Piuthair Takes Big Otaki Handicap

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 826, 21 November 1929, Page 12

Piuthair Takes Big Otaki Handicap

SPRINT TO FIRST MONEY 1 PROMISING MAIDEN WINNER Special tu THE SI S W ELLINGTON. Wednesday. Fur ihe opening uf the Otaki meeiweatiier, and the c-uurse was fast. The I totaiisator handled .C 14,1-0 10s. aaainst Ka p iti Hurdles The Kapili Hurdles witnessed the success uL' a newcomer in Skyrider. who might do fairly ;\vell later on. Delude .was a slightly better favourite than Skyrider ) £24oi and Hash (£235). Rash went out to make the pace, and turning into the straight was ; six lengths clear of Callagain. Sky- [ rider and Delude, with Democratic and j Schorr at a short interval. However, | turning out of the straight. Skyrider and Delude made a forward move, and the trio fought for the leadership along the hack. Skyrider and Delude finally wrestling the advantage. The field closed up crossing the top. where Hard Cold and Democratic improved their positions. At the final fence j Delude crossed his legs on landing and Hard Gold to light out the issue, the i Awapuni mare prevailing by a length, with Hash half a length behind Hard! Gold. Then came Democratic, Schorr j and Vivo. This was 4-lie first appearance of j Skyrider in a hurdle event. Hard Gold ! should have won. The Maiden There was big money for Dancing j Star in the Puhu Maiden. When’the! tapes went up Royal Queen swung j round tiie wrong way and took no part j j Lii the race. Streamer was smartest to i begin from Corneroff. Ben llur, Black J j Acre and Kotalii EUa. Black Acre, j however, worked to the front to show the way across the top to Ben Hur, ; Goldlike, Dancing Star and Cadland. the last-named running past his field ! to assume command inside the ! straight. 'Thereafter the big raking j I g.ekling took command to stride home I j a comfortable winner by three lengths ] • from Ben Hur, with Streamer a short ! j two lengths back. Then came Corner- j ; off. Glen Ttossie, Goldlike and Black ! Acre in a. bunch. ; Cadland, by Acre from Beilina, and. ■ trained by Fred Tilley at Fordell, won | like it racehorse. Xo thing else had a | chance with him. Katihiku Hack Handicap Form pointed so strongly to Ducllona in the Katihiku Hack Handicap that she was an odds on favourite, and she showed that her form at Riccarton fully warranted the support. Dainty Ways, from the inside position at the | barrier, led on to the course proper in j company with Duellona, with Clarendon, Elysianor, Royal Opera, Powhiri

and Gold Bag next. The positions underwent but little change going down the back, although the field closed approaching the straight entrance, where Royal Opera, Elysianor, Powhiri and I Clarendon were within striking distance. However,'with the pressure applied, Duellona responded to draw clear to win nicely by a good length from Elysianor, who headed off Clarendon on the post. Royal Opera was fourth, with Auctioneer and Gold Bag next. Ling Memorial Piuthair £530 was a solid favourite for the Ling Memorial in preference to Blimp .£302 and Thrift £283. Blimp went to the front at the rise of the tapes, to pilot Piuthair, Thrift, Black Mint and Rouex into the back. Approaching the five-furlong post, Black Mint made a forward move, while Thrift joined Piuthair. Turning for home Piuthair ran up to Blimp, and with heads straightened out forged to the front, the favourite holding her position to win by a length from Blimp, who was in turn two lengths clear of Black Mint. Rouex was fourth, with Thrift last. This was Blimp’s best form for vjuite a while, but he was no match for nr'in - thair. Pahiko Hack A good hack scored decisively in the Pahiko I lack Handicap. The field was sent away in beautiful line, Acora slowly forging to the front from The Budget, Some Acre, Patearoa, St. Melba and Dermod. Crossing the top Acora was still in front from Some ; Acre, The Budget, Patearoa, Dermod. Cuticle and Werata, but approaching the straight Limosin commenced to : run through his field, and at the distance was with Some Acre and Acora. i Thereafter he experienced little difficulty to win by three lengths from ; Acora, who beat Some Acre by a halflength. Dermond was fourth, with Werata and The Budget next to pass the post. The winner proved to be a very bold , galloper. Limosin is really good and will not remain long in the hack class. Waitawa Handicap The short-priced favourite, First Money, had a close call-in the Waitawa Handicap, but managed to pull his backers through by the narrowest ’ of margins from Veronese. Dobbin and Veronese jumped out smartly from First Money and Royal Duke, but running past the five-furlong post Pass Book, who had been last tu move, ; ran up to Dobbin, Veronese having drawn clear. Crossing the top Doo- ! bin and First Money set out after the : pacemaker, but Dobbin could not maintain his effort and First Money gradually overtook Veronese, the pair fighting out the finish, the favourite getting the verdict by half a head, with a gap of three lengths to Dobbin. Royal Duke was fourth, with Shrewd, The Hawk and Pass Book the order thereafter. After having the race won First Money slowed down and Gray only got him going again in time to "snatch victory. Taumanuka Hack Backers went solidly for Metellus £540. in the Taumanuka Handicap, and there was a sharp drop to Chopin £279 and Kiriana £259. Fallow led out from the barrier, but before the turn out of the straight Chopin had j gone to the front from Fallow, Metellus and High Society. Going along the ; back High Society ran up to Chopin, j with Fallow and Metellus in close ! attendance, and crossing the top j Chopin drifted slightly, High Society

