RACING IN NEW ZEALAND

Otago Witness, Issue 2665, 12 April 1905, Page 53

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND

MANAWATU RACES

First Day. — Wednesday, Aeiul 5.

The Manawatu autumn, meeting was opened in glorious weather, but the attendance was not up to last year. Lord Plunket was amongst the guests The going was very good. The raoe for the Manawatu Stakes aroused great enthusiasm. Achilles did not get away well, and floundered a bit m the early stages of the race, whereas Machine Gun was full of running, and made a magnificent dash at the entrance of the straight, which made it impossible for the chestnut to get iip with him although galloping his fastest at the finish. The totalisator takings were £585 less than last year, the respective figures being £10,536 and £9951. Kesults: —

TELEGRAPH HANDICAP,

Of loOsovs; second horse 20sovs and third lOsovs. Six furlongs. 276 — Eon. J. D. Ormond's The Stake, 3yrs,

by The Officer — Martyrdom 6.10 (A. Oliver) 1

89 — Mr H. Franks's Noneen, 6.7

(S Reed) 2

39 — Messrs Baxter Bros.' Veneer, 6.8 (Sandford) 3 Also started: 276 Wet Reef 8.'.1, 118 Purdey 7.9, 208 Ziska 7.3, 93 'Goldwai 6.7. Won easily by a length; a similar distance separating second and third horses. Tims, lmin 15 4-Ssec. Dividends, £2 13s and £2 15s.

Welter Hack Handicap, of 75sovs. One mile. — Maniopoto, 9.13, 1; Royal Blue, 8.6, 2; Faro, 8.13, 3. Also started: Spoil 8.12, Explode 8.6, Bombastes 8.3, Loch Tay 8.3, Victoria Park 8.2, Commonwealth 8.0, Fishermaid 8.0, Chartreuse 8.0. Won easily by a length. Time, lmin 43sec. Dividends, £2 Is and. £2 15s.

First Handicap Hack Hurdles, of 75sovs. One mile and three-quarters. — Ros-eplot, 10.0, 1; Wind, 10.13, 2; Valima, 9.4, 3. Also started: Handsome Rose 10.3, In the Van 9.2, Gipsy Jack 9.0, Whataroa 9.0. A promising race was spoilt from the first hurdle, where Handsome Rose crashed down, and sent his jockey skidding along the turf. The disaster was but a prelude to that which took place at the second hurdle, when Gipsy Jack, who was leading, and In the Van turned over the fence. The race degenerated into a contest between- Wind and Roseplot, and, after changing places twice, Roseplot slipped out from the distance, and won by three lengths. Valima and Whataroa tailed away. Time, 3min 21 4-ssec. Dividends £7 16s and £1.

FIRST MANAWATU STAKES,

Of SOOsovs; second horse lOOsovs and third

50sovs. Weight-for-age. Six furlongs. 207 — Mr G. G. Stead's b c Machine Gun,

by Hotchkiss — Rubina, 4yrs, 9.3

(F. Jones) 1 637 — Mr J. Monk's eh h Achilles, syrs, 9.7

(C. Jenkins) 2 137 — Hon. J. D. Ormond's Sir Tristram, 2yrs, 6.10 (A. Oliver) 3

Also started: Strcxnghold 8.12.

Machine Gun was inclined to be frisky at the post, and when the barrier rose caused Sir Tristram to lose a length. The start otherwise was flawless. Stronghold and Achilles moved away fast, but were speedily overhauled by Sir Tristram, who took up the running with Stronghold, Machine G<un following them, a length away, along the back stretch. At the top of the bend Achjlles, who was last, flashed up. Machine Gun was the first to show his nose in front, and slipped in on to the rails. Achilles, when in the straight, followed with a sudden spurt, which left Sir Tristram and Stronghold hopelessly in tho rear. The Hotchkiss colt was full of running, and, notwithstanding the sustained challenge from Achilles, streaked home with a bare length to the good. Sir Tristram was six lengths away, with Stronghold's nose on his flanks. Time, lmm 14 l-ssec. Dividend, £t 11s.

