FORBURY FINALS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 661, 13 May 1929, Page 13

FORBURY FINALS

TRACK IN GREAT ORDER author jinks goes merry mile FAVOURITES HAVE BAD DAY (Special to THE SVA'J

DUNEDIN, Saturday. In dull, but fine weather, and before a large attendance, the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s winter meeting -cached .finality today, when the track was in splendid order. CPECULATION -was keen, the sum of £J-.846 being: handled for the day, against £ 32.106 for the final day ia*t year. The total for the meeting: was £54,794. an increase of .C 1.477 o ver the 194*8 figures, which reached £ 53, 317. The track was very fast, a big contrast to the opening- day, and -peculators found their calculations upset in the majority of cases. Silk Thread, the popular selection for the hi« event on Thursday in which he failed at the finish, scored decisively today after a fine effort, and the American reinsman. It. B. Plaxico, received unstinted applause for his vic°Sunny Bob knocked corners off his handicap in the slow two-mile heat, registering 4.37 3-5 from a 4.49 mark, the three-year-old fillv Dilworth. •rent 3.24 1-5 for 12 furlongs off a 3.29 the Southland Handicap, the judicial Committee finrd 1.. Berlcett, driver of the winner. Dilworth. £lO for crossing Bogan Hanlon going out of ,h« straight on the last round. Young Trotter’s Fine Form Admiral Bingen, a very hot first fancy for the Tahuna Handicap. Handicap, trotted a great race, but felt [he pinch in the stretch when boldly questioned by the three-ycar-old Great Xelson. Driven by his trainer, J. Henderson, Great Nelson was always handily placed and when he came through in the straight overshadowed the opposition with liis brilliance. Admiral Bingen, who looked a certain winner half a mile from home, turned chicken-hearted when asked for his run, which allowed Sunspeck to outplace him by half a length for second place Kereta was fourth, and Bonnie Fille, who trotted a fine race for three parts of the journey, next. Kitty Patch raced badly and is evidently best suited by a holding track. Sunny Bob Goes Fast Su-iny Bob was comparatively ne»lect?d in the betting for the Royal Handicap, until the tote balanced, vheri he made a jump from 200 odd to over 700 tickets. He eventually won, soing away from Lily Harold and Willie Wilkes, the former giving him a lot of cheek from the bottom of the straight. Next to finish were Taboe, Ellegro and Royal Comrade. Sunny Bob had to improve over 12secs on his handicap to win, and the place-fillers weru very unfortunate in making big improvements on their times also. Sunny Bob is a very promising son of Sungod and a Harold Rothschild mare, bred by Mr. T. McMath, “The Firs,” Rmrdale. Tahoe was in great nick, and although he failed to catch any money at the meeting, will arrive shortly. Big Outsider Scores Wilma Dillon (£1,008) was voted a “moral’' for the Pacific swaddle Handiap. next in order being Bismurate i£44l). The favourite lost ground at the start, and had too much leeway U) make up when the field was well on the way. Marinea was first out and irst home, Nelson Fay finishing fast in third place behind .Bismurate. llaririca paid a large dividend. her wner having a pretty comfortable ide never having reason to unduly i>rws his mare. Bismurate stole a raareh at the start, and this greatly isshted McLennan’s charge to gain second place, as Nelson Fay was gaining rapidly at the end. Nelson Fay is trained at Palmerston by his owner, G. R. Hudson, who should not be long in winning with the Nelson Bingen paccr. Dilworth Scores Th* Southland Handicap saw Dilworth made a better favourite than Morning Sun. The Nelson three-year-id was always racing in a good position, and half a mile from home she >ook charge and won very easily by from Logan Hanlon, with.

