RACING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18838, 13 October 1924, Page 10

RACING.

THE DUNEDIN MEETING. GUINEAS TO COUNT CAVOUR. [bx telegraph,—rarss association.] DUNEDIN, Saturday. The Dunedin Jocksy Club's Spring Meeting was held to-day. The weather wps dull, but it remained fine, and there was a large attendance. The race track was slightly heavy. The investments amounted to £27,360, compared with £28,719 on the corresponding day last year. The grand total for the meeting was £44,967 10s, compared with 45,979 last year. The following were the results:—. ,/ ' » r WAKARI HURDtES, li miles.—Portside. 10.0 (A. fi. Ellis), 1; Cairnniuir, 9.5, 2; Frisco Mail. 11.0, 3. Also started: Le Forte, Silent King, Matatua (bracketed with Cairnmuir), Strathglasß, Fort Regal, Raconteur, Orange Bitters. Portside led throughout, and won easily by a good length, with four lengths between second and third. Time. 2m 56 4.59 Le Forte and Fort Regal lost their respective riders. DOMINION HANDICAP, 5 fur.-Overhaul |f0 (A. E. Ellis), 1; Circulation, 9.0, 2Waterlow, 7.12, 8. Also started: Erne' Assert. Overhaul won easily by two lengths' with a short length between second and third. Time, lm 6 l-ss.

DUNEDIN GUINEAS. Of £750; for three-year-olds; 1 mile. COUNT CAVOUR, J. S. Barrott's ch g by Solferino—Bon Bord (Porter) .' 1 LAVA, Mrs, F. Griffen'e br f . ~ 2 FOOTFALL, C. G. Dalgety's b f .. 3 Also Started.—Ophir, Treshare, Kilcannich. Stfvrmist (bracketed wiLh Footfall) Te Anau Lad, Fulmar, Retrospect. Lava led into the straight from Count Cavour and Footfall, and in the run home Count Cavour won by four lengths, with a similar distance between second and third Iresham was fourth. Time, lm 45 8-ss, XAIKORAI HANDICAP, 1 mile.—Full Swing, 8.0 (Voight). 1; Carpentier, 9.9, 2: Jubilant, 7.7, 3. Also started: Waetea, Hurdy Gurdy, Tione, Wensleydale, April onowers, Winkle. Full Suing led into the Btraieht. and won by two lengths; half a length between second and third. Time lm 47 l-ss.

RANFURLY HANDICAP. I mile.-Man-tua 7.0 (Metcalfe), 1; Printemps, 7.10, 2; Baldowa 8.3, 3. Also started: Boadicea, Bonnie Winkie, Mountain Lion, Kerb. Kerb led into the straight, but once in a line for home Mantua Came fas;t and gained the verdict by a head. Baldowa was a head away third, followed two lengths away by Bonnie Winkie. Time, lm 45a.

SHORTS HANDICAP, 6 fur—The Harp, 8.2 (Gray), 1; Ravenna, 9.0, 2: Moorland, 8.10, 3. Also started: Rosed ay,' - wild Hind. Corn Rigs, Avispado, Paddy's Hope Royal Wink. Ravenna snd Moorland led into the straight, but inside the distance The Harp put in a strong claim and won by a short neck from Ravenna, with Moorland t two lengths away third. Avispado- was fourth. Time, lm 18 3-ss.

TELEGRAPH WELTER HANDICAP. X le vr T £ p , , Scor S*. 8 - 3 (Jones), 1. Guncase. 8.6, 2; Golden King, 7.9, 3. Also started: Happy Warrior, Prince Ferouz. Lucinette, Kerb, Kilbarry, King Sol, All British, Wanning, Stream. Top Score won by a length from Guncase, who beat Golden King by four lengths, with All British a head away next. Time, lm 45 8-5».

