PACKED WITH INCIDENT

Chronicle (Levin), 14 March 1946, Page 6

PACKED WITH INCIDENT

TARANAKI AUTUMN MEETING Tlxe autumn meetiug of the Taranaki JocKey Club was eeriamiy fuil of iiiei uent. On the iirst day there was the oreakdowu of tiie touuisator which re-. sulted in backers of iJo Marama being uverpuid to the ext-ent of nearly £1500, a sum whicli beeame a dead ioss to the club. On the socond day there was tlii disquaiiJicalion of tlie Taranaki Btakes winner, Cressida, for carrying 7.9 in-. stead of 7.L.:. Cressida carried the weight in t ho racebook, but that weight was erroneous. , llowever, the onus oi carrying correct weight is on the own et of Ihe horse. Cressida is owned by M rs. F. M . 1IU1, Stratford. Biack Beret wlio was placed iirst after the dis quaiilieation of Cressida is raced by the to Hapa traincr A. J. Gilmer. Cressida, the Stakes winner, is a { liree-vear-old bay iillv by Inflation trom Anuadillo. She was a maiden at ihe time of her wiri — and, of course, is still oue — lmt she was fancied quietly as the likeiv winner. The iucident may prove costly in more wavs than oue. For instanee, wlien tlie weight? 1'or Stratford uppeared it was found lliat the eluh's handieapper had rated iier on her revealed ability and not on tlie fsu-t that she is a maiden. The liaudicupper 's attilucle was correct, and it resulted in Cressida receiving 9.4 in Ihe Farewell Ilack Handicap (si.x furiongs), which placed her 011 the same mark as Quick Draw and within 41bs. of Now Deer. O11 the saiue sheet of noighis she appears in the Trial witli S..j, the weight set for all starters. ' Reversals of Form. Monday was a day rumarkable for cJu.se lini.-iics. 'ihe liurdle race resulteii 1 11 a ituad-heat between War Bifort iUtu .syiiiimu, Iressida v on the Stakes ,n a nosc, lieads separated the iirst iiiiee 111 tlie l'aul ALemorial and Tide,ess iumL tcoyal Charter by. the barest oi JHISI'S. ( mu oi the best performauces of the mm-iiiig was that of i'eter 's Choice in ihe l'aul Mcinorial. With a mile to go ue v. as lialr a Jurlo.ng beliind the leadei, so, e\en allowing for the nice run in ,.l tne rails he received entering the s.iaigia, 1ns ell'ort was meritorious. He .an tiie last furlong very strongly and . lioronghly deserved liis win. J'liere wero somo surprising failures il a very pronotineed order. One wai ihe imrdlcr, Shepherd's Mate, who hau won 011 Ihe Iirst day. Inside the last lmlf miie Shepherd's Bute was goin* like a certiiijity, but before the straiglit w as reacheil he was exhibiting 110 figlr at all. Vuotiier was Diamond Doll, whc bcat the 1 wo-year-olds nicely 011 the Iirst day and was e.xpected to do sc aguin. After having every chance sli e conqnuimicd completely in the straiglit c.ti'i linished a j)oor fourth. Balcairn, Muinhty'rf two-year-old win ner liiiglit be good. She is a neat filh by siegf?ied from Balbnggan, traitied by 1-. Knapp, Awapuni, for Mrs. D. O i'orlcr. Balcairn liad been galioping well aml was strongly fancied and the maiinrr in which she rau tlie last furlong stamped her as one worth more t ha 11 passing atlenlion. Fo- riri Ba;\ vho showed a lot of -peod and litiished a good second in the I wo vea.r-old race, is a bay iilly bj I'haleroii Bay from Lady Moariri, while Kjiic Hero, who was tui indifi'ercnt third s by Tc liero from Miss Clipper. Tlie easiest win of the mceting was Ihat of Xcw Deor, who carried "top eight and 'bcat a field of moderate I.ui-hs poi at lcssly. T1 is tiiilikcly he has come to the end of liis tether yet.