A Bad Start.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 231, 29 September 1928, Page 10

A Bad Start.

Backers Astray? 'And Horse

Breaks Neck.

All acceptors lined tip fur the C.reeninount Hunters' Steeplechase with which the programme.- ojM'ned. The BaluulurMashoor bracket £"4«, Te Ilorca £71!», and Marita. £"VJ-i came in for most support in the' betting. Rahadur led up the hill the first time from Marita, Tajro Ban, Mashoor, (,'ui Hono, Te Horea, with Yum Yum last. Over the double the.

first time round Ilaliadur was showing the way to Marita, Tago San. Areliance]. Yum Ytim and To Jlurea. Yutn Yum and Extract fell at the hurdle, by the six furlong post, Extract breaking liis neck.

Going up the'hill the. second time, Bahadur was attended by Tago San, Marita, Tc llorca, Cui Bono and Mashoor. Approaching the sod-wall Bahadur broke down and Tago San was left in front, and he went on To win by two lengths from Te llorca, who beat ('ui Bono by twenty lengths. Motive and' Mashoor the only others to finish, Marita falling at last fence. The Hunter's Hurdles. Template and Louis l'oio were withdrawn from the Harris Memorial, a mile and a half hurdle race lor huntefs, ill which the best backed candidates were First Prince £794. Rambl'm' Kid £510, and Pekatahi £400. When they passed the stand the first time Ashlcigh was leading Master Clements. First Prince, Ramblin' Kid. P-'kata hi, Blago aim Aotearoa. Blago had a life at the hurdle in front of the stand. Along the back Ramblin' Kid was showing the way to Ashleigh, First. Prince and Pekatahi, with Blago and Antearua well back, Master Clements having losf his rider at the fence by the six furlong po-r. ( ressing the top V.'amblin 1 Ivid led the way from A*hivigh. Pekatahi and First Prince, but coming into the straight, the last named had run up third, and they turned for home in that order. Blago fell at the last fence and First Prince was battling out the finish with Ramblin' Kid when Pekatahi came on the scene and i*ot the verdict by a neck. Ramblin' Kid defeated First Prince Inhalf a leneth for se'-ond money. Aotea'•oa was fourth, nnd Ashlct'rh next. The Sylvia Park Handicap. Tidal was the only scratching in th.» Sylvia Park Handicap, leaving a field of eight to face th® starter. When the machine closed Golden Wedding £144ti, The Lover and Bizarro bracket JCIOSJ«>, and Metellus £021 were backed in that order. Bizarro. Brampton, Killute. Golden Wedding, anil The Lovef led past the stand with Restaurant last. '("be order along the back was Pdzano. Th" l.i. er. Killute, Mra.mptun. and Meteilu-. b.u crossing the top The Lover ha i i ik.-.i eharg;\- with Metcllr.s. Bi/arro. K'.lin ■>. and Mountain Guide following. The Lover was first into the straight. Hr'ano (running wide at this stage) nc\t. wi; h Killute, Golden Wedding and Mountain Guide next. In a good finish The Lover beat Mountain Guide by three-quarters of a length, with Bizarro a neck away in third place. Golden -Wedding was fourth, and then came Metellus. Restaurant, Killute, and Brampton. The Jellicoe.

