TAUHERENIKAU RACES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 April 1939, Page 6

TAUHERENIKAU RACES

SECOND DAV OF WAIRARAPA MEETING KEEN CONTESTS IN PLEASANT WEATHER. FIRST EVENT TO SAKI. (By ‘“The Cynic.”) The weather was again fine for the second day of the Wairarapa Racing Club’s autumn meeting at Tauherenikau today. The attendance was above the average and the racing was keen and interesting. Results up to the time of going to press were as follow: — MOROA HACK HANDICAP, of £l5O, 7f. 1 Saki, 9.3 (A. Jenkins) 1 5 Floral Robe, 7.12 (Midwood) 2 2 Mother-in-Law, 8.0 (Power) 3 Also started: 7, Rotoma, 8.11 (W. Evans); 6, Lady Lyric, 8.5 (Robinson); 3, Larwood, 8.4 (Williams); 8, Kurrawong, 7.12 (Lamb); 4. Golden Flame, 7.7 (Stowe). One length; three lengths. Golden Flame was fourth. Time, 1.27 2-5. NOVICE STAKES, 6 furlongs. (All 9.0.) 1 Dissipation (Sargent) 1 3 Etzel (Nisbitt) 2 5 Wakarara (Savage) 3 Also started: 8 Pharisee (Lamb), 6 Royal Show (Carroll), 9 Rose Mimetic (Evans), 4 Batsham (Belcher), 7 Beagle (Sagar), 2 Lady Baron (Jenkins). Half a length, length. Lady Baron was fourth. Time, 1.15 1-5. RUAMAHANGA HIGHWEIGHT, lm. 3 Ruling Star, 9.8 (Nicholson) 1 2 Happy Heels. 9.12 (Fagan) 2 1 Rarotonga, 10.3 (Jenkins) 3 Also started: 4, Dancing Flame, 9.6 (Carroll); 5, Maturity,'9.o (Savage); 6, Grand Blow, 9.0 (Lamb). Half a length; one' length. Maturity was fourth. Time, 1.41 1-5. AUTUMN HANDICAP, 9f. and Byds. 4 Lady Montana, 8.1 (Midwood) .... 1 5 Good Sun, 7.2 (Hitchings) 2 1 Trebor, 8.2 (Stowe) 3 Scratched: Seigmund, Cricket. One and a half lengths; half a length. Time, 1.58 2-5. COMMENT ON RACING SAKI WINS WELL. The Opaki-trained Saki scored a convincing win in the Moroa Hack. Once the field settled down, Mother-in-Law had charge from Lady Lyric, Saki and Floral Robe. There was little alteration to the home turn, where Saki hit the front. Floral Robe challenged at the distance but Jenkins shook up Saki and he stayed on to win by a length from Floral Robe, with Mother-in-Law three lengths away third. DISSIPATION SCORES. Wakarara and Beagle were the early leaders in the Novice Stakes, but on passing the 5 furlong post, Lady Baron rushed to the front and opened a big gap from Wakarara, Beagle and Royal Show. Dissipation improved her position at the home turn and when the field straightened up she came away splendidly to win by half a length from Etzel, who was well back ovei’ the early stages of the race. Wakarara was a length away third, and then came Lady Baron. AN EXCITING FINISH. Dancing Flame tried to win the Ruamahanga Highweight Handicap all the way but after leading into the straight she faded out completely. Maturity, Happy Heels and Ruling Star were tucked in behind Dancing Flame over most of the journe5 r , but the field bunched into the straight and an exciting finish ensued. Ruling Star came through at the distance and withstood determined challenges by Happy Heels and Rarotonga to win by half a length. Rarotonga, who came from the rear of the field, was third a length behind Happy Heels.