FIRST HANDICAP HURDLES,

Of 120&OVS. Two miles. 162 — Mr J. Hogg's Levant, by Natator —

Roulette, 10.2 (T. Pritchard) .. 1 271 — Mr Attwood's Killarney. 9.12 (Yo-ung) 2 243^ — Mr O'Driscoll's Waiwera, 10.13 (Johnson) 3 Also started: 108 Lissa 9.3, 101 Magnificent 9.2.

Won by about six lengths; the same distance between the other horses, Magnificent being fourth, and Lissa a poor last. Time, 3mdn 45sec. A record for the colony. Dividend, £4 18s.

CHAMPION HACK PLATE, Of 200sovs. Weight-for-age. Seven furlongs 697— Mr G. G. Stead's btf Lady Lyonors, by Multiform — Bellioent, 3yrs, 7.13 (F. Jones) 1 113— Mr C. H. Smith's Gawain, 8.12

(Langstone) 2 223— fttr Tonga's Pretty Maid, 9.8 (W Price) 3 Also started: 204 Pardon 9.11, 105 St. Winifred 9.8 76 Immolation 8.13. Bounasque 8.11, 30 Jolly Friar 8.10, 64 Pearl Necklet 7.13. Lady Lyonors withstood a hot challenge from the Lancelot gelding, and passed the post a length to the good. Pretty Maid was the same distance away from the second horse and followed by Pardon and St. Winifred' lime, lmin 29sec. Dividends, £1 2s and £2 17s.

LONGBURjST HANDICAP, Of 200sovs. One mile and a-distance. 492 — Mr J. Dalton's Auratus, by Gold Reef — Pursering, 7.9 (W. Price) .. 1 138— Mr Frank's Noneen, 6.7 (F. Reid) . 2 68 — Messrs Baxter Bros.' Veneer, 6.7 (J. Sandford) 3 Also started: 390 Roseai 8.2, 133 Gold Dust 7.0, 264 Ngatarua 6.13, 98 Crimson Lake 6.7.

Won by a length. Veneer finished two lengths behind Noneen, with Crimson Lake and Gold Dust following. Time, lmin 56Jsec. Dividends, £2 3s and £2 11s.

Electric Hack Race, of 75sovs. Six fur- ' lengs. — Maniopoto, 8.13, 1; Sir Geraint, 6.7, 2; ' Tonderghie, 7.4, 3. Also started- Furneaux 7.7, Spark 6.12, St. Amelia 6.11, Waikakaho 6.7. Won by two lengths. Time, lmm 15 4-ssec. Dividends. £1 6a and £1 4a.

Second Day — Thursday. Apeix 6.

There was grand weathei foi the second day of the Manawatu races, and good racing v.'as witnessed. The sum of £10.565 was put through the totahsator, in comparison with £11,211 last year. The total for the meeting is £20,517, a deficiency of £1230 on last year. Details.—

BOROUGH HANDICAP, Of 130sovs. Seven furlongs. 624 — Mr 11. C. Good's Maniopoto, by Soult — Lady Fisher, 7.13 (C. Jenkins) .. 1 279 — Mr Sinclair's Regtilation, 9.5

(F. Jones) 2 132— -Mr Munro's Wet R«ef, 7.9 (G. Price).. 3 Also started: 129 Noneen 6.13, 58 Le Beau C.13, 35 Crimson Lake 6.7, 56 Assayer 6.7.

Won by a length. Wet Reef raced up into third place, a baie two lengths from the second horse. Assayer was fourth Time, lmm 2Ssec. Dividends, £1 8s and £1 Is.

