FAVOURITES GOOD DAY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 29, 4 February 1935, Page 4

FAVOURITES GOOD DAY

FIVE PAY DIVIDENDS SPEED’S EARLE STAKES POROTITI AND PALM WANGANUI MEETING CONCLUDES With four favourites winning and another returning a dividend for second place, followers of form had a profitable day on Saturday, when the Wanganui jockey Club’s summer meeting was concluded under ideal weather conditions. In no instance was there a complete upset, the public being generally well on the mark, and this was reflected iu the totalisator turnover, which maintained the first day’s improvement. The amount handled was £10,023 10s, compared with £BOl2 10s, an increase of £2Oll. The total for the meeting was £19,406 10s. as against the 1934 total of £13,608 10s, the increase for the meeting being thus £5798, or more than 40 per cent, above last year’s figures. The attendance was satisfactory in view of the unfortunate counter-attrac-tion of the English ladies’ cricket match, and some interesting racing was

provided, though as on the opening day the winning margins were sometimes of generous proportions. Following the running of the Wanganui Hack Plate, the trophy which accompanied the winner’s sharp of the stake was presented to Mr. J. P. Coyle, owner of Palm, by Mr. J. S. McLeod, president of the New Zealand Racing Conference* at the invitation of Mr. C. G. Russell, vice-president of the Wanganui Jockey Club. Congratulations were extended to the connections of the winner and cheers were given at the conclusion of the little function which was held in the official enclosure. Speed, who had been narrowly beaten in the Wanganui Cup on Thursday, made amends by scoring convincingly in the Earle Stakes, in which Eminent was runner-up and Tiger Gain third. Though the”race attracted but four contestants it was nevertheless interesting, and the amount (£064) handled on the totalisator was, in the circumstances, agreeably large. So, too, was the £lOl4 put through over the four-horse field in the Campbell Handicap. This was won by the favourite, Porotiti, who repeated his first day’s success, with Cadland again second. As expected, the Wanganui Hack Plate, carrying a canteen of cutlery valued at £5O as a trophy, attracted one of the best fields of the meeting and resulted in spirited betting. The favourite, Diagano, carried £4 more than Palm, but whereas the former finished nearly last, Palm was ridden an excellent race in front by R. Reed and scored a convincing victory. This makes the Lackham mare’s third win in the past few weeks. Pango finished on well to get second place, clear of tiie litte-fancied Bonnie Vale, while two well-backed candidates in St. Clara and Silk Sox shaped disappointingly. The popularity of the event indicates that the Wanganui Jockey Club were well advised to include it on the programme. Sir Spear repeated his first day’s hurdles display by scoring at what was really a generous price. Eara, a three-year-old Diacquenod—Awaken filly, pulled her backers through in the Landguard Maiden, though she was flat out at the finish to beat Dawn Princess. The Sedgebrook Juvenile Handicap introduced to racegoers a promising youngster in Wotan, the Siegfried— Left colt purchased by Messrs. Smith Brothers at the yearling sales twelve months ago. This youngster is a halfbrother to Gaine Carrington and Peter Jackson, and he gave a taste of his ••lass by standing the field up ten lengths’ start and then winning comfortably. The opposition was admittedly rather weak, with the second dividend payer, Prevail, perhaps the best, but Wotan must have run a smart five furlongs and he •will win in the highest class if required. A popuar win was that of The Ark in the Brunswick Hack Handicap, the Thespian gelding scoring nicely from the improved Wasteland and the rather unlucky Glenvane. The latter, a pronounced favourite, lost his position early and was finishing fast. The Marton stable of L. G. Morris provided the winner of the concluding event in Arena, with Gold Gleam running her to a head at the finish. The favourite. Full Throttle, was third.

Sir Spear Wins Hurdles. Sir Spear was twice as well backed as anything else in the Fordell Hack Hurdles and duly won. Ythan and Blacksmith led at the first hurdle and they showed the way over the hurdle in front of the stands to Beau Star, Conference, Headland and Sir Spear in that order. Running into the back stretch Sir Spear moved up fast and he was with Ythan and Black smith five furlongs from home, where Headland also made a forward move to challenge Sir Spear in the lead at the half-mile. Headand actually jumped to the front three furlongs from home, but Sir Spear was first into the straight, just in front of Headland, with Conference nearest of the others. Once over the last hurdle Sir Spear held his own to win nicely by a length from Headland, w’ith Conference three and a-half lengths away. Then came Ythan and Beau Star. Eara’s Narrow Victory. Eara was backed down to odds on for the Landguarrl Maiden and the others in request were Dawn Princess and Spearshot, the trio filling the places. Dawn Princess and Eara were smartest out from the tapes, with Spearshot, Makoi, Windsoreen and Amante next in order. Eara was a little in front of Dawn Princess and Windsoreen crossing the top, but the favourites were clear at the home turn, and, flat out at the finish Eara beat Dawn Princess by a neck. Spearshot was two ami a-balf lengths away, with Windsoreen fourth and Amante fifth. Wotan a Solid Juvenile.' Prevail was more than twice as well backed as Wotan in the Sedgebrook Juvenile, but Wotan, left ten lengths

