THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1679, 20 February 1913, Page 6

THE TURF.

WOODVILLE J.C, MEETING. : j THE FIRST DAY. i RAMs'IATUA WINS THE CUP. (By Tolejraob.—Press Association.) 'Woodville,. N February, 19. r ' The first day's racing of the autumn I meeting of .the, Weedville, Jockey Club ' was held in glorious weather. There was j a large attendance,, and .'speculation l was j brisk, the. suin of passing through < the totalisator.- This-is AlOlO moro than 1 the amount -for th'o corresponding .meet- ] ing last .year.. Mr. M'Mahon, stipendiary I steward, was present.- Results:— ' MAIDEN PLATE, of 05 sovs.-Dekkho, > 1; Muscadine, 2; Master Achilles, ■ 3. J Scratched: Hinepai, Tehuhuti, Itangai- ' poa; "G.P.," Conziska, Lady Strowau and 1 Chatsil. At the fiart Prostwick whipped < round and threw hife rider; Huia led the ■ field right into' tha straight, where tho j horses' Were buiiched. ' M uscadino was tho ! first to out, : and was. follcwed by ■ Master Achilles. At'tho stand'enclosure ' Dokklio was brougbtup, lind after a,des- ! perate struggle,' got: home by a good head, a head separating second and third. Tiine, lmin.:i7set.'''After passing the post J. Morris (rider of Sepoy) fell off, and ' was badly shaken. HACK HURDLES, of" 85'sovs. One mile and throcTq'ua'rtors. . ;.J . Knutsford, 95t,...., ..s 1 Kauroa, 10st.- : Sib.:. " Qav' Lawless; 9st, '41b. —— '.. 3: All started. Aenia'led: fill passing the second hurdle,-when; she lost her. rider and Gav Lawless then'' took, command, and led' tho'field for the whole round. Coming dowh the straight Kauroa was in front, aiid' then Knutsford Was forced ■ through, and, maintaining, tho'-. lead, won V half a length!' 1 A similar distance separated the second arid [third, horses. Tirno, 2inin. 23 1-ssec.' i WHAIUTI HACK HANDICAP, of 75 ... soys.,• Scvep furlongs.' Monologue, Sst. 31!>. ..v.:. 1 Sir. Daniel,' 7st,. 7lb. 2 Black Lilpin', Sst.' Gib.- 3 Scratched: 'Rongoiiiau,..Mediterranean, Lord Palnier[ and Elkiriaid: • Sir Daniel led 1 the field right into the straight, when he was challenged by Gerbera and Moiiologup.- . Tlieilatter. won. by a couple of lengths,.a : hehd separating secOlid and third. >Time, lmin. 29 3-ssefc. : WOODVILLE CUP, of ;200 sovs.; Ono . mile aftd h quarter.Mr. D. Buiok's Vst. 51b. '• - ■ , (O'Shea) ,1 Mr. Ej J. White's. Ariom,■ Bst. 2 Mr. J.-M'Doriald's 'Montreal, 7st;. 71b. 3 Eangiatua got'away with'tho lead, and I kept in .front all the' Way, Winning easily by a couple of lengths, a.length sepuratinfe "seiond and'- third; " Timo,- '2miri.' 12 , COUNTY HACK HANDICAP,' of 75 sota. Six furlongs.. " . . ' Aleotio, Bst."(Slb'' ,1 AxiSj, "st. 9lb, .2 Sir Mou'toa,\7st., lib: '3 i Scratched Lupin,atid suratun., Sylvih,' May.,' and' Sir. M®AtOa .led , the ifield into the wheh the field, and' won ■ ehsity by half a length; PRESIDENT,'S 'HANDICAP, of 10p; so'vs. i ; | .. .Seven.furlongs.,. ■, • , Katua, 9st; British Maid, fet. itlb. • 3 : Scratched ri-Kaurbii'and-Monologiic. ', ' After :the" statt :Mou'nt Yiotoria: was taken to the front,, and.' led., into the • straight.' Then 1 --MaftiJ.au.,.. was taken to-the front,,- ahd. wnVf6llowed .'by. Liatua • and. ,'first-riaihed .win- ' iiing l)y vav'gobd .Jenfetll:,.. Time,, lniin., oOsec. ... . "' VICTORIA HACK. HANDICA!P, : ' of 75 • , . . . .'sovs. One mile.. « 1 •Papamarama, 9st,; ilb. • 1 Waitoto, ,9st. 81b,' '... ...» 