RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 250, 22 October 1928, Page 11

RACING NEWS.

WAIKATO MEETING.

CORINAX LIFTS CUP.

NANCY LEE THE SPRINT.

SCHORR AND SPEECHLESS OPEN

ACCOUNT.

There was a surprise in the Waikato Cup oh Saturday, when Corinax defeated geveral well-fancied candidates, the first two choices being unplaced. Nancy Lee justified backers' confidence by carrying off the Cambridge Handicap. The totalilator investments amounted to £27,200, an increase of £0052 compared with the corresponding day last season. The earlier winners were Mangani (Waimai Hurdles), Foreign Fancy, Te Ngeru and Indolent (divisions of Trial Stakes—To Ngcru and Indolent running »dead heat in the second), and Love Call (Tamahere Stakes). 1 Later results:—

WAIKATO CUP of 650sovs and gold cup i,, valued at 50sovs. ' ~ One mile and a-quarter. S—CORINAX, b g, syra, by Magpie— Que.en Ir.goda (Mr. J. Willlam- \ son), 7.7 —J. Cammick 1 B—VALKON, br g, syrs (Mr. P. G. Harper), 8.0 —C. France ... . -2 g—QUEEN ARCH, b jn, 6yrs (Mr. R. B. Hines), 7.l—K. Gill S Also' Started: (2) Te Kara, 9.2; (1) Catkin, 8.2; (6) Desert Glow, (4) Mint Leaf,x7.s; (11) Transformer, (10) Papatu, (9) King Smock, (7) Tidal, 7.0. . . Won by a neck, third horse two-and l-half lengths away. Time, 2.11 2-5. (Winner trained by owner, Ellerslie.) claudelands HIGHWEIGHT handicap of 150sovs. One mile. i—SCHORR, b g, 6yrs, by Day Comet —Bed Pine' (Mr. B. E. Hart), - - $.O—C. France ...........;.. 1 I—GOLD BAIN, b g, aged (Mr. C. Claremont;. r sen.), 8.0-rO. McInally 2 3—MERVETTE, b m, syrs (Mr. J. Fraser Smith), B.5—A. Tinker . 3 Also started: (1) Te Koroke, 9.0; (5) Golden Krist, 8.12; (3) Waltzer, 8.6; (8) Tinopono, (9) Bright Day, (6) Wenday, (10) Infante. 8.0. Won by one and a-half lengths, third horse a head away. Time, 1.45 3-5. (Winner trained by W. Stone, Te Awariutu.) CLARKIN HACK HANDICAP, of ISOsovs. %it: One mile. I—KOMAK, b g, 6yrs, by Day Comet— Bt. Hilda-Cressy mare (Mr. N. D. ' " S. Buiunez), 7.0, carr. 7.l—K. Gill 1 2—ALWAYS, ch g, 6yrs (Mr. R. McMiken), 7.3, carr. 7.4 —P. Brady 2 4—LOVELAND, b m, 4yrs (Mr. H. H. Pfcarazyn), 8.0, carr 7.9—Home . 3 Also started: (3) Oscar, 7.7; (5) Whakama, 7.0. Won by a length and a-quarter, third bone; four lengths away. Time, 1.46. Winner trained by R. A. Edwards, Te Rapa. .. CAMBRIDGE HANDICAP, of 350sovs. Six p[ ■ v y'\ furlongs. I—NANCY LEE, br m, aged, by Lucullus—Flagship (Messrs. R. W. Todd : and B. Porter), 8.0 —P. Brady .. 1 7—BALLYMOY 11., ch m, aged (Meurs. O. Nicholson and E. B. Davis), 7.0 S; Bryce 2 B—PEGAWAY, br g, aged (Mr. A. W. Prangley), 8.3—-R. McTavish ... 8 Also-started: (2) Kingfield 8.8, (#> Macroom, (8) Tea Time, 7.0; (6) Tinokoa, (9) Regent, (4) -Whaka King, 7.0. ' ' " Won by a length, third horse a head away.; Time, 1.16 2-5. r-u» : Winner trained by C. 23. Mallowes, Te Aroha. ' ............. HAOTAPU HACK HANDICAP of lOOsovfl. Seven furlongs. \ ' 4—SPEECHLESS, b m, 4yrs, by Demosthenes—Queen Kora (Mr. 3. N.Heslop), 7.B—A. Dick ... 1 I—LADY'S BOY, br g, syrs (Mr. W. Henderson), 9.0 —P. Brady 2 6—MASTER LU, b g, aged (Messrs. M. and J. O'Connor), 7.3—5. Trejjig ' main' ....... 8 Also started: (5) Te Waka, 7.4; (3) Abbey Queen, 7.3; (7) Glenstar, (2) Bed Day, (9) Miss Comet, (8) Niblick, 7.0. Won "by three lengths, third horse asimilar distance away. Time, 1.31 1-5. Winner trained by A. Cook, Te Awamutu.