THE TURF

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 29, 29 October 1918, Page 7

THE TURF

TRENTHAM MEETING CONCLUDED , GLOAMING WINs CHAMPION ' "PLATE BAGDAD'S BIG HANDICAP" The Wellington Baciiiß Club's Spring Meeting was concluded at Trcnthaui yesterday. The day was line, but the rain • which'fell on .Sunday kept the courseheavy. Thero avob a largo t crowd present and tho totalieator figures showed an increase on thri.day of £4855 and. on the nieetinpr of £5157. Last year the machine n'Bisteml £76,899 10s.; this yoar £82,05S 10b. The chief event of the 'day. the Champion Plate, wis won by Gloaming, who started a hot favourite. The A.J.O. Derby, •winner moved beautifully in> his nrelimi-. narr, took the lead in a, few strides, ■ was never headed, and won comfortably from Mengnus. The slow time in which 4 tho race was run, 2imn. 13 1-sbgc; indicates tha heavy naturo of th 6 track.- . ' • ! ■ The principal handicap' event fell to 'Bagdad, who won*the Parliamentary Han- . tficap-at-.tho Wellington • Winter Sleeting'. Glorify, who -was■ .almost;th& outsder ot tlio field, ran second, whilst the favourite, Devotion, was outsido a place. : Only one favourite ncored, and' that was ■ filoaming. Generally it was a. day of fair dividends, ttnd in the Juvenile Handi-, . cap, iii a field of twenty-two, tho nine-. ■ tcsnth favourite, Jtistian,. squeezed home, gave a sensational'' return. Mistian ( is b.V V/inltie from Mißfimo, and is trained at New Plymouth by H. .Barlow for Mr. A. ' liile. f ■ ' ' ' . . : The -winninE mounts were well diem- ■ ■' nuted amoiiß tho horsemen; no rmer. ' .*£ luted tho judtcc more thanonco on tho dny. The successful jockeyi) ■were:-F. J'lynn, F. Corlott, G. Young. I/. Berry, c. " . Reed. 11. Deeley. It. Beed, and.U Morris. 1 Dwiilff the, moetinp Deeley rode.four ■winners and Boy Reed two.. ■ . '. . • ■ 7 lr 6. D. Greenwood,- who won 'With, ■ Gloaming and Afterglow. ivas. ; the most successful owner at tno 1 gathering. ,-. , Demosthenes sired four of the; pinners at the . I<ady .Ball,, 1 . . . Demos, and. Taunaha. ' . ,>..■, '"'wJ , - / '• \s on the first day. ,the public ■-expert-.-1- erced difficulty in getting, to the .meetins:. ■ Tl-o ■ railway was patronised, to tne lull . extent •■ to which .it ivrould. AM/nt "» ss . e °-- irers and then there were hundreds of me holiday crowd ehut out. .Those who were fortunate cnoufrh to get on, to the' tranid found them not overcrowded and amply •officered. In fact it is said that there ' ware eight offlcore on the 8.30 a.m. train, or-e of Pixtcen vehicles.. There was much jostling■ -and indiscriminate "scrumrmiiß in the queues outside thp'ticket-boxes, and several women fainted, i ..,>,. .■ ''■ ■ . .. - r ~' ' < ".•'• ■ . ■■ THE EVENTS DESCRIBED. . ! -.'' . '-. .."' rBY GJ/ENCOJ." ' . , The openins event was tho Second Hack and Hunters , Steeplechase. ■ Thouglr he 'a was raijed 191b.,- compared with his first day's weight,'the public again went heavily for Kqcturnal in • the--Heclt Steeples.: bat .Poemau. who-saddled up a greatly | improved was ,aUo well backed, the I • remaining trio being neglected. Nocturnal us usual made tho, pace, but Foeman wae ' always well up with him. and; taking bharge half a mile from home' ho ran m a very easy winner.' Brown Joe was tailed v>3 , third. Gwynne .was pulled .up, and , atoatu fell. ■■•••■ '•'■■-•■ "'•■".•; •■■■■ • There was a field of fourteen in the •"'Tararun Handicap, -Vappins "beinc made a «hort-priced favourato. , At the start Jlanu ■ and War March lwl \a bunched flicla. 1 Passing the half-mile- Wai'j March vr.fi fhowing the way to Lionskin. Manu. and llisingham. Entering -.tihp- straight the litter look charge, and acting well in the heavy goins: he, won very, easily ftorn War March, ivitli Manu .'a-, head in front of the favourite. Dick finished very fast in fifth place. The winner wae a big boom'last season as a. two-year-old: but .' lie failed to win a- race. He is.owned by ii popular Minister of the Grown who gen- ' i-rnlly keops a horso in training. : Eisirigform is ongaged'in the JS'cw Zealand. Cup, and is to be a starter. ■ . '.. ' i There were numerous scratchinge in tne Spring Trial. Stakes, and the public put ' Afterglow and Onslaught in a class by. t themselves.-' The ' Greenwood-owned fllly ' carried nenrly twice as- much money as the Chokbore thrce : yenr-old: At the barrier the favourite "ires fractious, and..was , one of the last to leave the mark. Queen Abbey and Meli lod'for fire'furlongs, and ..- tho. pace was a cracker. .Entering the ■■ straight Onslaught ran !o the frouf. and. . UmfflvouritacapnvTOund.wide, but;in'.the "Viiii home she-could. , .iiiake' no , ', impression : on Onslaught, while BoMy/110 anlit;£he nair.' Courtfield and Philomela were tho next to, finish, i .-".'.-•■'..; •'. . ' Backers got another.-facer-in.the Pearcn '■' Handicap,' .when they;i sent' Devotion out a short-priced fnvouVito'fliiafield of fifteon: She never looked likcla.'winner, ami did not finish iin the fir'stlulf-dozen. Galore. Kiltcss, and Bagdad sotva'ysry fast pace, ' nnd carried tho field,off-their. logs. Tho (rio were in front 'jnlo'-ihe .strawht, where' ■ Bagdad shot out by.himself.V,'Glorify and Depredation mado big efforts, .but could not. get'up. 6edd ; el-Bahr was well clear of the others in fourth- T>lnce.. and then came Mascot. Kiltcss,' ar.d Devotion; Tho .winner won on the same, course in July, but yesterday he .was neglected on the' machine. , ' '' ')■:■ ■■■■<■: There was a very, big'pool-in the Juvc jiile Handicap, ' and -it was'ii good field. I'aokers. undismayed ■ by .their .reveraes, 7nade tho Short-owned bracket■■ a ' hot , order. Thi'. nair .wore tqgfithe'j .at ■ ths -. farrier, and Paroransi led the field .into the course nroner. but; he "1-ugged" badly nnd took half the field oft: the course. . 'J'iin allowed Mistian to (ret through on 'ihe'rails.'.amV',lie'...won hy »/ rieul:" from ■ ■■■ Kindle, via" was.very unlucky: . Asterina. was a ne'cl: :away. and then.", cane Eose Queen, Kosc' Wreath, aid Amythar. The . -winner ia b. , / the sonthwn sire ,Winl;ie, nnd in the first of bis prqsenyfo win. The runner-up "Bindle is & ha.f-brother to. Orowhurst, end he loks lite turning out' Tho Champion Plate fiield vfas quite up 1o the standard of pwious' years, but Gloaming fitood out, and he was the Desert Oold of the year. He started at a very.

