AGA KAY WINS HUNT CUP AT NEW PLYMOUTH

Chronicle (Levin), 26 August 1946, Page 7

AGA KAY WINS HUNT CUP AT NEW PLYMOUTH

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Dunbar and Whackie On Flat

By Telegrci-ph—

X E \V PLYMOFTH, Aug. 24." The ananui rara meeting ot' the Comliiiicd 1 1 11 11 1 Cluhs. uhii-h opened at Xew Piymouth on Hatuniay, atlracted a iarge attcailuiK'i* desplte the Australiuu IJugby counterat traction, and the tolulisutor tunmver of £39,145 10s uas an iuercase of nearly iJXMlii. The going uas \ ery hcavy. but tlic day uas Jine. Thc principal evcnt, tlic FgnumtWanganui iiuut Cup St eepiechase, attractcd a good licld aud provided a liuc contest. Masler Francis, u lio jumpcd splciididly, was oue of tlic lcadcrs all tlic uay, lnit Aga Kav outstaved h.ni in tlic rtni from ihe last fcnee and bcat liiin liy a length. Thc favourite, Surpccn. uas aluays proniiiieut litit lack of scasoned cinidit iou tuhi against hini aud Iic wcakciicd tounrd thc cnd aud linishcd a t'air third. Last Match uas fourth. Hanm Huld uas beatcn suine distaiicc lict'urc ihe linisli. l'ulitical Huy pullcd up, Lupidarian rau oi)' aud Lady I'rcuiicr fcll. Favourite Fails Thc Trial Hantcrs" llaiidicap Stcepleidiiisc uas mimi ni-cly by Mamaku, u ho u as tou scasoucd for Koyal Scholur, w ho linishcd a aiodcratc seeond. Old .loc, I'rinrity aud Liglil Moinenls ucrc thc nc\t In liuish. Kegal Keigu fcli, I'muadc lust liis ridcr aud Lu I'hnng u a pullcd up. Acecptcd uon ihe Weraroa Stakcs fnuu a big licld, narrouly bcating l^ueeii "s Knighl. uith Vouette a good third aud Te Wcpu i'ourlh. Acccptcd diil ucll iu uiu as hc got nuuy from thc harricr liadly. An Attractive Win Ganjnh did nut ha \ c iuucli to sparc ulieu hc uiiu thc \V hunua ku ra llaeii I Iaudirap, luit hc did his uork altracli\cl\ and rrvelled in thc guing. Gcueral hytup. u hn uas t'a\ ouritc, uas ucll )daccd iu ihe niu lu thc slraighl uas biought to thc i'rout a 1'iirlong t'roui liomc, 1 1 ii t thc hcst hc could do u'ic lini-h ti rhi.se third, thc ucll baeked t )si cntat iuiis liiiishiug on to sjdit hini l and Ganjali. Kahuraponga u as I'ourtii. i Tlic Patea linndirap pro\ idcd ti good linisli iu uhirh tlic parcniakcr Mrcc/.e ulung uas beatcn in ihe last si ride. The licld \va» siruue out in thc middlc stagc oi thc race, luit thct'c uas a dosing up iu thc last half milc in u'hich Mrec/.eaioii". Pctcr Gngor and Sir Leon ucrc

