DAY WIND’S CUP.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 53, 31 January 1938, Page 10

DAY WIND’S CUP.

TAKAPUNA FIRST DAY. SULEIMAN IN FORM. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Jan. 29. Brilliant sunshine "favoured the opening day of the Takapuna Jockey Club’s summer meeting at Ellerslie to-day, and the Anniversary Day crowd numbered about 15.000. The track was good and the to talisator handled £48,524, as compared with £19.070 last year, the increase being £29,454 10s. Results : OREAVA HURDLES HANDICAP, of £3OO. One and three-quarter miles. 2- BRYCE STREET, 9.4 (J. F. Fergus) 1 1-2 SAND DRIFT, 9.8 (R. E. Thomson) 2 3- ENGLISHMAN. 10.1 (L. Dulieu) 3 Also started: 4-4 Adsum car. 9.3, 6-6 Little Captain car. 9.2, 5-5 In Command 9.0, 7-7 Inness Lad 9.0. Two lengths; four longths. Time, 3.16 1-5. In Command and Inness Lad fell. TRIAL STAKES HANDICAP, of £2OO. Six furlongs. 1-1 ROYAL VAALS, 9.0 (C. G. Goulsbro) 1 7- WINDCRESS, 8.1 (L. Clifford) ... 2 9- INQUISITOR, 8.1 (L. J. Ellis) ... 3 Also started ; 4-4 Beverley 8.9. 3-3 Lady Defoe 8.5, 12-13 Lapidarian 8.2, 2-2 Poker Dice car. 8.2), 15-15 White Foam car. 7.9, 14- Rajanya 8.1,13-11 Pamela car. 8.0), 10- The Trimmer 8.1, 17-17 Thurlap 8.1, 15- Asset 8.1, 6-5 Trevace 8.1, 11-12 Jolie Dance 8.1, 5-6 Mon Acre 8.1, 8-9 Long Span 8.1. A short neck; two lengths and a-half. Time. 1.14 1-5. FERRY HANDICAP, of £250. Six furlongs. 1- AERO KING, 9.0 (R. W. McTavish) 1 2- BRONZETTE, 7.11 (11. Long) ... 2 6-5 GLEN ABB. 7.9 (11. N. Wiggins) 3 Also started: 7-8 Fleet Wind car. 8.3, 3- Miss To Koura 8.5, 8-7 Mn.ndane 7.9, 5- High Delight 7.6, 4-4 Maxown car. 7.8, 9-9 Chief Lap 7.5, 10-10 United 7.0. A head; a nose. Time, 1.13 3-5. TAKAPUNA CUP, of £BOO. One mile and a-quartor. 11- DAY WIND. 7.0 (G. Gilchrist) 1 1- KING REY, 8.4 (J. Winder) ... 2 2- ROYAL APPELLANT, 8.8 (R. Ilorne) 3 Also started: 4-5 Jonathan 8.8, 5-3 Knight of Australia 8.7, 3-4 Dark Shadow 8.5, 7-8 Gay Rose 8.4. 9-10 Grateful 7.13, 8- Inver 7.10, 10-9 Star Artist car. 7.9, 6- Choval do Voice car. 7.8, 12-12 Gay Broney car. 7.5. Half a head oach way. Time, 2.7 1-5. Day Wind and Inver had turns in the lead early, Day Wind heing in front at the half-mile to make the play into the straight from Grateful. Inver, Dark Shadow, Clieval do Volee, and Royal Appellant, and in a good finish Day Wind held on to win by half a head from King Rey, with a similar distanco to Royal Appellant. Knight of Australia was fourth, followed by Inver, Gay Rose, Dark Shadow, Grateful and Jonathan. CALLIOPE HANDICAP, of £4OO. Five furlongs. 2- CALORIE. 7.6 (R. E. Horne) ... 1 1- HOT BOX. 8.13 (C. G. Goulsbro) 2 3- SIR ROBIN, car 7.10 (L. J. Ellis) 3 Also started: 12-9 Milanion car. 8.5, 7- Philcourt 7.6, 6-6 Bronze Emerald 7.6 and First Gold Money 7.0 bracketed, 4-4 Bronze Ora car. 7.8, 14-13 Royal Ace car. 8.0, 8-12 Silver Quex car. 7.6.). 8-11 Valirneen car. 7.3, 16-15 Black Polly car. 7.8. 13-14 Veritable car. 7.3, 5-5 Pocket Venus car. 7.8. 11-10 First Flutter car. 7.1, 10-8 Silver Cloud car. 7.10. A nose; three lengths. Time, 1.1. WYNYARD PLATE, of £4OO. Seven furlongs. 4- SURELLA, 8.12 (11. N. Wiggins) 1 3-5 TORCH, 8.12 (C. G. Goulsbro) ... 2 2- PLAY ON, car. 7.8 (P.Atkins) ... 3 Also started: 1-1 Anion 8.12, 10-10 Miss Mestor 8.5. 5-3 Du Maurier 8.5, 8-8 Friskland 8.0, 9-9 Romani 8.0, 6-6 Ivy Willonyx car. 7.10, 7-7 High Sea car. 7.8. A neck; a length. Time, 1.26 1-5. ZEALANDIA HANDICAP, of £450 Six furlongs. 2- SULEIMAN, car. 7.6? (C. G. Goulsbro) 1 6-8 ROLLICKER, 7.4 (11. Long) ... 2 9-7 TOSH, 7.11 (W. Thomson) 3 Also started: 1-1 Stretto 9.7. 8-10Rcre-atu 8.4. 10-9 Triune 8.4, 3-3 Tray Bit 8.2, 5- Trilliarch 7.13, 7-6 Pnlustre 7.9, 4-4 Marie’s Acre 7.8, 11-11 Bachelor King 7.2. A bead: a length. Time, 1.12 3-5. Stretto and Suleiman jumped out, but were soon headed by Rollicker, who • showed the way into tho straight from Tosh, Suleiman, Roreatu, Bachelor King and Stretto. Coming through on the rails, Suleiman beat Rollicker on the post by a head. Tosh finished strongly a length away, followed by Palustre, Tray Bit, Trilliarch and Stretto. RANGIOTO HANDICAP, of £3OO. One mile. 3- PRINCE RANGI, 8.1 (J. Winder) 1 4- MALAGIGI, 7.13 (C. G. Goulsbro) 2 1-3 MELVANUI, 9.0 (G. Cameron) ... 3 Also started: 8-8 Ringshot 8.6, 7-7 Alyth car. 7.8, 2-1 Privy Seal 8.1, 6-6 Droll 7.8, 5-5 Poker Face car. 7.8, 9-9 Captain Bruce 7.7, 10-10 Gai Wind car. A length; half a neck. Time, 1.39 2-5.