NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 84, 6 October 1931, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS

(BY "KANGATIBA").

RACING AT AUCKLAND

LADY RAM'S MAIN' EVENT -TANKARD WINS AGAIN (By f elßflrapit.) (Special to "The: Evening Post.") . AUCKLAND, This Day. DeliglitM .-weather"favomed.tfio conclusion of the ■■•Aueklaud Racing Club's Spring Meeting yesterday, and. tljc racing wits again ..good.. The .Wellington-owned Ludy Pahx accounted" foi." 'the pi'iiicipaj handicap, and'"an'oQiar -southerner, - Consent, won the"sprint. £oar-favourites, -were.' successful-," and the results were much inoro favourable to packers'.than. on the .first day. The'tota'lisatoc handled ■£25/,!3i ) ;as against £35,550 on the second day last year. The investments for the. meeting amounted to £MM°', compared with. dC70,502- last year, t decrease of £25,453. .-■-■■■ , r ; GIBRALTAR WINS WELL. 'The-three-year-old-Gibraltar Vvas vesppn-siWe-for a nice performance in winning the Normanby Handicap. He followed Peter' Jackson and Emancipation to the turn, where Pomp and Catqma.ivere well; tirialso; attd 'came through in .the straight to Win "nicely, fromPetei' Jackson, lo Money" ■finished", on", foe. th.ird,.'and Pomp was' "foUrtii," with- Emancipation and AnLaddie next. .Tlie winner: is likely to improve a goodl'deal yet; land ."should soon bo winning in "better company. Peter Jackson will also improve and should run a middle or longer distance- well Jater on. HUROtE»-T& NASSOCK. XaSSdeE Scored"his second'success as a hurdler" wlen" ho won the Manukau Hurdles, for which .Claremore and Landmark were the jayonrit.es. Cargen and Claremore-attended. ta.tha.pacenisuans until about five furlongs from home, when they were headed by "Nassock, who was never/ nft^rward«|-,:t.roubled .to win from Landmark,, who. came home strongly after losini-TB-lot of ground when he nearly iell at :ih*.ifive:.£uriongs.pjjst.. Cargen did well for. a novice in finishing third, and Claremore. who wa« made far too' much use of with his 'big weight, was fourth. Moerangi wasgoing realJy: well when he fell at the. fence near, the seven furlong post. 1 age Boy'aTso fell. " """. /-" ''_

V iGOriiSJENT NEVER HEADED. . The . advantage of a good post position it'the six furlong" :post at Ellersha was again-demonstrated in :the; .Epsom Handicap," when: Consents the 'favourite, and T<sa;Gliat jumped .out well from inside positions and were, always m Iront, Longest winning nicely^-Ansus, who was always well up, was Uurd,. .followed by. Keiresher, Lady .Qiiex, and Orapai. Consent gallpped in his best" style and won welli Karopoti was again: badly drawn at the'postr and- after .sliowing up to the tari failea-torun on. Tea Chat, who gave » glimpse oihh ttto-year-old'iorm, was at »" good" price for second*. ';?;;t*CfY r PAM NARROWLY. ■-There'was Ta'great 'finish 'in the King Edward Memorial /Handicap, in which Lady Pam, the favourite, ]ust defeated Taneriri. Standfast made most of the runin rig from Taurua iin&.Lady Pam, but Lw""Pam took charge/at the turn, where Taueriri,- Standfast,- -and' Taurua were &anay.V'Laa'y'" Pam'stayed oh solidly at the en* to-win by"ahead from ;Taneriri, who beat Prince Val by. a.neck. Historic was right W .on, the outside -lourt,h. The last Bix.-furtongg were run in-:lramM4sec, ..and the.-last half-mile in -49sec. LaUy Fam $ per.foi;manc,e.,was>..S^i.oiie A and so was that. of: Historic; who .■■/ made a gallant effort. ■■';"■■ : ":. ■ .' ; ; A COMFORTABLE VICTORY. -' Kintfs"CQUrisel,who is owiiedby the Sydr Bey: sportswoman, -Mrs.: M.rßettmgton, a daushter o£ Mr. T. H: Lowiy, scored a very.comfortable victory over,the favoutitei BiHy Boy, in the Onehunga Steeplechase. Domestic TroubVand^Kamehameha made, the running, but w'hetf Domestic Trpuble fell at %, fence by.;t he Jive lur-lorigs-posfi King's;Connseltind Billy Boy elosed'up. J King's'Gounsel finished strong-est-to wn'from^ Billy Boy-:and Kamelia-meha,-who -were-very, tived'.at the finish. Kings-Counsel-might make a really good jumper-inest; whiter. •■:. :;::: tankard-s second win. Tankard was baclsed"dowh:io odds-on for; the Musket Stakes,' and .he real ised expectations by winniiig Very comfortably. Splutter kept the winner company in the lead to".the turn, .but-Tankard then came away tof score hands down from La Moderne, who finished strongly on the outsidS t6 Cut Splutter" out- of second place. Timbrouß was fourth, followed by Midmettev and^-Inflation. Tankard, won like a good colt.ancl will be very difficult to beat at iTTentham.- Splutter and La. Moderne shaped ■, well, and ; Timorous made a fair sh6wihgi"Midinette displayed plenty of speed'from'an-outside post position, ana would' ha.ye been., closer, if she' had been be.tter drawn. .; '..:._ :: ..' ' ' . '

