NOTES ON THE RACING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1891, 28 October 1913, Page 5

NOTES ON THE RACING.

Princess Moutoa and Lupin wero both heavily supported in the opening event, but neither succeeded ill ! paying a dividend. A. Oliver, who had ridden Master Lupin on tho first day, was unable to rido tho weight yesterday, ! and T. Pritchard was given the mount. . A good start was effected and a splen- - did race resulted. Over the last fnr- ; long Princess Moutoa, Guiding Way. 1 Imarose, and Master Lupin wero raeine . almost neck and neck, and there was . scaroely hnlf a length between th«ua *|

tho finish. Guiding Way, who got on the winning list at the Masterton meeting, had a 51b. apprentice allowance, and this enabled him to roach tho poßt first. H. Young, who had the mount, was riding his first winner. He is an apprentice in F. Tilloy's Fordell stable and later in tho day ho had tho winning mount on Sunbird in tho Ruahine Handicap. Guiding Way, who was' bred at tho Bushy Park stud is p, half-brother to Beacon and Guiding Step. Gondolier, who had been ridden by an amateur horseman in tho Hack Steeplechaso on Saturday, had tho services of L Traill yesterday and he was favourite from the time the botting opened. He was in a handy position throughout and won quite easily from Himitangi and Addnought. Kingsway ran a good race until five furlongs from homo, but he then tired and fell. Pavlova was a pronounced favourite in the Spring Trial Stakes, but after leading for the greater part of the journey she failed on the post and-was beaten by a head by Adroit,-on whom Deeley rode a vigorous finish. Up to the present Pavlova has not won even 'a small race, but she iras" been placed second on something like seven occasions, • and has also filled third place a couple of times. Vooation, who finished fourth in yesterday's raoe, was in a bad position in the early stages of the race, otherwise he mignt have been closer to the winner. ' 1 Ladoga's victory in the Rimytaka Handicap on Saturday impressed backers so much that they made him favourite in tho Pearce Handioap yesterday. ! As there were no fewer than 20 runners, this was something of a compliment to the gelding, but he justified the confidonce reposed in him by winning .handsomely with 21b. • overweight, in the saddle. In four starts at Trentham, ho lias now won three times, and is therefore likely to remain a great favourite with local racegoers. The early running in yesterday s race was made by the stable companions, Parky and Dearest, but neither wa6 good onough to gam a place. Expect, who took charge of aftairs when half the distance had been covered, sustained his run very well, and was not headed by the winner until the last furlong had been entered upon. In view of the trouble and delay caused by several of the candidates in yesterday's race for the Pearce Handicap, and in other events during the day, many people are wondering if any of the horses concerned will be placed on the schooling list recently instituted by the Wellington Racing Club. Hyettus, a stablo companion of Hymettius (winner of the Wellesley Stakes) was made favourtie for tho Juvenile Handicap. W- Ryan, who met with_ an accident when riding Day Fly on' Saturday, was unable to take the mount and J. Buchanan took his place. Hyettus led for portion of tho journev, but was well beaten in the straight by Charmilla, a half-sister to the brilliant Armlet. This year's Champion Plate attracted •the best field since the race has figured on the programme. There were ten runners, including Emperador and Soltano, who recently competed in Sydney, and representatives from as far north as Auckland and as far south as Riccarton. It was probably as good a weight-for-age field as will be seen during the present season. The only regret was that it was not a prettier race to witness. Bleriot and Merry Roe, who were bracketed on the totalisator, enjoyed favouritism, but the combination only carried £2 10s. more than was invested on Bonny Helen, while Soltano, Autumnus, Bronze, and Emperador wero all heavily backed. It was said that Bleriot was expected by her party to have a better chance than Morry Roe, but tho latter proved superior when it came to racing. She scored a runaway victory, racing to the front at the start, and never giving her opponents a clianco to get on