RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 41, 18 February 1929, Page 12

RACING NEWS.

» TE AROHA RACES. MOSQTTE LIFTS CUP. GLENSTAR BEATS PEGAWAY. |A\'tH"RITK DESTROYED AFTER SPHINX. Tlk> opening 1 of the To Arolia Jockey t'lnb's iniiniiil meeting on Saturday was biimiHl of incidents. In the AVaih"ii Ifnndiciip, the chief sprint of the afternoon, Jolly Money, Maclooni, ;uul Tea Time fell, and .lolly Slonoy received such injuries t lint it wn? found necessary to destroy ihis pronii>ing young horse. In the Cup there w.i- u complete surprise, the win3|l ."!?.'". tlle little fancied 3lo?qiio. British King was also responsible for a surprise. Backers generally liad a had day. and prices returned in the majority of events were of the solid order. The sum put through the totalisator during the day amounted to £31,701 10/, compared with £29,518 for the corresponding days-last season, an increase o£ r . £2153 10/. "" The Principal Event. Jlervette and Olenstar did not parade fo»the Herries' Memorial Cup, the principal event of the day. It was a great hotting race, and when the final figures were adjusted, most money (£1193) was entrusted to In The Shade, while Koyal Doulton (£902), and Flying Juliet (£899), came in for solid support. royal Doulton led out of the straight from The Lover, Desert Glow, Mosque, Jii'. The Shade, anct Flying Juliet, but fix: furlongs from ljome Mosque, Royal Doulton and The Lover were racing on terms, followed by Flying Juliet, Desert OLow, Transformer .and Qiuen Arch. HaJf-a-mile from home Transformer was up second to Mosque, with Flying Juliet, The Lover and Royal Doulton all handy. Mosque was first into the straight, and finished on full of running to beat The Lover by one and a-half lengths, with Royal Doulton a couple of lengths away. Next to finish were Flying Juliet, In The Shade, Transformer, and Desert Cdow, with Queen Arch last. Accident in Big Sprint. Branson, Lorient 11., Subdivision, Town Bird, Some Lady, Royal Blood and Wilshire were the defections in the Waihou Handicap, the chief sprint event on the programme. Tho pool was a good one, with Jolly Money (£979), Pegaway ( £585) and High Finance ( £580) being th? favourite division. Jolly Money arid High Finance Avere first to begin, but running paat the ,fiv.e-furlong jolly %fsp:iii.4K„ (»nd' Iva* . s^>Time and MscrooW»teo "-HigbnFlnance and Kingfield were leaders crossing the top and were racing abreast, with Ruffles, Glen Star and Pegaway handy. Entering the straight High Finance was just clear of Kingfield and Ruffles with Olenstar -and Pegaway close up and in a Ifreat "'flnfsli Gleristar had the best of Pegaway by a head when they flashed past the post, with Ruffles half a length away. Kiflgfield was fourth, then folloSred Bfgjß; "a]ftd Mosaic, , ..,; The' Hack Cop. >*• - Te Money, Luminary and Flitter were the only withdrawals from the Champion Hack Cup, leaving a field of 16 liorses to face the starter. Black Maire •was favourite, and carried £528, with Star Comet,. £490, and Lucy Rose, £424, also closer lip in the betting. Arikitoe •was left and took no part in the race. Slack Maire was the early leader from Llfty Rose, Maori Boy, Mussie, Star Copiet and Hakanoa. Going along the back Mussie had moved up into second place behind Black Maire, with Lucy TtOße, Star Comet, Maori Bay, Always and Glena Bay following. Black