Shining Star Wins A Flat Double

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 464, 20 September 1928, Page 8

Shining Star Wins A Flat Double

MANAWATU HUNT MEETING CHRISSARTO’S BROKEN LEG (Special to THE SUN) AWAPUNI, Wednesday. Stormy weather prevailed for the Manawatu Hunt Club meeting, which was’"" held at Awapuni to-day. The course was heavy. Home Made was favourite at a good price in the Haumai Hunters’ Hurdles. Pantler led him over the last fence, but he wore his opponent down and beat him home by a couple of lengths. Pikimai was a poor third. Chrissarto, who was fourth, broke a leg. The Te Matai Maiden provided one of the best finishes of the day. Broxt and Gambler led Cold Air into the straight, with Skyrider and Democratic coming fast. A bunch went across the line together, and the judge gave the decision to Cold Air, with Skyrider second and Gambler third. Democratic was fourth. The Hunt Cup Trouble was prominent throughout the Manawatu Hunt Steeplechase, but toward the finish Hollycombe and Mountain Crag had the race to themselves. Mountain Crag stayed on best and won by ten lengths. Hollycombe beat Rangi Sarto by a length, the latter coming from a long way back. Askari was fourth. Golden Shadow and Shining Star led into the straight in the Aokautere Hack. Shining Star drew away to win by two lengths, with Disrank third, and Aurora Borealis, Miss Field, Wet "Winter and Pateroa next.

Wanganui running resulted in Kiperon being made favourite for the Kairanga Handicap. Lin Arlington and Kilperon led to the straight, with Lady Desmond coming fast on the outer, and Royal Game and Beaumont next. Lady Desmond went away in tho straight and won by half a length from Kilperon, with Royal Game a neck away third. Imperial Spark was fourth, and Lin Arlington next. His Frist ’Chase

Pikimai won the Parorangi Hunters’ Hurdles easily from Mataipuke, while Hats Off cut Scrap Iron out of third money. It was a poor race, Captain Wai and Birkdeck falling at the stand double when going well in front. Altea also fell, and Te Pai ran off. There was a boil over in the Kiwitea Hurdles, for which Beaumont, who had run on the flat earlier in the day, was strongly fancied. Pantagruel was handy throughout and finally won nicely from Beaumont, who came from a long way back. Lieutenant Bill, who had been prominent throughout, was third. Olympic died out over the last part of the journey, but Novar gave a fair showing. Repeat Performance Shining Star was saddled up again for the Flaxbourne Hack Handicap. He won again and paid a substantial price. Boy and Tanagra, who filled the minor places, were well fancied and both were unlucky. Following are the results: Raumai Hunters’ Hurdles, of £100; 1% miles.—l Home Made, 11.2 (A. E. Stratton), 1; 6 Pantler, 9.2 2 Pikimai, 9.10, 3. Also started: 5 K:.*a, 4 Chrissarto, 3 Ponjola, 6 American Pillar (coupled with Pantler), 7 Padraigh. Won by two lengths, with four lengths between second and third. Time, 3.28. Te Matai Maiden Plate, of £75; 6 furlongs.—l Cold Air (R. Reed), 1; 2 Skyrider, 2; 3 Gambler, 3. Also: 4 War Zone, 11 Balloon, 11 Somes, 5 Warfille, 3 5 Aloma, 7 Democratic, 10 Kilorell, 14 Mothplane, 8 Sambur, 9 Fair One, 6 Broxt, 11 Vaulceuse. A head separated the placed horses. Time, 1.21 1-5. Hunt Club Steeples, of £150; 3 miles.— 6 Mountain Crag, 10.8 (A. McDonald), 1; 4 Hollycombe, 10.4, 2; 2 Rangi Sarto, 11.12, 3. Also: 5 Omahu, 1 Trouble, 3 Askari, 7 Mataipuke, 10 Red Spider, 9 Terehu. Won by eight lengths, with the third horse a length further back. Time, 6.21. Aokautere Hack Handicap, of £9O; 6 furlongs.—l Shining Star, 7.13 (R. Reed), 1; 2 Golden Shadow, 7.13, 2; 6 Disrank, 7.9, 3. Also: 4 Aurora Borealis, 3 Patearoa, 5 Tapestry, 7 Somes, 11 Grand Acre, 8 Miss Field, 9 Wet Winter, 10 Degree. Won by a length and a-half. with five lengths between second and third. Time, 1.20 4-5. Kairanga Handicap, of £125; 7 furlongs.—4 Lady Desmond, 9.3 (J. Barry), 1; 1 Kilperon, 7.8, 2; 2 Royal Game, 8.11, 3. Also: 3 Beaumont, 8 Rover, 6 Imperial Spark, 7 Wanderlust, 5 Lin Arlington, 9 Othon, 10 Moepai. Won by half a length, a neck separating second and third. Time, 1.34. Parorangi Hunters’ Steeples, of £100: about 2 miles. —2 Pikimai, 10.0 (M. Conway), 1; 5 Mataipuke, 9.2, 2; 6 Hats Off, 9.0, 3. Also: 1 Scrap Iron, 3 Birkbeck. 4 Captain Wai. 7 Altea, 9 Te Pai, 8 The Don. Won by ten lengths. Time, 4.4 1-5. Kiwitea Hack Hurdles, of £100; 1 h miles.—s Pantagruel. 9.2 (A. Hobson), 1; 2 Beaumont, 10.4, 2; 4 Lieutenant Bill, 9.2, 3. Also: 6 Rouen, 3 Sunart, 1 Olympic, 7 Novar, 9 Jackeroo, 8 Sneerer. Won by a neck, third horse a length away. Time, 2.58 2-5. Flaxbourne Hack Handicap, of £9O; 7 furlongs.—4 Shining Star, 7.12 (T. Green) 1; 1 Boy, 8.6, 2; 2 Tanagra, 8.13, 3. Also: 6 Spearmiss, 3 Grand National, 7 Elysianor, 9 Kindle, 5 Volplane, 10 Lady Alophen, 8 Sky Rider, 11 Roburant. Won by half a length, a neck separating second and third. Time, 1.34 4-5.

