SPORTING

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7111, 8 January 1930, Page 4

SPORTING

Nominations for all events at the annual meeting of tlio Pahiatua Racing Club, to be held on Wednesday anti Thursday, January 29 and 30, will close on Friday at 9 p.m. The telegraph office at Pahiatua closes at o p.m.

Racing at Thames on Thursday and Saturday will pavo the way for the .Anniversary Day fixture at Takapuna at the end of January. Tho Foxton meeting next week will be of interest to racegoers over a wide aroa owing to tho fact that the Wellington fixture follows so closely.

Owners and trainers with horses engaged at the Foxton meeting should not overlook the fact that acceptances for all first-day events close on Thursday, at 8 p.m.

Antique (Tonbridge-Unique) who won the Ellcrslie Handicap on Now Year’s Day, is a promising sort. He deadheated with To Hoia at the Waikato spring meeting and ran a good raco in the Waitemata Handicap at Ellerslie on Bozing Day, when ho finished third to Ducllona and Nassau Lady.

Two wins went down to tho credit of Awaken (owned by tho Taranaki sportsman, Mr. A. Alexander) at Ellerslie and tho Chief Ruler filly promises to develop into a good stake-earn-er this season. She is an attractive galloper and her trainer, J. Brown, has her looking in great order just now.

Richfield thoroughly deserved his success at Ellcrslie on Thursday, for ho had run two sterling races on t'he first and Second days of tho meeting, finishing second on both occasions. He is a fine looking sort and though he will have to do his future racing in open company he should make his presence felt.

Satrap won the New Zealand and Great Northorn St. Legers, but he has done nothing sinco ho was taken to Australia, comments a Sydney writer. He is likely to bo tried as a hurdler by N. McKenna, who now has him on lease. Sent to Brisbane after his failure to striko form in Sydney, Satrap was just as great a disappointment there. On his arrival back from tho northern capital lie went into N. McKenna’s stable. Satrap is by Paladin, sire of Chide, recently purchased by Mr. T. C. Trautwein for 600 Q guineas, and is owned by Mr. R. S. White, who purchased him at a big figure after his tbree-year-old exploits in tho Dominion.

Greenaway, who won the Royal Stakes, at Ellerslio last week, .is a three-year-old by Sutala from Greenstreet, and was bred by her owner, Mr. G. D. Greenwood. She had had only ■one race prior ■to competing at the Auckland summer meeting and that was in the Apprentices’ Plate at Riccarton in which she finished third. Sho was second in the first division of the Robinson Handicap at Ellcrslie on Box.ing Day and third to Imperial Prince and Richfield, in tho Forgusson Handicap. However, that was not very encouraging form for the Royal Stakes, but sho stayed on better than anything else at the finish. This makes the fourth successive win for T. Green in this event, for he previously scored ou Agriou, Princo Humphrey and Honour.

King’s Guard was easily the best of tho jumpers seen out at the Auckland summer meeting. He commenced by winning the Grafton Hurdles on the first day with 9.12 and with 91bs more annexed the Ponsonby Hurdles in very easy fashion. He carried 11.7 on the third day and again won comfortably in tho New Year Hurdles, while on Thursday, with 12.7 he was beaten bv Elysianor. A couple of seasons ago, R. Hannon won three hurdle events at the same moeting. Lord Star scored in the Grafton Hurdles, King’s Guard in the Ponsonby Hurdles, and Wedding March in the Auckland Hurdles.

Amor'was started on each day of the Auckland meeting. Ho ran most, promisingly and ho should collect a stake bc-foro long. He was third in tho Christmas Handicap, third in tho Bummer Cup, fourth in the Racing Club Handicap, and unplaced in the Grandstand Handicap, in which he was one of the leaders for a good way. Ho seemed to meet with a bit of trouble as they crossed the top and lost his position. Amor has won over eleven furlongs at Trentham and if taken there for the summer meeting this month he should be hard to beat in his engagements. HOSTILE DEMONSTRATION. LARGE CROWD EXPRESSES DISAPPROVAL.

As Lucky Light flashed past the post in the Final Handicap on Friday it was the signal for probably the most hostile demonstration ever seen on a South Island racecourse. Lucky Light, who is owned by tho Southland Racing Club’s president, Mr! W. T. Hazlett, was a warm favourite for the Waihopai Handicap on the first day of tho meeting and after getting away well ond holding a prominent position for a time sho gradually drifted and was tho last but one to finish. In. the Final Handicap she was at a much more remunerative price and won decisively under outstanding difficulties. The start was delayed for a considerable time through the fractiousness of Lucky Light, Coomassio and Red Boa, but the former was easily the worst offender.

With the assistance of a man at her head all the time Lucky Light eventually got away fairly well from No. 1 position, but she was crowded out on the first bend and dropped back to an apparently hopeless position. With four furlongs to go she was still faced with an almost impossible task, but then put in a remarkable run which carried her to the front at the distance, and the race was. over. Then pandemonium broke-loose, spectators surging in thousands to the enclosure and booip g furiously, _ .Cries of ‘'Put him

out” wore hoard on all sides and the uproar continued to grow in intensity. There was terrific cheering when it was signalled that a meeting of stewards was to bo held, but the crowd persisted in giving vent to its feelings, and at one timo it seemed that the position would develop into an ugry one. Tho various gates around the enclosure were closed and tho police stood on guard at them and kept a watchful eye on tho crowd. Tho Judicial Committeo sat for fully an hour and the crowd that awaited tho decision must liavo numbered 2000.

