AUCKLAND TROTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 29, 18 February 1937, Page 8

AUCKLAND TROTS

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[ Challenge Cup Goes to Horse Power LUCKY JACK'S WIN

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[ • AUCKLAND, Last Night, ' The second day and final day of the (Auckland Trotting Club's Februaiy [meeting was held at Epsom to-day in jfine,- mild weather. The track was good land fast. The totalisator handled ^23,307 compared with £16,584 10s 'laat .tyear. The figures for the meeting are {£45,278 against £35,778 10s last year, an; ixncrease of £9„499 10s. Results:— | MANUREWA HANDICAP ( of £145, 1 3.45, li milos. 1-2 PURA BINGEN (F. Jones) lj (11-11 Great Sonoma (Morrison) .. 2j ' 9-9 Wir Huon (Lee) .. .. .. .. •• 3 Also started: 10-8 All Special, 8-7 iCoiieen Murphy, 12-12 Golden Maid, 6-6; JQuerinda bracketed with Gala I3ay, 13-13 Ritas Triumph, 3-3 Waskasu, 4-4; Reception, 5-5 Elissa, 2-1 Vain Lad,-7-10 Roi Grande. j Neck each Way. • j Times, 3.38, 3.31 1-5, 3.35 2-5. | jHOWICH HANDICAP, £140j 3.43 classjj 1J miles. 2-2 HANDICAPPER (Bryce) .... 1| 9-9 Worthy Song (Goodall) .. ....2' 8-8 Hearsay (Broughton) ...... 3 ' ' Aso started: 1-1 Accel, 3-4 Bold BenIture, 10-10 Bronze Queen, 16-16 Del Rit, 7-6 Sorest Jewel, 14-15 Gold Pointerj !l5-14 Joyce Worthy, 5-5 Kia Uaha bracketed with Winhisway, 12-11 Roman iChief, 4-3 Scrap Iron, 11-12 Sequoia, 6-7 Foung Pointer, 13-13 Dainty Lady. Three-quarters of a lengthj iength. Times, 3.26, 3.28 1-5 3.25 3-5. NORTH ISLANO CHALLENGE

TROTTING CUP, 1 mile, 1-1 HORSE POWER (Berry) .... 1, 2-2 Axminster (Paul) 2' 5-4 Hxll Crest (D. O. Jones) .. .. 8' Also started: 6-6 Amathas, 3-3 Neou - pro bracketed with Sandusky, 4-5 Real Jewel, 7-7 William Direct. j Long head; three and a-half lengths. Times, 2.20 2-5, 2.20 3-5, 2.22. \ Sandusky and Neon Oro broke at the ptart and Royal Jewel was leading out from Axminster, Amathas, and Horse Power. Amathas broke after four furlongs and Axminster and Horse Power ,drew away from the field. In a great race Horse Power won by a long head with Axminster three and a-half-lengths ahead of Hill Crest with another 'eight lengths to Sandusky who was fourth. ALEXANDRA PARK HANDICAP, of ; £390 ; 4.35 class j 2 miles. jj ■1-1 LUCKY JACK (Berry) .. .. l) | 6-6 Gold Dredgo (Clifton) ....... 2' • 2-2 Frisco Lady (Edwards) 3 Also started: 3-3 King's Guide, 5-4 Lady Fame, 7-7 Qur McKinney, 4-5 Star Pronto, 8-8 Willie Derby. Half length; one Iength. Times, 4.30, 4.30 1-5, 4.31. Star Pronto took the lead from Frisgo ,Lady after going half & mile and carried on running into the straight fromLucky Jack, Frisco Lady, Gold Dredge >and Lady Fame. Lucky Jack finished iresolutely to win by half a length Obm (Gold Dredge, who also stayed on well. Frisco Lady was a length further back •third. Star Pronto who broke near the post, was fourth followed by King's Guide apd Lady Fame. i RANGITOTO HANDICAP, of £150; 3.35 class; li miles. 2-1 KENWORTHY (Cutts) ... «. 1 9-^ Compass (Cranston) .. ., .. 2 5-6 Argolis (McMillan) 3, Also started: 4-5 Bismuth, 10-10 Kew.pie's Crest, 6-4 Lucky Love, 8-8 Munga Tangi, 155 Whakahiri, 1-2 Happi, 3-3 King Country, 77 Royal Jewel, 13-14 Lady Amanda, 14-112 Spessiva, 12-13' [Luminate, 11-11 Impostor. Won by li lengths; one length.iTimes, 3.20 3-5, 3.23 1-5, 3.23 3-5. FORBES HANDICAP, of £160; 4.52 class; 2 miles. 3-5 AUDO PATCH (Lee) li 1-1 Swordsman (Smith) 2 6-4 Mute (Robertson) 3: Also started: 4-3 Great Sonoma, 2-2 Debutante, 5-6 Gala Day, 8-8 Mountain 1 Sun, 7-7 Meadow King. , Won by two lengths; neck. Times, ' 4.41 2-5, 4.42 3-5, 4.43 4-5. ( A prolonged inquiry was held into \ Swordsman 's galloping but it was de- j cided no action be taken. ] RICHMOND HANDICAP, of £145; 3.39 class; li miles. 2-1 OUR PEGGY (Berry) .... 1, 1 1-2 Mountain Flight (Smith) ... 2j ] 3-3 Bedford (Herring, Jnr.) .... 8j J Also started: 5-4 Claudelands, 4-5 Hot 1 Point, 6-6 Superfine, 7-7 True Trust. Won by li lengths; 2i lengths.) Times, 3.22 3-5, 3.22, 3.25 3-5. 1 1 Ranfurly Lass was withdrawn with 1 jthe permission of the stewards owing to jlameness after the Preliminary Handi- , lcap, and the money invested refunded. : FAREWELL HANDICAP, of £300; j f 2.48 class; li miles. 1 1-1 FRISCO LADY (Edwards) .. 1 5-5 Star Pronto (Dyer) 2 3-3 Gold Dredge (Clifton) .... 3 1 Also started; 4-4 Ringtxrue, 2-2 King's , Guide coupled with Nervie's Last, 6-6 : lOur McKinney. 1 Won by J-length; i-langth. Times, j 12.47 2-5, 2.46 4-5, 2.47. J j Frisco Lady, who was joined by Star) 1 [Pronto after going three furlongs, was; ^ inever headed, winning comfortably in^ 1 !the last little bit from Star Pronto by; I (three-quarters of a length. Gold Dredge, always well placed, was thirdl .another half -length away. King's Guidej ] was a good fourth. j 1 1