and Metellus being first tu turn fur . home, with Cllopin next. With heads straightened out Banbridge was up j with High Society and Metellus. only to immediately fade out of the picture. ; but over the final pinch Chopin pro- j ducod the strongest finishing run to I beat the favourite home by half a . length, with Kiriana a length behind Metellus. High Society and Fallow finished together, with Banbridge j ahead of Balloon. Kiriana was a bit unlucky, but i Metellus had every chance. Kereihu Roera Handicap Money poured in for Melissa, ~SOI. in the kereihu Jtoera Handicap, while j Hunting Boy £715. was next choice.! Hunting Boy began well and with Rameses led to the straight from . Melissa. Rameses ran on solidly to i win nicely from Maui, who finished well and dead-heated with Melissa for second place. Goshawk finished well behind the placed horses, and should soon have a winning turn. Hector Gray rode one winner, was j second three times and third twice. Following are the results: Kapiti Hurdles, of £150; li miles.-- 1 ; Skvrider, 9.2, A. Hobson, 1; 4 Hard Bold, ; y y, A. Skipper, 2: 3 Rash, 9.6, A. Jen- j kins, 3. Also: Vivo, 11.2; Democratic, , 10.4; Delude, Peshwa. 9.11 ; Schorr, J. *, i Call Again. General W ai, 9.0. AN on by a : length; with Hard Gold half a length ; ahead of Rash. Time, 2.53. Maiden Plate, of £100: G furlongs.—-3 , Cadland, 8.0, Farell, 1; 4 Ben Hur, 8.0, I W. Broughton, 2; S Streamer, 8... -L • I Green, 3. Also: Bonacre, Black Acre, S.«: j Corneroff, Dancing Star. Kotaki Lka. Plane, Spearform, Hewanga. Olenmonie, j Emerald Abbey, Gueress, General Gas, i Grand Blow, Royal «.>ueen, Statuary, lo- j baecolaud, 8.0. Won by two lengths, a I length between second and third, lnne 1.15. Katihiku Hack, of £150; 7 furlongs.— 1 Duellona, 7.8, lv. Voitre, 1; 5 Elysianor, 8.2, H. Gray, 2; 3 Clarendon, 9.0, R. J. Mackie, 3. Also: 2 Lemosa, 8.12; 4 Royal Opera, 8.1; G Gold Bag, 8.0; 2 Auctioneer, 7.11; 9 Porohiri, 7.10; 7 Dainty W ays, 8 Robbie's Mistake, 7.0. "Won by two lengths, a neck between second and third. Time, 1.27 2-5. LING MEMORIAL Of £300; li miles I —PIUTHAIR. 8.9, T. Green 1 3 BLIMP, 7.12. I-I. Gray 2 4 BLACK MINT, 7.4, H. Wiggins .. 3 Also started: 5 Rouex, 7.5; 2 Thrift, 7.0. Won by a length, the same distance between second and third. Time, 2.9 4-5. Pahiko Hack, of £150: 6 furlongs.—7 Limosin, 7.0, X. Voitre, 1; 8 Acora, 7.5, R. Anderson, 2: 1 Some Acre, 8.1, 11. Gray, 3. Also: St. Melina, 8.5: Cuticle, 7.13: Aeredity, 7.12; Wav Zone. Keen, 7.11; Dermod, 7.9; Werata, 7.8; Marica, 7.7; The Budget, 7.5; Claremore, 7.4: Patearoa, 7.2: Rule Britannia, 7.0. Won by two lengths, same distance between second and third. Time, 1.13 4-5. WAITAWA HANDICAP Of £200; 6 furlongs* 1 FIRST MONEY. 8.4, H. Gray .. .. 1 3 VERONESE. 7.0. X. Voitre .. .. 2 4 DOBBIN, 7.11, K. Voitre 3 Also started: 5 The Hawk, 9.0; 2 Royal Duke; 7.9; 7 Passbook, G Shrewd. 7.0. Won by a neck, three lengths between second and third. Time, 1.13 2-5. Taumanuka Hack, of £150; 1 mile 55 yards.—2 Chopin, S.lO, R. Savage, 1; 1 Metellus. 5.9, L. O. Morris, 2: 3 Kiriana, S. IT. Gray. 3. Also: Disrank, 9.G: High Society, 8.13; Balloon, 5.7; Bambridge, S.O; Fallow, 8.0. Won by a neck, one length between second and third. Time, 1.45 1-5. Kereihi Roera Handicap, of £200; 7 furlongs.