RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 214, 8 September 1921, Page 8

RACING NEWS.

THE MABTON MEETING. SOME INTERESTING RACING. THE HAWK BEATEN. BIG DEQRiEASU IN "TOTE. ,, The Marton Jockey Club's Spring Meeting was held yesterday in perfec.wetter, but the attendance, although good, fell a lot short of previous years. Tb« track was in fine ordeV and the racing interesting a feature being tJie defeat of one of lart^ seaunder the secretary. -Mr. A. Way, was very fatlsfactory, and the club is t 0 lated on its strict adherence to Hie advertised times of starting, the last event beinggot off rigtit on time. - On receipt of the news of the death of the Jockey R- ©. Manson, the flag on the stand was lowered to half-mast, out of respect to the memory of the deceased, who wan well known in the district. There was a big drop in the totalisator ■turnover, the sum passed through the machines only totalling £26.05», a decrease of £12,7(30 o° last year. Particulars are: — THiE FAVOURITE WINS. Racing commenced with the Hack Hurdles, from which. Flddlestrings and >cTMline were withdrawn, leaving the good Deld of sixteen to contest the event. Ruddy was made an odds on favourite, just about four hundred pounds better fancied than Sir ■Robbery, the pair carrying about fiveeighths of the investaents, a little money coming for the Waikato-owned Golden Nut, but the other Northern representative, Independence, was at. a ions price. Sir Rosebery cut up very badly and never got near the front, but after Kyoto had made the early running. Ruddy took charge, fallowed by The Baronet and War Loan, a good race seeing the favourite win by a length from The Baronet, witib Wax Loan, a neck away, third, followed by Ilushabye, Kyoto and Royal Exchange. THE MAIDEN'S. Wheatfleld and Orellana were -withdrawn ■from the Trial Hack Plate, leaving a goodlooking field of nineteen to go to the post. Rose of Athens was plcKed out as the most likely -to score, being entrusted with a couple of hundred pounds more than Tinl.hanga, a lot of money coming for Believe ! and Left, the others only being given , starters" chances. The favourite never got clear, but Tintbanga. getting to the front I after they had gone a hundred yards, came I Into the frtraiirfit well elrar of Stylish Lady, I Scotch tMiiture and JCotu Wede. la the ' run home, Tinihanga easily held her own. winning at the finish by a couple of lengths ! from 'Stylish Lady, which was just in ! front of Xota Wede. Submerge was fourth, and then came Panache and Miss .Elva. I THE STEEPLECHASERS. I Yankee Jack, Onipoto, Tipperary Lase and Ringi were withdra.wn fro-m the Hack ■Steeplechase. Te Toa winding up favourite, about two hundred and fifty pounds better fancied than Tatton Park, a little money also coming for Pa-werewere and Golden G-ladc. Ore Ore went out fast but was soon headed by Tatton Park, which, after ihavfrig a life at the brush fence, three furlongs from home, fell at the stand double, while Oolden Glade name to grief at the fence at the head of the straight, at which, obstacle Flying Camp ran off. This left Te Toa in the lead, followed by Ore Ore, Pawere"were and €tmmmy, and this order was maintained over the remainder of the Journey, Te Toa winning by a length and a. half from Ore Ore, with Pawerewere four lengths further back, and Ohummy a furlong away. ADMIRAL CODRINGTON* WIN'S. When the field paraded for the Marton Handicap, the bis event of the day. Detroit. Prodigal and Ditchley were absentees, leaving a field of a dozen to go to the post. J -idmiral Codrington was backed down to a short price, being entrusted with just over six hundred pounds more than 'Moiyneaux, the second fancy, while Tame Fox. Kareao i and Starland had a lot of friends, being ! fairly evenly backed; tlie others being practically neglected. Whf-u