Races at Woodville.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 15 February 1917, Page 2

Races at Woodville.

(Notes for The Chronicle)

Woodville races were begun yesterday and are being concluded to-day. The weather on the-opening day was fine but a trifle on the bleak side. The racing was excellent and the fields fairly large. . Housewife won the cup in gotod style, despite a 101b penalty that she had to. put up for her win last week. Tango and Red' Ribbon filled the places. Beltane, the favourite, finished fourth, arid Settler— who seems to be going off—fifth.

.Vermillion won the Maiden 'Hack. Achi Bab a, who was well fancied, ran into a willow-tree when doing his preliminary. He killed himself, and his jockey (Clarke) was badly cut"about the legs.

The Hurdles fell to Grey Guard, who btat Paramahone by the shortest of nos.os—Sir iFisher in third place, was two lengths behind.

Multaine won the Wahnti Hfiek Race: Lady Edith second and WcodlarJ: third.

A fine stamp of a horse in Parisian Diamond beat ten other 'runners in the County Hack (6 furlongs.) The Foxton horse Foeman was second and Splendidus third. Mahzoltov, who was backed as if he could not lose, ran

fourth. Lady Middleton won nicely in the last distance of the President's Handicap (seven furlongs), but- the topweight, Goldstream, who ran second, met with' interference. Thrace, an imported (Victorian) horse showed a rare turn, of pace in the Victoria Hack Handicap, which li© won by a heck from Lord'Laddo. 'Firing Line led most of the way, and finished third.

The top-weight, Form-up, won the Telephone 'Handicap, the places being filled by Sheila and Princess Moutoa.

Totalisator receipts were £14,144 for the first day, against £'13,031 invested on the opening day last year.