2 Mediterranean, : Sstt -121b.\ .«...'.. 4 -3 Scratched:' Settles. Rongomau, Regnin!ed, Otama,; aiid Overhead. m , ' After a' £ood race Waitoto arid Top Note led right into the straight,'and then' Papa.' marnjflA was" brought' vp,. nnd there, was a Bplendid'"gb" to the post, Papamaraina just winning'by head. Time, .lmln. 46sec. ' ' ,TELEPHONE < HANDICAP;' of' 100 tov6. Five furlongs. ' ..' Morton, 6st. 101b.' 1 Vibration, 7st. 121b. •••••. 2 . Mon Ami, Bst. ...... v ...........j......»......... 3 Saiißuinary. was Gcratclwd. ,The start i s delayed fully 25 minuks through . Waiouru, which would not oome near tho ' barrier.- When a start was effected Naumai and Waiouru were badly left. Naumai ' quickly made up the ground, and was leading,before half the distance was ,cov-. ered. With one exception all the horses were then bunched;*and» there lVr a s ,' ' n . great stru^glfe.to tno post, the outsider, I Morton,, winning, by half a- head, _ha«l heads separating second and third. lime, I lmin; lfeec. ; '>•;■'■ . ~ i. I Following upon action by Mr. M Manon I (stipendiary'.steward) cautions- were ad- • Ministered '.to 'W. Youn ?: . rider of I Expect in the Whanti .Handicap, and C. i Jenkins.: rider lof' Distiliction m the Cup, ) whilst M. M'Donald waa ,susponded_.for t kix months for careless riding on U aitoto - in the Victori'a). Handicap. ' ;

NOTES' C)N RACING.' . - . (By porrespondtnt.) V.' Woodyille.j February 19. v -Perfect- riled' for .\those who made tho.trip'to. Woqdvillo for the opening day of. thoAutumiv meeting. .Everything :passed','off 'smobtMyand ' tho racing was quit® up to.i sfendard; .'Tho two principal events 'r«ulte4'i<i tow surprises, and, - with l th'o fexceptioii. of. and Mahitau, thVotW- riinners were not well.fancied'.Vr : ' lr . They wei-o a r»iy Jxior lot in the/Maiden Plate.' which , was' tontetod- by • «ome twenty rUnnere.Vt Ailong. d^J. at the barrier; bntji' good,, dispatch was eventually made. , ; Hina ,was the ™ bccorno prominent; in a bu|iched field,and, with--'Mnrtiet,sand t -;Mftßter.,^chiUcs-.M',t9, the turn; Achilles and Muscadifte.: w-ere in command,. but Dokkiio, /finishing'fiast,■ boat Pair_ by a head. ■ Prestwiokwas left at the post, and tho Ml °f ihi the post: JPricfe,■(late,, G.P.O *u Weighed: out,' but',on coining into ,tho birdcage, ho was-found to bo very lame, and had to be scratehed,, ■ . The Trcnthfun trainer, C. Pntehard, started'two',Howes' ili the .Hack Hurdles, and they finished, first «nd tliirf, be n? separated ,by, Kauroa, who parted favourite The last-named pipped "ry elo jly, and this "cost: Tace. C-ay led from - the, faJVof, tho flag, ' nn <l T"® onlv caught at,'ytho. ;last , fence . stable-companion, wh,o »f Wo !' h^ d , 1 by' P.' Cress. "Aema lost, her rider at |ho first" fence'- Parktide'gave' a W»d exh>bition for a beginners arid wn be unATi fn improve. Ivnut-sford was.formerTan °nnX«f the Eigh'don stable, but was found nbt tx> 1» class enough, and wm given to.C. Pritcliard to_ bo prepared for steeplechase work, in_ which , department ho should bo successful. % Eleven'runiiers faced the ban-icr in the 63von furlongs' Hack Handicap. 