THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1554, 25 September 1912, Page 9

THE TURF.

OTAKI,"MAORI ELC. MEETING, CO.VCMJPIXG.DAY. (By Telesraph,—Pres3 Association.! „,, Levin, September 21. Tho Otaki Maori Kacino; Club's Spring tuoetfng concluded to-day. The weather was overcast, but' only ono shower fell. Th,9 going was heavy. Tho totalisator turnover was ,£BISO for the'day, making i'or the meeting, this being an increase of' i'3ooo over the Spring meeting of 1511. Results :- SECO.N'D HACK HURDLES, of 00 sovs. Ono milo and a half. Mr. H. M'Manaway's. Strathmoira, lOst. 111b. (Coleinan) 1 Bon Carlos, Sst. 71b.' 2 Himituhgi, Sst.-41b 3 Also' started: XUinsot, lOst. 41b.; Slcasombe, lOst. 41b.; Strategist, (Ist. 81b.; Whimper,' 9st. Sib.; Aemn, lit. 31b.; ParaIdoro, Usr.; Merry vale, Bst.; Mnvourneen, ' Ist. Sloacowbo and Strategist fell. Tho winner shot to the front n quarter of a milo from home, and ran home a comfortable winner by two lengths. Hiniitangi and Aetna finished close- to tho second horse. Time, 3min. 3 2-ssec." OTAKI HACK HANDICAP, of 90 sovs. Seven furlongs. Mr. F. J. Atficld's Bonnie Boy, Bst. 111b. 1 • <F. Meagher) 1 St. Serf, 7st. 101b 2 Serenity, 7st. 51b. ; 3 Also started: Katua, Sst. 81b.; Big Blast, 7s,t. 101b.; Charge, 6st. 101b.; Grandee, 6st 101b. . Bonnio Boy took tho lead in safe time, and won by half a length. Serenity was Well beaten. Time, lmin. 37 l-ssec. TEIAL PLATE, of 70 sovs.' Fivo furlongs.. Mr. L. Goodgev's Mildred, 7st. Hlb. (L. Kodder) 1 Papamarama • • 2 Yankee Doodle 3 Also started: Runaway Girl, Sst. 131b.j Stockade, Sst. 131b.; Panthea, Bst. 81b.; Peggy. Sst. 51b.; Trekker, Sst. lib.; Sir. Daniel, Bst. lib. , Kunaway Girl made her- run too soon, and was done with at tho business end, where the placed horses raced out of the ruck and nnished all three within a length. Time, lmin. Bsec. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, of 150 sov3. '< Oile mile. Mr. H.. Whitney's Odessa, 7st. . (R. Berry) 1 Jliseal, 7st. -lib .' ' 2 Muleteer, Cst. 71b. ; 3 Also started: .Mulga Bill, Bst. Gib.; Bvron, Sst.Hb.; floutice, 7st. 81b.; Cork, 7st. 01b,; Kilostcri, 7st. 2ib:; Brown Trout, 7st; Lord Renown, 7st.; Montiform, 7st. ~Lord Renown, Jluioteer,- and Cork led along tho'Lack and into 'the straight, where Miscal, Odessa, and Brown Trout moved up. In' the finish Odessa was sgueezed home by a long neck from Miscal, Muloteer being two lengths behind, and Mulga Bill, Cork, and Brown Trout next. Time,-lmin. alsec. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of SO sovs.- ■ : i Fivo furlongs. Mr. H.'W: Clay's War Queen, 7st. 101b.. ' (R. Berry) 1 Peroneal, Sst. 61b. 1 '...'.... 2 Eocene, Bst. 31b ..».. 3 Also started: Ladv Louisa, Bst. Ulb,; King's Favourite, Sst. 111b.; Lady Volley, 7st. lllb.; Vladinoy, 7st. 21b.; Charge, 6st. 101b. '■■'.■ - . King's Favourite set the pace, but could not last' tho distance, and left . War Queen in command. A furlong from home Lady.Xouisa was prominent for a while, but' died. out in the last fifty yards. A well-sustained run by Peroneal cut down all the leaders, but War Queen won by half a length, Eocene being a similar distance b'eliind the-, second horse. ' Time, lmin. 6sec. RAILWAY HANDICAP, of 110 sovs. .; Sis furlongs. Mr." H. ; Whitney's Mount Victoria, 7st. 101b ;...'.... (L. Wilson) 1 Patriotic, Bst. 71b. 2 Deploy, Gst. 121b '. ...» • 3 Also Allurement, Bst. 31b.; Turn'a, 7st. 51b.; Merry Frank, 7st. 101b.; Mon.Ami, 7st. 101b.; Gay Lawless, 6st. 121b.; farewanui, 6st. 121b: i' l After a fairly .close go,. Mount..,Vjc.tona won by' half-'a'- length.» Beployi waai two lengths further off. Time, lmin. 21sec. '' RAHL'I WELTER HANDICAP, of 80 ! ;'•' , - ■ sovs. One mile... Mr. H..Hickey's Coolbeggan, lOst. .-."■.'• ~:.-.. (Flynn) 1 Kina.'Ost. 41b. :'. '•• -•■ 2 Master Laddo, Sst. 101b ••••••-■••••••• , 3 - -Uso started:.Matlow, 9st Ulb.; Blond, Ost: Mb.;' Cornelian, ,Bst. 51b.; Kingswell, Sst. 21b. , ~; ■ 'Kina got A flviug start, but was overhauled, and finally beaten by Coolbeggan, who won by a'length. Master Laddo was two lengths-behind-Kina. .Time, lnuu. 51.3-Ssec. . NOTES ON THE RACING. v ' (From Our Special' Correspondent.) Heavy rain fell overnight, and this made the going worse than yesterday. The attendance fell off considerably, but the racing was more interesting than on tne first dav, and particularly fine finishes were -witnessed in tho big race and the Trial Handicap. ~,,-. In tha Hnrdles Silver Cluso and lashjon Plate were withdrawn, and Sleacombo started favonrite. His backers w-era soon put out of suspense; for he lost his rider at tha first fence: The second proved fatal to Strategist, and Morryvale ran off At the'third. This left Parakiore in tho van, and ho led to the four furlongs, where Strathmoira moved up, and, taking charge in the run round the bend, he won nicely from Don Carlos,and Himitangi. Flingot was .up with the leaders in the early part of tha race, but a bad jump at the back settled '-his chances.

