RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 3384, 22 January 1919, Page 48

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

WAIRIO RACES. The Wairio meeting was held on Wednesday in fino weather. The track was heavy. The attendance was below the average. The totalisator handled £9318, compared with: .£10,323 last year. Results: MAIDEN PLATE, of 75sovs. Seven furlongs.—4 Red Tape (Olsen), 8.0, 1; 7 Mettle Drift, 8.0, 2; 1 Marching Order, 8.0, 8. Also started: 6 Callander 8.0, 3 Flag Lieutenant 8.0, 5 Matilda 8.0, 2 Red Eagle 8.0. : Won by six lengths. Time, lmin 86sec. NIGHTCAPS TROT, of lOOsovs. One mile and a-half.—l Hectorate, scratch (N. Muir), 1; 8 Eppie Adair, scratch, 2; 2 Mooney, scratch, a. Also started: 7 Kola Bell scratch, 5 Lasca Lad scratch, 6 Princess Cole scratch, 4 Tahiti scratch, 3 The Gunner scratch. Won by seven lengths, ivith a neck between second and third. Time, 4min. • WAIRIO CUP, of 175sovs. One mile and a-quaxter.—2 Glenwood, 7.5 ,(R. C. Reid), 1; 3 Wild Night, 7.9, 2; 1 ..Partisan, 7.0, 3. Also started: 4 Erroneous 7.10. Won by two lengths, with a length and a-half between second and third). ' Time, 2min 14sec. WOODLAND HANDICAP, of 85sovs. Six furlongs.—2 Martifors, 7.7 (R. C. Reid), 1} 1 Revolution, 9.2, 2; 3 Mussulman, 7.12, 3. Also started: Lady Knight 7.10. Won by three lengths, with five lengths between second and third. Time, lmin 19 4-ssec. APARIMA STEEPLECHASE, of lOOsovs. About two miles and a-quarter.—2 Silverspire, 11.9 (W. Griffiths), 1; 3 Tipperory Boy, 9.7, 2; 5 Master Jim, 9.7, 3. Also started: 1 Grafton Tot 9.7, 6 Walrus 9.7, 4 Wairaki 9.7. Won by six lengths, with a dozen lengths between second and third. Grafton Tot, Wairaki, and Maister Jim fell,, and Tipperary Boy and Walrus ran off Time, smin sSsec. BIRCHWOOD TROT, of 75soys. One, mile. —1 Spotewood, scratch (R. Langford), 1; 4 Eppie Adair, scratch, 2; 2 Mooney, scratch, 3. Also started: 3 Cuirassier scratch and Lasca Lad (coupled) scratch, 5 Harold Wallace scratch, 6 The Gunner scratch, 7 Berkley; 60yds behind. Won by four lengths. Time, 2min S4sec. WAIRAKI HANDICAP, of 75sovs. Five furlongs.—3 Osterman, 8.9 (W. Robinson), 1; 1 Lima, 8.10, 2; 5 Pleasureform, 8.7, 3.' Also started: 7 Clothilde 8.10, 8 Lady Palloa 8.7, 6 Mettle Drift 8.7, 4 Rubicon 8.7, 10 Sartorval 8.7, 9 Spanish Queen 8.7, 2 Staff Officer 8.7. Won by a head, with a head between second and third. Time, lmin seec. WREY'S BUSH WELTER, of lOOsovs. One mile.—3 Red Tape, 7.9 (J. Olsen), 1; 4 Partisan, 7.11, 2; 2 Nocturnal, 8.2, 3. Also started: 1 Orderdown 9.0, 5 Erroneous 8.0, tt Callander 7.7. Won by two lengths, with half a length between second and ..third. Time, lmin 48 l-Ssec. REEFTON RACES. First Day—Tuesday, January 14. For the first day of the Reefton races the weather was fine and there was a fair attendance. A total of £5534 passed through tae machine. Results: TRIAL HANDICAP, of 65sovs. Five furlongs.—i Royal Dragoon, 1; 1 Rosevea'r, 2; 1 Gallupin, 8. Also started: 3 Benope, 5 Preface, 6 Whisper. Won by a length. Time, lmin 17sec. POINT HANDICAP, of 65sovs. Five furlongs.—4 Pavlovna, 1; 1 Recorder, 2; 5 Toddy, 3. Also started: 2 Trentham Rose, 3 Tyson, 6 Plastic. Won easily by two lengths. Time, lmin 3sec. SADDLE TROT, of 60sovs. One mile.—3 Luddite, 1; 2 Voter, 2; 6 Tassy, 3. Also started: 5 Palmdale, 2 Wee Pat (coupled), 4 Buckshed, 1 Myrtle Leaf. Won by six lengths. Time, 2min 2sec. INANGAHUA CUP, of 150sovs. One mile and a-quarter. —4 Ladlify, 1; 2 Achilledes, 2; 3 Roumania, 3. Also started: 5 Xanthos, 1 Claverhouse, 6 Britain Crown. Ladify put in a great run in the straight and won by a length and a-half. Time, 2min 12sec. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of 65eovs. Five furlongs.