WORLD OF SPORT SPORTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 16 September 1926, Page 3

WORLD OF SPORT

SPORTING.

DANNEVIRKE RACING CLUB

SPRING MEETING

(BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.} DANNEVIRKE, Sept. 15. The Dannevirke Racing Club’s spring meeting was held in cold, wet weather, which made the trade soft half-way through the proceedings. The .attendance' was fair. The total!sator handled £12,414, as against £13,827 last year. The, results are : GLENGARRY HACK HURDLES. Of 115 sovs. One mile and a half. 6 Lady Passenger (Mbßrearty) 1 5 Mixed Heather ...l. 2 7 Kail '-..' 3 Also started: 1 Raugi Santo, 2 GAuement, 4 Arch Salute, 3 Axle, 8 Handy, 9 Blissfulness. Arch Salute fell. Won, by two lengths, with half « length; between second and third. Time, *2.49 3-5.

TIRATU MAIDEN STAKES. Of 100 sows. Five furlongs. (First Division.) 3 Bronstel'L (C. Brown) 1 2 Mountain Star 2 8 Kilmezzo 3 Also' started: 12 Aha,lama, 19 Truney, 9 Vespems, 15 Kale a upon ga, 13 Golden Shadow, 11 Elicit, 17 Powhiri, 14 Kindle, 13 Air Mail. Won by a length and a half, with 1 the same: distance: between second and third. Time, 1.4 3-5.

5 (Second division.) 1 Merrv Mint (H. Wiggins) ... 1 7 Starboard Light 2 6 General Wai 3 1 Also started: 16 Mountain Heath, 4 Comedic, 14 Queen’s Choice, 13 Golden Swift, 6 Gourmet, 16 Foreign, 18 Connhill, 14 Tom Bracken. Won by to] lierigth with a length, and a half between second, and tliircl. Tinue, 1.4 2—5. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP. (Of 150 ,sovs. Six furlongs.) 1 Commendation (L. G. Morris) 1 5 The, Lamb_ 2 7 Standard 3 Also started: 2 First Acre, 10 4YRetea, 1 Killocra, 9 Aratanra, 4 Gold: Box, 6 Joy Bird, 8 Piutlrair, 3 Inner Harbour. Commendation came through in the straight and won easily by a length and a half, with two lengths between s'eoond and third. Time, 1.17.

NEAGLE MEMORIAL HANDICAP. (Of 175 so vs. One mile and a quarter.) 4 Olympic (J. Barry) * 1 6 Rahepoto. " 9 Esthonia 3 ( Also started: 2 Ngata, 3 Merry Day, 10 Clarinda,. 1 Kilfaire, 4 Main Jong, 8 Muraahi. 7 Lady Gay. Won by a length, with heads between the next three, Mali Jong being, fourth. Time, 2.12 3-5. TAHORAITE HACK STEEPLES. (Of lOOsovs. About 2.) miles.) 4 Gay Bobbie (H. Gordon)- T Also started: 1 Labour Morn, 3 Oin!eroa, 6 Fairspeod, 5 Ohorere. Three horses finished, Kovno. l'/nr speed and Gay Bobbie, dn that order the other three having run off or fallen. Mr Russell, owner of Gay Bobbie, lodged a, protest tho first* itwo* horses Oil the ground that they ran inside the flag on the first round, and. the stewards, after an inquiry, awarded! the, race’ to Gay Bobbie.

UMTJTAOROA HACK HANDICAP. (Of 100 sov'S. Six ifurlom.se.) 2 Royftl Gam© (Carroll) ......... 1 2 Black Mint (bracketed with the ■winner) " 5 Rising Star « Also started: 3 Mime, 1 Beth, o Hying rent, 4 Strongholt. Won by a. length, heads seiparating second and third. Time, 1.20.

R.TTAHINE HANDICAP. (Of 125 so vs. Severn furlongs)'. 3 Birthmark (R. J. Mackie) ... 1 1 Beaumont Also started: 2 Tiega, 6 Sererte, 10 Misgovern, 4 Miss Hupana, 7 Morose, 9 Tempean, 5 Tongatotoa. Won by half a length, with ft head between second and. third. Time, 1.32 4-5. ■ TAPTJATA HACK HANDICAP. (Of 100 sovs. One mile and 50 yards). 1 Our Jack (B. H. Morris) ... 1 8 Valhynia £ 4 Panart *••• « Also started: 7 Jubilee, 2 Othon, 5 Lin Arlington, 3 Gurnion, 10 Joyeu.se, 9 Jazzy, 6 Boy, 11 Teft Leavbs. Worn, by a length, 'with a. length, between second and third. Time, 1.52 4-5.

