THE WAIKATO MEETING

Taranaki Daily News, 15 November 1926, Page 5

THE WAIKATO MEETING

MASTER DOON Wl>’S THE CUP. CAMBRIDGE HANDICAP TO CHAIRMAN. Hamilton, Nov. 13. For the opening day of the Waikato Racing Chib’s spring meeting there was dull and threatening weather. The course was holding. The totalisator handled £29,835, a decrease of £4461 when compared with the first day of last spring meeting. The results are: — WAIMAI HURDLES. Of 200 sovs; 1J miles. 4 GREEKSON' (Stanway) 1 5 GOLI) REP (Syme) 2 7—GOLD RAIN 3 Also started: 3 Mia Bella, 2 Pendennis, 1 West Abbey, 6 Hangawera, 9 I’eppin, 6 Day 7 Bell. Won by two lengths, with threequarters of a length between second and third. Time, 2min 55sec. Mia Bella was fourth. TRIAL HANDICAP. Of 150 sovs; 6 furlongs. 7—JOY GERM (L. Dulieu) 1 12—BRIGHT’ COMET 2 6 MASTER MIND 3 Also started: 1 King Arch, 5 Dimmer, 2 Breaeen. Abbey. 3 Quondong, 7 Golden Arch, 20 Roa, 19 Swift Bird, 11 Tea Leaf, 10 Always, 14 Catclaw (coupled with Cerna), 4 Redmar (coupled with Abbess), 16 Dalnanna (coupled with Red Comet), 8 Quineoma, 9 Venus Abbey 7 (coupled with Royal Day), 13 High Rose (coupled with Elniestra), 15 Lord Guv (coupled with Lucy Glitters), 18 Ramblin Kid (coupled with Day 7 Rose), 6 Best Boy (coupled with Master Mind). Won by two lengths, with a neck between second and third. Time, Iniin 21 see, Abbess was fourth. TAMAHERE STAKES. Of 200 sovs; 5 furlongs. 1— CHIPS (Wiggins) 1 2 PAGANELLI 2 4 EXALTED ''' 3 Also started: 3 Auriailous, 5 AbbeyDale, 6 Master Clement, 7 Fauchon. Won by half a length, with three lengths between second and third. Auriculous was fourth. WAIKATO CUP. Of 750 sovs; 1J miles. 2—MASTER DOON (Reilly) 1 I—EDEN HALL 5 TRE'SIHAM * * dead heat

Also started: 4 Te Kara, 3 Merry Dav, 8 Ruapapa, 9 Lord Star, 7 Gold Jacket, 10 Boomenlay, 11 Quineoma, 13 Transformer, 6 Mint Leaf, 12 Wiltshire. Wiltshire and Transformer were the early leaders. Lord Star took charge after half the journey and showed the way into the straight to Quincoma. Tresham, Eden Hall, Mint Leaf and Master Doon. Master Doon and Tresham challenged Eden Hall over the last furlongs and a great finish saw Master Do n get the verdict by. a head. Eden Hall and Tresham dead-heating for second. Mint Leaf was fourth, followed by Tehara, Gold Jacket, Merry Day and Lord Star. Time. 2min 44 3-ssec. Since Labour Day Master Doon has won four races over a mile and a quarter, six furlongs, a mile, and a mile and a half. CLAUDELANDS WELTER. Of 200 sovs; 1 mile. 4 KING SMOCK (Driscoll) 1 B—HYDE PARK 2 5 CHARLADY 3 Also started: 2 Passionate and Royal Box, 7 Miss Vera and Royal Mint, 6 Currag'lnnore, 3 Wenday, 10 Kamehameha. Won by three-quarters of a length, with a length between second and third. Time. Imin 48 3-ssec. Royal Mint was fourth. CLARKIN STEEPLECHASE. Of 250 sovs; 3 miles. 4—PENTAGRAM (Rutherford) .... 1 2—PRINCE RUFUS 2 7—KENDAL 3 Also started: 5 Glenotus, 3 Mahgoloire, 8 Tres Bon, 6 Temaire, I Hazelburn, 1 Raymond (bracketed with Hazelburn). Won by two lengths and a half, with four lengths between second and third. Time. 6min 34sec. Raymond was fourth. Hazelburn and Trcs Bon fell. CAMBRIDGE HANDICAP. Of 400 sovs; 6 furlongs, 4—CHAIRMAN (Cammick) 1 2 DAVE 2 3 NED KELLY 3 Also started: 5 Merry Damon, 13 Ring the Bell, 8 The Lamb, 6 Serang, 11 Gala Day, 1 Kingfield, 7 Dayguard, 9 Heisler, 12 Dan Quin, 10 Ohinemuri. Kingfield, Chairman, Dave and Heisler made the early running. Kingfield turned for home in the front of Dave, Heisler and Chairman. In a great finish Chairman got ,the verdict by half a neck from Dave, with Ned Kelly, who was slow to leave, a length away. Time, Imin 19 see. The Lamb was fourth, and Kingfield, Dan Quin and Dayguard next. HAUTAPU HANDICAP. Of 150 sovs; 7 furlongs. 3—DELIGHTMENT (Cammick) .... 1 I—TINOKOA 2 6 FESTINA LENTE 3 Also started: 4 Nucleus, 3 Flying Juliet, 5 Billikins, 9 Gay Comet, 8 Macaroon, 10 Bluesky, 11 Farndon, 7 Daytaro, 12 Autumn Day. Won by half a length, with eight lengths between second and third. Time Imin 33 2-ssee. Flying Juliet was fourth. Nucleus fell. SECOND DAY’S ACCEPTANCES. Hamilton, Last Night. Acceptances for the second day of the Waikato meeting are:—

