EASTER RACING OPENS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 90, 18 April 1927, Page 10

EASTER RACING OPENS.

THE AUCKLAND MEETING. CIVILITY WINS THE BIG MILE. OASCONY ADDS ANOTHER CLASSIC TO HIS RECORD. Tlu* autumn meeting of the Auckland Racing- Club opened at Ellerslie on Saturday in ideal conditions, there being n largo attendance and some exceptionally interesting racing. The Easter Handicap of two thousand sovereigns was won by the Wanganui-trained mare Civility. The Great Northern Oaks was won by Flying Juliet, who accounted for a hot favourite in Lady Desmond. In the G.N. Champagne Stakes Gascony, carrying £1200 more than Cimabue. prevailed by a neck only over Pagnelli.

An inquiry was held concerning interference with Thaw in the Onslow Stakes. It was found that Golden Wedding was forced over on to Thaw owing to Mosque coming in, and no action was considered necessary. In the President's Handicap Curraghmore suffered some interference and an inquiry was opened, but adjourned until this morning. E. Warner, rider of Day Bell in the Brighton Hurdles, broke a stirrup and had to pull up his mount. The stewards advised him to see in future that his gear was in proper order before going out to ride. The sum of £51.997 10/ was put through the totalisator. a decrease of £4.243 compared with the 192t> opening day when £.Sfi,24o 10/ was handled. Detail? of the later races are pended:—MANGERE STEEPLECHASE of SOOsovs. About two miles and a-half. 2—WEDDING MARCH, b g, iiyrs, liy Quin Abbey—Uranium (Mr. M. AVells). 10.12—Ronnie 1 I—PENTAGRAM, br g. .ise<l (Mr. Charlton Dawson), 10.1—Rutherford , - S—BAHADUR, hlk jr, 6yrs (Mr. S. G. Lindsay), 'J. o—McGregor 3 Also started : (o> Prince Rufus 10.S ( Warner), (4) Garzon 10.1 (Dunn). (Si Tom Moore 9.0 (Williams), (fi) Syndicate 9.0 (Mcßae), (7) Dimlisht 0.0 (Chaplin). (9) Waiau Lad 9.0 (Garrett), (10) Peka Pai n.O (Olive). Bahadur went out to make the pace, and led over the hill and down past the stand by ten lengths from Pentagram, Prinre Rufus, Syndicate and Wedding March. Along the back Wedding March moved up. and when they took the second fence on the top of the hill Bahadur and Wedding March were together, a couple of lengths in front of Pentagram, with Syndicate next. Wedding March took charge running down the hill, and was first over the last fence, going on to win by a length from Pentagram, with Bahadur three lensths away, third. Syndicate was fourth, with Prince Rufus and Dimlight next. Time. 4.40.

Winner trained by T. SI. Morris, Cambridge. OXSLOW STAKES of 50050\~3. . . Six furlongs, u—PRINCE OTTO, eh e, 2yrs. by Xassau —Dovelet (Mr. F. Earl, K.C.). 7.o—Bryce 1 FOX, br c, 2yrs (Mr. J. E. Wells). 7.l—Lee I «> 10—SPEECHLESS, h f. 2yrs (Mr. J. X. Heslop), 7.1 —Wiggins 3 Also started: (1) Melissa 5.12 (Reed) (3) Thaw 8.11 (Pine). (2) Anratum 8.3 (Barry) and Brampton 7.0 (Green) coupled. (S) Golden Wedding S.O (Henderson), and Arihana 7.0 (Gilmore) coupled. (7) Carinthia 5.2 (Ryan). (6) Ti Tree SO (Bagby), (4) Wild Pigeon 7.9 (Maekie), (9) King Willonyx 7.5 (Jones), (13) Auriculus 7.4 (Caramick), (17) Standfast #.0 (Foster). (11) Whakarite 7.0 (TreDiaine, (15) Master Clements 7.0 (Reillvi (IS) Zane Grey 7.0 (Duggan), (14) Thurnbell 7.0 (Tuohey), (16) Mosque 7.0 (Monkley). AnrbtUm, on the fence, and Melissa were quickest.out, but when the field had gone a furlong Prince Otto dashed to the front and led past the half mile post from Anratum. Melissa, Carinthia and Speechless Tho field bunched after turning into the straight, but Prince Otto maintained his advantage and won by two lengths from The Fox. with Speechless a head away, third. and Melissa almost in line Whakarite. Wild Pigeon. Auratum. Brampl ton and Standfast following in that order. Time, 1.1.j. Winner trained by J. T. Jamieson, Papakura). ...... PRESIDENTS HANDICAP of 63050 v« ■> PFC IWAT II ,! and - a-<luarter- - "-IiAWAy. br g oyrs, bv Luenllivs —Peggy Pryde (Mr. A. W. Prangley), B.C—McTavish 1 ■i —STAR STRANGER, b h, 4yrs (Mr A. B. Williams). 9.l3—Reed ' o 6—PRINCESS ROXXIE, b m, syrs " (Mr. H. Xorgrove), 7.6—Wigg'ins 3 vt> Al l° * : (8) Eden Hall S.lO (Bagby) (i) Hynanna 5.9 (Maekie), (ft) Income 8.6 (Henderson). (3) Alloway 7.9 !;«: /"> Mint Leaf 7.3 (Gilmour), (12) Gold Jacket 7.0 (Reilly). (Iβ) -Namutere 7.0 (Tuohey), (7) Barometer 7 0 (Jones), (10) Air Queen 7.0 (Lee) 13) Curraghmore 7.0 (Bryce), (11) Lord' Star 7.0 (Foster). (13) Miss Vera 7.3 (MeMnscari was the first to turn for home from Pegaway. Mint Leaf and Princess Konnie. Pegaway then took charge, and. stalling off Star Stranger, who had come from a good way back, won by a length and a-n.ilf. Princess Ronnie was two and ahalf lengths away, third, with Allowav fourth. Time, 2.7 1-5. Winrier trained by A. Cook, Te Awamutu.