CLARENDON, HANDICAP—AII Style, 8.1 (Cooper), 1; Relio. 8.0, 2; Escarpment, 8.2, 8. Alsoi started: Rene Mavis, Bonnie Olive, Maroh Off. Cornflower, Applo Dighton, Gay Wueen, Comic Song. Buoyant - Booster, rjlecwio Lasa. Cornflower van left. In a Coed finish All Style won by » head thre* iffiS b '"™° ' A

NOTES ON THE RACING. [BS TELEGRAPH.— OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] DUNEDIN. Saturday. Jockey Club was unluoky in the weather for the first day's racing at +? llUrßd s ?r /- fre< Juent showers of conditions very unpleasant wS ° n F"d7y but to day s°?* t s oUgh the track was still slow as? raoin ® during the two days was watchv ivent« 80me excitin « finiJheal but other events were won very easily. 1 »+ w Fort .° - won the fi"t day's hurdle race at Wingatui very easily. He looks a good horse now, arid that is how he appeals on in 8 h r f Cln ?* he was very unlucky for 4at K L 6 ro Forti doW^ b ? Fol ± but beat again! W ° uld £ave bcen ard to d a vV rt l^r,iu as an eas L. win ?er of the second «?%«i. Xnii mg and probably can be improvod a lot vet off B ,f°nn at Wingatui fell far short; 8 kg* ehown P earlier meetings this season. She never showed up on either leather Lad won the Maungatua Handirtmr,?? Thursday in very creditable fashion, Thu aL°r i ii M ™ furlongs soundly. J. bis Gay Lad colt is a useful galloper, and Jl, I ,® a «f r « at Pity he ;is not sound. He walked on lame, and was unable to run in the Dunedm Guineas. T" a^ ri Lad l rai i moderately in both his laces at Wingatui. He jumped out surpris--1 °n the first day. but had to be hard to hold his place as it was no surprise that he was stopping at the end. iL. ~u P e dm Guineas to-day he was al7hl a,ok ' t ij ou t ll,fair removed from a d"ent Sr ß nat« d c ri . IloWeVer ' he wi " win ! R& d i 4Wn ' 4i f? winner of the McLean ij L * w ell :Strown gelding by Paper on* / 09^i l# a 25 0C1 ber oi the faxnifa?nl7, was the last to rSSIf ? fi. U \ when he cousmonced to move up at the home turn he showed phenomenal speed and won as he liked brilliant performance! ana there is no doubt he is a good youngster. Incidentally ho is the JQ ofthe ? °* Paper Money to win »a race. T> om 9, verdrawn there were several pf" 1 , P»Per Money youngsters in the field. sh ° w 'ed great speed but no more than Money Order, who will do well when he becomes seasoned. „i» yr j ne ' tbe brother to Kilboy, also oZ e r>, UP W £ l after a Blow •"«£ and looks like making a very useful horse. Overhaul, who won the two-year-old handicap at Wingatui to-day is a stable mate f™£Xt r j ra i vn and Circulation. He is by tho mch) Tractor (son of The Tetsavftlfat 80B Anf t be ,v McLean Stakes I should ? a /»that Albert Goodman was very lucky to find a buyer for tho Acre two-year-old Arpenfc at lOOOgns.,. which is said to hav« been secured for him. It w.'»i only experfofsecond plate t0 Circulati 9° Ljon was the outsider of the u'f of jf lne , m the Mosgiel Handicap but f.y narrowest margin after being. °n® of, the leaders all the way. It was a great improvement on his efforts at Ash»n w/w Ger ,t ldme - He changed owners an hour before the race, being purchased by m i * damson, ft Dunedin sportsman. iarleton was favourite for the Moeeiel fanui C H, aDO ® tase WBS , ba near the 4 » heavy going may have affected him, but it was a bad performance. ln. u rear ea was responsible for a great race in the Mosgiel Handicap. He is not nearly m his best yet, and later on ho can be marked off for a good win. lift s form in the Moseiel Handicap was a vasu improvement pn what he showed at Ashburton. He waa always one of the leaders and he finished on well. There was a close finish and many people thought Tiff won, though the judge said he was only .ii. , d . J llß , ncier hunted him along over, the last half mile and with the others oarying their weights. I think he would have won easily. It was Quite a satisfactory cup trial, as he is a true stayer. Unfortuna.ely he was lame after the race, and ho may have to be spelled. Taboo,_ the winner of tho Trial Stakes at Wingatui, is a three-year-old colt by Solfenno from Ruenalf'a Daughter, an Aus-tralian-bred mare. Taboo showed a good burst of speed and can be marked off as certain 'to win more races. . Boadicea was responsible for a fine race in the Mosgiel Handicap on Thursday. She was in front most of the way, and only iust tailed over the list hundred yards. As' a result she was heavily supported to-day Jor the Ranfurly Handicap of one mile. The going, should have been just right, but she was in hopeless trouble a -long way from home. Ravenna won the Electric Handicap' at mngatui on Thursday, in ridiculously easy fashion. To-day in the Shorts Handicap she looked a sure winner when she took Moorland s_ measure a hundred yards from the pout, out Gray swooped down with The Harp and just won on the post. Clever horsemanship was responsible for the result. Mantua made her first appearance for the season this week. She tailed off badly in the Electric Handicap on Thursday, and put in an electrio run in the straight, missing second place by a head. To-day in the RanfurJy Handicap she was again last to th« straight but her finishing run landed he>a decisive winner. She is in nicc order and she will have to be mentioned with bis races at Biccarton next month. If Count Cavour had not started in thn Electric Handicap on Thursday he would have been favourite for the Dunedin Guineas. He went so very badly in the six furlong race that he was allowed to pay a bisr price in the Guineas. The mils gave him plenty of time, and after Lava and Footfall had led him to the straight Count Cavour ran past and won as ho liked. It wa* an impressive performance* and he now looks quite a good three-year-old, who may stay out the Derby course. He has earned 7lb penalty for the New Zealand Cup. and his owners present intention is to start him. Winkie's Best won his race at Wingatui on Thursday like a good horse.. The field represented only fait class but he cleaned the Opposition up in short order. Later in the season he will be winning in. good open company. Full Swing followed up her second at Wingatui on- Thursday by winning to-day in fine style. She was condemned after her Ashburton and Geraldine fajlures, but obviously that form was not tight. She is a four-year-old by Nassau from the Martian macs. Maraa, and she is a useful sort.

