SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 December 1926, Page 5

SPORTING.

TAKAPUMA MEETING ■ RACING ON HEAVY TRACK. THE PUBLIC GENERALLY RIGHT. By ' Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Taka-puna Jockey Club’s spring meeting concluded to-day. The weather was fine and there was a good attendance. The totalisator handled £40,571 10s, compared with £46,506 on the corresponding day lost year, making the grand total for the meeting £82,806 10s, against £108,926 10s last year. Results were as follow: — VAUXHALL HANDICAP. Of 250 sovs. Seven furlongs. I—BAHAMA (Ludlow) 1 5 ANOLO 2 9 HARBOUR VIEW 3 "Also started—3 Arch Queen, 7 Adjuster, 1 Cantab and 1 Waitekohe coupled with the winner, 4 Bold Front, 11 Alonsoa, 8 Kyngzone, 14 Abbey Day, 10 War Officer, 9 Harbour Y’iew, 13 King Selwy;n, 16 Creation, 15 Queen Rewa, 12 ‘Kushla. YVon by a length and a half, with two lengths between second and third. Waitekohe was fourth. Time, Imin. 36sec. KAWAU HIGH-WEIGHT. Of 275 sovs. One mile 3 furlongs 40yds. I—ROYAL FORM (MeTavish) 1 6 KAMEHAMEHA + —FAIR ABBEY t fDead-heat. Also started—3 Black Cruiser, 2 Passionate, 4 Pentagram, 5 Sea Comet. Won by three-quarters of a length. Sea Comet was fourth. Time, 2min. 40 see STANLEY HANDICAP. Of 250 sovs. Seven furlongs 1— ARCHENO (MeTavish) 1 2 MAVEELISH 2 4—LUXURIOUS 3 Also started —3 Newbury, 5 Y’aikon, 7 Judge's Box, 6 Blue Sky, 8 Bizarro. Won by two lengths, with a short head between second and third. Valkon was fourth. Time, Imin. 36sec. * Judge’s Box fell, but H. Dulieu, his rider, escaped with abrasions to his arm, CAUTLEY HANDICAP. Of 400 sovs. Six iurlongs. 1 — RUFFLES (Keesing) 1 4—KING MERV 2 2 ARCHEEN 3 Also started—3 Nancy Lee, 6 Hoariri, 7 Pavo, 8 Dobbin, 9 Tutankhamen, 5 Clarus. Won by two lengths, with threequarters of a length between second arid third. Tutankhamen was fourth. Time, Imin. 20 3-ssec. ST. ANDREW’S HANDICAP. Of 700 sovs. One mile and one furlong. 10 — PRINCESS RONNIE (Wiggins) 1 I—RUAPAPA (Keesing) 2 B—CHARLADY (Ludlow) 3 Also started—7 Master Doon, 2 Nippy, 11 Town Bank, 4 Spoony, 3 Mosaic, 6 Aurumavis, 9 Boomerday, 5 Queen Arch, 14 Muscari, 13 Transformer, 15 Rahepoto, 12 Wenday, 16 Thursby. Princess Ronnie took command at the head of the straight and won by a length from Ruapapa, who was half a length in front of Charlady, with Aurumavis fourth. Time, 2min. 0 3-osecz

