DUTCH MONEY BEATEN.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 243, 14 October 1929, Page 12

DUTCH MONEY BEATEN.

MEPRISANT SCORES IN GUINEAS. BANFURLY TO CELERITY 11. WAVING CORN'S OPEX SPRINT. (By Telegraph.—Special to " Star.") DUNEDIX, Saturday. There was some first-class racing on the second day of the Dunedin Jockey Club's spring meeting. The open sprint and the two-year-old handicap were disappointing, but the oilier races provided excellent contests. A. specially pleasing feature about the meeting was furnished bv the large- attendance, and the increase in totalisator investments, ( £8450 for the two days) resulting in a good profit for the club, which has had to face a loss 011 the spring meeting in recent years. The two-year-old form was very mixed, and difficult to follow. In the Maungatua Handicap on the first day Dutch Money won in decisive fashion, the field she beat including the thrco-year-okls Stealth, Blue Metal, 'Meprisant and Disorder. As she was meeting all these horses on from 101b to 251b worse terms than in the Dunedin Guineas, Dutch Money seemed to have the three-year-old classic race at her mercy. The result, therefore, came as a disappoint-1 ment. Dutch Money was hot favourite for the Guineas,, but after being prominent all the Way she failed badly when asked to go on 111 the! straight.' The substantial drop in weight did not assist her to run out the extra forlong, and her performance suggested that Thursday's race had settled her temporarily. She may never be a stayer, but her brilliant speed will assist her to win plenty of races later on.

Guineas Winnei 1 Related to Chide. Meprisant, the winner of the Dunedin Guineas, is bred on similar lines to Chide. They are both by the imported horse Paladin, while Meprisant's dam Disdainful and Chide's dam Reproachful are sisters, by Bonny Glen from Lady Disdain- ylio left two good performers—Bee and Snub —to Martian. Meprisant had his first race last month at Ashburton, where he began slowly/ and just got up on the post to beat Desert Song by a head. As a result of this, and his good track work in company with Chide, he was a strong favourite for the Maungatua Handicap on Thursday, but he never looked dangerous. He met some trouble on the journey ,but for which he would have been closer up. He owed his success in.the Guineas to superior stamina, and the first-class horsemanship of B. IT. Morris. He did not bustle his mount,who still was at the tail of the field at the entrance to the straight, but over the final furlong he settled the opposition in impressive style. Meprisant lopks like into a good perfornr.cr for important races over a distance. Beauty Light won the Wakari Hurdles in good style, finishing on with a strong run. t He was, however, .lucky to beat the Southland, gelding Taramoa, who seemed to have 'the race in safe keeping in the straight, till over-con-fidence on the part <?f his rider enabled Beauty Light to ibeat him in the last ifew strides. Beauty Light has had several races lately, and some of his form has been so bad as to make the onlooker wonder what could account for the inconsistency.

There was an inquiry after the KaiIcorai Handicap Into interference by B. Brodie, the rider of Town Major, with J. T: Andrews, the rider of Royal Flower. The stewards decided that "the interferwas not intentional, though they cautioned Brodie as 'to his future riding. First Out and Never Caught. The Shorts Handicap was spoilt by the start. .The 'horses were walked up, and were, dispatched fully twenty yards before they , reached the 'barrier. This would not have mattered if the field had been in line at the itime, but they went off at intervals, with Waving Corn in front. This advantage decided the race, as none of iher rivals could get on terms with 'her. Waving Corn usually ehows fractiousness when asked to stand up to the barrier, and the walk-in start was a great benefit to her. The imported mare Celerity 11. was responsible for a smart; performance in winning the Ranfurly handicap, though ehe had nothing to spare at the finish. She shot to the front a furlong from the post, with a 'brilliant run, but she was stopping at the finish. As this was the first time she has raced since March she may Ibe "better the next time she appears. She is a handsome mare, and at her best she represents, good form, but she had run some disappointing races in the .past when tried out in good company. i Night Lad's Inconsistency. The three-vear-od Night Lad has had three races this season. He showed speed in the Ashburton Handicap, but only for about six furlongs. Last Saturday, at Kurow, he cut up badly in a moderate field. There was nothing in this form to suggest that he was likely to show up prominently in the Ranfurly Handicap, but it seemed to be realised that he was likely to run a much better race, and he was made favourite. The support was well justified, as he finished second, beaten by the narrowest margin. A repetition of this performance will enable him to win races later on, though his Kurow running made him look a very poor prospect. The two-year-old filly Kerbside, the winner of the Dominion Handicap, was not dn the McLean Stakes, but the easy manner in which she won —after making an exhibition of her opponents —left the ssuggestion that she was the best juvenile at the meeting. She has 'brilliant speed, and further successes should await her. She is 'by Tea Tray - from Kerb, a Martian mare, who was a smart sprinter. Circulation followed up her good performance in the Mosgiel Handicap—in T^ UC ™ , s:^e finished second—by winning the lelegraph Handicap after a desperate • It wag an overdue win, breaking a run of failures, extending for more than a year. The riding of A E Ellis strong contributing f a<s t° r i tt the Assemble, the winner of the Clarendon Handicap, is a five-year-old sister to the Jiurdkr Overhaul. She has not done (much racing, !but she is a smart galloper who Will soon be out of liack class ' The three-year-old Inevitable ' ran Another solid race m the Clarendon H an 1 dicap, but repeated hi 3 first day's un" lucky experience, by being narrowly beaten mto second place. Inevitable is a ,very F°™ s ing young horse, who will , be -:benefited by his recent racing, and he be better company before long.

