True Blood Again

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 823, 18 November 1929, Page 11

True Blood Again

RACING AT TE RAPA Karapoto Wins Ruakura Stakes TIIE Waikato Racing Club's spring meeting was concluded today in overcast weather. There was a good attendance and the track was again holding. The Lamb won the hurdle event after a line linish with the favourite. Red (’omet. Hackers of the hot favourite. To lloia. got a shook in the Krankton Handicap, when the outsider, Antique, flashed up at the finish to make a dead heat of it and return his few supporters a great price. Karapoto won the two-year-old heat comfortably from the little-fancied Full .Measure. There was a stirring finish in the Hamilton Handicap. True Blood, the Cup winner on Saturday, getting up to,, snatch a nose victory from the favourite, Prince Val.

MATANGI HANDICAP HURDLES Of £150: It miles. 2 THE LAMB (Hickey BrosO. hr bv I .ora .YLuitifid —Gui mi forte mare, !u 11 . K. Olive 1 I —RKI> CO.MKT, '10.3, 11. Dulieu .. 2 •1-WAKO KING, 9.5, X. Byrne .. .. 3j Also: 7 llamblin* Kiel, 10.4; 1 u Ned ; Kell v. 9.10; Gyb.-I.:-, 9.10; 5 Ah Went, 1 9.6: 5 Kalupoto, 9.5; 8 Gold licp. *• 2; | (Winner trained by A. 1.6. Cox. Tc Avoha.) , 1 Won by a neck, length second and third. Time, 3.17. Rod Comet. £ 441. and The Lamb. ; L 338. wore best supported in the : hurdle event. Ned Kelly went to the i lead quickly and at the stand had a j 10-length lead on The Lamb. Wako : King. Red Comet and Ah Worn. The j favourite ran to the front at the half- j mile, being attended by Ned Kelly. Wako King, Ah Went and The Lamb. At the home turn Red Comet was three ; lengths clear of Wako King and The i Lamb, but the latter finished strongly to get up and beat the favourite by a ■ neck. Wako King was a length a way i third, followed by Rahepoto, Ah Wera, j Gold Rep and Ned Kelly. FRANKTON HANDICAP Of L 100; 7 furlongs. I—TE H OIA (M. IT. Tims), b g, by Lucullus or Paper Money—March, •lyrs. 5.7. 12. A. Keeping * O—ANTIQUE (J. Asher), b g, by Tonbridge—Unique, lyrs, 7.6, J. Chand--S—BELLE STAR. 7.6. if. Gilmer '.. .. 3 :, Dea d-lieat. .Vis.-j Norval Tea, 3.0; r*. Sports King, 3.0; 12 Townsville, 7.5; 14 Town Lad. 7.5: ! 1 I’rairie King, 7.0; 7 Glenis.on, 7.0; 0 Master Latour, 7.6; 10 Welcome Boy, 7.6; 2 Grand Arch, 7.0: 8 Sweet Whisper. 7.0; Tc. U lioi;i trained by A. Cook. Te Awaniutu. Antique trained by .J. IT. Wallace. Te Aroha. , , ~ Dead boat. Third horse two and a-half lengths away. Time, 1.30. The public would only have To lloia j in the Franklin Handicap and lie car- ; riod 22 047, and was at a Gloaming price. Antique, who finished on terms j with tlio favourite; was only entrusted j with L4S and paid almost a quarter of ] a century. Sweet whisper, Welcome ; Hoy and* Belle Star were the first to show out, and they led along the back I from ITairio King, Sports King, Te j Hoia and Antique. Master Letour | moved up fast across the top and was in charge at the home turn from Wei- i come Buy. Sweet Whisper, To Hoia and : Belle Star, with Prairie King, Glen- j star, Norval Tea and Antique bunched j close up. The favourite looked a winner at tlie distance, but the outsider, rigorously ridden by Chandler, got up in the last few strides to divide tlie honour with Te Hoia. Belle Star was two and a-half lengths away third, and then followed Sweet Whisper, Sports King, Grand Arch and Master Letour. RUAKURA STAKES Of .£150; 5 furlongs 2*— KARAPOTO (M. H. Tims), b g, by General Latour—Kilbeggan, 2yrs, 7.12 (car. S.O), H. Gray 1 9—FULL MEASURE, 7.11, E. A. Keesing 2 B—BIDDY’S -BOY, 7.11 (car. 8.1) .. 3 Also: 1 Oil King, S. 10: 4 Tremetus, 8.0; 4 Thespis, 7.12; 15 Lapstone. 7.12 (car. 8.0); 7 Society Maid, 7.9; 6 Rita's Light, 7.9; 13 llluminagh. 7.5; 10 Tradesman, 7.8; 5 Bells of Shandon, 7.7: 12 British Princess. 7.0: 3 Wild Time, 7.G; 11 Tinkerbelle, 7.4; 11 Tarca, 7.0. Winner trained by A. Cook, Te Awaniutu. Won by 22 lengths, neck second and | third. Time, 1.3 1-5. i Oil King £849, Karapoti £ 657, were I chief fancies for the two-year-old i heat, with Wild Time .£331 best backed lof the others. Society Maid was first ! to become prominent, followed by Trei metus, Oil King, Karapoto and Biddy’s i Boy. With a furlong covered Karapoto ran to the lead and made play from Biddy's Boy, Lapstone, Society Maid, Wild Time. Oil King and Tarcha, ancl this was the order as the field turned for home. The leader was never troubled and won easily from Full Measure, who came fast at the finish to cut Biddy's Boy out of second place by a neck. Bells of Shandon was next, followed by Tremetus. Thespis, British Princess and Society Maid. The second horse paid just about double figures. HAMILTON HANDICAP Of £150; I.’, miles, 3 TRUE BLOOD (W. Scholium), oh g, by Archery—Bonny Helen, 6yrs, 7.13, E. A. Keesing 1 I —PRINCE YAL, 7.6, .1. Cammick .. 2 I 2—-HIGH PITCH, S.S, H. Gray .... 3 i Also: 8 Transformer, 7.13: 7 Flying i .Juliet. 7.13: 4 Black Maire, ‘<.4; 5 King ! Emerald, 7.2; 6 Mosaic. 7.0. (Winner trained by X. S. Shore, Buck- ! land.) Won bv a nose, 2'. lengths second and « third. Time. 2.10 3-5. ' Prince Val, £863, was the elect of the i

Hamilton Handicap field with backers, but High Pitch £ 788 and True Blood L 645 had a lot of friends. Prince Yal was first to break the lino and led from the tapes followed by Fly- ! ing Juliet. Black Maire and High Pitch. : but leaving the straight Flying Juliet! went to the bad from Black Maire. j

Prinoo Val. :md Transformer with True j Blood making a good run. Tlie far- j ourite assumed command crossing the j top and turned for home slightly in J advance of Transformer. True Blood. • King Emerald (wide out). High Pitch j and Black Maire. The favourite was i hailed a. winner, but with a great effort ( True Blood got up in the last few strides to secure a “nose” verdict. High Pitch was two and a-lialF lengths away, third, and then came. King Emerald. Black Maire, Transformer and Flying Juliet. TAUWHARE HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP Of £150; 1 mile SIR RUSSELL, 8.12 1 M A GROOM, 5.3 2 j LUNETTE, S.O 3 All started. Lat'ir results will be round In the Stop Press as they come to hand.