Hipo Springs Te Kuiti Cup Surprise

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 829, 25 November 1929, Page 12

Hipo Springs Te Kuiti Cup Surprise

LADY’S BOY UNLUCKY SPRINT TO TOWN BIRD The feature of Saturday's racing ;’t Te Kuiti was the triumph of Taranaki horses in the Te Kuiti Cup, which was a splendid contest throughout, ilipo flashed up on the rails near the post to get the stake and handsome by half a length, with a neck separating The Swell and Lady's Boy. Lady's Boy appeared to be a. certainty beaten. Going out of the straight, with n couple of furlongs gone. Flying Prince (on the rails) was fectding slightly from Black Maire and Lady’s Boy. and when the leader hung out Black Maire ran off, and Lady’s Boy went too, both horses going off the course, the latter almost getting into the "rough” country. Both Black Maire and Lady’s Boy went excellent races after this mishap, especially the latter. This was liipo's first win for some time, so that it was not to be wondered at that he was at a double figure quotation. Both the winner and the runner-up. The fc?well. hail from New Plymouth. The other two open races on the programme, fined down to five-horse contests, but the finishes were close. Ti Tree and Town Bird (the latter ;.t a good price) being the winners. With line weather and a large' attendance (the gate r ceipts showing an increase), it wm* expected that the totali.sa.tor returns, would bo favourable. but the two five-horse races, and the* success of some little-fancied winners, made itself l'clt. the figures on Saturday being U 13.754. a decrease of | C .1,092. The management of the day’s sport left nothing to he desired. The first race was started late, but the last event was run almost on time. Maiden H a n d i c a p i Tuku was a good favourite, carryi ing £ JG2. with Nassau Lady (£229) next in demand. The winner, Joy Girl, carried £l7l. The favourite dwelt slightly fit the start, Nassau Lady leading out from Parfait Amour and Joy Girl Tuku took charge quickly from Marechal. Joy Girl. Grand Arch. Nassau Lady, Coll, and Parfait Amour. Joy Girl took charge at the five furlongs post, and led turning for home from Marechal. Parfait Amour. Tuku. Nassau Lady, with Coll further back. Joy Girl ran on to win comfortably from Nassau Lady, who finished well in second place, find Coll, who took third money a head in front of Parfait Amour. Then came Marechal, Tuku, Grand Arch. Day Lass. Wiiitiora, and Valreina. Kopaki Hurdles The Lamb, £4OO, and Ispalpiko. 1102 4. were the best backed. The Lamb and lied Day made the running in the early stages, being attended past the stand the first time by Mashoor, Spulpiko. Otranto. Gold Rep, Taha and Lucess: There was little change into the hack stretch, but crossing the top Spalpiko ran into * third place and was close to The

