Spear Lad Scores at Tauherenikau

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6747, 4 January 1932, Page 5

Spear Lad Scores at Tauherenikau

AUTOPAY PILLS SECOND PLACE Per Press Association. CARTERTON, Last Night. The second day of tho Wairarapa Racing Club’s summer meeting was held at Taulicrenikau yesterday in perfect weather. Heavy rain the previous night had dono the course an immense amount of good, fairly fast times resulting. There was a good attendance of tho public. The totalisator handled £13,548, as compared with £17,563 10/ last year. The total for the meeting was £29,972, as against £39,852. Results: — RUSSELL HANDICAP, ’of 130 sovs.; six furlongs. 2 GESTURE, 9.4 (Wilson) 1 1 ROYAL ROUTINE, 9.12 (Anderson) - 3 KOZAN, 5.6 (Ellis) 3 Also started: 4 Portray 7.10. A good start saw the favourite, Royal Routine, go to the front from Gesture and Portray. At the half mile Royal Routino was three lengths ahead of Gesture, with lengths between Kozan and Portray. Royal Routine maintained the advantage to the distance, where Gesture challenged to win by a neck, with Kozan third. Time, 1.12. TAW AHA HANDICAP, of 100 sovs.; seven furlongs.

2 EMOTION, S.ll (Anderson) .... 3 1 ZEEBR.UGGE, 8,13 (Ellis) .... 2 7 REVISION, 7.7 (Baker) 3 Also started: 4 Lyrioal 5.6, 3 Alpinist 7.13, 6 Winloch 7.9, sMoab Queen 7.7. Emotion jumped out from the barrier and led Zeebrugge and Lyrical to the half mile, where Alpinist came through on the rails and joined the leader. Emotion showed the way to tho straight from Zeebrugge, Alpinist, Revision and the favourite. Zeebrugge finished strongly, but Emotion held on to win by a neck. Revision was third and Winloch fourth. JUVENILE HANDICAP, of 130 sovs.;

five furlongs. 1 PRINCE POMBAL, 9.3 (Ellis) .. 1 6 CLANGOR, 7.2 (Wilson) 2 4 MISTER QUEX, 5.2 (Anderson) .. 3 Also started: 3 Michael Angelo 7.12 and Volga Boatman 7.0 (bracketed), 2 Cape Royal 7.12 and Vi vet to 7.0 (bracketed), 5 Fleeting Glance 7.2, 7 Fusion 7.0, 10 Lovccourt 7.0, 9 Reno Belle 7.0, 8 Maypay 7.0. Prince Pombal, which carried the bulk of tho money on tho machine, led all the way and won by a length from Clangor, which was lying third at the home turn. Mister Qucx was handy at the distance and finished third. Time, 59 3-sscc. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of 250 sovs.; liino furlongs and SO yards, 2 SPEAR LAD, 7.3 (McDowell) .. 1 1 AUTOPAY, S.lO (Ellis) 2 3 SHREWD, 7.S (Monk) 3 Also started: 4 Stanchion 8.30, 5 The Sun 7.0.

t Autopay, Spear Lad and Shrewd all found solid support. Autopay was first away, followed by Spear Lad and Shrewd, with Tho Sun and Stanchion tailing the field. Shrewd moved up at tho half mile. At the top the order was ; Shrewd, Autopay, Spear La.d and Stan- ; cliiou. Turning into the straight Spear . Lad was third, but at the distance he . forged ahead in great style to wiu by a clear length from Autopay, which headed Shrewd in the run home by half a ( length. Stanchion was six lengths further back, fourth. Time, 1.59. ! MOROA HANDICAP, of 110 sovs.; one mile ! 3 ZEPHYR US, 7.33 (Wilson) .. .. 1 1 SALTPOT, 8.2 (Ellis) 2 [ 2 BEN HUB, 8.3 (Ridgway) .. .. .. 3 Also started: 4 Landmark 5.9 and Johneen 7.2 (bracketed), 5 Retract S.l, 0 Foghorn 7.0. Zephyrus won a great race by a head. Ben Hur, Saltpot aud Johneen went to tho front early to lead Zephyrus and Landmark by a length along the back. Retract camo through well, and entering tho straight tho order was Ben Ilur, Saltpot, Johneen and Zephyrus. Nearing the distance the field bunched, and a stirring finish saw Zephyrus prevail by a narrow margin from the favourite, Saltpot. Time, 1.39 4-5. WAIHENGA HANDICAP, of 110 sovs.; seven furlongs. 1 BALL DRESS, 8.5 (Ellis) .. .. I 5 ORATOR! AN, 5.6 (Jenkins) ...» 2 G PA HU, 7.7 (Macdonald) 3 Also started: .4 Gay Court 7.7, 4 Amjean 7.11, 3 Eminent 7.7. Eminent, Oratorian, Ball Dress and Pahu were tho early .leaders, and Oratorian. went to the front at the five furlongs, but Gay Court and Pahu closed up at tho half mile. Entering the straight Ball Dress caught flic leaders and went on to win from Oratorian, with Palm third. Time, 3.25 4-5. GREYTOWX HANDICAP, of 110 sovs.; six furlongs. 6 SOLITAIRE 11, 8.11 (Ridgway) .. 1 3 PROJECTION, 8.5 (Ellis) .. .. 2 5 ACIS, 8.3 (Wilson) 3 Also started: 4 St. Roger 9.0, .1 Lady Rene 8.11, 2 Waratah 8.3. St. Roger was left at the start, the first away being Acis, Projection and Solitaire 11. Turning into tho straight Projection ..made a strong bid on the rails, but Solitaire II came on with a fine burst and won by nearly a length. The favourite, Lady Rene, tailed the field. Time, .1.13 2-5. PJRINOA STAKES, of 100 sovs.; weight 7.0; six furlongs. .1 CAPETOWN (Jenkins) .. .. .. 3 5 KALMUK (Ridgway) 2 2 GRANADO (Wilson) 3 Also started: 7 Acrostic, G Araios, 3 Lady Noel, 4 Populace. Granado and Capetown had the best of the early running and at the half mile led from Populace and Lady Noel, with Kalmulc handy. Granado led to tho straight, where Kalmulc challenged. Capetown finished strongly to win by a length. Granado failed over the final distance, Kalmuk beating him by a, good length. Populace was fourth. Time, 1.14,