RACING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 7 April 1931, Page 5

RACING.

TAUHERENIKAU RACES. SECOND DAY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) FEATIIERSTON, This Day. The weather is fine, but dull, with a chilly wind blowing, for the second day of the Wairarapa meeting. The attendance is fairly low. Results: — STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, 6 furlongs. 2 Tenterden, 8.13- 1 1 Reremoana, 9.0 2 5 Portray, 8.1 3 All started. Won by four lengths. Time, 1.12. MOROA HACK. 1 Rotation, 8.5 1 7 Lucretia, 7.10 2 I Ephialtes, 8.0 3 Scr:—Saltpot, Valueless, Joie De Yak Won by a length and a half; time, 1.17. AUTUMN HANDICAP. 5 Straigktcourse, 5.3 1 7 White Fang, 8.10 2 1 Stanchion, 9.4 3 All started. Won by 3 lengths. Time, 1.29 2-5. C.J.C. MEETING-. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The C.J.C. Easter meeting is being continued to-day in dull weather. The track is in good order. Results: — PEER'S WICK HER DL ES. 1 Antrim Boy 1 2 Troilus 2 5 Oriflanib 3 All started. Won by five lengths. Time, 2.56. AUTUMN NURSERY HANDICAP. 4 Convoy 1 8 Zeebruggo 2 1 Solvent 3 Won by half a length. Time, 1.13 3-5.

TURF NOTES. The Sydney Cup, which was run yesterday, resulted as follows:—The Dimmer, 7.12 (Bartie) 1; Aleman, 7.3 (Pcrcival) 2; Donald, 5.12 (Davidson), 3. Eleven started. The Dimmer won by three lengths. Time, 3min 54-J seconds. The Sydney “Morning Herald’’ says: “Jn the slowest run in the Svdney Cup for years The Dimmer emerged victorious from the smallest field for twenty-three years. After entering the straight it Mas evident that only an accident would cause the defeat of The Dimmer. The late withdrawal of Chide, Waterline and Soulton robbed the event of some interest. But notwithstanding the small field, it is also to be admitted that the class of horse engaged did not’approach the standard of former years.

What is believed to be a New Zealand record was created at the Beaumont Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday, when J. Dooley rode the winner of each of the six galloping events on the programme.

A sensation was caused in racing circles in Invercargill on Saturday morning when it was learned that three houses, Rin Tin Tin, Caterpillar and Francolin, who were engaged at the Riverton meeting the same day, were in a bad way as the result of what was believed to be the effects of doping. The three horses were found early in the morning in their boxes and appeared to be suffering great pain, francolin and Caterpillar were right down to it and were scouring badly but Rin Tin Tin did not seem to be so greatly affected. The services of a veterinary surgeon were summoned but it is understood that the cause of the trouble had been diagnosed on Saturday night. During the day, the three horses, who of course, could take no part in the day’s racing, showed signs of improvement.