COMMENT ON RUNNING

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 48, 12 March 1937, Page 8

COMMENT ON RUNNING

-Qwn -Correspondent.)

. (By Telegraph—

i xae going was hfcavy to-day for ; tlie opening of the Wellington I meeting. Though v day was very ! uninviting a fair crowd was present and £28,198 10s went through " the tct^xzator. Friesland won the Thompson well, and Dungarvan's sprint victory was a good performance. " ' Double Figures for a Start. Beau Gallante set the pace in the Rimu Highweight, getting to the front soon after the back stret&h wa8 entered and leading to the straight. Wananga ran up to him on the home ;tu5rn, and close up were Revival and ;Spender. Laggard,' who headed the .others, was several lengths away. The ileaders compounded, and Laggard ran 'to the front. Then- Spender moved up •on the outer and finally Red Sun came 1 jthrough on the rails. In the end Lag1 igard won by a head from Red Sun, who was two lengths clear of Spender with Revival, Beau Gallante, Wananga and Brigadore f ollowing. Red Sun came from the rear and, should win soon. Laggard paid a substantial doubie1 figuie diVidend/ Trial Plate, Myriam won the Trial Plate decisively. Nelumbo soon drew cl'ear but Myriam was handy at the home turn, where Peacock and Sunbeam also were handy. Myriam came away to win with something in hand, and Sunbeam, hard ridden, beat the others. Southern Blood just headed Nelumbo fpr third place. Good Sun and Peacock followed. Martara Beaten. The St. Leger was the best of good things for Wild Chase. Martara made the xunning, and at. .tim.es was f our or fiVe lengths clear, but Wild Chase drhw level at the straight entrance and then icame away to canter iii five' lengths 'to ,the good. The only other runner, Cerne Abbas, was a dozen lengths away. fcmoke ycreen's - ffarrow ' Win. Smoke Screen won "the Pacific Handicap (for two-year-olds) . with an impressive fi lishing run. Belative began -well| and showing nice speed led on to thq coursa proper, where Haughty Winnerwas next, then Top .Rojr, Screamer and Only One. Only One came away froni the bunch and reniaified 'in t;he front till within a stride' bf 'the1 line, where Smoke Screen headed him. Haughty Winner was three-quarters of a length away third, The Crooner was fourth, then Royal Chief, Screamer and Accomplice. Belative and Screamer should improve, and Haughty. -Winner - ran a fine race. A Fine Gontest. The Thompson Handicap was a fine contest. Alby began wcll, and soon was joined by Debham,- and the pair led from Haut Monde, Paper Slipper and Chief .Ranger, . with Travenna, Friesland and Arctic King next. Debham was in sole charge crossing the top, where Haut Monde was next, then Alby, Epr.is, Chief Ranger, Paper Slipper, Friesland, . Brazen . King, Arctic King and- Travenna. As soon as heads were turned for home Haut Moudo went to the lead. Chief Ranger gradually improved • and . ran up to Haut Monde, but when Friesland came on the scene the race was over. He ran on to a solid victory over Chief Ranger. Arctic King was going nicely in third place and Haut Monde was fourth. Following these came Travenna, Debham, Brazen King, Silver Bing, Entail and Alby. Friesland was too good in the soft ground, but Chief Ranger ran a great race under conditions which did not suit him. Arctic King is due again soon. Silver TMnor ran a cnnrl Tap.fi.

O o — Came from the Back. I Gay Hunter came from the back to1 svin the Tinakori Handicap with a good finishing run. Old Surrey, who, withj The Bigot, made most of the running,! liung on well, but Gay Hunter was too solid for him and i3.not a bad hack. Imposture, who trailed the leaders to j the straight,' was a fai-r third, with j Sanhedrin fourth, after which came Earl Colossus, Sunny Blonde, Alunga land The Bigot. The winner will be keard of again, and Old Surrey 's con sistency should not be overlooked. , Favourita Scores. Dungarvan touched a short price in the Railway Handicap. He pulled his baelcers through, but had to be hard ridden at the finish to hold off Sansfoy. Deficit had a slight lead coming on, to the course proper from Knockfin, Dungarvan, Laughing Lass and Karl. Dungarvan had charge a furlong from home. In the last bit Sansfoy came ! from the back and had Dungarvan flat' out to beat him. Knockfin, Karl and: Laughing Lass were next. { Another to Awapuni. I Reipar led the Silverstream Handicap' field into the straight followed by Cata'loguc, Roaming and Lucullus Lad. In a hard finish Catalogue just beat Reipar, with Lady Siegfried and Stratospher.e in the minor places and Roaming next.