RACING.

Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 15157, 17 February 1922, Page 6

RACING.

THAMES MEETING

Next week the annual meeting of the Thames Jockey Club will be held and everything points to a most successful addition to the many enjoyable meetings held by the club. The course is in fine order and the trainers speak highly of the condition of the tan. With recent additions at Parawai and at Willoughby Street the club can offer visiting owners much improved conditions. The nominations are a record and the horses include some of the verv best. 1

HAMILTON MEETING. (From Our Correspondent.j The .Hamilton Racing Club’s meeting on Wednesday and Thursday attracted a very large attendance of thb sporting public. The weather was perfect, and good racing resulted. The meeting was capably managed by the officials and tho energetic secretary, Mr. E. H. O’Meara. The new press and other officials’ rooms at the course are a development in the right direction, and were much appreciated; by those who bad to use them. Tho one thing that is lacking in weather was perfect and good rac pointments is the telephone. The telephonic arrangements at tho Hamilton meeting were good. Other clubs should take a leaf out of tliur book in this matter. The first event at Hamilton attracted 27 starters, and naturally tho starter had his work cut out to get such a large field away. But Mr. Skipwith was equal to tlr- occasion. and, after a little delay, let them off in a fairly even line. A surprise turned up in the winner, Mr. Corrigan’s black gelding Euphoria gaining tho honours and rewarding with a very substantial dividend those who invested on him. The financial stringency wa* again manifested, the totalisato* figures showing a considerable drop in the amount invested compared with last year. Snake, Mr. R. Hannon's bay gelding, was made a hot favour'to for the Waimai Handicap Hurdles on the first day of tho meet in?, but although the son of Quin Abbey ran a good race, lie failed to get in the placed division. The number 6 was the fortunate figure at the first day of the Hamilton meeting, no fewer than four horses of this number registering wins, all rewarding their investors with good dividends.

Tho Hamilton Cup was a .good betting race, eight of the eleven starters being well supported on the machine. Martial Dawn, who was well supported, had a most unfortunate run in the Cup, apparently being interfered with on one or two parts of the journey, which militated against his chances of getting a position. Sunny Jim showed considerable form on the opening day, and won the Hautapu Hack Cup in great style, being well handled by O’Shea. Tho brown gelding should give a good account of himself at the forthcoming meetings.

The Spalpeen mare, Connemara, made a bold bid for first honours in tho last event of the first day, but failed to catch the winner. Loch Abbey. Th'is event proved that sometimes it pays to get a second better than a first, Connemara re*turning his supporters more money than Loch Abbey. Just before tho fifth race started on Wednesday, tho horse Election suddenly took it into its head to have a race on its own, and set off round the course. Ho covered twice round before his rider was able to induce him to stop, being in a perfect lather when pulled up. This episodo spoilt his chances in the Hack Cup.