SOUTHERN RACING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 21067, 29 December 1931, Page 5

SOUTHERN RACING.

MANAWATU RESULTS.

VICTORY FOR CIMABUE.

CRICKET BAT DEFEATED. SUCCESS OF SPEARFUL. ROYAL ROUTINE SCORES. [iiy 'jj::.Kr;r.Arir.—press association. ] PALMERSTON NORTH, Monday. Ihe facing Club s Summer Meeting was continued to-day in fine weather, before a fair attendance. Tho totalis.u or • handled £16,899, iiguinsl £25,'588 on (lie second day last year. licsail.s were:— KELVIN HANDICAP. Of £100; 9 fur. 2—ARAJEAN, J. Sullivan's br m. lyrs. by Arausio—Jean Laddo, 8.9 ( \ " E eh -) ' .; i S—I'OGHORN. W. R. Keniball's, 7.0 .. 2 G —JOIE DE A'AL. E. Simpson's, 9.0 . :i Also Started.—3 Siiltpot, 1 Lavington. 8.9; 4 C'.nn.y, 8.0; 8 Jobneen. 8.1; 7 In Vain 5 Babel. 7.7: "10 Chief Star. 7.0. Two lengths; neck. Time, lm 55 2-ss. HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP. Of £100; 1, miles. B—BLACKSMITH, F. Vullame's, 9.0 (Jenkins) } 5 ARR OAV lIEAD. F. R. Waller's. 10.3 . 2 I—AVARZONE, J. 11. AVeekes', 9.8 . . 3 Also Started.—7 Kpearmiss. 10.11; 4 Easterly. 5 Tnnbridge. 10.2; 10 Baitbridge. 9.9; 9 Apple do re, fi Golcllike, 9.5: 2 A'itaplume, 9.1; 11 Soviet. 12-Spearopa. 9.0. Half a neck; length. Time, 2m 10s. HIGHDEN HANDICAP. Of £100; fi fur, I—HAMPDEN, F. Bristol's. 8.0 (B. H. Morris) . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 EMINENT. AV Riddiford's. 7.13 .. 2 2 —SOLITAIRE 11., Aitken and AVood's, 8.10 3 Also Started.—ll Lady Rene, 9.0; 8 Projection. 7.11; Lady Court, 7.8; 7 St. Roger, 7.7; 5 Alpinist, 7.5: fi Paioneone, 7.4; 9 KulEuik, 10 Morrath, 12 Happy Hit, 7.0. Two lengths; head. Time, lm 15r.. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP. Of £250; 11 miles. I—SPEARFUL. E. and N. F. Foreman's b g. 6yrs. by Greyspear—Markful. 8.3 (B. H. Morris) 1 6—HIGH FALtJTIN', R. Grace's. 7.12 . 2 6—BALLOON, AA r . Kirkland's, 7.0 . . 3 Also Started.—2 Arrow Lad, 9.2; 3 Deseit Song, 7.9: 4 Little Doubt, 7.9; S Cessation, 7 Shrewd, 7.0. Half a length: length and a-quarter. Time, 2m 7 2-ss. PALWERSTON STAKES, Of £500; weight-for-age, with penalties and allowances; G fur. I—CTMABUE, H. Murphy's b g. agsd, by Leighton—Delight, 9.S (B. H. Morris) . 1 2—CRICKET BAT, Sir C. Clifford's. 8.11 2 4—ESTEEM? AV. H. Gaisford's, 8.4 . . 3 ■Also Started.—3 Autopay, 10.0; 5 Rulanut, C.9: 6 Sastrugi, fi.4. Short neck; length and a-half. Time, lm 15s. TERRACE HANDICAP. Of £100; 7 fur. B—TIGERISM, D. H. McLeod and C. H. Slater's b g. 3yrs, by Grandcourt— Tigeroy, 7,7 (H. D. Robinson) . . . 1 4—ADELPHI.-r. Dr. M. G. Louisson's, 9.1 2 I—ZEEBRUGGE, Sir C. Clifford's. 8.3 3 Also Started.—3 Zephyrus, 8.9; fi Thrasher, 8.3; 2 Manawatu. 8.1; 5 Patearoa. 7.12; 10 Winlock; , 7 ' Chief Clerk, 9 Kilstar, 11 The "Mirror, 12 Umpire, 7.7. Head; length and a-half. Time, lm 28s. HIMATANGI HANDICAP. Of £120; 9 fur. 4 —RUANUI, AY. McA. Duncan's br g, ared. bv Limond—Rose Queen, 8.1 (AViggins) .. 1 2—HABIT. 7.11 2 6—ATHOLSPEAR, B. Burgess', 7.8 . . 3 Also' Started.—l Nightmare, 7.11; 5 Paratoo. 7.9; 3 AVinsome Ilind, 7.4; 7 Briar Root. S Imateagiil. 9 AcLaeon. 7.0. Length each way. Time, lm 51s. AWAPUNI HANDICAP. Of £140; fi fur. B—ROYAL ROUTINE. 11. S. Corufoot and R. .T. Harper's blk g, 4yrs, 1 •>- Hunting Song—Royal Moment, 7.8 (Wiggins) 1 I—ASTON, S. R. Dcnby's, 9.5 .. . . 2 4—KOZAN, J. J. Corry's. 7.8 . . . . 3 Also Started.—3 Chief Link, 7.13; fi Trojan, Melody. 7.3: 5 Leisure. 7.0. Two lengths; three lengths. Time, lm 13 2-ss.

