NEW YEAR RACING.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 January 1922, Page 4

NEW YEAR RACING.

■SECOND DAY AT GREYMOUTH. (Per Press Association.) Greymonth, January 4. *The Grey Jockey Club’s second day is. being held in ideal weather and a good attendance. Telegraph Handicap.—Miss Land I, Woodrow 2, Lady Pallas 3. Scratched; Merton and War Tax. A close finish. Time, 1.16 4-5, Woodrow was given the verdict; at which there was a hostile. demonstration, and the judge subsequently reversed the award. The owner of Woodrow lodged a protest on the grounds that the judge left the box before the final’decision.

Flying Handicap— Samarang 1, Kilderg 2, Marauder 3. Scratched: Lord Form by. Sandy McDonald and Gold Coast. Won by half a length in 1,10. The Woodrow protest in the first race was dismissed. THE INVERCARGILL MEETING. Invercargill, January 1. Perfect weather is prevailing for the second day’s racing. Gladstone Hurdles.—Glenshine I, Stralhglass 2, Mettledrifl 3. All started. Won by two lengths in 3.10. Roslyn Handicap.—Jane Wilkes 1, Lucky Prince 2, Wild Thyme 3. All started. Won by a neck in 4.44. Shorts Handicap.—Silver Peak 1, Mantua .2, Bonspec ,3.. Scratched; Bella Lake; Won by a short neck. Time, 1.12 4-5, an Otago record,

C. Reed, rider of Uncle Alex in the Great Northern Foal Stakes, was before the stewards on Boxing Day at Auckland, for cutting across and interfering with Farceur. The rider of .the latter was severely .cautioned for not giving his evidence frankly. A. Oliver, the rider of Solfanelio in the Railway Handicap at Auckland, was fined £2O for deliberately changing his place at the barrier. Australia’s champion three-year-old filly Furious has the bar. sinister, in her lineage, and is not eligible for admission to the English Stud Book. Through her dam she traces hack to a grey mare by Zohrab and the next , dam" was a brown of. unknown pedigree. This last is a serious stumbling , block, and, will always tell against the flying filly when she is relegated to die’ stud. YESTERDAY’S RACING. The second day of the Marlon meeting was held yesterday in fine weather and m the presence of a large attendance. The totalis{itor- business amounted to £30,563, making a total lor the meeting of £60.218, a fallingolf of £33,948 as compared with last year.' Results:—Hurdles, Spook. Bracelet; March On. Summer Handicap: Ngala. Electric Hack: Triboulet. .Nursery: The Emperor. Telegraph: Kim-em. Farewell: Kuia. At tlie Hawke’s Bay meeting, Sycorax won the New Year Handicap. Tho Speaker being second and Bagdad : third.,''' : ))'■:; v /r- ; ; if : The concluding day of the, Auckland races was held yesterday. The champion, Gloaming, accounted .for. the Auckland Plate, Sasanof running into second place, with .Rover third. Farceur won the Royal Stakes, and Royal .Blood tW awmap* i ,v» W >Vv tw, „ ■T.Tr”'