AT FEILDING

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 133, 2 December 1926, Page 11

AT FEILDING

GLENROSS ALL THE WAY

•RACING UNDER" THE WORST :v«e ; oNiHT;ions,: : <-;>: r -4-

(By Telegraph from "Vedette.")

iV/.The track could hardly have been worse i for the conclusion o£ the'Eeilding Meet-1 tifrg yesterday. Heavy rain overnight "hid i .'teduced it and the enclosures to a quag- | •uniire, and the cold wind and rain showers '■'pi yestsrday madei matters most imcomi fortabtf for spectators. Under the cireum'•'sitauces a further, falling-off in the total- ■ isatpr turnover could' oi.ty be expected, 'the figures.being £17,686 against £27;556 .last year, a decrease of £9890. The total was £17,015. The Feilding course ij-JS not a good one for backers at any ; time, and it was evident that at this ? nieetinjj regular bettors were, operating Y/continuously. .vv'-'-'".'■! -:-' "'■' '•'■VGlenross was allowed to stride along in ■.' pie principal race, and he was a winner „«vJitU the fray. The reverse was tried with ?'!Boyal Damon, who was' ridden to the .■gfronfc on the first day and beaten, wher.eas yesterday ho1 ;pa_me..frp,ni ; the back -and, 'vyron the open sprint." ,';,~ This - juVfenile handicap introduced sdme: •ysmart two-year-olds, and. it is, probable t'that Silyermine, the winner, the first of *.'Silver,.liink'B, ; progeny, will go far. . •■/The day was a triumph for Taranaki-j.trained--ho-rges/.ifive of the «ight winners ;:coming from., the Coast—four « : Jrom HiKvera, arid one'from Stratford: A. f M'Cqymatsviid* ■three .of -these in Eka, >;!pady Anstriither, and Silvermine. £-1) CHELTENHAM HURDLES. VKoauau was backed dowu-.-to odds'on ;ili a five-horse field. Roman, and Gur.nion Tlfld Sir Pam and Boneeto >ound' to the ;»^and hurdle, with Koauau eight lengths ; away. Gurnion slipped into the stand ■•Sence and interfered with Roman and ';' ISonecto, leaving Sir Pam well clear. Ko'Siuau moved.-, up on the inside going "ijito the bafck straight, and. gradually overSir Pam was up with him at the " l£st fence, and beat him home By a length :':apd a half. Boneeto was six lengths ?;,a,way third, with Roman pulling up fourth. ■■'■'■■■0 Koauau was a class above the opposi-/t-ioii," and he fairly revelled in the ground. V Sir Pam had every chance, but hit one ■or two fences hard. The rider of Gur-i-Mpn. lost an iron at the end of half a ,;mile. i NOVICE STAKES. •' -Powhiri, Molto, and Petal, -in that pr- . «ier, werethe! only ones backed; Eka atid liady Cynthia being; rank- outsiders, the latter's dividend, if she had.won, being&l;';ihost sensational. Molto, Eka, Truneyand "Takaroa vbe'gan best, but at the end of ■■» furlong. Truiiey was streaking away in .front from': Eka, -Molto, Lady Cynthia, . iind Powhiri. Lady Cynthia and .IJka 'closed on Truney at the turn\, and in a ■great race to the post Eka beat Lady Cynthia by a, head. Molto was five lengths awajr'; third;' and Tfuney, Petal, Powhiri next. Eka..ran,qn.^inuch.. better than on the ■'first rfay-i but Lady Cynthia performed con,'^sistently and was at a false price considering how well slie had gone in her .first race at the meeting. Molto again had 'every chance.-' Truney showed plenty of pace, tout failed ip stay...: Powhiri and '■Petal lost their finances by.failing tp ( ;Degin smartly. Tuk'aroa fell almost "at thfe \ game spot as on the first day, bringing down Elicit. Neither of the riders, R. !rJ. Mackie nor.N. Trillo, wa3 injured. sriv aWdfeW's handicap. ; I;', Glenroes was favourite in an cveu-bet- - ting race, Hipo, Glengariff, aud Killoch *H being well supported. Glem-oss led i>lown the straight front Gleiigaiifl™ Kil-- ' fairo, Hipo, and Killoch, and passing the 'six furlongs post Kilfairc went up second ;)from Glengariff, Hipo, and Joy Bird, Glen--:ross still bowling along in front. There ; little change to the turn, except that i;. Merry Day was gradually, making up her i ground. Glenross was the first to turn ]'iOT home, and easily held off Joy Bird to :-win by two lengths. Meriy Day, f.gain ■finishing fast, was half a length away ft'third, with Kilfaivc fourth and India'u £ Sage aud Hipo next. t' Glenross, ridden a totally different race ■V/ifrom. that of the first day, won with ease. ;sy?h.ore is no doubt about his ability when' -^'.allowed to run along. Joy Bmb again '"finished well, but she is particularly lively her heels at the barrier, and is ■Ayather a menace. Merry Day., as usual, ■ ?wag finishing like a train,, and might have '.J'Si'on with another furlong to go. .-. KiJtfaire stopped at the end and Indian Sage -..ran a really good race considering he was /left some lengths at barrier-rise. Hipo 'vi-eally had every chance, for B. H. Mortis : ; J'got off Indian Sage to ride him. Glonivgatiff was not good enough, but he warned .'..to cover a good deal of unnecessary ground Ground the back. OROUA NURSERY HANDICAP. '■;'■ Ru^riui was backed down to decided ,™cdds-on, with the eventual winner, Silver,mine, at a lucrative price. After a long • delay a#the barrier, .owing to the vagaries y.of Insulatipiv i»nd Tom Bracken, the Tatter :'began best frPm Oscillation, liuanui, In--sulation, and Panther. The last-named and Silvermine closed up at the turn, '•where Tom Bracken ran wide and car-,l-ied out Ruanui. Silvermine came through -on the inside, saving many lengths, i.inrl v'beat Riianui by two lengths. Tom Brac;]\&n was^. three lengths- away ■ third/ -and ■ jUiss Mercia fourth; with Panther anil ■rOscillation next.- ■ ■ - V- The winner is a neat colt by Catmint 'from that .good mare Silver Link. H-3 .was possibly lucky to win; for Ruantii s'.must have lost more ground at the turn '.than he was beaten by. The winner was •making Jiis-first.-puWic..apltearauco. Tom .■Bracken had every olianco, and although: ;hc went wide Ui> would have been bcatpn .'■anyv.-ay by Ruaiiui. Afiss Mcrcin, an Australian filly l>y Tlie .Vci'dcrcr or .Allckoi'V 'from Argea,')I.!]! a' useiul vnee for her first (appearance. Tharr was iclt at the post '

