NOTES ON THE RACING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 418, 29 January 1909, Page 7

NOTES ON THE RACING.

■ I^Thero' ■■'.werev;dnly; four ;startera \- ■for?- -the;i Hack Hurdles,, tho first day's winner; Maidij'., made. a ■ solid, favourite.'. " Shq .dwelt on the' nVark when the barrier wont' up, 'and ! gave ;the-field;'about twenty lengths' , start.'.This, howoveri'did not; prevent her [winning i 'easily' : forV\BleVcaught''the: field , .through: the.-, journey,' ''andj.' in .'the :]ast',balf-". mile,:.ran ; right'wvay 'from 1 them .and-won':by'. 'about fifty--yard?; . : ,She^was,.sta , rted; in' 'a ■.welter.'race later onih-tho-day, .but-failedto gain :a'> place. :Snbw, Star;..whoi was- a ; go6dv; Viuraper,;led'tho-fioldfora mile, but., .three hurdles' from,- home- "'hie /fell:.-and .broke -.his ] '-back.,: He wasfaimaiden'.hurdlorj-.belonging Stone : Wig6,:of Masterton;:;/.V v . ; ! mount;] 'in/.the.'-Stqwards',,Handicap,"but ithough' he , .was' in;a -good''-'position the' .wholesway, he ifailed l badly,at the finish.- -.-Tho turned ' ;up;iin- Lady 'Mensohikoff/i who. : lost a .lot of:j .grourid.iri the 'first' furlong,'and ■ came, with'. a' ;great.;run : <m-the. outside' ''of'the -field -when t;Kevßtraight";was ; reaohedi ■ Toa Tubi :; was> .■pacemaker,'.ihd.;looked; .all,over a-' winner ■ when-:<ho" shook; , off; 'Aboriginaij V':but Lady Menscnik'off/finished too I .gamely for.him.'- .v ■v.Swallow;.was;' : the;best-baoked of the:ten starter's m' : tho; NowniarketViHsck;Handicap; ;butv:the ''•*best ■'(she 'oould' dp - was' to ; -'finish' third.;;' vShe; : ,was ( slightly interfered ' with ■ at: ;th6 home bond,.but.could scarcely have won; : : Cute-was : : going well; homoV iuid; ;.'a' "length behind Lucretius and Miss .Vera , when' ..Bhe slipped 'and;fell.' Awha and' Sweet Shot J ' dame ; down ;,over r -herj 7 while .Purakau • and ;Noforibns-;s%mb.le.d'; ; ba'dly l^p't^3id'.;.n6i: s lose' ,their riders..; ((Bwallow;' the' fAv'ourite. ,was■ on tho';ou(isidb^bfj:;Cute;.whenrthe ; acciilenfc 'oc-' .curred,''; and,' , : as'there were six it; wa's; fortunate ,that there were, no' sorionsconsequences.;wAs; ;it-?-w'as;:'vall:.; the, jockeys i cbn- ; cer'ned-. wiaroi ablo.-to ride-later- bn-in i.he! afternoon, 1 ; But for the.fall/ Cute would prob> ;.oWy.-f : ;have.i)-.beaten -Lucretius,; who' .Vis. : in 'front..from'stairV'tq;finish'., Sweet jlpped;:iip;;|the , -after '.falling, '■'■and. .lumped the/fence, into'-the;birdcagp. ■: ...; .'",...' r;':Midiaa : htid:an easy..'viotory-mi-.tho Manga- : bao Welter Handicapj for -.which', .she :' was' .made;'a'hbt favourite..| 'Anemone; finished veryfast'/.bttt.her.lightweight,jpekey.did not make the most' of his .opiwrtunity, -and.consequentlv 'suffered defeaf.'.!Windage;-who-waa first away, ;did.nbt;gallop ;/ up,tp;hispreviduS'day's form, and; Maidi.; anotber of': the' candidate:!, was' evidently' feeling 'the effects .of: ili.6 ihiirdle race.whiphisheJiad:;w6n;-•;.'-•',}/' i: ■'" , ■■■■:■. 7 i; 1 ; Racing. Club's Handicap,, |or which,Lmrst.,wafl: a f slightly c,b*tter?i^nte o 'thar^RMmell : .The rafce,shouldHave : ;b^en''won by but the'boy alldwed'Pyposdvelt.to;get too near Aim.;;in:the:s.tr.Bight;And;'tho;MeHscliikofF : colt: |:kept.Tan^eronpn-tliq I rail.s,;andigust managed. ■TO,beat;:-bim-,.in;-the-ruTi , home byh'alf a-hoAd; ■Roosevelt :tion,-'.and;-,for7his' : isiaej.;he;:carries ; -e.urprismeiy4welL:: : .v-Little.Cresß>rode.-a'--*ice! rraco';on him J again- to-day,' and had to' use :S6me strategy tewih;': Skye ran a'good race ,for .furlongs,- but finished 'nearly last, ::while'fSeaton|dale was/anbther ;that- found-theflistanee-too^far; 1 '^;;.:;-(:.; ;.;,v(;; [ .w.;-.;?.