GORE RACES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17781, 26 February 1926, Page 2

GORE RACES.

HAPPY DAYS WINS I, -ACE. (Special to the “S (INVERCARGILL, February 25. The weather was overcast and threatening for the second day of the Gore Racing Club’s summer meeting, but the sky cleared before the first race and a fine afternoon was experienced, with the track improving every hour. The attendance was good for an off day, the gates providing £252, compared with £266 on the second day last year. The total investments for the meeting were £23,805, against £24,889 10s, a shrinkage of £IOB4 10s. For the Otaraia Hack Welter Handicap, Receipt carried about fifty chances more than Paris, while Kapuna and Rippling Lake, about one hundred and eighty supporters off, disputed third selection. From a fair start Rippling Lake was first to show out, leading Receipt and Spear Maid to the home turn, followed by Kapuna. Then Spear Maid retired. Receip.t joined Rippiing Lake in front and tne pair were fighting out a good finish when Kapuna and Vogue closed up. An exciting finish resulted in Receipt, by Paper “oney—Satisfaction <F. Voight), beating Rippling Lake (C. Emerson) by a head. Kapuna (A. Ruthven) was a head off third, with Vogue a similar distance away fourth and King Cup a length away fifth. The winner is trained at Wingatui by C. Gieseler for Air C. A. Kam, the owner of the well-known sire Solferino, who bred her. Rippling Lake, who is improving, is a five-year-oid mare, who carries the colours of the galloping and trotting owner, Air A. LI. King, of Bluff. The winner was all out to score, while Kapuna and Vogue were staying on better than the horses who deleated them.

There was not a heavy pool for the Autumn Handicap, but Baldowa (.J. Beale) was in most demand, with 420 chances to the good over Happy Days, while. The Cheat was about lbO tokens away as third fancy, Mantua being fairly well followed. From a good start The Cheat' showed the way to the back from Happy Days. Racing to the far turn The Cheat was followed by Baldowa and Mantua,- and then came Happy Days 4tose up. Racing across the top, Happy Days moved up again. The Cheat led into the straight from Happy Days and Alantua, with Baldowa handy. In the run home Happy Days (W. Brown) drew out to win by two lengths. In a great finish for second money The Cheat (T. Aletcalf) beat Mantua (L. J. Ellis)- by a head. Baldowa, who was running on again, was a length and a half away fourth. The winner, who appeared to relish thq improving track, }von comfortably for the Dunedin owner, Mr A. S. Cambridge. The Cheat ran a good, game race, but could not afford to concede eight pounds to Happy Days, who was well ridden by the Riccarton apprentice, W. Brown. Mantua raced well and evidently is returning to form. Beauty Light shaped better than he did at the Clifden fixture a week ago.

When the Hokor.ui Hack Handicap came up for decision, the English horse Rosenor (F, Voight) was the medium of a heavy plunge, carrying nearly 1000 chances more than the second selection, Rob, with Frivol about forty supporters away third selection and King Balboa thirty-three tokens less. Divinlal and Jolly Fellow were badly left, as a result of misbehaviour. Rob and King Balboa were smartest to begin, while Arrowmir and Schottische also got out quickly, but Rosenor was slow to find his legs in a straggling bunch. Rob drew out from the far turn, attended in order by King Balboa, Arrowmir, Scottische and Rosenor, the last-named putting In a noticeable run from a bad position. Leading into the straight, Rob, by Solferino—Quiz (J. Beale), went on to -win comfortably by nearly two lengths from Arrowmir (N. C. Dwyer), with King fßalboa (F. J. Al’Kay) a length off third and Bran Pie (L. J. Ellis) close up fourth. Then, at intervals, came Frivol, Schottische and Rosenor, the last-named not being slogged when pursuit of the leaders appeared to be hopeless. The race was run at a sound mice by Rob and King Balboa. Hence, "here was a sound excuse for Rosenor, who has been kept very busy of late, racing and train travelling on a short prepai'ation. Rob set a pace that left him looking an easy winner, but he probably was doing his best at the epd. Arrowmir was well ridden by the southern apprentice, Dwyer, to return a double-figure price. King Balboa, a big three-year-old brother to Queen Balboa, by Balboa—Golden Queen, failed to see the journey out, which was not surprising undei* the state of the galloping' surface. Bran Pie ran better than usual and just missed getting into the money. Frivol got away slowly and could not make up his lost ground.

