Surprises at Epsom

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 826, 21 November 1929, Page 13

Surprises at Epsom

OTAHUHU TROTTING CARNI\ AL Keen Contests Witnessed many stirring finishes TUI* CM a huh U l rotting Club was favoured with excellent weatlici lot the opening day oi its spring carnival which '• *• ' 1 *•• " - of light-harness enthusiasts. Ihe 'ni<-k was in great order, the footing being decidedly fast.

Tito racing w.« k< *:n throughout and Bevcr .,t moist • \eiting finish, s were wlttv s.' ,r 'd, ■ iril'UU' to tlio tin- work Tur'.,i.,'y 2 Kickers 10 un.l the !-ri>l>lons hard to solv. and biU majority <-t investors w-r- well M i4t ra v. and double-tigur*‘ dividends loomed up id a manner that augur d limit .v the public. However, tho n> t vra* s«t< pt»ed after the chief event, , n d welt-fancied candidates made glad the hearts of >!>■• ulatois for the remainder of tin afternoon, although .some lon*: -priced runners found their Wa> into tin* second money. Tho meeting was aldy conducted and ,11 the utheials were »n deck to taithiullv fulfil their duties Mr. .Mack .n----ic the president, and Mr. Absolum, secretary, were always to tin- fore in attending to the needs of the patrons ■ nul everyth pas sed off Slleecssfullv. Messrs, it. T. Itcid and A. K. t’owm .ns were present in their stipendiary , ipacitv and kept things well up to . .» usual hie It s: tndard of Alexandra I l ,irk. C. G. i-ec, driver of Colonel 'l’horpn, was tin' ll £2 in the Introductory Handicap foi crossing too soon, i.tid after the saddle heat riders A. ,i -Milluu and K. Morrison w ere esucried for interference at the finish 4>f the race The tota lisa tor returns showed a decrease of £IO,OOO. compared with th« first day last November, hut the j'jliS carnival was opened «*u a Saturday. The figures on that occasion n.V« £3B.t#>:>. while yesterday's total reached £28,181. For tin- Wednesday function last year the machine handled • Several Surprises The greatest surprise of the day was fftugeii by the converted trotter, Togo’s Promise, who paid a double-figure dividend of more than two-score dimensions The "Derby filly, First Flight, well handled by F. ,). Smith, scored very nicely at tlie Finish of the .danger© Handicap to return it line price, while the Jcllieoe Handicap saw .mother double-decker returned, when Tho Abbey got up ut the finish to beat A'Hson Tasker. Uockburn continued his winning sequence, when lie scored decisively in th© Onehunga Handicap, in which ;Sid August again drove with line judgment. A hard and close finish was marred near the post by Keremai becoming unbalanced and interfering with Evelyn hocamla, who looked as if she would have been second. Raima trotted one of his best races in the Campbell Handicap, and giving young Gerrard a comfortable drive, he legistered the smart time of 4.154 4-5. lielle Ax worthy and Great Parrish. *vho botli broke during the race for tha Stewards’ Landicap. fought out a desperate finish, tho mare gaining a narrow margin victory for “Tartar” Julian. Alan McMillan was right in the picture for tho last two events, winning the Massey Memorial Handicap with Machine Gun. after a neck and neck finish with Gold Dial. His margin with Te Wuhia, In the saddle heat was smaller, the Tamahere horseman gaining a head decision over Genetic© after a punishing finish. Tho result might have been different