SOME FINE CONTESTS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 11, 14 January 1932, Page 8

SOME FINE CONTESTS

FOXTON'S MINOR EVENTS

SEVERAL GOOD PRICES

The racing .was conducted in ideal conditions at Foxton yesterday, and good finishes Were ■witnessed in nearly • all ■of ihe minor events. The favourites, in spite ot the small dimensions of the fields, had a peer inSin~gs,> and the" dividends on the whole were much larger than might have been anticipated from a casual glance at Ihe card. For the programme of seven events the first and second dividends. returned during the day totalled £45 11s, an average of over £6 10s s» lace, thus illustrating that prices can be substantial though fields are small. RATANA'S FIRST WIN. The coloura.of Mr. T. W. K. Pm.Tua, better .;known :as ;~Ratana, the Maori prophet,^ were" carried to success for the first time in.a-Tacewhen Whisogne scored an overdue Win in the Poroutawhao 'Hack Hurdles.' •'"• v.- """ .:.•:■ ■. '-' •': : . . :

' Whisogne ; settled down behind Doe, then tookdiarge leaving\ the straight-, and was never caught. Easterly and - Warzorie started after him' from the half-mile, but were still;some lengths away at the last fence. Once across ..Easterly and Warr.one both lodged great challenges, the latter especially,: but Whisogne hung on to beat Warione :by - a head, Easterly being only;'a : neck further away. Best of the others'.Was the "novice^ Swif tray, but he ■vvas,;iaejlrly- eight lengthEi behind. Soviet woisi last'o£ those ■remaining in the' race to jfinishi- ; ■ ; '. •..•/'/; ... -.-•': ',■ '- -~-.' ..'.'

TVansone the best of; good- things beaten. t It;-was surprising "to see her rider makine';apparently so'little effort 'ori: the turn,.; out -■waiting iill. the short furlong frota/theSlast.feiice before seriously challenging 'the breakaway leader." Easterly also\went;..w.ellj but the best was got out of-her. ' . .■'?■.:". '■.' ■.-■■' '■ .. ..-, :;. •':■;■.

Whisogn_e,;desei7ed his >rin, as .he has been1 Running :cotisistently ; for some' time. He Vwas• assisted' by .not having- to jump the7fetic«S Bt-tiiflrthree; furlongs, which was brought dowß.u.the."first fence WiCtoldlifcey,*"ho .caused Okapua.also to iall^ In. the' crash.Gbldlike -broke his: neck; and his. ridefjj'Bi yßntgess, was ■severely bruised.'! OkjJHuai -guffered superflciaT-iniunes. -. •'...- ■ y :J!fl PARATOO'ScpLOURS;;■<■■ Aralstkf; who carries' the colour's 'of Messrs; T. ; J. and P. A. O'Neill,'the owners of.Bsriatoo,.scored almost decisive win