PROSPECTS FOR TO-DAY. « Only six have been paid up for the Hurdles, and Pendennis has another en gagement later in the day. Kawa, who was not started the first day, will probably be favourite, though Grcekson and Gold Rain should go well. The Frankton Handicap has drawn a big field of hacks, most of whom have never shown much form. Quondong was well backed at Ellerslie, and Abbess showed promise the first day. The Ruakura Stakes may find the place-getters of Saturday, Chips and Paganella, fighting the finish again, and possibly the latter will be the fitter. The Hamilton Handicap finds the Cup winner. Master Doon, on top, but probably 8.9 will prove too big a weight for the game little fellow. Tresham ran such a great race on Saturday that he is sure to be favourite, with Lord Star, Gold Jacket and Mint Leaf best backed of the others. The Welter looks very open, but if Gold Jacket is reserved for this race

I:e should run well. King Smock, The Lamb and Royal Mint look the best of the rest.

Some good ’chasers remain in the Waikato Steeples. Kendal, who should be improved by his recent racing. Prince Rufus and Pentagram should all go well. Te Maire, with 9.1, is well handicapped. The open sprint should provide a good contest, but Aussie, Kingfield an.l Dave may be handy at the finish. Merry Damon might bring off a surprise if in a galloping mood. Proceedings come to a close with the Taupiri Hack six. Ned Kelly has 9.1, but he is a good one, and if well will be very hard to beat. Of the others Delightmen won well on Saturday, Green Bonnett has plenty of pace, and Atapai was a fair two-year-old.

NEW PLYMOUTH TRACK WORK. All the fast, work on Saturday morning was done on the track proper. Resinous was too good for To Mana over four furlongs in 57sec. Otapawa and Turkish Fire took 54 3-ssec. for half a mile. Anolo and a companion went five furlongs. Quillfire, Advance Camp and Orcades were not bustled to do four furlongs m 60sec. No Response and Mountain Bell took 57sec. for half a mile. Breezy and Merry Jest sprinted down the straight. Te Monanui, looking none the worse for his recent efforts, was restricted to easy work. QUEENSLAND CUP. WON BY BRIGHT GRAIN. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. Received Nov. 14, 5.5 p.ra. Brisbane, Nov. 11. The Queensland Cup resulted;— BRIGHT GRAIN, 6,11 1 CHEVIOT DALE, 7.5 2 POLARDEE, 8.1 3 There were 15 starters. Won by a length. Time, 3min. 26Jsec. RACING IN VICTORIA. 'ARMADALE HANDICAP. Received Nov. 14, 5.5 p.m. Melbourne, Nov. 14. The Armadale Handicap resulted:— BONAPARTE, 6.9 1 COMUS, 7.8 2 VALAMITA, 8.9 3 There were 16 starters. It was a great finish, a head separating each of the placed horses. Time, 2miu. 191 sec., a-record for the course. TROTTING NOTES. (By “Equitable.”) The Otahuhu Trotting Club has received record nominations for its spring meeting, which takes place at Alexandra Park on Saturday and Wednesday next. A fair number of Taranaki horses are likely to be seen in action. Acceptances are not to hand at the time of writing, but allowing for a number of horses dropping out, the fields arc likely to be on the big side, so that it looks as if the back markers will find it hard to get through. Mr. G. Bennett, of Normanby, has sold J/s good old trotter Rostrevor to H. Barraclough, of Opunake. Although Rostrevor is getting on in years, he. still retains his speed and can clap on the paee for a mile and a half. Harry has been very successful with this class of horse and will soon have him at the top of his form. With the attention Caretaker Alf. Morse has been giving to the Hawera training track, the trainers have been able to keep their teams in full work, 1 with the result that the Hawera horses are well forward.