had Vanity Buy left the mark, as after being well back at the home turn, Broughton’s mount flew into third place at the end. A review of the racing, together with tho results, is appended. Introductory Handicap Backers fell badly in the opening ♦ vent, for which I tang Her© £634 was a big favourite, but the winner turned >ip in the little-fancied Togo's Promise, who carried £3B, find paid a dividend approaching the half-century. Audo Spray was well backed, being entrusted with £273. Several horses failed to go off correctly. Lady Ena, To Mgutu, Colonel Thorpe and lOChacle leading cut of the straight. Passing the stands the next time the order w as Togo's Promise, Don Zolock, Colonel Thorpe, Mat Voyage. Audo Spray, Lady Knn. Sweet Memory. Rungitero and Murbftjj Star, the lust pair being well !, ack. Along the back Togo’s Promise was still in command from Don Zolock, Mat Voyage and Colonel I’horpe, with a gap to Audo Spray. Hierw was no change in the order at the home turn, the outsider winning by 54 long neck from tho fast-finishing Audo Spray, with Don Zolock a length Mat Voyage was fourth, and rlien came Sweet Memorv, Direct Action. Marble Star. tan gitero arid Paradigm. Manger© Handicap The dividend-payers in the second nice were at double-figure prices*. he«t bucked were My Thorpe £412 Arachne £264, w hile the dividendpayers carried £llß and £B3. respectively. First Flight was a bit slow going unci a good deal of ground was lost Hori Dillon, Mountain Princess, Blos*s Audubon. Great Hallin and Arachne. CurnuJ was the early leader I’uni Pavlova and Margaret Wallace*, :incl the first two were still in the van Biasing the stands from Lord Lu, Mar'Hr'A Wallace. First Flight. Kewpie’s '•uy. Black Bullin and Nellu Dillon, fhe last-named making a forward move hong the back, where First Flight and f’avlova were together behind Carnui. Crossing the top Carnui, First Flight • ln< * Nellu Dillon wvro several lengths anpad of Kewpie’s (»uy. Lord Lu and 'ly Thorne First Flight did best in the ; un to the judge, w inning by a neck horn Carnui, with Nellu Dillon a length and a-balf tack, two lengths in front Kewpio’s Ouy. Next were Lord Lu. M >* Thorpe. Lady Barrington, Arachne and Black Bullin. Onehunga Handicap h was a small field contested the o n«hun*a Handicap, and with tho final 'd. ustm.'nts made on the totalizator a l Chimes was found carrying £672. n *d in demand being tho Florciit>r.ony combination < 12 5 XT), and Rockour ® <£sto> Concertina and Hal ‘ ldnn« w t-nt out ia.-t • irlv. and at the panels they had Uncle Tlert. Stony. ‘; v slyn Locanda. Florent. Keremai and Rockburn in attendant--*. ami this was order maintained until a round hail ['*'+* covered, when Kvelyn Locanda ! . o, " , *d Hal *. .'li line." . this pair piloting 1 oncertinu end Stony (together), with the rest luirnly. There were no ranges in tU© n* xt two furlongs, but 1 r o»»ing the top Concertina broke, ina r ‘ orernal and Uockburn were ' nd Evelyn Locanda led round the turn ■ogether. with Hal chimes and Uook- ;.' urn (outer) also prominent. A great nish ensued, but Keremai falling in p!?« last 10yds and interfering with '•velyn Locanda, left Kockburn to win 'V three parts of a length from Flornt, who was two lengths clear of heremai. Evelyn Locamla was fourth, cam© Hal Chimes and Stony. Campbell Handicap htr. Golf- was :i strong favourite for :*'• ttaim... . ini ' L':.J 7.' ana Flora--ne only jll7o. Floraiine and Trades- . o*it rprv ffulekly, while th» waa losing gruoud ut fue ,

