FEILDING POIRIERS

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1930, Page 5

FEILDING POIRIERS

FORM FOR THE FUTURE GOOD ONES ; AND THE BAD . ONES. SPRINTERS UPSET THE PUNTERS. (By “Paritutu.”) The glowing reports of the schooling efforts of Otairi proved correct, and the bold galloping son of Paper Money and the Oaks winner Isabel ran two very fine races at Feilding. Weighted at 10.3 on Saturday, he easily accounted for ten others, including Royal Acre, Democratic, Call Again and Disrank, and in spite of a rice of 121 b. on the second day, the public went for him solidly. In a field of thirteen, with Easterly the pacemaker, Otairi went along smoothly' in third place until between the four s&id five furlong posts, where he struck heavily, and lost severs! lengths. That took- the sting out of him, and although he made up half-a-dozen lengths over the final half mile, he had no chance of catching the leader. The final Obstacle was almost flat which assisted a doubtful fencer like Easterly,, who had a pull of 291 b. in,-the weights; a great help' to a horse with such fine flat performances to her credit this season. ’ , , T The Manawatu Cup winner, Novar, has reached the veteran. stage, but. his showing (on a very short preparation) at -Feilding suggests that it would be unwise to count him out on the score of ago. Each day, he ran in the rear .unt,il four furlongs from the finish, but ’then came along in something like his old style. On Saturday he ran up to fifth place, and oh Monday he made his run quicker, racing into second place behind Easterly just as the former entered the straight. For a moment it appeared as if Novar would win, but lie just lacked the necessary “finish” to top off a creditable effort, and ran home in third place, not being bustled when Otairi came along and passed him insjde the distance. Novar carried less than thirty tickets on the second day, ’and if he had scored there would have been a very fine dividend for Mr .'Dave Munro to collect. The race on Monday, in - slightly * improved going, was run in nearly six seconds faster time than on the opening day, and as the son of Sarto and the prolific Black Ada pulled up well, a good race may fall to him during the holidays. - In Open Class.

The Feilding Cup attracted a fine field of fifteen, and betting took a wide range, Lady Pam, Grecian, Merry Damon, Arrow Lad,'Shrewd, My Own and all being fairly evenly backed. A great finish—one of the best which the Cup has ever produced—saw. at least five horses cross the line almost ion terms, Wiggins just getting Ruanui’s head home in front of an outsider, Blimp, with Lady Pain, Arrow Lad and Merry, Damon similar distances behind. The winner returned a fairly good dividend, and it is hoped that his WAvcrley backers got even here. Blimp, ridden by the apprentice, S. Gerrand, ran. a surprising race, and, with a stronger horseman on top, may win a good handicap in second class company before long. Lady' Pam was asked to do _ too; much, in the straight, otherwise might have won. Arrow Lad 'was, always in the leading division, But once again proved that ten furlongs is a distance beyond his scope. Merry Damon ran on well at the end, and, a bigger track, like Awapuni, should see him race with better -luck. Gray had Shrewd well placed throughout, ;but the King Mark gelding simply was not good enough. Hopwood wets ’outclassed, and might have done better in a race‘like the Kiwitea Welter, run over seven furlongs. . --. ' ’ ' ' ' ' ■ Siiveripine simply made the rest look like hacks on Monday. Arrow Lad’s rider, L. J. Ellis, tried to “steal” the race three furlongs from home, but Gray was not to be caught, and set sail after the Arrowsmith gelding, whom he collared below the distance, and held easily to the end. All things considered, Silvermine's backers were rewarded with a good return, apd Arrow Lad’s supporters, got a ;bit more than their money back. This pair carried nearly one-half of the investments on the St. Andrew’s Handicap, and had the finish to themselves. 'Shrewd was a poor third, again shaping badly, and Ruanuj, (over what was supposed to bp his “pet’’ distance)' failed , unaccountably. Paiko, who has had. enough racing for the time being, ran badly, as did Balloon. Keddar is not quite top class, but will win a 1 welter;