| Morning Sun a length away. Lady i Cello ran a good race, sufficient to 1 suggest that her time will arrive shortly. Logan Hanlon, who was interfered with by Dilworth going out of the straight the last time was unlucky. Silk Thread Makes Good Critics of R. B. Plaxico’s driving tactics received rather a knock back when the same were a contributing factor to Silk Thread’s fine win in tho Victory Handicap. However, New Zealanders showed their appreciation of the American trainer’s first winning drive in the Dominion by a hearty round of applause. It was a good field of stayers that faced the starter, Dundas Boy being the only defaulter. Olenelg went away fast and led Athalonc, Harvest Child. Trimmer, Joan McElwyn and Epigram past the stand. In going to the front with a round to go. Silk Thread perhaps encroaced a bit on Mate o’ Mine’s passage, the Four Chimes horse causj ing Glenelg to mishit near the post. The mishap, however, made no difference to the result, and Mate o’ Mine fizzled out a couple of furlongs from home, and Silk Thread piloted Harvest Child, Jean McElwyn and Author Jinks into the lane. Despite a game effort Jean McElwyn failed to overtake Silk Thread, who won well by a length, with Harvest Child four lengths away. Then came Author Jinks, Glenelg and AthaJone. The trotter Trampfast broke ; up shortly after the start, and was ! soon hopelessly out of court. Track Suited Bingen Starr In a field of nine for the Peninsula Handicap, Bonnie Belmont was made a hot favourite, but he went a very shoddy race, breaking when making two very promising runs. Audobell left Dolores in the back stretch the second time round. When the straight for the run home was reached Bingen Starr came very fast on the outside of Western Voyage and Audobell. All three put in good work until 50 yards off the post, where Western Voyage unbalanced and Bingen Starr won brilliantly by a long neck from Audobell, with Western Voyage a length away. Le Todd was fourth, followed by Dolores and Bonnie Belmont. The winner went

very solidly throughout and appreciated the firm going after Thursday’s boggy surface. But for the break Western Voyage might have won. Warm Favourite Scores

Lindbergh was backed down to a Gloaming price for the Railway Handicap, and the betting correctly indicated the gelding’s chances. He was in a nice position early in the race, but lost his place before the last half-mile was entered upon. Afterwards, however, he showed a torrent of speed and won very nicely from Firpo, one of the outsiders of the party. Lindbergh proved himself a good horse, and his recent performances are hard to understand. In this raco ho behaved like a really good one, and there is no knowing how far ho might go. Firpo ran a solid race and Erin’s Lynn was the only other to make any impression. Consistency Rewarded Harvest Child, whose consistency has been a strong feature of his form this season, was allowed to start at a false price in the Farewell Handicap, after his good showing in th© big race earlier. Free Advice was the favourite selection, with good support for Rey Logan and Glenelg. Downcast, the outsider of the field, dashed away with the lead, but with half the journey gone Harvest Child was handy and wore the leader down in tho run home, getting a length verdict at the post. The brilliant Author Jinks, from 72yds behind, came at the final pinch with a terrific burst into third place, registering the splendid time of 2.9 for the journey. Glenelg was next to cross the line. Results are as follow: Tahuna Handicap, of £200;. 1 mile and 5 furlongs.—4 Great Nelson (A. Aitcliisons), 24yds, J. Henderson, 1; 3 Sunspeck (A. McLellan), ser, Owner, 2; l Admiral Bingen (S. Khouri), 60yds, F. G. Holmes, 3. Also: 12 Royal Stan, 17 Taieri Bells, 2 Bonne Fille, 15 Fernlee, 8 Deceitful, 19 Ette Bells, sex-; 17 Bob Wilkes, 12yds bhd: 9 Great Way, 13 Nelson Parrish, 6 Kitty Patch, 24: 5 Karera, 13 Peter Boy, 36; 6 Silurian, bracketed with Kitty Patch. 16 Eva Reta. 4S; 10 Tot Logan, 60; 7 Jock Bingen, 72; Kyra, S 4, bracketed, 11 Koro Peter, 132. Won by three lengths: half a length between second and third. Times, 3.57 1-5. 3.59 4-5. Royal Handicap, of £200; 2 miles.—2 Sunny Bob (J. Black), 36yds, C. Donald, 1; 16 Lily Harold (W. McFelin), 24yds, Owner, 2; 5 Willie Wilkes (J. A. and C. Smaill), 12yds. M. Edwards, 3. Also: 10 Sunbell, 1 Rollo, 26 Paneo Lao. S Ellegro, 3 Royal Comrade. 17 Speedlight, 13 Jessie Huon, 25 Drake, 24 Mary Locanda, 11 Tahoe, 22 Decoy Bells. 14 Author Frans:, 23 Auto, 9 Le Thorpe. 7 Monopole, 12 Hushabye, 19 Target scr; 15 Sheila Fleetwood. 20 Chnmngdale. IS Sea Hawk 12yds bhd: 21 Luath, 1 Nel De Beau 24, bracketed with Rollo; 4 Erin s Fortune, 48; 6 Glenrowan, 60. Won by a short length'; third horse two lengths away. Times. 4.37 3-5, 4.39, 440 l-o. Pacific Handicap, of £.2-*; 1 mile.—l 4 Marinoa <W. Ledingham), scr, Owner, 1. 2 Bismurate (J. Henderson) .T. ennan 2; 5 Nelson Fay IG. R. Hudson) scr. G. Aitchison, 3. Also: 10 Kate Thorpe. 12 Lucky Dillon. 11 Miss Adonis o Mr» Bird. 13. Winnie Chrysler. 6 Needles, scr: S Bingen Patch. 7 Bing Bov . Pi,, -McKinney. 4 Shadowland, 12yds bhd: 1 Wilma Dillon, 30 M'onali the Sac bv two lengths: a length between second and third. Times, 2.16 2-5. -.l® SoutVlaVd' Handicap of £220; llmiies Ess