RAKINO HANDICAP. Of 500 sovs. Five furlongs. 2—LORNA DOON (E. Keesing) .... I S—AURICULUS 2 4—ARIHANA 3 Also started —1 High Finance, 4 Golden Wedding (bracketed with Arihana), 3 Exalted. Won by two lengths, with three lengths between second and third. Time, Imin. Ssec. PUPUKE HACK HANDICAP. Of 250 sovs. One mile and one furlong. 2 DELIGHTMENT (Onnuick) .... 1 3 SCHORR 2 I—GOLDEN KRIST 3 Also started —4 Quinsilia, 6 Star Comet, 5 Salamander. YVon by two lengths, with a neck between second and third. Quinsilia was fourth. Time, 2min. 3 2-ssec. NGATARINGA HANDICAP. Of 450 sovs. Seven furlongs. I—TRUE BLOOD (E. Keesing) ... 1 3—AURUMAVIS 2 9—ARCH AMIE 3 Also started —4 Dave, 5 Archibald, 5 New Moon, 8 Namutere, 2 Ring the Bell, 10 Heisler, 7 Muscari and Prince Abbey. YY’on by five lengths, with two and a half lengths between second and third. Muscari was fourth. Time, Imin. 33 3-ssee. THE RACING DESCRIBED. SURPRISE IN ST. ANDREWS. OPENING EVENT TO BAHAMA. (By YVire —Special to News.) Auckland, Last Night. The Takapuna Jockey Club’s spring meeting was concluded to-day. The weather was good and there was a fair attendance. The course was very heavy and a portion of it for about a furlong coming to the turn was flagged off for a width of about four feet. During the running of the St. Andrew’s Handicap Boomerday had one of his eyes knocked out. It is stated that one of the horses in front smashed one of the flag stakes and a piece of wood struck Boomerday in the eye, knocking it out. Y’ctcrinary attention was at hand as soon as the horse returned to scale. Five favourites and two second favourites were successful, and the only surprise was the victory of Princess Ronnie in the St. Andrew’s Handicap. The bracket, Bahama and YVaitekohe, was in slightly better demand than Cantab for the. Y’auxhall Handicap, with Anolo at a fair price. Bahama began well and made the early running from Kyngzoue and Cantab, Kyngzone dropping back after going a few furlongs. Bahama led into the straight from Cantab, Harbour Y’iew. Abbey Day and Anolo. Ridden out, Bahama came on to win by a length and a half from Anolo, who finished well and defeated Harbour Y’iew by two lengths. kohe. who was badly drawn at the post and in a back ird position early, v as

fourth; followed by Cantab, Queen Rewa and Boid Front. ROYAL FORM FINISHES YVELL. For the Kawau High-YY’eight Handicap Royal Form was a good favourite over Passionate, who raced with shoes on, and Black Cruiser. Fair Abbey led for a few furlongs and then Kamehameha took charge, followed by Pentagram, Fair Abbey and Royal Form. The field bunched at the half-mile post and all had chances at that stage. A little further on Royal Form assumed command and he was never afterwards, troubled to win by three parts of a length from Kamehameha and Fair Abbey, who deadheated for second. Sea Comet was fourth, followed by Black Cruiser, Pentagram and Passionate. HOT FAVOURITE SCORES. Two defections left eight runners in the Stanley Handicap. Arcbeno being nearly a £3OO better favourite than Mave'elish. Bizarro was soon in front, closely followed by Luxurious, Judge’s Box, who fell after going two furlongs, Newburv. Maveelish ami Areheuo. YY’ith half the journey covered Archeno moved up and. running to the front nearing the turn, she came on to win easily by two lengths from Maveelish, who defeat-' ed Luxurious by a short head. Valken was fourth aifd’then came Bizarro, Newbury and Blue Sky. H. Dulieu, the rider of judge’s Box, received abrasions on the arm, but was otherwise uninjured. Archeno has won twice this season and is a useful hack.

