RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 2812, 5 February 1908, Page 56

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

TAPANUI RACES.

(Fkox Oub Special Reporter.) First Day— Thursday, January, 30. The weather w*s fine for the opening day of the Tapanui meeting except that a mild shower fell during the afternoon. The sum of £1276 was put through the totalisator, or £266 above last year's figures. Two bookmakers paid » fee of £20. Details: PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, Of 2Ksovs; second isovs. Six furlongs. - Mr J. P. Rodgers's b g Derwent, by Casket— Tasmania, 6yrs, 7.5 (Olsen) .. 1 Mr O'Hagen's Hypnotist, 8.5 (Byrne) < .. 2 Derwent .got » trifle the best of the start, and, drawing away, finally won by oveT three lengths. Time, lmin 18 2-ssec. MAIDEN PLATE, Of 25sovs; second; 3sovb. Five furlongs. Mr J. Puddy's eh m Octave, by Obligado

— Quatorze, 4yrs, 8.12 1 Mir Richardson's Rifle Range, 8.12 (Beale) 2 Mr Hogarfg Royal Shell, 8.12 (Byrne) .. 3 Also started: Kaikoroaka 8.12, Oliver 8.12, Lind* 8.12. Rajah 8.6. ■ Lind* -was left by several lengths, and ■Rifle Rang© was the first -to become prominent of the others. At the turn Octave had raced to the front, and finally won by a neck, with Royal Shell, ov«r two lengths away, third. Time, lmin 4 4-ssec. FIRST OPEN TROT, Of 25SOVS-; second Ssovs. • One mile. Mr A. Matheson'e b g Tanglefoot, by Arbitrator. 4yrs, lOseo (Mktheaon) c . 1 Mr Inder's Dreyfus, scr \» .. -.-j .„ 2 Mr King's Walnut, 4seo .. • 3 Also started: Sligo Bsec, M'Artney 4sec, Harold 4sec, - Malcolm D. 4sec, Tourbillon ss«c, Heroine 12sec, Eleno mare Msec, Harold's Darling Msec, Colleen Dhas 14sec. Tanglefoot got to the front about two furlongs from home, and won by three lengths, a short head between second and third. Time, 2min 47sec. TAPANUI HANDICAP, Of 30sovs; second sso,vs. ,One mile. Mr G. Ruthven's eh g Casque, by Casket — Sweetbriax, aged, 8.7 (Lloyd) .. '.. 1 Mr M'Eldowney's Rosebloom, 9.2 (Beale) 2 Mr O'Hagen's Hypnotist, 7.4 "(C0x) ,v, v «.i 3 Also started: Kea 7.5 (inc. 71b over). Rosebloom and Casque ran in company to the home turn. In the last bit Casque, full of running, got up, and won by a head. Time, lmin 46sec. KELSO HACK HANDICAP, Of 20sovs; second Ssovs. Five furlongs. Mir J. Biggins's br g Zero, by Finland — Circlet, 4yrs, 9.0 (S. Smith) .. .-» „ 1 Mr NeyWs Oliver, 8.7 (M'llroy) .. .. 2 Mr M'Donald's Kaikomako, 9.0 _ (Wingfield) 8 Also started: Miss Casket 7.12 (including 51b, over), June 7.5, Nance 7.0, Nippul 7.0, Silver Star 7.4 (including 41b over). Zero and Miss ' Casket were the smartest away from a, bad- start, and the former finally .won by three-parts of a length Jroni Oliveir,' with Kaikomako, three lengths away, third. Time, lmin 6 l-6sec. •* DISTRICT TROT, Of 25jovs; second ssovs. One mile and a-half. Mr D k Nicol's b g The Ace, by Kentucky Yet,- 6yr®, 20seo (Maiheson) .. ,£_ 1 Mr Inder's John Temple, sseo .. .. .. 2 Mr Barron's Vera Daplin, 14^o .. „ 3 Als« started: Yeoman scr, Palmira 9sec, Steph^a \lsec, Esperanto 22sec, Roadman 22sec, Mayi 22sec. Tb» A Ace dretv out, as 4 finally woa. easing

