden Race, a great deal better backed than Papaponga, Sky, Blue', the bracketed pair Bonhommev ]: and :Kilia, and J-ogic. Bonogne was,seventh, in. popuar; favour, and paid ' well' /over the -.limit. . tonhomme was fractious at the Btart,_ and finally was ; left .altogether Rangimoana., Bonogne, . Slump and Papaponga were the smartest 'to begin, and round' the top turn the order was_ Bonogne, Rangimoana, Paijaponca Txigic, and Shut Eye. . Papapon^T, w ; ,s With Bonngne -whon.'straii{htbned."iip foihome, and the pair came away from the •remainder, Bonogne winning cleverly from Papaponga by a'rierk. Shut FyV was four lengths'away, ;third followed closely by a bunch, headed by Rangimoana. Alectn.. and logic , " °- : THE JUMPERS' FLzVT. ,'v Alaric, ridden by R. R ee d was an odds-on favourite for t,ho Jumpers.' Flat, with_ Hyrax an.d :.Brigadier. Bill also carrying four-figure investments. .Brigadier Bill and Alaric were smart•est out, but at the stands the order was Tinnlcaha.,,Hy.rax, Brigadier Bill, Alaric Empyrean, ■■ arid -Explorer. .So they raced to the half-mile post where Alaric moved up into the lead' and although Brigadier' Bill and Hyv'ax made an eilort to challenge in the strain-lit Alaric won hard held by a length from Brigadier Bill, with Hyrax half a ength away third. . Empyrean was a head away fourth. ' , , WANGA.N.UT. GULNTEAS. ' •> "eld of si^ wcnt':(<.; t! 1B p OS t X'!' Mm Uauiranui CSuiriena; Shininc' \rmouMmwg ilis couwo scrakhijig, Gail- .!

lard and Ilka naturally appeared most seasoned, but Inferno showed that he had done plenty of work, and was the aristocrat of the party in appearance. Subjection is a nice colt, but far from ready, and raced well just aa long as his condition lasted. From a snap start Ilka, Gaillard, and Subjection were the first out, but round the turn into theback straight Subjection led Gaillard and Inferno, with Motley, The Banker, and Ilka following in that order. Inferno and Gaillard.still led half a mile from home, where Subjection was done, and Ilka. commenced her run. Inferno, Gaillard, and Ilka was the order at tho i straight entrance, and when in line for i home Inferno soon asserted himself and i cantered away to win by a length and L. a half from Ilka, who defeated Gaillard . by a length. The Banker was close up » next, 'with Motley and Subjection well ; back. Inferno was a little more than , even money favourite, then, after a drop [ of nearly £250, camo The '. Banker, ■ closely followed by Subjection; then in , order Motley and Gaillard, with Ilka the outsider. j FOOL'S PARADISE SCORES. , Bam Owl carried nearly as much . money as the second and third favourites together in the Durie Hack Handi- , cap, Muscari and Sunny Vale. To I fc-»wa^ was fourth favourite, and Kuhio I ami tool's Paradise next in favour. . Kuhio was a little on his toes, at the . start, but tho field left in line, Te Kawa, Kuhio, and.Fool's Paradise show- . "is out first. When the field had settled down The Lamb was showing the j way to Lucrative and Fool's Paradise, Vj with Rehutai and Solferange moving up, and, Barn Owl suddenly losing her [ place. Rehutai and Solferange were [ «till closing up at the half-mile peg, and a little further on Rehutai took second place behind Lucrative. The j order at the turn was Lucrative, Rehu- , tai, Fool's Paradiso, and Solferange, ' with BaVn Owl showing up. Fool's ( Paradise came away in the straight to' t win;■, comfortably by a length and a ( naif from Lucrative, who defeated Rehutai by a length. Solferange, Kuhio, I and Barn Owl were next. ' : .■ A GOOD RACE. V '•'. '■ Tlio Campbell bracket, Comical and Diamond: Ring, was backed down to a | short price in the Marangai Handicap, . Winning Hit , being a £5 better fay- ■ ourite than Avola, with Sir Burnett, 1 Yoma, and L'Amour next' in favoui'. 1 There waa; a-considerable delay at the barnor, principally owing to the vagi. Aries of ,-tfalgina. and-Askari, and eventually the latter was left. Halgina and ■ ¥oma led out of the straight from Avola l. Irapulca, Winning Hit, and Diamond ■ Ring. Yoriia was joined by Irapuka in I the back straight, and racing to the five ' turlong post they were followed by Sir ■ Burnett, Winning Hit, A\ola, and iJj Amour. Musketoon improved his ! place round the top turn, and coming ; U> the straight. Yoma still led Irapuka, with Avola,.'