SRORTING.

Shannon News, 23 February 1923, Page 4

SRORTING.

f RACING AT VVANGANDI. SUNART WINS THE CUP. KILLASHANDRA, THE FRYING. ; . WANGANUI, Last Night:-'. 1 The Wanganui ' Jockey Club s autumn meeting opened to-day. . Ike. weather was -fine, though-' rather Stormy' for the, first race. -Lhe o handled £34,741' 10/, ..against £3 J.lof for the first day last' year: Results.-r w-ffisign ' (AO, nM taoi etaoin etmn WIRITOA HACK.— Bonibrpok (W. H. Jones) , Para (Morgan) 2, ban Frahette (Bound) 3.-. V'iiso--. started:,;. Active, Yolande, Country Life, Silver San, OtapaEfoa. A- good finish, Won by a neck. Time, 1.51 2-6, STEWARDS’ HANDIOA IS —fiaipairu (Wiggins) 1, Kartfcm (fLickie) V Crucelle (K'eesing) 3. started. Kinseni, Listowej, Helen. Huius. laibairu camp through in Lie straight, and won by half a length, Crucelle half a length away third, lime, WESTMERE ELI, )•. i .S.—-Whip-cord .( ltayner) 1, War Loan (Kaan) 2, Peter Amans (Roche) 3. Also started: Battle Song'. . Sir Fanciful, : le Make, M&lingorev, Moulu, Polthogue. Whipcord -was early in tho lead and won by a length arid a-half. Time, 3.20 4-5. ; , , VICTORY WELTER.—If xplorer (L. Pine) T, Santiago 5 (Oliver) 2. Lochson (Keesing) 3.- Also ran: -Empyrean, and Advent,. Explorer led ail the way and, won by four lengths, the third horse nearly, a length further back. Time, T. 5!) 2-5. , . v ; ' •- ' WANGANUI' CUP.

: ( Sultiart (R. Reed) . . .... ..... .1 , (Palestrina (P. Krone) .... 2 ' aStork (L. George) 3 Also ran: Muraahi. .Whefitlield, , Omahu, Enthusiasm, Skylight, and Fera Palestrina was Air front early in tlie race, but turnihg into the straight tliej first time the, order was Fera, Skylight, Palestrina,.and Wheatfield. Along the black the order was much the same, but once ’into the straight SunarU came, pa£t the . leaders to win by a length and a-half, with Stork a .neck away. Time, ,3.3.2-5. JUVENILE HANDICAP. —King’s Joy (Anderson) I,Deluge (R. Reed) 2, Ora’s Delight (T. Bound) 3. ■■ A,lso started: Misgovern. Civility, Gartmore, arid ' Attractive. King’s Joy immediately went to the front, and;, stayed there, beating Deluge by threequarters of a length, with Ora’s Delight .three lengths away. Time, 1.2 '3-5. . * ’

PETRE HACK- —Tussore (Oliver) 1, Sunny Vale (A. Reed) 2, Alabama (Garrett) 3. Also started: Loyal Maidr Megan, Some Red, Karutahi, Kilcod, Piroutte, Black Cruiser, Kanaka, Tokomoana. Tussore, coming away at the distance, won by a neck, with Alabama a head away. Time, 1.15 2-5.

FLYING HANDICAP. —Killashandra (A. Reed) 1, Rational (McCarten) 2, Thespian (Rayner), 3. Also, started: Irapuka, Quest, Tactful, Birkie, Waipatu,' Fleeting; Snatcher. Killashandra led all the way, and won by a head, with a similar. ..distance between seco'nd and third. , .. ' \