■UNITED SPRINGS SURPRISE. :; -'Ther* ; was - a surprise ■ in; the Hobson Handicap; *hich was woa.by the moder-ately-fancied United; Ganpat led for about .three furlongs, and liarangapai then took Charge to leadinto the, straight from United, Ganpat, and Jlolly Holm. Tjnited finished on well to win by two lengths from G^npati'who. just .beat Holly Holm for second. Karangapai was fourth, followed %'Heremia and Curie. The winner 33 a very .tall three-year-old by Acre, and he'should improve-a-lot as the season progresses. Aspian was badly galloped on, having'a" tendbu severed, and;it will be a long time,.i£ ever, before he races again. DEAD-HEAT IN FINAL. lie Liverpool Handicap provided the third dead-heat of the rheeting, when the judge was unable to separate Sir Mond and Purifi Park. Sir Mond made all the running and was the leader at the turn from Habit, Puriri Park, and ■ Flying Prince. In a great nnwlvPuvin Park and Sir Mond crossed the line, together, a neck ahead' of Gay tap, who finished' strongly on the oUtside; Eaglet, .the favourite,, was never dangerous, while Kichfield, another baclted- runner, failed to stay on alter going up handy at.the turn.-. . . ■ RESULTS IN DETAIL. Itesults 'werei-7-";; , . -■-' . : •Norrnanby Handicap, of 250 soYS!: ono mlU.— 1 OlbralUr, 8.10 (Green), 1; B'Peter. Jackjon, B;4rear. T. 13, 2; 9Te Moneyrr.s;:S. Also started:.lo Jaeldy Karo .0.5, 5 Catoraa 8.4. - Pomp 9.3, 8 Full Measure 8.13, 6 Air Ladcllo 8.-3. 17 The, Jack: Jumper 7.12/.r-EroanclpaUon 7.13, 11 Catchom 7.11, 12 Tambourine 7.7, 14 StonehengsF T.Z. T Dominion 7.8 -IS .Bugle Call 716, 1,6, Restaurant, 7.0, 15 Scotland- .lard 7.0. T!me,.'lmln S9sec..- ■ . ..- • ManukaVrHurdloai of 23ft" sow two ..miles.—3 KasspeW. 9.3-(Turner), V ;■ 2 iantlmark, U.o. i, 6'Cargeu, 9.0, S:'' -Alsoatarteil: 4-Hlgll Pitch Hvl2v-1 Clafemore 11.3, 5 MoerangJ .10.5, T VMiO. 9.Qi.9 Slump. 9.0, 8 PajO Boy 9.0. Time, 3mto 4'4'3-ssec,:'' ■ .-""...' EPSOM HA^BICAP,- of .400"sws; sis ifiirlorigs. -1 Consent;-8.7 (Morris)- ;.... 1 9 Tea Chat, 7.7 (.Vottre). ~,,....'.... - IJ.Arrsiia; 7.4; (M'Dpwcll) ...............j". o ..iiso-'startCfl^S-Karapo'tt 0.10, 5 .Supremacy 3.4. 6 tiUlv "Quex W. 10 "Kofrcslier 8.13; 7 Ora■nai'B:i2,; 15 Ciord Jtoiicy 8.5,- ■'3 .Hißh.-Comedy 7 12; 4 'Kozart 7.1; 13 Vttud.vlto 14 "Chromadyno 7.: C, 11 Inmctucius ,7.0. 8- King..Ford 7.0. Tirao/Imiri 12 3-jsec.... -■ . _ . .;.-_ KING EDWARD MEMO RIAL HANIJrCAP, of .. ,'..'.Q50 sow; one mlfe aud A .ijtiarter; . 1 tafiy^l'am, 8.11-/(M'TaVlsli) ~7/....^..... 1 6-Tan'erlri, S.d. (Lv Manson) .;v.v.-...-.'.... .2 S Prince'Vftl,-8.9 (Keestng) .......:.v...... 3 '. Also starteV:. 3*' fils'tbrlc'. 10.-3.: .B"Mittil Doubt 7.7, 2 Cesßa"tibn-7.4,V4 Standfast 7.0,*--Taurua 7.0..V.;T1tne,-.2m1n.-Tsec-.. ;;". ;;;.'.-." .;. --Oneho'riga ;Steoplechßse, of:-309. 'tai& about three mileß.— A- King's Counsel, AH (Jenkins). l-~ 1 Billy:Bby,"ll.-i. 2; 6 KartohUDSeha, 10.9; 3. Also" started: S -.Domestic TrouWe 9.8, '2 Scararobuche" 9VT,'S Io»n Beauty 9.2 i:. Time, 6mln 3eec.' . ::.' :: ■•.■'.■ v .■.:;.:/:...£. ::••;■■■:■ . Musltet Stakes,' of 350 soys; for two-year-olds: five furlongs.—l Tankard, 9.0 (Grey), 1; S L» Moderno, 7.8, 2; 5 Splutter, 7.8, 3. Also started: 2 Mldlnette 8.8. 9 To Walpu 8.6, 7 Ituißirot 8.3, 3 Timorous 7.8. 6 Merry .Way 7.13, — Glow LlEht 7.8, 11 Inflation 7.12, 10 Sea

