SPORTING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 19 January 1938, Page 5

SPORTING

WELLINGTON RACING CLUB PADISHAH’S FINE PERFORMANCE IN CUP . VADANOE’S SURPRISE 1 By Telegraph —Pr«RB Association] WELLINGTON. 18th January. The following were the concluding results on the first day of the Wellington Racing Club’s Summer Meeting:— WELLINGTON CUP, of £1275 (with £75 gold cup); one mile and a half. 2-4 Padishah, 7.9 (P. Atkins) i 11-12 Catalogue, 8.3 (W. Little) .... 2 13-13 Tiger Gain, 7.13 (C. P. Shields) 3 Also started: Argentic, Wild Chase,

The Buzzer, Cerne Abbas, Round Up. Lowenberg, Siegmund, Sunee, Lucullds Lad. The Bigot. Won by a length and a quarter; head. Siegmund was fourth. Time, 2.31. Padishah was responsible for a wonderful effort in the Wellington Cup. Last all the way in running for the first mile, he then gradually. began to improve his position and swept on in the straight for a convincing victory. As anticipated, Lucullus Lad was the pacemaker. Though he switched about a bit at the start, he soon ran to the

I front and carried the field along at a very sound pace, his nearest attendants j being The Bigot, who was in turn 'clear of The Buzzer and Round Up, loj gether and then Catalogue. A little furj ther back came Cerne Abbas, Wild j Chase, Siegmund, Tiger Cfciin and Lowenberg, the last three horses being Sunee, Kelly and Padishah. Running down the back stretch improvements in position were attempted by Argenj tic, Lowenberg and Catalogue, while | Cerne Abbas began to drift. A little later on The Buzzer was also losing ground, and as they ran down to the home turn The Bigot had been displaced, Lucullus Lad’s nearest attendant be-

ing Catalogue, followed by Argentic Tiger Gain and Siegmund, with Padishah beginning to improve his positior somewhat. Lucullus Lad still hac charge as they entered the straight, bu! | he was soon displaced by Catalogue Tiger Gain and Siegmund were doin..: well also at this stage, though it ther i appeared as if Catalogue had the race I won. Over the final furlong, however , Padishah came with an irresistible run and swept past Catalogue to win very decisively. Catalogue was beginning to stop and only just kept his head in front of Tiger Gain, with Siegmund a close fourth. The Bigot and Cerne Abbas finished on again at the right end tor fifth and sixth and they were followed by Lowenberg and Wild Chase. Padishah’s performance left no excuses for his opponents. He won like a racehorse. Catalogue ran a remarkably good race and may have been a trifle unlucky in losing a little ground at the start. Tiger Gain and Siegmund were always prominent, but the favourite. Lowenberg. ran only a moderate race and was never a possibility. The Bigot ran about a lot in the race and not only lost his position but caused a good deal of trouble to other runners, the chief sufferer being Cerne Abbas, who drifted right back to the rear five furlongs from home. She finished on very

f well again and undoubtedly was the j unlucky runner of the race. None of j the three topweights ever flattered, The | Buzzer being beaten a long way from home, while the Auckland pair, Round Up and Kelly, failed completely. Lucullus Lad was responsible for a sound-ly-run race but he was not good enough for the company or the distance. • I Ruapehu Hack Handicap, of £309; I six furlongs.—l 2-14 Vadanoe, G. R. Tattersall) 1; 1-2 Race Call, 8.8 <H. N. I Wiggins ) 2; 3-4 Rabble. 7.5 (G. WatIson) 3. Also started: Wagner, Lord NufI field, Nereus, Lazybones, Free Gold, Dancing Flame, Mercenary, Noisy Night, Sam's Choice, Conversion, Star Lad, Pekoe. Trebor, Accomplice, Amoroso, Dracula, Earlscourt, Flame Queen, Great Quex, Mulatto. Neck; three-quar-ters of a length. Nereus was fourth. Time, 1.12. Telegraph Handicap, of £500; six furlongs.—s-5 Top Row, 7.7 (P. Spratt) 1; 3-3 Lady Ina, 7.8£ <W. J. Broughton) 2; 2-2 Pakanui, 7.10 (C. G. Goulsbro) 3. Also started: Laughing Lass, Grey Honour, Alunga. Half a head; head. Grey Honour was fourth. Time 1.11. Anniversary Handicap, of £350; one mile.—l-1 Dictate, 8.12 (L. J. Ellis) 1; 6-7 Alby, 8.2 (G. R. Tattersall) 2; 3-3 Valamito. 8.11 <C. G. Goulsbro) 3. Also started: Taitoru, Alma. Pukeko, Helen Ford, Linguist. PlajJie. Length and a half; head. Pukeko was fourth. Time 1.401. Betting was substantial, the lotalisator turnover for the day being £46.363 (win £21,265; place £25.098). On the

corresponding day last year the sum of £43,311 10s was handled, so that the increase was just over £3OOO. An inquiry was held after the Cup into interference down the back stretch, the chief sufferers being Round Up, Cerne Abbas and Siegmund. The evidence indicated that it was due to The Bigot, who is blind in one eye, running about. It was not disclosed that there was any intentional interference, and r.o action was taken, but the stewards questioned the desirability of allowing one-eyed horses to race.