terms with her. The pace was too much for Soltano, who, after making a great effort to overhaul Merry Roo, dropped back and finished last. Autumnus, who was making his first-, appearance this season, finished in resolute style, but was unable to make up all tho ground which Merry Roe had gained in the first six furlongs. Emperador shaped fairly well, while Immer performed far better than was generally expected she would. Tho timo registered by the winner is a fifth of a second faster than tho previous best for : the raco. Rewi Poto, with Deeloy in the saddle, was made a strong favourite for the Ruahino Handicap, but in the big field ho never looked like winning, and he was beaten out of a place. Iliad's Hero and Secret Link, who were best backed of the others, also, failed to finish in the; placed division. Merry Guy, a ' firs; day winner, made most of the running, but in the end he was just'beaten 1 by Sunbird, who had disappointed hei 1 baokers on several previous occasions. Patronale and_ Ermengarde were both heavily backed in the last' raco, but while the former finished second, tho latter failed to gain a place. The raco wont to Tattorley, who was bracketed on tho machine with Supporters of the combination received _ a handsome return for every pound ini vested. Tatterley is engaged in the i Stewards' Handicap, and by his win in yesterday's race has incurred a penalty of 31b., his weight now being Bst. 31b. WINNING OWNERS. Principal winning owners at the Wel- ■ lir.gton Racing Club's meeting, just . concluded, were as follow: — I .< £ s. 5 Mr. F. Hall, £100 cup and 645 0 ! Hon. J. D. Ormond 612 10 3 Mr. P. Soames 335 0 . Mr. J. Mann 325 0 . Mr. J. B. lteid 200 0 Mr. E. Short 125 0 > Mr .A. Alexander 125/0 , Mr. Highden 120 0 l Mr. J. Bull, junr 110 0 Mr. A. J. Fitzmaurice 110 0 Sir Geo. Clifford •••• 100 0 Mr. E. J." Watt 95 0 , Mr. Renault 95 0 Mr. J. George 95 0 5 Mr. F. Armstrong i 90 0 ' Mr. T. H. Lowry 1 65 0 a Mr. J. Patterson 50 0 Mr. G. D. Greenwood ' 50 0 • Mr. M. Heliir 45 0 • Mr. A. Atwood 40 0 > Mrs. R. Buckman 40 0 WINNING JOCKEYS. Winning jockeys at the meeting were: • R. Berry, three; W. Ryan, two; J. Bu- • chanan, two; H. Young, two; J. • O'Shea, F. Tutchen, A. Reid, A. Oliver, - B. Deeley, L. Traill, and L. Wilson, ono ! each. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE. t The Judicial Committee of the Welo, lington- Racing Club met yesterday to e deal with two matters arising out , of 0 Saturday's racing. There were Messrs. W.'H. Sefton, Moorhouse, Iveu n M'Lean, J. G. Duncan, O. S. Watkins, j and the stipendiary steward (Mr. Jno. 1 M'Mahon). / Ono matter before the committee was a complaint that Pariform had beon interfered with just after the start of the ; Welleslov Stakes. Evidence was given ' bv A. Oliver (rider of Pariform), W. 801 l (Gargaron), J. O'Shea (Chime), and J. Buchanan (Castalia). O'Shea's evidonee was to the cfFcct that as the barrier was released his mount jr.mifcd sideways and in, and on hearing Jockevs W. 801 l and W. Price call out. ho a straightened his horso as soon as poso sible Oliver stated that Pariform had ,1 been bumped, but ho could not sav by d whom. Buchanan's evidence and that f of Bell was to tho effect that the interfcrcnco was probably accidental. [>' After hearing the evidence, tho stowil aids decided that thero was no doubt r- about tho interference, and that it n;as i' due to careless or vicious riding by e O'Shea. It was rosolved that lie be is fined £20. . >Ir, Mforhouso, who communicated

the finding to O'Shea, intimated that the penalty would have been suspension but for the fact that O'Shea held a temporary license and that suspension would practically mean that his license would not bo continued. An inquiry was also held into the running of The Great Mogul in tho last raco on Saturday and the stewards called before them Messrs. H. L. Wolland (owner), J. T. Jamieson (trainer), and W. Young (jockey). The owner stated that he was satisfied with the way in which his horse had been ridden, that he invested £20 on tho horse, and that ho would have invested £100 had The Great Mogul drawn a better position. Evidence was to the effect that the trainer had invested £5 on the horse, and that the rider did not back him. After hearing the evidence the stewards decided that there was nothing to warrant their takinc furthor action.