RACING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 11 December 1925, Page 5

RACING.

FIXTURES. Dec. 12 —Waipa R.C. Dec. 17, 19—Bargaville R.C. Dee. 19 —Banks Peninsula R.C. Dee. 26 —Waipukurau J.C. Dec. 26, 28 —Westland R.C. Dee. 26, 28 —Dunedin-J.C. Dee. 26, 28, 29 —Manawatu R.C. Dec. 26, 29, Jan. 1, 2 —Auckland R.C. Dec. 31, Jan. 1, 4 —Greymouth J.C.TURF TOPICS. The. following are the handicaps for the Manawatu Cup, of 1000 soys; one mile and a half Merry Day-9.0, Deucalion 8.13, Enthusiasm 'S.ll, Nga-t-a 5.11, Tanadees S.ll, Trevsham 8.8, Vf acted 1 8,5, Good’ Sport 5 ; .2, 'Kilfaire ' 8.1, Scotch Mixture 7.13, Duo 7.12, Clarinda 7.12, Clandhu 7.11, Askari 7.9, Bright Day 7.7, Wetunui 7.6, Martulla 7.6, Kalakaua 7.5, Agitato 7.5, Olympic, '7.2, Arch ; ,Sain a, Birthmark, Son o’ Mine 7.0, ; ’ :■ - The Stewards’ Hack Welter, with which the Woo.dville meeting concluded was a good race well won. Nine of Spade was .a, Very hot favourite, with Kilbronsyth. next in demand. Star Shell, Tongatatoa, Moutoa Lady and Son o’ Mine were in the van when tlio field settled down, with Nine of Spades next on the rails. Kilbronsyth and Novar moved up fast on the bend; but ‘both were carried out wide at the entrance to the straight. MeCarteni put the stick on. Kilbronsyth as soon as he straightened him up, and kept it, on him all the way to the judge. The big gelding proved his mettle by sticking to his job, overtaking everything in front of him and withstanding a great late run: by Novar, to win by a neck. Tongatatoa was helf a length behind Novar, and then came Moutoa Lady, Black. Rock and Red Fusehia, all well u r- ' ... Sleet and. Penman wore .made favourites. for the Telegraph Handicap at WoQdviHc yesterday, and while Sleet •won, Penman, who had every, chance, was soundly beaten. Sleet, The Bolter and Penman 1 were * first away: Hie Bolter led ,into the straight, and it. was not till'half a fiirlong from home that Sleet got toyhym'-y j’^J.eetl'jAVojt-?-"by, a length qmT a half, and The Bolter, stopping’rapidly, just 'managed to gefe-she-' olid from Mime and Standard, Pangolin was fifth and Penman sixth. ,

There! was nUboil-bve'i* in the Gotliard Memorial- Handicap at tVoodville ye’sterdav, tor which . Tool's 1. aradise and Olympic were the favourites, the first place going to Kilceit, one- of the, poorest-backed of the field, fari got away badly, and Prihtemps led at the start from Fool’s Paradise, Westbroke and Kilceit. Tari made up his ground fast on the.,torn out of the straight, and along, the back joined Printemps in the lead with Fool’s Paradise and Kilceit close up. Ngata moved rip four furlongs from home, and on the curve into the straight went round the field at a great pace. Once heads were turned for home, Fool’s Paradise endeavoured to get through on the rails, but though under punish-, merit could not liit the front. Halt-way down the running Ngata. looked-a winner, but Kilceit shot up in the lastfifty yards and won by a neck. Printemps was a length away third, just, ahead of Temonaiiul, Olympic and Fool’s Paradise.