L t,,: I - tlie stands J-toriiline arul ri el, -.man Wire . i-lit 1. Ligths out fn.ia ' ■ li. isn. With Ktta . toll (br. k. “f* ’ uhl 'u.J of It Uma ami Peter MeI Kinney. With ;i ronml further eoveis-a . e'!’ U ‘ I *|'," la V. ,"' a “ n.aking P'ay from Hoc.-, line. i.JoIU tsovereiyn. Raima Ivte--WcKmn. y. Mum and Waikaha. ami I:iC,n - »t.»wn the buck stretch all ! ; lv ' *s were content to remain in tho j a'i<, v*■ order. Tradesman was still showing the way at the home turn I hut ho had little advantage over Raima and l loraline. who ware loading Peter M< Kinney and Gold Sovereign. Once straightened up Kalina went away to ;t fairly comfortable victory l.v lengths from tho outsider. Floralin* . who vas half .t length ahead of tradesman. He ter McKinney tilled fourth position, and following him wri«> Waikaha. Hose Bingen, Gold Sovereign and Etta • role. Stewards’ Handicap Everyone wanted Great Parrish in :!i. Stewards’ Handicap, and the three- ; year-old colt was support'd confi- ! dentl>-, backers trusting him with .‘2 1.123, as against Belle Ax worthy E.xoa. Great Parrish and Limosa tangh d momentarily at tho start, and ;it a torrid pact- Bello Ax worthy. Muster 1 1ilia and Trustworthy went away by themselves. At tlie stands the iirst- | narm-d pair were showing the way to ; Gi i-at Parrish, Trustworthy and Moun- | tain Dell, w ho were till in a heap just ; hi front of Warplane. Belle Axworthy broke in tho back stretch and retired j into third place. Master Hula leadj ing Great Parrish at this stage of tlie I journey. Belle Axworthy regained her i position nearing the turn. and she ; turned for home on terms with Master J Hula, with Great Parrish (who broke). I and .Mountain Dell next. Great Parrish ! put. in a. very determined run in the | last furlong, but failed to reach Belle | Axworthy by a neck. Master Huia was half a length away third, and following him were Mountain Dell. Warj plane. Cornelian and Sailor Boy. Massey Memorial Handicap j Mao him* Gun £ 006 was a slightly' i better favourite than- Wilma Dillon £B7 o for tho Massey Memorial Handicap, with Gold Dial £93 at a good price. Wilma Dillon and Stanmoor broke at tho start, and Gold Dial went away in tlie lead from Machine Gun ami Carmel. Before reaching the straight All Bell broke and interfered with Wilma Dillon, who was pulled up. Gold Dial led past tlie stands from Machine Gun, Carmel, Free Advice, Great Delight and Stanmoor and along tlie back the order was Gold Dial, Machine Gun, Stanmoor (who made up ground well), Carmel, Dillon Huon and Free Advice. As they’ turned for home (Sold Dial was still in the van from Machine Gun, Carmel and Stanmoor. In a rattling finish. Machine Gun got up to take the first prize off Gold Dial by a neck, with Stanmoor a similar distance away third. Then canic Carmel, Free Advice, Dillon Huon and Great Delight. Manukau Handicap The withdrawal of Brutus from the saddle 'did not stop t.:ci public from making Alan McMillan's other string, Te Wahia, it warm favourite, and he was entrusted with £1,098. Spirited betting between Vanity Boy £440 and Trustworthy £393 put this pair next in order on tlie machine. Vanity Boy j failed to begin correctly and Delavan ! Bill broke up early. Silver Link, lloj horo, Kingsclere and Benefice went out