| Detailed results: — WAKARI HURDLES of 1 50so vs. One mile and a half. 3—BEAUTY LIGHT (Mr. W. Renwick), 0.13— G. Salt 1 2—TAKAMOA (Mr. W. Hazlett), 9.3J —G. Dempster 2 6—GUXCASIS (Mr. H. Mountney), 10.3 —I. Til son 3 Also started: 4 Kapunn. 10.1"; 1 Rangatatii, 10.11; 3 Antrim Boy, 10.3; 7 Raj? Tag, 8 All Smiles. 9.0. Won by half a length, a length and a half between second and third. Time. 2.47 1-5. KAIKORAI HANDICAP of 173sovs. One mile. 3—SAILING 3 HOME (Dr. Rogers)-, 7.7—A. Eastwood 1 S —TOPERE (Mr. G. R. Hunter), 7.7— G. Barr 2 2—TEMBRONEY (Mr. A. H. Fisher), 9.O—A. Didham 3 Also started: 1 Town Major, 6 Lucky Light, 8.10; 9 Royal Flower, S.O ; 5 Sal mo Salar. 4 Some Toff. 7.13 ; 7 ■Dumblane. 12 Crossbow. 7.11; 10 Fallow, 11 Battle Screen, 13 Bellicose, 7.7. Won by a neck, a neck between second and'third. Time, 1.42.

SHORTS HANDICAP of 200sovs. Six furlongs. 3—WAVING CORN (Mr. W. Gardiner), 7.0 —A. Eastwood: 1 I—MEADOW LARK (Mr. J. Lindsay), ' B.l— B. Brodie 2 4—FRANCOLIN (Mr. R. M. Greenslade), 7.6— T. Me teal f 3 Also started: 5 Black Duke,, S. 10; 2 Royal Saxon. 5.4 ; G Aspiring, 7.7. Won by two lengths, a short, length between second and third. Time, 1.14 1-3. RANFURLY HANDICAP of 230sovs. One mile. 3—CELERITY 11.. (A. Chisholm), B.5—A. E. Ellis 1 I—NIGIIT LAD (Mr. P. Ilogan), 7.0 —C. Eastwood 2 : 7—NARRATIVE (Mr. J. Treugrove), 7.s—Metcalf 3 Also started. 2 Pink Nolo, 9.3; 0 Taboo. 8.1; 9 Royal Game. 7.9 and Black Mint. 7.8. bracketed : 4 Money Mine, 7.S ; S Wingatui, 3 Evening, 7.0. A Von by a nose, a length between second and_ third. Time. 1.40 2-5. DUNEDIX GUINEAS of SOOsovs. One mile. 2—MEPRISANT (Mr. G. Murray- . Aynsley), S.l0 —B. Morris ' 1 S—STEALTH (Mr. H. Diver), S.lo— F. Voight 2 I—DUTCH MONEY (Mr. G. Gould), S.5 —C. Emerson 3 Also started: (i Blue Metal, 7 Goid Tinge, 8.10; 4 Disorder, 3 Flair, 5.5. Won by a nose, five lengths between second and third. Time. 1.41 3-3. DOMINION HANDICAP of 175sovs. Four furlongs. S—KERBSIDE (Mr. D. P. Wilson), 7.9 —T. Metcalf 1 I—SPOON (Mr. C. G. Dalgcty), 5.2 B. Morris 2 4—TRACSONO (Mr. B. S. Irwin), 7.10— J. Doole.v 3 Also started : 1 The Geisha, 7.8. bracketed with Spoon : 3 A 1 Jolson, S.l; 2 Red Royal. 8.4: 7 Banderilla, B.BJ ; 9 Tarquinius. 8.0; 0 Countermarch, 7.12; 8 Rosy Morn, 10 I'arysia, 7.8. Won by six lengths, with three lengths between second aud third. Time, 49 3-ss. TELEGRAPH HANDICAP of 175sovs. Seven furlongs. I—CIRCULATION (Mr. L. C. Hazlett), 9.2—A. E. Ellis 1 2—GLENROWAN (Mr. W. Crossan), B.O—J. Andrews - S—MARTIS (Mr. D. Messant), B.o— P. Pov.-ell '] Also. started : 5 Royal Game, 9.5 ; 0 Membo, 8.11; 3 Coomassie, 5.6; 4 Sudden Storm, 8.4; 7 First Raid. 8.2. Won by a nose, a head between second and third. . Time, 1-30. , , t . CLARENDON HANDICAP of loOsovs. Six furlongs. 3—ASSEMBLE (Mr. D. P. Wilson), B.2—P. Powell 1 I—INEVITABLE (Mr. G. A. Kaini, 8.10 —B. Morris - 4 —EL BOA (Messrs. Lindsay and Smith), 9.4 —C. Eastwood 3 Also started: 7 Red Boa, 9.7; 8 Mount Boa, 9.4 ; 2 Desert Song, 6 Straiglitcourse. 8.5; 9 Crossbow, B.C; 10 Bellbird, 8.2; 5 .Tock o' Haneldean. 8.1 and Solmuri, 7.11. bracketed; 14 Arrogant, 8.1; 12 Corn Queen 11 Maretta, 7.9 ; 13 Rastus, 8.2. Won by half a length, with half a length between second and third. Time, 1.16.