RUFFLES' BRILLIANT YVIN. Ruffles was a firm favourite for the Cautley Handicap, being over £4OO better backed than the second choice, Archcen. with Nancy Lee third choice. Archeen moved first to lead along the back, closely followed by Tutankhamen, Nancy Lee, Hoariri and Clarus, with Ruffles, who was squeezed back at the start, running through on the rails. Archeen led into the straight, closely attended by Ruffles, with Tutankhamen and King Merv handy. Once they straightened up Ruffles came through on the fence to win brilliantly by two lengths from King Merv, who defeated Archeen by three parts of a length. Tutankhamen was a fair fourth, followed by Hoariri, Nancy Lee, Pavo and Clarus. Ruffles won in the style of a good horse and is undoubtedly good. AN OUTSIDER GETS HOME. All started in the St. Andrew’s Handicap, Ruapapa, Nippy and Mosaic being the popular fancies, with some of the others at long prices. Mosaic and Nippy got away badly, but the former got a good run on the fence and soon got into a nice position. Charlady, Queen Arch, Princess Ronnie, Aurumavis and Master Doon comprised the leading division for most of the way. Princess Ronnie ran to the front nearing the turn and led into the straight from Charlady, Aurumavis and Mosaic, with Ruapapa coming fast. Princess Ronnie held her own in the run home to win by a length from the fast finishing Ruapapa. Charlady was half a length away third, with Aurumavis a close fourth. Then came Mosaic, Master Doon, Nippy and Transformer. LORNA DOON YVINS EASILY. The six acceptors lined up for the Rakino Handicap, but owing to Archana and Golden Wedding being in the same ownership it was a one dividend field. High France was favourite, nearly £-100 better backed than the second fancy, Lorna Doon. From a perfect start Lorna Doon was first to show out, and she led into the straight from Archana, High Finance, who ran wide rounding the bend, and Exalted. Nothing had a chance with Lorna Doon in the straight and she won easily by two lengths from the fast finishing Auriculas. Archana was three lengths away third, with High Finance fourth. Exalted was fifth, and Golden YVedding last. DELIGHTMENT AGAIN. Golden Krist was made a slightly better favourite than Delightment for the Pupuko Hack Handicap, the pair carrying slightly more than half the investments. Schorr and Quinsilia attended to the pace-making, but Golden Krist and Delightment moved up three furlongs from home. Delightmerit, Schorr and Golden Krist were together turning for home, but Delightment finished strongly and won by two lengths from Sclwrr,’ who defeated Golden Krist by a neck. Quinsilia wss fourth, Star Comet fifth and Salamander last. Delightment has been racing ve-.y consistently, having notched five wins and a third in his last six starts. FINAL EY’ENT TO TRUE BLOOD. True Blood was a pronounced favourite for the Ngataringa Handicap, ami he justified the confidence placed in him by winning easily. Ring the Bell was a good second choice, but he was never prominent. Namutere and Muscari led for a few furlongs, when Prince Abbey took a turn in the lead. True Blood ran to the front before reaching the turn and won by five lengths from Aurumavis, who defeated Arch Amie by two and a half lengths. Muscari was fourth, followed by Dave, Archibald and Namutere. True. Blood was the third winner ridden by E. Keesing during the day.

THE FEILDING MEETING GLENROSS YVINS ST. ANDREWS. THE HURDLES TO KOAUAU. Feilding, Last Night. The weather for the second day of the Feilding races was showery, but there was a good attendance. The totalisator handled £17,664 as against £27,556 last year, making transactions for the meeting £38,400 against £56,019 last year. Following are the results: — CHELTENHAM HURDLES HANDICAP. (Of 350SOVS. One mile and a-half.) 1— KOAUAU (A. H. Burt) 1 4 SIR. PAM 2 5 BON ECTO 3 Also started: 2 Gournion, 3 Roman. Won by a length, with seven lengths between second and third. Time, 3mm. I 3-D66C. NOVICE STAKES. (Of ISOsovs. Six furlongs.) 7—EKA (A. McCormac) 1 10—DAY CYNTHIA 2 2- 3 Also started: 6 Del Sarto, 9 Land Guard, 8 Truney, 4 Takaroa, 3 Petal, 1 Powhiri, II Ranee, 5 Elicit. Won by a neck, with six lengths between second and third. Time, Imin. 23 3-ssee. ST. ANDREWS HANDICAP. (Of 400sovs. One mile and a distance.) I—GLENROSS (L. G. Morris) 1

