AUCKLAND RACES

Evening Star, Issue 20061, 29 December 1928, Page 17

AUCKLAND RACES

SUMMER CUP TO PEGAWAY Ruin marred the second day of the Auckland Racing Club’s Meeting. The track was very heavy. The attendance was greatlv reduced, and there was a hie drop In the totalisator returns, winch were £44,311. compared with £72,331 last vear. The total for the two davs was £140,094 10s, compared with £203,844 last year. Concluding results: — SUMMER CUP, l,2oosovs. Urn 1— Mr A. W. Praugley’s PEGAWAY, 8.8. (A. E. Ellis) ... 1 3 Mr H. K. Cleland’s Bright Glow, 8.2 (R. Reed) ... 2 4 Mrs Elgar’s Talisker, 7.10 (H. Goldfinch) 3 Others; 2 Royal Doulton 7.4, 5 Cashier 7.21, Mithra 7.3. Talisker led early and was showing out four lengths from Royal Boulton. The field closed up at the back, and Pegaway led into the straight, going on to win by a length from Bright Glow, who beat Talisker by two lengths. Cashier was fourth. Time, 2min 14 2CRITERION HANDICAP, OOOsovs. 6f. 2—Mr H. W. Burch’s RALSTON, 7.7 (Dick) ... ... ... ... 1 1— Mr E. Earl’s Eaglet, 8.5 (Goldfinch) ... ... ... 3 5Mr T. Impey’s Imperial prince, 7.4 (Gill) 0 Others; 7 Love Call 8.7, 8 Carl Idem B.5iJ, 3 Awamutu 8.5, 9 Hunting Cry 7.11, 4 Bennie 7.0, 0 Currajong 7.3, 10 Alloy 7.0. Awamutu led into the straight. In the run home Ralston came through to win by a head from Eaglet. Imperial Prince . was three lengths -away third, and Bennie was fourth. Time, Imin 19 3-ssec. WAITEMATA HANDICAP, IQOsovs. lim. 10—Mr James Williamson’s VALSIER, 7.2 (Gilmer) 1 2—Mr and Mrs N. Blackmore’s Metallus, 7.3 (Marsh) ... ... 2 V 5—MrE. P. Andreac’s Bombardier, 8.10 (MTavish) 3 Others: 1 Maori Boy 8.13, 4 Foxhound 7.5, 11 Bannock 7.4, 7 Royal Flower 7.4, 12 Template 7.31, 8 Salamander 7.2, 0 Cybefe 7.2, 9 Good Boy 7.0, and 3 Nnssock 7.0. Coming fast in the straight, Valsier beat Metall'ns by half a length, a head separating Metallus and Bombardier. Cybele was fourth. Nnssock and Bannock fell. Time, 2min 18seei ELECTRIC HANDICAP, OoOsovs. Of. 2 Messrs R. W. 'Todd and R. Porter’s NANCY LEE, 8.8 (Goldfinch) ~ 1 G—Mr 11. 1. Spinks’s Rillikins, 7.3J(Farrell) 2 3Mr A. Alexander’s Silvermino, 9.4 (M'Connae) 3 Others: 5 Awarcre 8.11, 1 Kingfield 8.0, 4 Lady’s Boy 7.5, 10 Arihana 7.31, 9 Town Bird 7.1, 7 Subdivision 7.0, and 8 Macroom 7.0. Town Bird led into the straight, Nancy Lee then coming through to win by two lengths. Billikins boat Silvermine by a short head, and Town Bird was fourth. Time, Imm 17 3-ssec. PLUNKET HANDICAP, OoOsovs. Im. o-Mr'A. S. Ridewood’s THURSBY, 7.101 (H. Goldfinch) 1 4 Mr N. Cunningham’s Hyde Park, 7.94 (L. Munson) 2 C—Mr W. M. Taylor’s Golden Wedding, 8.0 (T. Green) 3 Others: 1 King Lu 8.13, 3 Flying Juliet 8.5, 2 Siaosi 8.1, 7 Tinokoa 7.7. Thursby and Hyde Park had a great tussle in the straight, the former getting homo by half a head. Golden Wedding was four lengths away, and Siaosi was fourth. Time, Imin 47sec,