When tiie tapes went up Chief Lady stood on the mark and Wotan did not move until the others were well away, Surprise Item. Hunting Scene, Matrimony. Grateful. Lattice. Good Conduct and Prevail being the order out. Matrimony soon hit the front from Surprise ‘.ltem, Hunting Scene and the favourite, I who had moved up fast. It was not till they were crossing the top that I Wotan commenced to ms-ke up his leeway, and in line for the judge he was still behind Matrimony, Prevail, Surprise Item and Hunting Scene. Moving fast, Wotan cut down the leaders to win well by three quarters of a length from Prevail, who was a length in front of Hunting Scene. Then came Grateful, Matrimony ami Good Con duct. The Ark First Home. Glenvane was a good favourite for :ho Brunswick Hack Handicap, with, even support for Jubilee Song. Flamingo and The Ark, thi last-named eventually winning. Glenvane, Wasteland and The Ark moved out first but Glenvane soon lost his position anil Jubilee Song. The Ark, Lady’s Mile. Wateland, Onewhetu Blackman and Glenvane was the order running down to the five furlongs. There was little change running for the top, but The Ark showed Jubilee Song the way into the straight, with Blackman, Glenvane and Flamingo in close attendance. Over the final stages The Ark was holding his own to win by a length and a quarter, Wasteland lasting long enough to beat Glen vane by a head, with Onewhetu a head -away. Then came Hunting Queen. Flamingo, Jubilee Song and Blackman. Palm Leads All The Way. Diagano was only £4 better backed than Palm in the Wanganui Hack Plate, but Palm led all the way. Palm sot out to make, the pace, leading up the straight, with St. Clara, Pango, Bold Jim, Bonnie Vale. Silk Sex, Diagano and Boudoir. Palm slipped the field at the six furlongs, whore she was four lengths head of Pango and St. Clara, with a gap to Bonnie Vale, Diagano and Bold Jim. Reed gave the leader a breather down the back and she was followed across the top by Silk Sox. St. Clara, Pango, Boudoir, Bonnie Vale, Bold Jim and Diagano. This was the order into the straight, and Palm hung on well to win by three-quarters of a length from Pango, with Bonnie Vale a length and a half away. Bold Jim was fourth, and after a gap came Silk Sox. Boudoir and St. Clara. Speed in Earle Stakes. Though well backed, Speed returned a good dividend for a winning favourite in a four-horse field for the Earle Stakes. Davistock assumed the role of pacemaker and piloted Tiger Gain out of ’ the straight, with Speed a couple of lengths behind this pair, and Eminent a similar distance back. Thus they ran down the back and across the top, 1 with Speed waiting for an opening on 1 the home turn. B. H. Morris, who ha,d 1 replaced Speed’s first-day pilot. W. 1 Broughton, brought the favourite round • the leading pair as the judge was sighted, and over the final stages held ‘ off Eminent’s challenge to win by two lengths. A similar distance back was Tiger Gain, ahead of Davistock.

Porotiti Scores Again. Porotiti saw a short price iu the Campbell Handicap and did not give his backers any grounds for uneasiness. Bodyline was smartest out from the tapes, with Navaho and Porotiti next and Cadland three lengths away. Porotiti was challenging Bodyline after going a couple of furlongs and took the lead three furlongs from home, leading by a couple of lengths. Cadland here took second place and followed Porotiti in the run to the judge, getting within three-quarters of a length of the favourite. Navaho was two and a half lengths away. Arena in Good Finish. Reipar was preferred to Full Throttle iu the best betting race of the meeting, the Matarawa Hack Handicap, with Arena also supported, aud the lastnamed eventually won. Arena and Gold Gleam got away smartly from Merry Way and Queen’s Pride, and across the top they were closely followed by Reipar, with Merry Way, Queen’s Pride and Full Throttle at intervals. Though Gold Gleam was first into the straight he was soon headed by Arena, and the pair drew away in the run home, Arena winning by a head frop Gold Gleam. Two and a half lengths back was Full Throttle, just in front of Queen’s Pride, with Windsoreen and Merry Way next and Reipar last I Details of results are: -

