SPORTING.

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16711, 29 January 1926, Page 2

SPORTING.

THE PAHIATUA MEETING. CONCLUDING DATS RESULTS. (By . Telegraph.—Press Association.)* PAHIATUA, Thursday. The following are the concluding results:— TARARUA HACK ItaNpiGAPy Six furlongs.-, "■■ Lady Ideal (9:0)'-V..—*---. i

Morning Gift (717) ...v..... .2

Veronia (7.2) ........" 3 Won easily. Time lmiff 16 l-ssec MANGAHAO' HANDICAP., > Oi]o mile and a distance. )■

Modern (7.11) ...''.-. <■■■. .'. —«• :: 1* ; Son o' Mine (7.5) .-.„.,...-..-* 2 Mountain Top (7.0) ....'... - - 3 Won by a length. Time, lmin-58sco. TANB HACK HANDICAP..Seven- furlongs.' .'.

Bright Knight (8.13) ..-..;.- : f Panart (T.O) ... :;..-%'., 2 Strongholt (7.1)' . .-•,••• ° The only starters. Won by a. length. Time, lmin 25 l-ssec. • • - • -.U■-'_■' ELECTRIC HANDICAP.—6 Fur. King Cheops ••• * Blonde ' ■-...v. v-: ~ -

Westbroke .•. :■:• ••• • • -'■ •• •• T ° r Also started: Birkie, : Prince Hal, Treadwcll. Won by Si. lerigth. Time, ' FAREWELL HANDICAP.--7- Fur-' Desert Knight. ........ ; ..-.... 1 Sarty * - Our Jack °- ■■ Also started: Tawchi, Last Thought, Inoe; Merry Wanderer.: Won.- by-a length. Time, 1.28 1-5. The totalisator -handled £l2,9bS, making an aggregate of the meeting- of £20,241, as compared, with £23,(Job last year.

RACES AT WAIROA.

fßv Telegraph.—" Press Assocltetibn'.| " * " WAIROA- Thursday.

The Wairoa Racing Club's' second day's races were, "held; in?* beautiful weather. Results ; :—* High Weight Handicap,,7 fur.—Wdmorland (Morris), 10.7, 1; Tino Maunga, 10.1/2; Purseproud, 9.0, 3. Also started: Garzon. Won by a length. Time, 1.29. Waikaremoana Hack Handicap, 6 fur—Carniola, 7.5, 1; Royal Damon, 9.0, 2; Merekara. 7.11, 3. Scratched: Patua and Huikai. A great finish, a head separating the three. Time, 1.15. Carrol ' Memorial.—Malatour, 8.10, 1; Tari, 8.6, 2; Theic, 9.0, 3. The only starters. Won by a head'. Time, 1.52. ,

Hack Handicap Scurry.—Three Kings 1, Cluster 2, Killona. 3. Won by five lengths. Time, 1.2 1-5. . Paeroa Haek. Handicap—Princess Nat'a 1, Merekara 2', Othon 3. Also started; Garzon. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.29 1-5. * ■< ■ Flying Handicap—Huikai 1, Civilform" 2, Break o' Day 3. All started. Won by three lengths. Time, 1.14 3-5. Electric Hack Handicap—Royal Damon 1, Three Kings 2, Tinomaunga 3 Also started: Patua, Sophia. W r on by half a length. Time, 1.15., President's Welter Handicap—Ma--latour 1, Haurangi 2, Break o' Day 3: Also started: Highway. Won by a length. Time, 1.28 J- .- The totalisator handled £10,544, a decrease of £Bl3' compared with the ; second day last year. The total for the meeting was £20,126, a decrease of tl 17 9 for the two days.

TROUBLE OVER RACEHORSE.

INTERESTING EVIDENCE EXPECTED

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

WANGANUI, Friday,

A Supreme Court action-, concerning the racehorse Demure will be heard afy the forthcoming session. Those well informed in.the matter state that the case will create very wide interest in racing circles in New Zealand.

