NOTES ON THE RAGING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXII, 10 May 1912, Page 5

NOTES ON THE RAGING.

x*2? bhS dT n starters for the Manawappu Hurdles; Seaman was made favorite with Dogger Bank, Rawinia and bilver Cluse in that order next m demand. St. Prior showed the way over Stf ?"?'* but jogger Bank led past the stand from Surplus, St. Prior beaman, and Rawinia. Going up the back stretch. Seaman ranged alongside Dogger Bang but. the last-nanaed\as first round the home turn from Surplus and Seaman.. In the run to the box Surplus had three-quarters of a length the better of Seaman, who- was a neck to the good from Dogger Bank, bjlver Cluse was fourth, Rawinia fifth Kauroa sixth, and St. Prior last All colored on the card were saddled up for the Borough Handicap, Eastwind being made favorite thouglT solid sunport was accorded-to Ngatiruanui, Awa*on. and Draft. From a irood e+art bquireeu took command, and led for four furlongs ironi Draft and Ngatiruanu^ the latter of whom was first into the ■taught, and, holdings own in the run home won nicely by three-quarters of a length from Draft, who had a neck the better of Eastwind. Master Tupuhi was fourth and Muleteer fifth Nothing but Park Tide for the Shorts Tvould go down with backers, and the chestnut mare carried more than twice the com invested on Princess Flo who was next in demand. The winner however, turned up in Prosper, who! after Princess Flo, Sweet Breeze, and (Word, with Park Tide handy had carried on the running to the distance, came from the back and won nicely by two lengths, Lady Fran beating Sweet P*r?Yl °f seTnd^ laee *V » head, laik lide was fourth, and Retrieve, *ho dwelt at the post, w as last. The defection of Plantation and Te Roti left a field of nine in the Mcßae Memorial Handicap, and of these Mulga Bill, Coromandel, and Manawakaha were all solmly supported in that order* Con re tV IP# «>n«^erably less money for Lon tne Snaughraun. who ranked as So RaTT te-- Da|-»S--tlie earlier stapes Red Lupm.ami *ra^nce acted as pilots with Coromandel handy,'but comffSSln? re + achm? % straight, where Mulga Bdl got up m time to beat Coromandel comfortably by a length, with Mendip third three lengths a^ay. Red Lupin was fourth and Manawakaha

For the Ngamutu Handicap, Lady was made a very strong fir«t choice, the ultimate winner, Glenfern commanding more support than any of the others, while Roval Simon ranSed as third favorite. The public was not far out m its judgment, as the race OW T ')et'Ve?- n the trio naT"ef1 ' Glenfern having a little the best of the vSS lea ntgo fo°d mth^ al SUEOn ' Wlth Lady Coniedian was a hot favorite for 'the Connthian Handicap, and never 2a ve the three other starters a chance, being from barrier rise to win-

Th« meeting concluded with the Opefce Handicap, which produced 13 runnersT and wps won after a good race, by ill? l° lga- Galt? e and Katua > who, with the winner, had been prominent S^ff I*'1*' f"^ SeC°Rd aiKl *ird Potions Royal Dragoon was fourth and Silveraope fifth. Gordon Bell was a considerably better favorite than Lady looked like possessing a winning chance