MARLBOROUGH RACES.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 276, 20 November 1908, Page 5

MARLBOROUGH RACES.

SECOND DAY. For the second day of the meeting much better weather prevailed. A bright blue sky, and a cool breeze made the course a delightful spot, excepting for the dust, and the attendance was fully up to yesterday s m point of numbers. The Nanki-Pooh games, controlled by various willing gentlemen of sporting persuasion, found a good number of customers, and the raucous- voice of the bookmaker was hoard incessantly. The Blenheim train swelled the attendance to considerable numbers, and the weather kept good throughout. The fields throughout were fairly "good and promised some good racing. Second Handicap' Hurdles, of 50 soys; second horse to receive' 5 soys . from stake*; If miles. . Mr J. - BulFs bg ■ Belario, syrs (10.7), The Officert-Sprite (W. Young) ... ! :i:ir : ..; ... ■:'..' 1 Mr J. J. Cony's b\g Jolly Roger, . aged (10.2), Saracen—Merry Maiden (A. Condon) ... ... 2 Mr. Malley's b g Th#'.Darie, 6yrs (9.2), St. Clement—Foul Shot, • mare(H,; Telfordr-.! .■;.-. •.■■.'.'• 3 Also started: Leridi (10.12), Hatley (10.6), Wind (10.3). All six on the card went to the post.; From a poor start Lerida and Belario were the first to show out, and Hatley was badly left. The field was soon strung out, and passing the stand the order was Wind, Lerida and Belario. Shortly afterwards the latter and Lerida took up the running. Turmtig into the, straight' Jolly Roger and The Dane put in their claims, an^ a desperate struggle all the way down the straight resulted in Belario just getting up in time,' to b eat Jolly. RogeV on the post by a head, with The {Dane a neck away third, and; thus' ended, the best hurdle race seen on! the course for many years. Time, 3min 26 3-ssec. High-Weight Hack Handicap (gentlemen riders), of 40.'soys; second / horse to receive 5' soys from stake, the rider of -winning horse to receive £5 trophy.. Mr J. Fuller's br g Glentui, 4 yrs (10.10), Glenogle _ (J. Byrne) ... ... 1 Mr T. Septor's b g Hillspring,*4 yrs (11.0), Hillstonc-Sprmg Rose (W. Slattery) ... 2 Also started: H. Sehwass's br s, Hinemoa (10.7). Only three started. Hillspring got the best of a poor start, and took lip the running, followed by Glentui. This order was maintained until turning. into the straight, where the other two closed up. Hillspring still led all_ the way down the straight, but. j only on sufferance, as Glentui always j had his measure, and eventually won j as he liked by a length. Time, lmin ! 19 1-osec. | Omaka Hack Handicap, of 50 soys; j second horse to receive 5 soys j from the stake. j Mr B. .Ward's b g Glen 3 5 yrs, ! (8.11), Glenogle-Gazelle (H. J Cairns) ... ] j Mr T. Septor's b g Curator, 3 yrs' j (7.13), Cure-Konini (W. H. Me- ! Kay) 2i Also started": W. Watson's b m La i Torpedo (9.0). Glen got the best of the start, and I carried on the running all along the : back. Curator came up to the front : and raced neck and neck with Glen I to the straight, La Torpedo having shot his bolt. Glen then took the lead, and was not afterwards troubled, and won easily by two ' lengths. Time, lmin 47sec. i Riverlands Handicap ..(open), of 80 j soys; second horse to receive 10 : soys from the stake. One mile. Mr T. Hall's br m Iranui, SoultTauhei, S.lO, (W. Ryan) 1 Mr A. Liskirk's b h Hiro, 4yrs, Cyreman-Epine, 7.8, (W. H. Kay) 2 Mr J. Bull's eh g Irish Rifle, syrs Musketry-Element '9.4, ' (W. Young) ..: 3 From a good start Irinni led and [ kept command all the way. winning j easily by two lengths from Hiro, Irish Rifle' a poor third. Time, lmin 431 sec. Dash Handicap, of 40 soys: second horse to receive 5 sots from the stake. Four furlongs. Surmount 1 Vinco 2 Glen-spring 3 Surmount got away with a flying start, and was never headed. Won rsq.sily by half a length. Time, 50 2 osec. In the preliminary canter, R. Hatch, the rider o-l: Vinco. vrr-s ba-rMv thrown, the saddle elis-ping on the horse, causing- him to buck". Hatch was found to be severely bruised, but no bones were broken.