WOODLANDS HUNT CLUB

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2215, 30 July 1914, Page 5

WOODLANDS HUNT CLUB

STEEPLECHASE MEETING. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Pahiatua, July 28. The annual steeplechase gathering of the Woodlands Hunt Club was "held on tho Pahiatua racecourse to-day. The weather was'fine, and there was a Rood attendance; The going was . heavy. The results aroi— HUNTERS' HANDICAP HURDLES. One mile and a half. Top Note, list. 71b 1 Chattis, list. 51b. 2' Tyrannic, I2st. 41b . 3 Time, 2riiiri ; . i4sec. Won "easily. HACK HANDICAP PLAT. Seven furlongs. Poitcullisi 9st. lOtb. 1 Sir Agnes, 9st. 2 A very closc finish. Keynote, 9st. 121b., was placed.first, but was disqualified, the rider failing to draw the weight. Time, linin. 43seo. WOODLANDS HANDICAP , STEEPLE- . CHASE. Three miles. , Flying Cloud,' list."'l2lb. ..'...v..... l I ICairongi, list. 2 Grey Renown, list. 3 A splendid race. Won by half a length. Time, Gmiu. 51seo. LADIES' BRACELET. One mile and a ■ quarter. Destiny, list 71b. 1 Royal Maid, list. 101b. 2 Pohuta, list. 3 Won comfortably. Time, 2min. 43sec. HA CIC HANDICAP FLAT. One mile and a distance. Keynote, flst. 121b i Kafcawai.i lOst. 21b. ....„; j Rangikapua,. list.: 21b. .....,......}'. 3 Won easily. Time, 2min. 16sec. PINAL STEEPLECHASE 1 HANDICAP; Two, miles and .a quarter. R'anfli, list. ...... 1 Webster, list. 2 Ivorirahgi, list. 3 Won easily. ; ' Time, omin. 18sec"" " RICCARTON TRACK WORK.

; .SOME CHATTY NOTES. '' (By / 'Telegraph—Press Association.) : Christchurch, July 29.. Special interest in tub work is rapidly increasing at- .Kiccarton, and although it was an. "olf" mormng there was' a large Jinuibfer ot spectators present to-uay: I'uey were disappointed, however, tor. besides several exhibitions 'of jumping no last work was accomplished,- . _Uayliglit jjin (n! UoKer) and Bercola (J. Leerey), were companions in a circuit over the big, fences,. both getting round salely. Daylight .bill jumped very well und' made a really good .showing. . Mitt JSariey Grove (A. Wormald) were sent once over the liuruies, aim'both got round safely; ' Kingsway (1\ Douglas) and Curilla (A; li. iVormald), yere, next sent once , round over' the tairdles, and although the latter mad? oiie'ifiulty jump he showed a good deal, ot\ pace, and may be hoard of again later;:on. _Tanhhauser, moving very freely,, was given.good three-quarter pace work, a similar task' '.beiag accomplished -by Multiply. • A/large. number, of .'others•'werff worked. i . ■ . . The "Looker-on',' writes in the "Evenine News';—'' , ' , .■ ~v. Gunrests burst foot has,got worse,-and the split now reaches to the ; hair. M'Dons'?*has decided, if; ■is no .use' persevering with him us l lie is,: so he will'be strife home and turned out until'the foot grows down sound again. 1 . Those _who, have a, liking, for Sunbeam in .the National; Hurdles can; itrite him out, I think... He was' lame again to-day, and even if lie does go to the post can ' have; very little chance.' jarred one of his' front' fetlock joints. He is always ,in trouble' with either . his joints or his feet. lhe" hunter Selwyn,' Who gave, such .'a fine showing'in his'schooling task yesterday, was' afterwards entrained for Timaru, where he. will compete in' the Hunt, Club Cup, to be l ,run to-morrow,' .Cincinnatus' appears..to be very soft His hind fetlock joints-havo given a lot % trouble and now the tendons of' his off. foreleg have'filled, .They. ha:ve been blistered. . Sir Lethe,.who arrived from the north yesterday, is looking very forward, and hit out very freely, in his work. Jlercola gave a -much hotter exhibition ?ver i the steeplechase (fences this morning, than he; months ago. He is still a very, lazy worker/.and m- «!}? #1? Xa 1 at : his , He cut one of- Ihjs stifles .very badly in : tho Wellington bteeplechase,; which probably aclus bad showing in that race.. ihe hunter Otarota isT said to be a very unreliable jumper. To-day he was inclined,to run off, but, when, straightened Hp flew his-fences in great style. He jumped much.faster than■ Sunbeam.. .Julian was' not worked to-day.' "'His ; knee is veiy mnch enlarged from hitting a-hurdle yesterday.. ~ : The Spaniard was only jogged' this morning. He .will be stretched'out in a day or ,two. .Daylight Bill got much too close to. the brush—fence the first time at it, ' but jumped nil' the , rest in his usual bold style, ;;'He is a-.bit too bold, and. does not seem to understand'brushed'jumps vet He always', feels fori the ground as he goes through ,them.- ' Chortle .is credited with having run four furlongs oyer,four, flights of hurdles in slsec. It,, is doubtful if he will race over fences in the Dominion. ' He will probably be. taken to Australia. Query's -off, foreleg, in. which he went wrong,at Dunedin'last .Christmas, is filling again, and it'is pretty certain he is not going to ,stand a preparation, for he h«s only done very light work,to date. " iso Bird was not on the track to-day. ' She was very la'me after working yesterday.;' . .>. ■ , Vanquish is not being worked, but is doing walking exercise' alongside a stablo mate. • '. Captain Jack iscarryng.a very lght weight in his work,'andt-on occasions ho appears to be a bit tender" in front.