MORE GOOD PRICES

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 70, 24 March 1931, Page 6

MORE GOOD PRICES

AWAPUNI MINOR EVENTS

v LAST RACE RUN IN RAIN

There was' good racing in' the minor events at the Manawatu Racing Club's Meeting yesterday, and several of the finishes were closely contested. 'Favourites did not fare well, and there were ■everal ■■ good dividends. The weather became worse as ■ the day-progressed, and it was raining lightly when the last race ■was run. .Only one inquiry was called .at. the meeting, -when .no" action was deemed to. be .necessary.

SUITED BY SLOWER: PACE, 1 "Koyal Aero was'just unablo to see out the mile and three quarters of the hurdles on Saturday, finishing ■ fourth, -but the elowcr pace" set in the Kairanga Hurdles Handicap.yestei'day suited •" him excel? 'lently, and once- be hit -the front five furJongs from' home, he ■was never.in danger of being caught. After going; three furlongs Royal Aero was raced tip from the lack to. second place, and he was then held behind Hymgreat till the field was entering the' back. stretch, .when he was ■iaken to the lead. He entered the straight well clear of Hymgreat; Goblin Market, and' Full Mark, and continued on without being seriously pressed to Beat Hymgreat by .three lengths, with Full Mark another two lengths -back,-, just ahead of Goblin Market. ', .;. .... Full Mark was . a good favourite, but le never flattered his supporters. Koyal 'Acre, who was second favourite, jumped faultlessly, but. he would . probably not have seen out the distance- so well if Hymgreat had made a more solid pace early. Airtight went after Koyal Acre alongvth'e'back;: but his rider lost-an 'iron, and ho ,had : . to be steadied. -..Goblin Market finished hardly, so. ;'-\yell as he did on Saturday,, but..he .did. not go :a bad iace, . ';■■/: •.'■..-. ■ : -.. •; :. .-. ■'... f. :

ICNOLLMERE NEVER HEADED; 'The public sorted out the place-fillers correctly in the Lockwood Handicap, but they did not arrange them as they, finished,:.'the hot favourite Kozan. failing by half a/haad to catch the second favourite Knollrrsere,, with'.the'third favourite, Glen Kossie, only a head further back. Knollmere was in front before the field had traversed : a furlong, and turned into the ptraig^t ahead of ISTavaho, Kozaii, Leisure, Coroner,; add Glen Eossie. The lastDamei~was almost up \yitb. theleadorß at tbfl distancie, and there was a grim struggle iprniong KnoHmere, Kozan, apd Crl«aillo»ai8 wer^lie» Iremaimng portion, KnoTlmere/

on :the. rail," managing' to" hold his ■■challengers ;at, bay. after .looking almost certain to -be"beaten- halfway down,the running. Navaho was. a head further back fourth, followed byV Leisure, Puriri Park, Emmentj ■: Golden.'Shadow,; Coroner, Eapallo, and 'Prince Moutoa. ; ■ ■':.■•'■ '■';■ •'. Khollmere,- who is the' three-yearrpld full-brother" to.: the,, disappointing Grand Jury, 'being, by! Grandcourt from the Fin-land-mare Orizino, a full-sister : to Moorland and Orofino, the dam of Banket :and Plair/rhas not' don3 vniuch racing, yet,-but on what'has been seen of him; he is above average hack class.- He owed something oi.'his'-suceess yesterday, -to the' handling of R. Reed, < who had him well placed on tlie rail 'throughout. K6zan; moved away smartly, and was ;always-,near ,the front, but; he.was just-unable; to close the; gap on: the winner. ■• The unlucky runner was Glen R'ossie, "who.,was .badly checked after going a: couple of furlongs, and then had to coirie. round the- outside" of the'field.

IMPROVEMENT IN FORM. Just an Idea, who was last to finish in the open sprint on Saturday, ran right away from the opposition over the final furlong of the Stonyhurst Handicap. He was third favourite on Saturday, when he was ridden by K. Voitre, but, with B. H. Morris in the saddle yesterday, he was sent out ssventh favourite. However, the betting ou him was similarly related to the total on both days. Once the field settled down, Pavaloo, Fitzquex, llufrcsher, Chrysology, and . Just an Idea was tlie order of the leaders, but Chrysology and Just an Idea Ijud impiov i their ipositious before Uie field reached the half-mile. Chrysology^ turned into the straight ahead of Paratoo, Just an Idea; Mtzquex, Refresher, Paitomi, and Kichfield-; then Just an Idea quickly assumed charge, and went on to beat Paratoo by two and a-half lengths, vjlh Paitonu making a final stab for third money only a head away. Chrysology was right up fourth, with Atholspear, Eefresher, Fitzquex, and Playground next. It was-an evenly. distributed pool, the best fanciedlbbing'Chrysology,'-Refresher, and-Playground."- Chrysology found the distance beyond his present' fitness, but ho will be more "dangerous next time the colours are up." Refresher lost a good position early, and did not afterwards appear to hit out freely. Playground was never?a possibility. Paratoo, moving out smartly, was always galloping smoothly, and ie registered an attractive effort for a first outing in open company. Paitonu, who' did .not have any of the luck in the running, is back into form.

