Epsom Splashes

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 391, 27 June 1928, Page 15

Epsom Splashes

TROTTING IN THE RAIN Going Upsets Calculations HEAVY rain set in this morning' and continued throughout the day, making conditions very unpleasant for the final day of the Auckland Trotting Club’s winter carnival. Despite this drawback there was a fair attendance. The track was in a heavy state.

Results: - MANUKAU HANDICAP Of £300; 1£ miles; limit, 3.SSL 5 U RAM 1C (J. McCabe and J. Lloyd), br g, by Van Coronado— Mollie Chimes, aged, limit, J. Willetts 1 2 MASTER HULA (T. P. Grimmond), b g, by Huia Dillon—Miss Dunmore, 6yrs, limit, A. J. Broughton .... 2 1— HARVEST CHILD (R. Ward), br g, by Sonoma Harvester—Gwenchild, 3yrs, 12yds, M. Holmes .... 3 Also Started.—3 Admiral Lock, limit; 9 Beatty, limit; 11 Concertina, limit; 10 Gold Sound, limit; 12 Hohoro, limit; 6 Mars, limit; 7 Master Councillor, limit; 15 Peter Grattan, limit; 13 Red Star, limit; 14 Cute Lad, 12yds; 8 Scandal, 12yds; 4 Uncle Bert, 36yds. Won by one and a-half lengths, half a length . between second and third. Times: 3.40, 3.40 3-5, 3.39 4-5. Winner trained by J. E. Smith, Normanby. Uramic Likes It Uramic took charge two furlongs from home in the Manukau Handicap, best-backed were Harvest Child £265, Master Huia £205, Admiral £165, Uncle Bert £l5O and Uramic £123. Holiora led out of the straight from Master Huia, Peter Grattan, Red Star, Beatty and Mars. Passing the stands the second time Master Huia and Mars were together ahead of Uramic, Master Councillor, Peter Grattan, Admiral Lock, Red Star and Harvest Child. Down the back Master I-luia was just in front of Mars and Uramic, with half a dozen lengths back to Admiral Lock and Harvest Child. Uramic led into tho straight from Master Huia, Harvest Child, Mars and Admiral Lock, the leader going on to score by a length and a-half from Master Huia, with Harvest Child half a length back. Mars was a fair fourth, and then came Admiral Lock, Hohora, Red Star and Scandal. ROYAL HANDICAP Of £300; 2 miles; limit, 4.54. 6 KOLMAR (S. G. Larcom), br g, by Nelson Bingen—Rothschild mare, aged, 24yds, W. Willetts .. 1 13—SEBISCA (G. T. Mitchell, Jnr.), b g, by Harold Dillon —Alice Wood, aged, ’72yds, owner 2 S—ETTA COLE (F. J. Docherty), ch f, by Peterwah —Lady Cole, 3yrs, limit,. W. Tomkinson 3 Also started: 9 Colonel Thorpe, limit; 11 Roez, limit; 11 Gold Sovereign, 12yds; 2 Call Boy, 12yds; 7 Repute, 12yds; 8 Golden Gate, 24yds; 4 Bingen Starr, 36yds; 12 Roma Bingen, 48yds; 10 Anseline, 84yds; 3 Maxegin, 84yds; 14 King Capitalist, 96yds; and 1 Raima, 120yds. Won by two and a-half lengths; three lengths between second and third. Times, 5.11 2-5, 5.8 1-5, 5.17. Winner, trained by C. Willetts, Normanby. Kolmar’s Royal Handicap The pace set by the leaders in the Royal Handicap effectively settled the chances of the favourite, Raima, who failed to make up any of his handicap over the first mile. Raima was entrusted with £ 524, others claiming fair support being Callboy, £369, and Maxegin, £307. Callboy was in charge at the end of half a mile, followed by Kolmar, Etta Cole, Repute Colonel Thorpe, Sebisca, Roez, Roma Bingen, and Golden Gate. Passing the stands the next time, Kolmar Callboy, Etta Cole, Sebisca, Repute Colonel Thorpe, and Raima were in that order, with a good gap between them. Kolmar was well clear along the back, and led into the straight from Sebisca, Etta Cole, Raima, and Repute, and went on to win by two and a-half lengths from Sebisca, with Etta Cole three lengths away. Colonel Thorpe was another couple of lengths back fourth, after whom were Repute and Raima. PRINCE OF WALES HANDICAP Of £1,000; 2 miles; limit 4.31. 3 DAL MEN Y (G. J. Barton), blk g, by Brent Locanda—Pleasant Drive, aged, limit, W. Tomkinson 1 2 PETERWAH (R. C. Fisken), ch h, by Etewah—Janova, aged, 36yds, R. C. Fisken 2 4 TALARO (C. E. Lindsay), b g, by Great Audubon —Coin, aged, 60yds, M. Holmes 3 9—LOCH MOIGH (J. A. Mitchell), b h, by Nelson Derby—Flying Bells, syrs, limit, W. Hughes 4 Also started: 6 Lady Dunmore, limit; 11 Native Prince, limit; 10 Talent, 12yds; 1 Gold Jacket, 24yds; 5 Peter Swift, 24yds; S Quality, 36yds; 12 Sea Pearl, 48yds; 4 Logan Chief, 4S3 r ds; 7 Imprint, 78yds. W on by two and a-half lengths, six lengths between second and third, and fourth horse two lengths away. Times: 5.5 4-5, 5.3 4-5, 5.7 2-5, 5.13 3-5. Winner trained by W. J. Tomkinson, Christchurch. Dalmeny Takes Big Event Soon after the start of the Prince