B—JOY BIRD 2 U—MERRY DAY 3 Also started: 2 Hipo, 5 Indian Sage, 7 Kilfaire, 3 Glengariff, 4 Killoch. Won by two lengths, with half a length between second and third. Time, 2min. 7 3-seec. ORONA NURSERY HANDICAP. (Of 200sovs. Five furlongs.) 6—SILVERMINE (A. McCormac) .... 1 I—RUANUI 2 3—TOM BRACKEN 3 Also started: 5 Thaw, 4 Oscillation, 4 Insulation, 2 Panther, 7 Miss Mercia. YVon by three lengths. Time, Imin. Bsec. NIKAU HACK HANDICAP. (Of 200 sovs. Six furlongs). I—SOVENA (L. A. Pine) 1 3 MERLE 2 4 VOLPLANE 3 Also started: 2 Cerf, 7 Quillfire, 11 Wilderness, 8 Tip Tree, 9 Tannadice, 5 Rising Star, 11 Calluna, 6 Grand Lupin. YVon by a neck, with three lengths between second and third. Time, 2min. 21 3-ssec. COLYTON HANDICAP. (Of 250sovs. Six furlongs.) ■’ 3 ROYAL DAMON (S. Anderson) ... 1 »4—NINE OF SPADES .............. 2 5 FIRST ACRE 3 Also started: 2 Inferno, 1 Gold Box, 6 Miss ’Hupana. Won by four lengths, with five lengths between second and third. Time, Imin. 21 3-ssec. RONGOTEA HACK HANDICAP. (Of 200 soys. One mile and 110 yards.) 4 LADY’ ANSTRUTHER (A. McCormac) 1 3—RESINOUS 2 I—ELY’SIANOR 3

Also started: 2 Scastar, 5 Vaihynia, 6 Conviction. YVon by a length, with eight lengths between second and third. Time, 2min. 1 3-ssec. EMPIRE HANDICAP. (Of 250sovs. Seven furlongs.) I—MONAGHAN (C. France) 1 7—PENEUS 2 10—BONOGNE 3 Also started: 6 Beaumont, 2 Alaric, 9 Lamb, 5 Kilmiss, 4 Birthmark, 3 Bennanee, 8 Aeriform, 11 Red Bob. Won by ten lengths, with two lengths between second and third. Time, Imin. 38sec. HOW THEY RAN. TRACK IN BAD CONDITION. KOAUAU NOT TROUBLED. (By YVire.—Special to News.) Feilding, Last Night. The. Feilding spring meeting concluded in showery weather. The track was in a -deplorable condition. The totalisator investments were again very poor, the decrease for the two days being over £17,000. Glenross won the St. Andew’s Han dicap from end to end without being extended. Mr. A. Alexander’s Silvermine annexed the Oroua Nursery from a hot favourite in Sovena. Silvermine ia tire first foal of the once brilliant Silver Link and is by Catmint. lardy Anstruther and Monaghan were other Taranaki horses to score. Enare was not produced in the Cheltenham Hurdles and the public supported Koauau with half of the totalisator investments, with Gurnion and Roman slightly fancied. Gurnion and Roman were first over the hurdle at the bottom of the straight, but passing the stands Sir Pam went to the van, while Koauau started moving up. Turning into the back stretch Koauau had run rip to second place from Bonecto.- Sir Pam was several lengths clear of the favourite on the home bend, but at the last obstacle Kouau was abreast of Sir Pam. Koauau was not extended to win by one length from Sir Pam, with Bonecto eight lengths back third, followed by Roman and Gurnion. EKA YVINS BY A NECK. All lined up for the Novice Stakes, Powhiri being made a £2 better, favourite than "Molto, with Petal £->7 less fancied. Frdm a good start Molto was first to show out from Eka, Truney, Takaroa and Lady Cynthia. Truney was soon in the van from Eka, Molto, Lady Cynthia and Powhiri. Truney was first into the straight from Eka, Lady Cynthia, Molto and Petal, but soon stopped and Eka went up at the distance and stalled off a strong challenge from Lady Cynthia to win by n neck, with Molto six lengths back, just in front of Truney, Petal and Powhiri. On entering the straight Takaroa fell in the identical spot whpre he fell on luesday, bringing down Elicit. GLENROSS ALL THE YVAY.