1 ho scratchinga were,': nongomau, ■ Meditorfanfeari, Lord .Palmer,- and Elkmaid. . It ™I good betting : race, .several. of tho runners being • trail supported. ■ Sirwa«i the first to become prominent, but, down the back. r Gerbera nnd led;from Yankee Doodle and Black Lupin into the straight. Here. Monologue enmo fast dn tho; home, she w,on comfortably.. Sir Daniel was a head" in- Black Lupiu, and then caiuo Yanfe..Poodle.. . Exp fi ct was cut off at the'barrier ri«m; and tent'.to the rear. Yankee Doodle got rid of her rider nt the barrier;' but-was subsequently,* re-, mounted and,finished fourth.. a Bonnvßov. wrvs from A* apuni for tho Woodvillo Cup. It was talked all over tho oourSC'.that lie ; had hen ten Bronno in a gallop, and lio started (i good favourite, but gave a most inglorious exhibition, and 6oemcd unablo to foot it with, tho Md at any stage of tho race.' and'finished siith a long Warwick.Rnneiatuatook charge at, the barrier rise, and was pot headed., Arfom came from a long wav back 'at the finish, nnd got (•<,. within a length of the .winner; whilo *[ontreal, n:ho \ had-' teen prominent throughout, -was ;in third, place. . Falsetto I was in the'rear'tho whole way. 'i'ho stewards' met. after tho rac'c, nnd cautioned -Trainer' H; "R., Telford and Jockey C. Jcrikins for an'' unsatisfactory display by Distinction. '< ' Alccto, Sir Moutoa,' and..Mnnmbar was the way in which tho figures read at.tho closing of the totalisator' for tlio'County Hack Handicap. ' With a minimum of.delay' tha field- traa sent aivay to a good

start. Sir Moutoa: and Sylvia May 6M;ii singled themselves out from' Ails ana Mirltmbar, and in this.order; they raced round the band. .. In the straight. Alecto camo with a, rattle, and finishing ly, w<,n by a length. Axis and Sir. Moutoa were in' t!ie places. ' Kntua, Manitau, Montreal, and Ascalon were all evenly supported in tlio President's Handicap which was a keenly contested event. At, the burri— flso Katua,' on the rails, was quielccst to begin, but his weight stopped him. rind Mount Victoria headed him.' 'With a counio of furlongs gone Waipalai joined t|ie leader, , nud then came Katua and 'Asonlon with Mariaiba, and in'this order, they raced trouble as they swung into the straight, and Katua. then- looked like n . winner but Manitn" finishod very fast and bent him.' British Maid was a fair third, just clear of Mount. Victoria', and Woipnku, British' Maid got a particularly bad run," . and wns v in last place at tho bottom'of the straight. , ■ . .. ' L Pahainaranm and .Waitoto were backed ' in tliat order on tho machine for , tho •mile hack race and' thoso wefS'-tlw'posi- . tion which they occupied as tho post'was reached, but'it really should ha?