GOOD COMPENSATION

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 1, 2 January 1937, Page 6

GOOD COMPENSATION

'x Compensation for missing the rich rManawatu Cup prize came to the Tiger Gain people in the Wairarapa Cup, which was very nearly as well en.dowed. ■ After being beaten by Spiral in the last fifty yards at Awapuni, mainly through being taken on three furlongs out "by One Whetu, Tiger Gain •was not produced again till yesterday, and it proved good policy. In . the long run Mr. W. Henderson, who bought the chestnut only a few months ago, waa perhaps not much worse off, for his second at Awapuni and win yesterday netted £470 in stakes, whereas the Manawatu Cup was worth only £420 to the winner, and it would have carried a rehandicap for yesterday. Tiger Gain on this occasion did not essay to win from end to end, as he did last week. He settled down in fourth place, and, keen always to go, he was held in restraint till inside the last , three furlongs. Once given his head he went up round Fulojoy and Rona Bay to join Friesland, who then had charge, came into the straight practically on terms with the leader, drew clear a furlong from the post, and , then withstood a strong challenge from .Hazoor by a short length. ;_', Tiger Gain, who is now eight years -■old, has come back after a lapse for 'a couple of seasons to as good form 'as ever he held, if not better form. : Like most of the Gainscourts, he likes ;.an easy track, and this was a factor ; that was in his favour yesterday. He -. must already have ,been quite profit- ! able for his new owner, and he looks 'to have still more races in him. • Hazoor, who has obviously improved .considerably since he resumed racing " at Otaki a fortnight ago, was never -far from the front, and after moving 'j up alongside Rona Bay behind the ".leading pair at the straight entrance : he came home resolutely. In another »three weeks, if tracks should not become too hard, he may be capable of J winning a good race at the Welling"ton Meeting. ■i Friesland was produced for the first tune during the holidays rather sur- \. prlsingly in this race, but after having ." every chance he could do no better l than a moderate third. He was never -further back than three places, and he *■. took control from Fulojoy and Ha- : tuma at the half-mile, but failed when •'. challenged in the straight. Apparently I he was "kept in wool" for this good ■ prize, but there were others just too ; solid as stayers for him. " Rona Bay, on going that she does •• not favour, went quite a fair race for Z fourth, but she gave little promise at - any stage of occupying a dividend ■ pIaCA P.-vpier Slipper, trying a middle dht«fee:JoV'«heJ^*tiTri^^ra9^aSte*'

off nearly all the way, and beat only the non-staying Fulojoy and Hatuma home. His known class secured him posl of favourite, but he may not start as such again over a distance in good conpany unless he shows in some futi re effort that he has better stamina than this.

KEEN JUVENILE TUSSLE

Tiere was a keen finish to the,Bidwill Nursery Handicap. Hine Ata, who races in the Cuddle jacket and was having her first start, jumped out clear and attempted to steal the race, but she weakened under pressure in the straight, and first Screamer got up on her inner and then Felicitation came fast on the out«* to beat the pair of them. The backing of Hine Ata and her performance make her worth remembering when she is produced in future. Felicitation was following up a win at Waipukurau on Boxing Day, for whi:h she was not rehandicapped. She was second to Hine Ata to the straight, a couple of lengths back, and she put in lev claim later than Screamer. She is a brown daughter of Siegfried and the Demosthenes —Suratura mare Dissertation, a half-sister to Kaiti, Kaihora. Souchong, etc., and she is owned by Mr. P. F. Walls, of Waipukurau, whc has raced practically all members of this short-pedigreed but very useful family. '„.,,„ u Screamer came home solidly through a narrow gap on the inner of Hine Ata and he appeared the winner just short of the post. He is improving all the time, and he raced less greenly yesterday than previously. Much more money was lost on the hot favourite Lazybones, who stopped in his tracks from a walk-in start before condesending to go, and was always fairly hopelessly placed, though he got up for fourth. Sigurd, fifth, went his best race for some time, tor he was a possibility half-way down the straight, but then weakened a little. Parinui also went a useful race, and is likely to improve. The others were well back.

SEVEN IN NEAR LINE Another splendid finish was staged in Ihe Champion Hack Handicap seven of the eleven runners racing past the judge with only brief margins separating them. The result was I short-head win for the locallytrained Helen Ford over the outsider Earl Colossus, who was finishing tne e Tcsh essayed to lead all the way and he still held charge on reaching the short straight from Mister ,Quex, Earl Colossus, Le Toquet, Day Dress, and Revival all these horses spreading ucross the track, with Helen Ford. Terry, and Cricket in behind. It was not till half-way down the stretch that Tosh began to weaken, and HelenFore, and Cricket then came through, but a later dab by Earl Colossus pressed Helen Ford to a short-head manjin at the judge. Such a win was due for Helen Fore, as she has been racing solidly at her occasional outings for the past twelve months, but had only twice previously been successful. She is a five-year-old daughter of Cape Horn and the Kilbroney mare Peggy Ford, a h?ilf-sister to Bonrose, and she is own 2d by her breeder, Mr. C. A. Cameron, of Featherston. Recently she was a little unlucky in being beaten by Granvale at Woodville, and it was undoubtedly because of this that she was backed so well yesterday. Esrl Colossus was rather squeezed for room after entering the straight,' but he came ihome well and was perhaps the unlucky horse. Despite many promising efforts he is still a maiden. Cricket was, only .a neck away third finis ling strongly, and Day Dress was rigfr; up fourth after covering a lot of ground in reaching a forward position. Tosh found the distance too far. Terry moved up nearing the straight, but she had no chance of getting through the line where she tried to find an opening. Revival ran usefully, but was forced to take a hopelessly wide course.