With The Sprinters. A banana skin was a safe side-walk compared With favourites in both open sprint events at Feilding. On the first day only eight faced the barrier, &nd Cuticle, the-outsider of the bunch, just scrambled home, a feat which Tenterden, the outsider of seven on Monday, repeated. . 'Both finishet were very close, that, on the second day leav.ing the public guessing the judge’s placings until the numbers were hoisted, which was after some delay, no doubt on account of the dead-heat for second place. Goon Song and Cuticle made good use of their light weights in the Flying Handicap on Saturday, and when the. former had run himself out, Cuticle kept going long enough to win narrowly from Just An Idea. Acona ran up well on. the home' turn, 'but then faded away, and First Money ran honestly, but was not good enough at the weights. First Money, on Feilding running, is an overrated horse. Bonogne battled on well in the Flying, drawing attention to his prospects on the second day, when, with an' ounce of luck, he might have re-, turned a dividend. Broad Acre fan below form at the meeting. He has gone off, but may come right again soon. The finish of the Colyton Handicap on Monday was a feather in the over-loaded cap of the veteran handicapper, Mr. J. E. Henrys, three horses being in line at the end. The C.JJC. Stewards’ Handicap winner, Autopay, slipped through oh the. turn, and was in front at the distance, with A. E. Ellis apparently riding easy. Then Tenterden and Just An Idea came with a rattle, and Ellis woke up with a start. Tenteden looked a winner from one angle, and Just An Idea’s backers were equally confident that the Chief Ruler gelding had “got there.” The suspense was intolerable. Then, up crawled the figures, that of Tenterden standing out boldly on top, and those of Just An Idea and Autopay lying on their sides, a deadheat for second. On the running it looked as if Ellis rode over-confidently, but 8.9 is a fair impost for a three-year-old in a sprint run (even from a walkup start) in Imin. 14 3-ssec., and it is just possible that Autopay was doing

his best. Just An Idea had most ground to make up in the straight, and he also was .unlucky.. First Money struggled 01/ «amely, 'but even Gray’s! artistry could not laud him a winner. Koyal Ruler is another who did not impress. Second Class Horses.

■ Complete surprises in the last race each day sent the public, home sadder but wiser. Sixteen faced the. starter in the Kiwitea Handicap (op’en) on Saturday, and Llandudno, who ranked 14 in favouritism, strolled home, an easy winner, paying a hatful. The aged sori of Formative and Holywell now races in the colours of the young Hunterville sportsman, Mr. K. McK. Duncan, better , known in connection with the jumping horses, Otairi, Trouble and Risk, and Trainer L. Knapp was very confident of the result. The party thus scored a <weat win, and there was not a shadow of a fluke about, it. Malayan ran out “seven”, 'better than usual, and, being favourite, his' backers got a bit more than their own. back. Paiko did not have the. best of runs, and'did well; to finish third, 'but the son of Chief, Ruler and Vestalis must be proving an expensive horse to Mr. E. Whiteman since Otaki. Arikinui came from a long way back, and ■was just outside a place. Arikinui’s showing was responsible for sending him out a very hot order in the Handicap on Monday, and after-, being in the front division; throughout, he just succumbed to Miss Ransom in the last fifty yards. Bonogne finished right up in third place, and was on of the unfortunates, as was Playground, who was fourth. Hacks Aplenty.

■Hacka were well catered for at Finding, two events being carded each day in addition to the maiden races. And all drew over-flowing fields. 'ln .fact, they were miles too large for good racing and the public must be congratulated on sorting out the winners as. well as they did. Acmil, a good second favourite, won the Kowhai Hack Handicap very easily on Saturday from another consistent performer in Spearform, wth Crennaiown well up in third place, while Orapai (another second favourite) won the Fitzroy Hack Handicap narrowly. On Monday 'Spearform went one better, winning the Rongotea Hack Handicap after- a good tussle with Hawkshaw, 'Calamine and Goldlike, while Arisus gained the verdict .from Leisure and Rothen in another great finish in the Nikau Hack' Handicap. Spearform was fifth, and Arisus third in the orders of favouritism. . Acmil owed her success in the Kowhai Handicap to the fact that S. Anderson took her to the front five furlongs from home, thus avoiding the trouble which was unavoidable in a field of 19 afterwards. Acmil is another of the successful Acre ‘breed of sprinters, and it not asked to,do too much as a three-year-old, may win good races later on. Orapai also hit the front early in his race, and finished very gamely, when tackled by Golden Shadow. Crennatown had every .chance in the Kowhai Handicap, but did not act up to pectations. Spearform did not appear on the scene until well in the straight in the Rongotea Handicap on Monday, hut she finished very .strongly, and seemed to have something in hand, though Hawkshaw (who was fourth the day) ran her to a neck. Goldlike’s number was hoisted in, third place, but this was a mistake on the part of the man in charge of the number board, No. 15 (Calamine) 'being soon substituted for No. 5. Goldlike, a Feilding-trained gelding carrying less than, fifty tickets, had a local following only, and some excitement was evident when the son of Gold Soult took the lead at the home turn. But he could not sustain his run, though finishing very close up, fourth. Nobody but the judge could pick the winner as Arisus, Leisure and Rothen crossed the line at the finish.of the Nikau Hack Handicap, and the bulk df the public would probably have placed