and Panther lost jiis chance by a slow beginning. - Oscillation and Insulation were beaten ai the cud 6f. four furlongK. '} '■■' NIKAU HACK HANDICAP. Sovena was a little better favourite Hum Cerf, then coming' Merle, Vohjlane, aiul Rising Star, equally backecL After miother delay at the barrier, Sovotia, Volplane, and Quillfire began best, ami Tip Tree was last away. Sovena and Volplane were well clear of Calluna, Merle, Cerf, and Rising Star crossing the top, and the leaders were Merle and Sovenn as th.?v turned for home. In a good battle to the post Sovena beat Merle by half a length, with Volplane three lengths away third. Tip Tree, who finished on, was fourth, and Wilderness, Quillfire, and Gallium next. . Sovena, 'suited by the soft track, hit out very well and scored a narrow victory. Merle stuck on well and just failed over the last.'so .yards. ..The pair drew, right away from Volplane, who was not knocked about at the end. Tip Tree was the unlucky runner, and did really, well to finish fourth after being left badly. Cerf made a run to the turn, but the ground and 9.0 found him out. Quillfire petered out at the end. Calluna should win a hack race during the Holidays. COLY.TON HANDICAP. Gold Box was a little better backed than Inferno, with Eoyal Damon ouly another 17 tckets away. Nine of Spades, Gold Box, and First Acre raced away together for half a mile well clear of the others. Royal Damon, who was last in the early stages, closed on the leaders at tin; turn' and coming on beat Nine of Spades by three lengths. First Acre was six lengths away third, and Gold' Box fourth, with Inferno well back.

