Brigadier Bill Makes Amends

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 661, 13 May 1929, Page 12

Brigadier Bill Makes Amends

PAITONU’S GOOD WIN DOUBLE FOR MONSOGNE (Special to THE SUXJ HAWERA, Saturday. The Egmont Racing Club’s winter j meeting concluded today in fine , but cold weather. The attendance j showed a decline on the previous year. The totalizator investments, £18,168.) were £2.932 10s down on the day._ The i j total Cor the meeting was £36.115 10s, a decrease of £3.340. As a result of a fall in the steeplechase, E. Stanway, rider of Gilgai, was sent to the hospital with back injuries, but they are not deemed serious. Ngamutu Hack Monsogne was favourite at a good . price for the Ngamutu Hack Handicap. and justified the confidence of j i punters. Denier and Cool Mint led j | St. Melba into the straight, but Mon- ! j sogne at once took charge and eventually won by a neck from St. Melba. | ■ with Warflame a head away, third, i | and Havering and Cool Mint next. ! Manawapou Hurdles ! Another favourite scored when Do- j carno won the Manawapou Hurdles. Gala Day again went to the front and led from Ripon Abbey and Airtight. Uni tali went to the front before reaching tlie straight and led at the home turn from Locarno, Airtight and Gala Day. Locarno came away in tlie straight to win easily by a length from Airtight, who beat Grand Lupin by three lengths for third. Gala Day j was fourth and Horomea and Umtali next. Adamson Steeplechase l In a fair betting race Puwhero was ; the favourite for the Adamson | Steeples, but he was well beaten. Hui- | rangi Girl made most of the running, j but Brigadier Bill was in charge from ! Puwhero five furlongs from home, and i I eventually won by three lengths from ; ' Koytl Elm, with Ural la a. fair third : and Star of the East fourth. Mokoia Handicap The Mokoia Handicap provided a big . urprise. Lady Qucx was a good favourite. but after having every chance, ! | Failed. She began well and was out j in front with Llanore Cor three fur- ; . longs. She led into the straight from j ! Booster and Atholspear, but in the run j home Atholspear stayed on best and j won by a neck from Benzora, who : beat Keddar by a length for second place, with Booster fourth, and Lady Quex fifth. Shorts Hack Airway jumped out best in the i \ Shorts Hack Handicap, for which Fly- j i ing Binge was favourite, and led from t Finej', Callamine. and Latakia. On i tlie top turn. Broxt was in charge, with I t Animated handy, and Golden Flower, j c Airway, Finey, Flying Binge, and - Callapat following. This was the order into the straight, and, in the run home. ' v Broxt held his own, to win by a head ! j from Golden Flower. Callapat was a ; ; good third, with Flying Binge fourth. 1

I and Hopwood fifth. Flying Binge was | unlucky not to be in a dividend. Davidson Handicap The best backed in the Davidson Handicap were Paitonu and Royal Damon, and, while the former won. Royal Damon died out in the last furlong. Epistle was in front as the field passed through the straight from First Acre and Royal Damon, with Manly. Paitonu. and Yoma next. At the sixfurlongs post. Epistle led from First j Acre, Royal Damon, Hipo, and Goodwill. When the straight was reached, j Teri was leading from Paitonu and J Hipo. Paitonu came on to win well jby half a length from 1-lipo. with Spearmiss the same distance away. I Teri was fourth, with Yoma, Goodwill, j Royal Damon, and Manly next. Borough Handicap Calamine led Monsogne into the j straight in the Borough Handicap. Monsogne won by a length and a-half from Calamine, with Second Thought a close third. Kawakina was fourth. Tenacre was left at the post. Later results are as follow: Also.—l Puwhero. 31.3: 6 Star of the East, 10.9; 4 Highwayman, 10.2; S Mountain Crag, 9.5; 9 Vexatious, 9.3; 5 Gilgai, 9.2; 10 Huirangi Girl, 9.0, car. 9.1: 12 j Son o’ Mine, 9.0, car 9.2.1: 13 Calithe 9.0. ; car 9.12; 11 Mandarine, 9.2. Won by three lengths, a length between second and third. Time, 4.7. Mokoia Handicap, of £200; 6 furlongs. ' 6 Atholspear, 7.5, O. Ellis, 1; 5 Benzora. I 9.6, R. Reed, 2; 4 Keddar, S.S, B. Morris, 3. Also: 2 Booster, 5.31; 1 Lady Quex, { S. 10; 7 Oration, 8.2; 3 Llanore, S.l. Won J by a neck, a length between second and ; third. Time, 1.16. ! Shorts Hack Handicap, of £150; 5 furlongs.—7, Broxt, 7.0, car. 7.3£, T. Met- ' calf, 1; 4 Golden Flower, 7.4, car. 7.0, G. Sandilands, 2; 6 Callapat. S.lO, R. J. FloWer, 3. Also: 2 Airway, 9.6; 1 Flying Binge, 8.2, car. 7.11; 12 ! Boundary, 7.5, car 7.3; 11 Latakia, 7.0. J car. 7.31; 4 Good Cheer. 7.0: 10 Finey ; i 7.0: 9 Animated, 7.0, car. 7.7.; 8 Hopwood. 7.0, car 7.4: 8 Potoaform, 7.0: 13 Gold Tree j 7.0. Won by half a head, three-parts of a length between second and third. Time, DAVIDSON HANDICAP Ot' £225. 1 mile and a distance. I 1 PAITONU. 8.1. R. Reed l! 6—HIPO, 7.13. C Goldsbro 2 3—SPEARMISS. 7.1, T. Webster .... 3 Also: 10 Yoma, 9.0: 2 Royal Damon, S.l, car. 8.3; 7 Manly, 7.10; 5 Teri, 7.8; II Royal Mint, 7.7: S First Acre, 7.6, car. 7.9; 4 Goodwill. 7.5; 8 Epistle, 7.4. Yon by a head, half a length between second and third. Time, 2.0. Borough Hack Handicap, of £175; 7 furlongs.—s Monsogne, 7.11, car. 8.8, C. Goldsbro, 1; 4 Calamine, 8.13, L. Morris, 2; 1 Second Thought, 8.7, T. Webster, 3. Also: 3 Kawhaktna, 9.4; 2 Tenacre, 8.11; 6 Skyrider, 8.4; 9 Warfille, 7 12, car. 8.3; S Portalice, 7.1; 10 Remora, 7.0; 7 Clover : Leaf 7.0. Won by a length and a-half. a head between second and third. Time i-so. ;