Maire •was bowling along in front as they raced across the top, his nearest attendants being Lucy Rose, Mussie, Star Comet, Hakanoa and Maori Boy, and he had no trouble to get the decision by two and lengths from Maori Boy, who fooght out a great finish with Star Cainet, whom he defeated by a head fojj second * money. Brampton was fcftrth, with 'SHakanoa, High Tide, Sports King and Glena Bay following in that crier. Prince "Lxl Scores. jjjUervette, Lucy Rose and Lorient 11, dropped out of the Hot Springs Handicap for which Ti Tree ( £1147), was a pronounced favourite, with Archeen ($724), and; Cynthia N. (£599), also ■wsll up in tile betting. Prince Lu was firlt out frortf Cynthia N., The Thorn, Ti Tree, Tinoiti,, and Sleepy Sol, and going aU)!n<r the back he was three lengths cltfar of thor field. Ti Tree moved up, aira was running second to Prince Lu turning for Borne, with Cynthia N. and The Thorn next. In the run to the judge, Prince Lu held his advantage, and won nicely by a length from Ti Tree, who beat The Thorn by two and a-half lengths. Cynthia N. was fourth, followed by Sleepy Sol, Te Koroke and Archeen. The earli&f' winners were Gala Day '(Hurdles), drown Arch (Waitoa Handicap), Polvxena (Juvenile) and British King (Shaftesbury Hack). Latest results: — HERRIES' MEMORIAL CUP of 650bovs. One mile i.nd a-quarter. 7—MOSQUE, br g, 4yrs, by Feramorz — .Marble Star (Mr. R. Porter), 7.0 —K. Gill 1 6—TllK LOVER, b g. r.yrs (Trustees Estate late 11. Frieillander). 7.2 — J. f.immlck 2 2 —ROYAL DOULTON. br ni, syrs (Messrs. Rnnlston Bros.), 8.6— R. Mcijavish 8 Also started r (3) Flying Juliet, 8.11; (S) Transformer; 8,7; (1) In the Shade, S.ii; (4) Desert Gl«w, 7.10 ; (5) Queen Arch. 7.!). Won by a length and a-hnlf, third horse two lengths away. Time. 2.7 3-5. Winner trained by T. Parkinson. Opotiki. WAIIIOU HANDICAP, of 340sovs. Six furlongs and 38 yards. 7—GLENSTAR, b g. Cyrs, by Day Comet —Glenpupu (Mr. N. D. S. Rumney), 7.B—Chandler 1 2—ri:<;.\\VAY, br g. aged (Mr. A. W. J'nmgloy), 9.13 —A. Tinker 2 4—RUFFLES, n g, r.yrs (Mr. D. Tyc), 7.2— K. Gill 3 Also Htnrtcd: (3) High Finance, 9.3; (5) Ten Time, «.<» ; (!>) Kinglield, 8.1; (8) Mosaic, 8.1; (1) Jolly Money, 8.0; (6) Alucroom, 7.4. by " heil(, > ImlC a length between aecona and third hor«e. Time, 1.16 1-5. Winner trained by G. A. Retd. Te Aroha. CHAMPION HACK. CUP of SOOwTA I— m »A£ ~m lle and a quarter. br g ' syrs - h * Glen Sp-MAORI BOY h E -, Keesing 1 ~" „ Davidson | a «L s , yrß (Mr - T - E. 2r-BTAtt COMET rtT" i,one " 2 Cook). hsFcu k f{££& < M '- W. , Al»o started- < 7T bu ia ~ p « Brady.. 3 8 2 B ?i/*> •8 W %VIJ»> Lucy •*_<•> Hun «%' %fa*£z

(10) Arikifoa 7.13. (12) Brampton 7.9, (9) Mangani 7.0. (lo) Always, (11) Sports King. (13i Red Day 7.6. Won by two lengths and a half, third horse a head away. Time 2.9 3-5. Winner trained by A. E. Cox, Te Aroha. HOT SPRINGS HANDICAP, of 250 sovs. One mile. 7 PRINCE LU, br g, 6yrs, by Lueuljus—Klysian Mare (Mr. A. Conbrougli), 7.O—W. Roid 1 1 XI TREE, b m, 4yrs (Mr. C. G. Macindoe). S.ti—H. Goldfinch .. 2 S—TIIH THORN, br g. 6yrs (Mr. J. Williamson), 7.9— R. McTavish. 3 Also started: (2) Archeen, 8.6; (9) High Pitch 8.5; (4) Sleepy Sol, 7.7; (3) Cynthia N., 7.1; (C) Te Koroke, 7.0; (8) Tinoiti, 7.0. Won bv half a length, third horse two and ti-hiiif lengths away. Time, 1.40 2-;>. Winner trained by W. McLean, Cambridge.