FARCE IN HURDLES

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 88, 15 April 1931, Page 9

FARCE IN HURDLES

ONLY COUPLE PLACED. WILTSHIRE RIDDEN BY TWO JOCKEYS. The scratching of Lncess left only four starters in the opening event,, tliie Hobsonvillc Hurclle?, for which Prince Lu was entrusted with about half tho investments on the maohiho. Priiice Lu was soon in front. f Star Comet fell at t&6 first hurdle, ftnd Wiltshire came down at .the second in the straight. Thil left only Prince Lu and High F'iteli...Prince Lu was never troubled from",i,!»is. out and won by 12. lengths from iligii Pitch.. Wfltsliiro Wad ris- '■ mounted by H. Diilioii and finished . third, "5, long way back. Oil returning ' to scftle. Diilieu Was 01b short weight, 4n3 "Wiltshire could not therefore be given." money. - P. M. Brady, rider of Star Comet, wits, sent to hospital with slight concusBion. : _■ • Favourite Narrowly Beaten.' The scratching of Orient Morn left ft field of 17 in the Dominion Handicap. Hit the Deck carried £744 on the ■ machine, and Taurua (£572) and Alpina (£311) .were.the next best backed. GoingValojjg' tlic back Operatic, VaJa--1 dore'and 'Taur.ua were thi leaders, fql« ••'/.Stimulant,. \ Alpina and"Camp Princess. Hit,.the Dcek. ran. up quickly an(f. sliowed the way across the top to Camp Princess, Taurua, Stimulant, Trustee and Siiene,. Bit the. Deck led into' tlie

straight, .attended by Camp Princess, t Alpina,- Valadore, Tumra, ,Trustee, and Stimulant. In a good finish Alpiiia. gbt up to beat -Hit the Deck by a neck,-with Stimulant two'lengths awfty. ' Camp Princess was fourth, and .then came. British Princess, Puling King, Trustee, Valadore and Magic Mint. The Juveniles. All started in the Nursery Handicap. • The bracket Royal Artist and Rbsenc had -£10u2 invested on it, with; Curie J £663) and Fedora (£654) next in r*questi Curie the worst of the, start. Fedofa was an early leader from Royal Artist, United, %peedfast, Simint and Roseric. " Crossing the top Fedora, United: and Roscric were together, fojI6wedby~ Royal Artist and Simint. The order was the same entering the straight, where the leaders swung wide. Rriyal Artist came through on the rails, and in a good finish beat United by two lengths, Fedora being a neck away.. Then came, ( Speedfast, Simint,, Roseric and Curia. . ' ■ The Favourite Scores. t Cyxihia N. was the only withdrawal from the Waitakerei Handicap and Gold Money was first choice with £1167 invested on her. Volimond (£551) and the brApket, True Blood and White , Wings (£520) were the next fancy, with Refresher carrying £418. Volinjond Was the early leader from Refresher, Tetrarchate, Gold -Money, Lady's Boy' and Good Boy. - ■ Crossing the top the order was Lady's Boy, Refresher, Volimond, Gold .Money, Tetrarchate, Good Boy, White Wings and True Blood. Lady's ißoy Iwas still iii charge entering .the straight,, while' Volimond, Tetrarchate, ' Ref) isher, Gold Money and Tenakoe were racing as named. A good finish saw Gold-Money get up in time to beat Refresher by a head, with White Wings threfe-quarters of a length further back, Voliniond was fourth, then came Lady's Boy, True Blood, Tenakoe, Tetrarchate, Envoy and Good Boy. ' Detailed results:—..

'* HOBSONVILLE HUKDI.IiS of 225sovs. < ... .Two Jllilus. I—PISINCE LU, br. St. aged. b.v 7 Lucullus — Elyalan—Graceful maro (Mr. A. Ooubrough), 11.3 •—Foster 1 4—HIGH PITCH, hp, aged (Mr. J. Irwin), 9.ll—Gilmer - „ Also started: 3 Wiltshire. 10.10 (Syme), 2 Star Comet, 10.10 (Brady). •" Won by 12 length*; no third place .> awarded. Time, 3.46. Winner trained by \V. J. McLean, Cambridge. - DOMINION HANDICAP of loOsovs. Seven furlongs. 3—ALPINA. b f, 3vrs, bv Greyspear-— Footprint (Mr. W. O'Ltfary), ,!■ 7.lo—Gray 1 I—HIT THE DECK, b g. Syrs (Mr. , H. Rothery) .... - 13—STIMULANT, b f, Syrs. (Mr. P. >V. Scally), 7.13 —Brownlee . <* Also started: 2 Taurua, 9.0 (Bagby), 7 Operatic. 5.7 (Reed), C Camp Princess, 8.2 (Parsons). 5 Silene. 7.13 (Thomson). 8 British Princess, 7.11 (Coiinqj), ® Emancipation, 7.11 {Tiermy), 17 Lmeroc, .7.11 (Fergus), 1.1 Lotorio, 7.11 (McTavish). 10 Howick, 7.9 (Voitre), 11 Valadorc, 7.9 (Ludlow). 10 Vanessa, 7.9 (Home), * Trustee. 7.8 14 Magic Mint. 7-7 (Goldfinch), 12 Ruling King 7.7 (Angel).Won by a neck, two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.27. 1 Winner trained by ownci*, Whangarei. ' Nursery handicap o; 200sovs. For 'two-year-olds. Six furlongs. I—ROYAL ARTIST. I) g. aged, by Leighton—Oddity (Mr. R. T. • Reid). 9.o—Goldfinch 1 6—UNITED, b c (Mr. W. F. Gorman), 7.o—Gilmts - 3—FEDORA, b f (Mr. Colin W. An- . derson), S.6 —Voitro ® Also started: 1 Rosorlc, 7.3| (HerneK coupled with winner, 5 Speedfast, 7.i> (Connor), 2 Curie. 7.4 (Parsons), 4 Simint, 7.0,* carried S.O (Gray). . Won by two lengths, a (Jeck between second and third. Time, i.13 o-o. • Winner trained by P. E. Pope, Takanini.

WAITAKEREI HANDICAP, of 200eovs. Seven furlongs. o I—GOLD1 —GOLD MONEY, br m, syrs, by Paper Money—Miss Ethel (Mr. W. Kemp). S.l3—Green 1 j—REFRESHEII, b h,\4.vrs (Mr. Geo. Glenn). 7.12—-VoUre 2 S—WHITE WINGS, ch m, syrs (Mr. Wenzl Scholium), 7.l.2—Keeslng t! Also started: 2 Yolimond, 8.0 (Gold? finch) : 3 True Brood. 8.6 (Reed), coupled with White Wings; 7 Lady's Boy, 7.11 (McTavlt'h) ; 4 -Teimkoe, 7.11 (Ludlow); 0 Envoy,. 7.0 (Gilmer) ; 9, Good Boy, 7.0 (Parsons) ; 8 Tetrachate, 7.0 (R. McKae). Won toy, a head, three-quarters of a length between second and third. Time, 1.56 2.8. ' Winner, trained by Owner, Oneliunga. AUfUMN HANDICAP of 400sovs, One mile aad a quarter. KING MARCH .... 1 EAGER ROSE <2 PAITOKU V. v 3 All started. -