Flying Hack Handicap, of 75sovs. Six furlongs.—Tonderghie, 6.13, 1; Royal Blue, 7.9,

Also stax-ted

Gawain 8.9,

2; Pardon. 8.8, 3,

Pretty Maid S.B, Royal Blue 7.9, Immolation 7.3, Explode 6.12, Chartreuse 6.7, Conmion-

wealth 6.7, Waikakaho 6.7. Won by a length and a-half. Time, lmin 16isec. Dividends, £3 19s and £1 355. Second Handicap Hack Hurdles, of 70sovs. One mile 'and a-half. — Repulse, 10.12, 1 ; ilaerere, 9.0, 2 ; Wind, 11.4, 3. Also started : Valima 9.6, In the Van 9.4, Whataroa 9.0. Whataroa tripped at the second hurdle and

dislodged his jockey. Wind and Haerere made the running past the stand. Then Repulse assumed command from the back stretch,

and was never beaten. Haerere passed Wind in the straight, and came up to within a

length of thp winner. In the Van was fourth, and Vahnia fifth. Time, 2min 54sec. Dividends, £1 19s and £4 16s,

AUTUMN HANDICAP, Of 200sovs. One mile and a-quarter. 216— Mr P. O'Neill's Submarine, by Torpedo—Blue Water, 7.8 (W. Price) 1 72 — Mr Pharazyn's Spoil, 6.7 (S. Reid) . . 2 225— Mrs Mitchell's Roseai, 8.3 (T. Moran) 3 I Also started: 582 Kaharoa 9.2, 263 The Stake 7.5, 154 Veneer 6.9. j Veneer was the last to move when the

barrier rose. Spoil immediately jumped into j the lead, and passed the stand, with Submariner The Stake, Veneer, Kaharoa, and ■ Roseai following in the order named. Submarine closed up to the leader a.t the bend, where Roseai also commenecd to go up. In the straight Submarine headeti Spoil after an exciting lun, during which Roseai made a brilliant streak from the outside. The race ended with half a length, between each of the placed horses. Kaharoa was fourth, three lengths away. Time, 2min Ssec. Dividends, £4 4s and £1 16s. Maiden Hack Scurry, of 70sovs. Fire furlongs. — Aotea 1, Hipporange 2, Blink Benny 3. Also started : Rosewood and Blue Rock. Won easily with a length to the good Blink Bonny was a lengrth and a-half away at the finish, with Blue Rock close up. Time, lmm 4 l-ssec. Dividend, £1 12s. SECOND HANDICAP HURDLES,

Of lOOsovs. One mile and three-quarters. 314 — Mr A. Atwood's Killarney, by Vanguard—Cripple, 10.4 (W. Young) . . 1 382— Mr Hogg's Levant, 11.3 (T. Pritchard) 2 197 — Mr H. Brown's Talune, 9.0 fT Whitehouse) 3 Also started: 314 Waiwera 10.11

Killaj-ney s>hot out on crossing the last fence, and, despite a game response by Levant, won by a clear length. Talune was half a length behind the second horse. Time, 3min £2sec. Dividend, £2 17s. JUVENILE STAKES, ; Of 130sovs. Five furlongs. , 490 — Mr L. Master's Prelude, by Merry i England — Prologue, 7.10

- (C. Buchanan) 1 141 — Hon. W. Johnston's Aorangi, 6.7 (A. Oliver) 2 55— Mr A. Laing's Lady White, 6.13

Reid) 3

' Also started : ICO Purdey 8.0, 343 Purity 7.8, | Purdey shot out from the barrier first, but was overhauled by Prelude at the bend and

passed. Prelude had the race all his own way, '• and passed the post with three lengths to spare. Lady White came away very fast from the distance, and reached within three-fourths of a length of the second horse, 'lime, lmin 4|sec. Dividend. £2 7s. i FAREWELL WELTER HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs. One mile.

2GS — Mr J. Goodwin's Crimson Lake, by

Sylvia Park — Crimson Streak, 8.3

! (C. Jenkins) 1 124 — Mr Frank's Noneen, 8.9 (D. Kemp) . 2 342— Mr Munn's Gold Dust, 8.11

(J. Gallagher) 3 Also started: 369 Ziska 8.12, 349 A'gatarua 8.11, 110 Le Beau 8.9, 69 Bombastes 8.0.

Noneen and Crimson Lake were the first to move. The two were never breasted, and after a hot race down the straight the Sylvia Park mare won by a length and a-half; Gold Dust

was the same distance away, with Ngatarua close up. Time, Jmin 43sec. Dividends, £4 6s and £1 13s.