| - Lamb at the last fence. However, i the favourite held his own and won , with a good deal in hand by three j lengths from Spalpiko. who was three | lengths in front of Mashoor. Red ! Day was fourth, and Gold Rep, Lucess, j Otranto and Taha followed in that i order. Awakino Handicap Valuation was made a liberallypriced favourite carrying £355, Abbess | being entrusted with £92. Leaving; the barrier Valuation led out from ’ Abbess. Archileen, Day Guide, Crua- j chan, Te Taone. At the half-mile j Abbess and Valuation were together j i clear of Patere, Day Guide, Ruby i Dawn, Te Taone and Cruaclian. Into ! ! the straight Valuation led from Abbess, j j Patere, Te Taone and Cruaclian, going on to win very easily by two and ahalf lengths from Abbess, who was a i length in front of Flaviland. Ruby i Dawn was fourth, followed by Patere, : Cruaclian, Day Guide, Yalroe and Snow | Plane. T e Kuiti Cup '• The Swell was made the favourite, {carrying £4SI, with Lady’s Boy with j £ 370 next in demand. The winner. I J-Lipo, carried £llO and paid a double- ! figure return. Ilakanoa was left at i the start and passing the stand Flying { Prince. Black Maire and Lady's Boy j were together in front of Hipo, La ('houcas. The Swell, Maori Boy and j The Lover. Going out ol the straight J Black Maire and Lady’s Boy ran off j the course. Along the back Flying ! Prince had the lead clear of Black { Maire. Lady’s Boy. Hipo, Le Choucas, | Hakanoa and The Swell, with Maori j Boy and The Lover last. Into the I straight Black Maire. Flying Prince, i Lady’s Boy, Le Choucas. Hipo. The Swell and Maori Boy were in that order. In the run home Lady’s Boy made a hard fight, but Hipo came through on the rails in the last little bit and won by half a length from The Swell, with Lady’s Boy a neck awny third. Le Choucas was fourth, followed by Maori Boy, Hakanoa. Black Maire, The Lover and Flying Prince. Te Kumi Handicap Most support was given Tuku, carrying £ 914. The winner, Olena Bay, j carried £216. Going out of the] I straight Unoco had charge from ! Always, Master Holey. Tuku, Mountain Guide and Spring Abbey. Along the back Unoco and Always were still in charge from Tuku, Master Roley, Mountain Guide and Glena Bay. the last-named having moved up fast. Tuku took charge half a mile from home, where Master lloley was badly interfered with. Into the straight Tuku led from Unoco, Glena Bay, Spring Abbey, Always and Master Roley. Glena Bay quickly went to the front and won easily by three lengths from Tuku, who was two lengths ahead of Master Holey. Mountain Guide was fourth, followed by Always. Unoco and Spring Abbey. Puketutu Handicap Ti Tree, £420, and Macroom, £3SI, received most support. Macroom and Prince Lu led along the back from Ti Tree. .Ularus and Ohinemuri. which was th- order to the half-mile post. Crossing the top Ti Tree ran up to Macroom and the pair turned for home ahead of Prince Lu and Ohinei muri. In the run home Ti Tree always had it on Macroom and won by a neck, with Ohinemuri two lengths away. Otorohanga Handicap Valstreet, with £515, was made favourite. with Big Bertha, £363, next in demand. The winner. Oscar, carried £l4B, and returned a fine price. Snow Prince got away badly and Valstreet, Royal Lover and Quinsilia made play in line along the back from Oscar, William of Orange, and Crown Arch. There was little change. Quin- ; silia showing the way into the home stretch just ahead of Valstreet and Royal Lover, with Oscar. Big Bertha and Princess Snow. In the run home Oscar went through on the rails to win by a length from Valstreet. with Quinsilia a neck away third. Then came Big Bertha, Princess Snow, Crown Arch, William of Orange, Royal Lover and Monetize. Stewards’ Handicap The free use of the scratching pen reduced the sprint field sadly, only five out of the 3 3 acceptors going to the post. Awa.rere (£573) was a good favourite, while Town Bird (£173) was at the other end of the quotations. The favourite lost ground at the barrier, and ran in the rear throughout. Town Bird making play along the back from Billikins, Takutama, and The Begum. Crossing the top Town Bird went farther away, and when he turned for home he had a lead of half a dozen lengths over The Begum, with Takutama and Billikins right up. Qnce lined up, The Begum went in pursuit of the leader, but her effort was short-lived, and it was left to Takutama to make a race of it. Town Bird was stopping badly over the last 50 yards, and at the post Takutama had got to within a head of him. The Begum was two lengths back third, and Billikins fourth. Town Bird should be hard to beat in the livefurlong sprint this afternoon. Following are the results: MAIDEN HANDICAP Of £100: 7 fur. 4 JOY GIRL (E. Edwards), ch m, by Some Boy ll.—St. Louis, 6yrs, 7.12, E. Keesing .. i 3 —NASSAU LADY. 7.13 (car. S.l). C. W. France 2 2 COLL. 7.13 (car. 5.2.), H. Gray .. 3 Won by two lengths, a length between second and third. Time, 1.31 1-5. Also: 5 Parfait Amour. 9.0; 6 Marechal, S.O; 12 Day Lass, 7.12; 3 0 Irish Comet, 7.12: 1 Tuku, 7.12; 11 Valreina, 4.12; S Whitiora. 7.12: 9 Ding Dong. 7.12; 7 Grand Arch. 7.12. KOPAKI HACK HURDLES HANDICAP Of £120; 1£ miles. I—THE LAMB (Hickey Bros.), br g by Lord Multifid—Guianforte marc, aged, 10. S, R. Olive 1 3 SPALPIKO, 9.0 (car. 9.1), R. 3—MASHOOR, 9.2 (car. 9.3 i), 1-J. Dulieu •} Won by three lengths, a similar disbetween second and third. Time, Also: 5 Gold Rep, 9.G; 4 Red Day, 9.0; S Lucess, 9.0; 7 Otranto, 9.0; 0 Taha, 9.0. AWAKINO HACK HANDICAP Of £100; 6 furlongs I —VALUATION (J. Fraser-Smith), b s t by Valkyrian—Gravitation mare, 4yrs, 5.6, A. Tinker .. l 5 ABBESS, 7.9 (car. 7.13 i). Tv McTavish 2 9—l-IAVILAND, 7.2, W .11. Jones . . 3 Also: G Archileen, S. 10: 5 Valroe, 5.9; 2 Cruachan, S.l; 3 Te Taone, 7.12; 4 Patere, 7.5; 11 Day Guide, 11 Gay Caballero, 3 5 Valley King, 12 Te Maria, 7 Belle Star, 10 Ruby Dawn, 13 Snow Plane, 7.0. Won by two and a-half lengths, a length between second and third. Time,

