MAORI BOY WINS WELL

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 938, 3 April 1930, Page 12

MAORI BOY WINS WELL

TAMBOURINE AND ARCHEEN SCORE OPENING OF WHANGAREI MEETING Special to THE SIX WHANGAREI, Today. The weather was showery prior to tho opening of the Whangarei Raring Club's meeting at Kensington Park today, but continued fine during the racing. The track was soft. Maori Boy, top-weight in the McInnes Memorial Handicap, won that event front Envoy and Nassock, the winner being favourite and the second horse at liberal odds. TRIAL STAKES Of £100; 5 fur. I—NORVAL TEA (Mrs. M. 11. Robinson), b f, by Tea Tray—Miss Xorval, 3yrs, 7.12, car. 7.13, L. Manson 1 4 KIDDY COMET, 7.12, E. H. Keesing £ 3—TASTY, 7.12, H. Wiggins 3 Also started:—6 Bold Archer, S.O; 11 Paper Dart, S.O; 2 Principal, 8.0; 10 Trustee. 8.0; 8 Valorient, 8.0; 13 Stimulant, 8.0; 14 Alpina, 7.12; 12 Gay Idea, 7 12; 0 Mineral, 7.12; 15 Rotokare. 7.12: 0 Waimuri. 7.12; 7 Mild Country, 7.12. Won by two lengths, with a similar distance between second and third. Time, 1.3 1-5. Winner trained by J. Chisholm. Ellerslie. Five declined their engagement in the Trial Stakes, and in an even betting pool between the favoured pair, Xorval Tea £269 had only a slight cali over Principal £254, with anything else at a good price. Biddy’s Comet’s figures were £136, making her fourth in the order of betting. At the start Bold Archer, Mineral, Stimulant and Trustee were badly left, and Xorval Tea was the lirst to show out, and at the end of a furlong she was leading Tasty, Waimuri, Principal, Gay Idea, Wild Country, Biddy Comet and Valorient. Passing across the top and into the straight the leader was still clear of Waimuri, Wild Country, Principal, Tasty, Alpina, Biddy Comet and Valorient in that order, and in the run home the favourite hung on splendidly, to win by two lengths from Biddy Comet, who finished well, a similar distance ahead of Tasty. Principal, who was well placed, but failed to make any impression on the leaders, was fourth, and then came Stimulant, Valorient, Waimuri, Gay Idea, Wild Country and Alpina. PORTLAND HACK HANDICAP Of £125; 6fur. A —TAMBOURINE (J. G. McGregor), bf, bv Lucuilus —Tact, 3yrs, 8.0, I car. 7.11, A. Parsons 1 3—TREASURY, 5.5, R. S. Bagby .... „ . I—MAURIAENA, 8.13, E. Ludlow .. .5: Also started:—2 On Top, 9.7; 9 Maurea, 5.2; S Irish Court, 5.2-(car. S.3S), *> -Dxa- ; mond Queen, 8.2; 10 Sunny Morn, 8.0, 7 Royal Lover, 8.0; 5 Furore, 8.0 (car. B.a). ; Won by two lengths, with one length j between second and third. Time, 1.16 Winner trained by J. M. Buchanan, Elierslie. The two tooweights carried the money in tho Portland Hack Handicap, but it was the next pair in demand who paid the dividends, the figures on the ciuartet being Mauriaena £436. On Top . £407, Treasury £273 and Tambourine] £206. On Top did not get away well, and it was left to Furore to make the early’ running from Maurea, Tambourine, Mauriaena, Irish Court, Royal Lover and Treasury, but going down tho back the last-named began to come through smartly and was soon in behind Furore, the pair being attended by Mauriaena, Tambourine, On Top, Royal Lover and Irish Court. At the top Treasury deposed Furore and they W’ere followed into the home stretch by On Top, Tambourine,. Mauriaena, Roval Lover, Irish Court and Diamond Queen. With the pressure on Tambourine responded gamely and went on to beat Treasury by two lengths, with Mauriaena a length back in third place. Irish Court was fourth and then followed Furore, Diamond Queen, Maurea and On Top. McINNES MEMORIAL HANDICAP Of £323; 11 miles. I—MAORI BOY (T. E. Davison), br li, by Lucuilus —Capable, Gyrs, 8.11, L. Dulieu 5 ENVOY’. 7.3 (car. 7.14), A Parsons - 5 NASSOCK, 7.0, R. Mcßae 6 Also started: —3 Desert Glow, 8.9: 6 Le Choucas, S.O (car. 5.5); 7 Transformer, 7.4 (car. 7.1); 2 Sir Archie, 7.3 (car. 7.0), 4 Won’ by* half a length, with one length between second and third. Time, 2.9. Winner trained by T. E. Davison, Avondale. All went to the post in tho Mclnnes Memorial Handicap and prime selections were Maori Boy, £578, and Sir Archie, £445, the second horse, Envoy, carrying £257. Envoy, Hipo. Trans- ; former and I*% as sock was the order .it tho end of tho first furlong, but when | they passed the judge’s box the first S time Transformer and Envoy were on I terms ahead of Hipo, Ee Choucas, Xas- ! rock, Desert Glow, Maori Boy and Sir | Archie. Moving down the hack Envoy ; was at Transformer’s girths, and foli lowing were Do Choucas, Hipo, Nas- ! sock, Sir Archie, Desert Glow anri | Maori Moy. but nearing the home turn 1 Envoy took charge and led round the i bend from Transformer, Maori Boy ! (who had moved up fast), Sir Archie, jLe Choucas, and Hipo. In the run | home Maori Boy outstayed Envoy and