Royal Damon revelled' in the ground and beat the others pointless. Nine of Spades acted-just as well in the ground as the winner," but; was not good enough. First Acre and Gold Box had had enough at the end, and Inferno was in trouble in i the mud. • RONGOTEA HACK HANDICAP. Elysiafior was a-sound first choice, with good backing for Seastar, Resinous, and Lady Anstruther. Seastar, Resinous, and Lady Anstruther began best, and racing into the back straight Conviction went up second, to ' Seastar, : with Resinous, Lady Anstruther, and Alysianor next. Elysianor on the outside and Lady Anstruther oh the rails moved up on tho top turn, and Lady Anstruther went- up to Resinous at the turn, the pair deposing Seastar. Elysianor also made an effort, but could. not get to Resinous or Lady Anstruther. In the end Lady Anstruthvr i beat .Resinous by three-quarters of a ilength, withvElysianor five .lengths away :tfiird. ' Conviction was fourth and Seastar next;. Lady Anstruther was capably ridden by A. M'Cormac^ who saved-all the ground' possible. She is a big strong mare,- who handled the heavy ground welL'Rcgmou!^ was suited by the longer distance -and .hej stuck on very well. Elysianbr found his weight and the distance too much, . aufl jhe was very tired at the turn..'The others were well:beateu. : v .' . ... ; EMPIRE HANDICAP. :Monaghan.' was favourite, hxit at a- great price, for there-.were many: well-supported horses. Peneus was. first-''out :from-Ben?, nance, Monaghanj-'arid Kilmiss, but at the end of- a, furlong. Kihiiiss,. Peheus,* and Monaghau".. were".: showing .'. the „ way:.' :ip Bonogne,;;iilaric, .and. Birthmark.. Monvtghan tooir'charge crossing the top from Peneus, KilnM-56' arid. Bonognej, and Monaghan- draSving out in the ■ straight won with l.l'idieulous ease .by eight lengths. There was !a .race1 for ...second moneys , Peneus beating Boibgnp by a head.: Aeii,' form was (fourthfstnd^Eilniiss'■ aiidr A'larifr' ■'next;'- ? ;' Monaghan scored the ."easiest 'victory, .of: the meeting, for, with C, \V\ France, up, he fairly ispreadeagled the ■ field. Peneus had A. M'Donald in the saddle,-and-be-ginning with plenty of dash., despite, his • 9.13, was- always in the van. He stuck on to.q. well for Eonogne, who ran,.a „ much improved race. Aeriform revelled, in tba ground an<l was closer up in fourth place at the end' than at any other stage. There !. was little;merit; in .the .performances o£ any of the others. ' ' I Results :-i' ' :■■' Olleltenham Hurdles, of 250 soys; one milo and a half:--2 Koauau, 11.3 (H. Burt),!; 4 Sir Pam, ?.0, 2; 5 Bonocto, 9.0, 3. Also started: 3 Gurnion 9.1,1 3 Komau 0.3. Time, 3min 1 3-s!iec.' Novice Stakes,'of-150 soys; weight B.S; six furlongs.—'7; Ska (A. M'Gormac),- 1; 11 Lady Cynthia, 2; 2 Molto, 3. Also started: G Del Sarto, 9 Mndguard, 8 Truney, 4 Takaroa, 3 Petal, 1 Piowhiri, 0 Kanec, 5 Elicit. Time, lmin .23;'3-s,sec. •.:. ■ ; -..-'- . . ST. ANDREW'S HANDICAP, of 400 soys; one .... ; mile and a distance. , 1 AY.'' MA; Duncan's eh g Glenross, by AbsufUf-BrOnze, aged, 0.2 (L. G. Morris) „ 1 5 'ft- Higgi&s's b' t Joy Bird, 4yrs, 7.5 (Pi Burgess) 2 6 B. Burgess's br m Merry Day, aged, 8.13 . (G. Btdgway) -••• •■ • • ..-■• 3 Also.started: 2 Hipo S.s, 5 Indian Sage 8.6, 7 Kllfaire 8.0, 3 Glengariff 7.0, 4 Killoch 7.8%., Time, 2min.=7 3-53ec..?^ ... J Oroua Niirsery Handicap, of 200 soys; for- j two-year-oias; flve lurlongs.—G Silvermino, B.iy 2 (A. Jl'Corma'dt), 1; 1 Ruanui, 8.8, 2; 3 Tom Bracken, 7.13, 3. Also started:,s Thaw 7.13, 4 Oaklllation 7.13 and insulation 7.13, bracketed, .2 Panther 7.13, 8 Shrewd 8.0, 1 -Miss Morcia 7.8. Time, lmin Bsec. Nikau Hack Handicap, of 200 soys; six furlongs.—l Sovena, 7.8& (I-. A. Pine), 1; 3 , Merle,'" 7.4, 2;'4 ' Volplane, 7.10, 3. Also started: 2 Corf 9.0, 7 Quillflro 8.12, 11 Wilderness 8.0, 8 Tip Tree 7.9, 10 Tannadice 7.4, 5-Rising Star. 7.7, 9 Calluna 7.10, 8 Grand Lupin 7.5. Time, lmin 21 4-ssec. Colyton Handicap, of 250 soys; six fnrlones. —3 Royal Damon, 7.9 (S. Anderson), 1; 4 Nine of Spades, 7*2, 2; 5 First Acre, 7.10, 3. Also started:, 2 .-Inferno ,8.7, 1 Gold Box 75, 6 Hiss-Hupana 7.1. Time, lmin 21 3-ssec.■• Kongotea '■Hack Handicap;;'Of- 200 soys; one mile and 110yd«.—3 Lady Anstruthcr,. 8.12 (A. M'Cormack), 1; 4 Resinous, 7.9, 2; 1 Elysianor, n.l, 3. Also started: 2 Sea Star 8.9, 5 Tolhynia 7.11, 6 Conviction 7.12. Time, 2min 1 . -iCmpire Handicap, of 250 soys; seven, furlongs.—l Monaghan) 5.4 (C. W. France), 1; 7 PeneUE, 9.13, 2; 10 Bonogne, 8.5, 3. Also started: 6 Beaumont 9.1, 2 Alarlc 8.12, 9 Tho Lamb 8.9, 5 Kilmiss 8.1, 4 Birthmark 7.13, 3 Tiennaneo 7.11. 8 Aeriform 7.11, 11 Red Bob 7.11.' Time, lmin 38sec.