.Albert Goodman sold Rene Mavis to a South Canterbury sportsman after her double win at Kurow. She failed each day at Wingatui, and jiow she does not look a good proposition especially as she is unsound. * Printemps put up two good performances at Wingatui this week. He won the October Welter Handicap on the first day very decisively and to-day he beat everything but Mantua in the Ranfarly Handicap. Printemps seems to ba at bis best when the ground is soft. He is in fine fettle juat'now. Baldowa is not ready yet, and junder the circumstances he performed well at Wingatui. When he is right he can be marked for winning a big race. Lava set out to win the Duaedin Guineas from end to end. She carried out her task all right till a furlong from home, and then only Count Cavonr could» beat her. Lava is a very smart filly, who should win good races up to seven furlongs. Footfall went well in the Dunedin Guineas for most of the way. but he was st-op-§ing a bit at the last. His stable mate tarmist collapsed after going about half s. mile, and she is not nearly at her best. Carpentier ran a couple of good races at the Dunedin meeting and he should soon be a winner again. Top Score ran a fair race on the opening day at "Wingatui, but failed to run on. She was improved by the race and she battled out the' mile well beating Guncase comfortably, while the others w«oe a long way back. A mile seems to suit Top Score, though she may stay a bit further. All Style, the winner of the concluding event at "Wingatui, is a three-year-old filly by Gay Lao! from Arch Lassie. She appeared on the scene late and her great finishing run _was rewarded in the last couple of strides; it was auito a taking performance.