FORDELL HACK HURDLES (Of £110; 1 mile 4*4 furlongs.) 1— Sir Spear (Mr. S. T. Henderson) b g. 6yrs., by Greyspear—LadI olda, 10.12, A. Jenkins 1 5 Headland (Mr. T. F. Belling), 9.2, B. Liddall 2 J—Conference (Mr. W. K. Duncan:, . 9.7, W. Pascoe 3 Also:—2 Ythan, 10.7, H. Dulieu 4 3 Beau Star, 9.5, W. Grindlay . . 5 6 Blacksmith, 10.2, A. McDonald .. 6 Won by a length, with three and a half lengths between second and third, Time. 2.48 4 5. (Winner trained by A. Jenkins, Masterton). LANDGUARD MAIDEN (Of £80; six furlongs.) 1— Eara (Mr. D. Lupton), ch f, 3 yrs., by Diacquenod—Wake Up, 8.7, L. J. Ellis J 2 Dawn Princess (Mr. L. T. Long), 8.7, K. Voitre 2 3 Spearshot, Mr. L. G. Butler), 8.7 W. J. McDowell . 3 Also: 5 Windsoreen, 8.7, 1.. Dulieu .... 4 7 Amante, 8.7. S. Anderson .... 5 4 Miss Pango, 8.7, W. J. Broughton 6 6 Makoi, 8.7, B. H. Morris . . . . 7 Eara was a neck in front of Dawn Princess, with Spearshot two and a half lengths back. Time, 1.15 15. (Winner trained by owner, Waverley). SEDGEBROOK JUVENILE HANDICAP (Of £9O ; five furlongs.) - -Wotan (Messrs. Smith Bros.), b c, 2yrs., by Siegfried—Left 7.10, S. Wilson ’ j jl —Prevail (Mr. W. McA. Dunean i, 7.7, K. Voitre . . o 16—Hunting Scene (Mr. A. F. M I S vines’), 8.01, R. Rend ■;

3 Grateful, 7.8, W. .1. Broughton .. -I 9 Matrimony, 7.3, L. H. Jones .. 5 5 Good Conduct, 7.5, R. J. Fearn . 6 I—Chief Lady, 7.46, <l. McGill .. 7 7 Surprise Item, 7.0 j, S. Anderson s 8 — Lattice, 7.1, W. E. Pine 9 Won by three-quarters of a. length, with a length betwen second and third. Time, 1.2 15. (Winner trained by T. R. George, T rentham). BRUNSWICK HACK HANDICAP (Of £115; 7*. i furlongs.) 4 The Ark (Mr. D. R. Jackson >. eh g. aged, by Thespian—Ararat, 9.2, K. Voitre 1 7 Wasteland (Mr. F. J. CarmonUi. 9.7, T. Webster 2 1 — Glenvane (Mr. G. Tremlett i. 9.5. W. J. Broughton 3 Also:— 5 Onewhetu. 8.12, G. Duncan I 8— Hunting Queen, 8.5, B. 11. Mor3—Flamingo, 8.7, P. Atkins .... 6 2—Jubilee Song, <B.lO, A. Jenkins . . 7 6 Blackman, 9.12, L. Jarvis .... s 11 —Qneanbeyan, 8.0, J. W. Chandler 9 9 Ingenuity, 8.0, S. Anderson .. 1" 10 — Lady’s Mile, 8.0, S. Wilson .. 11 Won by a length and a-quarter, with heads between the next three. Time, 1.31 1-5. (Winner trained by owner, Waverley . WANGANUI HACK PLATE (Of £l5O ; I’4 miles.) 2 PALM (Mr. J. P. Coyle), ch in. 3yrs, by Lackham Sleeping Beauty, 8.1, R. Reed 1 3 PANGO (Mr. J. Brice), 9.0, P. H. Morris 2 8— BONNIE VALE (Mr. R. L. Hammond, 7.11, L. J. Ellis 3 Also: 5 Bold Jim, 7.11. W. J. Broughton 4 6 Silk Sox, 7.12, R. J. Fearn .... 5 7 Boudoir, 7.2, W. E. Pine .... 6 4 St. Clara, 8.2, L. Dulieu .. .. 7 I—Diagano, 8.5, K. Voitre 8 9 Gay Boy, 7.0, L. H. Jones .... 9 Three-quarters of a length, with Bon nie Vale a length and a half away. Time, 2.7 2-5. * (Winner trained by owner. Awapuni). EARLE STAKES (Of £175; one mile and a distance.) 1— SPEED (Mr. C. Haldane), b g, syrs, by Diacquenod—Rapide, 8.2, B. IT. Morris 1 4—EMINENT (Mr W. H. Lambess) 7.11, S. Wilson 2 2 TIGER GAIN, (Mr.-P. Madson >. 8.2, S. Anderson 3 3 Davistock, 7.5, W. E. Pine .... 4 The only starters. Won by two lengths, with the third horse a similar distance back. Time, 1.56 4-5. (Winner trained by H. Griffiths. Hastings). CAMPBELL HANDICAP •Of £140; six furlongs.) 1- POROTITI (Mr. W. McA. Dun ••an), ch g, 4yrs., by Limond Ohui, 8.8, K. Voitre 1 2- CADLAND (Mr. T. A. Dunean 8.8, B. H. Morris 2 4 NAVOHO (Mr. B. L. Hamoinnd). 7.64, W. J. Broughton 3- Bodyline, 7.3, W. E. Pine .... 4 The only starters. Porotiti won bv three-quarters- of a length, with the third horse two and a half lengths away. Time, 1.13 2-5. (Winner trained by F. Tilley. FordeH. MATARAWA HACK HANDICAP (Of £lOO ; five furlongs.) 3- Arena (Mr. T. A. Duncan), b m. • >yrs., by Cockpit—Wiwini, 8.13. B. IL Morris j 6 Gold Gleam (Mr. B. La Pouplei,