Star Area and Perle de Leon were the onlv defections from the St. Andrew s Handicap, and Glenross was accorded most support, being £2B better backed most support, being £2B better backed than Hipo, with a £63 drop to Glengariff and Killoch. Indian Sage was well backed. Glenross moved freely in the muddy going in his preliminary, and Joy Bird bolted once round the course. Sage and Joy Bird got the worst of the .start, and Glenross went to the van, not to be headed, from Glengariff, Kilfaire, .Killoch and Merry Day. On the bend Glenross was well clear of Kilfaire and Glengariff. with Merry Day dropping back. Glenross made, play into the back stretch from Kilfaire, Glengariff, Killoch, Hipo, Joy Bird and Indian Sage, with Merry Dav last. Joy Bird moved up and. crossing the top, was just behind the favourite. Glenross was first into the straight from Joy Bird. Glengariff and Killoch, and went on to win easily by two lengths from Joy Bird, who stalled off Merry Day, who had come round the field at the half distance, by half a length. Then came Kilfaire, Indian Sage, Hipo, Glengariff, and Killoch. Glenross showed a startling reversal of form by hopping out first and winning from end to end. Joy Bird was not well placed through the race and had a lot of ground to cover. The Taranaki representatives filled the last three berths after having every Chance. SILY’ERMINE IS PROYIISING. The only withdrawal from the Oroua Nursery was Paleta, and Ruanui was backed as unbeatable, carrying £789, with Panther £453 less in demand, and a big drop to the Tom Bracken and Bidwill bracket. Tom Bracken fractious at the barrier, and when the tapes were lifted Thaw turned round and was left several chains. Tom Bracken was first to show out from Oscillation, Ruanui, Insulation and Panther, but on the home bend Ruanui moved up to second, berth. Tom Bracken was

actually first into the straight from Ruanui, but he ran wide, carrying the favourite to the outside fence and Silvermine came through on the rails. At the distance Ruanui challenged but the Taranaki colt drew away to win by two lengths from Ruanui, with Tom Bracken half a length further back. Then came Miss Mercia, Oscillation, Insulation and Panther. Blood will tell, aud the son of Silver Link gives promise of upholding his dam’s great name. The other local representative, Miss Mercia, was never sighted until the finish, and was close up to the placed horses. . VICTORY ON THE POST. Horomea, Plain Sailing and Addlcpate did not saddle up for the Nikau Flack Handicap, in which Sovena was installed favourite with £9 more than Cerf, rind Merle, Volplane and Rising Star were well backed. Cerf played up at the barrier and Volplane was first out from Sovena, Quillfire and Merle. Sovena was soon making play from Y’olplane, Quillfire, Merle, Tip Tree and Rising Star. Sovena was first into the straight from Merle, who came up on the rails. Merle was just in front at the distance but stumbled a few yards off the post and Sovena snatched the victory by a neck, with Volplane three lengths further back, just in front of Tip Tree, YVilderness, Quillfire, Rising Star and Cerf. ROYAL DAMON BY FOUR LENGTHS. The place-getters of tho first day dropped out of the Colyton Handicap, namely, Orchid, Epistle and Lady Bcntinck. In an even betting race Gold Box was made a £6 better favourite than Inferno, with £l7 less on Royal Damon and a big drop to Nine of Spades. From a good start the field covered half a furlong in line and the first to show out was Nine of Spades from First Acre and Gold Box. Gold Box was rushed to the front from Nino of Spades, First Acre and Miss Hupana, with Royal Damon last. Approaching the home bend Royal Damon went up to fourth place. Nine of Spades led Gold Box and First Acre into the straight, with Royal Damon handy. In the run home Royal Damon came through to win easily by four lengths from Nine of Spades, which was five lengths ahead of First Acre, while Gold Box. Inferno and Miss Hupana straggled in next.

