RACING AT PAHIATUA

Evening Post, Issue 79, 2 April 1936, Page 13

RACING AT PAHIATUA

PLADIE WINS DECISIVELY

GOULSBRO' EARNS A WHIP

The fields were smaller for the final day of -"the Pahiatua Racing Club's Annual Meeting at Pahiatua yesterday, but there was again keen racing and some close finishes. The weather was fine, with, the sun shining.brightly all day, but the wind at times was at near gale, force." The attendance, though some "of the early pools were disappointing, appeared a trifle largsr than on,-the opening day. ■ The track was in splendid order. ■■ Popular wins were those of Forum, Pladie, Chaste, and Speed; and Otaki's surprise victory in.the.highweight was also well acclaimed by a few who were evidently "in the know." Pladie's success was overdue after several re-' cent good efforts; and although he beat only a poor lot he did his task. in a style to suggest, that he.. may' collect a better ;st'ake at Easter. Speed also scored attractively against improving, opponents in the final event. ' The-lighter fields arid the big dividend in the' second event affected the volume of early betting, which was well down ori the first day for the first three races,' but it improved afterwards. For- the day the investments amounted to £6108, as against .£5877 last year, making a total of £12,298 10s for- the meeting,- compared with £12,045 10s twelve months ago, an increase of £253. „ . 'Except that two of the winners had riot raced on the first day, form generally worked .out fairly ■well, the main exception being the case of Snowball. The Hawke's Bay trainers R. Alexander and H. Griffith each saddled up two winners, but there was no further Trentham success yesterday. A whip valued-at £5, donated for the jockey riding most winners at the meeting, was drawn.for. after the racing by C. G.oulsbro\ P. Burgess, and B. H. Morr ri's, each of Whom had three successes, and- the first-named pulled the winning straw. • ■■■■'• ; ■■-.■■