RACING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10085, 25 September 1918, Page 8

RACING NEWS

FIXTURES. October 3—Kurow Jockey Club. October 11, 12—Dunedin Jockey Club. October 17. 18—Masterton Racing Club. October 19 —Auckland Trotting ClubOctober 24, 25— Poverty Bay Il lr £ 5,J . October 26. 28—Wellington Eacnig Club. November 2, 6—Avondale Jockey C November 9 —Auckland Racing Club. November 30—Takaouna Jockey lNub December 26. 27-Manawatu facing Club December 26. 3S, January I—Auckland December 8 27, IU 3O. January 2—Auckland Trotting Club. itOTES AND COMMENTS (By “Tohnuga.") Marry of the borses competing at Otaki barulv bore tbat outward appearance oi class which is requisite to-day it supremacy is to be attained. Io put the matter plainly, there were quite a lot oi squibs about the course. Tm-re was horse that stood out from the varied collection, and that was Kipling, aboui whom eo much has been heard on account of the high price paid for him There was some extremely rough stuff m the steeplechase, and one, Hoatu, brought about the disaster in that race. ((' x). Young, who rode Iloatu in the steeplechase at Otaki, appeared to be badly hurt after the field bad P as se* ! over him. He was carried back to the stand on a stretcher, and. on examination, was found to have suffoied some fractures to his ribs. ' Stan Eeid, who come down on Iving’r Park in the Steeplechase at Otaki, received a very severe shaking and some minor injuries to his back. He had > ;.ast pronounced limp when ho left the ■nurse. One of the most commendable features f the Otaki meeting was the manse, .a which the fields were dispart bo-.:. Ivor since tho new regulation regardm-, 'io Government scrutiny of the tote returns came into force, there has been ■ groat deal of bothor in fixing up thi uachine. but on Monday there was no K>ther and the races were got off to time throughout. Although the Otaki meeting was but a ne-day ati-iir, also a small country 'meeting, the sum of £SC-ii was taken by ho gatekeepers. That amount includ'd the lawn, as well as the outside of the course receipts. Tho popular Palmerston trainer, T. Q-dorßd* save his chai£6» Willvs K.n-ig'ht, 'Vo opportunities to win at Otaki, ami ao was unfortunate enough to run into v minor piace on eaoh occasion. George ..oes into camp at Trentham on October Jfch. The first-class sprinter Waimntao looted well enough when he stripped for the F.ying Handicap at Otaki. He was .-ortainly making hi- first appearance for .ho season, but tho field he was asked to defeat was by no. means a strong one. ;Ie was never prominent, nor was he i.mdy, and the public mad© him the Mitsider of the field. They are good judges, the public—sometimes. Menelaus. a New Zealand Cup winner, was sent out seventh favourite in the Flying Handicap at Otaki. He was never in the hunt, and it looked as though both he and Waimatao were sent out for pipo-openerg. Mann, who cats his oats in the same stable as Waimatao, faced tho music ..twice during tbs day. He ran like a donkey in the first event he contested, but when stepped out again finished his race like a Hun dodging a bayonet. There was a remarkable difference in the running of tho two races, especially if a contrast were made between the running of Man u and Hydras. The latter was stepped out in the fourth and sixth races (only one event between the two! ind ho ran prominently in both. It was no donder Manu pa 32 the biggest dividend of the day. Demos {Demosthenes Jeanne d’Aro) won his race in good style at Otaki. Mr tiyna kept him In a handy position throughout, and when the business end of the journey loomed up tho gelding had things ail his own way. The second horse ,in the race, Oyresian (Dlysian —Cyrima). also a three-year-old, finished at a great rate and appeared to' be overhauling Demos over the last fifty yards, but there was probably a great deal more left in Demos than was made ’ public. Bo Peep was made a hot favourite fop tha Flying Handicap on Monday. Mayhap the fact that Gray was up had something to do with the enthusiasm >f the public. The filly ran well enough for a while, but slopped when she had covered five furlongs. Although she had little to carry (7) the going may have affected her. Sardinia (Provocation—Sunflsh) was started in the Plying Handicap, six furlongs, in which he was made fourth favourite, and also in the Welter, of seven furlongs. In the first raoo he was never prominent, yet tho public made him first favourite in his second race. He justified the confidence reposed in him, up to a point, by running into second place, though his supporters lost money on the deal. Sea Lord ran a good race in the Welter at Otaki. Tho aged son of San Fran has been off the scene for some time, and apparently the soft going was just to his liking. H. Gray was originally engaged to ride Hydrus in the Welter Handicap at Otaki, according to the official book, but later J. Olsen was put up on tho mount. Detroit ran a verv fine race in the Memorial Stakes on Monday. Harold Young, who was having his find ride sine© his return to New Zealand, kept him within striking distance alter the field had traversed half tho journey, and lie brought him along at tho, right moment and was perhaps a woo bit lucky to gain tho verdict from Bronk Delava, bv a head. Tho race for the McDonald Memorial Stakes produced a great finish. Half -a dozen horses had a chance as the field swept past the island. Possibly ’the most unlucky horse was Bronk Delayal, who had boon concerned in the running from tho early stages. To lose by a head after such a performance must bo hard luck. A Press AsaKiciation cablegram received from Sydney late last night reports that Kilmaino has been scraVhcd for the Caulfield Cup.