in the. Novice Stakes He ih d ioui jeaiold bicmu guiding by Arausio irom Penc lophon, a daughtei of Hoy and full wster to Anomaly, and he has only recently opened' bis career, having indicated his proiiiise by. running third in the final nice at the lUaiton Meeting last Satin day -ncsk. As thud favoiuite in, jesteidaj's lace he leluined quite an acceptable puce Ihc lavomites, Chief Clcik and Paioue one, had every chance. The former was fust out fiom a good diaw at the tapes, but being forced along did not appear to suit him,, and Paioneone, who had follow ed him auay, headed him off aftei going a couple of fuilongs, and immediately es tablished a'break of. three or four lengths for herself. .Arastar, Master Arausio, and Kuhnuk were at. her heels entering the straight, where she was stopping, and Ara star, at once assuming charge, came on to win by a length and a half from Kalmuk, who took second, money off Paioueone by a neck, gome lengths fuithei <n\ay were Master Arausio; Chief: Clerk, Headland, Blight Song, and Lady Vestahs, the best of theremainder. The winnei was alnav's well placed and his success vas decidedly on the meiits Kalmuk neveithcless «as somewhit un lucky in drawing one ot the outside marbles ,aud in not getting the best of i somewhat lagged dispatch Once on the journey he made up giound -very ratpidlj well ■out'on the tiack. Paioneone appears to be going back instead of impioving with her mces Headland, who was v\ell sup ported,! gave trouble, at the start, but finished stronglj from the back m the stiaight THE BUDGET AGAIN. In\estois weio due for disappointment in the Himatangi Hack Handicap, the film favouutes, Hj stride and Sanguine King; finishing out of a .place. The winner tunned' up in. The Budget, an aged Starsti'eam gelding, on whom a coup was lauded the final race at Marton last Saturday week. It was an end-to-end success, and the issue was never in any doubt, The Budget actually drawing a\vay at the close to a twotanld a half lengths' maigm. The suiprising part of the victoij was that he vas ailo'ived to go out sixth favourite, foi the apprentice, J Webbj, who rode him at Marlon, was again in the saddle Xavaho was very naiiovvly second from False Scent He was ahvavs well placed in the aunning, being next behind the winnei to the stiaight. False 'Scent then slipped through, along the ldil, and had headed him fifty jaids from the post, but Navaho j finished the, better >of the pair and letrieved sefiond money in the final stride. ; >\ , v Hystride, who was a pooi fourth, was forced'to accept a wide passage through oii? He slipped,back for a rail position, but ■nas7unat>lej,to get in, atfd the extra ground he covered cost him all chance. Sanguine King ran up to Navaho on the tutr, but weakened m the stiaight. Tapestry showed a lot of pace m the middle pait aftei not getting too well awaj and is woith remembeimg CONSISTENCY REWARDED. Chifif Savage's lecent consistency was rewarded with descried buccess in the Carnarvon Hack Handicap. There' was not much doubt about his supenonty once the hnal tussle came He was the first f-uounte to win during the day, but hit. price was quite a fan one considering the mediocre quality of the opposition; The winnei iecei\ed the best of a good start, but at the.end of the straight was taken strong hold of, and Thrasher and Pillow accepted the running Then Umpne laced up neai the half mile, and Thrashei, Fallow, and Umpire calne into the straight in line hotly pursued by Chief Savage and In Vain. Over the conclvduig fuilong Chief Savage made no lace of it, and he won going away by a length from Thrashei, who just survived In Vain's challenge by a head. Fallow •ntm a. good fomth, Mitb Umpire and Air Laddie bunging up the real i It -was..a gQod race, in which the winnei held decidedly the best hand. Thrashei went well, but was at the end of his tether when the post was reached. In Vain -was at the leai early, then began a mn o^the turn that was not. expended at the finish Air Laddie was disappoint ing, but was pi obably in need of the race PUBLIC HITS MARK.

The public were at last Tight on the mark in, the Herrington Handicap, the first, second, and third favourites—Habit, Acora,, and Tenacre respectively—finishing m that older. Habit was always going wejl, and although Acora made bold fight with'her in the '.straightl'she had really .little difficulty in cutting down and beating- 'her, rival, to the post by half a length. , •• / ' Acora saw to most to( the running. Arikira' was faster out from the tapes, but she -.yas- soo.n_iu-ehaige and turned into the ■ straight.witk, Habit hard,'.on. her'j heels, and iTenacre and Arikira not far I away. She fought gamely, in the.home run; but was, no .match for "Hafoit. Tenacre beat Aii&iiVfor third'money a good two lengths^ fmUiei avvay. Habit, iis now light back io liei besL form, and ii she can retain it should not be.long in scoring again.. Acora saw the seven furlongs out well. Tenacre, having his second start, had to be satisfied with I another third. Arikii'a could not quite i go the pace at any part, a"nd it finally cost' him his position on the rail. However, the race should do him good.