Maori Boy Adds Two More to His Record

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 941, 7 April 1930, Page 12

Maori Boy Adds Two More to His Record

Three Wins at Whangarei SADDLED up twice at Whangarei on Saturday, that gallant little horse, Maori Boy, won on both occasions. As he had scored in the principal race on the opening day, Thursday, this made three wins at the northern meeting, and every time he led his fields home the spectators were literally tickled to death and showed their pleasure in no uncertain fashion. The three successes scored by Maori Boy credited bis owner with =£545 in stake-money.

It is a long time since one horse has won so much in stakes as Maori Boy did last week. The conditions suited him, and he proved himself once more as a fine horse under welter weights. Rain overnight made the going again on the slow side lor Saturday’s racing. The weather was line and warm and the attendance large. Owner-trainer T. E. Davison won a. double with Maori Boy, and trainer J. T. Jamieson scored with Refresher and Treasury, two horses trained at Takanini for two Wanganui sportsmen, Mr. G. Glenn and Mr. W. S. Glenn respectively. These two trainers captured half the programme on Saturday. A Successful Meeting The meeting was one of the most successful of the many enjoyable ones staged by the Whangarei Racing Club, the racing being* excellent throughout. The arrangements were splendid, the fixture passing off without a hitch, thanks to the organisation of the executive, headed by those energetic and popular officials, Mr. R. G. Hosking (president) and F. L. Gunn (secretary). Tho totalisator turnover was very satisfactory, an increase of £1,719 10s being reported for the two days’ financial operations. On Saturday the machine handled £20,455 10s, against £19,629 10s, an increase of £SI6. For the meeting the figures last week were £35,747, compared with £34,027 10s. Notes on the racing and details of results are as follow: Junior Stakes There were no defections for the opening race, the Junior Stakes, and the issue summed up per medium of the totalisator found only two considered, Principal £596, and Biddy Comet £5Ol, the next in demand being Tasty £3SS. Principal got the best of the start, and led out from Royal Day, Tasty, Valorient and North Boy, but with two furlongs passed by, Tasty assumed the lead from Valorient, Principal, Alpina and Biddy Comet. Valorient went to the front crossing the top and led round the home bend from Principal, Tasty, Alpina, Biddy Comet and North Boy, and in the run to the post the favourite lasted long enough to beat Biddy Comet by a length. Three lengths away in third place was Valorient. North Boy was fourth, and then came Tasty, Royal Day, Trustee and Alpina. Onerahi Handicap

I-lorses at the top of the Onerahi Handicap monopolised the betting, the figures being Mauriaena, £671, Treasury, £662, and Tambourine, £632, with a big drop to Diamond Queen, £2Ol. Tambourine did not get away too well, while Diamond Queen and Treasury went away best to make play from Wild Country, but when they had settled down Treasury was in the van from Diamond Queen, Mauriaena, Wild Country, Tambourine, Irish Court and Maurea, and passing across the top Treasury- was three lengths clear of the field. He maintained this advantage right to the turn where he was attended by Mauriaena, Tambourine and Wild Country, and from this out there was little chance of defeat for tho Takinini representative, and he scored easily by two and a-half lengths from Mauriaena, who beat Tambourine (a bit unlucky) by a length. Irish Court was next, followed by Wild Country, Diamond Queen and Maurea. Autumn Handicap With the scratching of GTena Bay for the Autumn Handicap, nine went to the post, backers declaring in favour of Envoy £6lB, and Maori Boy £607, the second horse, Nassock, being at remunerative odds with £227. Envoy led out from behind the hill with Kawainga and Le Choucas in attendance, but when they went out of the straight the first-named pair was together, with Sir Archie (on the outside), Nassock. Le Choucas, Hipo, Maori Boy, Transformer (off the course) and Desert Glow following. Nassock and Kawainga were in front running to the half-mile clear of Sir Archie, Le Choucas, Envoy, Maori Boy and Hipo, and moving across the top Maori Boy secured a run on the rails which landed him right in behind Nassock, Kawainga, Sir Archie