The following Taranaki-trained horses are nominated for the coming Otahuhu meeting: Sister Beatrice, Typist, Marble Hall, Van Cap, Uramic, Master Cute and Napper. As they are well forward some of the stake money should come to this district. Seldom one sees a saddle race on the present day programmes, and as there is a saddle event each day at the Otahuhu meeting, owneu have freely nominated. No less than 34 have nominated for the Manukau Handicap, to be run on the first day, and 25 for the Dunedin Handicap, on the second day. A promising young pacer, El Carbine, from Grace Direct, is shortly to join Phil Green’s stable at Haw'era. This youngster has been under Harry Barraclough's care and is well forward. Those w ho have seen him say he is the makings of a Cup horse. Sister Beatrice is cherry ripe and ready to fly. This well-bred mare w'ill not be long making amends for the defeat she suffered at. the last Auckland meeting. Scotty Bryce had a field day on the opening day of the Metropolitan Cup meeting. He landed the big double with Ahuriri and Taurekareka, besides driving Dalnahine into first place and being duly beaten by a head with Money Spider in the rich Dominion Handicap; It is reported that ow'ner R. M. Morton supported the prospects of Ahuriri and Taurekareka to a big extent, and both horses landed. Kohara, another one owned by R. M. Morton and trained by James Bryce, landed the big money the second da v.

The big three, Peterwaji, Money Spider and Escapade, did not give the others a chance in the Dominion Handicap, and finished as above. This was one of the best exhibitions of straight-out trotting ever seen in the Dominion, and proves Peterwah a champion. As the three placed horses are only young ones, a great future is before them. The three Belfast trainers, Ken Smith, Jack Kenncrley and Dil Edwards, must have had the Indian sign put over them. Smith’s and Edwards’ stables were both burnt down within a week of each other, and just on the eve of the Metropolitan meeting Kennerley’s was flooded out. This is a big loss to these trainers, as the racing season is in full swing.

Since joining George Paton’s stable The Tartar has improved in manners. This trotter has plenty of speed, and if George can keep its head right there is a lot of stake money waiting to be picked up. On Kolmar’s running at the last Auckland meeting it looks as if the son of Nelson Bingen was well sold. His name is missing from the list of nominations for next week’s meeting, so things cannot be tlie best with this boomed trotter

