RACING.

Grey River Argus, 12 May 1922, Page 3

RACING.

EGMONT RACES. SECOND DAY’S RESULTS. HAWERA, May 11. There was fine weather and a good attendance for the second day of the Egmont Races, and the course was good. The totalisator handled £25,008, against £34,730, making a total for the meeting of £49,146, as against £69,158. Results:— Ngamutu Apprentices’ Handicap.— Goldstar .1, Ben Nevis 2, Creme do Menthe 3. Also started: Some Red, Generous, Otapawa, Objection, Kilkelly. Won comfortably by two lengths, third four lengths away. Time, 1.18. Manawapou Hurdles. — Wamba 1, Passin’ Through 2, Naughty 3. Also started: Gladful, Volo, Simonides, The I Spook, Halcyon, Mangawai. Won easily by several lengths; third a length away, 'fime, 2.53 4-5. Opeke Steeplechase.—Kato 1, Khartoum 2, General Raven 3. Also started: Oakleigh, Temaire, Master Boris, War Loan, Polthogue, Tenacious. Kato led throughout, winning easily by two lengths. The next horse was 100 yards away. Time, 4.!) 3-5. Tenacious, Temairv, ami Polthogue fell. Moko'm Handicap.— Rational 1, Irapuka 2, Kuia 3. Also started: Miss Gold, 'l’amaiaroa, Birkie, Inah, Amber Tips, Mockery. Won nicely by two lengths. Time, 1.16 1-5. Shorts Handicap.—Creme de Menthe 1, Royal Fancy 2, Coihineal 3. Also started: Orchid, Pouma, Some Red, Mixture, Loved One, Lady Faa, Carbine. Won by two lengths; third one length away. Time, 1.4. Davidson Memorial. — Income L Equitable 2, Mangamahoe 3. Also started: Ngata, Tame Fox, Correspondent, Tout erfield, Festivity, Eerie, Sunny Jim, Karaeo, (’old Steel, Voluble, White Blaze. Three-quarters of a length ea<-h way. Time, 1.49 .1-5. Borough Handicap. —Crossfier 1, Sai. tiago 2, Mort Avis 3. Also started: Regard, Bitholia, Marble Crag, Vein- < ciform, Big Push, Blissfulness, Molleeu Oge, Prince Haligan, Sussex, Michael- I mas. Won by a length, half a length • between second and third. r l’ime, WANGANUI RACES. Tin: H ANDIC’A PS. HAWERA, May 11. For the Wanpanui Winter Meeting, I the first, day’s voight are as follows: | Borough Handicap, six furlongs. — ( Sational 10.4, Irapuka 9.8, Chimera 9.7, Pavo 9.4, Kinsem 9.0, Awake 8.6, \ alky-ri.-it 8.3, Hepo 8.3, Blackmail 7.12, Miss Gold 8.12, 'l’emaaroa 7.11, Sunny ( orner 7.11, Strategy 7.1 n, Red Bob < .8, 7Kilreid 7J, Birkie 7.0, Demos 7.5, Inah ; 7.3, Amber Tips 7.2, \\ el- 1 'nc 6.12, Tri- ; boulet 6.1-’, Orehi.l 6.10, 'kery 6.10,1 La Pnloma 6.8, Com;” Cold Steel 6.7. Hack Steeplechase, lw miles. Gen- ! ('ra 1 Kaven 11.9, Kato 11. < , 1 e jMair ’ I il. ’>, Ngakanui 11.3, Active 10.11, 1 e I Toa ’O.lO, Master Boris 10.9, War Loan | 10.6. Hytus 10.4, Mangawai 9.9, Fibre ■ I 9.5, The Baronet 9.2, Oakrose 9.0, Mar- j I shal Neil 9.0, Dumper 9.0, Lady Lyddite 9.0, Pip 9.0. Kaitokc Hack Hurdle, on - mile and . three-quarters.—General Advance 11.10, ; Wamba I 1.8, Vagabond 118, Passin- ■ 'I hrougli IL-I, Ladogeur 10.13, Simon- | ides 10.11, Sun Ray 10.11, Ruatara 10.6, I Matatua 10.2, Voluble 10.0, Clicquot | 9.13, Triboulet 9.11, Spook 9.10, Ban- ! ■ oguc 9.8, Fiddlest ring 9.8, The Barone’. ■ 9.7, Etiopian 9.5, Guaniform 9.1, Hal- , , cyon 9.2. Whctoke 9.2, Whizz Bang 9.0, [ ('irculale 9.0, Rckapoto 9.0, Second I Choice 9.0, Hindi 9.0, Noble 9.0. Connolly Hamlicap, one mile and a dislance.