. and Transformer, as they came in to j the home stretch. Maori Boy again : unwound his strong finishing run, and he was going away at the post, beati ing Nassock by a length and a-half. ; Kawainga was just cut out of second j money by a head. Next to finish was Sir Archie, being clear of Envoy, Desert Glow, Hipo, Le Choucas and Transformer. Parua Bay Hurdles A bare two-dividend field contested the Parua Bay Hurdles, and most money was found for the first day’s winner, Arclieen, who carried £ 693, as compared with Glena Bay, £64S, Quincoma, £514, and Respirator, £384. Negress, Marita, Archeen and Quincoma were well clear of Respirator when they jumped the second fence, but when they came round the stands Archeen had. run to the front and was piloting Quincoma, Marita and Negress, with Respirator and Glena Bay close up. Respirator was just in front of Glena Bay, Archeen and Quincoma passing across the top and they rounded the bend in this order, a good finish between Glena Bay and Quincoma seeing the former win by half a head, with three lengths back to Respirator. Archeen was a moderate fourth, with Marita and Negress at intervals. Flying Handicap Another small field carne out for the Plying Handicap, and the betting took a wide range, there being even support for Refresher £585, Branson £573, Big Bertha £5Ol and Currajong £427. The favourite did not get away too smartly, but White Ringlet was soon in Currajong, Big Bertha, Refresher, Branson, Valstreet and Tanagra, and at the half-mile the leader was clear, with Currajong, Refresher, Valstreet, Big Bertha, Branson and Tanagra following. There was nothing between them as they swung round the home bend, White Ringlet (rails), Refresher, Valstreet and Big Bertha all being on terms. It was a great race to the judge, and in a narrow finish Refresher held on to beat the fast-finisliing Branson by a neck. Currajong was fourth, half a length back, and was followed by Big Bertha, Valstreet and Tanagra. Ruatangata Handicap ITalf-a-dozen were taken out of the Ruatangata Handicap, and ten went to the post, the favourite division comprising Gold Lily, £BB9, Orchus, £502, . and Frothblower, £498. The favourite was in charge going out of the straight and she still led when in the back stretch, her attendants being Frothblower, Royal Seagull, Illingar, Welcome Tlome and Orchus. The leader was joined by Royal Seagull nearing the straight and they turned for home ahead of Frothblower. Gold Lily did best in the run home, but it was a tight finish and she only beat Frothblower by half-a-liead. Royal Seagull was one and a-half lengths away In third place and then came Orchus, Welcome Home, North Boy, Fiery Lad and Illingar. Northern Hack Handicap Investors were well on the mark in the Northern J-lack Handicap, and the three fancies finished as backed. They were: Nassock £BOI, Brampton £752, and Kairuri £565. Fiery Lad led out of the straight from Snowplane, Lightwood, Kairuri, Diamond Queen, Brampton and Nassock, and racing down the back Diamond Queen was in charge from Fiery Lad, Snowplane, Brampton, Lightwood, Kairuri and St. Ames. Brampton assumed command approaching the straight and he was first to reach the bend with Snowplane, Kairuri and Nassock (wide out) following. Inside the distance Brampton had a commanding lead, but Nassock wore him down over the final stages to win by half a length, with Kairuri a moderate third two lengths back. Lightwood was fourth and then followed Snowplane, St. Ames, Alloy and Fiery Lad. Kia Ora Handicap Maori Boy, penalised 41b for his win earlier in the day, bringing his weight to 11.3, was third favourite with £686, Sea Cob £1,060 being at odds-on and Imperial Prince £704 also being short. Sea Cob led out of the straight from Kaihoremai, The Thorn, Imperial Prince, Archeen and Maori Boy, the last-named tailing off. The Thorn was in charge going along the back from. Kaihoremai, Sea Cob, Imperial Prince, Scat, Archeen and Maori Boy, the top-weight being right up with the field at the half-mile peg. Maori Boy got through on the rails crossing the top, and was not far behind The Thorn, Imperial Prince, Sea Cob and Scat at the home turn. The favourite made a short-lived effort at the bottom of the straight, and Maori Boy was there, too. Scat drew out from this point, but Maori Boy came at him, the latter beating Scat by half a length in* a fine finish. Imperial Prince was a couple of lengths away third, clear of Sda Cob (who met with some trouble on the trip), and The Thorn, Archeen and Kaihoremai followed in that order. Following are the results: JUNIOR STAKES Of £100; 6 fur. 1— PRINCIPAL (T. Impey), b g. by Thespian—Royal Exchange, syrs, S.O, R. McTavish 1 2 BIDDY COMET, 7.12, E. A. Keesing 2 S—VALORIENT, S.O, car. 5.2, E. Manson 3 Also started:—S North Boy, S.O; 10 Paper Dart, 8.0, cai\ 8.1; 7 Royal Day, S.O, car. 8.1; 5 Trustee, 8.0, car. 8.45; 6 Alpina, 7.12; 9 Mineral, 7.12; and 3 Tasty 7.32. Won by one length, with three lengths between second and third. Time, 1.17. Winner trained by S. Hodge, Takanini. ONERAHI HACK HANDICAP Of £125; 6 furlongs 2 TREASURY (W. S. Glenn), b g, by Grand Court —Peptamint, Syrs, 8.5, R. S. Bagby 1 1— MAURIAENA, 9.1, E. Manson .. 2 3 TAMBOURINE, S.lO, A. Parsons . 3 Also: 5 Irish Court, 8.3; 4 Diamond Queen, S.O; 6 Wild Country, S.O; 7 Maurea, S 0. Won by two and a-half lengths, with one length betwen second and third. Time, 1.16. Winner trained by J. T. Jamieson, Takanini. AUTUMN HANDICAP, Of £250; IT miles. 2 MAORI BOY (T. E. Davison), br h, by Lucullus—Capable, 6yrs, 9.7, L. Dulieu 1' S—NASSOCK, 7.3, R. Mcßae .. .. 2 7—KAWAINGA. 7.0, F. Fergus .... 3 Also started: 3 Desert Glow, 8.9; 4 Le Choucas, 7.13; 1 Envoy, 7.8; 9 Transformer, 7.3; S Hipo, 7.2; 6 Sir Archie, 7.2. Won by a length and a-half, with a head between second and third. Time. 2.9. Winner trained by T. E. Davison, Avondale. PARUA BAY HURDLES Of £150; about 15 miles 2 GLENA BAY (M. J. Carroll). _b g, by Romeo—Martiques, aged, 9.7. E. Garrett 1 3 QUINCOMA. 10.3. J. Sharkey .... 2 4 RESPIRATOR, 9.0. H. Duliue .... 3 Also: 1 Archeen, 11.3; 5 Marita, 9.0, car. 9.1: 6 Negress, 9.0. Won by half a head, with three lengths between second and third. Time, 3.1. Winner trained by M. J. Carroll, Te Rapa.