NOTES ON THE FORM. GOOD CONTEST IN STAKES. TJGERISM SPRINGS SURPRISE. [|jy TELEGIt U'lf. —OWN COKItESI'ONDENT.] PALMERSTON NORTH, Monday. Arajcan was first out in Hie opening event fit the Manawatu meeting to-day and settled down in behind the leaders, 'Babel and tialtjjofc. to the straight. Turn, getting, a, clear run on tho rails, she won very comfortably. Arrowhead and Blacksmith led all the way in tiie 11 igh-weight Handicap and never looked like being caught. When it came to the finish Biack.-mith wore down Arrowhead and von narrowly. War/.one, who }iad followed them in the running J hronghout. v.as a moderate third and Vitaphone a poor fourth. Hampden led throughout in the hack eprfnt, for which he was a solid favourite, and won fairly comfortably, but ho was lucky to escape more serious danger from Eminent, who drew an outside position and could not get an early position. He looked decidedly unlucky, though Hampden won well. The extra weight told on Solitaire Jf. St. Roger finished well from the rear of Spearfnl .was well handled bv 13. .11 MorTis in the President's Handicap. He lay in behind the leaders, Desert Song and High Falutin". to the straight, by which time Lhtle Doubt> was also well up. . bpearfm finished best, to beat High Falutin nicely, Vt'h'ilo Balloon came from tho rear to snatch third place from Desert Song. Shrewd. Little Doubt and Arrow Lad were next. The winner waa all out to score and bad nothing to spare from High Falutin , who had finished a bad last in the cup. Balloon's run home was a feature. Desert Kong failed to see the distance out. Arrow Lad had evefy chance, but the weight Stopped him-. n i The f.'lVOUllfo, ( iniu I)UC. «1 !Kl ( IH.'kot i.iclt Plumed ;i slashing finish to the PalmeiHlon Jforth Slakes, in which victory rested, with Ciniabue, the difference being mostly in riding ability. The two-yea r old.; best rm.'i find l.'ulanut dashed away in Inc lead ami «oon had three lengths' lead front. Cuiiiibue. who, i;i turn, was clear of ( nchet J3at. Autopay and Esteem. By Ihc time the home turn .'.as' reached ( imabne was going very smoo'hly in behind l hi 1 leaders, \yiile Cricket J*<>t moved up fast and joined them us they came into line. Cricket Ba! was in charge as they straightened up. bill lie could nnf dra«- clear and Ciniabue cluilleneed on I I e insidi". Haul ndiien, Ciniabue got up to win by ti head v.iiii K.-leeni a handy third and Aufopay fouvCn. The tv. o-year-olds stopped badly in the inn' home. t miabue reteived II r»t!>or r.-.s'i'c reception, the crowd li |>|>li rfntly rever'n :: to his p' or race in tin* sprint .event on Satiwriay. He met Crickcl Bat "ti 91 h. br-t'Ci' I"rnis to day and v/ns inky 1" win Ksieei.i finished very solidly from h:.el: 1' ■ tllC Ili i I'd '.'.in Ol till' flay for B. 11. VTori is. Tile : : - ; -e , f the two days eventuated when Tigcrism von the hack seven furlongs fvcilt. j'sfl, I- !, -o:':g most of _I he way. Adeinhi caree •! him in the strao/lit. when /cebrugre was also • hallengin'-r. Adeljihi Jiruved haj-'ii .nh, beat, hut Tigerism hung on and won mirrowly. Zeehroeu'e failed to Po on vith it. ;.i(< v.as a creditable third. It was tjif w!nner's firs! suceess. flnnrmi mine witli an irresistible run -roni_ behim Ir, vin the .second-class handiJ' a n i'«M as Habit, having settled tlie leaders, Jooked ail over n winner. Atholsnear also {'■nislied veil, bo he is slow to show any "nprovemeni. , Vinsome llind made all th° J'sce and finished fourth, just in front of i,. e , favourite and the first day's winner, "-'ht IP a re. -Tile last race was n duel between Poyal .>'°utine and Aston. They led all the %vav. '»« in the slr;,i-ht Poval Pontine finished vv> po.idly forjiis o"oonent. and won mm- •^* un ~ e '"O others ever had a