—7 Rameses. 5.12, T. Green, 1; 5 Maui, 8.11, L. G. Morris, and 1 Melissa, 5.2, H. Gray, dead-heated for second. Also: Goshawk, 9.10; Royal Damon, 9.4; Arikinui. 5.9; Hunting Boy, S.S: Beneus, S.S; Moutoa Treasury. 5.6; Royal *Game, 5.6; Rorymore, 8.3; Borsalene, 8.3; Billion, S.O; Moepai, S.O; Cerf, S.O: Imperial Spark, S.O. Won by a head, dead-heat for second place. Handicap Horse A future handicap performer is the j term that can be applied to Prince ! Yal, taking a line on his two fine j , efforts at Te Rapa over the week-end. ! JTe was fancied in the sprint on the ■ first day, and his running on in second • place to Pegaway suggested that staying. rather than sprinting, is his forte. The son of Valkyrian tackled the mile and a-quarter on Monday, and money flowed in for him, so much that he was a fairly short-priced favourite in the end, and that with the Waikato Cup winner within half a stone of him. Prince Yal proved a bit of a handful for his pilot in the early stages, but once settled down was allowed to bowl along comfortably at the head of affairs. When he turned for home, and momentarily broke away from the field there were cries of “the favourite’s home.” But Prince Val weakened a trifle in the last 100yds, and True Blood just got up to receive the shortest of winning decisions—a nose. There ore all the hallmarks of a good middledistance horse about Prince Val. and one is not over-estimating the chestnut in selecting him to carry off a good race in the near future. King Emerald W. Kemp had King Emerald at Te Rapa, and the Hamilton Handicap on Monday was the special mission of the Nassau gelding. He was not altogether well served in the matter of horsemanship, being off the course at the home turn, and had it not been for this might have improved on his fourth placing. Still, King Emerald is susceptible to improvement, and with ?io near engagements he will have time | to return to liis best. Good Three-year-old j Ruling Chief had been spoken of as a fair .sort of three-year-old, and ,he duly lived up to his reputation in the first division of the Trial Stakes at Te Rapa, romping home the easiest ol’ winners. He was never actually required for an effort—having so big an advantage at the turn and it is safe to assume that more will be heard of him. I-Ie is one of the Chief Ruler tribe, from Bovnette and is a first foal. Ruling Chief carries Messrs. R. J. and NV. ix Matthews’s colours and was bred bv the former sportsman. He was turned out in excellent order by A. Tinker who must have had quite a good innings with his team at the Waikato meeting. Smart Youngster A particularly smart juvenile is Karapoti, the two-year-old in A. Cook's stable at Te Awamutu. Many seemed to have heard about the speed possessed by the son of Lucullus, with the result that he wound up with a lot of support in the Tamahere Stakes at Te Rapa on Saturday. He ran very green, however, and did so again on -Monday, although he won convincingly A good deal more should Iw heard of Karapoti. Biddy’s Boy ran a solid race, and his turn should" not be fur off. He looked very burly and as ihe race will do him a lot of good he should be capable of improving on this third at the nest time of asking.