When the Progressive Trot Handicap came up for decision, Stockade Junior was about seventy chances better first selection than the coupled First Water (A. Pringle) and Kaihiku, while Roving Don was forty' tokens away third fancy. Aard and Kinsale stood on the mark. Then Trusty Child. Gillie Call urn and Kaihiku collided, while First Water was pulled up a little later. Stellamaris led a bunch until three furlongs from home, when Dlrlg Dong Bell took command and just beat Roving Don into the straight from a bunch. In the run home Roving Don, by Adonis—Wallace L. mare (A. M’Lellan), held his own in a close finish and won by half a length fi'om Forbury (W. Jones). Ding Dong Bell (J. Walsh") was a neck off third and then in order came St Thomas, Stellamaris and Stockade Junior. The winner is an aged stallion, who has been several seasons at the stud, but during intervals has been developed into

a useful pacer by A. M’Lellan for Air J. Dynes, a well-known eastern district owner. Times—3min 57sec, 3min 58 2-ssec, 3min 56sec.

Jolly Glad (A. Dldham) carried thir-ty-five chances more than Kapuna as first fancy in the Second Jumpers’ Flat Handicapj with Navy Cut about 340 followers away third selection. Navy Cut, Swimashore and Vogue made most of the running, but Jolly Glad led a bunched field into the straight. Below the distance Kapuna caught and beat the leader. Then Soldiers’ Pride loomed up. In an interesting finished Kapuna, by Saxby—Lady Symons (A. Ruthven) stayed on to win by a neck from Soldier’s Pride (W. Anderton), with Navy Cut (F. J. Al’Kay) a bare length off third, followed by Highburn and Jolly Glad, close up. The winner is trained at Wingatni by F. Shaw for Mr J. Gaffaney. Soldier’s Pride ran well, but had too much ground to make up from the home turn.

There was heavy wagering in connection with the Borough Handicap, quite a number of starters commanding liberal support fcut Lava always was first in favour, cryrying about 160 chances more than Soltoe, with Alonoxide over fifty tokens off, closely followed by Francaise. From a good start, Lava at once ra.n to the front, leading throughout and winning nicely by two lengths from Monoxide (F. Voight), with Soltoe (T. Metcalf) three-quarters of a length off third and Alannont fourth. Then came Beauty Light, Fran-

caise and Twinkle. C. Emerson, who piloted the winner, left nothing to chance, keeping the daughter of Solferino and Formless moving all the way. The track was In its best order of the meeting when this event was decided. There was a fine struggle from the turn for second berth between Alonoxide and Soltoe. Three furlongs from home Francaise met with interference, which prejudiced a. good chance. The winner is one of the numerous string prepared by S. G. Ware at Wingatui. The Dunedin-trained Dillon Blake (G. Aitchison) was elected a pronounced favourite, for the Telegraph Trot Handicap, carrying about 300 chances more than Joy Chimes, but there was strong backing for. Dolly Houi. Hylas and several others. Dillon Blake refused to strike a gait arid supporters of the favourite were soon out of their suspense. Meanwhile Alatty’s Girl and Eous cleared out from the field. The former was beaten racing across the top. Eous led into the home straight from Dolly Houi. Getting to Eous at the distance, Dolly Houi fought out a. great finish. The leaders paced to the winning post on terms, Dolly Iloub -by Houi—Dexter

mare (W. Jones), winning by a short head from Eous (J. Walsh). South Star (T. Pollock) was four lengths off third, with Hylas fourth. The winner is trained at Cromwell by her ownac, Mr D. Hussey. Times—2min 21 3-ssec, 2min 26 4-ssec, 2min 2656 c. Despite the fact that there were only four starters for the President’s Hack Handicap, there were very heavy investments, Full Swing having a call of more than 230 chances over Apache, with Courtly Rose and Obligio also fairly well backed. The field left in an excellent line, but Apache was first to the turn and led to the far side from Courtly Rose, the four racing in close order. At the five furlongs’ mark Full Swing ran up fast to Apache and the pair drew away together to the straight. At the home turn Obligio and Courtly Rose joined the leaders. At the distance Full Swing, by Nassau—Marsa (C. Emerson) shot out to win by three lengths from Courtly Rose (W. Cooper), with Obligio (N. C. Dwyer) half a length off third and Apache three.quarters of a length away fouyth. The winner is trained by A. Al’Leod for her breeder, Air G. A. Kain. C. Emerson did not let the grass grow under his mount’s feet and won easily in the last hundred yards.