up, by 50 yards, with John Temple a dozen lengths away. Time, 4min 7sec. WELTER HACK HANDICAP, Of 25sovs ; second ssovs. , Six furlongs. Mr P. Hogan's g g Royal Shell, by Regal — Pearl, aged. 8.13 (Minihan) 1 Mr Biggins' s Zero, 8.13 [inc. 7lb "penalty] (A. MfKay) 2 Mr Richardson's Rifle Range, 9.4 (Wilson) 8 The trio ran in company for a couple of furlongs, where Rifle Range dropped back a couple of lengths. Once in the straight Royal Shell took chargeyand won by a head after a good finish, with Rifle Range a length and a-half , away. Time, lmin- 18 l-6sec. , GRAND STAND HANDICAP, ! Of 25sovs; second Ssovs. Six furlongs. Ml J. Puddy's eh m Octave, by Obligado— - Qua'rtorze, 4yrs, 7.11 [inc. Blb penalty] N j „_ - (Olsen) 1 Mr Wilson's Post-oard, 8.12 (Byrne) .» 2 Mr Paul's Spider, 7.9 (Paul) 3 Also started: Linda 8.12, Aldinga 7.13. | Octave began.smartly, and won easily by < six lengths, with Post-card half a length in front of Spider. Time, lmin 17 2-ssec. Second Day— Friday, January 31. • The weather was cold for the second day of the Tapanui meeting, and the heavy ' rain . which fell overnight made the track much easier. The sum of £1615 was put through tfie totalisator, as against £1332 last year. The total fox the meeting was £2921, or £569-i in excess of last year's total. Only one bookmaker took out a license. Details: — STEWARDS' HANDICAP, Of 25sovs; second ssovs. Mr G. Ruthven's eh g Casque, by Casket — Sweetbriar. aged, 9.2 (Lloyd) ... .1 Mr O'Hagan's Hypnotist, 7.2 (Olsen) .. .2 Mr Paul's Spider, 7.2 (Paul) 3 Also started: Kea 6.13 (inc. 61b over). i Casque and Hypnotist raced clean away from the others. At the home turn Hypnotist, when racing with Casque, knocked down * flag, and the latter came on to win ,by over three lengths. Time, lmin SOsec. A protest for alleged crossing was lodged against the ,winner, and was dismissed after consideration J>y the stewards. I HERIOT HACK HANDICAP, ! Of 20sovs; second ssova,. Six furlongs. ! Mr J. Biggins's br g Zero, by Finland— i Circlet, 4yrs, 9.9 (Smith) , 1 - Mr Harris's June, 7.0 (Paul) .. * 2 Mr Naylor's Oliver, 8.8 (M'llroy) 3 Also started: Silver Star 6.12. Won comfortably by three lengths; cwo lengths between second and third. Time, lmin 22 l-ssec. j SECOND OPEN TROT, Of 25SOVS ; second ssovs. One mile and a-half. Mr T. E. Wilkins's Vm Becky Thracey, j 2Ssec (Wilkins) \ Mr Inder's Join Temple, 4sec . . ..a IMr Lawson's Rory, 9sec . . •••••• • • 3 i Also started: Walnut sg.ee, M'Artney Bsec, j Palmira lOsec, Strathfield 23sec, Colleen Dhas ' Becky Tracey led until the home turn, i where John- Temple got to the front, but mixed. The former came again, and won by ' three lengths. The third horse w«s 12 lengths away. Time; 4min 22sec. / RACING CLUB HANDICAP, Of 30aovs; second ssovs. Six furlongs. Mr J. Richardson's b g Rifle Range, by Mannlicher— Merry Wife, syrs, 7.12 j ' - (Wilson) 1 Mr Mffildowney's Rosebloom, 9.8 (Beale) 2 The pair ran together until reaching the straight, where Rifle Range drew out and won by a length and a-quarter. Time, lmm 19 2-ssec. GLENKENICH HACK HANDICAP, ■ Of 2o8ov&; second ssovs. Five furlongs. Mr J. Puddy's eh m Octave, by Obligado—, Quatorze, 4yrs, 9.5 (Lloyd) .. •• •- •• \ Mr J. Biggins's Zero, 8.4 (A. M'Kay) .. 2 Mr Naylor's Oliver, 7.13 (Cox) ...... 3 ' Also started: Kaikomako 8.2, Rajah 7.0, Silver Star 7.0. , Kttikomako was the smartest out, but Octave raced past and Anally won by three lengths from Zero, who beat Oliver by a length for second place. Time, lmin 6 4-ssec. FI/YING STAKES, Of-25sovs; second ssov.s. Four furlongs. »Mr J. JE. Rodgers'9 b g Derwent, by Casket— Tasmania, aged, 8.8 (A. Mackay) 1 i Mr Phelan's Disappointment, 9.3 (Smith) 2 Mr O'Dowd's Aldfnga, 8.11 (Cox) .... -.3 Also started: Toney 9.1, Miss , Casket 7.0, Naiice 7.0. Derwent broke the tapes three ames, and^ finally got away- with * moving start. -In the first half furlong he was half a dozen lengths clear, and he finally won by close on four lengths from Disappointment, who beat Aldinga by a couple of lengths. lime, 54sec. DASH TROT, • Of 25sovs; second ssovs. One mile. Mr J. M'Cljnchie's b g Sir Lex, by Lexington, aged, 17sec (M'Clinchie) .. 1 Mr Jackson's Glenoware, 17sec .. . ■ •• 2 Mr Robertson's Sligo, 7sec 3 Also started: Harold scr., May Wilkes- scr.. Dreyfus 3Bec, Rory -7sec, Malcolm D, 7sec, Palmira 9sec, Mountaineer 16sec, Esperanto16sec, Rungahiwi 16sec, Harold's Darling 18sec. Sir Lex and Glenoware ran in company for about five furlongs, but the former then drew away <and won comfortably by a dozen lengths. Sligo finished three lengths behind the second horse. Time, 2min 44sec. FAREWELL HANDICAP, Of 25sovs; second 3sovs. Six furlongs. Mr D. Wilson's b m Linda, by Stepniak, 4yrs, 8.8 (Wilson) .. 1 Mr O'Hagan's Hypnotist, 7.5 (Byrne) „. 2 Mr M'Eldowney's Rosebloom, 9.8 (Beale) .. - 3 Also started: Post-cord 9.7, Toney 7.10, Spider 7.9, Aldinga. 7.9, June 7.7. Aldinga led to the turn, where Linda cam* through, and, stalling off » challenge by . Hypnotist, won by a length, with Rosebloom two lengths away. Time, lmin 19sec. TAKAPUNA SUMMER MEETING. Second Day— Wednesday, January 29. The Takapuna Jockey Club brought off the second jay of its summer meeting at North Shore to-day. Beautiful weather prevailed, and the attendance was Large, to-day being . Anniversary Day and a publio holiday. Notwithstanding the fact that the fields in the ; majority of instances were small, some good racing and a couple of capital finishes rel suited. Twenty-one bookmakers were betting, . and the sum of £9097 10s was put through the \ machines— a reduction of £2146 on the same day last year. A. Gray, rider of Tanglefoot ; in the Steeplechase, sustained concussion of ■ the brain when the horse fell, and was rei moved to the hospital. Results: — , - MOANA HANDICAP, of ' 75sova. Seven furlongs.— Lara, 7.7, 1; Roe^vere,. 8.2, 2; Mark Time, 8.9, 3, Also started: Tui Katu» 7.8, t Esownjllo 7-»f Wairuha- 7.5, Epsom Lass 7.5, Won by a length, »nd a-h&lf. Time, lmin 80 4-ssec. MAIDEN HURDLES, of SOeovs. One mile j »n<l a-h*lf and JOOyds.— Olaxemon-t, it 8, 1; ; Anna. Lombard. 9.7, 2; Good 9.4, 3. Also started: Convoy 10.5, English 0.4, ; Pukemu 0.4. Pukenvu fell at the last hurdle when he had a commanding lead, anct Cl«ie- ; fiiont won by it length. Tiuie t Smia,

