RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 131, 3 June 1919, Page 2

RACING NEWS.

". A.R.C. WINTER MEETING. j SECOND DAY'S RACING. a '? MASTEE LUPIN WINS THE \ STEEPLES. r HURDLES WON BY THRACE. The Auckland Racing Club's Winter j Meeting was continued to-day in perfect weather. There was a very large attend- , ance, and the course was in first class order. j The Steeplechase was won by Master Lupin, and Thrace annexed the Remuera , Hurdles. f Details are as follow: — - HUNT CLUB CUTP, of _50sovs. About 3 three miles. » Mr. J. Williamson's eh g No Surrender, - vr Tr S b alvadan—Vlctorine, 10.7 (Keepai 1 Mr. H. Swaftleld's eh g Heather Boy 1 aged, 10.8 (Warner) 2 5 iX™ R ; B ?"" ton ' s sr g Grey Star",'aged, 10.11 lAnderton) 3 Also started: Swastika 11.9, Jacaranda 11.5, Master Bijou 10.7. ' « - N '° Surrender showed the wav over the - , nrst fence, where Swastika ran up. At the ' I f a *?. a Heather Boy was showing the way . j to JNo Surrender, Jacaranda, Master Bijou, - and Grey (Star. As they went along the back Jaearanda took the lead, aud negotiated the 1 onstacle on the hill safely, being followed , Bijou and Grey Star together. The leader 1 was drawing away as they came to the j double, but came to griof at the second > fence, leaving No Surrender in the lead, - with Heather Boy next and Grey Star foi- ' lowing. The latter, however, met his Waterloo at the double, leaving Master > Bijou to tail up In the rear. lie, however, • by No (Surrender, Heather Boy, and Master 1 fell at the next fence, and Grey Star was re-mounted. No Surrender continued in • the lead, and going up the hill the last time ■ was out six lengths from Heather Boy, with Grey Star a quarter of a mile away. The leader drew awny in the run up the straight and won by two hundred yards from Heather Boy, which was lame. Though Grey Star fell again at the second fence on the hill, he completed the course at last, ' and was placed third. Time, >0.30. No i Surrender was favourite. RANFURLY WELTER HAND-ICAQ?, of '. -oOsovs. One mile. Mr. A. M. Robertson's b g (Pierrot, syrs., by All 'Black—Mimic, 10.1 (Ryan) 1 . Mr. J. TwohiH's b g General Stephen, 4yrs., 9.10 (_rown) 2 Mr. D. Jackson's b m ißangl Aroha, 6yrs., (Henderson) 3 Also started: Cadet 10.7, Canzonet 10.2, Independence 10.0, Step 9.13. Mountain Gold 9.13, Woody Glen 9.12. Don't 9.10, Gluclan 9.10, Admiral Advance 9.2, Elate U. 2, Golden Petal 9.0, Slowcoach 9.0, Te (Miro 9.0, Tama-a-roa 9.0. Miramar 9.0. Canzonet showed up momentarily in front, but when they settled down Elate and Independence were showing the way from Canzonet, with Pierrot beading a bunched lot, the last of which was Cadet, Independence and Elate showed the way across the top, two lengths in front of Canzonet, which had Pierrot on its quarters, the most prominent of the others being General Step—en. Turning for 'home, lndependeuce had Elate beaten, and was first to straighten up for the run to the judge. At the distance Pierrot, General Stephen, and Rang! Aroha came through with well-sustained runs, and Pierrot, las-ting the longest, got the verdict by three-quarters of a length from General Stephen, with Rang! Aroha half-a-length away, third. Independence was fourth, Elate fifth, and Woody Glen last. Time, 1.45. Pierrot was favourite. REMUERA (HURDLE RACE HANDICAP, of SOOsovs. Two miles. ■Mr. E. W. Alison, jun.'s, Ibr g Thrace, aged, by Poseidon —Cremona, 11.8. 1 (Henderson) 1 Mr. W. C. Morgan's b m Ditto, aged 10.2 (Roach) : 2 Mr. G. Fulton's b g Art, aged, 11.9 (Douglas) 3 Also started: Sleigh't-oMHand 11.8, and Paraoa 10.11. Art showed out at the start (from Paraoa and Ditto. Once over the first hurdle i Ditto went into the lead, followed by . Thrace, Art, Paraoa, and Slelght-of-Hand In I that order. Racing past the stand Ditto I was still bowling along in front, while 1 Sleight-of-Hand had moved up into the j second division, with Paraoa -next, and Art j and Thrace together, the latter being hard ridden. Ditto maintained her lead, going along the back, (Slelght-of-lHand being second, and Thrace third. In this order they turned the bend, and Thrace had a slight lead as they came at the last hurdle. Safely negotiating It, he drew out In the run to the judge, and won hy three lengths