SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 April 1921, Page 3

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON RACES THE CONCLUDING DAY DUO WINS GOLD CUP. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, April 9. The Wellington meeting concluded to-day in fine weather up to the sixth race, when a drizzle set in. There was a good attendance. The totalisator handled £82,217, making £ 139,140 for the meeting. Results : SECOND JUMPERS’ FLAT HANDICAP.— Whipcord (G. Feilding) 1, Lord Nagar 2, Fisher 3. Also started: King Star, Trentham Rose. Won by a length. Time, 2min. 24 sec. HUTT HANDICAP.—LIstoweI (G. Young) 1, Truthful 2, Handy 3. Also started: Bonnetter, Asterlna, 80-peep, Chrysostom, Bagdad, Royal Exchange, Hastie. W’on by two lengths, tte same distance between second and third. Time, Imin. 39 3-ssec. MURITAI HANDICAP-Halifax (R. S. Bagby) 1, Egotism 2, Auckland 3. Also started: Sunny Loch, Malaga, Pitch Dark, Rada, Sagacity. Won easily by a length, a head between second and thiid. Time, Imin. 41sec. AUTUMN HANDICAP.—Sunart (B. Morris) J, Vagabond 2, Kilrush 3. Also started: Maioha, Marqueteur, Royal Stag, Eleus, Flight Commander, Bonnie Maid, Tenterfleld, Esperance, Insurrection. Won by a length, a neck between second and third. Time, 2min. 19sec. PACIFIC HANDICAP.—The Hawk (G. Reed) 1, Absurdum 2, Rational 3. Also started: Winning Hit, Purple Spur, Anomaly, Kick Off, Pluto, Creme de Menthe, Aureate, Princess Pat. Won by a head, a length and a half between second and third. Time, 2mln. 10 l-ssec. TRENTHAM GOLD CUP.—Duo (H. Goldfinch) 1, Sasanof 2, Rouen 3. Also started: Johnny Walker. Dub led all the way and won by a bead. Time, 2min. 33scc. SUBURBAN HANDlCAP—Solfanello (L. Morris) 1, Tigritiya 2, Raceful 3. Also started : Inah, Silver Peak, Golden Bubble, Early Dawn, Canyon, Astinoune, Mustard Pot, Barleycorn. Won by a length, half a length between second and third. Time, Imin. 11 2-ssec. BELMONT HANDlCAP.—Mosthenes (H. Gray) 1, Lady Lucullan 2, Fabrinade 3. Also started: Automoana, Prince Hal, Makere, Blackhead, Jackaroo, Pussyfoot. Won by a length. Time, Imin. 12 2-ssec. NOTES ON THE RACING. (By Telegraph—Special to News.) Wellington, April 9. For the Second Jumpers’ Flat Whipcord, who had been well backed on Thursday, was neglected on the machine, but ridden a different race, te won very nicely. Trentham Rose cut out the pace, and in the early stages was fifteen lengths in front. This suited Whipcord, who stays well, and in the straight he came away and won by a length and a half from Lord Nagar, who was a length and a half in front of Fisher. King Star was fourth and Trentham Rose was beaten off last. Tte Hutt Handicap was a good betting race, and Truthful and Llstowel were fancied, and there was a lot of money for Chrysostom. Listowel and Asterina led at the start from 80-peep and Chrysostom, with Truthful handy Listowel was first into the straight, and there Truthful came through, but she had no chance with the leader who went on to win by two lengths, with Handy another two lengths away third. Chrysostom was fourth and Bounetter fifth. In the Muritai Handicap Malaga took up the running at the start, but it was not long before Pitch Dark ran to the front, there to be joined by Halifax. Rada was nicely placed in behind tie leaders, but Egotism was in the middle of the field on the rails. With the journey half completed Sunny Loch lost his position and went back to last. Halifax was first to turn for home, and at the bottom of the straight Egotism showed up. Halifax went on verey nicely and wks not seriously troubled in the run home, and he won by a length. There was a wonderful finish for second. Hatch got Egotism up In the last couple of strides and beat Auckland by a nose. Sunny Loch, who was another nose away, was the unlucky horse of the .race. A nice field of a dozen saddled up for the Autumn Handicap. Sunart stripped better than anything, and. did a beautiful preliminary. Maioha also took the eye. At the start Roya: Stag and Flight Commander went to the front, followed by Maioha and Sunart, with Vagabond well back. At. the seven furlongs Tenterfield improved his position, and Bonnie Maid moved up fast. Here Insurrection, and Esperance were at tte tail of the field. Sunart was lying third, and at the entrance to the straight was in front. In the run home several horses challenged the leader, but tnev made no impression on him, and he won nice ly by a length from Vagabond, who finished well and beat Kilrush, who was finishing fast, by half a length. Maioha was fourth, Tenterfield fifth and Insurrection sixth. - Exceptional interest was taken in the £lOOO two-year-old event, the Pacific Handicap. Purple Spur got out very fast and Anomaly began well. The pair led together, with The Hawk well up and Absurdum In tne next bunch. At the home turn The Hawk came through on the rails. Purple Spur was still prominent just below the distance, where Absurdum was getting a bad passage. At the half distance Gray got clear with Absurdum and looked a winner, but The Hawk, nicely handled by R. Reed, stuck on well, and in a great finish won by a head. Rational and Pluto crossed the line together a length and a half and the next? to finish was Anomaly. Only four were saddled up for the Trentham Gold Cup. Johnny Walker, Sasanof, Rouen, and Duo. The pace was slow at the start, and passing the stand Duo led Sasanof and Rouen, with Johnny Walker in the rear. The field continued to crawl till six furlongs from home, when Johnny Walker clapped on the pace and Duo went with him and the others followed. Duo led into the straight, but at the distance Sasantrf headed him and it. looked as if the old fellow would win. Roueu dashed up on the outer and a great finish ensued. Duo bad a little in reserve, and in the last bit got his head in front again and won by a head from Sasanof. with Rouen another head back. Johnny Walker was ten lengths away last. There was a big pool on the Suburban Handicap. The race was run in rain. Inah and Golden Bubble were • the early leaders, with Early Dawn and Tigritiya well up. Inah was first to turn for home, anti here Golden Bubble got carried out wi.de. Inah and Gol-