NOTES FROM THE TRACKS. (By "Martian.") The Takapuna--jockey Club's'meetinir will be concluded to-morrow. The Wellington 'owner Mr J. A. Taylor, '.will .probably have Tresham mid'llka racing at the Dunedin Jockey Club's" meeting next month. Glencairn and Always are being got ready at Matamata, by owner-trainer R. : McMikeh, for' duty In the nearfuture. Bright Knight was apparently in need of the gallop on the first day at Pahiatua. The local horse won nicely yesterday, although he did not have much to account'for;- -•■•■» >•-..-<.

The W'aharoa sportsman Mr Robert Casey recently purchased from Mr F. Marshall, of Morrinsville, a two-year-old full-sister to/Lady Swift, who also races in Mr Casey's colours, "-and was bred by Mr Marshall. The pair are balf-sisters to Daylight. •• Australia can claim a pretty,good pacer in a mare called ;.Park Rose, which is .reported to have gone two miles'recently in 4min. 28 2-ssec, and then could only get third. Royal Abbey,-who -is being kept principally for th-ebig jumping season, is located at Matamata; : "where he is being, indulged "in ; ;,plenty of hill work to harden him up.',:before the. final polishes are applied. ,•. , Baldowa was considered by the knowing ones to have a chance of annexing the principal event at the Duntdin fixture, but his owner must hold different views, as! it is reported that he is to be reserved for. the Publicans'

Handicap. : '";;!!,. A. Godfrey, who has; set up as a ' trainer at Matamata, was previouslyassociated with racing thoroughbreds at Duncdin and Trcntham. Passionless and Lady Passenger, two of Mr; W- C. Vincent's horses, are under. Godfrey's care. "The Watcher" writes in yesterdays Dominion: Messrs. Dwan Bros., owners of Alabama, state that they "'nave lodged ■•«. -protest on his running at Foston, amLliavc demanded: an inquiry about his running at Foxton and his win yesterday at Pahiatua. The four-year-old gelding Phoenix Paik, bv Kilbroney—En Parole, was priced during the Wellington Racing Club's meeting. Mr T. 11. Lowry asked 1000 guineas for him. At Matamata Trainer R. J. Mateer has taken Lady Swift up again. The Swift Flight—Cuiragness filly bad been given a brief spell from fast v ork owing to knocking herself. Green Bonnet and Te Kawaka are others Mateer has in commission at this centre. Tanadees has been a disappointment latelv lie won four races early in the season, but he has performed very moderately in some of his recent efforts Possibly he will show improved' form when'the tracks become S °a' McArthur's team at Matamata includes Star of the East, Dobbin (Day and a two-year-old bv Valkyrian from Glazier.. The latter sMid So be a/promising sort who will •be seen out at the Te Aroha fixture^ King Cheops broke his long M O; fehurM-at Pahiatua yesterday. -In the IS Handicap the er.-Cambndge candidate was at an outs.de price, and ; by winning the Mangahao Handicap at

Pahiatua yesterday in a canter, but both Prin temps and Opa were hardly lidden with the best of judg ment. This applied more particularly ■t'o Opa, who was four lengths out-in a five-horse field, round the turn, It was Jeft to Son o' Mine, who had been in front nearly all the way, to follow Modern home. Mountain Top ran a very fair race into third place. In the Tane Hack Handicap at Pahiatua yesterday, Bright Knight, backed down io odds on, allowed Panart and Strongholt to lead... him • to a furlong from home; where'he cahtered - by them to win: hard held by two lengths from Panart. Strongholt, another- Te Rapa candidate, was three lengths away. A.\ MeCormac rode 'Bright Day at Pahiatua.. Of the running in the principal' handicap there. "The Watcher" lias the! following to say : Bright Day was, always"favourite for the chief handicap,; from Modern and Opa, and-tpey were the only runners at all well supported. The favourite was not ridden with the best of judgment, for he allowed the field to get a.big.break on hifh-in the first part of the journey, and just failed to get up. Printemps led all the way, and although he was stopping at the end he. rad; sufficient -daylight between himself arid the rest in the early stages to stand to him. Tall Timber ran a good rf.ee for a mile, covering a 'lot of ground, but Modern was disappointing, appearing to be bothered by the length of the journey. Opa stood the leaders up a .ridicluously long start over the last half, and did exceedingly well to get third. Son o' Mine ran a fair race, finishing well, and he may soon be in the money again. ; ;