Round Up's Cup

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 82, 30 December 1937, Page 10

Round Up's Cup

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AUCKLAND RACES Courtcraft's Record In King's Plate STRETTO WINS AGAIN

(By Telegraph-

AUCKLAND, Last Night. Ho'fc sunshine favoured the second day of the Auckland Racing Club's summer meeting at Ellerslie to-day and the attendance was 12,350. The track was fast. The totalisator handled £50,453, as compared with £46,233 10s last year, the increase being £4219 10s. The figures for the two days are £165,294 10s, as against £149,031 10s last year, the increase so far being £16,263. Resnlts : — FERGUSSON HANDICAP, of £350; 1 mile. 1 HAEREPO, 7.8 (C. G. Goulsbro) 1 4 Jack Tar, 8.1 (L. J. Ellis) .... 2 2 Land Girl, 8.0 (R. W. McTavish) 3 Also sthrted: 6 Nightdress, 3 Wagner, 7 Cappy, 5 Gold Vaals, 10 Hopalong, 12 Omaha car. 7.1, 9 British Banner car. 7.2, 8 Quilp car. 7.0f, 11 Bronze Wing car. 7.5. Half a length; 2$ lengths. Time, 1.38. Omaha fell and it was found to be d*ue to another horse falling back, causing Omaha to dip and throw his rider. KING'S PLATE, of £550; 1 mile. 1 COURTCRAFT, 8.2 ,(P. Atkins) 1 3 Trench Fight, 9.0 (J. W. Jennings) 2 4 Oratory, 8.11 (B. H. Morris) . . 3 Also started: 2 Royal Chicf. Three-quarters of a length; one | length. Time, 1.36 — a New Zealand record." Oratory led to the straight where Courtcraft challenged and Trench Fight and Royal Chief closed up. Courtcraft stayed on to win nicely by threequarters of a length from Trench Fight, who beat Oratory by a length. PONSONBY HURDLE RACE, of £400; 2 miles. 5 HOLLY LU, 9.0 (H. Turvey) .. 1 1 Royal Mimic, 10.13 (J. McRae) . . 2 2 Prince of Orange, 9.6 (N. C. Trillo) . . 3 Also started: 6 Folly's Ohoice, 4 Irish Comet, 3 Adsum. Neck; three lengths. Time, 3.40 2-5. SUMMER CUP, of £750; li miles. 6 ROUND UP, car. 7.3 (H. N. Wiggins) 1 1 Dark Shadow, 8.8 (J. Mclnally) 2 3 Jonathan, 8.12 (R. W. McTavish) 3 Also started: 4 Grateful, 1 Kiltowyn car. 7.12, 5 Gay Rose, 7 Sinking Fund car. 7.2. One and a-half lengths; one length. i Time, 2.4 — a course record. Grateful jumped into the lead from Kiltowyn, Dark Shadow, Jonathan and Round Up. Nearing the turn into the straight Dark Shadow ran up to Grateful and Round Up moved forward on the fence to challenge in the home stretch in an attractive burst to finish li lengths ahead of Dark Shadow in course record time. Jonathan was a length away third and Sinking Fund was fourth followed by Kiltowyn, Gay Rose and Grateful. CRITERION HANDICAP, of £400; 6 furlongs. 1'AMIGO, 9.13 (A. E. Ellis) .. .. 1 2 Taurangi, 9.3 (B. H. Morris) .. 2 4 Eastern Heir, 7.10 (N. Vaughan) 3 : Also started: .3 Vitement, 5 Silver Cloud. Length each way. Time, 1.14. WAITEMATA HANDICAP, of £350; li miles. 3 AWHIOWHIO, 8.0 (T. Green) . . 1 10 Cheval de Volee, 7.8 (R. W. McTavish) .. 2 ' 11 Huskie, 8.12 (A. E. Ellis) .... 3 1 Also started: 2 Quadroon, 5 Kena, 6 [ Raepata, 12 Alyth, 1 Privy Seal, 6 Mel- , vanui, 9 Racette, 7 Tutor car. 7.8, 4 . High Sea car. 7.0, 14 Mai de Mer, 16 ' Diacquedoon car. 7.6i, 13 Tiverton car. > 7.7i, 15 Cometarium car. 7.0J.

f Half a head; a neck. Time, 2.6 3-5. ELECTRIO HANDICAP, of £500; p 6 furlongs. ( 1 STRETTO, 8.4 (H. N. Wiggins) 1 ) 5 Tray Bit, 7.7 (R. E. Home) .... * J 10 Mangukaha, 7.0 (W. Thomson) . . * ' *Dead heat for second. ? Also started: 3 Trilliarch, 2 Black ? Thread, 6 Orate car. 7.7, 8 Palustre, 7 0 Anion, 4 Airam, 9 Galilee car. 7.2. Three lengths; dead heat. Time, 1.12 / 1-5. t Stretto, Trilliarch and Anion were | Bmartest out, Tray Bit being slow and 'a Airam left. Galilee and Tray Bit ran | to the front from Orate, Stretto, TrilliJ arch and Black Thread and at the home £ turn Stretto and Tray Bit were tov gether, followed by Galilee, Anion and u Trilliarch running abreast. Stretto won wp easing up by three lengths from Tray j Bit and Mangukaha who finished on & terms. Orate, Trilliarch, Galilee and rtt Palustre were next. p r. An inquiry was held into a complaint against P. Atkins, the rider of Orate, jf for crossing the field too quickly, and it & wa3 adjourned until Saturday. ^ PLUNKET HANDICAP, of £400; J 1 mile. 7 STAR ARTIST, car. 7.124 (L. J. 5 Ellis) 1 2 Inver, 7.7 (C. G. Goulsbro) .... 2 ^ 9 Triune, 8.10 (T. Green) ...... 3 [ J Also started: 5 Royal Appellant, 1 S, Lornacre, 6 Shy, 4 De Friend, 11 ATmacourt, 10 Day Wind, 3 Kilonsa, 8 Crooning car, 7.8J, 13 King Musk car. 7.9}, 12 Respectful. (J Three-quarters of a length; a head. W Time, 1.37 2-5. — ■ An. inquiry. into the iall involving

Golden Sheila anS Bachelor Kirig in thft Railway Handicap on Monday found it to be purely accidental. The interference in the Robinson Handicap on Monday was found to be caused by A. Walker, the rider of Prival, allowing his mount to get out of hand.