FEILDING CLUB

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23205, 26 November 1938, Page 13

FEILDING CLUB

MEETING OPENS TO-DAY THE MANCHESTER HANDICAP FIELD OF SEVEN ENGAGED WOTAN IN STRONG FAVOUR The Feilding Jockey Club's Sprine Meeting will be opened to-day and concluded on Monday with single-pool betting. The principal event will bo tho Manchester Handicap, which has attracted seven horses of useful class. There is a good field of ten in the Flying Handicap, and, in view of approaching j holiday meetings, tho racing will creato | much interest. • ' « I

The Herald was advised last evening that tho weather was fine and sultry and unless rain intervened, the going would be fast.

Tho following horses, were likely to bo supported:. — Waituna Hurdles. —Erqjws, Tareha, Entheos. , Aorangi Trial Plate. —Old Bill, Thrasos,

Siligger. Manchester Handicap.—Wotan, Brazen King, Galteeinore. Flying Handicap.—Surmount, Laughing Lassj Taurangi. Juvenile Stakes.—Scandal, La Bru,

Globo Txotter. Kowhai Handicap. —Flammarion, Royal Choice, Rarotonga. Fitzroy Handicap. —White Gold, Ecstatic, Namara. Kiwitea Handicap. —— The Bigot, Lickem, Silver River. Acceptances:—

FAMOUS MATCH RACE

AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP

SEABISCUIT AND WAR ADMIRAL

[from OCR OWN correspondent!

SAN FRAN,CISCO. Nov. 8

War Admiral was much better fancied than his older rival, Seabiscuit, in their long-awaited match race at Pimlico, Baltimore, Maryland, last week, but the Californian champion gave War Admiral every advantage and ( then beat him at his own game by going to the front and winning by four lengths. In so doing, Seabiscuit established a track record, previously held by Pompoon, of 1.56 3-5 for the nine and a-hali furlongs course. Ho ran the first quarter in 23 3-ss, lialf-milo in 47 3-ss, and mile in 1.36 4-5.

The track was fast and there was a record crowd of 40,000 persons, keyed up to the highest tension. . i Mr. S. Riddle, owner of War Admiral, had requested a walking start and that they should carry 8.8 instead of 9.0, as the Admiral was smaller. To both of these proposals Mr. C. Howard, Seabiscuit's owner, agreed. After two false starts, they were, off, but it was Seabiscuit, contrary' to expectations, who got the jump-out and he had a lead-of a length passing the first furlong. Before he passed the next post, Seabiscuit had increased his advantage to two lengths' and lie was moving along as smoothly as a Southern breeze. Then, to the first, roar of the crowd, War Admiral came up under full steam to cut away a "length, and another length at tho half-mile, so that there they were hoad and head. For almost half a mile they ran, Seabiscuit always with his nose in front, moving with his shorter, faster stride. War Admiral had thrown out his challenge and it had been answered. As they passed tho mile post, with a furlong and a-half to go—tho stretch that tolls tho story—Seabiscuit was still hanging on. Foot by foot, he moved away again. Kwitzinger gave War Admiral the whip but those on tho stands knew suddenly that ho' had' exhausted his run. Through tho final furlong it was not a contest. < * ■

"The pace, they say," declared one commentator, "is not to tho swift. But it is always to the swift and the game and Seabiscuit has these two important qualities."

Efforts to sccuro a return match proved unsuccessful. Said Mr. Howard: "Another race under the same conditions would be entirely satisfactory to us." However, tho reply of G. Conway, trainer of tho defeated horse, said there was no chance of a second trial.

FEILDING HORSES WITHDRAWALS NOTI Pi ED [by tklkguaph—own correspondent] PALMERSTON NORTH, Friday Quadroon was scratched for the Manchester Handicap yesterday at 1.40 p.m. Taillight and Student Prince have been scratched for the Waituna Hurdles. From the Flying Handicap. Wildflower (2.35 p.m.) and from the Kiwitea Handicap, Linguist (4.33 p.m.) were withdrawn to-day.

12.30—WAITUNA HURDLES, Of £150; about lVa miles and 130 yards st. lb. . st. lb. Charade .. . . 11 2 Tarcha .... 10 2 Erebus .... 10 11 Enthcos ... 9 9 Esteem .... 10 10 Laggard ... 9 3 Beau Gallante 10 4 Royal Record 9 0 1.10 —AORANGI TRIAL PLATE, Of £130; weight, 8.10; 6 fur. Gold Petal Cuisinicr Ruatiti , White Rajah Gwenland Verey Lights Aurora's Star Thrasos Night Eruption Renascor Regicide ' Oriwai Kokako Fiddledino Daregain Pretty Lass Old Bill Carmody Snigger Mataroa Peach Blossom Little Dorrit 1.50—MANCHESTER HANDICAP, Of £300; 1 %; miles st. lb. Bt. lb. Brazen King . 8 0 Galteomore . 7 0 Wotan .... 8 o Barley Almond 7 0 'J'igcr Gain . 8 1 'Umpire ... 7 0 Hunting Cat .79 2.30—FLYING HANDICAP. Of £200; 0 fur. st. lb. " . et. lb. Mittie .... 8 6 Clessamor . . 7 6 Surmount ..86 -Lone JSaider . 7 5 Lady .Ina ... 8, 5 Taurangi . . 7 5 Laughing Lass 8 3 Florence Mills 7 4 Triune ... 7 11 Lifeguard . . 7 0 3.10—FEILDING JUVENILE STAKES, Of £130; two-year-olds; 5 fur. St. lb. St. lb. Scandal ... 8 8 Pen ..... 7 8 Silver Stick . 7 1U' Lord Midas,. 7 8 Kilometre . . 7 12 Pearl of Asia 7 7 Te Oriko . . 7 12 La Bru ... 7 7 Dark Water . 7 12 Evening Glow 7 7 Globe Trotter 7 10 Varimond . . 7 2 Trench Law . 7 0 Madonna . . 7 2 3.50—KOWHAI HANDICAP, Of £100; 1 mile and a distance st. lb. st. lb. Corroboreo . . !) 6 Royal Tinge . 8 0 Flanunarion . 8 13 Rarotonga . . 7 11 Royal Choice 8 11 Shangri-La . . 7 9 Farl Colossus 8 0 All Bunsby . 7 7 Donegal ..83 Glenthawn. . 7 7 4.32—FITZROY HACK HANDICAP, Of £140; 6 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Footloose . . 8 12 White Gold . 7 11 Red Cat ... 8 12 Ramlch ... 7 10 Sporting Gift 8 8 ... 7 10 Gold Glare . 8 4 Royal Spades 7 9 Amoroso ... 8 3 Patter ... 7 7 Namara ... 8 3 Wynardo . . 7 7 Ecstatic ... 8 2 Vcrey Lights 7 7 Ruling Spi . 8 0 Little Dorrit 7 7 Min Lu . . . 7 13 Daregain . . 7 7 5,14—KIWI TEA HANDICAP. Of £170; 7 fur. st. lb. : st. lb. Big Dook ..93 Roaming ... 8 1 The Bigot ..02 Airing . . . £ 1 Triune ... 8 10 Barley Almond 7 13 Debham ... 8 7 Light Comedy 7 12 Lickem ... * .5 Fossirkcr . . 7 11 Mea Mea ..83 Silver River . 7 11 Royal Minstrel 8 3 ,