Ruler 7 12 13 Loombinatiou 7.12, 12 Gay Marigold 7.5. 4 Lady Whirlwind 7.5. 15 Whlrlaloug 7.8, 11 Hlspanla 7.8. Time, linln., Hobson Handicap, of 250 soys: auvcu furlongs.—3 United, 7.0, oar. 7.4 (Eastwood), 1; 3 CSanpat. 9.5, 2; 6 Holly llulm, 7.5, car. 7.0, 3. Also started: 11 Valueless 9.4, 7 Curie i.i.2. 1 Karangap.il S.li, -1 Asplan 8.5, 2 Ui-rania 7.-1, 14 Columbia 7.2, 10 Actneon 7.0, ill Boimy I Munlble 7.0, 15 Capere 7.0, 15 Golden Sjiahl 7 0, 5 Granado 7.0, 14 Illuinlmigh 7.0, !> Liu-idus 7.0, IS Magic Mint 7.0, 17 Marchcttc 7.0, 13 Tltanette 7.0. Time, lmiii 27 2-ssec. Liverpool Handicap, of 400 says; one mile— 3 Turiri I'arlc, 8.7 (L. Jfansou) and S Kir Mond, 7.13, car. S.I Ms (Orcy), dead heat, 1; 0 (Jay Lap, 8.5, 3. Also started: 1 Eaglet 0.5, 2 Ittchneld 9.3, 5 Ilablt 5.13, 10 rewu 8.7, 4 Autumn Sim S.S. tl White Wines S.O, 32 Cruachari 7..U, S Fly(iig Trlncc 7.5, M Brampton 7.7. 18 Olopton -7.7, 7 Vi-imic of Orange 7.7. Time/-' Imln 3S 4-jscc.