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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17428, 24 September 1918, Page 6

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-e> OTAKI RACES. (Feb Umted Press Association.) , _ _ OTAKI, September 23. 3 The Otaki xaces were held to-diay. Rej suits: — L FLYING- HANDICAP. —Demos, 710 1; _ Cyresian, 6.13, 2; Hylhis, 7.9, 3. Scratched: Jean Laddo, Persian Prince, Galore. Won by a n<*ck. Time, Im,in 17 2-ssec. > DOMINION DAY HANDlCAP.—Clasaifica- > tion, 7.4, 1; "Willy's Knigiht, 7.7, 2; Matatua> 7.12, 3. Scratched: First Line, Tremsmisf sion Won comfortably. Time, lmin 45 4-ssec. STEEPLECHASE.— 10 3, 1: G-v.'j-nne, 9.7, 2; Bollin, 9.12, 3. Scratched: lfooown. Won easily. Gtaekwajr, King's Park, aJi'd. Hc&tu fell. Wallace Young "was badly shaken, and King's Park had to be destroyed. Tim©, 4min 45sec. * , MEMORIAL STAKES.—Detroit, 8.5. 1; s Bronk Delaval, 6.10, 2; All Over, 8.5, 3. > Scratched: Sweet Tipperary and Ladify. Won L on the post by a bare liorx 1, the same diss tanoe separating second and! third. Time l 2min 13 2-ssec. STEWARDS' HANDICAP.—Ahika, 7.10, 1- ) Occasion,.6.l2, 2; Utiwai, 7.7, 3. Scratchedj Hajpuf, Cooing. Namur, Idle Talk, War Scot | Trickery, Sea Poarcu Won by a length, with half a length between second and third. Time, lmin lftsec. KEREIHIROERA "WEJ/TER.—Revocation . 8.2, 1; Sardinia, 8.4, 2; Hydirus, 3.' j Scratohed: Detroit. Won by a length, with _ two lengths betwean second and third. Time, I lmin 34 4-ssec. 3 MAIDED PLATE.—Kipling 1, Cotillion 2, Bonny Briar 3. Cotillion was bracketed with Stirrup Cup. Scratched: Bell o' vhe Camp, * Stutter, haughty Girl. Won by a length. [ Time, lmin 5 4-osec. WELTER HACK HANu-ICAP.—Mojhl, 8 4 > 1; Consultation, 8.6, 2; Willy's Knight, ti.l] 3. Scratched: Quinn'a Post, SUu- Lady, l Whetoki, Occasion, La Purcelle. Toddy. Won comfortably after a good race. Time! - lmin 33sec. 1 RACING IN AUSTRALIA. J Press Association— By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. J . SYDNEY, September 23. , Interviewed prior to the running of ilie ' Spring Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday Mr 5 Greenwood was so satisfied of Biplar.e' win--5 ning that he remarked: "If he does not ** get homo to-day there will not be much use ! in taking him to Victoria, or running him any more in Australia." 3. Mr Greenwood is confident that Gloaming l will prove an exception to the Welkin breed - in regard to staying, and will win the A.J C 1 Derby. i The critics are inclined to think that Bi- - plane was r.ot beaten on his merits. Ho . was left a long way behind his field when the barrier was lifted, and, though he made , his way up on ihe outside of the field along , (he back, he never had a hope of oatcinn" ~ the pacemakers. That lie finished! near tile j. lost of the horses was probably due 10 the fact that he was eased up when it was seen that -it was useless to chase the place-getters. Fmrnark s defeat in ihe Guinoas is con- " sidered to be due to lack of condition. He 1 was forced to the front to make his own . running, and weakened in the last furlong. * The Herald says:—Biplane shaped most 2 disappointingly. i The Telegraph says: —"The racing produced 5 several surprises. The defeat of Finanurk was bad enough, but worse was to follow the defeat of Biplane. He was badly left through swinging out sideways when the barrier was lifted, and was last to get away. Ho ran out wide on making for the turn but made up sufficient ground at ihe entrance to the straight to give him a chance.. Once s in the straight, however, he could make no f impression on the leaders, and continued to n drop back." n ■' e NEW ZEALAND CUP. 0 The following nominations have been re- > ceivcd for the Now Zealand Cup, of 20Msovs; - two miles.—Cynic, Hiero, John Barleycorn Glendower, Bronk Delaval, Snub, Killard' e Monola-its, Mascot, PuiaitLgham, Battle Song' F Devotion, Tarnish, Treasida. Sasanof, Mystifiy cation, Bagdad, Dusky Eve, Depredation, j Client, Thaddeus, Nobleman, Floetham 1 Rorke's Drifts Manama, Braid, Maigerine, . Mangamahoe, Volo, Sweet Tipperary, Pedj ding-ton Green, Rose Pink, Kilruah, Sedd-el- ■ Bahr, Detroit, Red Ribbon.