*' ken otherwise, as .Waitoto • hung outj badly just as tlio post was reached, and .Oliver camo' with an clccrtical' rush oil; tho favourite, and landed,the stake by ii head. Mediterranean' was in front 'seventy; yards off tho post, but ho tired to nothing,'and . could only finish third. Top .'Nolo and Waitoto made the ■ mftning vo tho turn when' tho former compounded , and Wai--toto went on alone. Mediterranean headr ed him inside the. distance, but Waitoto struggled on under pressure and, when ho hung out right, on 'tho post, the fa-, vourilo '.got .up .and won by a head. , ' A .great turn-up resulted in;.tlie second Jog of the double, when , tho little-fancifed Morton scored in the last race; by a nar- ■ row margin with' Mon Ami in a line.' Lord Possible Was fdvourite,'but after jumping 'out' well; his saddle slipped back, and Oliver hadvto rido (lie rest of tho way without saddle or stirrups. ■ '. •;

: SECOND DAY'S .ACCEPTANCES.- \ .(By Tclegranh.-Proa's - Association.) ••••; Woodvlllc, Fbfciiiry ; 10. • Tho following, are. tho acceptances< for', tho f-e'eond day of tho Woodvillo Autumn", meeting:— : \ . ■ ' .! • '■■''.' KUMEROA HACK HANDIOAPJ Fiv« furlongs.—Alcctp, (Ist. Olb.jSjlvia.May. Bst, 41b.; Axis, Bst,; Handsome Maid, 7st. ..- 8lb.; Muscadine, 7st. 8!bl; Sir Snraceii, : 7st. .(ill).;.. Artificial,' 7st. 311?.; ■ .-Master Achilles, "st. 31b.; Yankee Dobdlo, Jst.-.'. 31b.; 'Tho Diver, - 7st.; .Martlot, 7st, >,■ Elk- < iriiiH, 7st.-; liivicta, ,7st. :- : ■..■.-.'.■■'■"■-..:■ < SECOND HACK HURDLES.. One : mile nild ft ]ia]f:-Keniroa, lOft' 121b.; Strategist, lOst. 71b. j KnuMord; losfti3lb.; Eiva, 10st.; Gay Lawless., list; 101b.;'Aemo'; 9st. . 10lb.; Parklide,' ?st. 31b. j;; DKinia,!, 9st.| Royal Maid, Ost.;-Master Stead, 9st, ; Over- , head, 9st, • ■' , ■ •.[.' ,■•■■.. BALLANCE HACK VET.TEfc HANDI- , fCAP. • Seven furlongs,—Waiipt'o,. llOst.. Mb.; Monologue, lOst. Bib.;' Karauotaiigi, 9st. 41b.; Mediterranean, OsW Sib.; Sir Daniel, 9st. 21b. j Whimper, Btf, 101b.; Top', y Note; Bst. 101b,; Taurangi.' Bst." 71b.; Otama, Bst. 71b.; Huia, Bst; 71b.; Abercoed,: • Bsb 71b.; Meet, Bst. 71b.: Betonniit, Bst. •. Vlb;; Settler, 'Bst, 71b.;, Crowiji . Battory; ■' Bst. 71b.. ..... ,■■'!',,;■•'. •'■.': AUTUMN HANDICAP. Oiie mile and. a". j Moutoa, 6st. Bib.; Kaiigi., atua, Bst. - slb.j Ratua,'Bst. Mb,; Ariom,.' ' Bst. 51b.; Manitau,' 75t."121b. i Bonny' Boy, 7sfc 91b.; British -Maid, 7st.-4i'i..| Falsetto, 7st. 21b.; Lord Renown, . list. 71b. ';.,.:... ■■, .; :,;|- 1. ■;•:;::;-■ ' 'SETTLERS' HACK HANDICAP. Six furtchiji—En>ect, > 9st.; Black j L'upin;'Bst. Mb.; Sir Damel, Bst.i Sir Saracen,': Tst. 71b.; Ytokoi-Doodlc..7st.: Lambton, ; 7st.';'''B6rsir, • 6st; 121b. Moindine, Cat. i2lb.';'Waiotnnuf Ost.' 121b, v . ; | ,; -.'.' ':.. SHORTS HANDICAP. - ■ Fiv> furlongs.- . Naumrii,'- Bst. 81b; i'Siftapis/gstii 51b."; .Vibrar •-. tion,• Bst. slb.Y,Lord Possible,- Bst/ 411). ■}'■; Moh ■7fit:-8)b. • Waibtihi, • ?st."2ll>.;' Wat Queen, '7st.-21b.; Handfhmo Maid. 6st. ?lb.'„v ;■;.; . MAHARAHARA HACK. 'HANDICAP. ■-~■ One mils.—Thlravo, lOst. Blb. KatUa,- Ost. 121b.; Manifcau, 9st. 51b, j Mo i'Ami, l Ost. 31b.; Eclogue,' 9st,; Negative ..Bfei;. : 131b.; Mount Victoria; Bst. Mb,; l[o'ntreal. Bst.-. 101b. j.'lord Ecnown,')Bst,,7ll), j'SLndy' Nolan,;} Bst.- '~y-- '••..'.■;'■ ■ l ':f, l :":\s;r:',}-;