VOLO SENWOD WINS

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 188, 8 May 1944, Page 7

VOLO SENWOD WINS

Trotting At Claudelands Dominion Special Service. AUCKLAND. May 7. In spite of unpleasant weather eouultlous and a heavy track, racing at Clauuelands yesterday was not devoid of inchest. A feature was the dual success m Silver Plaue, who wou first as a uoppWd pacer, aud the second time at the ironing gait. It was an unusual teat winch bad not been accomplished since Impostor won in similar fashion at Epsom some vears ago. Four drivers, B. Norris, I UII -> A. W. Broughton, A. McGregor, and J. J. Smith, each wou two races, and D. Mclxen dry was the ouly other successful reiusmau. Witu the track holding, mere were several surprises and only two favourites, Volo Senwod and Jack High (at his second start) were successful. The greatest surprise came in the Brumwood Handicap, in which Syncopate tent 1 fancy each way, beat a good held to return mote than £4O. Etta Girl, winner ot tie innovation' Handicap, and Silver 1 lane, when running as a pacer, paid double figures, and Bill Scott, second in the Karaulro Handicap, returned a useful price. An amusing, if expensive, feature to some wax the effort of Athlone Direct in the Karapiro Handicap. Half-way up the straight (with another round to go) Atnlone Direct was pulled out ot the ruis, and with a fine burst was two l eu clear passing the judge. M hen be was pulled up. the stewards called on the driver E. N. Kennerlcy. for an explanation. He admitted having made an error of judgment by miscalculating the distance, and was fined £5. , What might have been a sensational finish in the Hannon Memorial between the stablemates Volo Senwod aud Bay Machinwas marred when the latter broke Just a= he got his head in front and finished out of a place. It is Quite probable that Volo Senwod would still have won, but had I. not been for the lapse ot Bay Machine, the bracket would have paid a double place dividend. Black Label looked assured of second money when Bay Machine broke, but Betty Boop cut him out almost on the P °Black Label secured- a well-earned reward for consistent form when he com fortably beat his stablemate. Kewples Jewel in the Waipa Handicap. The £a v ourite, Hillcrest, was in front amartly, but after seven furlongs began to drif. aud eventually finished a poor third. Bay Machine when in a winning position broke up badly. Hillcrest broke some gear la the running and tills, together withi th fact that he was “burnt up early, accounted for his showing. . Jack High lost a lot of ground at the start of the Hauraki Handicap, but wit J a round to go still had a chance will breaking horse knocked him right back. As he came on to finish well up. Jack High looked unbeatable in the £ \ aI ’ l apir^ hp ll “ '“.s; » ’’plnnflfeJ "only 12 yart<,f®r^SL?,Wtasuccess Silver Plane was the logical win ner $ the Parawal trotting race which she won comfortably from two consistent troters. Jimmy Scott and Stirling Maid. In the circumstances. Silver Plane paid a fine Pr The totalizator handled £34.250. a decrease of £7740/10/- on last year.

Details Of The Racing

INNOVATION HANDICAP, of £200; trotters; 4.4 class. One mile and five 5/5 ETTA S GIRU. scr (McKe ndry) 1 1/IJWMY SCOTT, scr., bracketed 4/4 STIRLING M M D "’ All started. Head; neck. Time. 3.5 J. MATANGI HANDICAP, of £3OO ; 4.3 class. One mile and five furlongs. First Division. half; one. Time, 3.50. Second Division. I ’ Rink Jewel. Four lengths; three, 1 mt. d.t i. Lusty Lady was bracketed with Old Glory. HAURAKI HANDICAP, of £250 ; 3.57 class. One mile and five furlongs. 2/2 MEDICAL t 7/6 MIHINI TERE, scr. .. (Dumper) 2 2/2 MANONEE, scr (Stewart) 3 Scratched: Cvone Maid, Wee Na Po’ e ,°“j Half a length; head. Time, 3.48. Medical Student was bracketed with Manonee. R HANNON MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of £400; 4.38 class. Two miles. 1/1 VOLO SENWOD, scr. F. J. Smith) 1 BIS WV i Scratched: Neutrality Hillcrest, True Guide One length; half a length. ,Y°l° Senwod was bracketed with Bay Machine. PARAWAI HANDICAP, of £250; trotters, 5.2 class. Two miles. 2/3 SILVER PLANE, 48, incL rehandij j 1/1 JIMMY SCOTT ■l2 ‘.7.'.‘.. (Mitchell) 2 5/4 STIRLING MAto, 96 .. (Morrison) 8 Scratched: Paul Parrish. Four lengths, neck. Time, 5.1. Jimmy Scott was bracketed with Maori Toa. KARAPIRO HANDICAP, of £250; 4.54 class. Two miles. 1/1 JACK HIGH, scr. .. (Broughton) 1 7/8 BILL SCOTT, 36 ( “ ltchel » 2/2 RITA GRATTAN, scr... (Stewart) 3 Scratched: Bill Ova, Medical Student, Ngaire’s Pal, Wee Napoleon, Heliopolis. Four lengths; three. Time, 4.56. BRUNTWOOD HANDICAP, of £275; 3.53 class. One mile and five furlongs. 10/10 SYNCOPATE, scr. .. (McGregor) 1 7/8 DIAMOND TRUST, scr ' (McKenzie) 2 1/1 BLUESTOCK, 12 .... (F. J. Smith) 3 Scratched: Axmlnster, Bill Scott, Katoomba, Hellopolls, Sandlways, .Imperial Jade, Gallant Maid, High Play. On© length and a half; neck. Bluestock was bracketed with Sir Volo. Time, 4.1 3-5. WAIPA HANDICAP, of £325; 2.50 class. One mile and a quarter. 2/2 BLACK LABEL, 24 .. (McGregor) 1 2/2 KEWPIE’S JEWEL, scr. (Broughton) 2 l/l HILLCREST, 30 .... (McKendry) 3 Scratched: Volo Senwod. Oregon, Bettv Boop, True Guide. The first and second horses were bracketed. Four lengths; eigh.. Time, 2.59 3-5,