short price, and took charge as soon as tho barrier rose. Sasanof went with him to tho half-mile, whern he gave way and Snub and Mcnelaim followed tho thiec-year-old into the straight. Jlon* ans a an effort at tho distant, but "''''" chance with the three-yoar-o d. w u> won very comfortably. Bonnie Male « lengths behind Menoaus, and then, anio ffi«af!in? 5 homo air easy winner, blcepy Head was «g^ out of second place. Slcem Iltatl «ob fntirih 'Hie winner is owned. by Mr. w. DETAILS OF.THE'RACING.2 JUv'a. M. Wright's blk. *• B 1 ■Advance-Brown Spec, 1 Jl^ E •,^ cto ,^lb Ada ■ ra3 ' s €h :... ,; «! 0 ff1»' ■rsrg£^r^.(pac. € 4 lSle^CtK E ,e.; Omin. 7sec. . . . _ HANDICAPS of 200 aove. One mile. 5 Mr. "Mnoe WoodT b. g. »•>"» I byltokeby-KoseEed,.3yr|..7sUlb. x 9 .^kwii.Wsb. g .M^u..^^.' '■'(Winner trained by-J. Ayres.) _. ■Also.started: 1 W«PI»nS- ' st -^ lb : . Gray); 12 Bobur, Bst.. 121b. (B- Beed), 10 ■Kerb tefMb. (h,\ Hewitt);; 3 Boya.l Bta . 'flat.. 81b. (F., Anderton); 6 Blapto-HUI. Bst. : 61b. (A. Heed); 7 Persian Prince, Bst. 61b. between .aecond and third. Time, limn 46 3-ssec. ■-.'■-.■■' ' ■ . SPMKQ TRIAL STAKES, of 200 sovs. . - Seven furlongs. , ■ 2 Sir Geo. Clifford's b. g. Onslaught, by •Antagonist-Mad. Whirl, 7 Mr. H. E. Card's b. f. Bonville, 7st.3lb. . (F. Oprlett) i 1 Mr G. D. Greenwood's .br. f. After-^ glow.'let. 111b. (inc. .lb. over) -. ... . ■ (B. Deoley) 3 (Winner trained by H: and A. Cutts.) ■ Also started: 8 Sonnino, Bst. 61b. jU; J. ■.M'Flinn); 10 Sunburst,. 7»t,:51b. ,(W. Man-cor);-11 Courtflold. 7st. 111b., ne. Jib. over, (A. Eced); 12 Esporance; 7st. 4Jlb., inc.,ljlb. over.fO. Beed); C MeU, 7st.. 31b. (Ij. Berry ; 3 Moutoa Ivanova, 7st. 311). ,(U..MGarten); 6 Queen Abbey. 7st. 8Jlb:, inc. 511b. over I (R. Heed); 4 Eailand, 7st. 31b. (W. H'Ewan); I 9 Philomela. Tat. 31b. (U.' Manson); 9 Mlea. '6st. 101b. (P. Eaynor). ■ . : ' , Won by a length. Two lengths separated the second aud the third. Time, lmin. 33sec. ■ '..-..■■ . ■ • ■' :,