—2 Paloona, 1; 5 Tyson, 2; 3 Thestius, 3. Also started: 4 Merton, 1 Trickery, 6 Toddy, 8 Oika, 7 Preludium, Won by two lengths. Time, lmin 27 3-ssoc. HARNESS TROT, of 70sovs. One mile and a-half .—Whispers, 1; Belgian, 2. Won by sis lengths. Time, 3min 50sec. • WELTER HANDICAP, of 75sovs. Seven furlongs.—2 Bed Pool, 1; 3 Britain Crown, 2- 1 Lady Middleton, 3. Also started: 4 Kaminohe, 6 Invader, 5 Royal Dragoon. Red Pool got up on the inside and won by three ciuarters of a length. Time, lmin 32 l-ssec. PROGRESS HANDICAP, of 65sovs. Five furlongs.—l Tunic, 1; 1 Beaufort, 2; 2 Tip Up, 3. Also started: 3 Benope, 6 Whisper. Won by a length. Time, lmin 12 2-ssec. Second Day—Wednesday, January 15. For the second day of the Reefton races the weather was wet, and the course soft. The attendance was moderate. The racing was good. The sum put through the machine was £5513, or & total for the two days of £11,047, an increase of £749 on the Christmas mooting of 1918. Results: COUNTY HANDICAP, of GOsovs. Six furlongs.—2 Royal Dragoon 1, 5 Kaminohe 2, 1 Rosevear 3. Also started: 4 Gallupin, 3 Ir.vader. Won by a length and a-half. Time, lmin 20sec. FLYING HANDICAP, of 65sovs. Five furlongs.—2 Recorder 1, 1 Parlovna 2, 3 Trickery 3. Also started: 4 Tyson, 5 Whisperer. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin 6sec. SADDLE TROT, of GOsovs. One mile—l Belgian 1, 9 Wee Pat 2, 6 Myrtle Leaf 3. Won by three-quarters of a length, with a neck be*

tween second and third. Time, 2min 36seo. REEFTON HANDICAP, of 120sovs. One mile.—3 Tip Up 1, Xanthos 2, 1 Merton 3. Also started: 8 Divorce, 6 Acbilledes, 2 Lady Middleton, 5 Claverhouse, 9 Ladify, 4 Britain Crown. A gTeat finish; won by a length and a-half, with a length between second and third. Time, lmin 49seo. A protest was entered against the winner on the ground that he was ridden by an unlicensed rider. The matter was held over till the evening to procure evidence from the secretary of the Grey Metropolitan Club. .CROiNADUN HANDICAP, of 60sovs. Five furlongs.—l Tunic 1,2 Thestius 2, 4 Toddy S. Also started: Parlovna and Tyson. Won by two lengths, with half ft length between second and third. Time, Xmin BJseo. HARNESS TROT, of 80sovs. Two miles.— 8 Sweet Cole 1,2 Suddite 2>»l Dixie Lee 8. Also started: 4 Prince Huon, 3 Miss Marion, 1 Palmdale, 5 Belgian. An exciting finish, won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 6min 29seo. HIGH WEIGHT HANDICAP, of 75sovs. Seven furlongs.—4 Xanthos 1, 1 Red Pool 2, 2 Britain Crown 3. Also started: 7 Trickery, 8 Kaminohe, 6 Benope, 6 Invader. Won by a length. Time, lmin 36 3-ssec. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of 65sovs. Five furlongs iand a-half.—Claverhouse 1, Tip Up 2, Thestius 3. Also started: Beauforte and Whisperer. Won by half a length. Time, lmin 13sec SOUTH CANTERBURY RACES, ing was held on Thursday in fine weather, but rain set in towards the latter part of the afternoon. Tne card) provided some interesting racing, and several close finishes. During the day £13,918 10s went through the totalizator, being JE3960 above last year's investments. Results: JUMPERS' FLAT HANDICAP, Of ISOsovs. One mile and a-quarter. I—Mr G. Fulton's Hylans, 10.9 (W. Bush) 1 2—Mr Ashmead's Jeannot, 11.5 (F. E. Jones) 2 4—Mr George's Silver Shield, 9.10 (Humphries) 3 Also started: 5 Stamboul 10.0, 3 Vociferate 9.0. Hylans took charge going along the back, and in a good finish stalled off Jeannot and won by a short neck. Silver Shield was 10 lengths away, and Stamboul last. Time, 2min IS l-ssec. SPRING STAKES, .Of lOOsovs. Five furlongs. 