BRED TO GO FAST. View Halloo, a brown gelding by Hunting Song >irom the Hallowmas male Haligan, and therefore belonging to the same family us that crack sprinter Eeremoana, was made a good fiist choice tor the Cloverlea Nursery Handicap, and he justified the confidence that was placed in him by leading all the way and winning very easily by two lengths. Entering the straight he was attended by Royal Hunting, with Lotus Lily, Gallant Fox, Gold Pit, Easter Time, Columba, and Peter Jackson nearest of the others, but he shot away at the distance and quickly settled the issue. There was a good struggle for second place, Easter Time finishing very fast to beat Lotus Lily by a. short head, with Royal Hunting weakening into fourth place ' another head away. Next were Peter Jackson, Gallant Fox, Movietone, Gold Pat, Columba, Chief Cook, and Lavington. . View Halloo revealed his form by finishing fast into fourth place in the Plunket Nursery Handicap at Trentham, and yesterday's was his nest start. He is owned by Mr. R. Grace, in whose colours High Falutin' also races, and is trained at Fordell by L. G. Morris. He gave K. Voitre his first win "since-his suspension was lifted. The .most striking performance in the race was that,of Easter Time, who was finishing over everything at the end. Lotus Lily and Koyal Hunting (a - full-brother to Royal , Routine) also registered' good efforts,^ and they should turn out to be -useful' three-year-olds. Priseilla Verne and .Curie were squeezed out at-the start. . ,

CESSATION'S SURPRISE. Cessation^ who carries the colours o£ tho Blenheim sportsman, Mr.; J. J. Corry, sprang a rnde surprise, on bettors in tho Adderstone" Handicap; and incidentally gave the southern horseman, L. J. Ellis, his first success at a 1 Mahijwatu Meeting. Cessation is the three-year-old full-sister 'to Stanchion, and she has run several I good races, including a second in the Apprentices' Plate at the New Zealand Cup Meeting, and a double at tho recent Marlbe rough Meeting, but yesterday's was easily her most attractive" effort to date. Entering the straight, the pacemaking Laconic, Shatter, and Pewa were in charge from Warzone, Bramblotorn, Nightmare, Arrowhead. Jenny Diver, and Jayson, but once in line Cessation came with a great run along the outside from well back, .and, taking charge at the half distance, withstpod all challenges to win by three-quarters' of a length fuom Arrowhead, who finishes fast along the, rail, .with Jayson, • who came through the leaders in tho straight, another neck away x third. Pewa was fourth, and Little Doubt, Jenny Diver, Crenna Town, Laconic, Nightmare, and Pat's Boy' werii next., l ■ ' Shatter, the favourite, was,run off, his legs in" the game of cut-throat that he, Laconic, and ■ Pewa engaged in to the straight, and he slopped very quickly when pressure was applied. The other pair /suffered similarly. Jenny Diver, the second favourite, drew the outside, and had to race -for position 'early, but she could not get In and was forced to drop back to savfe running wide. The eflort ruined -any .chance she might otherwise have had. Arrowhead was in the middle of the field most of the way, and ho was rather lucl.y to got through on_ the rail at the end,. Jayson cut down his opponents in good style in the straight, and with an open run he would probably have paid a dividend. Little Doubt, one of the last 'horses into the straight, -finished strongly.

ANOTHER TO CADLAND. Cacl]and registered another brilliant-per-formance -when he carried a champion's weigllt to victory in the Telegraph handicap. Ho was last' except for White Fang and Royal Opera early, but he moved up quickly on the turn, and, alter following Royal Routine and Sight Draft into the straight, he had charge at the distance, thereafter staving off strenuous challenges from first, Just an Idcj and then White' Fang to beat tho last-named going away by a length and a half, with Just an Idea only a head further away, and True Shaft a handy fourth. Next were Sight Draft, Arrow Lad, Royal Routine, and Staghunter. Cadland, who was a hot -first-fancy, has now won four sprints in succession, and he is now' high up in the weight scale. He scored yesterday in his characteristic style with a devastating run ftom 'about a furlong and a half out. White Fang came down the outside from the back in the straight, but ho never had a chance l%\ith the winner. Just an Idea, carrying a 71b penalty, ran another good race,-and for, a .while An' the straight looked to be menacing the topweights 1 supremacy. 1 True Shaft stuck to the rail, and his effort I was quite a fair one. ' ' ',