PEAECE HANbIOAI , , of 500 sovs. One ' )aile. • . . ■ ■ -I 6 Mrs. H. 51. Campbell's ch. it- Bagdad, by liyuiettua-Aelatic, 4yre.. 7at. ; i ■ •- • (L. Berry) 11 11 Hr. E. A. M'Kenzie's ch. g. Glorify, 7st, ' i> (l<. Morns) 2 8 Mr. E. Barlow'u b'. l>. Depredation,' .. 7st, °Ulh : (H, -Keed) 3 (Winner trained by S. Waddejl.) • Also started: 2 Form Up, Bet. 61b: (A. .T. ■J['Flinn)';-4 Adjutant. Bat. lib. (H. Youiiß); 1 Devotion. Bsl. , ino. 21b. over (H.. Gray)', Vtfascot, '<st. 12H). (A. Kecd); 13 Gold bonit, 7st. Bib. (C. Heed); 10 Tressiila, 7st. 51b. (11. Watson); b Sedd-el-Bahr, 7st. 41b. (G. Ycunc); 2OyreEian, 7st. (R. S. Bagby); 3 Galore 6at. Iflb., inc. 211). over it , ..Corlett); 1 Kiltesß,'6st. lOJlb., inc. 311b. over (P. Haynor); IS HaStic, 6st. 71b. (L; Barnett).. i . Won uy a length. 'I'he third liorso-.waa I close up. Time, lmin. 45Msec. , .-■■■.•■■ -.] I JUVENILE HANDICAP, of 350 bovs. ?l?ive'

l'urlonss. For two-year-olde i 19 Mr.A. tile's eh. R. Jtistian, by Win-kie-Histime, 7Bt. olb (C. lteed) 1 7 -JTiv-W. H. Gaisford's b. g. Bindle, 7st. . 71b. ::.... (l<. llorrie) .2 16 lir. 0. D. Beatson's b. f. Asteriiia, 7st. 61b. .„: .'..... :.....- (F.' Corlett) 3 .'■■■ .(Winner trained by : K. ' :

