WAIRARAPA RACES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10602, 8 April 1912, Page 5

WAIRARAPA RACES.

THE OPENING DAY. •EASTER HANDICAP WON BY SEA QUEEN. (By Our Special Reporters.) Tho Autumn Meeting of tifoe Wairarapa Racing Club Avas «pened at Tauherenikau on Saturday last, under the most favourable circumstances. The weather wa.s delightfully fane', and i l lie attendance was verp Jarge. The course was- in excellent Older, and some very fast times were legigiiered, in instances records lor the track being established. The \ VUI of s «a. Queen in the Easter Handicap was not unexpected, though the mare was v.ery nearly , beaten on the post by Sin apis. The starting of Ma* ■ '.mceiifc was, with a cou ; ple of exceptions, very good. An unfortunate ancidmt occurred in the Mahaki Hack ! Handicap, in which twelve horses were competing. The tape went up ivith tSie horses in a line, but the 'n aYi n' t0 KiTO the word go. J!iie result was that only the •P, homes finished, tihe remainder ot the field pulling up at various stages. The public was loud in its dem an d that the race be re-run; when (the starter announced that their© had been a start, there was a great demonstration against Oiim. The totalV€Stments for the day were 7- 11 'f 03 ' against £7252 for the first suite yeai "' were the reTRIAL HACTfC HANDICAP, of 60 sovs., six furlongs. 1 • P. Soanies' ch f Semaphore (Sig- ' o a s I vr 11 "^r nG m Ui " ±€ " po)j 3^rs > y-o (L. Traill) * 2. \\. E. Bidwill's Distinction, 3 , -m 8.8 (R, Hatch) a 4. M. M. EJlerton's Lambton, 3 yr«, 8.8 (TV. Ryan) 3 Also started— 4 Dogfish 8-9 (W. Price), 3. Raliani 8.8 (IRI. Barlow), 9. Gfooorkdale 8.8 (Tricklebank), 8 Borsd 8.6 (McDonald), 6 Ceylon 8.6 (TV, Pritchard), 7 Confusion 8.6 (MdVlulieai). Ffom a satisfactory start Semaphore and, Distinction went.to the front, with JRalra-ni lying next. This - e - r n - V4,S in a.intained until' •> "the straight; was: reached, wfcen' ;Rahanj ■ . % m aphore ; ' arid D^n&i ti£n foffgbt.oift.tJie. finish,- tlte formert who .was-, nieely.;ridden by • Traill,' winnuig by half'a.. length. The; -thilfd horse was two Jengthsaway,' and. CAtorkdale\finished last.: Time, I riiin. 14 4-»ssecs. . - V . •" te waka hack wei/ter HANDICAP, of 7o sovs., " Seven furlongs, . . * '!. 2. Ti.mi . Puru's.oh g "Toney (Advance ——), 4yr®. 9.3 : OR. Hatch) 2 •S. H. Whitney's Mediterranean, .6 . . • y®»;- 8.8 (T. Pritohardi : 2 •3. S.. Pitt's G3enforn, 4yrs:. 9.3 : (Sid Reid) ' ' 3 parted.- 4 WM . 10.4' (0 " a-.ce) 6 Blacky Reef 8.8 (W. Young),' 'gf/Mfrf t ; LoAve) ' 3 Otaraia rd+l OS j, eld Fare 8 -° rr. 9 8.0 (Tricklebank). the best of a fair start arid led from, Flip Flap and' G-lenfern! dd the course .GJenfern and Mediterranean moved; up. Toiiev was still ni front, when the straight was reached, and' succeeded: in pa&sbox a length in front Mediterranean, who was half a length in front of Glen fern. Time 1 mm. 29 4-osecs.

