SPORTING.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 April 1910, Page 2

SPORTING.

PALMER,STOX HACKS. SCHI IS NOT KM AND COMMENTS. (Js.v '"llio Clil'oniclc'.s" mi i;i live.)

Passing showers and occasional flashes of bright sunshine le.nt variety to the weather at: Awapuni yesterday, where the Autumn Al net ing of the Alanawatu Racing Club was begun. A fair number of pes sengers travelled up from Otaki Levin and Shannon by the morning trains, though their total was not as great as it- would have been had the meeting been advertised in thidistrict. it is true that the club is sure to get- the regular followers of racing whether it advertises ite meeting or not, but the executive should consider whether better musters of casual patro'iis might he secured by advertising the club's meetings in the Press of the (lis triet which border on Pahnr-rston. AVhalever may have been the contributing causes, the fact remains that the attendance at yesterday'. l meeting was disappointingly small, though there were many condition: that should have induced the public to attend: exceptionally big field-, horses of high (piality, substantia 1 stakes, end perfect weather up te II a.m. A great gathering of thi old-time trainers was to be seen on the course. A'eterau "Bob" Genseman was down from Ilastin<j> with a dainty chestnut lilly (Obscurity) which failed to show her truiform throimii Inning been choppe ,! out at the start of her race; P. Ivno.x broughf Alerrie l>os > .••ere---

from the Wairarapa. and was just beaten on 1 id' lirst p'ace in ihe- piiii eipal race t l' t ];>. day : St ewe i t AV e : dell wes ill- -see i. wii'i a I-- si rill'' of "Birkenheads," but failed to "lend" anvf'dng: end .siniil-ir he 1 fortune bel'el trainers "Bill" Dav ii 'i' {he Hut f , n" ! |<\ Tillev. o! K'-rdell. thoneh t!i;■ latter gi;i ; se--ond wi? o Cn >•!•{ i'oe in the T le er-.ph [lack Ra.ee. and was Mily be-ien through Boanerges being aßowi'd a f! :tr n'e mi ih ■ ib' "harry" CnHs wa ae-ehor f rainer w!v/.s.' chare: :• ■ ii" sj be-;' luck. ! r -i! -s were e"' ;t ( idnc : lehie. stehh foil, U-elam Afa-'cae vni l win li" :-luehle A!ainr.eef - Stakes; but she ,":o! ofi' <!:•••• m iri: lee'ly. and w'.e'i ]* :l «| made up h- " ground at fh ■ iurn for home sii i receive ! a I nem t'"•+ feci-: al! the "go" out ol Inn-. Polymorphous v. a "he li, e lnin.il ed soverei: us in lie - ty!e. t h.nn.di t iiei e irt esonable ground for suspicion i'■; if Pernio ! I be "i hosf led a liltl. saner !he e: 11 li r!' f lo> ;--e v a .ed ' hr.ve been very much closer. Dealt!: ■ ran fairly well, and 1 : ! Fm a: by out of a pi. ace. but the !e nature e'' > .- 'a:v ,v>s net, fa »•-

oni'ilblu ti) !il lie's eha ue;\s. ill' w! ■! run much lr'tter on the liist oeea . ;i , ii-ii. no lind.s jinn, sp.iney tun ii 11.!<'r his feet. Vicediniral. :i ri■ ■ i• 1 1. |>;ei-!oi-J; "tip." w\s .alwav--. in tin* rear. hut th" fiio'dookii!!; ■- :»1 u War Soii'i; w.:i promiiu i'< •• live funeu'rs. Fourteen hor.-. tlm principal event- tin 1 r,(!ii.<il>urn Handicap- • ami they were :i h.t. I"). N..rth-Fast, with !).st. lu'.-i;1 <>< 1 the ]!c r:;n piiir'-ly and lini•me! third, lint in' would have been bei ter suit;"! over a mile enurs". Sir .\ lit rim. 8.7. showed nethiny; thai indicated any return o|' the fine form that, made- him invincible f'r a lew weeks of last spring. Toe sei'ined to an"hor three ic" i (pi dity I jr- - in Woodlcy, Flit aw■ >v and Cor.incited. ! ■ once, ran ' of ■•> nl:""\ °nd ,\d< :iissi::i beat 1" if •'!' !••• !'r H iousir * at the post. Men 1 ij•. w ! "> no* hav" conie hack to his old form, fi - ishel very funely. and by sin r i-'.''oln'eness h' : 't "'■'errie P ! r fir l : l place, filter I'■ at a r red in- : c See'Ved to have the v. >!! U. .Uala;;ri, wdio look' ' vry well. !i ; ishel in the ruck, and Fir=t- Pattc conl 1 (]:v no nr.'ii'e than lead (lie tie' i ••• ih" '• r(>)elu>«. .Mill - j Hill. : M) S. I mi. h»'at el"v ) others in H'e V oodliev ll.a •- d;,-,:p. ; ( ,'ea:cd_ d!v : •• 'l 5 -tin ' iii.tr a hoi favourite in AMentr i ( Q V „ ■"]' - l 4,, ]■)]ii pi-'iniioc' ' lv. Tin* top-weiidit. John (10.P 1 !. alsc. c"dl 'H"1 ''is'njy'ntin<;lv. W-->-f.et" HI 1 "1 f u ' i lac \ v: 11 no. and the Te. -Vm I l!-v<1 }!: : ' was third. Kan Tan wa<-' fnurt''. and Cant-ain Pell fifth. The Insthiiuic Ihi r--<. i r - a ra-'v <lv' v.'ill im prove within the next week or tw >. The Taikorea Welter. one mile, wa<' the last race of (•lie day: and nine horses lined up for it. Waikaraka 9.1 (C. Jemkins). 8.5 (W. Pyrin), and Pourrasque 0.11 (S. Peid). foii'ilit out the finish, victory Kfiinjj; to Marton, who w.as the only successful first favourite during the day. Teotane ran A\'(dl for nhoul siv furlmiiis. hut he carried too much condition ir? allow him to s:>e out a fa.sfc rn.n mile, and he- finished well back. AVee Trinket, a. Taranaki horse, wa.s fourth, and Hph:."h fifth. ?.lcst of' 1 the dividends paid during the day were id' n . snh' f : :d 'rnture. The results of the races not siunmniised nbnv. annenred in tin* sec.nd edition of "The Clironicle" on Wednesday.