from Ditto, with Art third, two lengths I away. Paraoa was close up fourth, and ! Sleight-olf-Hand some lengths away, last. ] Time, 3.49 l-o. Thrace was favourite. I ■GREAT NORTHERN STEEPLECHASE ' HANDICAP, of loOOsovs. Three miles and a-half. • Mr. James Bull's br g (Master Lupin, by Lupin—St. Lyra, aged, 10.10 (McDonald 1 Mr. T. Wilson's b g Waimai, aged, 12.7 tTutchen) 2 Mr. E. J. L. Rae's b g Tenacious, aged, 10.3 (E. Rae) 3 Also started: Troublesome 10.7, Arlington 10.3, Bore 10.3, and Te Ongo 9.7. Te Ongo led Waimai, Tenacious and Troublesome over the first hurdle, and there ■was no charnge at the second obstacle. I Going up the hill Waimai went into the '■ I lead, followed by Tenacious, Troublesome, Master Lupin and Te Ongo. and in this order they came down the hill to the wall entering the course. Waimai led over the sod bank of the water jump, with Master Lupin and Troublesome almost on terms, with Tenacious, Te Ongo, Arlington and : Bore following in that order. Waimai led over the stove wall, and the pace near the old water jump, at which Troublesome i nearly came down and lost his rider. This left Waimai and Master Lupin clear of ' Tenacious and Te Ongo, and there was no change in the order along the back and over the bill. Master Lupin then headed Waimai and led him slightly over the sod wail and double, and Te Ongo ran into third i place 100 yards behind the leader and appeared to be closing up when he stopped at the old water jump and interfered with I Tenacious, who lost some ground. This left Master Lupin and Waimai with a still I more commanding lead, and going up the • hill he drew light away, forcing the pace on i the favourite. The latter, however, made up ground coming down the hill, and jumping, the two fences had got within a few I lengths of the leader, who was going easily. Carefully jumping the last hurdle Master Lupin held his own, and won easily I by three lengths, Tenacious jumping the last fence when the others were easing ud These were the only competitors to finish i rime, 1.53 2-d. _ £\ _* v ?. "'as run in the record time of 1, 2 "°i the previous best having been the time of 8.6, established by Mr w t I SSfta'sSk 0-10 in ** 916 * W "" ar "W-imai j KING GEORGE'S HANDICAP. ! Housewife *. | Parisian Diamond . r.White Blaze ; All started. a Won by three-quarters of a length, a head between second and third. Time, 1.30 2?. DUNEDDf RACES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, this day The weather was fine for the Winter Meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Qub today. The attendance was large. TRIAL HURDLES, one mile and a-half I I Tip Up, 10.9 , ' j San Sebastian, 11.2... ~ j I Calma, 10.2 '■;'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 3 Scratched: Hardshot. Won by half a length, lime 1 "_ 1 n I Kimboltou fell at the last _ur_?e.' l * BRIGHTON HANDICAP, one mile i Cannle Jack, 7.8 ' , Glenshine, 8.9 I Mlrza, 8.6 •••""*"""*""" 3! Scratched: Admiral Talbot Won by a head. Time, 1.46 1-5. BIRTHDAY HANDICAP, of 500SOVS One mile aud a-half Tin Soldier, 7.0 . Eleus, 8.3 J Samiel, 7.0 '•'.'.'.'.'.".".*.'.'"'"■■■ 3 Scratched: Rorker*s Drift, Wardan'oWon by half a length. Tim e ; 2._> 2-5 r *

OTAGO STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, of lOOOsovs. About three miles. Palladlo, 10.10 i I Vascular. 13.0 ," 3 I Sllversplre, 11.2 3 All started. Won by a length. Time 6.21 3-5. CANTERBURY PARK TROTS (By Telegraph.—'Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. this day. The Canterbury Park Trotting Club's Winter Meeting was Continued to-day. The weather was fine and the attendance was large. AMATEUR HANDICAP, one mile and a-half. j. KU tress, *3s 1 Gentleman Wood, 6s _ - j Marie Lloyd, 6s 3 3 All started. Won by four lengths. Time. 13.52 3-5. : ! PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP, two miles. t j Billy Parole, 13s 1 1 Bluewood, 10s _ Peter Zimmerman. l!)s 3 Scratched: Bonette. Won by a length. Time, 4.55. KING GEORGE HANDICAP, two miles. Matchllgbt. 3s 1 [ Vice-Admiral, lis _ Author Dillon, scr "j ' All started. Won by two lengths. Time, 4.36 3-5. ) MATURITY HANDICAP, one and a-half 1 miles. , All Bell, 3s j ; Velio. 2s 3 '. Petrova, 3s j All started. Won by a neck. Time. : 3.35 2-5. i "