—Marqueteur 9.11, Tame Fox 8.9, Printemps 8.6, Punka 8.1, Bonnetter 8.3, Correspondent 8.0, Teutcrfield 8.0, Dissertation 7.10, Egmont Park 7.9, ?Jangainnhoe 7.9, Scion 7.8, Sunny Corner 7.8, Demos 7.5, Blackmail 7.a, Demand 7.4, Cleasanta 7.4, Stork 7.2; Erie 7.0, Kareao 6.11, Zircon 6.10, Cohl Steel 6.7, War Path 6.7, Mort Avis 6.7. Purua Hack Handicap, one milt* and 110 yards.—Crossfire 9.5, Mort Avis 9.0, Auckland 8.8. Left 8.8, War Patch 8.7, Regard 8.7, Ail Cerise 8.5, Ben Nevis 8.3 Marble Crag 8.1, Comic 8.1, Lady Nassau 8.0, Birkenella 7.13, Martnlla 7.13, Velociform 7.11, Tekuri 7.11, Gold Star 7.10, Pantier 7.10, Skylight. 7.10, Molleen Oge 7.8, Blissfulness 7.8, Big Push 7.8, Yankci' Dan 7.0, Manchester 7.5, Price 7.5, Fiddlestrings 7.3, Sweet Song 7.3, Merry Queen 7.3, Santiago 7.3, ’ Lamour 7.2, Satin 7.0, Michaelmas 7.0, Ecuador 7.". Bonny Rill 7.0, Favonian 1 7.0, Merry Ann 7.0, Patroycn 7.0. '> Rehandicaps, Wanganui Steeplechase. — Khartoum 9.10. I NOTES. i No Surrender may be sent to Australia to race this winter. He has been nominated lor races thee. • Valkyran. the English horse, Las been nominaitcd lor the Wanganui meeting. Fred Lynch, the local trotting mentor, goes overland to-day ‘with flie pacer Mary HSU. He will compete at New Brighton, and is reported to be in good nick. Lord Ashlea should run well in to-day’s welter at Ashburton if the I course is in a good hard state. Counter Attack is expected to put ! up a fair run to-day at Ashburton. I Tin- purer Alnko Mnko ehnngeil . bands in the early part of last veeh for £125, at which price he appears well sold. Mr Variance's gelding Peneus goei

into winter quarters with six whis tn his credit this season. The two-j.ear-old has won all these since New Lear. The progeny of ‘Wildwood Junr. have won thirty-two races this season. Logan Pionter anal Harold Dillon, with 30 each, follow him. Petereta, with 26, is in fourth place. Rebuff still disappoints his connections and a course of schooling lias been, given the gelding in the hope that lie will earn something towards his keep over the big country. Word comes fitom Foxton that the one-time chaser Sir Fisher is being backed about by F. Watson. ,1. T. Humphries, who lias acted as first horseman for S. Trilford’s establishment for some seasons both over hurdles and country, has severed Ins connection with the stable and is at present- a free lance. The efforts of the Canterbury Owners’ and Breeders Association to obtain better facilities for horses travelj ling to 1 and from race meetings hawe been successful, and the Minister of Railways lias advised the local authorities that special horse trains will in future be run with guarantees of 10 horses in ( h‘ 60. Mr I'’- Andrews purchased Inline prior to last Christmas, for £5OO mid the gelding's earnings have s.'nee l<>aallod close on £3OOO. More than half of this amount was wmi during the past month. yir Solo, who was a dividend n-'ye’- | at, llawera on Wednesday, rs ; v- - inc old battler. He Ims been ..-m : ,„d winning since 1000. The Sir - do gelding is now fifteen years m Good judges in the north have stat- ( Cd that c<ro tes.iue is the best stayer vet sired by A'islird. Since striking form tills season. Grotesque has Oiled piaees in five <">t of mgbt H,. has won lliree races; been sccon once and third once. The New Zealand liorseman, Stan Red is schooling Cihyoslom over liu rdles at Caulfitld. The black son of Demosthenes a’ !