TE KUMI HACK HANDICAP Of £110; 1 mile. S—GLENA BAY CM. J. Carroll), b g. by Romeo—Martigues, aged. 8.5, If. Goldfinch 1 3 TUKU. 8.0. R. McTavish 2 2—MASTER ROLEY, 8.0 (car. 8.3), A. Tinker 3 Also: —1 Unoco, 9.13; 3 Mountain Guide, S.l: 6 Spring Abbey, S.l; 7 Always, S.O. Won by three lengths, third horse two lengths away. Time, 1.44 1-5. PUKETUTU HANDICAP Of £130; 7 fur. 1— TI TREE (C. G. Macindoe), b m. by Tea Tray—Taiamai, syrs, 5.12, if. Goldfinch 1 2 MACROOM. S.l, O. Mclnaliy .... 2 4 OHINEMURI, 5.13, G. Spinks . . 3 Also:—3 Prince Lu, 5.2; 5 Clarus, S.O. Won by a nock, two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.31 2-5. TE KUITI cur* HANDICAP Of £325; U miles B—HIPO (E. George), blk g. by Potna —High Jinks, aged, 7.0, W. H. .Tones 1 1— THE SWELL, 5.3, A. Tinker .... 2 2 LADY'S BOY, 8.9, F. Foster .... 3 Also: 4 Maori Boy, 9.0 /r. Le Choucas, 5.2; fi The Lover, 7.0: 7 Flying Prince, 7.0: 5 Black Maire, 7.2; 9 Hakanoa, 7.0. Won by half a length, A neck between second and third. Time, 2.11. OTOROHANGA HACK HANDICAP Of £100; 0 furlongs 4 OSCAR <H. Vincent), V» g, by Quin Abbey—Glen Hoity, aged. 7.0 (car. 1— 7.9. 11. Gilmer .. 2 3 QUINSILIA, 7.1 (car. 7.5). W. Re id ° Also: S Royal Lover, 7.11; 10 Snow Prince. 7,0; 2 Big Bertha, 7.6: 5 Crown Arch, 7.5; 7 Monetize, 7.1; 9 Princess Snow, 7.0; 11 Te Kamonga, 7.0, G William of Orange, 7.0. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP Of £200; G furlongs. 5 TOWN BIRD (A. Ooubrougli). blk g, by Archiestown —Lady Birdwood. 7.3 (car. 7.0), .J. ( ’handler 1 2 TAKU TAMA. 7.13, Ft. McTavish 2 3 THE BEGUM, 7.5 (car. 7.7). E. Ludlow - Also:—1 Awarere, S.G (car. S.l); 4 Billikins, 7.9 (car. 7.4). Won by a head, two’lengths between second and third.