COMMENTS ON RUNNING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22406, 30 April 1936, Page 9

COMMENTS ON RUNNING

FOUR FALL IN HURDLES CHARADE WINS ALL THE WAY NIGHT SPI'S FIRST SUCCESS [by TKLF.GItAriI—OWN CORRESPONDENT] PAI.MERSTON NORTH, Wednesday The Mangatera Hurdles, the opening race at the Dannevirke Racing Club's meeting to-day, was a chapter of accidents. Four of the nine starters fell, and the dividends were paid by outsiders, Count Willonyx and Ephialtes. Gold Cure and Manifesto were well clear of the field when Manifesto fell live furlongs from home, and at the same obstacle Brigadore came down, Widden falling over him. This left Gold Cure well clear of Ephialtes, Speed and Count Willonyx, but the leader stopped badly, Ephialtes leading into the straight. Count Willonyx finished the stronger and beat liim to the post. Speed was a poor third and Gold Cure just beat Sporting Song. Celeste fell at the first £fnce. The mishaps upset calculations, but tho performance of the winner was not at all a bad one, for ho was stopped by the fallen Brigadore and Widden. Speed had every chance. Night Spi scored a comfortable win in the Rakaiatai: Plate, for which she was a solid favourite. She ran up on the outer into the lead with Black Magic, and they turned into the straight clear of the others. Black Magic stopped but Night Spi ran on and never looked like being caught. She is speedy. Golden Ridge put up a creditable effort for second, as he was not well-placed early and was stopped in the straight. The jumper, Cometra, drew attention to herself by a strong finish into fourth place. Reipar failed to justify his favouritism for the Makirikiri Handicap, although he finished well into fourth place. Snowball, Blygain, Solio and Blue Garter began well and then Snowball went out by himself, and stayed in front. Blue Garter put up an effort to overhaul her, but she was not able to threaten Snowball seriously at the finish and was just able to stumble home in second place from Blygain, with Reipar right up and Helen Ford well clear of tie others. Nothing elso ever looked like reaching the winner, but Toper should improve. Pladie Kevels in Going The win of Pladie in the Dannevirke Handicap was accompanied by a double-figure dividend, which was hardly surprising,' seeing that he had finished a bad last at Hastings in his last previous start. To-day he was always travelling well and the sound pace no doubt aided largely his improved display, for Haut Monde and Tiger Gain went away fast in front and at the finish it was a stayers' race. Gay Boy looked a likely winner when he took the lead entering the straight, but he did not :run on, and once Pladie moved forward, the race was over. Arctic King, a, hot favourite, stayed on solidly to take second place from Albv, without having any chance against the winner. Gay Boy and Red Rufus did best of the others. An ad--ditional factor toward the success of Pladie was the way in which he revelled in the going. The favourites in the Juvenile Handicap, The Bigot and Gay Doll, were beaten in a close finish. Gay Doll ran to the front early, but Brazen King was always handy and, running up on the rail in the straight, he always had Gay Doll doinj; her best. Finally, Gay Doll began to flounder and was just beaten. The Bigot, who had taken time to settle down, came with a rush at the finish and in a stride or two more he would have won. It. looked as if he would have scored fairly comfortably on firm ground. Jockey's Lucky Escape Brazen King is an Australian-bred colt, who runs in the same colours as Grand Jury. He stays well. Bon Sante fell in the straight when in the rear of the field and, in recovering, trod on his jockey, R. W. Savage, who luckily escaped serious injury. An inquiry was opened, and adjourned until to-morrow. Kecitation, favourite for the Talioraite Handicap, was badly away and although he had moved up to fourth on entering th-3 straight, he then failed to run on. Mata Hari began very smartly and had a winning advantage all the way. Golden Chest put up a solid challenge at the finish, but Mata Hari just hun.'r on. The rest were well beaten. Roysil Solo was completely left, although she went after the field. The form in this race may not work out well later.

Charade went to the front early in the concluding event and then .was able to drop in behind Confiscation. Blue Tiger and Geitel loomed up on entering the straight, but Charade ran on solidly and left the latter pair, of whom Blue Tiger was doing the better. Otaki and Petrarch were next, the effort of Petrarch auguring well for his jumping prospects. Happy Landing was checked several times in the running and l!ooked to be unlucky.

TURF IN AUSTRALIA VICTORIA PARK MEETING MASTER BRIERLY RUNS SECOND (Received April 29. 7.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 29 Master Bricrly finished second in tho Victoria Park Handicap, of £l2O, li miles and 121 yds, at the Victoria Park Racing Club's meeting to-day. Coll Star was unplaced in the same race. Golden Gate, Cherry King, Miramond and Palady were unplaced in the first division oi the Flying Handicap, and Queen Helen, Jutland and Teapicker in the third division. Tam o' Shanter and We Three were unplaced in the Maiden Juvenile Handicap. colts and geldings, and Red Clover in the Maiden Juvenile Handicap, fillies. Tamo' Shanter, a colt by Captain Bunsby, and Red Clover, a filly by Iliad, were having their first race. SILVER RING'S FUTURE ANOTHER SPRING CAMPAIGN [nr TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT] Cli RISTC HURCH. Wednesd ay Siiver Ring is to be kept going in light work at Greymouth during the winter, with a view to another trip to Sydney about July. In the opinion of A. E. Ellis, Silver Ring was in better health when he arrived at Lyttelton on Tuesday morning than when" he left Riccarton for Sydney last month. Ellis considers that the gelding has only to in his present order again to secure high honours in weight-for-age races in Australia in the spring. RACING FIXTURES April 3^—Dannevirke Racing Club (at Woodville),. May 2. I—Nelson Jockey Club. May 7. 9—Ejmont Racing Club. May 8, 9—Marlborough Racing Club. May 9—Amberley Racing Club. May 16—Southland Racing Club. May i6—Ashbtiiton County Racing Club. May IG—Msrtoa Jockey Club. May Pi—Waipu Racing Club. May 23—Sotilh Canterbury Jockey Club. May 23 —Carteirtor Racing Club. May 23. 25—Waikato Racing Club. May 3i>— Foiton Racing Club. May 30. June 6—Auckland Racing Club. June 4. 6—Otaki Maori Racing Club. June 6—Ashburton County Racing Club.