POMP WINS THE STAKES

Taranaki Daily News, 23 March 1934, Page 3

POMP WINS THE STAKES

MANAWATU RACE MEETING THE TAMATETE WON BY AGA KHAN GOLDEN CHANT AND AIGUILLE. DECLINE ON THE TOTALISATOR. By Telegraph—Press Association. Palmerston N., Last Night. The Manawatu autumn meeting was concluded to-day in delightful weather. There was a good attendance and the course was in splendid order. The totalisator handled £Blll, against £lO,BOO 10s on the second day last year. For the meeting the total was £17,603 10s, compared with £22,078 last year. The results are:— KAIRANGA HURDLES. Of £125. One and a-half miles. I—EASTERLY, 11.0 (McDonald) 1 3— BLACKSMITH, 11.3 (Bowden) .... 2 S—ESTEEM, 9.0 (C. Thomson) 3 Also started: 4 Consent 10.7, 2 Cotsfield 9.10, 6 Gold Ruler 9.7, 7 Hauwai (fell), 9 Stroller, 8 Royston. Head; 2j lengths. Time, 2m 455. Consent was the early leader but at the half mile Blacksmith and Esteem were pacemakers, and they led from Easterly to the straight, where Easterly wore Blacksmith down to win narrowly. LOCKWOOD HANDICAP. Of £lOO. Six furlongs. I—PROSTRATION, 8.11 (Ellis) 1 10—BOUDOIR, 7.0 (MacFarlane) 2 4— APRIL FOOL, 8.11 (Broughton) .. 3 Also started: 2 Land Tax, 5 Conference 8.3, 7 Hunting Lodge 8.2, 9 Boon, 6 Bon Rapide 7.11, 8 Moatoa 7.9, 3 Windward 7.7, 11 Ebeum 7.5, 12 Ingenuity 7.4, 13 Chief Ranger 7.2. Three-quarters of a length; head. Time, Im 14 4-ss. Moatoa and Hunting Lodge had the best of the start and Hunting Lodge, Windward and Land Tax led to the straight from Boon and Prostration. The last named won well but Boudoir and April Fool made up a lot of ground. TAMATETE HANDICAP. Of £2OO. One and a-quarter miles, I—AGA KHAN, 8.4 (Ellis) 1 5— PANGO, 7.0 (Duncan) 2 3—COPPER KING, 7.7 (Broughton) . 3 Also started: 2 Cricket Bat 8.12, 6 Arrow Lad 8.4, 4 Rust 7.9, 8 Retract 7.8, 7 Cape Fair 7.0. Two lengths each > way. Time, 2m 6s. Aga Khan went to the front from the start and was never headed, winning by two lengths. Pango and Copper King were prominent at the home turn but had no chance with the winner.

STONYHURST HANDICAP. Of £125. Seven furlongs. 4—AIGUILLE, 8.10 (Voitre) 1 2— EMOTION, 9.8 (Wilson) 2 3— LA POUPEE, 9.3 (Broughton) 3 Also started: 1 Senegal 8.11, 5 Heather Glow 7.8, 6 Snowball 7.7. Length and a half; neck. Time, Im 26 2-ss. * Senegal and Snowball made the pace to the home turn, where Aiguille came through and under pressure narrowly beat Emotion and La Poupee. MANAWATU . STAKES. Of £250. Six furlongs. 2— POMP, 9.3 (L. G. Morris) 1 I—DIATOMOUS, 9.1 • • 2 3— PIN MONEY, 7.5 (Broughton) .... 3 Also started: 4 Porotiti 8.11. Short head; three lengths. Time, Im 13s. Diatomous made play to the straight, followed by Pin Money and Pomp. The leader looked likely to win but Pomp wore him down to score by a narrow margin. CLOVERLEA NURSERY HANDICAP. Of £llO. Five furlongs. 3— SILVER WINGS, 7.1 (Mackinnon) 1 7—BALBUS, 7.1 (MacFarlane) 2 6—WHYTE MELVILLE, 7.3 (Duncan) 3 Also started: 1 Coronilla 8.9, 9 Rulate 7.0, 2 Bodyline 7.9, 4 Palm 7.2, 8 Confiscation, 5 Evasion 7.0. Neck; head. Time, Im 3 4-ss. Coronilla made the pace to the straight but Confiscation and Silver Wings went on to narrowly beat Balbus, who finished fast, and Whyte Melville. TELEGRAPH HANDICAP. Of £125. Six furlongs. 1— GOLDEN CHANT, 7.13 (Broughton) 1 2— ROYAL HUNTING, 8.13 (Atkins) . 2 4— CULLUS, 7.5 (Duncan) 3 Also started: 3 Good Hunting ■ 7.11, 5 Lady Nan 7.2, 7 Lack, 6 Aston 7.0. Head; two lengths. Time, Im 12 4-ss. Cullus, Royal Hunting and Aston were prominent to the straight, where Golden Chant and Royal Hunting fought out the finish. . ADDERSTONE HANDICAP. Of £llO. One mile and one furlong. 2—SENIOR, 8.4 (Broughton) 1 I—TAITORU, 9.1 (Duncan) 2 5— LOS QUEX, 7.7 (Scobie) 3 Also started: 4 Ythan, 3 Treasure Hunt 7.7. Head; neck. Time, Im 51 4-ss. Senior made play to the straight, where the field was well bunched. Taitoru got through and in a hard finish Senior hung on to win narrowly. RACING ON WARWICK FARM. CHIPPING NORTON PLATE. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—CopyrightRec. 9.45 p.m. Sydney, March 22. For the Warwick Farm, races on Saturday the chief acceptors are:— . Chipping Norton Plate: Closing Time 9.3, Oro, Peter Pan 9.0, Lough Neagh, Peter Jackson 8.13, Silver Scorn 8.11, Limarch 8.9, Blixten 8.4. With Rogilla and Chatham absent from this race Jamieson holds a strong pair in Closing Time and Limarch, while Peter Pan, who galloped seven furlongs in Im 29 Js to-day, will be closely followed. This gallop was his best effort since the spring of his three-year-old days. • Peter Jackson ran the best mile this morning in Is 43|s. ' Silver Scorn recorded Im 30is tor seven furlongs. ■ Rogilla, top weight in the Liverpool Handicap, did five furlongs in Im 4fs. and Closing Time covered a mile easily in lm 455. Limarch ana Forestry took Im 45|s. , That Chatham is in. good fettle was disclosed by his six furlongs in lm 16s. Sir John has been taken out of the Fairfield Handicap, although he was well in at 9.5. ' . Dominion-bred acceptors in the Fairfield Handicap showing form are Gladswood 8.3, Theo 7.12 .and Limyris 7.6.