SPORTING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9654, 19 November 1909, Page 6

SPORTING

RACING-

IDANNEVIRKE RACESBy Telegraph—Press Association. DANNEVIRKE, N«. 18. For the second day's racing there was showery blustering weather. There was a decrease of -<£1,504 in the ttitalisator receipts compared 1 with,the corresponding year, making the gross decrease of £1,459 for the meeting. Altogether £9,834 •went through the machine. Resultts:— Hack Hurdles, mile, was won by Ruemac with Erl King second and Pearl Reef, third. Also started—Full Cry arid Feu de Joie. Jt was then discovered that the race had been started before the advertised time, and the Stewards' decided that it should be re-run at the end of the , pro.; rum me. when only three started,' the rasult being—Ruemac 10.6. I; Pearl Reef, 9.9, 2; lErl iKing, 10.0, 3. A fine race. Won by a head, a Lad thirj. T.me, 2min 5352 c. Nnember Handicaps—<Bliss, 7.3, 1; Gyrene, 8.2, 2; :Iney, 9.3, 3. Also started—Voetgang. The winner led all the way, and scored pulling up by several lengths. Iney was a neck, behind the second horse. Time, lmin 14 1 ssec. Telegraph Hack, 5 furlongs —Golden Loop, 8.2, 1; Toanga, 8.4, 2; Moreykoff, 6.13, 3. Also started— Waioriki, Te Roti, Mayflower, Needlemaid. The winner led all tho way, and scored by'two lengths; a bad third, lime, lmin 3see. Ruahine Hack, 7 furlongs.—Thetis, 9.0, 1; Motukawa, 7.10, 2; King's Prize, 9.9, 3. AJso started— Polynices, Red Wing, Rangikapua. Red Wing led for the first: three furlongs, Thetis and Polynices being next. The winner took command in the straight, and stalling off a challenge by Motukawa won by a short neck. The third horse was half a length behind. Time, lmin 29 2-ssec Spring Handicap, 1 mile and a distance. —Mendip, 8.9, 1; Vi, 7.12, 2; Perolina, 7.13, 3. Also started— Strategist, Rose Lethe, Reformist. Reformist, Mandip and Strategist led in that order to the seven furlongs post, where Strategist took command, giving way to Rose Lethe at the home turn. Vi assumed charge entering the straight. Mendip, with a well timed run, came away and won by a length; Perolina was two lengths behind. Time, lmin SDsac. Shorts, 5 furlongs—Repeat, /7,,7 1; Miss Pigeon, 7.7; 2; Waikehua, 7.7, 3. Also started—Gladiolq, Ukuia, Kimmerian, Moree. The field .was well together till Gladiole took charge .entering the straight. Halfway up Mies jPigeon looked a winner;, .but .fifty yards from home Repeat with a brilliant run scored cleverly by a length, a half length dividing the second and third. Kimmerian, the favourite, made no showing. Time, lmin 3sec. Piripiri Hack, 7 furlongs.—Te Puia, 9.1, 1; Captain Bell, 8.2, .2; Parable, 7.0, 3. Also started—Marathon. Parable was badly left. Marathon' had the best of the start. Entering the straight Captain Bell flattered his supporters, [but was smothered by the winner in the last . few yards. Te Puia scored by half a length; a length between second and third horse, ' who made up a

lot of lost ground at the finish. No '.time was taken. 'Oringi Welter, 1 mile. —Cyrene, 8,4, 1; Absrration, 9.6, 2; Wai.punui, 7.10, 3. Also started—Vasa, Lamsdorff, Lady Menschikoff. Stayboy, Glissade, Maiora. The hitter was left at the post. Vasa led to the home turn, with Waipunui close up. In the straight Cyrene wore down the leaders and won by a length. Time, lrrJn 43 2 ssec. FEILDING ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances for the first day's handicaps and entries for the Maiden Hack Scurry to be run at the Feild<ing Jockey Club's Spring meeting on November 30th and December Ist, close with the secretary, Mr E. Goodbehere, Feilding, at 8.30 o'clock .to night.