den Bubble were done with at the distance and Tigritiya came on, with Solfanello pok ing up on the rails. The finish clearly rest ed between the pair, and over the last bi’ Solfanello drew away and won by a lengtl and a half. Raceful was third another couple of lengths away, and Silver Peak was fourth. Rain was falling heavily when the last tact was run. Fabrinade, with McFUnn in the saddle, began smartly and soon had the lead Automoana was well up, and Mosthenes was lying handy. Fabrinade was still in front m they turned for home, but once in the straigh he did not last long. At the distance i was clear that Mosthenes would win, and tin only question was as to what would be second. Automoana soon dropped back, and Makere and Lady Lucullus became prominent Lady Lucullus ran on well, and Gray had t< keep Mosthenes going to win by a length Fabrinade was thjird and Makere fourth, both close up. RACING IN AUSTRALIA. By Telegraph.—Pr6s» Assn —Copyright Received April 10, 5.5 p.«n. Sydney, April 10. The City Tattersall’s Cup resulted: Swiftstot 1, Validolid 2, Posadoon 3. Won by a j>AAd 2mln. 25

POITREL HAS FINISHED. A HORSE THAT WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED. (By Pilot in the Referee.) The racecourse has seen the last of that great horse, Poitrel. Up to the commencement of last week, he was doing all that could be wished, and never looked in better condition. Was owners and trainer were confident he would settle Eurythmic’s pretensions at all distances, and were looking forward to his deposing Carbine as Australia’s greatest stakewinner. On Tuesday of last week, however, one of Ils shoulders appeared to Dother him slightly, and though he worked nicely on Thursday morning, it was evident the same afternoon that the trouble was serious. It was certain* on Friday that he would be unable to run for the Autumn Stakes, and though on Saturday his trainer, H. J. Robinson, stated there was “just a possibility” that he* might be able to run on Wednesday, he was not hopeful, and with the tendon of his off-foreleg slightly bowed, the Messrs. Moses definitely decided on Monday that he would not again be raced. "I should not like to see him walk off the course lame,” said Mr. Moses, in telling me that the chestnut had finished. In that everyone will agree with him. A POOR BEGINNING. Poitrel's deeds are too fresh in race-goers’ minds to need recapitulation. Failing to sell him for 300gns. as a yearling, the Messrs. Moses decided to have tlm trained, and though he was unsuccessful in his three starts at two years, he won three of the six races in which he competed (lie following season. One of these, the A.J.C. Summer Cup, he got on protest, Chantemerle, who beat him, being disqualified. At four years he won four w.f.a. races, but ran disappointingly in the Metropolitan, for which, consequent on his defeat of Desert Gold in the Spring Stakes, he was greatly fancied. SOME OF POITREL'S DEEDS.

Racegoers have short memories, and, while it would be impossible to detract from the merit of Eurythmic’s great performance on Monday, many have already forgotten that last year, after being nearly last at the seven furlongs, and also meeting with interference nearing the turn, Poitrel (9.9) gave another great horse, Kennaquhair (9.5) fully eight length’s start, counmencing the last two furlongs of the Sydney Cup, and ran him to a neck in the Australian record time of 3mln. 22%sec. Another remarkable finishing effort was in the Melbourne Cup, in which, with 10st., he was fairly far back at the home turn. He came down the straight in gallant style, and though commencing the last furlong it seemed almost impossible for him to wipe out the gap dividing him from Erasmus, be accomplished it. Furthermore, one -of the horses he passed in the run home was Eurythmlc (9.4). I do not think the latter was quite as good then as now, but while we are worshipping the new star it would be inadvisable to forget any of Poitrel’s great deeds. Poitrel has started in 37 races, his placlngs and earnings being as follows: AT 3 YEARS. \ e Third A.J.C. 1 Members’ Handicap 50 First A.J.C. Holiday Handicap 339 First A.J.C. Summer Cup 1,032 First Tattersall’s Cup 1,092 AT 4 YEARS. First A.J.C. Spring Stakes .... 1,200 First A.J.C. Autumn Stakes .... 1,533 First A.J.C. Cumberland Stakes 1.475 First A.J.C. Plate 1,494 AT 5 YEARS. Third Tatt’s Spring Meeting .... 80 2-3 First A.J.C. Spring Stakes 1,516 First A.J.C. Randwick Plate .... 1,111 First RosehUl Handicap 286 First A.J.C. Autumn Stakes .... 1,515 Second A.J.C. Sydney Cup 1,000 First A.J.C. Cumberland Stakes 1,443 First A.J.C. Plate 569 AT 6 YEARS. Dead-heat First A.J.C. Spring Stakes 1,164 Second A.J.C. Craven Plate .... 600 First A.J.C. Randwick Plate .... 1,474 Third V.R.C. Melbourne Stakes 150 First VAC. Melbourne Cup (inclusive of £l5O trophy) 7,302 Second C. B. Fisher Plate 300 Dead heat for First Rosehill Rawson Stakes 1851-2 Total ’ £26,920 3s Id