Ihe vanguard uith Dunbar heading tlic tcst. Brcezealong borcd out ia tlic •Krnight aud Dunbar got up to nose her ■nit ot' thc dccision, uhilc Sir Leon was >i closc third, Pctcr 's Choicc fdurtli an I Mountain Fox lii'th. Pctcr (iregur sloppcd quickly. A Close Finlsh Thcrc uas anothcr closc linisli iu thc Ladies' Hracclct. Old .Mack tind Cap tain dcssc niadc most of thc niiinin,;' uith Halintorc aluays handy and Lanibro and Mainui ra wcll plarcd. Xcaring thc slruight Mansura uas donc uith, Old Mack uas weakcning and Lanibro uas advancing. Captuin ,1 cssc rau on struiiglv and in tui cxcitin^ lialflc honic thc wcll-riddcn Lanibro bcat hini liv ti licad, Halintorc uas a inodcratc third aud Old Mack fourth. Thc best linisli of thc day was tliat to thc Waihau llaiidicap. Park Koyal is'as tui carly lcadcr, but Whackie sooij tno %. ovcr and lcd round ihe top bcnd froni Park Koyal _uid Kobin 's licuard, uiLi Killeymoon gradually iniproviny. Wluickic, aplcndidly handled, battb'd j on to win by a hcad t'roni Killeymoon. 1 who linishcd ucll, and just bcat D\ j moiidv and Hlnck Hcrct uith Hucn i lift h. 'Jdic topwcic'hts. Titahi and Katcnc. did bcst in tlic Waverley llaiidicap aud in tlic cnd Titahi won wcll, thouyn fully cxtcndcd. Foxland, an carly leader, was third and (lcncral Pay fourt h. Kesults: — . TK1AL 11 1'XTKKS ' STKKPLFCII ASh. JlITo; about £ miles. ii-.'! MA.MAKF, lu..'! ( '. Sari'cnt i . 1 •1 '1 Koyal Scliular, lu.t ( 0. 1 \ i J i .. £ J-l Old .loc, lll.li (.1. Willianison i All startcd. Tlircc lcnctlis; two lenoths. Tiinc, 1 -o. WKKKKOA STAKKS, ££UU; (j furlonys. I-1 A(VFPTKl), S.r» (W. Hrouc-h-t on t '1 0-7 t^nccii 's Kniclit, s..l i F. Mcy-II-11 Voiict tc, s.d ( 11, ( 'onzti ! .... Scr.: Kloyc. Halintorc. Trc.mdi Mctcr. Knhuraponca. Sii»hl Oirl, San I'ariau. Xosc; lcnclh and a half. Timi', l.l'o. WliFXI AKFKA HAOK HAXDlt'AP, fi: 7 furlono-s. 1-1 1 1 AX.l A 1 1. ( 1. Hui \ in i 1 ; l! £ Oslcntatioiis, s.:_! i K. Indandi . £ 1-1 Lcncral Lyt up, S. ( W. Hroiiciiton i Scr.: Titahi, Foxland, Lold t'lnim 1'atla Fc, l^uccn "s Kuiyht, Skctcli, Tc Wi'jJti. Xtvk; two lcnclhs. Timc l.M'. KLMtJXT -WAXLAXFI 1IFXT ('FP STKFFLFCll ASh. £r,i)0; £.1 Hilles, •l-o AUA KAY, D. 7 (•!. Lhaplin i .. 1

li-7 Alaster Francis, l".£ C-l. Ivili 1-1 (Surpeen, 11.0, (H. ih o .. Scr.: Tanga-ta-Pai, Golden Ihdc. Li^lit Moniout. Length; IU lcngtlis Timc, 5.21. PATEA HAXDK'AP, £.".00; 9 furlonys. 2-5 DFXBAK, 8.3 (X. Holland) .. t 0-0 Breczalouii", 7.7. car. 7.2.1. (A. Parker ) . . . 2 4-4 Sir Leon, 7.7, car. 7.2 (J. Hunter; • '• Scr.: Killeymoon, Te Kawiti, llead; lialf a len^th. Time, 2.7. EAD1ES ' BKACELFT. £175; 1 milc 2^ furlongs. 2-3 LAMBKO, 11.0 (Mr A. Lujiton j l 1-1 Oaptain Jc'.sse, 10.13 (Mr. t'oiJins) £ (i-0 Balintorc, 10.10 (Xir. A. Oolc) , Scr.: Political Boy, Oeino, Dromona* (licad; two lcngths. Time, 2.35. WAI HAU ilAX 1)10 AP, £275; ti furlongs. 5-3 WHACKIE 10.1 ( \Y. J. Broughtonj 1 7-5 Killeymoon, 8.7 (B. Markwick) i 1-4 Dymondy, 8.2 (X. Holland ) .. All started. licad; half a length. jTinic, 1.21 5-5. WAVERLEY IIACK HAXDK'AP, £200; (j furlongs. 5-3 TITAHI, 0.3 (R. Flower) .... 1 j 2-2 Katcnc, 8.5 (W. Bagby) .... ^ 4-4 Foxland, 8.10 (T. Tito) 3 Scr: Lady Mcrit, Lioninc, Playfcllow Two lcngths; thrco lcngths. Time, 1,22.