of Wales Handicap Dalmeny took charge and was never afterwards headed, being aided to victory by the mistakes of his dangerous opponents. There was som© spirited betting between Gold Jacket £BBS, Peterwah £ 545, Dalmeny £ 740, the Logan Chief-Talaro bracket £6BB, and Peter Swift £291. Loch Moigh went away quickly and led along the back, Talent, Lady Dunmoro and Gold Jacket getting up in th© first two furlongs. Passing the stands the first time Dalmeny and Native Prince were in the van from Talent, Loch Moigh, Logan Chief. Talaro, Gold Jacket and Peter Swift, and in the second circuit Gold Jacket and Native Prince both broke and w pulled up. Dalmeny was still in tiie van passing the stands the second time, with a lap to go, with Logan Chief, Peterwah, Talent, Loch Moigh, Talaro, Lady Dunmore and Imprint in that order. Down the back Peterwah was lying just behind Dalmeny and Logan Chief, the rest being out of it, but the trotter got up and had no sooner settled down than he broke again. Logan Chief broke, too, on the turn for home, leaving Dalmeny to win by two and a-half lengths from Peterwah, with six lengths back to Talaro. Two lengths away was Loch Moigli, and then in order capie Talent, Lady Dunmore, Imprint, Peter Swift, and Logan Chief. ADAMS CUP MEMORIAL HANDICAP Of £500; 2 miles; limit, 4.37. -6—TAIPARE (C. Johnstone), gr g by Our Thorpe—Uniform, aged, limit, W. McMillan l I—PAGEANT (R. A. Armstrong and A. L. Johnson), br g by Logan Pointer—Agnes W., 4yrs, 12yds, A. Bryce 2 9—NELSON TASKER (Mrs. E. A. Nicholls), b h, by Nelson Bingen— Sal Tasker, 6yrs, limit, A. Ayres .. 3 Also started: 8 Gold Dial, limit; 10 Hughie Wallace, limit; 11 Lord Nepean, limit; 2 Luvan, limit; 5 Uncle Bert, limit; 1 Lingfield, limit; 4 Bing Boy, 12yds; 12 Harry Audubon, 36yds; 5 Western King, 48yds; 3 Jackie Audubon, 48yds; 7 Harold Thorpe, 60yds. Won by three lengths, four lengths between second and third. Times: 5.15, 5.16 3-5, 5.22. Winner trained by R. A. McMillan, Tamaliere. Taipare Easily Taipare revelled in the going and won the Adams Memorial easily. The fancied division comprised the Ling-field-Pageant bracket £BOS, Luvan £SBO, Jackie Audubon £513 and Bing Boy £451. Lord Nepean, Nelson Tasker, Hughie Wallace, Uncle Bert, Taipare, Luvan, Pageant and Bing Boy was the order passing the stands, and in the next circuit the field was bunched, Nelson Tasker and Uncle Bert having a slight advantage passing the stands from Luvan, Harold Thorpe, Pageant, Taipare, Gold Dial, Hughie Wallace, Jackie Audubon and Bing Boy. the last-named being very wide out. Down the back Taipare hit the front and that was the end of it, the grey turning for home eight lengths in front, of Pageant, who had got up just prior to this, but settled down again. Taipare won by three lengths from Pageant, with Nelson Tasker four lengths away third, and Uncle Bert was a good fourth. Then came Dial, Harold Thorpe and Hughie Wallace. Western King was very slow off the mark. TV/O-YEAR-OLD TROTTING CHALLENGE STAKES Of £175; 1J miles. 1— KORO PETER (Mrs. T. E. Sweetapple), b g by Peter Moko— Koroena, 2yrs, J. Shaw 1 2 FIRST WRACK (H. F. Nicoll), ch f by Wrack—Pearl Child, 2vrs, D. Warren .. .. 2 Won by two and a-half lengths. Times: 3.34 2-5, 3.35 3-5. Winner trained by J. Shaw, Ellerslie. Both got away together but First Wrack soon began to tangle and took some time to settle. Koro Peter forged ahead and at the end of three furlongs was about eight lengths in front. Coming up the straight for the first time, First Wrack overhauled him and down the back the Southerner went ahead. Three furlongs from home he was one and a-half lengths in the lead. Crossing the top Koro Peter made his run and the pair turned for home together. In the run to the judge the local representative did best to score by two and a-half lengths. The race was interesting but attracted little attention on the totalisator, only £79 10s being on the race. MEMBERS’ TROT HANDICAP Of £500; 2 miles; limit 4.40 2 ROSE BINGEN (C. and W. Johnstone), b m, by Nelson Bingen— Rose Elect, aged, 4Syds, A. Broughton 1 3 TAMERLANE (A. E. Bussell), b g, by Petereta—Miss Hugo, aged, 24yds, H. Frost 2 I—YOUNG BLAKE (G. J. Barton and M. O’Brien), N br g, by Wildwood Junior—Daphne Dillon, aged, 120 yds, W. Tomkinson 3 Also started.—7 Great Chance, limit; 8 The Tartar, limit; 9 Tiger Salve, limit; 5 Real the Great, 12yds; 10 Tradesman, 12yds; 6 Petroleuse, 24yds; 4 Sister Beatrice, S4yds. Won by two lengths, six lengths between second and third. Times: 5.25 3-5, 5.28 3-5 and 5.26 1-5. Winner trained by A. W. Broughton, Te Awamutu. Driver Fined As a result of the inquiry into the incident causing Luvan’s fall in the opening event on Saturday, J. T. Paul, driver of Hohoro, was fined £lO for careless driving. Later results will be found in the Stop Press as they come to hand.