: quickly and led past the stands in this order, and along the back Trustworthy I moved up beside Benefice, with Te 1 Wahia appearing in the picture. Cross- ■ top the latter went up to Hohoro and Benefice, and the trio came round tho koine turn together, where Tlohoro left his feet. Silver Link and doing i>est of t : i<■ otlu It w.is a punishing finish between Te Wahia anil Benefice right to tlie post, horses and riders being kept busy and j locked together. The favourite struggled home by a short head, and j then Vanity Boy, who came with a re- ' j markable run in the straight, was two i and u-half lengths away third, just in front of Trustworthy. Xext to arrive ! were Silver Link, JBawldy Locanda and ; ! Ursuline.» INTRODUCTORY HANDICAP Of £200; limit 3.45; li miles 12 —TOGO'S PROMISE (E. Griminoml), ch g, by Ribbon wood —Togo I Rtdle. aged, limit, K. Grimmond .. 1 3—AC DO SPRAY tS. V. Brightwell). t g, by Great Audubon —Sea Spray, aged, limit, W. Garnett .. 2 S—DON5 —DON ZOLOCK (Geoi'ge Baton), b g. bv Hal Zolock—Miss Moore, aged. 12yds. G. Baton .. 3 Also: S Te Xgutu. limit; 10 Lady Ena, limit. 7 Colonel Tliorp*-. iiiuit; I T Carl .Ma.-k, limit; 12 Lochade, limit; 15 Tcimiku. limit; 4 Katolb. limit; 4 Sweet Memorv. 3'\vds; 1 Rangitero. 21yds. 2 VI 11 V< ug 36y ds; ! - (Jold< n (late, •svds; i Baradipm, Slyds; I*s Direct Action. Mvds: b Marble Star. lOSyds; 9 i Gold Star, l"3yds. K.ifolo and Sweet Memory were , bracketed on tlie totalisator. Won by a long neck, with one length between 'set oinl and third. Times. 3.39 4-;>. 3.40 and 3.39 2-5. Winner trained by \\\ L. Lincoln, Waiuku. MANGERE HANDICAP t*f £200; limit 3.0; li miles 7—FIRST FLIGHT (.Me Kendrick Urns.), br t. by Blue- .Mountain SI I'. Smith 1 12—CARNL1 (.11. McXa light on), b g, by El Carbim—Bapanui Bell, 6yrs, limit, ii. McNaughton 10 —NKLLA DILLON (T. M. Robertson), b m. by Author Dillon— Nell Pointer, syrs, 60yds, A. .'.lso: 5 Mountain Princess, *• Boss \ ■ 1 ul*c;. f* Pavlova, IS Black Bullin, 1. *\l ii '-aret Wallace, 13 Lord . . . ~ • jj jasp< * • limit; 11 Hori DitI‘, ' - m I Vj« net le. 3 Nathaniel, 12yds; 21 , rin S « ■ . |t , ],, B* Heflct 24vd>, 1* iwQite K 3 SHilu'r | C STJuITy a miH or.e and a-nuarter

nd third. Times; ManONEHUNCA HANDICAP 3—ROCKEURN U‘. Bride-m). I. n, yi. “ausS l l 2—-FLO RF.NT (C. K. Sam ps. n. la* c. by Fiori^el—Adelaide, aged. 3Cvds. * . Fairman ... 2 I 4—RERBMAI (J. Simkin). br m, by Our Thorpe—G rat ton Maid, aged, , 4Syds. d Mitchell S ert. 1 Hal Chimes, 12yds; 2 Stoney, 24yds; 5 Kvelyn Locanda, 48yds. Florent and Stoney were bracketed. Won by three parts of a length, with i two lengths between second and third. Times, 4.31 2-5: 4 33 4-5; 4.33 3-5. i Winner trained by S. M. August, Otahuhu. JELLICOE HANDICAP Of £7oo; limit 4.33; 2 miles B—THE ABBEY (Mrs. McGregor), ch g. I*:-’ Gold Bell—Abbess, aged. . W Clifton 1 2—NELSON TASK Lilt (L. Baler), b h. by Nelson Bingen—Sal Tasker. aged. 12yds. K S. Croat 2 S—NATIVE PRINCE (Mrs. 1. E. Sweet apple), br h. by Native King -Miss Audrey, aged. 4Svds, J. Shaw * 3 Also: 9 Great Delight. ('• Vendomo, 1 Wilma Dillon, limit; 10 Gold Dial. 12yds; 7 The Shrew, 3 Torpedo Huon, 36yds; 4 i Loch Moigh, 48yds. Won by r a length, with half a length between second and third. Times: 4.2 S 4-5, 4.31 1-5. and 4.2 S 2-5. * "Winner trained l>v A\*. Clifton, Royal | Oak.

