TO-DAY'S RACING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 262, 5 November 1931, Page 8

TO-DAY'S RACING.

WHANGAREI MEETING. 1

BRAZANNA WINS PLATE. ■

HIKURANGI TO HOLLY HOLM^J

VOLIMOND LIFTS CUP.

(By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") * 1 £ i WHANGAREI. this day. 3 The Whangarci Racing Club's springs ' meeting opened in fine weather. There-V ! was a fair attendance, and the track, j was in good order. Protest In Spring Plate. % Hoihoma and Autahi were withdrawn ' from the Spring Plate, and Tui Mintffwith £285 was installed favourite fromV ? Brazanna ( £137) and Lapstreet ( £103). i When the tapes went up Lapstreet lost ff ground. Tui Mint was the early leaderflffifi from Trustee, Brazanna and Stimulant. \ N Along the back Brazanna was piloting":; J Tui Mint, Stimulant, Trustee, Golden I Sceptre and Great Emblem. The Brazen 5 filly was still in command going across the top,'followed by Lapstreet, Golden % I Sceptre, Stimulant, Tui Mint, Transac- 5 | tion and Trustee. The order into the J straight was much the same,' and f? Brazanna went on to win by two lengths | from Tui Mint, who cut Golden Sceptre''t i out of second money by a head. Stimuli p lant was fourth, followed by Great 3; i Emblem, Trustee, Lapstreet and > ft Transaction. . -J ; . 1 After the race an inquiry was held - j, into the alleged interference with Tui' II Mint by Brazanna at the five-furlong' J post. The stewards found there was nq | i| interference, and the protest was dis-'S a missed. '9

Favourite Goes Down. Paper Dart was not saddled up for the ;f| ; Hikurangi Hack, and when the machine closed Full Measure (£221) was a little ' better fancied than Holly Holm (£204), ■ As they swept out of the straight Holly Holm was in the van from Bonnie || Mumble and Full Measure. Full Measure hit the front going along the ; . back, followed by Holly Holm, Bonnie $j Mumble,. Alloy and Catch 'Em. Full Measure led across the top and into the straight from Holly Holm and Alloy | | together, Bonnie Mumble and Catch 'Em. ■ In the run to the judge Holly Holm wore the favourite down and won by threequarters of a length. Alloy was third three lengths behind Full Measure.' Catch 'Em was fourth. \ "1 One for J. M. Buchanan.

All acceptors went to the post for the Huanui Hack Hurdles, and Neil was best supported, having £244 on his chance. Archeen ( £176) was well supported, the next in order being Good Boy ( £103); Cat-i-mes and Good Boy were the ji quickest to begin from Archeen and Neil. As they passed the stand the order was Wan Lu, Clontarf Bill, Archeen, Cat-i----mes, and Good Boy. The last named made a faulty jump'at this stage, and | was pulled up. Going along the back Clontarf Bill partnered Wan Lu in the If leadership, and then came Neil, Cat-i- | mes, and Archeen. Neil hit the straight first from Cat-i-mes, Archeen, and Wan Lu. The leader went on to win jvjqclv by a length and a quarter. Archeen, f who finished determinedly, just headed Cat-i-mes. Wan Lu was fourth. Clou- p tarf Bill fell at the last fence. Detailed results:— ? ' SPRING PLATE of SOsots. Six | furlongs. 2—BRAZANNA, br f, 3yrs, by Brazen — Manna (Mr. R. A. McLean), 7.9— 1 ' E. Manson V-i I—XUI MINT, ch g, 4yrs (Mr. A.. E. f' Pierce), B.o—Home .*. 2 G—GOLDEN SCEPTRE, ch g, 3yrs (Mr. J. H. Armstrong)—Keesing 3 sgl Also started: 4 Stim-ulant, 5 Trustee, 7 l|S Great Emblem, S.O; 3 Lapstreet, 8 Trans- . i® action, 7.9. ' ill Two lengths; a head. Time, 1.16. . ji|| Winner trained by C. Morse, Takanini. ' M| HIKURANGI HACK of lOOsoys. : Seven furlongs. > |9 2—HOLLY HOLM, b g, 4yrs, by Acre— if Great Effort (Mr. M. J. Carroll),', | 7.lo—Cammick /I ■: I—FULL MEASURE, ch g, 4yrs (Mr.. If Jas. Paterson), 9.0 —L. Dulieu .... 2 'SB 4—ALLOY, br g, syrs (Mr. W. H. |1 Maria), 7.0 —Chandler ,3 >'4 Also started: 3 Catch'em, 7.12; 5 Bonny Si Mumble, 7.0. Gil three lengths. Time, 1.29. e|| Winner trained by owner, Frankton |;>|| Junction. ' ■ '' 11 HUANUI HACK HURDLES HANDICAP of llOsovs. One mile and a half and 197 yds. |f$ I—NEIL,1 —NEIL, br g, syrs, by Lucullus— Iff Little Flower (Mr. J. M. Buchanan), 10.8— J. Meßae .... 1 $fj 2—ARCHEEN, br g, aged (Mr. J. Hoey), 11.8—Rennie '. - ||1 4—CAT-I-MES, ch f, 3yrs (Mr. E. P. g| Bellly), 9.o—Burgess 3 Also sarted: 3 Good Boy, 9.1 (H. ; fp Dulieu) ; 6 Clontarf Bill (Hall), 5 Wan m Lu, 9.0 (T. Williams). j|| Length and a quarter; a head. Time 3.4. |lj| head away. Time, 3.4. 'f|J Winner trained by owner, Green Lane. WHANGAREI CUP of 220sors. V One mile and a quarter. 6—VOLIMOND, 7.8 1 M 3—TANERIRI, 8.5 2.' 1 |g S—BRONZE TRAY, 7.0 3 [I Also started : Sirmond, S.B; Grand Tea,, fil 8.3; Protomint, 7.10; Gay Cockade, 7.5. :