DEATH OF STOREMAN

COLLAPSE WHILE WORKING Mr. William J. Stevens, a storeman, of Point Chevalier, collapsed and died while working on the premises of P. Hayman and Co.. Customs Street East, at about 10.45 this morning. The body was removed to the morgue by tire St. John Ambulance.

won nicely by half a length, with Nassock a good third a length away. Two and a-half lengths away was Desert Glow’, who led Sir Archie, Hipo, Transformer and Le Choucas, who met with interference at the turn for home. NORTHLAND HACK HURDLES HANDICAP Of £159; li miles. 1 — ARCHEEN (W. Whitmore and J. H. Armstrong), br g, by Marble Arch—Kaween, aged, 10.6, F. Fos--2 Q L'JNCOMA,' *9.1*2, ’ J.’ ' Sharkey . . 2 4 MARITA, 9.0, J. Burgess 3 Also started: 6 Bizarro, 9.0; 5 Negress. 9.0: 3 Respirator. 9.0. Won by a length, with 25 lengths between second and third. Time, 5.3 3-5. Winner trained by G. A. Reid. Te Arolia. There was solid backing for Arclieen in the Northland Hack Hurdles ,and she wound up with £502, Quincoma £415, and Respirator £344, being other selections. Arclieen took charge from the start, and passing the stands led Marita, Negress, Respirator, Quincoma and Bizarro, the last-named tailing off. Down the back stretch Arclieen was still making play from a bunch comprised of Marita, Negress, Respirator and Quincoma. and half a mile from homo Quincoma begun to make a forward move, with the result that iie and Arch eon jumped the last fence together, the latter doing best in the run home, to win by a length. Marita was a moderate third, 2 5 lengths back, and down the course came Negress and Bizarro. Respirator fell at the last fence when he was right in behind the leaders. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP Of £200; G fur. 1 —REFRESHER (G. Glenn), b c, by Tea Tray—Hula Girl, 3yrs, 7.9. car. 7.4, G. Jones 3 3 BRITISH KING, 7.9, car. 7.10, B. A. Keesing 2 2 CURRAJONG, 7.0, car. 7.4, H. "Wiggins 3 Also started: 4 White Ringlet, 7.1. car. 7.2; 6 Scat, 7.0; 5 Tanagra, 7.0, car. 7.1. Won by a head, with one and a-half lengths between second and third. Time, 1.16. Winner trained by J. T. Jamieson, Takanini. Branson was taken out of the Stewards’ Handicap, and in the field of six Refresher, £665, was at odds-on, with Currajong £563, and British King £363, the only others taken seriously. It was a bad start, Scat and Tanagra receiving all the worst of it. while White Ringlet went to the front early from British King, Currajong and Refresher. The last-named joined White Ringlet in the van as they came across the top, with British King, Currajong, Tanagra and Scat in attendance, but coming round the home turn White Ringlet fell, and this left Refresher clear of British King, Currajong, Scat and Tanagra. The favourite lasted long enough in the run home to narrowly defeat British King by a head, with Currajong a length and alialf back in third place. Then came Tanagra and Scat. SETTLERS’ HANDICAP O t, £100; 7 furlongs. I—GOLD LILY (F. E. Lewis), ch m, by Catmint —Delyseen, 4yrs, 7.0 (car. 7.4), H. Wiggins 1 5 ORCHUS, 7.S (car. 7.13), L. Manson 2 3 NASSOCK, 10.0, IT. Dulieu 3