SPORTING.

Shannon News, 30 September 1921, Page 3

SPORTING.

THE OTAKI MEETING

A striking feature about the Otaki Spring Meeting was the consistency of the for mdisplayed on both days. Winners and place-getters on the first day were up among the money in the second day events to a rather remarkable degree. Their form- was nicely judged by the handicapper, Mr H. Coyle, who was responsible for some of the most interesting racing seen on the Otaki track. The Levin-owned Beloved was in winning vein, and in her first-day start accounted for the Dominion Handicap in good style, cutting out the mile in the smart time of 1.45 1-5. On the second day the daughter of Gazeley ran into second money in the Rahui Welter with the fairly solid impost of 9.8 on her back. Priniemps reproduced the winning form she showed at Feilding a little more than a. week earlier by snatching victory from Kilgour in the Memorial Stakes by a head in a flelcf of half a dozen good class performers, including Dainty Step and Verbosity. Printemps was well in the running in the big race the second day, being Second to American Beauty after conceding the latter 241 b. '

The Martian filly, Martial Dawn, is another who raceid consistently at Otaki'. A win to her connections, however, is somewhat, overdue, and it is pleasing to record a success* to Mr W. Higgins. Martial Dawn 'met a fairly good class of hacks in the Stewards’ on the first day, and clapping on the pace was two lengths ahead of Makere ( at the end of the journey, the six furlongs taking 1.15 4-5. The daughter of | Martian bolted from the barrier again in her second-day start, landing the Otaki Hack Handicap by half a length from La Paloma. The Flying had a smart field of sprinters, Solfanello, Nursing Sister and Bindle making a great ra,ce of it, the first-named getting the verdict by a length, the other two finishing in that, order. It Is noteworthy that the three place-getters are by Solferino. Next day Nursing Sister'came to light in the Railway. Handicap, throwing the behind in 1.15. Nursing Sister has not raced very successfully in the colours of her present, owner, Mr D. O’Reilly, and her return ,to form must be a pleasing factor to her connections. Detroit, who had been out of commission for quite a time, showed he had lost none of his dash when given his head in the Roera Welter, beating a good field of ten.. In the Waitoliu next day the ’Frisco gelding was only l>eaten out of first place by Prin- 1 cess Pat. by a nose.

In the jumping races Ore Ore scored the .first, day and; ran second to Master Boris on the following day. The locally-trained American Beau- j ty was the only successful starter of { Messrs. Dwan Bros.’ stable. She• started in the big race the second j day. and in the best, company of the r meeting ran out. to the front, at bar- [ rier rise and stayed there to the end, although the fast-finishing Printemps was only a neck away when the post was reached. f-

The Otaki-owned Makere is another that got into the money on both days; being second to,Martial Dawn in the Stewards’ Hack m the first start, and won the Electric Handicap next day. A consistent runner, the success of Mr Te Ua’s mare was popular with Otakl sports. A. McConnon’s Bezonian colt Paphian won the Trial on the second day, which makes two wins in as many starts, the first, being at the recent. Rangitikei meeting. The local franker is to be congratulated on his success.

The Otaki meeting was down £15,000 on the two days, as compared with last year’s tote returns. It is probable that one or two of Messrs. Dwan Bros.’ two-year-olds will make their debut at the forthcoming. Masterton meeting.