St. Serf started a warm favourite in the seven ""furlongs Hack Race, and, in the running, ho appeared to have a lot in his favour. However, at the business end) ,he failed' to withstand a strong: challenge by Bonnie Boy, who'was a better horse than on the first clay, but ho was wanting when pressure was applied. Runaway Girl (C. Jenkins) was on the fence irrthe Trial.Handicap, and started favourite. The race was tlte best of the .meeting, and after the field had undergone several changes,, Lady Mildred took charge at the distance, and won by a length, with Paparcara.nia, Yankee D.-odle. Stockade, ■and Panthoa in a.line. Sir Daniel, who was well backed, was close up to tho placed horses, but Peggy ran very badly, after having every chance.

1 The Whitney colours, which, have been .out of luck for some time, had a winning turn in the President's Handicap, when Odessa, after a splendid race, won by a. neck from Miscal. Another outsider in . Mulete?r was third, jnst ahead '.'of Mulga Bill, who got a bad run. Cork led till well down the running, when the field .hunched, and a grand race •. took place. ■Brawn Trout gave a better exhibition than ho has dons for sonic tfeno. and so did several of the others. Byron, looking very backward, was last the w'holo way, with the exception of Routine, who was badly 1 left.

Peroneal finished un a slishtlv better favourite' than Lady Louisa, in the Electric Hack. The start was not a hnpoy effort, and the lioitos- named sat badly .away. King's Favourite-led. War Queen and Es:snt* to (lie turn, where Peroneal '•slipped Tip on the fence. She could not reach War Quean, who won nicely, hut accounted for the other pair, au'd was unlucky hot to scare outright. llr. H. Whitney's colours had another winning turn in the Railway Ehndirap, ■when Mount Victoria scored Itoiu Patriotic, with the other niemter ?[ the hvacket, Turna, in hit place. Pdriotic was favourite. <ii:d. he junipsd out smartly, but Jteuni Victoria f.oou hcadsd him. Tho Jatter set round.the bend Tell, and won comfortably. Deploy was a'poor third. The- final event sa.w C'oolbesaan and Kin? evenly bscksd. and they finished in that order.' -WANGAMUI WORK. • (Bj' Telc'nph.-Press Association.) •Wanjanui. September. 2i. 'This'was' the'first morniag when work of any imoortacce was don? on the trpiuing tracks for tho Wancaruii meetinp:, opening on Thursday. The'tracks weto ■v<?ry dead. / ■ ■Wianing Wav and Brown Owl .went sis furlongs,, the, latter heinj ahead at. the fini?h, in Uninl 20=ec. Bon Esv« and Osuahope went fire furlongs in .lmm.'.SUec.. Aloha finished ."in fronl of Stepney, and Beni.se Orroe at ..the end of five furlongs in lmin. Itee. ..Hawick and' St. Felix covered a mile in lmin. 52sec. ';■ " ■ - Multiply and Our Kins; gnlloprd fix. .furlongs... .the• , latter winning en.'il.v -in 1/niu. 2Useo-

Destruction, and Vocation, the--latter looking very fit, did steady work. Seaman beat Otahu over seven furlongs in lmin. 36sec. Ngatiraaru gave Darby Paul three lengths start, and easily beat hiin over five furlongs in lmin. Bsec. Sandstream did lons steady work. Mallard, Oakum, Loekwood, Styx, and a number of others did halfpaco work. ~ ,~, . , , , Haskyne, Bolhn, and Altcar arrived last night; also Prosser's team.

; HASTINGS TRACK NOTES. i Hastings, September 24. The weather was fine for the track work this morning. All work.was dont, on the plough gallop. . s Easy, Goldfinder, and Ariom finished in that order after going once round in lmin. 43Jsec. The first-named got tho best, of the start and the best ot the weights. ■ „ , , . „ . ~ Eight Oh went five furlongs in lmin. 3 2-sseo. and Tot Luck six furlongs in 1 min 25sec. ~„-,, c• i i i Facsimile and Waitoke finished to. gether over five furlongs in Irani. Gsee., and Ti"erinc went four iurlongs in 53scc; Bravest galloped once round in lmin. Waitai and Crimson Rose- went four furlongs in 56;e0., and Arohakau and Hukareia six furlongs m lmin. 21soo. Tiipaea and Zarownian went once round over hurdles in lmin. 51Ssec. Diavolo and Merton, the former going better, covered four fnrlongs m 51Jsec. Mnnitau and Seatondalo. wore in that order after going once round in lmin. 4S.V Tkravo went six furlong 3 in lmin. 23} Others out were: Hinemanu. St. Elm, Warlight, Wainiahdra, Mo'zella, Trieze, and Waikob.ua. ..... After breakfast Elevator nnished in front of Fair Average after go.ine once ■round, tho last seven furlongs taking 1 min. 3osec. IMPORTED STALLION. Auckland, September 21. Tho thoroughbred stallion Kin? Mark, purchased in England by the Hon. J. D. Ormond, arrived by. the Kaipara to : day. MIDNIGHT SUN LAME. Sydney, September 21. Midnight Sun'has developed lameness, and will not fulfil Eandwiek engagements.