THE MINOR EVENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 74, 29 March 1932, Page 4

THE MINOR EVENTS

|favourjtes bq pbokLY -r-There was much better weather for the final day of, the Wairarapa 'Racing Club's Meeting yesterday and a much improved attendance. The track, was in excellent orderybeing further softened by .Showers over the week-end.. The- racing "was most interesting in the minor events, close; finishes being the rule of the day. The starting was faultless. Favourites had a poor, innings, only one first selection' being successful. The - dividends (eight ; firsts and four seconds) totalled '£41 10s; as compared with £47 3s on Saturday. ■: The bigger attendance naturally' improved the} bettirig, and the day's turnover ■was. £9809.105, as against £16,078.10s .on faster Monday twelve months ago. The investments for the two days' amounted -to; £18,5108; 10s, as compared with- £27,292 last year, a£ decline of £8781 10a: ':;} : MILADI IS FAST. .Mihjdi made hacks of lier two open-class opponents ihvthe Steward's Handicap. She took charge at once and led all the way. Equitant attempted to go up to her at the three furlongs, but was never on. terms, and ire the straight Miladi 'drew 'out again to win by-two lengths. v The winner is a' free : galloping three-year-'oTd daughter of Weathervane and tHe Paper Money mare Frenzied Finance; whowas vgry speedy'herself during her short career. She was started only-once as a. two-year-old, .-when-she ran second to her stable companion, Croupier, and she was not long in placing her name on the. winner's list this season. Af terwards^her form was not quite' so good, but lately "she has come back with a vengeance • and- she is improving With every race. .'.-'"' '^The • favourite, Equitant, had every 6hance> the winner possessing' a lot too 'much pace for her. Cimabue was last by several lengths from beginning to end. Be made, little response when sent after the leaders in the straight and he finished four lengths behind the second horse. ANOTHER FOR MR, CORRY. Revision, the five-year-old full sister to landmark, followed up Miladi's suit in" the Moroa Hack Handicap By scoring lier feecondj win at the meeting. It was the fourth success in the ' two ' days for the [Blenheim sportsman, Mr. J7 J. Cony, and gave him the added pleasure of providing the winners of yesterday's first two events. She" was second favourite, but her price was not aa lucrative as Miladi's. always looked like being successful. HoNy Holm and Lfidy Ronald indulged-in. a game of cut-throat to the straight^ with Revision, waiting in behind them. Once on the home stretch Revision was up on the outside, and she ; 'was not long in, asserting her superiority, coming on to '"beat Lady Ronald going away by a..good half-length. Holly Holm, the favourite/battled "on for- third money a headjiway, but.it was quite the best he could do. White Squall, the other runner, was beaten off eight or ten lenghts. SIR POMBAL WINS WELL. '•' Mr. W. R. Kemball followed up Mr. if. J. Corey's earlier lead by providing two . ■winners in succession. After notching the principal .race of the day with Foghorn :Be had two representatives, Sir Ponibal and Gaysong, in the Juvenile Handicap, dri'd the first of the pair led from end to end.. ■■"•' '.-: \. ; ■ : Sir Pombal was fourtli on the first day after, leading • most of the way, and the irace made..the necessary;^improvement in Sis condition^ •It was ■his first win, but lie has never run a bad'!Tace;in his comparatively few starts. He is-'a bay_ gelding By Pombal,from; the -imported." Santoi iiiare; Tpiling Tessie, and: .was batight by, 31ir.;Kembalf"at the yeaTliflg sales last year for; 100 gaineaß. His-rider, <xi'F.-.Dick,'en-Jpyed; his second"winning mount on him. The best: part of a. length behind: the pinner there'wasia hard battle:for "second