■Also started: a'Grenides,>'Bst.".s]b". (I/. H. |Hewitt);''l Parorniigi, Bst. 31b; (A. 3: M'Plimi);-l Bitholia, Set. (H. Young): <1 i.Marjwy, 7et. Ulb.'dV Anderton); 17 Yankee Dan. Bst.'2Jlb., 'inc. 3Jlb. over-weight (0. Carmont); U-Eetaua, 7irt. 131b. (H. Watson); 8 etruthglass,; 7st. 111b. (G. Youn.-!); 9. Benunciation, 7st. lllb. (0. Emerson); i Eoae Wreath, 7st. 101b. (It. S. Baeby); s'Amythas, 7at. 91b. (JI. H'Carten); 2 Lallah ßookh, 7st. 81b. (11. Gray); 13 Isaeus. 7st. 71b. (A. Seed);' 20 Sycoi'ax, 7st. 61b. (H. Smith) j 15 American Beauty, 7et. 6ib.- (TV. Lowe); 12 Nursing Sister, Tst.ilb. (B. Eeed); 10 Miss Gold,:7st. 61b. (W.' Jl'Ewan): 18. Nighttime. 7st. 6lb. iG.' M'Lean); 14 Rose Queen, 7st. 61b. (P. Baynor); 17 Idleness. 7st. 61b. (Ij. Manson).Won by half a length. A length separated second and third. Time, lmin. 41-5 sec. . :■■■'•' CHAMPION , PLATK, of 800 so vs. Weight-for-age. One mile and a Quarter. 1 • Itr. Q. D. G-ttenwood'e Gloaming, by The Welkin-Light, 3yrs., Bst.; iiic. 31b. over-weight (B. Decley) 1 2 Messrs. T. and E. Biddiford's b. (r. . itennlaucl 9st. lib (A. Deed) 2 4 Mr. P. Soanies'e b. .in. .Bonny Maid. ;■ Bft. 91b :....:.......... (A. J. M'Flinn) 3 .-(Winner.trained by B. J. Mason.) Also'started:.3 .Client, 9st, lib. (O. Price); 7 Snub, 9f.t. lib. (J. Campbell); 5 Sisanof, 9st. lib.; 6 Eoße Pink. Bst. 131b. (R. Beed). Won br. two.-iMijrths. Tliere were si couple of lengths between the second and the third horses. Time, 2miu. 13 1-Ssce. ETJAHIIfE HANDIOAP, of 200 sovs. Six furlongs. . I 3 Mr. W. Kichmond'a . br. c. Taimaha, , by Demosthenes—Jlangaroa. 3yrs., I .yet. 81b (U. Bead) 1

6 Mr. 11. W. Brown's br. f. Bed Signal. 7st. ...': (H. «• Bagby) 2 2 Mi'. V. Jensen's b. c. Matatua, Bst. 51b.' (fl. Gray) i (Winner trained by G. Jones.) Also started; 1-Sleepy Head, Bst. 311). (P. Andcrton); 4 Consultation, 7st, lSlh., im. , . 21b. over-weight (J. Campbell); 5 PolPourri, 7st. lib., ino. lib. ovcr-wcigni (l<. Manson); 7 Whakalina. 7st. (K. Styles); 8 niighty, 7st. (L; Baniott): 12 3leatfiU. 7st. (1 , . Ilaynor); It Belle Koir, 7st ;o (J*. Oorlett); 18 Tunatua, 7sl. (I;- Moras); 13 Intermezzo, 7st. (D. Jlorris); 9 Lovcniatch, 7«l. 1.11. M'Oartcn). Won by three lengths, a neck between second and third. Time, lmiii. 16 2-ssec. KAINAI- HANWOAP, of 300 bovs. Five 4 Mr. H. .SpraU'eY O m."i»ah. by Coronet—lnnha, syrs.. Bst. 31b. (l<. Morris) 1 10 Mr. A. .\. Cameron's ch. f. IJamicn.i «st. 71b (F. Oorlett) 2 3 Mr. .1. Fenwick'a br. g. Sardinia, fist. 711). ..-. (I* Berry) 3 '(Winner trained by T. Pine.) Also started: 1 Demos. Bet. 121b. (A. J. M'Flinn); 5 Acre, Bst, 81b. (C. Price); 6 Nnnna, Bat. 31b. (J. Campbell); 8 Demagogue, 7st. 111b. (L. Hewitt); 9 Vagabond, 7st. 111b. (C. Emerson); 2 Birkenvale. 7st. 111b. (R. Eced): 7 Sweet Tipnerary, 7st. 71b. (C. Bccd); 11 Revocation. *Bt. 111b. (W. M'ljean); 2 Cherry Mart. 6st. 111b. (M. M'Cartcn).: • , , Won by two lengths; half ft length between sccoud and third. Time, lmin. 3sec.