! SUBURBAN HANDICAP;, of 80sovs. Five ' ! furlongs and a-half. — Black-and-Gold, 8.0, 1 ; j Cadence, 7.5 (inc. B.b over), 2; Loch Buhie. 7.3, 8. Also started: Noteorini 9.0, Miss | Crispin 7.4, Duart 7.1. Won bj a length. Time, lmin 8 3-ssec. \ TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB HANDI^ CAP, of 2008O"vs. One mile and a-quarter. — Advocate, 7.1, 1; Certainty, 7.2, 2; Uhlander. 8.2, 3. Also starteS: Scotty 8.2. Syren 6.7. A good race. Syren led for about three-quarters of a mile, when-he gave place to Scotty. The latter waa, however,' quickly supplanted by Advocate and Certainty, and the first-named won by a length and a-half, with Certainty ! a neck in front of Uhlander. Time, 2min XOS£C l SECOND PONY HANDICAP, of SOsovs. Four furlongs.— Mighty Atom, -9.7, 1; Quadroon, 9.5, 2; Norm®, 7.2, 3. Also started: Hopßcotch 9.1, Carmania 8.4, Hughie 8.0, Inspiration 7.13, Paul Beaver 7,2. Won from end to end. Carmania fell. Time, 52sec. HOBSON HANDICAP, of lOOsovs. For t two-year-olds. Five furlongs and a-half.— Master Soult, 8.4, 1; Rarate, 8.2. 2; Santa Rosa, 8.8, 3. These were the only starters. Won by a head. Time, lmin Ipsea RANGITOTO STEEPLECHASE, of 130sovs. About jhree miles.— Kapakapa, 9.7, 1- Capitol, 10.10, 2; Tanglefoot, 9.7, 3. Also started:. Inniskillen 11.4.' Won by * furlong. Tanglefoot fell at the last. fence, tat was ridden in by a bystander and was placed 3ANDICAP, of lOOsovs. Seven furlongs. -Lucrece, 8.5, 1; Tui Cakobau, 8.9, 2; Henrf Havelock, « 6.lo, 3. Also started: Le Beau 7.8, Manapouri '7.0, -Syrettus 6.10. Won by ft head, rime, lmin 30sec.

