SPORTING

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 59, 7 September 1937, Page 13

SPORTING

RAIN AT WANGANUI

THIS MORNING'S GALLOPS

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

WANGANUI, This Day.

Soaking rain overnight was followed by a fine morning for the track work at Wanganui. The No. 1 grass was heavy.

H. Dulieu arrived last evening with Cute Melody, Red Mint, Errand" Boy, Even Money, Platter, and Cloak, who were given pace work before breakfast. . : . ' .. .

Ben Braggie did three-quarter pace work. Icing and Relative went six furlongs,, finishing "together in lmin 17sec. Royal Chief and Protector, ran three furlongs at three-quarter pace. Civil did half a mile in 50sec. Scarf Dance and,. Imposture ran six furlongs, going well within themselves, in lmin 20sec. Middle did five furlongs in lmin 7isec, the last half-mile in 53Jsec. ..''.. Haughty Winner jumped .off. at the six furlongs • post, and, picked up at the five by Great Memory, .finished on : terms in lmin.l6 3rssec.^Cerne.Abbas and Entail fan seven iurlongs m lmin 31 4-ssec, with little between 'them. After breakfast the 'tracks' dried Up' considerably. Reipar sprinted half a mile in 50 4-ssec. Fair Isle did five furlongs in lmin .7sec. Olivette tooklmin s£sec. "Fersen. ran seven furlongs in lmin Sllsec* Amatory went: six furlongs in lmin MsecTommy Atkins jumped four of the big fences well. Helios, Top Hat, and: Master Nbrval did a round over the hurdles. Master Norval, ran down the first obstacle and tailed off, the other pair keeping together but jumping indifferently. .'. Useful work was .done by Airing, Toaiti, Amigo, Bold Baron, Acron, Lady Hoariri, Mahala, and Hunting Cat. Ngatirahiri, -7.4, was omitted from the acceptors for the Putiki Hack Han- ■ dicap. ■ •-••.-• : ; •-• : ,