I money. Clangor and Traymela came from well back in challenge, but the judge allowed the other dividend to Cockpen, who had gone with the winner all the way. It looked from the Press stand that Clangor was definitely second. The judge's fourth horse was Late Jest, but. Traymela.:..was.,' undoubtedly, in that position. Gaysongj;>viiq,.had',b'een witb.the leaders throughout, was also close up. 'Headmaster,- the favourite, raced much below his first.- day's;; form, and the reason was not apparent, though! be -might have suf-fered-"some early check. Wasteland went a fair race well- off- the course much of the way. -■■.■,-■■ . DAY'S, FIFJST FAVQURITE. In winning.-the Piliautea Hack Handicap Waratah provided the public with its first favourite sube'ess'V during, the- day. His form against Miladi recently pointed to his prospects, and. he scored decisively. The field was in" line for a furlong, then WeatKefstep broke clear and Waratah was left ap the rear. However, on the turn Waratah -ran round the. bthe'rs, and ,he was., up' with the'leader as tliey came into the' straight.- He< quickly; tooKj charge and easily;' withstpod. Projection's challenge to scorp-'JSy a:;good.::)ialfrlerig'th. " Projection was never far away and finished well, but) had, he come even, more solidly / the - winner -would" probably ' still have kept ;.him off. Foulwind was a poor third' three lengths back* . Weatherstep, though going better "than at: her other' recent, starts,, gaye'.up idisapppintihgly when tackled/ Sailing was heateii off." eminent Scopes Well: Tackling open company for the first time, Eminent, who has recently been racing very consistently, scored an impressive win in the,Tauherenikau Handicap. He was' up and down the field in tHe running, and after being second behind Landmark at the five furlongs, drifted to, be last except Green Patch as they turned into the straight. He then unfurled a strong challenge down the outside, and got up in time to beat the favourite, Imperial Fame, by a head. Imperial Fame had every chance, having all-the fortune of the running. Voitre edged him up on the butside ; of Land: mark on the turn, and, got him to th£ front at the distance, but he was unable to thrust off the winner's challenge.' Landmark failed in the run home,, -finishing third 'about three parts of a length fur* ther away. -MakevU^-'Viaa^a 'clise fourtlr and<:might :have.-,aone j^tef ;i.ha>i his way: riotbeeii blpckedim.the straight. Statlchion •was.right up jn^thei'middie■'stages,: but he lacjjedjhjs'bld/idash at the end. ' ' • "■ . . ;^ : ' •" '■ m R;^JORR>%s!rffi rd. ~:' •■ ;. Appledofe Cotry hisfthird winnec for'the.'day;' when ,hie..tpdk', the; Rot 6; tawai. Hack .Handicap like a good This.rblaejji. Australian-bred, >;four-year-old has'been a. disappointment since being pur-chased-by Mr. Corry .at, the Elgar dispersal, sale last winter, but' his recent racing suggests"tli^t he may be holding his own in; better company before long now. His win also provided P. Drinkwatev with his third success during the day. The winner was not among the earlyleaders,who. were Lyrical, Ejnotion, and Thrasher, but He improved ' steadily and was following Emotion at the three furlongs, where Lyrical- had slipped back tKrqugTi .the field: to. the rear. In the straight he quickly took- Emotion's measure and came on to win -"by over a length. . . ~ .'. ■ -v ..