Third Day— Saturday, February 1. The Takapima. Jockey Club brought off the concluding Say's racing of its summer meetin" at North Shore to-day. Ideal weather condition* prevailed, the sun s rays being tempered by a nice cool breeze. The attendance was well up to the average. Twentytour bookmakers were betting during the afternoon, and the sum received as frees for the three days of the meeting was £720. The tatalisator receipts for the day ran out to £8489 making £25,021 for the meeting— a decrease of £6804 as compared with last year. Rewrite:—

WAIWERA HANDICAP HURDLES, of lOOsovs. One mile and three-auarters.— Hautapu, 12.8, 1; Lady Hune, 11.6, 2; Claremont, 10.8, 8. Also started': Lady Clements 9.4. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 3min 20sec BOROUGH HANDICAP, ot SOsovs. Four furlongs.— L'ucio, 7.3, 1; Celerity, 9.2, (2;( 2; Duart, 7.2, 3. A! so started: Black-and-Gold 9.0, Noteorini 8.11, Mighty Atom 7.10, Miss Crispin 7.3, Confide 7.1. Won by two lengths. Time, slsec.

SUMMER HANDICAFTof lsosava. One mile.— Veronica, 8.6, and Certainty, 7.7, dead heat, 1; Lord Seaton, 6.12, 3. Also started: Uranium .9.% Pohutu 7.10. Uranium and Pohutu led for about six furlongs, when the dead-heaters went to the front, and the judge was unable to ' separate them at the finish. The third horse was four-lengths *way. Time, lmin 43sec.

THIRD PONY HANDICAP, of -75sovs. Five furlongs and *-h*lf.— lmprimus, 7.11, 1; Glenora, 7-11, 2; Necktie, 9.1, 3.- Also started: Quadroon 9.7,' Waihau 9.6, Hopscotch 8.18, Ngakapa 8.1, Hughie 7.11, Cyron* 7.8. Won by half a length. Time, lmin 10 3-ssec.

PONUI HANDICAP,' oi 80sovs. Five furJongs and a-half.— Lady Frances, 7.3, 1; Eacamillo, 7.6, 2; Rosavere, 8-6, 3. Also started : Castadrift 9.0, Lira 8.5, Lady Dot 7.6, Cyreniao 7.3, Waikoikoi 7.3, Mynota 7.8, Armagh 7.3, WairuKe 7.8. Won by five lengths, time, lmin lOsec.

MARINE HANDICAP, of lOOsovs. Four furlongs. — Master Soult, 9-0, 1; Rimlock, 7.1, 2; John, 7.8,-3. -Also started: Vorrei 6.13. Won easily by a, length. Time, 52sec.

DEVONPORT HANDICAP, of 80sovs. Five furlongs and a-half. — Loch Buhie, 7.4, -1; Lucrece, 8.12, 2; Black-and-Gold, 8.11, 3. Also started: Miss Winnie 9.9, Frederick 7-9, Cadence 7.8. Won by a couple of lengths. Time, lmin 9 2-ssec.

WELTER HANDICAP, of lOOsovs. One mile.— Sweet Alice A 7.13, 1 ; -Tui Cakabau, 9.9, 2; Lebeau, 8.4, 3. Also started: Noteorini 9.9, Syren 7.0, Eve 7.10, Henry Havelock 7.10, Dogger Bank 7.9, Dardanus 7.8, Cyrettus 7.7. Won easily by three lengths. Time, lmin iosec.