Peep Into Past.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 163, 12 July 1929, Page 9

Peep Into Past.

Last Dozen Winners of Principal

Events.

The three chief races on to-morrow's programme are the Winter Hurdles (second leg of double), July Steeplechase, and Winter Oats (flat). Winter Hurdles, Two Miles and a-quarter. In 191" when Leonta won Gladful was runner-up, the pair being eleventh and twelfth favourite respectively. Sir Fisher fell. Hon. E. W. Alison owned the 1920 winner, Slowcoach. Rorkc's Drift created a great surprise in 1922, —twelfth in order of betting. In 1925 Comical was second to an outsider in Lucullent. Nukumai scored twice. Auckland-owned horses have taken a prominent part in the decision of the race in more recent years. The last dozen winners have been: —

July Steeples, About Three Miles. El Gfillo, who won two Great Northern doubles, fell in 1917 when Master Strowan won. The favourite scored in the succeeding three years. Coalition (Wellington Steeplechase champion in 1921) fell in the July Steeples of 1919. A favourite did not win again until 1927, when Tuki obliged. Bon Reve and First Line had two victories _ apicce. The 1926 winner was twelfth in order of betting. Some past winners:—

Winter Oats, One Mile. The most noteworthy features ot the Winter Oats in the last twelve years were a dead-heat in 1920 and I'airy Herald's double victory in 1927 and 1928. Arch Salute, one of the dead-heaters, also scored in tht> 1924 race. Master Doon was runner-up in 1927. The tenth favourite won in 1919 and the eleventh in 1922. Recent winners:—

m. s. 1917—Leonta. 10.6 f } 1018 —Gladful, 11.0 * 1010 —Oniahu. 9.8 ° 1920 —Slowcoach, 9.9 •* •>- 1921 —Alteration, 9.3 1 1922 —liorke's Drift, 0.0 * ;■» 1923—First Born. 9.2J f 1924 —Nukumai, 9.13 * -dj 1925 —Lucullent, 9.SI 4 192fi—Zircon, 0.9 j 1927 —Nukumai, 11.8 * 192S —Beau Cavalier, 10.2 -* •••* * Two miles and a-quarter (formerly two miles).

m. s. 1917—Master Strowan, 10.6 .... 6 '27 191S —Bon Rove, 11.13 » 1910—Bon Reve, 11.10 6 21 1920 —First Line, 10,8 ° 3o 1921—No race (Coalition won Wellington Steeples litial day). ,. 1922—Romance, 9.0 _ 1923—First Line, 9.13 0 "wj 1924 —No race (Omahu won Wellington Steeples final day). 1923 —Peter Amans, 10.1 T 161 1926—Lady Comet, 9.0 6 50* 1927—Tuki, 10.9 « 102S —Kawini, 10,10 6 48

m. s. 1917 —Centre, 9.7 1 50_ 191S—Sir Agnes, 9.3 1 50g 1919—Client, 10.5 14<s 1920—Gold Kip, 11.10, and Arch Salute, 9.9, dead-heat ..... 1 31 1921—Miss Muriel, 9.10 1 4S 1922 —Some Fashion, 9.2 ........ 1 51 1923—Lady Ben, 9.0 1 32J 1924—Arch Salute, 10.1 1 52 1925—Alaric, 10.8 - _0J 1920 —Glenross, 11.0 1 53J 1927—Fairy Herald, 9.0 1 51J 192S—Fairy Herald, 9.0 1 50