SPORTING.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 April 1910, Page 3

SPORTING.

Second Edition.^

0 PALMERKTOX PACKS. FIRST DAY. POLYMORPHOUS WINS THE MAXAWATU STAKES. (Special telegrams to tlm " Chronicle.") The Mnn-awatu meeting opened today at Awapuni in fine weather. Results:— ff 11 nl I i'.s. —X ightm are 1, Ilimaiantri 2, Pikopo U. Tlio race was a hollow affair. Nightmare bolted and won by m big gap from .1 limatan gi. Karere I~lack.— Emblem 1, Tjoolauter 2, More'. 1 .'3. An excellent race, Emblem coming out «'i,t the business end and cutting (iown Ijeolanter, who finished well. Moree just beat Asealou for third place. Kilteen horses ran. The winner paid a good price. MAXAWATU STAKES, 0 furlongs; weight-for-age. Mr Highden's Polymorphous ... 1 Mr R. W. l'aterson's Penates ... 2 Mr G. I). Greenwood's Danube... M This was an excellent race. A\ arsong cut out the running to the straight entrance, but died aw.ay, and then Eormby moved up. Passing tho .stand IVnates sliot up and his victory was proclaimed, but Polymorphous finished resolutely, and drew clear, landing tlie X'oOO by a. length and a, half. Danube finished fairly well, and gained third place, three lengths behind Penates.