13 Loiterer, 17 Lady Cello. S Tennessee’s Child, IS Yoicks, scr; 7 Slump, 6 -Muriel De Oro, 5 Imperial Thorpe, 12yds bhd; 14 Firpo, 4 Shadowland, 15 Dillon Gold. 24. Won by three lengths; half a length between second and_ third. Times, 3.24 Victory ~ Handicap, of £530; 2 miles. — 3 Silk Thread (J. R. McKenzie). 24yds, R. B. Plaxico, 1; 1 Jean McElwyn, (D. R. Revell), 12vds, 2; S Harvest Child (R. Ward), scr, M. Holmes. 3. Also: 6 Athalone, J 2 Epigram, 9 Glenelg, 13 Trimmer, scr: 11 St. Maura, 5 Trampfast, 12yds bhd: 7 Daphne De Oro. 4 Logan Chief, 10 Mate o’ Mine, 4S; 2 Author Jinks, 72. Won by a length and a-half; third horse five lengths away. Times, 4.31 2-5. 4.33 4-5, 4.34 2-o. Peninsula Handicap, of £300; 2 miles. 2 Bingen Starr, (G. McMillan), 24yds, R. B. Berrv, 1; 4 Audobell (A. S. Gurney), 12yds, F. G. Holmes, 2; 3 Western A'oyage (M. O’Brien), 24yds, J. Bryce, jum, *. Also: S Dolores. 7 Swiftbine, limit; 9 Blue Thorpe, I2vds bhd: 1 Bonnie Belmont, 36: f. Le Todd, 5 Sarsaparilla, 60 Won by a length, a neck between second and third. Times, 4.46 2-5, 4.47 3-5, 4.4 S 4-5. Railway Handicap, of £250; 2 miles.1 Lmgbergh (H. Boyle), limit, C. Donald, 4- 13 Firpo (E. R. -Husband), 24yds, Owner 2; 12 Erin’s Lynn (C. Hammond), IRvdn ' T Wallis, 3. Also: 7 Kriesler and Locanda Boy. bracketed. 8 R'oyolt, 1 1 Shady Spot, 6 Sonoma, 10 Wild Voyage, limit; 4 Stormbell, 12yds bhd; 5 Sunchild. 9 Liberal, 11 Milo Minto, 3 Nelson McElwyn, 24: 2 Nelson De Oro. 06. Avon bv a length: third horse two lengths away. Times: 4.40 3-5, 4.39, 4.3 S --5. Farewell Handicap, of £2o0; 1 mile.6 Harvest Child <R. AVard), 1-yds. M. Holmes 1 : 10 Downcast (J. Hislop). limit, A. McLellan, 2: 8 Author Jinks and O’Keefe), 72yds. Wallis, o Abo. - Alacaranda. 2 Rey Logan, limit. 7 Trim mer 12yds; 3 Glenelg, » Brentloc, -4, 1 Free Advice, 36; 4 Dundas Boy, 04. AVon by a length, similar distance between second and third. Times: 2.13 u-5, 2.14 4-5, 2.9.