7.12, S. Anderson 2 2—l’ull Throttle (Mr. J. C. Kennedv), 9.0, K. Voitre 3 Also': 4 Queen’s Pride, 7.11, W. .1. Borughton j B—Windsoreen, 7.6, J. Davoren . . 5 5 Merry Way, 8.8, R. Reed .... 6 I—Reipar. 8.2, W. E. Pine 7 7—Etiquette, 8.10, M. Moran .... 8 Won by a. head, with two and a half lengths between second and third. Time, 1.1 1-5. (Winned trained by L. G. Morris-, Marton). POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB FIRST DAY’S ACCEPTORS GISBORNE, Feb. 1. Acceptances for the first day of the Poverty Bay Turf Club meetings are:— First Hurdles.—Kahunoke 10.12, Cotsfield 10.5, Sunny Song 10.0, Capella Abbey 9.8, Grumpy 9.0. Telegraph Hack—Big Dock 9.0, Albv 8.8, De Trop 8.0, Fortene 7.12, Gold Stitch . 7.11, Wolsey 7.9, Royal Mimic, Isms, Quaint, Count Willonyx, Unexpected, Motion, Prince Henry 7.6. Maiden Scurry (all B.o).—Gay Gift, Royal Mimic, Ail Blood, Whimper, Collision, Tawhiorangi, Pokiha, The Grasper, Memnon. Sunderland Stakes. Hunting Jay 9.0, Sunny Sky 8.12, Marching Song 8.0, Sunny Song 7.11, Lavina 7.7, De Trop, Bothwell 7.0. Summer Hack.—Asterisea 9.0, Gasman 8.6, Mata Hari 8.5, Quake 8.3, Warvane. Secrecy 8.0, Foreign Money 7.12, Wolsey 7.3, Royal Mimic, Bold Bruce, Our Bonnie, Prince Hcnrv 7.0. Flying Handicap.—Good Hunting 9.0, Hunting Jay 8.13, Sunny Skv".B.i:t, Tai Ao 8.10, Lavina, Asterisea 7.9, Hunting Day 7.8, Mata Hari 7.0. Harbour Hack.—Big Dock 9.0. Sunnv Bachelor, Marching Song 8.12. K'ahunoke 8.11, Alby 8.4. Fortene 7.12. Gold Stitch 7.11. Lady Wessex 7.7.

RACING IN VICTORIA DEAD-HEAT IN WELTER Received Feb. 3 f 7.5 p.m. MELBOURNE, Feb. 3. At the Ascot races yesterday the Federation Welter resulted:—Maybe, 8.12 (Murphy) and Earli Leicester, 8.9 (Evans) dead-heat 1, Shining Gold 8.5 (Percival) 3. Eleven stalled. A head separated the dead-heaters and the third horse. Time, 1.43 A. First Money was unplaced in The Flying Handicap. RACING AT ROSEHILI. HOW N.Z. HORSES FARED SYDNEY, Feb. 3. At the Rosehill races yesterday Antique was unplaced in the Rosehill Handicap, which was won by Kagal. I Lovesong was second in the Carling- ‘ 1 ford Mile, which was won by Broccoli. I