RACING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8243, 22 September 1906, Page 6

RACING.

By Telegraph—Press Association

SYDNEY, September 21.

Magazine, one of the favourites j for the Epsom Handicap, has had his name changed to Maximize. isolt put u? an interesting gellop over a mile and a-qnarter, conceding Hunsoar and Porcelain a dozen lengths start and beating them by about the same distance in 2min 15aec. The last mile wbb rim in Imin 46}£seo. KaKGITIKEI RACING CLUB. THE RECENT MEETING. (From a Correspondent). The Kaugitikci Racing Club held their spiing meeting on VV'edues dny. Senteaib3r 19tb. and ThursSapiemtor 20tb, in ideal racing v; cut her. This popular country fixture vrus well pntionisod by owner?, sflid the racing public. Their enterprising secretary, Mr H. Good all, has made a move )u Iho right direction and freely distributed complimentary ticket!?, which uo doubt accounted iu a marken manner for the iicreaso in the attendance and the totalisutor receipts. Proceedings opened with \ha Laying Handicap, 6 furlongs, in which event seven starters went into Mr Cameron's hands, Gleam, Splendid Idea and Miss Adoline being scratched. Punters made the Daunt-Fleta gelding Touderghie a good favourite. The field bopped away to a good even stait with the exception of Fontenoy, ! who was left a couple of lengths. McGuire, however, qniokly rushed the big HaattJrion colt to the front, where he remained to the end, winning comfortably by three lengths from St. Bill. Harry Jackson .has Funfcvnoy on the big side, but lie will well rapay the attention of punters in the near future. The Willow Bank Steeplechase, 2% miles,

waa a series of accidents, tbe worst of which waa the fall of Pilot, who struck tve Inst fence and fell, breaking F. Lind'n collarbone. Peru vian looked all over a winner, but was effected by the fall and completely unseated W. Higgins, who managed, by exceptional horsemanship, to scramble back and run a fair second to Mr F. Douglas' chestnut gelding Needlework, who waa well handled by J. O'Connell. Flanagan, Westward and Coroborree W9re soratched. In the Pukeboe Haok Hurdles, [out of 10 acceptors only seven went to the starter's hands. The Suish was a ding-dong go between General Peel and Baudmaster, and rosulfced in a half length verdict for the former, who was sent out favourite. The fourth race, Maiden Haok, sent 12 starters out of 20 acceptors to L the posf, and resulted in a win for the aged gelding Eruption, ridden by W. ionng, who "went to the front and stayed there," winning hard held by three lengths from Seaman, and paid the haudy price of £7 53. Sid. Keid, on Lotn&ria, was q good third. Tbe Eaugitikei Steeplechase wns contested by eight decent "leppers," of which Kiatere was a warm favourite. There were several • mishaps in this event, and eventually the Fliutlook gelding Koer, who was in front all tbe way, jumping like a stag, landed the stake by a length irom Hutana, well ridden by W. Higgins, ana paid the handsome dividend of £22 3s. A protest for crossing against Koer was dismissed by oue vote. The Spring Handicap was a boil over. Shrapnel was backed down to 6 to 4 on, aud although well handled by 0. Jenkins, was never dangerous?, and finished three lengths behind Ngatarua, who galloped in a most resolute style, and paid £6 6a. Montigoa bad third. Crimson Lake down the [running somewhere. The last race of the day, Rangitoto Hack, was a grand race, in which the 13 acceptors went to tbe post. From an excellent start, the crimson jacket of Volume, ridden by Jenkins, showed to the front closely attended by Houyhnumu and Moloch, and the favourite, Rosegrove, hopelessly shut in tne centre of a tig bunoh of runners. When heads were turned for homo Sid. Reid appeared on the soene with Mataan, and going to the front held the rails. Volume, Moloch and two •others, all abreast about two lengths behind, were hard at it with tbe flails, when suddenly like a flash y Rosogrove, with all hia nine Btone, appeared threading his way out of the bnnoh, aud auswering every stroke of the whalebone like a bulldog set out after the leader, Mataari, but though going two strides to the other horse's oue, tbe distance was just too short, and he suffered defeat by a short neck. So ended the first day's rauing, aud tbe best race of the meeting. Many shrewd punters had a good win on the bay horse. The Ngaio Haok Hurdles saw seven horses go to the post, Swop being scratched. W. Higgins vyon pretty easily won Mahoe, a fine Sou'-wester] geltiing. Bandmaster was second again, while General Peel, the first day's winner, was 3U absolute last. The iTelegraph Handicap, 5 furlongs, was won handsomely by Fontenoy by two lengths from St. Bill. This made this horse aud ..Needlework tbe only double winners at the meeting. The Clifton Steeplechase was won, after a desperate race, by-a head by Needlework, who just caught; Sammy on the post. The Killeymoou' Haok saw H saddle up, Foaegrovo and Moloch being •scratched. Volume, ridden by _ 0. Jenkins, was made favourite, but was beafccu pretty easily by Lady Beresford, who paid £l4 12a. Four others, who it was though* would beat Volume, failed to do tfo.. The Ngntiapa Steeplechase was tbe cause of seven very ordinary ;?prad3" going to the post, and tho ruoo resulted, as it looked, a match between Narcissus and Pilot, who finished first and second, the former winning by a length. Starlight was never closer than twenty lengths at an} part of the race. The September Handioap, 1 mile, was won by one of Fred. Tilley's onarges, Polycaste, who won rather comfortably from Ngatarua. The latter just beat Montigo, who lan much better than on the first day. Crimson Lake was scratched. The proceedings were

brought to n dose by the, Welter Back, 12 competitors. JRosegrcve was made a hot favourite, and although burdened with lOat 31b justified his friends' confidence ry going to the front at the turn for home, and never leaving the race in doubt won hard held by four lengths. Moloch was just oaugbt on the post by Sornp Iron Jaak, who was vigorously handled by Bainbridge, and paid £8 2s for second place. 'lhe music during the two days was supplied by the Marton Brass Baud, under the direution of Mr 0. i Pedersen.