Of £300; limit 4.42; 2 miles 2 RAIMA (J. 11. Jdoyd), cli g, by Nelson Bingen—Ngaraima, aged, 48yds, .T. Gerrard 1 9—FLORA LINE (A. 13. Cnrlcy), b g, l*y Florizel—Salverdasli, aged, limit, E. S. Groat 2 6—TRADESMAN (E. G. Sandall), b g, by First Voyage—Kentucky mare, aged, 12yds, J. Gee 3 ! Also: 1 Etta CV>le, 3 Gold Sovereign, j 24yds; 8 Mutu, 48yds; 7 Rose P,ingen, 60yds; 4 Peter McKinney, 72yds; 5 Waikaha, lOSyds. Won by two lengths, with half a length between second and third. Times, 4.34 -1-5, 4.39 3-5, 4.40. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP Of £200; limit 3.28 i; li miles. 2—BELLE AXWORT(Ty (It. Young), b m, by Travis Axworthy—Belle Bingen, 4vrs, limit, AC Julian .. 1 I—GREAT PARRISH (J. T. Paul), b c, by Gay Parrish—Bertha Bell. :iyrs. limit, .1. T. Paul 2 S—MASTER I i El A (W. Walker), b g, by Huia Dillon —Miss Dunmore, aged, limit, T. P. Grimmond S Also: 4 Limosa, limit: S Trustworthy, limit; 9 Sailor Boy, limit; 10 Cornelian, 24yds; 12 Lord Nepean, 24vds; 3 Mountain Dell, 36yds; 7 Van Rich, 36yds; 11 Warplane, 48yds; 6 llal Chimes, 4Syds. Won by a neck, with half a length J separating second and third. Times, i 3.25 3-5, 3.25 4-5 and 3.26. MASSEY MEMORIAL HANDICAP Of £350; limit. 2.47 i; li miles 1 MACHINE GUN (R. A. McMillan), b g. bv Machine Brick—Tliora, aged. 12yds, R. McMillan 1 7—GOLD DIAL (G. W. Williams), oh ni, by Gold Bell—Sundial, aged, limit.* G. Williams 2 I—STANMOOR (R. J. Elliot), b g, by Wild moor—Victor Royal mare, 12 yards, aged, S. M. August . . . . 3 ' Also: S Great Delight, limit; 5 Carmel, I 12vds; 2 Wilma Dillon, 12yds; 6 All Bell. ! 24yds; 3 Free Advice. 24yds; 3 Dillon ; Huon, 24vds. Free Advice and Dillon f Huon were bracketed. i Won by a neck, with a similar ais- ! tance between second and third. Times* I 2.47. 2.18 1-5, 2.47 2-5. , Winner trained by It. W. McMillan, j Tamahere. MANUKAU HANDICAP (Saddle) Of £250; limit 2.15; one mile 1— TE WAHIA (R. A. McMillan), b g. by i >ur Thorpe—lloskill Bell, Gyrs, limit, owner 1 d —BENEFICE (lL Johnstone), b m, by Rev de Oro—Bequest, Gyrs. limit. K. Morrison • •• 2 2 VANITY BOY (Mrs. M. Jl. Robinson), br g. bv Norminston —Vanity’ V., aged, limit, A. W. BroughAlso: 9 Kingsclc c, limit; 3 Trustworthy*. limit: 11 Silver Link, limit; 4 I'rsuline, limit; 13 Delavan Bill, limit; . Hohoro. limit. S Warspite, limit; 14 Phildc Audub'-n, limit; 5 Bawldy TiOcanda, limit; 6 Muhvaree, 12yds; 10 KveIvn Locanda. 36yds; 12 Goldman. 48yds. Bent-lice and Muhvaree were bracketed. Winner trained by owner, Tamahere. Won bv a head, third horse 2i lengths awav. Times: 2.15 1-5, 2.15 2-5, 2.16 4-5.