SWEET CORN WINS CHIEF EVENT.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1507, 13 March 1919, Page 12

SWEET CORN WINS CHIEF EVENT.

Before business started on Saturday the stewards opened the enquiry regarding the riding of Palm Oil in the Cup, but decided to adjourn the matter until the McVay Memorial, in which Mr. Peacock’s horse was to be a contestant. The sum of £24,883 passed through the machine, making £47,943 for the meeting. Ore Ore, who had gone up 181 b. for his win on the previous afternoon in the Omaranui Hack Hurdles, saw a short price in the Omahu Hack Hurdles, Kahumangu being second pick and First Line third in demand. Manhattan, who has only been a short time in work, slipped the field at the start, and after a furlong had been covered held a big lead. The idea seemed to be prevalent amongst .the pilots of the other runners that he would come back, but they erred in their estimate, for the further he went the better he seemed to go. The bunch tarried too long, and when Kahumangu set after him it was a case of making up too mrfch ground in a short space, and he went down to the son of Maniapoto. Sensitive, who wakened up too late, or rather his rider did, got third berth, and as he is sure to improve with each gallop from now on he should be worth ticking off as a probable in the near future. Manhattan who is now owned by Mr. T. E. Whelch, of Wanstead, paid the price of the meeting, and his owner helped himself to a fiver’s worth of the good odds returned. Lord Muskerry carried nearly the half of the total investments registered on the Telegraph Hack, in which he was up against five others, Hymarty and Woodlark being the best supported in that order of the other contestants. The- good thing came undone, for Orateur, a three-year-old gelding by Demosthenes — Tiret, proved just a bit too good for him at the finish. From the press stand it looked as if Lord Muskerry had won, but there is only one man whose verdict stands in connection with the subject, the judge, and he informed me that Orateur had won by a head. The winner is owned by Mr. J. Armstrong, of Dannevirke, and it was the first occasion upon which he has saluted the man in the box in

the winner’s position. Asterial, who was paying over a tenner to win, was third.

Rewi Poto had seventy pounds more on his number than Elocution in the betting over the McVay Memorial, Palm Oil being third choice. Sweet Corn, who ranked as sixth favourite, was first out and first home, and at no stage of the trip did she appear to be doing her very best. Elocution as usual ran a great race, but on the day she met one superior to her in pace. Rewi Poto, who was not handled at all well, got third berth, and it certainly appeared as if, with better judgment on his rider’s part, he would have beaten Elocution if not Sweet Corn. Palm Oil again ran disappointingly, and though ridden to orders faded out of the scene before entering the home turn. After the horses had weighed in Mr. Peacock, his owner, intimated to the stewards that he did not require the enquiry regarding the way McDonald rode Palm Oil the first day proceeded with, as he was sure that McDonald had ridden him to the best advantage and that Palm Oil had evidently gone off, the stewards concurring in this direction.

The bracketed pair Crenides and Hepda (Demosthenes —Heavenly Twin) were elected solid first favourites for the Kuao Handicap, in which they were opposed by nine others. Crenides and Hepda both lost ground at the start, and were unable to make up the disadvantage, the winner turning up in Magistrate, Asterina being second and Crenides third. The victor is a son of Tribulation and Axis, the latter mare being one of Mr. G'. Hunter’s breeding, by Renown —Eland, who some years back paid a dividend of over a century at Hastings. He is trained by J. Walker, who was associated as educator to Impediment when she was scoring in her efforts in the Dominion.

Only a trio, in Altercation, Kiltess and Ehipia, were saddled up for the High-weight Welter, the last-named being the outsider of the contestants. The. pace was slow for four furlongs, which suited Ehipia, and in the straight he smothered the other two for pace, coming in on the bit. A baker’s dozen were saddled up for the Maiden Hack Scurry, Gatherer being backed down to a tight price, which made him a firm first favour ite, Livland being second pick. War March was third choice. The favourite very nearly did the trick, but was not quite equal to the occasion, the verdict going the way of Stutter, one of the Demosthenes tribe, who on the dam’s side (Temeraire) claims relationship to Eady Stockwell the dam of Nobleman and Audax. Her party were confident that she would shape well, and the dividend returned was of good dimensions. Chortle carried a bit over the third of the total investments registered on the machine in connection with the St. Patrick’s Handicap, Demagogue and Sea Lord being second and third choices respectively. Demagogue hit out smartly from a good dismissal and he never let the opposition get on terms with him, winning with ridiculous ease from Sea Lord, who had as his nearest attendant the favourite.

