COMMENT ON RUNNING

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 55, 20 March 1937, Page 8

COMMENT ON RUNNING

Gaelic Song Beats Sporting Gift j Parry, Glynne Park and Blue Maua£-i jtius were backed in that order for the maiden event. Blue Mauritius camO down about half a mile" from home and Jthe other two never looked likely, tha| finish being fouglit out by Gaelid Song and Sporting Song, the formerj hanging on solidly to "get the vexdict by a neck. . Glynne Park, Sporting Gift, Armidale, Gay Ruby, Blue Mauritius and Gaelic: 'Song was the order out from an everi start, but Seacourt went up fast toj lead across the top. Gaelic Song went) after her and showed the way into the: atraight ahead of Sporting Gift, Sea-j court and "Glynne Park.. Sporting Songj th&n challenged the leader and, Armi-j dale joined in, a close finish resulting ina win for Gaelic, Song by a neck from' (Sporting Gift. Armidale was' nnder a jlength fuxther back and Gay Ruby was : fourth. Next -were Glynne Park and (Parry. | Sunny Blonde Sees it Out. Hamarin was favourite for the Konini Hack, but she never, looked likely, and the winner was Sunny Blonde, who ;had something in reserve when • chaljlenged by Royai Record and Seyfried, iand she won nipely by half . a.. length, The second horse was Seyfried, whoi Ihad come iip on the outer, and Seyfried bore over, squeezing Royal" Record Iback. There . was . an .inquiry after. thej jxace and as a result Royal Record was jplaced se'cond and Seyfried third, No action was taken in xegard to the •jockey, who was considered to have made every effort to keep his mount on the line. Royal Record began hest from Sunny. • Blonde, Seyfried and Hamarin and the [first two were on terms as they swept: jinto the straight. Seyfried was • nexfy jfollowed by Hamarin and Tractile. Ib ia punishing " finish Sunny Bhohde stiick; [it oiit and she won by half a iengthi ifrom Seyfried. Royal Record, who was1 jnot under pressure, was a length away i with Tractile. almost on terms. , Next | were Lord Quick and Royal Solo. j Favourite Missed the Jump Out and j Was Beaten. j Bazaine was favourite for the Highjweight but after causing a bit of itrouble at the barrier, he missed tha Ijump out and did well to finish third.' IThe winner was All Spirit who opened) jup a break on the others and hung on toi |beat Puroto by a length with-Bazainei ionly half a neck further away. Master Hector was quickest to begin but Vonia Park, ahead of Sunder, J All Spirit, Master Hector, Puroto and' Bazaine, led into the back. All Spirit; .then made a fast run to ' join Vonia ;Park. All Spirit led into the straight jwith Vonia Park, Puroto, Master • Hector and Bazaine next. All Spirit was ' 'soon well clear but Puroto and' Bazaine 'threw out challenges and' All Spirit was Ionly a length in front at the post, PuIroto finished .solidly to beat Bazaine. 'Vonia Park was fourth followed by True Shaft and Laggard. , Pukeko Score's in Slashing Oup Finielt Pukeko was fif th favourite for the ,cup and. he kept the number's winning isequence alive by scoring in an exciting finish from. Helen Ford; and. Round (Score. The favourite was Lapel but he Was never going kindly. , Master Cyklon and Curie led out of ithe straight followed by Waipiro and Werohia, Passion Flower and Pukeko, Helen Ford md Lapel. The last-named got a bump on the turn. The " order ' [was unchanged into. the back, but Werohia and Curie then drew out, with (Waipiro and Eelen Ford moving up, At jthe three furlongs Lapel was last. ■ We'rohia, Waipiro and Helen Ford were setting the pace crossing the top and they showed the way into the straight followed by Curie, Passion Flower, Puikeko and Ingenuity. At the distance •Pukeko tackled Helen Ford and Wero'hia, and Round Score then flashed up on the outer and in a great finish Pukeko beat Helen Ford by just over a length with Round Score only half a neck away. Pas/on Flower was close up fourth and Werohia, Waipiro and Ingenuity were nfext in line. Easy for Gay MoHy. The Laughing Prince-Mandane filly,, Gay Molly, was fourth in the bettingj order for the Nnrsery Handieap, butj she cleared away from the field over! the last bit ahd won very decisively. Laughing Chief, Parini and Money: Raid was the order out from the barrier and Laughing Chief and Parini, together, showed the way into the straight, ahead of Money Raid (rails) and Gay Molly. At the distance Money Raid was on terms with Parini and they were having a hard fight for ihe

lead when Gay Molly swept past them on th'e outer and won going away by four lengths. Money Raid was secondi the hest parfc. of a length in front of Parini, and Royal Tinge was fourth followed by Raroa and. Notice. Easy for Maestro. . There were only four starters in the Hamua Hack Handieap,' whieh prowed the best of good things for Maestro, who was never really off the bit. There were only four starters and Maestro was in front all the way. Lucullus Lad joined him about the five and went with him to the home turn,' •,the other* being together a couple ofi lengths back. Maestro was first into) the straight and when Lady Siegfried; issued her challenge Maestro drewi away easily and won^as-he liked by' three lengths. Happy Hunting headed Lady Siegfried abont the distance but Lady Siegfried caught him again and beat him for second by a neck. Diamond Cutter Beats CollodLon, ! Gironde and Collodion carried most money for the Makuri Hack but th« •winner was Diamond Cutter, who scored by & length from the fast-finishing Collodion by a length, and Hunter'* Morn was third, Diamond Cutter was fifth favourite, and his win was the fifth in seven races for the fifth favourite. Hunter ?s Morn. was . first away followed by Golden Chest, Diamond Cutter, ;Dorado, Gironde and Patagonia. There iwas sot much change to the straight and the leaders were unaltered as they swept into the home stretch. Hunter'* Mern wa* still in front at the distane* but Diamond Cutter headed him and went on to win well by a length and Collodion, from well back, got up just lin time to beat Hunter'* Morn for i second. Gironde was elose up fourth jand the next home were Golden Chest land Dorado. iLord Moutoa — Another Fifth | Favourite — Upsets the Pool. Lord Moutoa, another fifth favourite, .upset ealculations in the eoncluding. ' ievent. He was in second place at the. home turn and he finished very. well toj beat Dareconrt and Lavina. DarecouTt, Pennycomequick. and Lavina were first to bfeak the line and) when the field had settled down tho leaders were Lavina and Pennyeome:quick, from Lord Moutoa, Darecourt,] [Wasteland, Bodyline and Bun Fight.j •.This was the order to the far turn andj jLavina, elosely attended by Lord Mou-j ,toa, Pennycomequick, Darecourt andj Bodyline, showed the way into the: (straight. Lavina stuck it out well ini the run to the judge but she could not withstand tho finishing runs of Lordl Moutoa and Darecourt, and Lord Mou-; toa passed the judge the best part of a' length ahead of Darecourt, who just got up to beat Lavina. Hunting Lodge was' fourth and Lady Ina and Wasteland together next.