■ Valkou. Goshawk and Cynthia X were | the defections from the Jellicoe Handicap, the big flat event of the day. When the final figures were adjusted. Mint Leaf, with £2011. Sir Archie. £1203. and j Sleepy So!. £*<!.">, came in for most supj port. Beau Cavalier was early in the I lead from Sleepy Sol and Mint Leaf, who were together jiisi ahead of Thursby and S : r Archie, with Golden Krist last. Along the back Beau Cavalier was eight lengths out from Mine Leaf, with Sleepy Sol next and Beau Cavalier dropping back. ( rosing the top Mint Leaf and Sleepy Sol were still racing together, and they turned for home just ii> front of Thursby, with Golden Krist ami Sir Archie next. Thursby came through huli'-wey down the running, and <iot the decision by a length and a-half from Sleepy Sol an.l Golden Krist. who dead-heate.l for second place. Mint Leaf was lvxt to ii'iis'i, followed by Sir Archie and Bean Cavalier, who v.a* well back. Results: — «; kkk n\t i»t •n r hint j: i: s ■ sTk e it. i-:-CHASE of -_'."atsovs. .Munii, iwn miles aud a-bail". 7—TAGO SAX. cli .1 ihy Qt:ii) Ahiiey-"- Sylva t Mr. IS. 11. Carroll), !UI—K. Carle!, ] -- TL HuKKA. a-eil i Mr. H. Ki>tiii'i'\ i. :t.c,..-S. 5 li'inlT rstni .... 2 o—Cl'l llOMi. .ii hi. nir-i.l (Mr. \V. H. M. -Inliiisitn i. it.ii— !?uraes» '■'> Also Marled : lit K»." I Mc-f»®i-jcnr_l. mill M.-isii-ior. si.it i \V. ISmvi-i. ( . iiiplc.ii : ii .Mariia. St.U ' 11. T»nli«-n i : (Si Yniu Yum. !•> i tVariit-ri :i 4 i -Mnlive. '.t.i'J i M Cnnwayl ; t'."i !t.s (is. Thomsimi : ilin (Jcnera! Mtirilapulo ( Ki-mlul:». i Ksirm-r i.l. Sharkey). !).*'. Men liy two lenjrt'.s. ? 1;:r dfiorse t«entv lenirtlis inviiy. Time. 5.1.",. Winner traiiuil by IV Cnnway. • Elierslie. HARRIS". ?tEMOKI A L HUNTERS' HURDLES of iioUsovs. One mile and a-halt*. 3—PEKATAHI, b g. aged, by Rambler —Ma lira (Messrs. F. Oeophnn and O. Wilson i. 10.:;— H. Dulieu 1 ~ —RAMBI.IN" Kill, ijr g, aged (Mr. J. Wi' s). ]O.5—R. Syme 2 I—FIR FT I'KINCE. b g. fiyrs (Mr. <i Graham), 10.S—s. Henderson ... ." Also started: (7) Aotea-roa, i 0.5 (Mr. Kendall) : (4l Blago. !•..'} (Warner; : ioi Master Clements (Reid), <5) Ashlci---ti (QnlnD). 9.0. M'nu by a neck, third horse liali a lentil) away. Time. 2.55 3-5. Winner rrained J»y .1. Miichnnan. Creon Lane. •

SYLVIA PARK n.\\T>ICAP of 225S0VS. One mile and a-quarter. - —THK LOVKR, b g. r.yrs, by Romeo — Gaiubode (Mr. 11. Friedlander), 7.(1-—, l. C.nmniick ... 1 O—MOUNTAIN GUIDE, b g, 4yrs (Mr. T. Jones), T.o, car. 7.3— J. S. Potter 2 2—BIZARRO. fh g. (iyrs (Mr. J. Itoss), 7.3—5. Tremain 3 Also started: (4) Golden Wedding, 7.10 (1.. Mansoni ; (5) Killut<\ 7.7 (A. Robertson) ; (4) Restaurant, 7.."> (K. Gilt); (3) Metalius, 7.3 (I>. Farrell) ; (7) Brampton 7.0 (11. Gilmer). Won by three-quarters of a length, third horse a neck away. Time. 2.10 3-0. Winner trained by ,7. Williamson, Ellerslie. .IELLIOOE HAXIHCAP. of HOOsovs. One mile and a-quarter. S—THUKSBY.5 —THUKSBY. t> g. Oyrs, by Thnrnhani —Hessian (Mr. A. S. Ridewood), 7.2— K. GUI 1 -I—GOLDEN'1 —GOLDEN' KRIST. h g, t'.vrs (Mr O. 11. Suiithi. 7.2- —.1. S. I'ntt'V .. ■? 3—SLEEPY SOI., b z. aged ,(Mr. f. W. StonexK 7.2— J. Cainmick t t Indicates dead beat. Also started: <l!) Beau Cavalier, 7.0 (K. I.aing) ; 11 i Mint Leaf. s.O (1.. George) ; •2) Sir Archie, 7.-i (II GHirier). Won by oni> length and a-half Time, 2.14. Winner trained by R. K. Brown, Rernuera.