NOTES ON THE RACING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10159, 4 January 1911, Page 6

NOTES ON THE RACING.

Eight started in the Juvenile Han- I dicap, and Bronze was made favour- J ite, while Warsong and Sinapis were, also well backed. l Bronze got away' quickly from the- harrier, and although she was headed at the home turn toy : Longwood, raced to the front again, and won by over a length from Sinapis, who finished very fast. . '.■< Only four went out for the Tawaha Hack, and despite Succession's good showing on the previous\day Whitestone, a very moderate performer, was made favourite. Succession got away very badly, and i was a. chain behind .-.-the.'field.'all. the way. Leahora arid Merrie Emerald fought the issue; out until. Whitestone put in a very nice run at the finish and won by -half a length. The stewards held an inquiry ihtb, it. Hatch's riding of Succession, and after evidence had been -taken it was decided to adjourn it pending .;the /receipt of .further information. , ' '.■ •; >''First^Batte^^ lection for -.-the,. R'aci^''Gmb'.\Hanqi-. cap. Merry Frank led right to the home turn, where Passive passed him. Waiwareware put in a great finishing run, and won by a neck. Foreshot made a runaway race of the Wharepapa Welter, and in a hard finish won by half a head from Vite.; .. '.,.. V . '-., ...: ' .;■: , The full field of ten contested the .Ruamahanga Hack* fi pf five furlongs. Merry Fly bolted twice, and, the de-j sp&teh was made' without him. Kiltie Lass and Killaloo led into' the straight, and the latter came away and won by a length and a halfy . Simplex soon established , a bigi lead in the Russell'.Handicap, \but on: entering "the .straight* Aimwell moved up, and-then Bally Shannon "and Mataari improved their positions; : . In ,an exciting finish- Mafaari Avon "by a neSfe." Bally Shannon , (the favourite) was last. Simplex showed a lot of speed, for .five furlongs, and may-score before long! In a field of nine,for the'; Pirinoa, .Hack, British .Maid; and Negative: were niost;fancied. -The Blenheim owned Daunton scored by a neck from Astonishment, with British Maid a close third. The concluding event, the Rawiri .Handicap, was looked upon as good for Purakau. He was.in the lead with Bally Shannon for.half a mile, when Merrie Goer raced through ■.•'and won by a., couple 'of lengths in fast time.