MANAWATU R.C.

Evening Star, Issue 20986, 28 December 1931, Page 4

MANAWATU R.C.

ARROW LAD'S GUP

CRICKET BAT BEATS AUTOPAY The Manawatu Racing Club’s Summer Meeting was opened in fine weather. The track was in excellent order, and the attendance was good. The totalisator handled £23,024, compared with £34,408 on the first day last year. Detailed results:— TOKOMARD HURDLES, lOOsovs. IJm. 2 ARROWHEAD, 9.10 (Nicol) ... 1 3 Royal Songster, 10.1 2 I—Conjuror 11., 11.8 3 Also started: 4 Disrank. Won by four lengths; with twelve lengths between second and ..third. Time, 3min lojsec. MAIDEN PLATE, lOOsovs. 6f. 1— BARBA CAN, 8.0 (Barrv) 1 2 In Vain. 8.0 ..; 2 4 Waratah, 8.0 3 Also started; 15 Bonnie Vale 8.0, 6 Beaconsfield 8.0, 11 Bright Song 8.0, 8 Capetown 8.0, 10 Chief Star 8.0, 9 Guy 8.0. 7 Kalmuk 8.0, 14 Marausia 8.0, 3 Piaoneone 8.0, 12 Tegucigalpa 8.0, 5 Top Flier 8.0, 13 Volga Boatman 8.0, _ Won by two lengths; with a bead between second and third. Time, Imin 16 l-ssec. TARARUA HANDICAP, llosovs. 1m and If. 2 CHILDSTUDY. 8.8 (Mackie) ... 1 1— Manawatu, 7.11 ... 2 4 Arajean, 8.8 3 Also started; 7 Banbridge 8.5, 8 Appledore 8.3, 5 Warzone 8.2, 3 Babel 7.11. 6 Swiftray 7.11, 9 Tigerism 7.11, 10 Foghorn 7.11. Won by a length; with a head between second and third. Time, Imin 58sec. MANAWATU CUP, 500sovs. LJm. 6—Mr E. W. Collins’s ARROW LAD. 8.0 (S. Anderson) ... 1 3Mr W. R. Kemball’s Lady Pam, 9.0 (A. Jenkins) 2 2 Messrs F. and N. Freeman’s Spearful, 8.1 (J. Barry) ... 3 Also started: 1 King Colossus 8.3, 7 Ephialtes 7.13 (fell), 4 High Flautin’ 7.13, 5 Balloon 7.3, 11 Cessation 7.2, 9 Paratoo 7.2, 8 Esteem 7.0, 10 Shrewd 7.0, 13 Briar Root 7.0. - a straggling start Paratoo and King Colossus led to the straight. Passing the stands Balloon was leading from King Colossus and Arrow Lad, and the last-named then went to the front, opening up a break on the rest of the field. Ephialtes came down five furlongs from home. The field closed on Arrow Lad at the far turn, but he led to the straight from King Colossus Spearful, Esteem, and Shrewd. The leader went away over the final bit to win by three lengths from Lady Pam, with Spearful a head away third, and King Colossus close up fourth. Time, 2m in 38sec. NURSERY HANDICAP, 120sovs. of. 5 HEAD LADY, 7.2 (K. Grills) 1 9—Late Jest, 7.7 2 2 Sir Pomhal, 7.7 3 Also started: 1 Mister Quex 8.4, 6 Michael Angelo 8.0, 4 Copper King 7.7, 2 Gay Song 7.7, 12 Collojdcal 7.7, 3 Sastrugi 7.5, 10 Maypay 7.2, 8 Marais 7.2, II Unacre 7.2, 7 Fleeting Glance 7.2! Won by two lengths, with half a length between second and third. Time, Imin 2 2-ssec. GILLIES HANDICAP, HOsovs. 6f. S—SOLITAIRE 11., 7.10 (F. E. Baker) 1 3 Zeebrugge, 7.9 ... 2 4 Furlong, 7.11 3 Also started: 10 Lady Rert 9.0, 8 Ben Hur B.IE 2 Haulbowline 8.2, 9 St. Roger 7.11. 1 AVeatberstep 7.9, 11 Winlock 7.4, 6 Alpinist 7.3. Heads separated the placed -horses. Time, Imin 15 4-osec. FITZHERBERT HANDICAP. Ivosovs. Of. 2 CRICKET BAT, 8.3 (Coveny) 1 3 Autopay, 9.8 (Anderson) ... ... 2 4 Curie, 7.7 (M'Dowell) 3 Also started: 1 Cimabue 9.7, 7 Chief Link 7.10, 5 Kozan 7.7, 6 Leisure 7.0. Won 1/ two lengths, with a length between second and third. Time, Imin 14 1-osco. Autopay was the pacemaker to_ the straight from Cricket Bat, Leisure, and Curie. Cricket Bat quickly ran past Autopay and won easily.

GRANDSTAND HANDICAP, 140sovs* 1m and If. S—NIGHTMARE, 7.0 (T. Cook) ... 1] s—Winsome Hind, 7.0 ... 3 3—Desert Song, 8.1 ... 3 Also started; 2 Ruanui 8.2, 6 little Doubt S.l, 1 Atholspear 7.8, 7 Spear: Lad 7.0, 9 Imateagirl 7.0, 4 Lavingtou 7.0, 10 Billion 7.0. A\ 7 on by a head,-with a bead between second and third. Time, Imin 54sec.