Lovematch, one of the stable comrades of Demagogue, was picked upon as the goods for the recovery stakes, otherwise the Stewards’ Hack Handicap, the next pair to be enquired for being Transmission and Recreation. The trio did not get into the first dividend payer, the honours going to Crosswords, who was well handled by her owner-trainer’s son, A. Griffith. Transmission was second, and the favourite, who got hemmed in in the straight, third. The results were: — OMAHU HACK HURDLES of 140sovs. One mile and a-half. 6 — T. E. Whelch’s Manhattan, 9.0 (R. Hunt) 1 2—H. Brooker’s Kahumangu, 11.4 (B. Brooker) 2 7— G. McDonald’s Sensitive, 9.8 (H. Lorigan) 3 Also started: 3 First Line 11.3, 1 Ore Ore 10.10, 5 Hiwitapu 9.5, 4 Warmth 9.0, 8 Juan 9.0, 9 Tigeiland 9.0. Juan fell in front of the stewards' stand. Won by two lengths. First Line was fourth. Time, 2min 44 2-ssec. TELEGRAPH HACK of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. 5 — J. Armstrong’s Orateur, 7.1 (J. Hockley) 1 1 — T. Byrne’s Lord Muskerry, 8.12 (A. Reed) 2 6 — G. D. Beatson’s Asterial, 7.3, inc. 31b over (Corlett) 3 Also started: 2 Hymarty 8.2, 3 Woodlark 8.2, 4 Starglow 7.9. Won by a short neck. Woodlark was fourth. Time, Imin 15 l-ssec. McVAY MEMORIAL HANDICAP of 300sovs. One mile and a furlong. 6 —J. H. Colebourne’s Sweet Corn, 8.6 (Emerson) 1 2 — W. A. Couper’s Elocution, 7.10 (E. Manson) 2 1 W. Raleigh’s Rewi Poto, 9.2 (F. Johnston) 3

Also started: 4 Hendra 8.10, 3 Palm Oil 7.9, 5 Bagdad 7.2, 8 Silver Tongue 6.9, 7 Maraetotara 6.7. Won by a length. Bagdad was fourth. Time, Imin 53sec. KUAO HANDICAP of 12fsovs. Four furlongs and a-half. 2— H. Tupaea’s Magistrate, 7.5 (F. Gorlctt) 1 4 —G. D. Beatson’s Asterina, 8.0 (H. Young) : • A'' ' •oH 2 I—Mrs. M. A. Perry s Crenides, 9.11 (A. Reed) _• 3 Also started: 1 Hepda 9.5, 7 Night Time 7.10, 5 Sycorax 7.6, 8 Demades 72, 3 Makere 7.2, 9 Paonui 6.9, 10 Cashmere Rose 6.9, 6 Stammer 6.7. Won by a neck. Sycorax was fourth. Time, 55 l-ssec. HIGH WEIGHT HANDICAP of 150 sovs. Once round. 3 — M. Thomas’ Eheipi, 8.3 (A. Reed) 1 1 — j. K. Jackson’s Kiltess, 'B.lO (M. McDonald) ••• 2 2— J. F. Walker’s Altercation, 8.13 (C. Emerson) 3 Won easily, a neck between second and third. Time, Imin 54 4 -ssec. MAIDEN HACK SCURRY of lOOsovs. Weight 9.0. Five furlongs. 6— C. Lassen’s Stutter (R. Hunt) . . 1 1— Murphy and Jeffard’s Gatherer (C. Emerson) 2 7— G. D. Beatson’s Asterial (E. Manson) 3 Also started: 12 Rockbottom, 13 Mayform, 3 War March, 9 Leighton Lass, 2 Livland, 10 Murree, 5 Hymarty, 4 Wakatere, 8 Dry Up, 11 Kohu. Won by a length. Hymarty was fourth. Time, Imin 2 2-ssec. ST. PATRICK’S HANDICAP of 17 5 sovs. Six furlongs. 2 — Mrs. M. A. Perry’s Demagogue, Y Y (A 1 3 — L*. te Urupu’s Sea Lord, 7.0%, inc. 2% lb over (McLean) 2 1— A. B. Williams’ Chortle, 9.10 (S. Reid) . . • ■ 3 Also started: 6 Tavistock 6.9, 4 Meli carried 7.2%, 5 The Speaker car. 6.11. Won by two lengths. The Speaker was fourth. Time, Imin 14 l-ssec. STEWARDS’ HACK WELTER of 130 sovs. Seven furlongs. 6 —J. Griffiths’ Crosswords, 8.0 (A. Griffiths) 1 2— J. H. Redfern’s Transmission, 8.13 (H. Young) • 2 I—Mrs.1 —Mrs. M. A. Perry’s Lovematch, 9.1 (A. Reed) 3 Also started: 6 Torchlight 8.3, 5 Powder King 7.7, 4 Tari 7.7, 8 Lady Kilworth 7.7, 3 Recreation 7.7, 9 Belgian Maid 7.7. > Torchlight was left at the start. Won by a bare length. Time, Imin 29 l-ssec.