RONGOTEA TO LADY ANSTRUTHER. Alloway and General YY’ai were taken out of the Rongotca Hack Handicap, and Elysianor was sorted out as a good thing, but was beaten by the mud. Se.t Star was second fancy, with Lady Anstruther next fancied. From a good start Seastar went to the van from Resinous. Conviction and Elysianor. Scastar led into the back from Conviction, Resinous, Lady Anstrutner and Elysianor. On the home bend Resinous assumed the lead and was first into the straight from Lady Anstruther and Elysianor, with Seaster dropping out of the picture. In a good run home Lady Anstruther took the rails and won well by one length from the other Taranaki horse, Resinous, with the favourite seven lengths away third, followed by Conviction, Seastar and Y’alliynia.

MONAGHAN YVINS LIKE CHAMPION. The only absentee from the Empire Handicap was Penman, and Monaghan was installed favourite, with Alaric next in demand. I’cneus was first away from Monaghan, Bennanee, Kilmiss, Birthmark, and Alaric. Kilmiss went to the fore entering the back from Pencils, Monaghan. Bonogne and Alaric. Monaghan was first into the straight

four lengths ahead of Peneus, Kilmiss, Bonogne, Alaric and Aeriform. The favourite went on to win like a champion by ten lengths from Peneus, who was half a length in front of Bonogne, with Aeriform, Kilmiss, Alaric and Birthmark next. THE TAUMARUNUI MEETING. ACCEPTANCES ANNOUNCED. i The following, acceptances have been received in connection with the Tiun. arunui meeting, which takes place on Sat irday: TRIAL PLATE.—Tea Leaf, Lady Cintra, Abbess, Day Guide, Scot Free, Abbey Day, Bracken Abbey, Seaport, Miss Penury, Abbey Queen, Master Mind, Day Lass, Waiau Lad, Lady Spalpeen, Macroom, General Maniapoto, Always, Rose | Marie, Bright Comet, Sandbag. TARINGAMOTU HACK HANDICAP. Six’ furlongs.—Tc Koroke 9.5, Green Bonnet 8.10, Winsome Boy 8.4, Joy Germ 8.4, Topping 7.13, Master Mind, Bracken Abbey, .Cantab 7.2, Lina Mangu, Miss Penury, Branson 7.0. RANGAROA FLYING HANDICAP. Six furlongs.—Day Guard 9.4, Miss Egypt 8.5, Passionate 8.1, Namutere 7.10, Black ; Cruiser, Miss Vera, Tc Koroke 7.2, Abbey ; Day, Ngarara 7.0.

I TAUMARUNUI CUP. One and a quaril er miles. —Spoony 8.5, Passionate 8.3, Forest Gold 7.12, Boomerday 7.6, Rehe polo, Black Cruiser 7.4. Miss Vera 72, Ngarara, Curraghmore 7.0. OWHANGA HACK HANDICAP. One ( mile.—Lighlwood 9.0, Ngarara 8.9, Hangswera 8.4, Gold Rep 8.1, Lady Cintra 7.8, Seaport, Glen Marco, Velma Day, Day Lass 7.4. MATAPUNA HACK HANDICAP. Five furlongs.—Te Koroke 9.0, Green Bonnet 8.11, Joj- Germ 8.5, Atapai 8.4, Gold Clip 7.12, Macroom 7.10, Master Mind, Bracken Abbey, Queen Abbey 7.4, Ahurere, Tree Leaf. Abbess, Sandbag, Branson, Abbey Day, Hats Off, Day Guide. Miss Penury, Lucy Glitters, Velma Day 7.0. MANUNUI HACK HURDLES. About One and a-half miles.—Ngahincjiouri 10.11, Advent 10.4, Tres Bon 10.2, Gold Rep, Glencairn 9.12, Ahurere, Waiau Lad, Hate Off, Scot Free, Topping, Hangawcra 9.0. MATIERE HACK HANDICAP. Seven furlongs.- Te Koroke 9.1, .Winsome Boy, Lightwood, Joy Germ 8.3, Bright Comet ’ 7.12, Always 7.9, Master Mind, Cantab, i Lady Spalpeen 7.1. Una Mangu, Abbess, I Branson, General Maniapoto. Day Guid®