-.; pecqnd .appearance • in "■ the •Makuri Hapk■;but she;was feeling- the' effecte •oi^if''ia]l l ' : 'Doon;- who, , it'will'be-remembered/ also'-fih--.lßhod-iii'frohtiof her at 'Bulls, earlier in:;the' month;i.Mise:, Vera, Vwhb(was.equal favourite ■ withvCute, got-'bumped.o'n. to the' rails at the ;Start,- and had her, chance ■extinguished. ■Hatohv. rider of .Miss. "Vera. , protested: against Cute; for- a lengthy- sit--.tin"E,.the : stewards to suspend , !!. -Telfprd, rider:6f;,Cu'tey:.fdr.three..rconlhß. :Tel- : , ford,,-who:.left; for Palmerston ; North -before thel inquiry; coriclnded^'reeeiyed^.nbticgVof -suspehsion •by(.'telegram, : rand;it.)iß.understood that he. iritends appealinp;(to the-Metropolitan Club,.but; he" could ; nbtdefinitely, decide'until he had.;received(full quiryv^MissVera-jahd,Bonnio-Doori..were-■;both'suWitted to auction, at.the, : conclusion oflthe'm'eotihg,. but:both(failed to find buyers' at ;tbe reserves placed .upon .them.- ', :.■(-..(■( : i '-••.'■A'.good field -..ofve-lftVen.'.eontested; the. Hack Scurry,', which was ■regarded as (a;-soft'snap ; for 10e1.'.". The only, btherJ'of the candidates, that .enjoyed-..much''support was - loel-neyer. hadV a; look'.•• in; :■Humpty (Dumpty. wmiiipg b.ra.head'fromiWaipunui.' The winwiio'is; easily, knowfc as a; Merriweo by, the white-hairs in - her-, coat; , is a full ; sister, to. the:hufdler:;.Merriwaivand "She raced Tat TftTiherihikau at New Year,: but; thisns hej first..■■wm....Sh6 ; is : :a;really nico. looking,mare, with igood bone and plenty of power,'. and (is;-.likely; to be heard' of again in ' better cohipanyi V, ;,■.■(.''',•. ■:.,-;:•:■ ~..■'.■.■. ; R*ngihiWa,:' ; wihn'er( l jof.:the( Konini , Welter' on.Wediicsday; was'favourite for the Grandstand Welter; -but a number of shrewd judges ;were confident that( Sir : Possible would be with him.:..: .The.-'latterVhad. done a good-'.gallop .earlier. in. the (week,, and,.' as, staying as his fortejt he(was, be'well suited (by the(('milo(journey'. ;Eowo' gbt'.bim wellaway,. and he .leu ~thrpugh6Ut the journey.' .Several of ; uptb him'iit the ,hbme ; ; called;on,i he bounded- away. again'ias(if,;he;fairly (enjoyed histask,. and . finished up a very,,, easy winner. He.is I a half--brother arid: to the yearling 'filly" ..purchased , ; by Mr.; G. : D.( Greenwood at sale last; week',"'; Rangihaeta ; and- ' Mallet- who",.finished'., ijespectivelyvthird and'! fourth, both;had bad passages, or they, might .have beaten the .second horse; .. .' (■'; :■; -.Winning'-jockeys': at'the'mebting'-were': E. -i - Abbott, F; Cress, L." Wilson, and W: Price, •two each; ; .W. 'A'yre, .E.'::L6we', H. Cairns, C. Price,. J. :Clar'eburt, L.•Lanibess, W. Young, one-enoh..; .'■:'■',■.'■. : : ; -.'-.',•' ;...: -■"' ■Thel principal winning owners were: Mr. A , .; Jackspn,(£2Bo;-Mr:'.(W( v Giesen, £100;-. Mr. J.' M.' : Johnston,'£B7 i Mr. AV Leicester,. £55;'■ Mr.;.G/-.Clarbbnrt, ;£ss;fMrsV E; Robinson, £53; Mr.: , .0.-'-8.- ; . Austin', £50,;. Mr. T.'Jones, £50;,Mr.G.'GreenV £45; Mr. R. Knox, £43'; Mri: S; Russell, £40; Mr. ; W. ". Abbott,. £40; MrrP.Tilley-and-Mr.A/ Alexander, £40.% *; The '-pTitioipal' winning sires woro: Menschikoff (Stepniak—Pibroch), . £335; - Merriwee (Bill of Portland: -•: Etra..Weenie), £113;. .Handsome; Jack (St. Lcger-rßadiaht), ; £100; Stepniak:' (N6rderifolclfr-Steppe),.£B7:; The. ■Possible; CNordohfeldt —: RealisationV,. £68; Ndster (St. 1 Legw. ; ~ Tamora); £55; and Ran'gipuhi'(l , cve- r Mystery..Girl)i ,£53. ;(•.-' , ' A. private.efiblo:received »t'this office' from the Elwick ; races/states.-. that the,' Hdbart ' : Cup! was :won;by. Jack Smitb, with (Flavel and (Golden, Gate in tho'places. .. .'. -, At Epsom (oh; January .20 the New Zealaiider; Motea" was given his, first oiitinfi;Mn '.Melbourne. .(.With .--top;.'.weight, on his '■back and- at.any price in.tlie market he finished ;fourth.: As. usual:ho' was very slow :'to leave the.mnrk.v.and Australian writers are count-, ii.ng him: out of; the Newmarket, .owing, to' ithis-failiript. '.He also ran in bandages, and ; it-is. feared that his front joints aro none too '.sound.'.'..:':(•■:: (;. .' ' < : .•'■■■■',. ■':;; .(•-■•.. ; 'Bookmakers wishing, to be licj-nsed iii con■nection;with,tho forthcoming meeting, under •the ■ »uspicc3.;ofy the. Wellington.- Pony and iGalloway Bacing Club,', aie Terainded that :they can obtain their licenses up to So'oKok tb-day. ■ ; ', ' ■-. ,