THAMES TROTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 620, 23 March 1929, Page 1

THAMES TROTS

WINNERS AT PARAWAI KEREPEEHI TO PETER PIRATE (Special to THE S I/.Y , \ THAMES, To-4ny. THOUGH overcast, weather conditions remained satisfactory for the commencement of the annual meeting of the \ Thames Trotting Club held at the Parawai course to-day. A good attendance, and the track conducive to "••vl t ; .' . were features of the meeting-. The results were :

HIKUTAIA HANDICAP Of £100; li miles 1- (Averill Bros.), b g, by Man-6’-War—Victor Royal mare, 4yrs, limit, J. Shaw . . .. l 2 TE TV AH I A, limit. A. Adams . . . . 2 2 GOLD TREASURE, limit, R. Hall 2 Also:— IG—Bell Todd, limit 0 G—Belle Axworthy, limit 0 8— Carnui. limit 0 7—Don Wildman, limit 0 9 Dawdler, limit 0 3 Ronald, limit (bracketed with Gold Treasure) 0 14—Oliver Thorpe, limit 0 11— Margaret Wallace, limit 0 s—Princess5 —Princess Betty, limit 0 10—Patricia Bell, limit , 0 4 Te Hono. limit 0 12 — Black Ballin, 12yds 0 13— Royal Bob, 24yds . .. .. 0

15—Great Baiil. 0 ’ Won by half a lv2c!i LO lengths between second and third. Times: 3.31, * 8.31 1-5 and 8.37 8-5. Winner trained by J. S. Shaw, Ellerslie. • A good start was made by backers • in the opening event, the Hikutaia Handicap, for the backed trio carried 1 the money. War sprite £375 was fav- ) ourite, with Te Wahia £236 and the ) Gold Treasure —Ronald bracket £222 > next in demand. Drawing a position in 1 tho front row enabled the favourite to go to the front, and he led over the ■ first circuit from Belle Axworthy, Car- ) nui. Te Hono, Gold Treasure, Mar- | garet Wallace and Te Wahia, who - went .away slowly from the second , j row. Leaving the straight the second j time Te Wahia broke and dropped j 0 j back, Warsprite leading along the j _ | back six lengths clear of Belie Ax- j " 1 worthy. Gold Treasure, To Hono and I 1 Te Wahia. The last-named moved up i i feist crossing the top and was in third j j place in behind Warsprite and Belle j Axworthy at the home turn, the rest | !of the field being 70 yards away. In ! the run home Te Wahia challenged j j boldly, but failed by half a length to j reach Warsprite. Gold Treasure was 1 10 lengths back in third place at the ] | end, followed by Belle Axworthy, j ‘ Dawdler and Black Ballin. Ths win- j ner improved his time by 12| 1 KEREPEEHI HANDICAP Of £130; 2 miles; limit, 4.50 1 —PETER PIRATE (W. L. Paul), b g, by Peter Moko —Wild Pirate, ! 4yrs, limit, J. T. Paul 1 ! 7 DAD’S HOPE, 48yds, W. Clifton .. 2 ! 2 REGRET, 24yds, J. Brown .. .. 8 Also 12—Edna Thorpe, limit .. 0 I—Koniniwood, limit 0 10— Polly’s Picture, limit o 5 Haeranga Pai, 12yds 0 9—Hohoro, 24yds 0 6 Gold Sound, 48yds 0 3 Nella Dillon, 48yds 0 8— Childe Audubon, 60yds 0 11— Nelson McCormack, 132yds . . . . 0 Won by four lengths, with half a length between second and third. Times: 4.42 4-5, 4.40 3-5, and 4.42 4-5. Winner trained by W. X. Paul, Ma- ! Peter Pirate £726 was the public fancy in the Kerepeehi Handicap, and lie duly delivered the goods. There | was modest support only for Regret : £372 and Xella Dillon £2OB, but nobody wanted to be on Dad’s Hope, who carried only £B4. Edna Thorpe and Koniniwood failed to go off the mark, the favourite rushing to the front immediately to lead along the back from Regret, Polly’s Picture, Dad's Hope Haeranga Pai. Passing the stands Regret had taken up the running from Dad's Hope. Peter Pirate, Haeranga j Pai, Childe Audubon and Polly’s Picture, and as they went along the back Haeranga Pai liad supplanted the leader, being attended here by Peter Pirate. Regret, and Childe Audubon, while Xella Dillon was noticed comingfast. The favourite then went to the front to lead into the straight from Regret. Haeranga Pai, .Childe Audubon and Xella Dillon, and had little difficulty in winning by four lengths from Dad's Hope, who finished fast half a length in front of Regret. Xella Dillon was fourth and Childe Audubon and Haeranga Pai next to cross the line. PARAWAI HANDICAP Of £100; 12 miles; limit 3.52. I—TE NGUTU 1 B—NELSON CURL 2 S—WILD DOWNS 5 (Later Results will be found in the Step Press column as they come to 1 hand.)