NOTES ON THIEI R ACING

(By Telegraph Special too The Star.) PALMERSTON N., Sept.. 15. Although little rain had fallen at Diannevirlve prior .to the meeting, rain set in befoxe the opening event. The attendance was good and the race track was in first-class order when racing opened, but .the steady rain throughout the day made the . course very heavy for the later races. Arch Salute fell ia.t the second jujmp in the hurdles race and Gourmet went to. the post, but took no part in'the race owing to the girth breaking. Rang! Sarto was a- good favourite for the Glengarry Hurdles from Gluenient and Axle. When the tapes rose Axle began best to lead, over the initial! fence. Ivivil then took charge ancl passing the stand, was followed by Axle, Lady Passenger .and Mixed Heather. There /was little .alteration till three furlongs from home where the field 1 closed up and Axle and Kail led into the straight. Once over the last jump Lady Passenger ran to the front to win, nicely from Mixed Heather, with Kail, Gluement and Axle all close up.

The Maiden Stakes was .run in' two divisions. Merry Mint was the actual favourite, but Mountain Star and Bronstell were almost ia.s well supported in the first division. Bronstell began best to lead Mountain Star and All a! am a over the. early .stages of the race. Racing into, the straight Bironstell wais just in front of Golden Shadow, Kiimezzo and Mountain Star. Over the last furlong Bronstell had to be ridden out to beat Mountain. Star, yith. Kiimezzo and Ve.sporus next. Tor the second -division, Merry Mint began; best but Corned io and Queen’s Choice passed him at the straight entrance. There was little between Starboard- Light, Merry Mint and Coinedic and in a good race to the post, 'Merry

Mint ran on best to beat Starboard Light, General Wai, and Comedic. A® expected, Commendation was heavily backed in the President’s Handicap. Of the. other runners First Acre and Inner Harbour were, best supported. Prior to the start Commendation showed temper, but L. Morris gave him a taste 1 of the whip and he .became quiet. When the barrier rose Inner Harbour began best from The Lamb, Gold Box, Standard and Commendation. Racing to the .straight, The Lamb' took charge, but Commendation challenged and in a good toco Commendation ran on well to beat Tine Lamb nicely with Standard , and Inner Harbour right up. „

Kilfaire, Ngata and Merry opolised the betting in ithe Neagle Memorial. The early running was made by ißialhepoto and Clarinda, which led past the stand from Esthonia, Ngatai and Olympic. Running up the back dai’inda went to the front, being followed by Rahepoto, Ngata, Esthonia, and Olympic. Half ai/nwlc from home, Olympic w r ent to lead from Rlahcpoto. Esthonia. and Olariiwla. At the straight entry, Olympic had la useful lead and running on under .punishment, won by half ai length from Rlahcpoto' which only beat Elsthonia and the fast .finishing Mali Jong. The Hack ■Steeples was a. fiasco, Kovno being the only runner to negotiaate the course. Labour Morn and Kovno were favourites. Ohorere acted as pilot over the initial fence, but at the stand “double” she ran off, taking Oneroiai iandi Labour Morn with her. At the next jump, Gay Bobbie baulked. Qneroa was taken hack and went after Kovno and Fair. Field. The last named had a good lead over Kovno bin entering the last .round, but fell at the penultimate jump. This left Kovno to canter home as winner. Fairfield was remounted: and got second place and Gay Bobbie came in a minute later. After the'ralce for the Hack Steeples, the stewards enquired into, the .alleged missing of a flay by Ivov.no and Fairfield and found that both, missed the flag. Both Kovno and Fiairfield were disqualified and the race was awarded to Gay Bobbie. Beth carried £2 more, than/ the bracketted pair, Royal Game and Black AOn.t for the IT inutaraa, Hialcrk, Mime being the only other runner seriously supported. From the barrier rise l , RiOya'l Game: took change to' lead: Mime, Beth and Hrmureat over .half the journey*. Racing to the straight, Royal Game led Beth taind Black Mint and running on. istrongly, Rbyal Game won very easily from Black Mint, which only beat Rising Star. Then followed Strongholt and Beth. Heavy for the R.uahine Handicap reduced the field to .ten runners, of which Beaumont had! the most admirers, but Tiegai was practically as well supported. Serene began best; being followed by Tongototoa, Arataura

