SECOND DAY

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 418, 30 December 1932, Page 6

SECOND DAY

(Special to "Post").

DAN DIRECT SCORES WIN IN DGMINION HANDICAP TAXPAYER LOSES DERBY

Epsom, Thursday. The weather was fins/ the trade fast and the attendance fair for an off-day at the secoqd day of the Auckland Trots to-day. — T wo Roans in Dividends Favourites were well out of it in the Dominion Handicap, but the eventual winner, Dan Direet, was well hacked for fourth choice while Glan- ' dore was at long odds. * Glandore tried to win all the way his attendants at the end of the first lap being Master Huia, Modern Light and Oliver Thorpe. Along the back Master Huia retired beaten, Glandore leading into the straight from Oliver Thorpe, Dan Direct, Baron Bingen and in the run to the judge Dan Direct won easily by a length and a-half from Glandore who was only a neck ahead of Oliver Thorpe, Baron Bingen and Modern Light. The last-named had an interrupted passage over the last bit. Garner on The Bit The trotters' race, the Epsom Handicap, was decidedly a better race than the Rowe Cup and although Garner won again easily she was kept back to her field. Hardy Grattan and Blue and Gold led a bunched field to the three furlongs, where both left their field, Garner leading into the straight from Dark McKinney, Billy Carbine, Bessie Parrish, Hardy Grattan and Moko Girl. The favourite won very comfortably by a length and a-half from Dark McKinney who •paid neai-ly double figures.for second, half a-length back was Bessie Parrish and Blue and Gold. Hardy Grattan finished close up; Blue and Gold was finishing on strongly. The winner is not done with yet. One to Brent Zolock Grent Zolock at double figures walked away with the Ranfurly Handicap. He began brilliantly and the others had a stern ehase. Harvest Child and Arabond were handy at the end of the first lap, but crossing the top Brent Zolock went away very fast and won pulling up by three lengths. There was a good finish for second, Kewpie's Triumph beating the favourite, Canui by a neck, with Arabond less than a length back. Grand Canyon, Kewpie's Guy and Mountain Ore followed. One to Native Berry Pegaway and Winshow were heavily backed in the Innovation Handicap, but the latter failed to perform generously in the early part. Rolfe Audubon, Flying Cloud (who was slow away) and Nahaniel, Native Berry, Bell Dial was the order at the end of half a-mile and there was little change at the home turn excepting that Flying Cloud had dropped back and Pegaway was showing up very wide out. Then Native Berry sliot out and won by a length and ahalf from JPegaway, who was set an impossible task from his position at the home turn. Whippet and Winshow were together a length away just ahead of Nataniel and Homeward. Big Tote Drop The totalisator handled £2,034 15s against £26,997 10s last year, a decrease of £6,653 15s. One For Togo Lee The only solid trotter in the Oak Handicap Win Huon gave "Togo" Lee a win and returned double figures. Margaret Parrish on the strength of her third on Tuesday was a hot favourite with £579 on her chances. Only £81 15/- was on the winner. The race was a procession, everything going up in the air until Katalo struek the front followed by Win Huon, Nelson Pirate (£295 10s) joined them at the stand and he and Win Huon cleared out from the rest of the fifid. Trotting solidly Win Huon won by three lengths from Nelson Pirate, Geo, Stubbs' new purchase, Autumn Lu doing best to get third.

Katalo was- a bad fourth. Times: 3.32 2-5, 3.37, 3.43 2-5, 3.38 2-5. . OAK HANDICAP Of £110; limit 3.48; II miles. (Trotting horses only). 6 — WNI HUON, 72yds— C. G. * Led 1 2— NELSON PIRATE, 36yds— J.

T. Paul 2 9— AUTUMN LU, limit— G. H. Stubbs 3 Also started: 7 Drusern, 5 Grand Triumph, 15 Katalo, 14 Kohewah, 13 La Triumph, 12 Otara, 8 Stardown. limit; 1 Margaret Parrish, 48yds bhd; 10 Summertime, 48; 3 Wiriwhata, 48; 11 Mattie Herbilyyn, 72; 4 Smooger, 72. _ , Rey Direct Handily Rey Direct improved on his first day's running to win the Tramway from Nellota, who fell over Adjutant on Tuesday. When they were properly on their way Nellota was in charge from Rey Direct, Worthy Chief, Raider and Adjutant, but passing the stands Lislea, who had broken early ran through to the front and led along the back from Nellota with Rey Direct, Raider, Worthy Chief, St. Felix, Adjutant and Free Gift following in that order. A little later on St. Felix improvect his position and' as they came round the home bend was first behind Rey Direct and Nellota with Lislea now in fourth place. Rey Direct won nieely by one and ahalf lengths from Nellota who was a length in front of St. Felix. Cimar-' ron was a similar distance away fourth and then came Worthy Chief, Teclia and Min Bells. Times: 3,29, 3.29 4-5, 3.29 2-5, 3.31. TRAMWAY HANDICAP Of £110; limit 3.42; 1| miles. 2— REY DIRECT, limit— F. Holmes 1 4 — NELLOTA, limit — A. Bryce 2 3 — ST. FELIX, 12yds— Owner .... 3 Also started: 15 Adjutant,- 9 Cimarron, 15 Free Gift, 7 Fisher, 5 Lislea, 12 May Chenault, 11 Min Beils, 13 Qur Summer, 10 Roylette, 8 Tecla, 14 Worthy Chief,- limit; 1 Bingen Chief, 12yds bhd; 6 Raider, 12.