.Winning Hit, Diamond Ring, Sir Burnett,'and Musketoon apparently holding winning chances. Once tn line for the: post Gray called on Diamond Ring, and in a great finish she got. up to defeat Irapuka by a neck, Yorna a similar, distance away third. Avola was a length away fourth, followed very'closely by Musketoon, Comical, and Sir Burnett. ; , ' .THE SPRINTERS. ■ The .bracketed',.*pairßeremoana and Lady Bentihck carried the most moneyiin the Flying Handicap, with solid support for Prince Abbey, Rational, and Deluge. Royal Divorce, finished second, was next best backed. There was one false start, and Rational dwelt"'when' the genuino dispatch took.place. Lady .Bentinck' was' first, out from Deluge, i Soliforni,' and Royal Divorce. Tho lastnamed could not hold his place, and racing round, the top turn Deluge led • Civility, Lady Bentinck, Soliforni, Awake, and Royal Divorce. Delugo and Civility were first into the straight, :at the entrance of which Lady Bentinck rau wide, and carried out Awake. At this stage Royal Divorce was still iwell back. Delugo lasted long enough to defeat the fast-finishing Royal Divorce by a length, with Lady Bentinck fourth, just .ahead of Awake and Civiliiv -\ ,■ ■■■■■ ..■■•: • Detailed result? >- ' ' Putiki Hack Handicap, of 175 sovs'one mile and 110 yards.—7 Glengariff, 7.5 (J. Dombroski), 1; 3 Mountain Signal, 8.5, 2.; 5 Opa, 7.9, 3. Also started--2 Whetunui 8.12, 6 Sunshot 7.8, 12 Sir Pam 7.8, 1 Shining Armour 7.7, 13 Peut Etre 7.7, 4 Knighthood 7.6, 14 La Reve. 7.5, 8 Master Black 7.4, 9 Interest 7.2, 10 Haligan 7.0, 11 Taitaiata 7.0. ■ Time lmin 51 2-ssec. ' ■-...- . Okehu Hurdles Handicapjof 250 soys; one mile- and three-quarters.—l Crown Coin, 9.0 (J. R. Kaan), 1; 4 Demand, 99 (M'Donald), 2; 8 Velociform, 9.0 (iiaston),-3. Also started: 5 Alteration 10.13, 2 Savory 10.0, 3 Miss Mickey 9.9, 7 Birkenella 9.0, 6 Tetahi 9.0. Time, . omin 17 2-ssec. Maiden Race; 'of 150 soys; six furlongs.—7 Bonogue, 7.7 (L. A. Pine), 1--2 Papaponga,B.o (R. Reed), 2; 1 Shut Eye,-7.7 (Dombroski), 3. Also started--14 Tatrina 8.0, 10 Moetoa 8.0, 12 Pronto 8.0, 13 Importer 8.0, 6 Azecta 8.0, 1 5 Logic 8.0, 11 Merry Ann 8.0, 16 Marquetto 8.0, 9 Rangimoana 8.0, 3 Sky Blue 7.7, 4 Kilia 7.7, 8 Slump 7.7, 4 Bonhomme 7.7^ 15 Kilmint 7.7. Timo, lmin 16 2-ssec. ■'•■■■■■; . ■■■' ■•■'. Jumpers'; Flat Handicap, of 175 soys; one mile and a quarter.—l Alaric, 10 8 (R. Reed),l; 3 Brigadier Bill, 10.5 (L G. Morris), 2; 2 Hyrax, 9.10 (H. Gray), 3. : Also started: 4 Tinokaha 10.6, 5 Explorer 9.3, 6 Empyrean 9.0. Time, 2min 21scc. '. "'■'■."'". .WANGANTJI\ GUINEAS, of. 10.soys ,each, with 500 soys added; ona mile.. 1 Inferno, 8.10 (.T. Barry) 1 6 Ilka, 8.5 (R. Reed) .."....„ 2 5 Gaillard, 8.5 (B.H. Morris) 3 Also started:' 3 Subjection 8.10 (,J O'Shea), 4 Motley, 8.5 (P. Rayner). 2' Tho Banker, 8.5 (H. Gray). Time, lmin 46 l-53ec. Durie Hack Handicap, of 175 soys; six furlongs.—6 : Fool's Paradise, 8 1 (R Reed), 1; 12 Lucrative, 7.2 (Wiggins),' 2; 10 Rehutai, 9.0 (L. Edwards), 3. Also started': 11 The Lamb-9.5, 4 Te Kawa 9.5. 1 Barn Owl 8.9. 3 Sunny Vale 8.7, 5 Kuliio 8.6, 2 Muscari 8.5, 14 Chairman 8.4, 9 Solfera.ii<; C 7.11, 13 Kilceit 7.10, 16 Siaosi 7.1C, 15 Bon March 7.5, 8 Waetea 7.4, 7 Tioilus -7.4, -17 Esquimaux 7.0. Time, lmiii 15 3-S.SCC. Marangai Handicap, of 350 soys ; one milo and 110 ynrds.—l Diaiiiond ißinc, 7.11. (H.. Gray); rlj.lrapiika, 7.10 (Dombrpski), 2; 6 Yoma, 7.9 (iMackic), 3. Also started: 14 Enthusiasm 8.12, 9 Arch Salute '8.11,: 2 Winning Hit 8.9," 12. Halgina 8.7, 11 Musketoon 8.4, .1 Comical, 8.1 (bracketed with winneij, 4 Sir Bur-'----nette 7.15, 5 -L'Amour 7.12, 3 Avola 7.11 16 Stork 7.11, 8 Bumptious 7.8, 10 Black Cruiser 7.0, 13 Snatcher 6.12, 15 Askari 6.11. Time, lmin 55 3-ssec. Flying Handicap., of 300 soys; six furlongs.—3 Deluge, 6.13 (D. Watts), 1; 4' ' ;Royal Divorce, 7.10 (R. Reed), 2; 7 Lady Bentinck, 7.7 (Wiggins), 3. Also start- ! Ed: 2 Rational 10.0, 9 Hipo 8.11, 6'Civility BT, 8. Soli form 8.5, 1 Reremoana 8:2, 7 Prince Abbey 7.10, 5 Awake 6.10. Time, lmin 14 4-ssec. ' •