then in an opposite manner to the mao in the box seat. 'Arisus, who had finished fourth in open company on Saturday, was now dropping to ‘hacks, and the race looked a rair thing for mm, though the speedy 'but short-winded.,. Callapat and Orapai had more support?., ers. Arisus led into the' straight, but tired, and Leisure, and then Rothen joined in. The first named came , out from the. fence, and the trio bunched together, as they covered the last twenty yards; -From the stands it looked, as if RothefiFad his head in front, with Leisure next, but Mr. ■ Carneron said otherwise.And’ he always has last say. Two-year-olds Galore. . v ■ z That two-year-old races are popular at Feilding was shown by the huge field of seventeen which paraded for the Nursery Handicap on Monday. Kero* , kid, looking a ball of muscle, and fairly jumping outl of his skin, took the. eye, but there were several other "good lookers” in the crowd, amongst the number, being Haulbowline, Teller, Interlocutor, Gallant Fox, Hampden, and the Kemba.ll trio, Sailing,- Thermopylae and White - Squall. Korokio, of course, was sent . out favourite, but there was also good backing for Haulbowline, Teller and Interlocutor, little notice ‘being taken of a compact little customer, Hampden, by Tea Tray—Kilcalm, trained by O. Cox, and ridden by H. Gray. Interlocutor. and Korokio soon opened up a / break, but the latter went very wide on . the turn, carrying out Haulbowline, who was coming very fast. This allowed Hampden’and Furlon'g (Acre —Ohui) -to come through on the fence, and in • good finish Gray. punched Hampden home a nedk to the good. On a bigger course they might not have been in it, but that is the luck of racing. Interlocutor was made'too much use of, and the turns troubled both Korokio and Haulbowline. The “babies” are dangerous horses to punt on, and Monday’s race shows that there are no certainties in this class. Hurdlers Noticed.

Mister Gamp was produced only on the second day, being ridden by Reg. Miles (and not, by the way, by C, Miles, as the jockeys’ board The Aussie-bred horse looked on the ‘ jolly side, moved scratchily in his preliminary’, and was neglected on the tote. In the race he was never prominent, and lie is clearly not himself at present. Democratic looked well, but did not show up on either day. Possibly the going did not suit him, and on a firmer track towards the end of the mionth he may have more serious support. As •far as condition is concerned, he appears to bo well served/ Disrank ran one good race, and one poor one. He is still a horse of moods. Royal Acre showed early pace each day, but failed at the end. Call Again made many friends by his good showing on Saturday, and on the second day was whispered round as a “dry” bet, but his- backers were not kept long in suspense, for he toppled at the second fence. The son of Callaghan is not much to look at, but “handsome is as handsome does,” and he has' proved himself a great proposition for both Mr. J. B. Gaisford and his present' owner, Mr. G. C. Swinerd, over short courses of hurdles. His owner-trainer has him looking very fit, and he will' win in his turn, at least. Goblin Market showed pace each day, but failed to run on. He was very fidgety before leaving the birdcage on Monday, and did not seem to be in a mood to do his best. Old Shining Armour jumped fairly well, and ran two fair races, but the opposition will need to be mediocre before this once, gAod flat performer will be worth a bet. The rest hardly merit mention.