THE MELBOURNE CUP. INTERESTING HAPPENINGS. (By “Achilles.") The greatest racing event of the Southern Hemisphere is the Melbourne Cup» The value of the first Cup, run in 1861, would be considered paltry for a third class suburban handicap to-day. It was won by Ettie de Mestre's Archer —the only horse to win the Cup twice. The old brigade class Archer was one of the best horses that ever looked through a bridle in Australia. He carried 10.2 when he won on the second occasion. Many interesting stories could be told of other Cup races, and a few gleaned from various sources are appended. Banker, immortalised in some of Gordon’s verses, won in 1863. The following year Lantern won. and as he was a big outsider the public lost a lot of money over this, the first of several K wet Cap 9-” The 1866 Cup went to John Tait’s Sydney-trained “pony,” The Barb a genuine wonder horse. He w*s reported almost dead before the race, and there were some bitterness amongst those who laid against the horse. “THE DREAM CUP.” The “Dream Cup” of 1870 will always ■be remembered for the curious story attaching to it. Walter Craig, owner of Nimblefoot, dreamt before the race that he had seen his horse win, but that the jockey was wearing a crape band on his arm. The dream was fulfilled to the letter. Nimblefoot won, and his rider wore a black armband; he was in mourning for Craig, who had died just ■before the race. In 1673, however, Don Juan’s win was attended by. an extraordinary happening. His owners, James Wilson, of St. Albans, and Joe Thompson, the leviathan bookmaker, put their then-despised prad in the hands of Messrs. Yuille for sale. They forgot this, and, later when they discovered that their reject was something out of the bag, were horrified to be told that he had been sold to J. 0. Inglis for £-200. What really happened after that is not clear, but the pair regained their dark horse at a cost, it is said, of £2OOO. They made such a “killing” in the Cup betting, however, that even £2OOO could have hurt them little. “Don Juan House,” in East Melbourne, now sheltering a Commonwealth Department, was built by Thompson with some of the proceeds. The first three jackets in this race were black— Don Juan carrying black with white cap and Picture and Squint, who finished second and third, the all black of E. de Mestre. A SHREWD MOVE. Grand Flaneur won in the “Exhibition Year,” 1880. The name of this great son of Tattendon is still remembered as that of a champion, and on him that famous horseman, Hales, scored his first Cup victory. His owner, W. A. Lang, a New South Wales millionaire, was keenly watched after the colt’s Derby victory by the big punters. Most of the betting in those days was done by a few big men, and the stable dreaded the rush for money if Grand Flaneur’s following made a move. .Tire stable commissioner solved the problem. A friend near Geelong invited all the prominent punters to a picnic in his neighbourhood. While they were out of the way the stable was able to get the cream of the market, and the disgusted picnickers were left to lap up What was left of the skim milk. The victory of Zulu in 1881 was a disaster to punters not yet forgotten. The 100 to 1 lame duck was aided by a dog, which ran on to the course at the distance and made Wheatear shy, losing his rider and jamming the heavily-backed Sttwarrow on the rails. In the excitement the decrepit outsider crawled home from the Czar, and most of horse-racing Australia went into financial mourning. It is estimated that more heads went white that single night than when Heroic was scratched in the Caulfield. Another rank goat in The Assyrian won in blinding rain in 'B2, and it remained for Mar-tini-Henry to lighten the punters’ burden somewhat in tlie following year. The greatest public idol up to Carbine’s day crashed when Commotion was beaten in 1884 by Mania, J. O. Inglis’ great all-rounder, the only horse to ever win a Cup and a Grand National. Sheet Anchor was another well-backed one in 1885, beating Grace Darling, whose illomened Caulfield Cup saw one of the worst accidents known fn Australian racing, when Don Nicholson was killed and other riders injured. Another good thing was upset in ISB6, when the mystery horse. Arsenal, beat that splendid galloper, Trenton. Arsenal was hurriedly removed from the course after the race, and was not heard of again, a happening which gave racecourse rumour plenty of play. Silvermine, hero of another racecourse tragedy at Randwick later, when the rider, Alec. Robertson, was killed, was third in this Cup. AN EXPENSIVE MEAL. Dunlop’s win in 188'7, “the Jubilee Cup,” was not a punter’s holiday, though a big win for the stable went on record. It was at this Cup that “Bob” Sievicr first introduced “the bag” and cash betting to Flemington. Carbine crowned his great career in 1890, when he won in record time under the lieavy burden of 10.5. His feat in giving nearly four stone to Highborn, the slabsided, wall-eyed black, who afterwards showed himself one of the best handicap horses Australia ever bred, was the most astonishing of his career. Highborn later won the Australian and Sydney Cups, an Australian Anniversary Handicap, and two Viceroy’s Cups in India. among a host of minor races. On top of that, Australia's idol, Carbine, ran the race with a split hoof, which was bound with leather and wax thread. The pain made him refuse to face the starter, and Hickenbothom, his trainer, had to pull the reins over his head and literally drag him to the starting post. For four days after ’that tremendous finish the dauntless old champion could not move from his box. Auraria’s victory in 1895 was notable for the filly's double defeat of that great horse Wallace in the Derby and Cup. She was the second of her sex to win, and. like Briseis. her predecessor, also won the Derby. In this Cup a syndicate of junior clerks in the Queensland Treasury Department bought a 10s ticket, putting in Is eadi. One of them had three shares, but, ‘being hungry and minus his lunch money, be sold two of them at cost price. One of those tickets drew Auraria, so that the unhappy youth’s lunch cost him £2OOO. One of the most expensive meals, probably, in the world’s history. Newhaven led all the way in IS9G without “hearing anything of the others,” as his rider put iL The Grafton’s win serves to introduce another sheep yarn. A jackeroo and a storekeeper purchased a 10s tickets in southwestern Queensland. The country was far from wire and telephone in those days, and the first the pair knew of their luck was when t-hev came in for a