they were let go 1 White Blaze was slow to move, Alolyneaus i leading the field past rhe stand, followed by Strategy, Tame Fox, Demos, Admiral Cod'-ring-ton. Stork. Penury Rose, Kilgour. Kareao. Rouen, -Starl.ind .i.nd Wfcite Blaze iv that order. Admiral Codrington moved up as they left the straijiht. leading ato)ig the I lmck, just clear of Moiyneaux. Stork and Ta-mp Fox. with Strategy. Demos. Rouen aud Kilgour most ■prominent of the others. : Admiral Codrington was still in charge crossing the top. and came into the straight well clear of Stork and Tame F"ox, the rest of the fi£ld bunching up. In the run home Admiral Codrmgton held his advantage winning nicely by a length aud a half from Tame Fox, which beat Stork- a neck for second honours. Sarland finished -well find got fourth, and then came Kilgour Molyneaux, Penury I'.ose, Demos. Strategy Rouen and Kareao, with White Blaze last. ONLY A QUA'RTETT. Only a q-nartet came out for the Rangi- . tikei Steeplechase, The defections being Oakleigh, Te Toa, Tlrau. and Gaekwar. Umahu wound up at a fairly short price, witJi Mattock. First Line and Gay Boy fancied in that order. 'Mattock only got as far as the double in front of the stand, when he came to grief at the first fence and then Gay Boy. First Line and Omahu had turns at making the pave. Gay Boy was in front going along the back tlie last time, the trio being all hard at it. Omahu Rot on terniK with Gay Boy at the entrance to the straight, and, drawing out in the run home, stalled off a strong challenge by i iue^ nd w<ra h i' a length and a half, I with Gay Boy four lengths further back. | GfKOTESQUE ISEA.TEX. Blush. Generous, and Aotea ißoa werp not saddled up for the Electric Hack Handicap, Grotesque being installed favourite, just on throp hundred pounds better fancied than Ditch-ley, w-htah had a few more j friends than Tolerance, the issue being generally cspected to Tie betweeu the trio, the others only being given starters' chances. Grotesque was quickest to begin followed by DitchJey and Celmisia. while Young ThurnJwm was well placed, just in behind the leaders. 'rutchley headed Grofosqtip oft as they crossed the top leadin" into the straight, with Grotesque. CeLmisia rolernm-e.- iMakere and nipo following in that order. In fhp run home Grotesque. I ch-nllong-od. but eonld not cot up, Ditchlev «rt«ym.g on to win by a length. Olmisi.i jrot 'third. Just in front of Tolerance and ■then cnaie Hipo and Maiere. TIIE HAWK FAILS. Mistian. Automoana and .Rose of Athens -were the late withdrawals from the Railway Handicap, which brought out a -hi"li- ' class fio-ld of sprinters. The Hawk was ■picked out as unbeatable and bracketed with Mnloha. the pair were at a very short ■price. Amythns. Qn«?t. rrisrrinia and Humbug only setting lulMu»art«! support. The Hawk bepan wc-11. and, joined iiy Affcctp.tion. the ipair set :i very solid pace alon» the back .followed i,y Bonny Briar. Htm," bug and Verbosity in that order. Amvfhas being very slow to move. These positions «ere maintained to the straicht, -nlierc The iHawk lost his place, and Affectation took enarse. orvly to be immediately phallen S e<l l.y Verbosity, whin, finished fast, and «ot «re decision by two lengths. Humbu~ was The Hawk Amythas and Bonny Briar The winner paid a two-figure dividend. THE LAST? RAOB. The day's sport ended -with the Tntaenui ' Hack belter, from which Admiration. Halcyon, Golden. Nut and Ixidv Ham were withdrawn. Lord Deinond was instilled &oc?TaS W ffl^ w ™ 5 I begin, but Projector soon ra,i to the front Z e ?™lih? a S"" 1 , 1 "I*'1 *' Iwl f "e field to Syifirs'd'v. J£sSnS ,, iS'tJ!?s.s t ft fk off a by ?hVfo°vourite?and tn won by a l.ngth and a half. Siberian wa^n LOYAL IRISH AT RAN'DWICK. I Mr. .7. Williamson (has rpceivpd M Wo i advK* that his colt Loyal Irish has w,f