6—Mr W. Parson's Irish Elegance, 8.5 (F. Wood) 1 3—Mr Pater son's The Sapper, 8.5 (H. Young) 2 I—Mr1 —Mr Buckenham's Bombproof, 8.5 (Porter) 3 Also started: 4 Once More 8.5, 8 Loch Weir 8.5, 6 Genilla car. 8.6 J, 7 Soultmena car. 8.8, 2 Bonny Mac 8.5, 9 St. Winnowe car. 7.11 J. St Winnow was left at the post. Bombproof ledl The Sapper to the straight, where Irish Elegance drew up and beat The Sapper by a neck, Bombproof being nearly two lengths away, and Bonny Mao next. Time, lmin Bsec. NOVEMBER HANDICAP, Of' 25050 v». One mile. B—Mr W. Gardiner's John Barleycorn, oar. 7.12 (H. Young) 1 2—Mr Kain's Marea, 8.8 (F. Ellis) .. ..2 I—Messrs Griffen and M'Combe's Subterfuge, 8.0, (Porter) .; 3 Also started: 4 Margerine 9.0, 5 Bellshire 7.8. 6 Spangle 6.9. Margerine and Subterfuge were smartest out, and Marsa lost ground. Racing along the back Margerine, John Barleycorn, and Bellshire were running together in the lead. JiEarsa moved up rounding the top turn, and Margerine dropped back. John Barleycorn led Marsa into the straight, and, going on well, won by nearly two lengths, Subterfuge a length away, third, and Margerine next Time, lmin 41 l-ssec. 'TYCHO HACK HANDICAP, t Of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. B—Mr W: Gardiner's Barley Rigs, car. 6.10 J CE. Pickens) 1 I—Mr Nidd'e Moorabbe, 8.8 (H. Young) .. 2 2—Mr M'Kay's Zephland, 8.9 (M Mullin) .. 8 Also started: 7 Jingo 8.10, 6 Canamana 7.12, 5 Missouri 7.7, 4 Bonsign oar. 7.10. Lorraine bolted before the start, and was withdrawn. C. M'Gregor (his rider) was unshipped, and dislocated a shoulder. Zephland led Moorabbe to the straight, where Barley Rigs ran past and won easily by three lengths fromi Moorabbe, who beat Zephland by half a length, Missouri next. Time, lmin 14sec. PRESIDENT'S WELTER, Of 130sovs. Seven furlongs. 4—Mr W. Ashmead's Tyne, car. 7.12 \ Off. Young) 1 I—Mr Buckenham's Bandy, 8 4 (Ellis) .. 2 2—Mr Nicoll'e Braid, 9.1 (W. Bush) .... 8 Also started: 5 Golden Prince 8.18, 8 Warform oar. 8.5.' Tyne, Golden Prince, and Warform led out from Braid. Tyne and Braid led to the straight, where the latter stopped, and in a good finish Tyne beat Bandy by a neck, Braid six lengths away, .and Golden Prince next. Time, lmin 29seo. MAIDEN PLATE, Of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. 2—Mr J. S. Barrett's Bondage, 8.10 (F. Ellis) 1 I—Mr Parson's Hytem, 8.10 (F. Woods) .. 2 B—Mr Enson's Barrage, 8.10 (F. E. Jones) 8 Also started: 7 Sisyphus 8.10, 5 Ruddty 8.10, B Vocalioe 8.10, 6 Cannie Jack 8.10, 8 Will Oakland 8.10, 7 Darky Sam 8.10. Will Oakland swerved, and was left at the post. Darky Sam led out, but Ruddy took charge and led to the straight. Bondage and Hytem ran to the front at the distance, and Jn a good finish Bondage won by a head, Barrage two lengths away, third, and Ruddy next. Time, lmin 16 2-s>se©. KERRYTOWN HACK WELTER HANDICAP, Of 120sovs. Seven furlongs. 2—Mr .0. P. Buckenham's Bombproof, car. 8.2 (Porter) .. i 6—Mr Emmerson's Fabisco, car. 7.12 (H. Young) 2 4—Mr Hall's Missouri, 8.0 (Ludlow) ~.. 3 Also started: 7 Warform car. B.Bs, 8 Jack Bymons 8.6, 1 Radial oar. B.B* 7 Bill Terry oar. 8.4, 5 Triple Entente 8.4 J, 8 Polonius car. 7.4 J. Bombproof led into the straight, and, keeping clear, won by over a length from Fabisco, who beat Missouri by a length, Radial and Jack Symons next. Time, lmin 23 3-59e0. FLYING HANDICAP, Of ISOsovs. furlongs. B—Mr J. M'Combe's Pyjama, 8.2 (Porter) J. tMr Arthur's Daytime, 7.12 (Ludlow) .. 2 Mt J. Gillies's Mortham, 9.3 (Humphries) 8 Also started: 2 Spyglass car. 7.12, 6 Tyne oar. 6.12. Mortham took charge and led Daytime and Pyjama into the straight. In the run home Pyj&rfaa, having the advantage on the rails it the home turn, beat Daytime by a head, Mjortham two lengths away, and Tyne next. Tims, lmin 14 2-s*sc