RANGITIKEI R.C. SPRING MEETING. SECOND DAY.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 11977, 21 September 1906, Page 6

RANGITIKEI R.C. SPRING MEETING. SECOND DAY.

The above meeting was brought to a conclusion yesterday, when the weather was tine, though v very cold wind blew. There was a good attendance, and speculation w«s ag-iUQ veiy brisk, tlie sum oi i;SIS7 beuig put Uu-ougli tho machines, which were nuvnnged by Me9eia Keylon and Spriggens' atatt in a manner \siucli gave every satisfaction to investors. The total amount put through during the two days was ci'lo,Bo7, ;ie against ,£d v JB.i kisi. year, an increase cf ,£18:24. The racing was again very interesting, several splendid fmis.'ies Lvmg iounght out, notably in. .Hp two stceplecuase events. In the big money, the Lliiton Steeplechase, the rate between Needlework and Sammy was ol Lhe most exciting description, a great Units h resulting in i\ uodicworic geitmg Home by t'io baiest, liiargiu. Manou annexed tht iirs'j event, tue Ngaio Hack Hurdles, iv -.v'liich the von ol &ou'-we»ter was sent out farounto. 'i'iie win was in a. large measure i dnt to tho tino horsemanship displayed by W. Higgins, who handled his moum spleudidly. Jldahoe was purchaspd on Wednesday by Mr J. Bull, the price paid, being, it is said, A'2oo. l<\mtoiioy again deinonatrtated. that he i 3 a very last one wiieu well, by scoring in tho 'lolegraph Handicap, of live furlongs, though lie got all the bout of tho start, otherwise St. liill might have reversed positions with him. JLudy jßoresford shaped a lot hotter than on the previous day, and won the Killymoon Hack easily, paying .£ll 12s, from a big held. The lirst day's racing must have made a woudzriul difference to the daughter of Tho Ollicer. Tho Hack Steeples fell to Narcissus after a capital race with Pilot, whose jumping was nrst-class all through. Polycasto annexed tho September Handicap, orwJ mile, in a most convincing manner, the daughtetr of Nestor showing much improved form to that exhibited by her in tne Flying on the nrst day. Evidently ber win was expected, as she was much better backed than on* the opening day. Porionnantes such, as those put up by Lady Boiesford and Polycaste arc only further proof of the glorious uncertainty oi the turf. The curtain. wr.e rung down on a most successful gathering by the decision of the Welter Hack, which fell to It'; c Jegrove. The Rangipuhi gelding carried h>.,i, top weight, and defeated a big held liko a racehorse,, paying £2 9e, whilst Scrap Iron Jack, the runner-up, rewarded his backets with the nice price of £8 13s. The secretary (Air 11. A. Goodall) and his fellow officials are to be congratulated on tret success of the meeting, the management of which was exceedingly good throughont. The handicapping was done Ly ilr J. E. Henrys in a manner quite in keeping with that gentleman's reputation as a weight-adjuster, and he is entitled to g&eat praise. The following were the various results: — NGAxu HACK HURDLE RACE, of 60 soys; about 1£ miles. 115— JMrs J. Bull's br g MAHOE, 6 yrs, Sou '-wester — Karafca, 9.13 (W. liiggins) °. i 93— Air C. PritchardVb g BANDMASTER, 6 yrs, 9.9 ••(!'• H'itchard) 2 92— Mr J. Green's bg> HYDROSCOPE, 4 yrs, 9.3 (H. Teliord) 3 Also started: — 103 (General Peel, 10.9 (F. Whilehousej; go Gassiopea, 10.9 (VY\ tfoung) ; 53 Matariki, -9.8 (H. Carmont) ; 33 Le Vanl, 9.3 (Morris). Total on machine, 549. A good start. Hydroscope and General Peel led over the iirst hurdle, with Bandmaster next. Hydfosc^pc, jumping bcautilully, led rouna the tack by lour or h've lengths, but at the Lend "Bandmaster and Mahoe began to close on the leader. Coming round into the straight Mahoe, Bandmaster, and Hydroscope -were in line, but Mahoe drew out, and leading over the last hurdle, won by two lengths from Bandmaster, the latter just beating Hydroscopo by a long neck for second /place, with Le "Vent close up. General Peel finished last. j Time, 2 nun 56sec. Dividends, £3 4s i and £1 6s. TELEGRAPH HANDICAP, of 70 eovs; five furlongs. 270— Mr G. F. Moored br h FONTENOY, 5 yr». Haiit Brion — Rufine, 8.3 (J. McGuire) 1 ISO— Mr W. Christie's b g ST. BTLL, 5 yiti, 7.4- (A. Oliver) 2 119— Mr W. G. Moore's b m MISS ADELINE, 4 yrs, 6.13 (J. Clare burfc) 3 Also started— l4o Lord Soult, 7.13 (C. Price); 48 Grand Slam, 7.10 (and lilbs over-weight) (T. O'Brien); 21 Frankland, 6.7 (and 4 lbs over-weight) (L. Wilson). Total on machine — 778. Fontenoy gave some trouble at the barrier, and eventually got away with a flying start. The sou of Haut Brion maintained the lead all the way, although St. Bill made a big effort to overhaul the lop weight, and got up to within half a length at the poßt. iliss Adeline was a fair third. Frankland got rid of his rider shortly after the start. Time, lmin lsec. Dividends, £1 18s and 19s. CLIFTON STEEPLECHASE, of 120.boys; about 2\ miles. 139— Mr A. F. ougla/s eh g NEEDLEWORK, aged, Muskapeer — Dressmaker, 9.9 (J. O'Connell) 1 164— M> G. F. Moore's br g SAMMY, aged, 9.10 (F. Wfiitehouse) 2 I 93— Mr C. Tricklebank's eh g SOUTH STAR, aged. 10.3' (T. Pritchard) ... 3 Also started— l 37 Hutana, 11.9 (W. Higginsj); 76 Roer, 10.1Q (G. Reed); 83 Hikaroa, 9.13 (H. Fairbrother) ; 59 Ilaerckimoa, 9.9 (Walls). Total on machine — 751. The field were despatched on even terms. Sammy and Roer were the first to single themselves out, tho former leading over the hurdle in front <ff the stand. Roer then took up the running and led for half a mile, when Sammy" took charge again, followed by Hikairo and Roer. As they raced round the top bend the order was Sammy, Hikairo and Needle work. Once in the straight the latter closed on Sammy, and after a most exciting finish just got home by a neck, with South Star a good third and Hikairo fourth. Haerekimoa put in a fast run at the bend, but came a cropper at the last fenre-, otherwise he might have troubled the winner. The jumping throughout was exceedingly firood. Hutana finished second to last. Time, 4-min 44 2-ssec. Dividends, £'A 12s and £1. ETLLEYMOOiNr HACK RACE, of 50 soys; six furlongs. 40— Mr G. Grcea's br m LADY BERESFORD, 5 yrs, by The Officer —Eos, 6.0 (L. Wilson) 1 190— Mf J. Goodwin's br c VOLUME, 7.5 (C. Jenkins) 2 I 69— Mr G. M. Curries br m ALBUERA, 7.4 (W. Price) 3 Also started— l 39 Splendid Idea, 9.9 (W. Young); 58 Ma.taari, 8.9 (L. Reid); 68 Tonderghie, 8.3 (W* Raynor) ; 95 Houyhnhm, 8.2' (A. Oliver); 66 Miss Adeline, 8.2 (Broadfiold) ; '12 Furnoaux, 7.7 (C. Price); 71 Eruption, 7.7 (G. Price); 60 Lomaria, 6.7 (T. Carroll). A capital start. Al,buera and Volume shot to the front after going half a furlong and raced together, with Lady Bere. Jford close up. until tlie bend was reached.. Here the latter took' command, and going on full of running, won by a couple of lengths easily. Time, lmin 17 sec. Dividends, ,£l4 12s and ,£l. Total on machine —868. '. i 'j ♦ '