- - ..' Emotion appeared to suffer by lack of recent racing. He had to be ridden hard out to retain second money- by a neck from Capetown. The latter was last except for Lyrical at the straight entrance, but finished very strongly, as most of the Cape Horns: do. Kalrrmk. was a poor fourth, with Thrasher and-Lyrical beaten off. Lyrical apparently will not go when cramped in on the fence, and this probably accounted; for her two lasts at the meeting' after in other way's, having been accorded eyery obvious chance.' ' . . A THRILLING FINALE. .There, was jio evidence of class the Novice Stakes, but the most thrilling finish of, the meeting, was provided. Araios and- Acrelict tore away at the dispatch, and,,they, came to fcli<j straigHt a couple of lengths clear of King ThomoncL, with Populace another three lengths or so back. King Thomohd managed- to poke up into an opening on, the; fence,' but he could not cut down Araios. Then-just as the latter- looked to have the verdict safe down swooped Populace on the outside and snatched a short head victory. King Thomorid was only half a head behind Araios, and Acrelict was another head back fourth. The winner is the disappointing wellbred five-year-old half-sister by Chief Ruler- to Civility, Wilderness, Siaosi, and Berinthia, but she won in fine style.yesterday, though it. was certainly a very poor field that she. beat. She is owned by Mr. L. A. Crawford, who trains her himself at Featherston, She wa^ third favourite at a fair, price. The red-hot selection, King Thomond, had every chance, but the distance of the'race was probably too short for him.. Araios 1 stuck on better than he has previously done. ' ; RESULTS IN DETAIL. Eesults Sv'ere:— , : ; Stewards'* Handicap, of 1125 soys'; six furlongs.— 3 Miladi. 7.13 (R/ Ddnkwater), 1; 1 Equlfant,-8.6, 2;-• 2 Cimatme, 9.5, 3. Time, lmin 12 2-sseci ;•;.;,. •. ' ' ..:•.. ; _ _Jloroa Hack_HandiCap',;:dt 100:soVs-;a iniriimuni; i.r; - -seven furlongs;^^, Revisiop, -8.9 X&: Drinkwater), 1; >3s-Xii(iiV:']Ronald, r;8:0, carried 1.9, 2; 1 Holly Holirf, «,iX: 3^''-Also started: a White Squall T.uj. carrlea 7;2.; Time, lmin 2" 2-asec. , ' ..: .-:,':. ;:■''-, '•-/•" ■•■! V■ ■ AUTC3UM SANDiCAr. of 225 soys; nine ■■ -furlongs ;,ind: 80. yards. 0 FoKhorn, 7.0 (G. Dick) '.' 1 1 Malahat, 8.4 {K. Voitre) '.."...' 2 3 Chopin,: T-is; earned' 7,2% (G. Gonim) .. 3 Also started: 2 i»aganelli. 9.6, r> Arajean 7.11, carried J.C, 4 Imateagirl, 7.5, carried '•12%r. Time; lmin 59 l*ssec. Juvenile;. Handicap, of 125 soys; for two-year-olds; five furlongs.—4 Sir Pombal, 7.12 (G. Dick), 1;-5'Cockpen, -7.5, 2; 2 Clan"or 7.8, earrie>l 7;9, 3. Also started: 7 Jlister Quex 8.0, 1 Uendmaster 8.3, 3 Late Jest 7.12, 6 Wasteland. 7.10,; camed.B;o&, 4 Gay Song 1.2, bracketed with winner, s> Traymeln 7 0 carried 7.1 v.., 10 Kene Belle 7.0. carried 7.4, 3 Fuaioh 7.0. Time; lihin 9 3-ssec. Pihautea Hack Handicap, of 110 soys; six furlongs.—l Waratah,. 8.1 . (K. Voitre), 1; 2 Projection, 8.9, 2; 4 -Fouhviml, 7.7, carried i.4»/ ? , 3. Also started:3 Weathcrstep 8.8, 5 bailing 7.0. Time, lmin 13 3-osec. Tauherenikau Handicap, of 150 soys; minimum ,7.7 ; seven furlongs.—3 liminEnt, \8.7 (S. Wilson), 1; 1 Imperial Fame, 8.5. 2; 2 Landmark, 8.6, 3. : Also started: 2 Make Up 9.5, bracketed with Landmark, 5 Stanchion 9.5, "carried 9.0, 4 Green Patch 7.11, carried 7.6. Time, lmin 28 4-3 sec. *, Rototowai Hack.Handicap, of 120 soys; one mile.—3 AppJedore, 8.11 (R. Drinkwater), 1; 2 Emotion, 8.8, 2; 5 Capetown, 8.1, carried 7.10, 3. Also started: 1 Lyrical 9.0, 6 Kalmuk 8.5, 4 Thrasher 7.12. Time, lmin 40nec. Novice Stakes, nfloo soys; weight 9.o;'five furlongs.—3.Populace (S. Wilson), 1; 2 Araios, 2; 1 King Thomond, 3. Also started: 4 Acrelict, 5 Agrestic carried 9.2 V-,, 6 Mount Alle. Time, lmin. Q 2-ssec.