THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 745, 18 February 1910, Page 9

THE TURF.

RACING •! Feb. 19.—Wellington Pony' and Galloway Feb.y 23' anil 'District' J.C. . _ rtutuuin.." ;■•• Feb. 23, 24 and 20-Dunediii J.C. Autumn, - ;J!eb. 26-Shanuon Hack K.C. . iAiarc 1-3 and 5-Wanganui J.C Autumn. _ March 9, nn d -E.G. :Au- ■■' '."" tumn. , • • " March yi7.' . :Bnd -/ 18-Masterton ■ B.C. '. :■ ■• Autumn. " r ;March 1G ; and 17-^Napier' ; Park: R'.C: - ■ .Autumn; ■ '-.-v. .•■..•■..■.;■.■"■ -;/ : •March tf-Opunnkoiß.C. Annual.' : ■;■ :March..23..and J.C.,.AuI' |March 28 : :and''2il-FeildinVjiC.'Easte : r. : ' ■ 20 and 21—Nelson J.C-Annual.; ':■"- ; -! ; ■TAftANAKI; j;c, MEETING; V : H-: I .;; CONCLUDING DAY'S, RESULTS.:'; ; . ;/,"'%' ? e .>eirraph.--Pro3s; 'Association.] ' ? -;' ; -7'v; '; New. Plymouth, February '17. "' |: I The' Tafanaki Jockey .".Club's. .Autumn meeting...was concluded j-.to-day.'-' The : :tptalisator investments for the meeting' "amounted ..to; as' compared' with . for.tho two days last .year.-.The following.; .are; the. ; .,results:—.,.-•. ■;: :,v ! •;sEc6nd ; ;-HANDICAP.HURDLES;" One' f •;■ >]'::::\ ■!.',:. 'and/a' half.'-':.--;','; 1 ;. ■"/ :■::■. ■' ,3:Mr.'.'.Bolger'B..Prophet; 9st. 91b.' - ,: '■■ ,/, -"<„ ■ '•'-•: -.'. ''.'• ;(E. Hornoj; 1 1 ,4;Flymg..Cloud,-9st. ....„./..:.„;'-,- ; -'2 •s:Soiriali,.. : lost v 31b.i'.;;;:;...„....,,..;.„;';.„.,3' UAlsb';started:. 2'• Waione, "list.■■'llbiV'V pharos, 10st. lib.;' 6 : Drudgery,' 9st. 51b:; and-1; Hoanga;.9st.. 41b. .;• -:,-/■ .-:<:;. }.■. Won- by; five . length's.' '.Time/. ' : 2miiii: .- 50 ;l-55ec::;;..,. :;..-.;■"■;,; . ..- ■"■ : v-v:" : ./;■'//--,';'"' V:\longs.;:'."■■', -.'v ';- /■-,'//■ 3M m " ,b. ''g';/'Wniata;v.by v " :'■;', 1 upuhi—Joltiguer . /,ro are.,..' syrs.,V ■ - : f<-v 7 ?' : « lb (K-VLabibW-i----4,Valentine,'6st.-71b.,' ;....;• •<> 1 .3 ;'; SAlso;s'tarted: ; 2 Tariha.Sst. 'Gib. ■ ■'. l' Wo 'fi b^':^'< ?-^ ud a.-half lengths., "Time.' : lmm; ,3' ; l-ssee, ■,■•.-. .-.;/,:'/ ..-■. :<-. : :.• : ?{MAiTA?"HANDICAP. v Six 'fukngsV/ •■A' M>- > A-''-'C.v lynch's • ch//m'.' .Redwing,' :■ •■ • . -H-'-Pr : Sylvia -Park-Explosion,. 4yrs., '■- V,J st •";7» 7 :r--v (F. Coleman)., i' ,2 Toango,; Bst 91b. '.;;..... . • 0 4;Tini6thy;:7st.;Glb;;....... ...""'""Z!^ started: : 1 3ay:Paul,-7st.' sib^'dni--3 Prancer,; 7st. :/--■:,;,,.-...-.,.,. ..„ ■„ .-..'.. ,". ..._ Won. by' a' half,a length. . Time, imii; 1.7. 2-ssec, ; ; - -. ? :.j". ,—..-,,:.. ...:;.. ..;.'. ..; j ..i^rmile-anda'distancel l -' ■--•.••■...-. -? M % : j I Swimming ''■ l •: :-:? elt ' ty : p a P}* m Webb-Chattlaino, ■ ■ ;■ Cyrs., 7st. .91b. ■.....:..: m .Tpnkinai 1 enUa3) :l ;8 .Gpldon; Eagle;-7st:. ■■^ti:;i;.,M::Z2"'~:-'4'-V Aiso>stertedr.9 Eooseve'lt,' Ssti'Sb" 3 : ' .Sandstreain,',Bst:9lb.; l'.Mendip; '7st. 121bi' .svLady?MenscMkoif, >7st:- ; jJ-rumps^Tst.