ENGAGED AT OTAKI

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 84, 6 October 1944, Page 8

ENGAGED AT OTAKI

i AWAPUNI HORSES GALLOP

; (Special to "The Post") PALMERSTON N., This Day. Except that the weather was bleak, horses with engagements at Otaki were, given their final gallops under really good conditions at1 Awapuni, the going being comparatively fast. The flags, however, were over 40ft out. Don Quex (A. G. Waddell) worked over a mile with the pace easy over ■the- first three furlongs. He ran the last five furlongs in 1.10 to complete the full distance in 1.57 1-5. Classform went twice round, each time being speeded up,for the run home. She finished strongly, in each instance. ■■■-*■ Alchemy (J. Kendall) and Hakim (M. Taylor) . were companions over a mile, which they ran comfortably in 1.51. the. last three furlongs in 40 3-5 sec. Jonathan Jo (W. J. Broughton) and Sunblaze (W. E. Carter) sprinted five furlongs in 1.8 .without being under pressure at any stage. Both finished nicely. Sir Bradbury (W. J. Stevens) was t<| hav.e worked at three-quarter pace* but,he broke 1.8 for the last five Qf seven furlongs. Theolateral (N; Rout) and Vera Lynn (J. Jenkins) sprinted six in 1.22. It was a good effort. Blanket (S. Waddell) and Sival (A G. Wadde.ll) broke 40sec for the last three of five furlongs, run in 1.7 1-5 Greenfeast (C. A. Bowry) and Lady Spiral (M. Andrews) were going

fSl y «? :? e t e*? d of-six furlongs in 1.28J, the last three in 42sec. Dileas (Fagan) and Gala Song (Ewan) ran th 9 last three in 42sec to complet" : seven furlongs in 1.48. ■ "iJlcl" Subdued (S. Waddell) was going ; fast only over the last bit of a mile I which-took her 2 6 3-5. She covered : the last three furlongs in 41sec. Fox- {£ fv ?*£ (Boreham), Maid of - Dun-£r^y-/fllarsl' a, nd Tintern (Stevens) sprinted four furlongs in 53sec. Toa\\r iB(^ ry) ■■ and.-,-Fine:-B6y (A. G. Waddell) sprinted five furlongs in 18 after breaking 26se c for the first two +v. l ari? (Ewan) went fast over three furlongs in 36 4-ssec. Broiefield w 1 +^?- cc' ro-und. coming home the last three m 42 l-ssec. Alethea £%!£*s*?*s Vivid Night (Sellars) «?ci ttie ctli me- OV, er four f«riongs in TnnVuf %r* S°}jeT (S" Waddell) and m 1.52 2-5, Ihe last three furlongs in the way 0 ' Pa°e b6ing S°Und all • SaJ mi J®rought °n) and Happy Endmg, (A G. Waddell) were going nicely. at. the end of five furllngs^in 1.6 j-5, the last three in 39sec. Rink (DaganKand Dunbar worked over a mile, but they were under a good hold •early, and came home the last three lurlongs in 38 3-ssec. They ran the m^e in 2.1 3-5. Red Foil (W. Rout) and Gardane (Taylor) galloped seven furlongs m 1.37 4-5, time which was equalled by Royal Scholar (J. P Bowness), who beat Drake's Drum' (W. Rout) by a couple of lengths. Among the earlier workers were i! lying Ace . (Jenkins) seven in 1 37: Our Pat and Mary Jo, four in 54sec; and Dancing Water (Clarke), three in 45sec. Gold Bridge (A. worked over a mile in 1.59 3-5, covering the last three furlongs in 42 3-5 sec. . ■ OVER THE SCHOOLING HURDLES. There was a good deal of jumping, and except that Kinsman dipped and lost his rider at one fence, the exhibitions were first-class. Lightfair (Bowry) and Greek Effort (N. Howard) gave a fine display over four flights. Anglo-Irish (C. Gill) was keen to go in a round with Cuisinier (Howard) and- Kinsman (E.; Baker). Gay Flame (Miss Freda White) never put a foot wrongly over a round. Whero (Miss White) gave sone of his best exhibitions over four flights. Fox Cover (Fagan) jumped three flights and went welll. Signal Light (E. Temperton), Aristocrat (Ireland), and Po-, Huka (Jenkins) went well over four hurdles. Monmouth (Stevens) was given his first jumping since Christchurch. He gave a splendid display over three flights. . . RIDING ENGAGEMENTS. Riding, engagements, for Otaki are:— W. J. Broughton, Grand Coulee, Boulder Dam, Leybourne, Jonathan Jo; A. Midwood, Greek Effort, Day Lighting; V. Sellars," Maid of Dunloe, Alethea, Sedgemere, Bay Robe (if he starts in the Pahiko Hack); C. A. Bowry, Lightfair, Saludos,. Toa-iti; E. V. Dye, Classform Gardane* Bay Robe j (if he,starts in the Katihuku Hack); S. Waddell, Blanket, Solver, Foxcatcher, Sival, Phalaria; A. S. Ewan, Don Quex, Royal, Scholar; A. G. Waddell, Cramond Bay; J. Fagan, Fox Cover; W. L. Aitken, Happy Climax; J. Jenkins, Vera Lynn;- J. P." Bowness, Gay Witch, Te Wanaka;' R. B. Ireland. Aristocrat; W. J. Stevens, Hakim, Gold Bridge, Tintern, Foxbridge Bay; J. Kendall, Alchemy; A. E. Lord, Anglo-Irish; E. Baker, Kihsman; A. Stokes, Salmi; H. Pea'rce, Golden Days; N. Howard, Bravura; M. Andrews, Stony Broke, Lady Spiral: J. Forsyth, Squeers, RockanuiJ