TOO LIGHT

SHORT-WEIGHT CASE DRASTIC ACTION NEEDED AT PONIES There are very few cases in these days in New Zealand of the riders of placed horses weighing in light, but apparently it is becoming a common occurrence at the pony meetings in Sydney. There were two cases in the one day last week. Carelessness which cost the tote-bet-ting public its good money, and which might have meant the difference of many hundreds of pounds, was twice passed over by the stewards at Victoria Park yesterday with fines of £lO, records last Thursday’s Sydney “Sun.” It is not a rare occurrence for a couple of pounds of lead to be left out of the lead-bag of a place-getter, but for it to happen twice in the one day is unique —and a disgrace. Where It Hurts It hurts the public, and who deserves more protection that the man who pays his money at the gate to help swell the coffers of the race clubs? As £lO fines do not seem big enough to make trainers and their assistants realise their responsibility to the

roeoole who support their horses, why not increase the penalty ness in such a high degree? The lenient way in which the stewards treat such offences is a direct mvl “ lon ‘ wrongdoers. Under the present conditions anything could happen. Some time ago the pony stewards announced that if a jockey failed to return to scale after riding a place-gettei he would be punished for nis negligence with a term of suspension. One jockey suffered for his oversight. Bu. is it any worse for a jockey to overlook, the fact that he has to weigh in than for a trainer to omit to put the necessary amount of lead into the bag when saddling his horse? It savours of rank unfairness. Suspension is the only way to meet the offence, and when the clubs discover this they will have the greater confidence of their patrons. It is just as bad for a man to cause a horse to lose a race in this way as it is for him to instruct his jockey to “puli’ the horse. What if The Gag had won yesterday, instead of being beaten for the major position? One can imagine the uproar it would have caused. Would the backers of the pony have taken it quietly, and put it down to bad luck/ As it was, all sorts of rumours flashed around the course, and the stewards did not care to give the public any real explanation of the affair. All they said was that they had held the trainer, R. Skelton, responsible. But what became of that 21b which was missing when The Gag returned to scale? The backers of the gelding are entitled to know that. Or if the stewards could not account for it themselves, they should have stated the fact in their report. They quite openly said that Aha’s leadbag had been left in the horse’s stall, but as far as the public was concerned they failed to clear the air over The Gag.