RACING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3188, 13 May 1909, Page 5

RACING.

HAWERA RACES. By Telegraph—Press Association. HAWERA, May 12. The following are to-day's results : —■ Railway Handicap.—Mulga Bill 1, Genuine 2, Clemency 3. Also started—Nicotine, Midian, Dr. Shimose, Dervish, Kohepotae, Castiglione, Whana, Tsu Shima. Time, lmin 18 4-ssec. Tawhiti Scurry—Sedgemoor 1. Redwing 2, Langshan 3. Also started —Wharekoa Saltpetre, Ambegris, Lady Heroine, Overdraft, Park Lady. Time, lmin 6|soc. Tongahoe Hurdles —Somali 1, Maharanui 2, Taupo 3. Also started— Rangihaeta, Claremont, Auratus, Nova, Golden Glow. Time, 2min 54£ sec. Hawera Cup—Lady Lucy 1, Mendip 2, Paul 3. Also started—Research, Mallet, Coroneted, Shannon Lass, Valentine, Mont Pelier. About sixty yards from the post the winner made a wonderful run from the rear of several others and won by half a length. Time. 2min 1 2-ssec. Ladies' Purse —Waione 1, Starboard 2 y The Boyne 3. Also started —Handsome Paul, The Reiver, Sadie, Starlike, Linseed, Pukengahu. Time, lmin 51sec.

Waihi Handicap—Goodwin Park 1, Royal Youngster 2, North East 3. Also started—Kanewara, Marathon, Paululus, Maggie Paul, Silva. Time, linin 50 l-ssec. Telegraph Handicap—Redwing 1, Clemency 2, Guiding Step 3. Also started —Overtime, Toanga, Muskerado, Timothy, Dover Straits, Te Roti, Overdraft. Time, lmin 5 4-5 sec. ACCEPTANCES FOR SECOND DAY. By Telegraph—Press Association. HAWERA, May 12. The following are the acceptances for the second day:— Manaia Handicap, one mile. — Nicotine 8.13, Research 8.11, Mallet 8.7, Goodwin Park 7.13, Paul 7.12, Shannon Lass 7.9, Valentine 7.2, Noamutu Handicap, six furlongs. —Mulga Bill 9.4, Clemency 8.8, Toanga 8.0, Overtime 7.12, Dervish 7.11, Rohepotae 7.3, Castiglione 7.2, Timothy 7.1, Warekoa, Whana and Teroti 7 0.

Manawapou Hurdle 3, one mile and threequarters. Rangihaeta 11.2, Auratus 11.0, Maharawui 10.8, Somali and Lingerer 10.5, Taupo 10.0, Waihone 9.5, Nova 9.4. Oneke Handicap, six furlongs.— Clemency 9.13. Midian 9.5, Dr Shimose 9.2, Redwing 9.1, Rohepotae 8.10, Starboard 8.9, Tsu Shima, Whana, Montpeiier, The Riever, and Overdraft 8.7. Borough Handicap, seven furlongs. —Coronetted and North East 9.13, Royal Youngster, Marathon and Redwing 9.0, Quick March 8.10, The Boyne 8.9, Montpeiier 8.7. Corinthian Handicap, nine furloiws.—Genuine 11.7, Waioni 11.3, Tokaroa 10.11, The Boyne 10.9, Maggie Paul 10.7. At to-day's races the totalisator put through £4,747, being £62 more than on the first day or the corresponding meeting last year. Fourteen bookmakers were licensed.

ASHBURTON RACES. By Telegraph-- Press Association. ASHBURTON, May 12. The Ashburton County Racing j Club's Autumn meeting commenced to-day in ideal weather. Sixteen bookmakers were licensed at £ls 10a each, and the totalisator receipts aggregated £3,144, as against £3,510 on the corresponding day last year. J Results:—Longbeach Hack Handicap—Montreal 1, Blytheboy 2, Salaam 3. Won by a head. Time, Imm 18sec. Fairfield Welter—Contender 1, Zealand 2, Ivanoff 3. Won by half a length. Time, Imin 31 2-ssec. Ashburton Cup—Dabchick 1, Field Gun 2, Gwendolina 3. Three others started. Won comfortably by four lengths, Field Gun being three lengths ahead of the third horse. Time, 2min 12 2-ssec. Laghmor Plate- Ingoda 1, Merry LasT2T Miss Dorie 3. Won by three lengths. Time, lmin 3 3-ssec. Trial Handicap—Umeraboy 1, Claymore 2, Manchester 3. Won by a length, Tinu\ lmin 18 2-ssec. Grove farm Handicap—llarita 1 ; Sea King 2. Volodia 3. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin 16 3-ssec.

TURF NOTES. (By "Zetland'). Gold Lace is now to be trained by J. W. Lowe, at Trentham. This trainer has recently put Sir Frisco into work again. Being especially capable in heavy going, the son of San Francisco should increase his winning score during the winter season. Bridge, winner ef the Maiden Hack Race at the Hawke's Bay meeting, is a full brother to Grand Slam. He is owned by Mr E. J. Watt, and gives promise of being a good handicap horse. The steeplechasing season may be said to commence in earnest this month with the Wanganui winter meeting. Judging by the list of nominations it would appear that some very fine performers will be seen out over country during the

winter. With such horses as Kaitere, Eurus, Audax, Maidi, Capitol, Le I Beau, Lull, Pawa, Nogi, Paritutu, Master Douglas, Exmoor, Kairoma, Lyrist, Hipporofla, North Head, Auratus, Corazon, and Prospector, for steeple and hurdle events, soma very fine contests should eventuate, and it is certain that a widespread interest in the winter sport will soon be evinced.

Lebeccio has gone into H. Rickey's stable at Hastings, and will be a competitor over the sticks at the Wanganui meeting. A. Shearsby, who for some years has been private trainer to "Mr Highden," has resigned, and will revert to training for the public. His position will probably be taken up by the well-known horseman. George Price. Australian racing in the spring of this year will be invested with greater interest than usual for tha sportsmen of this Dominion. If all goes well Mr W. E. Bidwill will be represented on the other side by Gravitation, Provocation, and Tribulation., Mr T. H. Lowry, of Hawke's Bay, will send over Downfall, Bobrikoff, and Chanteuse. Artillerie and Wharekura will carry the colours of Messrs Whitworth Bros., of Wellington; and the trustees of the late Mrs Coombes, Auckland, contemplate sending the well performed Master Soult and Alysian. The Wellington sportsman, Mr M. Melrose, may race two or three two-year-olds, and if California keeps sound he is another likely New Zealander to do battle with the Australians. It is also on the cards that the Masterton owner-trainer, Mr M. McGrath, may consider it worth while to send over a trio, including Tumut and Osiris. Taken altogether, it is quite likely that within three or four months quite a large number of New Zealand horses will be among the fields at Kandwick and Flemin^ton.