and Tiega. At the four furlong post Aratiaura had charge from, Serene, Tongatotoa and BCaumont. At the straight entrance, Arata.ura still' 'led, but Birthmark and Beaumont .both finished better, Birthmark beating Beiaiumont by a, length,- with Arataura half a length away. Rlacing concluded - with the i apuata Hack, land of the.eleven starters; Our Jack was favourite from Pan art. Jubilee began best to lead Gumion and Lin Arlington over the first half mile. Then Panart took the lead land was just m front of Gurnion and Lin Arlington. Racing into the .straight over the last furlong, O'ur'Jack and Valhynia came fast-. Our Jack winning- easily from Viailhynia,, with Panart and Jazzy next.

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(By 'Maecenas.)

Trainer W. Rayner leaves for Auckland on Monday, next with Lysander, Covent Garden and Mask. Mask looked very robust .at the Wanganui meeting, and on the second day ran quite a creditable race. He will do well a little later.

Merry Jest was much too big to show her best at the Wanganui meeting, but' her form on the opening day suggests that Absurd's, daughter will win .faces ere long. Lysander has developed into a fine stamp of three-year-old, and, even if lie does not stay sufficiently well to win a Derby, any short or middle distance race will be within his compass.

Considering he was short of work, Nadarino ran a. great race at Wanganui on Saturday last, and on the showing must command respect for his Avondale .engagements. After riding at the Australian Jockey Club’s meeting ,the New Zealand rider M. McCnrten .is going to Victoria to assist at the spring carnival of the Victorian Racing Club. As this good rider has already had a couple of tempting offers to stay in Australia it is unlikely that he will return to New Zealand. Alarie showed some pace for about a mile in the hurdles at Wanganui last Saturday, but then he/ quickly went back. He has raced: most ungenerously of late.

After racing well in flat events at the Marten and Manawatu Hunt Club meetings, Tam© Fox .was raced in jumping events'at Wanganui last- ilveek. The change was a wise one. While southern-owned horses will meet with strong opposition at the coming Avondale meeting, it will be surprising if those trained outside of the Auckland province do not secure some of the good prize-money offering there. . Although l the time for the Chelmsford Stakes, won by Limerick, was fairly fast ‘ (1.52 3-5), excuses are, already being offered for the defeat of Windbag. The fact, that the Metropolitan Handicap favourite, Pantheon, who is well and won a week previously,.

was beaten out- of a place, shows that the performance of the New Zealand owned Limerick was a really good one Betting on a race is usually the best and most reliable guide as to what the racing publio think of a horse’s capabilities, and it may be found that when betting closes down on the coming Australian Jockey Club’s Derby, Limerick will have as much support as the crack Rampion. Never looked on as a- good one over anything less than a mile and a quarter course, Rapine ran a particularly good race over the nine furlongs of last Saturday’s Chelmsford Stakes in Australia, and such form suggests that Rapine wil he extremely troublesome to the Australian champion, Windbag, in such distance races as the Spring Stakes and Randwick Plate. That Rapine is a remarkable gelding is shown by the fact, that, although seven years old, he has recently been sprinting better than at any other time of his career. ✓

Last season Beacon Light was expected to show form equal to weight-ier-age, but he unfortunately went slightly amiss on the eve of last year’s race for the Wanganui, guineas and was withdrawn from the event. A few weeks later the relative to Gold Light started in Hawke’s Bay Guineas and ran .a creditable second to Ruiniymede. In the Spring Plate at the New Zealand Cun meeting Beacon Light created a favourable impression by beating Star Stranger and eleven others, but liis form afterwards was not good. At Wanganui last- Saturday Beacon Light made his debut as a four-year-old, and won iso well that he should not be overlooked in the Avondale Cup. ,

READ WHAT THIS AUCKLAND MAN SAYS ABOUT RHEUMO.

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“ALL BLACKS” AND Q-TOL

AGAIN.

Before leaving, for their Australian tour the captain and the vice-captain each took substantial supplies of, Qtol for embrocation and healing purposes in view of tire hard grounds usually experienced on the other side. Mr S., S. Dean recommended Q-tol being taken in view of his experiences with the famous 1025 team. —Advt.