DANNEVIRKE FORM

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 755, 30 August 1929, Page 13

DANNEVIRKE FORM

YESTERDAY’S RUNNING UNDER REVIEW LIKELY IMPROVERS (Sprcial to THE SUN) DAXNEVIRKE, Thursday. " nutting of the Danne’ll' “ 1 *’* l today, was mof»t successful. >■ he attendance was good, the coinse in excellent order. Totalizator investments amounted to £9,5.»2, against X 8.314. an increase of £1 -3S. A review of the running folHunters’ Hurdles Ti o hunters’ hurdlers seen at Danne- I vit ko todii> ere not an impressive I lot, and Ii n eof them is likely to do mux i> good. i nncoss Elizabeth jumped haoly, or she would have won. Cal•itmir who heat Askari with very little 11 11 galloping well at ‘ Awapuni, and was confidently backed. Hack Hurdles ... I’eshwa. the winner of the Oringi | link Hurdle-*, looks more solid this .season or; he was in the past. Lady .t.vM is mutrovang, and will be-harder) w beat i time out. Royal Damon V w Mrt Unl b Cky - and mi Kht do as some of his betting friends imagine. Novice Stakes The Novice Stakes winner, Acora, I L®P . ‘ 1 " hew out of the ha.v- i Tier, and was not headed on the journey. Tie is by Acre out of Cora Ora, is raced by the Alarton hotel- *•' ' f'. ■ A h Gatrell. Th-> runnerup, W henuatonga, also is an Acre geldjn_. ..nd he is one that should improve • mtxrkly., Kotahi Eka did a lot better titan on the previous day, but was linden out, and could only get third. Hunt Cup s.» strongly did Riccaxton racing | jMjffit to Birkbcck that he was at odds on lor the Dannevirke Hunt Club Steeplechase. Me pulled his backers through, but nearing home he did not look the certainty the machine declared hijn to be. However, condi- 1 t4oh stpoa to him. He gave a perfect ' exhibition of fencing throughout the j race. Ho is only a handful, and the i weight told on him toward the finish, j but ho was. well enough seasoned to j see the job through. Ponjola finished j strongly, and after giving the winner many lengths’ start at the half-mile ! '▼as only a length anxl a-half away :..L the finish. Har.rowgate led all the I way to the straight, and at that point j .Birkbeck was doing his bei->t to hold him. but tho Harrow gelding failed badly in tho last furlong. There are some hopes for him in this class of race. Handy toiled in the rear most of the way. Rakaiatai Handicap oody blow' to bettors was the dei« " of Black Mint in the Rakaiatai .Flat Handicap. lie did not reveal » n a glimpse of his first day’s form and could not raise a gallop. Only one horse finished behind him. Huikai again went very solidly, but was not good enough for Nucleus, who finished m> her task Well and won really nicely. r;a failed stay on; in fact, did not run as well as he did yesterday. Mountain Heath. needed the Kakahukura Handicap Poor class hacks contested the Kakahukura Handicap, and the winner turned up in Shot Silk, who, as might be expected, paid a good price. Arelieria had every chance and was not good enough- He is rather a. failure. To Awha Ipokod the most likely of the lot to improve. Amateurs’ Race Old Perle do Leon was backed to ;• very short figure in the Akitio Lady's Bracelet,- and but for making his run .-•» soon Ito would have won.- The V suit of his . coming away too soon v s that; 'Alaric wet-sailed him. and won by a long neck. None of the others had any chance, except Revel, and he pulled up lame. Kaitoke Hack Tho form horses did well in the Kai,ok*- Handicap, the final event of the meeting. Royal Opera might go on improving, and Tourist seems to be coming light. Goodwill looked very lit when he went out. and Admiral Drake again attracted attention. Following are the results: Ashcott Hunters’ Hurdles. x>f £75; li Julies. —2 Oallun;t,* 9.9, A. McDonald, 1; £ Kat ie, 10*. 6. F. Corlett, 2; 6 Risk. 9.9, Jf .V Niehoi, 2. Also: —t Princess Kliza--1 cll *. 1 Wilmoreana, 5 Some Red. Won hv a length, with a length and a-half between second and third. Time, 2.52 2-5. Oringi Hack Hurdles, of £80; 13 miles. - ivshva 10.3, M. Nichol. 1; 3 Lady (lay, 10.2, A. Jenkins, 2; 4 Royal Elm, 10.2, t*. McGovern, 2. A 1 >o: —2 Royal Damon, Kin-i Pita. Won by two lengths, with the third horse another length away. Time. 2.51 4-5. Takapau Novice Stakes, of £75: 5 fur-long*.—-3 Acora, 9.0, L. Morris, 1; 5 Who.uatonga. 9.0. J. Garry. T: 1 Kotahi Eka, 9.0,• H Goldfinch, 3. Also;—10 Streamer, 2 GLnlsop, 12 Wlnlock, S KiUogne, 9 Arrow Zone. I Potoaform, 16 Knight Lady, II Sunny Mint* 13 Arvowshot, 14 Prince Albert. 7 Kali and Rule Britannia (bracketed). 14 Rioghail, 6 Trisogne. Won by two lengths*. Time, 1.4. HUNT CLUB STEEPLES Or £100; 2J miles. 1— &IRKBECK. 11.10. A- McDonald 1 2 PONJOLA. 11.6. M. H. Dodds .. 2 4—HARROWGATE, 9.7, M. Moran .. 3 Also:—s Handy, 7 Santiago, 2 Woden, 6 Mut.uipukc, 8 I*awsroa<L Won by one •:hd a-half lengths, with two lengths hehv.'cn second and third. Time. 5.16 2-5. After the race the cup was presented to RAKAIATAI HANDICAP Of £105; 1 mile. 3 NUCLEUS, 9.1. L. Morris .. .. 1 " 4—HPIKA I. 9.9, W. Horne 2 6—ESSENTIAL, 9.0, E. Keesing .. 3 Also:—1 Black Mint, 8 Mountain He ith, 2 Kawhakinn, 7 Royal Acre, 8 Rout X-. 5 Plimmerton. Won by a neck, wkh a length and a-half between second and third: Time, 1.45 3-*5: kakahukura Hack Handicap x>f £75; 6 ' furlongs.'—s Shot Silk; 2.7, A Fratus, 3; ' 1 ‘Ar« herla, 9.13, L. Morris, 2; 3 Te Awha, *9.9. if. Young. 3. Also: —2 Kotahi Eka, 4 Varsity, 6 Golden Shadow. Won by three-quarters of a length, with a similar distance between second and third. Akitio Ladies’ Bracelet, of *£7s; 11 miles.—3 Alaric. 11.4. Mr. J. McPherson, .1; 1 Perle de Leon, Jl.ll. Mr. TI. Dodds, 2; t> Revel, 10.7, Mr. C. R. Standfield, 3. Alsi •; —5 Vbisogne. 4 Tall Timber. 7 Double Soult, 2" Risk. Won by half a length, with five lengths between second Kaitoke Hack Handicap, of £75: 7 furlong: 1 Royal Opera. 9.0, H. Goldfinch. 1: 2 Tourist, 9.0, L. Morris, 2; 1 Goodwill. 10.3. IT Windle, 3. Also:—3 Admiral Drake, 5 Otareruore, 6 Masher, 8 Call ■ Again, 7 Handsome and Painting (bracketed), 9 Merry Mixture. Won by a length, half k ngth separating second and . third. Time, 1.32.