GO-RE RACING CLUB.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1540, 30 October 1919, Page 11

GO-RE RACING CLUB.

SPRING MEETING. FIRST DAY’S FORM REVIEWED. (Telegraph—lnvercargill Correspondent) The Gore Racing Club’s spring meeting opened on Saturday in cold but fine weather. The track was in fine order despite the flooded country round about, while the attendance constituted a record for the opening day. The tote returns showed a decided increase, the sum of £14,838 being handled, as against £lO,OOl 10s. last year. In the Waikaka Handicap, Glen-

shine was made a hot favourite, but the Calibre —Tinwald Beauty gelding Tin Soldier had an easy win from the outsiders Claverhouse and Sedd-el-Bahr. Glenshine ran a good race, but Thaddeus performed disappointingly, while Highwater was short of a gallop or two. The Canterbury Stewards’ Handicap candidate Michaela was made a very hot pot for the Stewards’ Handicap at Gore on Saturday, but she was almost left at the post, losing a dozen lengths. Meanwhile Palamon and Redshire were well clear of the field, and the favourite was making up her ground in fine style when the straight was reached, but her rider appeared to lose his reins at the distance and the daughter of Rokeby ran over to the rails, being just beaten out of a place. The ancient Glensponse (Gienapp—Response) won with something in hand from Redshire and Palamon, with heads between them. Under the circumstances Michaela did very well to get where she did, and her admirers for the big Riccarton sprint race have no need to be downcast about her defeat. A useful field contested the Charlton Handicap at Gore, but only one horse was in the picture at the finish, when Red Admiral won nicely by a length from Benefit, with Borodino third. The winner is a very useful horse and was bred by his present owner, the well-known Gore sportsman Mr. J. E. Rogers, and is trained by J. Hymers at Riverton, who also won with Tin Soldier. His early suc-

cess in the Winton Stakes in 1918 put him out of hack company early last year, but he has since done rather well in open handicaps. The Wantwood Hack Handicap went to the credit of the useful three-year-old Calauria, the son of Demosthenes —Stresa, although not at his best, just heading off the imported Fleetham in the last few strides. The latter was unlucky to lose, owing to getting into trouble in the race. The Mosgiel sportsman Mr. D. Ruthven produced a smart hack at Gore on Saturday, when Silver Peak, by Adjudge—Oblong, by Obligado, won the First Hack Handicap and the Dominion Hack Handicap. In the latter event the winner put up a 121 b. penalty and cleverly beat Adelina (a sister to Michaela) and the C.J.C. Stewards’ Handicap candidate Margery, who, however, was not too well handled.