-.Slbv;- ;? , ,\\on. by;- nearly. ..two lengths.-. -A heck' .separated second and' third? .MendipTar ; fourth.;;Time;; ; lminV, 58■S-osec. ■••'■-. ™: ' ';!'■■';:.':■.;:-.■■.■:'. . :.'■'.-. furlongs.-., •■■.■ ■■..-■'■■ -.. ■' •* :■"J?^!?' B '-'^ : 6-• letheah,'byi ;: -,'; .Lethe--LulaJie,'aged,: Bst.: 121b. '• ■:■■. s,P«roUna; J .B^.;.llb.-.'. ; ;V.;&.:i;J;"'i:-T"''"' : : 3 I ;•; 7' ::.'\Yoii:by,a. length.; : ; Half.' i'lcrigth 'sepi- ; .raWjeocond; -andA. third; "-.Timel'.' lniiii--' iwsec^^i^.^^r^v^:.:!..^', 1 ':: ::;::^,:■ -:'r ■ ; ■ :-"■ •';-::■.•.".'...'..'•.'■Vi-.t';",!:'mile. : .■'•'"■.,':■'■"■"■.!■." '; ■■"". " Sw% iB : trJ n,, 1 Zinnia; • •■;.':. by-Explesion—Pansy, .'dyrs.,-..Bst .•,• '■: 1- : •5 Paul,, "st.. 101b...:....;.........,.„..;..„„. 2 ■ ■ /Si'lva^.-7st.-v"l2ib"r ; 4 ■■ .';,Qu€«ns, ; r .p : .21b.; 1 aid l 6- The.;:Reivpr, Gsti-Slb.:.;;:-!:;':; 1 ■.:'■■ ; ;/^'. l -,.. :•■.":■ 'j± Ym. OTtk ; 'tW;!len!rths ; . : ?betwsßn-.?ecOna,:and. thirdv-.-.TimeV-lmin' ' 1 • \-'-': "t V ' -'f S V / !.. -. ■ -;- U . •2 .Mr: ."J;: EV-^'Dohald's",blic. l "h'.' "Taii;v.;;. t0k0,.. :;:by;v i.Stophiak—Whirlpool, ■•■:" -rW l^ "^•i 9l^»«-^v^(Ci; Jenkins);. 1 ■ 1 Clemora,,Bsi 71b.- i.U.-..i.;;.,.;j.- ;■' ■.. o', :3;:Weo.Trinket,, 75t.^31b, ; ....... 3. ; i j The , ;only\starters;;;W6n:easiiy;.by', half, ' .a; ae,ngth.; ( ;Time, i ;lmin.;l6secj ; /,,;:■;, %,.■;:■■' ";FINALVjJLIJTTER; ,71b;''' ; ; - ; :'-i',;,;: Five, T[' : J '■'.., :,■ 2Mri'G. : Gorringe'a blk. -, . r .": by.rSt.,'Clemejlt6,.4yrs; I (E...Horne)' i 3; 5p^y^Mbg.^;^:..^.;.;.;...;;..;.;;..;'.,;;.^, 1 :2;. started •.-'■. !■'■ Nnkxibau; -.'is ':■■. Scarlet: Woman; 6:Silver:Fos;-7,'Red.:Lnpin,;«and ■', 8 Sinn 1 Fein.V)..«;:■ ;;•,,'! ■.-•■,;•; ;,.t.: i; ;',:: : --v:' '! ■': 'Nukuhau',";:Silver ,; r F6i,;:, and >.:Scarlet ■■ Woman..fellv :.• Won' -.by. -half a' : length. ..Time,,;;lH)in,,!Bsec.- '■'■:■).?;■ :[V>^ ;,;,; ' v (8y... Teiegraph.-rSpecial .'Oorrcapbiident.)' ') ■ . };j " ; : l :,';: : ; New'ii Plymouth; February 17.. . ' "AUP'acceptors, started.'- .i'n.v the.' Second j Hurdles Handicap;''and a,good' favourite" 1 was 1 found' in', Hoanga,',but.he:had;a'very, ,j short; life, -as.'the. second ■•'fenceVbrought. - him-.do'wn.V/'PfophetjWas'. inyohargo;after!. :•: this,::and, ; ;inpreasing: : ;his ! .lead'af .•Vvery' ■■. fence/iha .won:': pulling up; by/'about, ten.- "■ leflgths.'from.-'Flying, Clbud, .who.had .been' .'. his nearest, jittendant.'over, the last' ruile.v ; :Waione • head;behind .Som"ali,'twhqi ; : ran. u ;her"Hack', of, condi-- '' tion.V" '■:■-'-.< ■;■■-■■■< ■■■■- . ;:; -