| d Golden Ball is reported to be acquitting himself we Penury Rose mid Lord Roseberry should be seen to advantage- during i the jumping season. lemuy Lose I gave a taste of his quality at the last i Grand National Mining, and has not raced in the interim. Ford RoseberI rv will be a nell-seasoned horse this | winter, for he has shown <Ute fair I for-ni on the flat. \ possible explanation of Litre River's poor showing at Rieca.rtmi at Faster time was the necessity of dental ticatineni. It is stated the teeth of the Martain gelding were >n a pa l '- ticular'.y bad way, and it will be some I time, before he is lit to race. i Appropos of the outcry alter the last Grand National Steeplechase, tno . following was written by V igilant in the. ' Sporting Times' : -"in much of the criticism of Amtree seveiitv 't is jeften overlooked that the course is j intended to- bo the goaf oi the eUas. er who must- be a- greaer and surer : lepper than any aceeped park course jean demonstrate. It was the rmmrtation of the race before it was trmis- ; forced to Liveipool, and it has be<'n I its success ami the great source of apI pci.-l to owner, trainer, rider and—we I s av it—the right kind of lioi se. Noi | does any appreciab-e percentage ol that great crowd view it- solely as a I gladiatorial contest—as some of the I hysterical stay-at-lmmos Would have > US l'A'li<'V<'.” \V. H. Mi-Larhltiu, the crack Australj inn jockey, is the latest to decide to ; try his luck in England. Be has won ’ most of the principal races in Australia, j im-luding three Melbourne Cups, , I prince Foote, Comedy King, mid Westi court. McLachlan was in Englanl for i a short period some ten veins ago, and j e.n that occasion he rode two winners, j The New Zealand horseman Stan. I Eeid won the two jumping events at ! Caulfield on April 2S>th on Oopina and I Fastolf. Reid was recently granted a i license to train as well .is to iid< by the V.K.1?.. and it is stated that he is not likely to want lor patronage. Kato, the winner of the Hack and Hunters’ Seepleehase at Hawera is a i bay gelding by Foremost—Coronet j mare. Kato has rec-ent good form over- - hurdles, winning al the Opunake Meetj ing. ami being in second place at the 1 i Rangitikei Meeting. | Regard, tli-e winner of the Fn'St Division of the Telegraph Handicap at * Hawera, is a five-year-old bay mare by 1 | Gazeley from Compliment. Regard l>a s ' been twice lirst and twice second. w i ! last live starts. The Second Div- ’ I • . Von NTv’m is a tnreeision xvinnei, M n >•, ' I year-old bay gelding by Mountain ’ I Knight from the Martian mar-e Jmmer. ' j Ben Nevis was in second place as 1 I time out. at Avondale, on the concluding day. Passin’ Through, the winner ol Tongalm Hurdles, at Hawera the first dav got a second yesterday. He u ‘new-comer to the jumping gm'"'. ’>"' l notorious aR a bad horse at the barnm ! Passin’ Through, who is a live-veai o i I black gelding, by Guianforte from IseLt has some fair performances to his credit on the flat, and since the Now Year he has contested bicis s three wins, three seconds, and two i thirds. . Bitholia, the winner of the Tawlnh - Handicap at Hawera, is a cal '° . bv California—Austeritz. o hay gelding . • -no nvprdiio for lie luid o Bitholia's win was overdue, x. o started nine times this season without sueccß s, two seconds at the Te Aroha >’ I Meeting being his best efforts prior to 0 j the Hawera race. |t --.,0. 1 ENGLISH RACING. d i. k j LONDON, May 40. " s Tim Newmarket Stakes resulted: — Pondoland 1, Bobanob 2, Capt, Frf es casse 3.