RACING AT WANGANUI

Evening Post, Issue 29, 4 February 1935, Page 6

RACING AT WANGANUI

SMALL PRINCIPAL FIELDS

' FAVOURITES AS WINNERS

Only four horses contested each of,the two principal races on the concluding day of the Wanganui Jockey Club's Summer Meeting on Saturday, and although fair investments came for them they brought down the day's average. Tho public's pronounced choice was succesbful in each, Speed Winning the Earle Stakes and Porotiti the Campbell Handicap. The performance of both horses was in conformity with the opening day's foim. Speed's success in the Eaile Stakes was decisive, confirming his first day's form A firm favourite, he was always going easily behind Davistock and Tiger Gain, j\ho were together setting the pace, and ho pulled out solid a store of reserve at the finish -jyhen'~require"d ior.'the first time to do his best.

The race was mn at a moderate early pace, which suited Speed, for he was then able to come, home his last half-mile in 49 2-pscc. This sprint pace at the close found liger Gain completely wanting, and Eminont finished On foi second money ,two lengths behind "the winnei and the same distance ahead ~ot Tiger Gam.- Until the straight Eniinent'had tailed the field but was never far away. Tiger Gain,-was-ridden a poor,race. S. Anderson had the gelding on the outside ot Davistock all the way, in only a fourhorse eve"nt,at that, whereas the clocking of the first half-mile" showed that he should have been able to go away from Davistock at any point. The-extra ground-he covered and the fast.rate.at which tlie .last half, was enabled* to be stepped out "was ruination to hia prospects. Finally he just beat Davistock for-third money. "> Still Speed, very fit at "present, would probably have won however, the race : had -been ran. In the Campbell' Handicap, named in memory of the "club's late president (Mr. E. A. Campbell), Porotiti repeated his first day's form and scored comfortably by a short length from Cadland, who had also been second on the opening day. "Pprotiti was early 'behind "Bodyline' and Kavaho, but he was always galloping too ■» ell for them, and he passed them between the half-mile and the three furlongs. Cadland threw out a.-challenge in the straight, but he never seriously threatened thp leader's supremacy. It was P. Tilley's final "training success on the Wanganui track, on which ho has witnessed so many of his triumphs during the last fifty years. Cadlnnd had a change of riders back to B. H. Morris,* but although he ran another fair race he doeq not really look like ever regaining anything "near .his 'old form. Navaho, three lengths away, took third money off Bodyline. "It,was a poor field, but Porotiti "is one who may go on winning races, as- there was more than ordinary sprint promise about him just twelve months ago before he had his lapse in fai'm. • -