• Karorp'a,!' wHo;'got. rather "the worst of the-.runnihgi'on : v .the--.opening .day, was favourite ;• in 'the '- Grandstand • Handicap. Tariha caused considerable delay;'dt the barrier:,-in'- her /efforts/,-to ■;,. dislodge-her, rider::;-..Waiata;i who was on the-insidc, began; smartly, and;-'with'/Kare'roa," led to';the"..turm'./'.Kareroa ;then.'tired,.-and Waiata won; comfortably;; "TaTina,<was close: up .to the/placed.:horses/ ..'/ .'/';

;■•■ The 'five acceptors .started in the; Omata :Handicap.' './.Bay,'; Paul,.'."who .was ridden ;by/H.'.*.uray,,.was' made ,'favourite,.-but, after'.being, prominent./-for... about ; thr«o. i /'compounded '.• and - finished .last.-vßedwing,'; despite,.his. winning., form:. •yesterday; : vwas on-'the. machine,': and..paid a'.fals6;'price./He led''tho.;wholeW.y,:..and.,won' ;by',several lengths''-'.";-:',..

"''■.Ther^.priricipalH'h'ahdi'cap/resulted':'in a : xunaway; for' Sirimmihg. .-Belt,'-: who 'after, dpobr- start' rushed;to' the : front land'demoralised ! the'field. , Passing the '-stand'Gblden' Eagle' .was' ; in'charge. : but at-the. top : of : the '.'course Swimhiing". Belt:;,rushedv.off ,by,";bihiself,-.';and .from''.' here he was never,caught!,. .Mehdip made an, -.effort' 1 dowii'; the; back, 1 -■ but : it "was a weak,one.:;'.'Wee, : Trinket'.and.'.Golden; Eagle'-had-'-a .battle, for second'.place, and the.'iudga gavo'it to'.'the'.Westmere/mare' by a : 'head;,.-''San'dstream' was "well" ported, "'but''was" never prominent, •■• and it may bo that' he, ;is feeling the .'effects: of his long'season's gracing. '•:■'■■'

