NOTES ON THE RUNNING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26779, 24 May 1948, Page 2

NOTES ON THE RUNNING

WINGATUI SUCCESSES Special to the Daily Times CHRISTCHURCH, May 23. Wingatui stables staited the day well when Sedgemere, traintd by R. Heasley, won the Pukaki Hurdles* easily from Big Top, while in a tight finish for third place Robert just beat Pedantic. Young Bob established a good lead eaily but ran off at the hurdle near the seven furlongs, leaving Robert to make the running along the back straight from Robot and Pedantic, with Big Top and Sedgemere well back. Sedgemere moved up smartly from the five furlongs and headed Robert on the home turn, with Pedantic and Big Top also prominent. Owing to wild jumping early a number of the panels in the hurdles were down and Sedgemere only had to hop over a fallen panel to win without having to fight off challengers. Southburn Handicap Wingatui luck held in the first division of the Southburn Hack Handicap in which Incitatus trailed Dark Warrior, Pacific Edition, and Baracha to the straight and then worked to the front to win nicely Both Lilli Marlene and Faultrosa, who had been unlucky at the start, made up ground, with Lilli Marlene running Incitatus to half a-length, while Faultrosa just failed to take third place from Pacific Edition. A Surprise Win Flying Fort, owned and trained at Washdyke by W. P. Hogan, brought off a surprise win in the second division when he beat the Turk by. half a head after the pair had been locked together over the final furlong. Bonne Nuit and Bonny Royal had been responsible for the pacemaking but on the home turn they were joined by The Turk, Flying Fort and Repudiate, with Flying Fort and The Turk just shading Repudiate at the end. The Steeplechase Southlanders came to the fore in the Craigmore Steeplechase, the result being exactly the same as on the first day, with Lisheen easily beating San Quentin, with Debater a moderate third. The stand double the first time round eliminated Gambling Site, who _ fell. Charm and Hughsotis, who ran off, and Sir Dragon, Who parted company with his rider. On