SPORTING NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11683, 23 February 1931, Page 5

SPORTING NEWS.

WANGANUI RACES JACKSON STAKES TO KARAPOTI. Electric Telegraph—Press Association WANGANUI, Last Night. The totalisator handled £14,712 10s during the day, as against £24,407 for the corresponding day last year, the decrease being £9694 10s. The machine put through, £26,905 for the meeting, which represented a total decrease of £23,441. Remaining results are as follow : , Jackson Stakes, 6 furlongs: 1 Karapoti 1, 3 Lady Quex 2,2 Hunting Cry 3. AA T on by three-quarters of a length - two lengths. Time 1.12 2-5. Autumn Handicap, 5 furlongs: 2 Isa 1, 3 Knollmere 2, 1 Impetuous 3. AVon by a nose; half a length. Time 1.1 3-5. Okoia Hack Handicap, 1 mile and a distance: 3 Monalof 1, 1 Joyspear 2,2 Little Doubt 3.- AVon by two lengths; half a length Time 1.57. * Wanganui Handicap, 1J miles: 1 First Acre 1,2 Otairi 2, 6 Grand Jury 3. AVon Iby two lengths; half a length. Time 2.8 4-5. Matarawa Hack Handicap, 6 furlongs : 3 Leisure 1, 1 Royal Finance 2, 7 Tar Baby 3. Won by half a length; a neck. Time 1.14 1-5. Farewell Handicap, 6 furlongs: 1 Bayacre 1, 4 Just an Idea 2,2 Blue Paper 3. Won bv a head each way. Time 1.13 4-5. As a result of an inquiry after the running of the Matarawa Handicap, H. N. Wiggins, the rider of Tar Baby, was suspended for three months. C.J.C. SUMMER MEETING. MIDDLE PARK PLATE TO LORD ARGOSY. CHRISTCHURCH February 21. The totalisator investments reached £13,758 10s, compared with £21.035 10s last year. Further- results : Trial Stakes, 7 furlongs: 6 Taku Tama 1, 9 Solwit 2, 4 Appeal 3. Won by two lengths; a length. Time 1.27 1-5. Alidclle Park Plate, 6 furlongs: 2 Lord Argosy 1, 4 Coronet 2, 1 Fair Weather 3. AA T on by half a head; two lengths. Time 1.12. Midsummer Handicap, 1J miles: J Lady Pam 1, 4 Jaloux 2, 3 Compris 3. AVon by two lengths; a neck. Time 2.8 4-5. Lyttelton Plate, 5 furlongs: 1 Solvent 1. 2 Last March 2, 6 Ala Alelie Polly 3. AA'on by two lengths ; a. length. Time 59sec. Craven Plate, 7 furlongs: 4 Spoon 1, 6 Staghunter 2,2 Great Star 3. AVon by a head; a quarter of a length. Time 1.26 4-5. HalsweTl Handicap, 6 furlongs: 6 Hot Tea 1. 7 Juniper 2,2 Tray Bond 3. Won by half a length; two lengths. Time i.lO 4-5. Post Handicap, 1 nple: 8 Aliss Mercia 1, 1 Meprisant 2,, 4 First Raid 3. Uon by one and a half lengths; half a length. Time 1.40 4 5. AVON OVER £50,000. PHAR LAP’S RECORD. SYDNEY, February 22. At the AVarwick Farm races, there was a fair attendance. Fay Handicap: Inducement. 8.4 (Cook) Gemlight, 7.2 (Knox) *. *Dead heat for first place. Sunglare was two lengths behind. Time 2.193. The New Zealander, McCarten, rede Veilmond, winner of, the Woodcliffe Handicap. Pliar Lap lias now won £50.062 in stakes which is a record for Anstralia. Amounis is next with £48,29'7. J. Pike, rider of Phar ‘Lap in the Futurity Stakes, said the lior.se ran the greatest race of his career and proved himself the best horse in the world to win in his presentcondition. Phar Lap was last before the five furlongs post was reached. Pike has now ridden three Futurity winners. Holdfast was second in the fifth division of the Hawkesburn Handicap. which was won by Spanish Galleon, who was ridden by Ashley Reed. The first and second horses in the Futurity .Stakes were bred in New Zealand. EVENTS AT CAULFIELD. MELBOURNE. February 21. The Victoria Amateur Turf Club races were held at Caulfield in cold, bleak weather. After heavy rain the track was holding. Results: AVoodcliffe Handicap: Veilmoncl, 8.6 (McCarten) 1; Cervantes, 7.2 (Percival) 2; El Rev. 8.12 (Duncan) 3. Thirteen started, including Prince Don and lnduna. Won by a .length and a. half ; a length and a quarter between second and third. Time 2.221. Caulfield Futurity Stakes: Phar Lap, 10.3 (Pike) i ; Mystic Peak. 10.2 (A. Reed) 2; Taurus, 8.12 (Selby) 3. The other starters were Wise Force, Greenline, Mollison. Brazen Face. The Doctor’s Orders, AVaterline and Lightstead, Although last to get away, Phar Lap gradually improved his position and made a great run on the outside of the field. AVhen nearing the home turn, the champion wan forced further out when Taurus hung out. Mystic Peak then began to look dangerous on the rails, hilt in a wonderful finish Phar Lap was ridden right out and iust beat Mystic Peak by a neck. Taurus was a length away, third. Mollison was fourth. Then came Greenline, Waterline and AVise Force. Time 1.27 J. Phar Lap thus places himself at the head of Australian and New Zealand stake winners and iu actually tenth on the world’s list of winners. Pike said that Phar Lap was not yet at the top of his form, otherwise he would have won more easily.

Stanley Plate. for three-year-okls; Golden Arrow, 8.0 (Raffaiie) 1; Santorb, 9.3 (Pike) 2; Uriah Heep, 7.13 .(Wilson) 3. Ten started. Von by' a length and three-quar-ters. two lengths between second and third. Time 1.41 J. THE WOODY!LLE MEETING. Ihe following re-liandieaps have been declared for the Woodvilie autumn meeting, to be held on Wednesday and Thursday’: Woodvilie Cup:. Royal Parade 8.5, Cliopin 7.8. County' Handicap: Navaho 7.5. There are a large number of horses at Woodvilie just at present and there is plenty of interest at the tracks in the mornings. Good times were registered on Saturday, the course proper being open with the flags 45 feet out from the rails. W. C. Griffith s. who /had horses Wanganui, arrived with a string' of five, including Royal Parade, White Fang. Royal Bengal and Merry Cry. He is quartered at the Club’s stables in the town. Other twiners to arrive were W. W oods, with Chopin, and A. C. Plummer with Mahora. •I. E. Lyford has four horses, Mountain Heath, Sabatini. Rory Mor and Nimble at W. H. Gaisford’s stables in McLean Street and is evidently' going to stay in Woodvilie for some time for be has taken a house and his family arrived on Saturday. W. J. King’s horses, Acmil. Call Again, and Mon- Roi, are at Dave Kemp’s stables.