EASTER HANDICAP, of 20 ,'X sovs., one mile and a ; Quarter. M. M.EJlerton's b m Sea Queen JSi. Ambrose, or Grand OircJe- ' Sequin),, syrs, 8.9 (W. Price)"' 1 A. R. Din-rant's b i Sinapis, 3vre. 8.2 (McMullen) 3 S: .Pitt's Red Lupin, svrs, 7.7 (McDonald) * ' 3 1 Golden Loop 8.13 (W. Ryan), 4 Merrivonia 8.12 (L. Traill), 6 Ariom 8.4 (T. Pritchard), 3 £°q J'- 1 * 8 Bally Shannon 7.3 (Trickle-bank), 9 Nedra 6.7 (T. Ctiftt) ; (From a fair start, Ariom was the. first to sihow in front, and Avas Mlowed pa.st the stand by Red Lupin Sea_ Queen and Golden Loop.. This (position was maintained pa®t the six ■ and four fuirlong posts. At the willows; the field began to dose up. -Red Lupin was -in the lead, when the ■straight was entered, but- half way down the straight Sea Queon came to .the front. Sinapjs made a late run on the inside, and was only just (beaten on the post by a head. A' length separated second and third horses.. Ariom wa.& fourth, Meirivoniai fifth, and Golden Loop sixth, lime, 2min. 7secfi—a record for, the course. NURSERY HANDICAP, of 75 soys., rour furlongs. 3. R. KerchOma'iS King's Favourite (King'-s Giuest-Rain), 2yrs, *' 8.8/(Price) ' ' 1 2. H. W'hkriey';s Mt. ic 3yrs, ■ 8.2 (Pri-tehard) 2 • 1. W. Nidd's Peroneal, 2yrs, 9.3 (Hatch), , 3 Also started— 4 Submersioin 7.5 (ißyan), ,5 Plunder 7.5 (Lonergau), 7 Valtiri 7.5 (L«we), 6 Elevated 7.2 (Tricklebank). Mit-: Victoria rushed to tlie front at the rise of the tai>es, aaid maintained a good lead, . until ■Hearing the .straight, where King's ; Favourite came fast. A good finish resulted in a verdict for King's Favourite by half a length. The favourite, Peroneal, was about- two lengths away. Submersion, who was badly left at the post, ran into fourth .placo. Time, 47 2-Ssces—another record for . the course.. WiAN.GA. JMOA X A HANDICAP, of 80 sovs., 7 furlongs. 7. Carvell and. Orton's ch g time (Musketry-Lioness), aged 8.9 (Neale) 1' 3. F. Martin's Mon Ami, aged, 8.10 (Hatch) _•■ . *- 3. W. ~La\v®on's Negative, syr<=, 9.3 (Reid) 3 Also started — 4 Master Sylvia 5.9 (Barlow), 2- Ivohinoor 9.8 (Cotton), 1 San Pluie 9.6.'.(Pritchard),- 6 Anna 8.0 (Ryan). Mo 11 Ami and Overtime were the first to sli'o-w in front from a good start. At. tTio back of the ronrse, Overtime --assumed the lead, which he retained all the way, wiimqng somewhat easily by a length. Ne-

gative was a length and a half away. ! Till l favourit: l (Sail Pluie) was fourth. Time, lmiu. 27 2-ssecfi. MAHAKI HACK HANDICAP, of 70 sovs., five furlongs. I. C. F. Variance's Amber and White (St. Ambrose-Blue and White), 3yrs, 7.13 (C-att) 1 9. J. Corlett'vs Foreshot, o.vrs, 7.0 (Lonergan) 2 10. 0. Burt's Dogfeh, svrs, 6.13 (Mcintosh) ' 3 Also .started— 3 Leapuki 9.2 (S. Rieid), 2 Ga.v Lawless 8.13 (Pritchard), 7 Happy New Year 7.8 (C. Lowe). 5La din o 7;'r< (McMullen), 8 San Pert 7.2 (McDonald), I Semaphore 7.3 (W. Rvan), 7 Rahani G. 13 (Tricklehank), 6 Abercord 6.10 (H. Lowe), 11 Woolnotli 6.10' (Richards). The fir:-1 three horses were the "'only finiuhers, the resit having pulled up •at varior,s stages- under the belief that th'ere had been a false start. Amber and White- led nearly all the way, and won comfortably by two lengths, th/ree lengths separating the. second and third. Tlie crowd demonstrated when it learned that lie race was nob to be run over again. The starter, (however, declared that it was a star. Time, lmin. Ise-e. WARD ELL HANDICAP, of 115 sore., six furlongs. 1. PL Lonergan's Blue Lake (Royal 'Fusilier-Blue River), 3yrs, 7.2 (Ryan) 1 ; 6. M. Lavery's Briisli Maid, 4yrs, 7.4 (Catt) 2 2. R. Cooper's Full Rate 9.3 \ (Pritchard) 3 Also started— 4 Tigerine 7.3 (Lonergan), o Cullinan 7.7 (Lowe), . 3 Long-step 7.3 (McDonald), 7 All Guns 7.3 (H. Lowe). Blue Lake got the Iboiit of the start, and made a big ibreak between herself and the rest of the field. Fuiil Rate and British Maid moved up as the straight was readied, hut the favourite won comfortably by two lengths at the finish, a length between second and third. Time, lmin. 14secs. j