Little Guy in Close Finish Little Guy got the decision in a close finish in the Milford Handicap cn an outsidef in Kewpie's Triumph. Cyone broke up at the start and the early leaders were Little Guy, Pagernt and Wilma Dillon, who, however, went up in the air a little later. Going Cown the straight the first time Little Guy was still the pilot, followed by Pageant, Kewpie's Triumph, Baron l.ingen, Great Parrish, -Peter Pirate, ' Te Wahia and Nelson's Victory. Lhortly after commencing the final circuit Nelson's Victory made a forward move, but the order of the others was very much the same with Little Guy and Pageant still out in iront forcing the pace. Straightening i.p for the run to the judge Little Guy and Pageant were holding their cwn, while Kewpie's Triumph was challenging strongly, Great Parrjsh, , Baron Bingen and Nelson's Victory Leing the handiest of the others. A great finish ensued, the decision goiag to Littlie Guy by a neck from ; Kewpie's Triumph, with Pageant only j half a length away third. Great Pari rish was fourth two lengths further | back, with Nelson's Victory next, fdj iowed by Baron Bingen, Wilma Dilj ion, Peter Pirate and Brentlight. Time: 2.43 4-5, 2.44, 2.44 1-5, 2.45. MILFORD HANDICAP i Of £180; limit 2.46; 1| miles. ! 2— LITTLE GUY, limit— F. J. ' Smith 1 I 10— KEWPIE'S TRIUMPH, limit ! — Owner 2 ! 2— PAGEANT, limit— C. Smith; 3 ! Little Guy and Pageant were coupI led on the maehine. j Also started: 6 Brentlight, 11 Baron l.ingen, 7 Cyone, 1 Great Parrish, 13 Te Wahia, 8 Wilma Dillon, limit; 9 ; First Flight, 12yds bhd; 3 Nelson's j "\ lctory, 12; 5 Peter Pirate, 12; 12 ! Mountain Dell, 24; 4 Glenrossie, 36. Taxpayer Defeated i In a sterling finish Indianopolis beat ■ the favourite Taxpayer in the G.N. ' D^erby. Taxpayer went away with Golden Direct and Indianapolis follow : ir.g. So they raced for the first round with intervals of a length between them. Starting out on the back stretch the last time round the pace materirlly increased and Indianapolis ran past Golden Direet to within half a length of Taxpayer. The pace was elapped on still further but it was not

u'ntil they were properly in the straight that Indianapolis attempted to pass his rival. Gradually wearing Taxpayer down Indianapolis finished on magnificently to pass the post with an advantage of one and a-half lengths. Golden Direct was two and ahalf lengths away third.

•Times. 3.26, 3.26 4-5, 3.27 4-5. GREAT NORTHERN TROTTING DERBY Of £600; l'l miles. 2— INDIANAPOLIS— E. C. McDermott 1 1— TAXPAYER— G. M. Mouritz 2 3— GOLDEN DIRECT— F. G. Holmes •••• 3 DOMINION HANDICAP Of £120; limit 3,27; 11 miles. 4— DAN DIRECT, 48yds— A. T. Newdick 1 7— GLANDORE, 12yds— A. McGarry j .... 2 5— OLIVER THORPE, 12yds— W. Willetts .... 3 Also started: 8 Lady Yvonne, 6 Modern Light, 9 Master Huia, limit; 1 Chenaway, 12yds bhd; 10 Dad's Hope, 12; 'Our Peter, 12; 3 Baron Bingen, 60. EPSOM HANDICAP Of £175; trotters; limit 3.37. One and a-half miles. 1 — GARNER* 24yds 1 10— DARK McKINNEY, 36yds .... 2 2— BESSIE PARRISH, limit .... 3 Also started: Blue and Gold, E1 Merit, Hardy Grattan, limit; Billy Carbine, 12yds bhd; Moko Girl, 24; Carl Mack, 48; Windchat, 60; Explosion, 84. Won by II lengths; half a length. RANFURLY HANDICAP Of £145; limit 2.48, 11 miles. 9— BRENT ZOLOCK, 24yds , 1 3— KEWPIE'S TRIUMPH, 24 .... 2 2— CARNUI, 12yds 3

Also started: Country King, Purser, limit; Arabond, 12yds bhd; Grand Canyon, Harvest Child; Mountain Ore 12; Kewpie's Guy 24; Nelson Tasker, 24. Won by three lengths; a neck. INNOVATION HANDICAP Of £120; limit, 2.51; 11 miles. 4— NATIVE BERRY, 12yds 1 1— PEGAWAY, 36yds 2 5— WHIPPET, 36yds 3 , Also started: Nathaniel, Rey de Quest, Rolfe Audubon, Sandy Pointer Winshow, limit; Bell Dial, Homeward, 12; Flying Cloud, 36. Won by II lengths; three-quarters of a length.