RACING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 40402, 18 January 1930, Page 1

RACING.

SECOND DAY AT EOXTON. [Brilliant weather again favoured the .Foxton Raping Club for the concluding' day of its annual meeting on Thursday, when there was a lair- crowd of patrons in attendance, but the downward tendency in the volume of money handled by the totalisator could not bo cheeked, the sum of £ll, 315 being dealtwith as compared with £l3, 795 for the second day last year. The aggregate was £25, 93(1 ns against £3l, 159 twelve nionths ago —a decrease o f £5323. CONSISTENT FORM.

Although Blimp ami Billion, the first ami second place-getters in the Foxton Cup. to repeat their 'efforts in the President’s- Handicap, Kawhakina- and Di course, who had fought out the finish of the Herrington Handicap—the conohiding > vent on the opening day—displayed consistency by aecoiinting for the opposition ill the principal event, yesterday, with Hurry i\lin( once again filling a minor role, the Catmint gelding being one of tile big' disappointments of the meeting. Another surprise awaited backers in tbc Wbarangi Handicap—the open sprint—for Broad Acre cleared out from the field to win comfortably f not 11 Callamnoro and Llanore who had carried almost three-qnat-ters of the money invested upon the race. While the dividend was quite a good one, >1 ditl not- attain the dimensions of that paid by Moorland in the same company on tlie day previous. KINK ACRE'S SPLENDID RUN.

.March On. the bracketed companion of Birkio. failed to appear in the I'aiaka Mack Hurdles in which Vinella (£322). was- in stallcd a firm favourite from Fine Acte (£280) and Four Aces (£177). Four Aces and Royal Mission were the Gariy leaders, tin: tin latter was jumping big and early lost bis position, Joke Form joining Four Aces to show the way through the stra t’ghl, \ iiiella and Fine Acre being well back at this stage. Call Again. Vinella and Fine Acre all improved their positions going down the back. Call Again joined Four Aces crossing the top and the pair were well clear of Joke Form, Vinella and Fine Acre as they approached the straight entrance, lit the run from the final fence Four Aces had Call Again beaten when Fine Acre came with a. great burs; o. speed to boat: the Awapuni roprivonlative by a length and a quarter, with Call Again three parts of a length back. Vinella, who had run her races in patches, was fourth with Joke Form next. EVENING HERO OPENS HIS ACCOUNT. Of the six runners in the Moluiti Maiden race. Baltic Torque (£4161 was installed fat nitrite from Evening Hero (£333) and Leonard (£159), but backers of the favourite had to submit to a partial loss. Evening Hero jumped out smartly, but: was al-ino-t immediately joined by Ao Marama. and the pair led Leonard and Battle '.ly rC|iio along the back. J tine Rose toiling along in the rear. They raced in tint order across the top and into the straight, Tran snot, falling back aficr making a brief tun in tin 1 region of the half mile post. On- c in the slraigh I I4vening. Hero went to the front and, although Battle Torque lodged a challenge, the Martian mare did not go on with it, and Evening. Hero passed the post with a two length advantage with Ao' Marama four lengths nwav. Leonard w.ifourth with Transact: next, Juno Rose being a furlong back. KAWITAKINA WINS PRESIDENT'S . HANDICAP. Merry Mint (£510) was entrusted with almost a third of the investments in the President's Handicap, Blimp (£297) and Kawhakina (£270) being next in request. Royal Gamo and Blimp went :o the from going away front homo, Merry Mint being ahead of Opa and Discourse. Going along the back Kawhakina and Discourse both commenced to make forward moves, win..Blimp dropped back in behind' Billion ami Royal Game, with Merry Mint next. The field hunched turning for home and ai the distance Kawhakina and Discourse came up to the leaders with Merry Mint' making a bid to retain his position. Royal Game anil Billion weakened, while Merry Mint failed to hold the two challengers. Kawlt.ikina and Discourse fighting out the i.-sne. the former again finishing a little too strongly for the Foxlion mare, there being lit roe parts of a length between the pair at the post, with Merry Mint a similar distance back. There was a short gap (r. Blimp with Billion ahead of Royal Gamm The first and second place-geUors had fought out the finish in the ooneluding event on the opening day with a like result. ‘

IN TIIE VAN THROUGHOUT. Lack a Day was a defection from the Whirokino Nursery Handicap. leaving eight youngsters to go to the post. .Join Do Val (£314) was preferred to Easterly £298) and Paiko (£253) in the betting market, but once again hackers proved to he astray, Quinola getting away smartly to win from end to end, although she had to be kept at it to hold oil' Paiko in the run home. Quii loin secured a break at. the jump out, Paiko being her nearest attendant racing past the half mile post, with Joie Do Val ahead of llawkshaw. The quartette were .within striking distance of one another crossing the lop, although llawkshaw lost ground in negotiating the corner. Quinola being still in front of Paiko as they straightened out with Joi De Val ahead of Easterly and llawkshaw. The two loaders fought out the issue in the run to the judge’s box, Quinola lasting long enough to win by a neck from Paiko with Joie De Val two lengths back, the latter being three parts of a longt.li ahead of llawkshaw, who finished on attractively. ANOTHER SURPRISE.

Callanmore (£556) and IJanore (£414) dominated the betting in the Wharangi Handicap, but. as was evidenced on the opening day. a surprise was forthcoming, the winner turning up in Broad Acre, although he did not return his backers as large a price as Moorland had dope in the same company on the previous day. Broad Acre jumped away smartly, the other four racing in line for the first furlong when Callanmore and Llanore drew clear ol: Juggle and Moorland. Broad Acre turned into the straight well clear of Callanmore. who was in tuwi clear of l.lanore, the latter having dropped back crossing the (op. Nothing had a chance with the leader in the run home, Broad Acre winning by some four lengths with Llanore, who had come on again, a. length behind Callanmore. Moorland was fourth with Juggle alongside. BALLOON WINS CARNARVON HACK.

There was quite a Foxton flavour about the Carnarvon Hack Cup for last year’s winner, Balloon, repeated the performance by again scoring from another Fostontrained candidate in Goldlike, although Skyrider very nearly upset matters, the Awapuni mare being only caught in the last few strides after running wide out from the turn. There was good support for Goldlike (£408). Green Acre (£341) and the bracketed pair. Di-rank and Democratic (£284). with the winner next in demand and, of the quintette, Green Acre was the only one to miss a placing. A race for positions ensued following upon the tapes being lifted. Monoie and Kilorell leading out of the straight from Fallow, Green Acre and Democratic. Going along' the hack Kilorell dropped back, but otherwise the positions among the leading- division underwent little change, although Elysianor, Skyrider, Goldlike and Balloon were making up ground. Green Acre had taken charge approaching the entrance (Concluded on page 4).