. ■ Cyrene arid iKanewara: were best backed in -tho -Welter:-, Handicap/ the former .having, the call at: the-finish. This .was duo to his < excellent; showing with' Swim-. .mirigßelt.'ih the first:Welter,.and, what : made: tho .form:, more impressive; was: tho. victory of ;Swimming Belt,in the Paul Memorial. ; Kanewara ,and,Le.thean ~woro tho leaders in',tho "early.;part,-with Miss Advance whipping in tho held;. Kanewara dropped back, across : the ;.bottom .stretch, and Lethean .entered the straight by himself. I'erolihft-tlien put in a run, but stopped, and; Miss Advance, who finished well, cut her .out of. second place.- .' Zinnia was heavily supported , in tho milo 'Hack Handicap,' and she. romped 'in a very,.easy winner. Tho lleiver made the early running with the favourite,.-but.'the,"Hawcra horse stopped vcry-tjuickly. ■' Paul and Bismarck' put in challenges at tho straight entrance," but ..the favourite won very comfortably.; i Tho Fare-well I, Handicap was productive of a fine .finish, though thero. were, only three "runners, viz., -; Taitoko,'" who was making his first appearance at. the ing, .Clemora, .who had .won in: his last three starts,, and, .Woo Trinket, : who -was thought to ho. outclassed. . Heavy. bets were laid,.about, Clemora's .chance, ; but the. r bthcrs were,; practically'.friendless.: I'rom a good start Clemora and Taitoko

jumped;off. together, and : ran neck arid nect the whole way.' The enthusiasm of the crowd was raised.to ahigh.pitch, and roars of applauso greeted .'tho two., contestants, who .wore fighting a good battle. One hundred yards off the post Gi'ay.dii Clemora, grew, vmeasy/aud called.on the

St. Clements colt, ,wko responded gamely, but had-to suffer defeat by •'. a head. It was a: grand finish,; and • horsemanship played a. prominent part in it. Tho Eihnl' Hack' Flutter : was regarded as tho ■ best of good; things for -Nukuhau, but, once again, the favourite was beaten, though this time ill-fortune contributed to, tho result: At the barrier rise-the favourito, Silver Fox, and Scarlet Woman cannoned into each, other, and all came down. : C. Brown, on'tho first-named, was: badly shaken, and'was'-suffering' from i slight' conclusion,- but Oliver and Gray, s l-.thp other two • riders, escaped injury.' ■Speedy ,:Mog, led. for. .half': a mile, .but. then St. Tarra caught her, and ilia good won by a necE St. Prior was a .poor third. : . .'..'- Not a : single favourite yrevailcd" during .the" day,' and' the'; results were all •■in' .fayour-of-.thchyers of odds. . '■■-,' : It is understood, that' Sir. 1 J. Monk has ■sold. Swimming Belt ■ to a'. West Coast ■buyer.',. ~ .-- ;;■ -•- ■ '■<■■ ■ • /: MEEfING, - .'•.': :,' (I)y ; Telegraph.—Press■• Association J '■'■'. •'■', '.-'■'.'>■"•''■'.-"": ■ Woodville,.February-17.- : The.following horses were omitted from the list of acceptances for -tho Woodville' , Jockey Club's meeting-—Telephone Han-' • dicap: Clemora, Bst. llb.; : and -Advance,' •/St.; -Hack:,; Bay Paul, 6st.' j131b.-' : -President's'- Maudicap: -Clemora, - 9st.-41b:- v. : :'.-',:.; ; ; ■. -;.;/.;.: ;:';'■

•; ;cHANTEUSE;:sQLb; : " L : By; thei'Manuka,' -which leaves for Syd- ; ney" thisv'afternpon,- Mr. -U; -Shannon-: is •shipping,; to a client in. Java, the ; brdwn .mare Ghanteilse, purchased from Mr.'- T. •H.;/towrj", -of Hawke's 'Bay. ■ ..With- two other Australian purchases, she goes' fo'r,ward inthe Euryalus, leaving Sydney-on February' 24. • s Chanteuse, has a .■couple of smart performances to her ;«reait,, is. -a four-year-old -. by-,. Merriwee from Cantatrice,'and -consequently a halfsister to;the:.Ne'i7,..Zealnnd,.Cup. winner [Downfall. ' The prico' Vat.: which .she Changed-';hands-.-has- .not: transpired.'■;.;. "i MANAWATU' CLUB'S STARTER. ;v : J"; Mr:.' CV'p-Connor ; was rlast night... appointed starter'for, the Manawatu ■'■Racing -raceting.vwhiclr takes place in April;;., ■':■:• ■';l - ..,v:^-.'■:c'. , l .' r.,-.!j;i.'...v.