The personnel of the Judicial Committee which conducted tho inquiry was as follows: Messrs W. Grieve, J. B. Thomson, Eric Russell and Dr. Garfield Crawford, and they gavo tho following finding:— “In view of tho evidence submitted, it was unanimously resolved that tho owner’s and trainer’s (F. J. McKay) explanation bo accepted. Tho evidence disclosed that tho horse was substantially backed by both owner and traiuor on both days.” This ended the matter to a certain extent, but there 'were some significant features that call for comment. In the Flying Handicap on the first day Francolin was placed behind tho field at the start because of her fractiousness and many asked why was not tho same treatment meted out to Lucky Light 1 The trouble might never havo occurred had the Stipendiary Steward inquired into Lucky Light’s running on the first day, when an explanation from the connections of the horse might have cleared tho atmosphere. It was a most unfortunate close to an otherwise successful gathering as for the first time for many years horses from north of Timaru competed at the meeting and the popular wins of the Wellington-owned and trained Glare, in the principal evont on each day, would probably have caused further support from northern owners in the future as up to tho last race all associated with the sport and the general public wera pleased and satisfied with tho conduct of tho two days’ racing. Shortly before 8 o’clock Mr. Hazlett left the stewards’ stand and proceeded across the lawn to his car in the motor paddock. The excited crowd followed and gave vent to its feelings by persistent hooting. The crowd swarmed round Mr. Hazlett’s car and for a few minutes pandemonium reigned, though when it moved olf under escort the demonstrators derisively cheered am. hooted and then quickly dispersed. TRENTHAM SUMMER FIXTURE. NOMINATIONS FOR FIRST DAY. The following nominations were re- i ceived for the opening day of the Wellington Racing Club’s summer fixture, to be held at Trentham ou Saturday, Monday and Wednesday, January 15,'20 and 22: — TRENTHAM HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, 1 mile. —Master Clarence, Semper Paratus, Masher, Beaumont, Pedestal, Marsham, Courageous, lianelugli, Pangolin, King’s Jest, Mister Gamp, Prince of Grange, Zeuxis, Abivelle, Punchestown, Mothplane, M.irabilary, Jiu Jazz, Diana’s Lad, Palo Star, Patearoa, Aurora Borealis, Cornmentor, Fine Acre, Wrigley, Troilus, Arrowzone, Omeo, Thurso, Llyn Dhu, Vivo.

APPRENTICES’ PLATE, 7 furlongs. ■—Dolomite, Painting, Swiftray, Air Laddie, Disorder, Straightcourse, Te Awhina, Pari, Lord Thomond, Pedestal, Glenace, Dutch Money, Gipsy Fate, Ranelagh, Imateagirl, Malahat, Princo of Orange, Portray, Rational 11., My Own, Royal Opera, Assemble, The Bailiff, Blue Metal, Head Scrang. Phastar, Courtlike, Emotion, Banbridge, Coalbag, Limosin, Tcnacre, Auctioneer. FITZHERBERT HANDICAP, 5 furlongs.—Sargon, Mythology, Appeal, Zephyrus, Bolls of Shandon, Winsome Hind, Double Red, Isa, Drastic, Coroner, Rapallo, Bayacre, Santa Anna, Petrarch, Jenny Diver, Applcdore, Arajean, Hard Words, Sporting Chance, Valrewa, Pass On, Cessation, Nimble, Trek, Roi de Val, Dick Whittington, Shambles—Leading Lady filly, Green Linnet.

WELLINGTON CUP, 1* miles.— Glare, Historic, Panther, Pride, Paquito, Latin Quarter, Star Stranger, Singleton, Atholspear, Piuthair, Silver Paper, Hunting Cry, Vertigern, Shrewd, Antique, Prodice, Concentrate, In the Shade, The Hawk, Aurora Borealis, Amor, White Eang, Hoylake, Joy Bird, Stanchion, Full Mark, Bright Glow. ANNIVERSARY HANDICAP, 1 mile. —Arikinui, Glare, Full Feather, Richfield, Lucky Light, Singleton, Make Up, Clarendon, Tchcka, Night Lad, Lunette, Malayan, Royal Lineage, Chopin, King Balboa, Goshawk, King Midas, Talisker, Cuticle, Ardfinnan, Antique, Rory Mor, Royal Game, Ti Tree, Le Cboueas, Teri, White Fang, Arch Arrow, Joy Bird, Stanchion, The Hawk, Star Area, High Falutin.’

TELEGRAPH HANDICAP. 6 furlongs.—Arikinui, Goblin Market, Meadowlark, Valpro, Knightlike, Great Charter, Aston, Silvermine, Callanmoro, Malayan, Silver Paper, Aspiring, Toxeunm, Great Star, Hunting Cry, Arrow Lad, Mervette, Richfield, Cimabue, Panther, Royal Saxon, Leader, Blue Metal, Arrowmir, The Raider, Ferndon, Glenartney, Just So, Ridgemount. RUAPEHU HANDICAP, 6 furlongs. —Wine Tray, Waterline, Straightcourse, Proud Knight, Lord Tkomond, Dancing Star, Statuary, Glenrossie, Dry Auda, Bernera, Kahu Ariki, Grecian, Clarendon, Dainty Ways, Oral, Money Mine, Havaspot, Zarene, Maidstone, St. Melba, Loader, Dove, Mandy, Golden Pennant, Ex Dono, Spearful, Blue Paper, Limosin, Just an Idea, Mount Boa, Quinopal, Equitant, Belle Star. After payment of forfeit the following remain in the WELLINGTON STAKES, 5 furlongs.—Awaken, Tripping, Glenartney, Tenterden, Aspiring, Star of Gold, Equitant, Orapai, Praise, Jaleux, Sir Limond, Lady Pam, Dunraven, Chrysology, Autopay, Sargen, Isa, Valpre, Auda, Princess Betty, Side Star, Arisus, Cape Horn —Gold. Bound eclt, Ex Dono, Cylinder, Solferino — Jfhrsa filly.