NGATIAPA HACK STEEPLECHASE, of 60 soys; 2i milcfc'. 132— Mr J. Montalt's br g NARCISSUS, aged, by Reflector — Nenuphar, 10.10 (Ayres) 1 199— Mr N. D. Wilson's blk g PILOT, 0 yrs, hy Gunboat — Mermaid, 10.9 (W. Higgins) 2 62— Mr H. Connop's eh g RANGITOTO, 6 yrs, 10.10 (J. O'Connel!) 3 Also started— 3s -Lurcher, 10.5 (L. Miller); 43 Roseplot, 10.3 (F. Howard); 28 Sv.op, 9.9 (L. Proctor); 22 Starlight, 9.7 (Naylor). Total on machine — 528. Another capital .start. Lurcher took the lead and maintained il for the first three?uaiters of a mile, when Pilot allot to the rout, jumping in grand style, with Narcissus next, riic latter passed' Pilot at the back, where Snop and Roaeplot fell. Three-quarters of a mile from homft Pilot shot ahead again, but Narcissus tackled him at the turn into the straight,- and the pair took the last fence together. Narcissus proved too fast in the run home, and secured the verdict by a length and a half from Pilot after a "most interesting race, with l\ungitoto three lengths away third, and Lurcher lourUi. Starlight was lonsrtlis awny, la^t sill tlio -wa.y_ frJme. 4min 46 4-oscc. Dividends, £2 13s arid 11s.