ten days' mustering camp, after the Cup was won, and discovered their good fortune from tlie printed result of the sweep.

HURDLES HANDICAP. One mile and three-quarters. Mia Bella 10 9 Greekson 10 0 Kavva 10 6 West Abbey 9 11 Pendennis 10 3 Gold Rain 9 3 FRANKTON HACK HANDICAP. Seven furlongs. King Arch 8 11 Red Comet 8 0 Gold Rep 8 9 Venus Abbey 8 0 Daytaro 8 8 Elmestra 8 0 Quondong 8 8 Lord Guy 8 0 Abbess 8 4 Day Rose 8 0 Mervette 8 3 Atieriria 8 0 Always 8 2 Miss Comet 8 0 Balalanna 8 1 Day Lass 8 0 RUA-KURA STAKES. Five f ur longs. Paganelli 8 5 Mast. Clement 7 3 Chips 8 3 Exalted 7 1 Auriculas 7 8 Fanchon 7 0 Rangikukiri 7 6 HAMILTON HANDICAP. One mile and a-quarter. Master Doon 8 9 Gold Jacket 7 G Merry Day 8 5 King Smock 7 1 Ruapapa 8 2 Barometer 7 0 Tresham 8 2 Boomer day 7 0 Lord Star 8 0 Charlady * 0 Miu£ Leaf 7 7 Wenday 7 0 TAUWHARE WELTER HANDICAP One mile Gold Jacket 9 2 Royal Mint 8 1 King Smoek 9 0 Gold Fem 8 1 The Lamb 8 12 Miss Vera 8 0 Day Guard 8 10 Curraghmore 8 0 Arch Opal 8 9 Forest Gold 8 0 Miss Egypt 8 9 Gleucairn 8 0 Passionate 8 8 Daylass 8 0 Hyde Park 8 5 Rambling Kid 8 0 Royal Box 8 3 WAIKATO STEEPLECHASE. About two and three-quarter miles. Kendal 10 8 Tres Bon 9 4 Glenotus 10 5 Raymond 1 Prines Rufus 10 5 Teniairo 1 Pentagram 10 1 Roller , *9 0 Pendennis 10 0 Pattern 7 9 0 Ma-hgaloire 9 11 Peppin 9 0 Hazelburn 9 7 KIRIKIRJRO HANDICAP. Six furlongs. Merry Damon 8 1 Aussie 7 IDave 8 0 Heisler 7 The Lamb 7 12 Ring the Bell 7 Sevang 7 12 Ned Kelly i Kingfleld 7 11 Dan Quin 7 0 Gala Day 7 9 TAUPIRI HANDICAP. Six furlungs. Ned Kelly 9 1 Wiltshire 7 0 Dellghtment 8 7 Maproom i Fes tin a Lento 8 4 Bright Comet 1 Plying Juliet 8 0 Cantab 7 1 Te Koroke 8 0 Blue Sky 7 1 Green Bonnet 7 13 Farndon 7 0 Joy Germ 7 10 Tea Leaf 7 0 At apat 7 10 Hiimar 0 Billikens 7 9 High Rose 7 0 Winsome Boy 7 8 Master Mind 7 0 Gay Comet < i Autumn Day 0 Luxurious Day Rose 0