TAKANINI TRIALS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 259, 1 November 1932, Page 12

TAKANINI TRIALS.

GREEK GOLD PLEASES. STAR ARTIST AND GAY SHIELA. The middle grass track was in use at Takanini this morning, and the going was in excellent order. » , : . Greek Gold and Imperial Prince jumped off at the seven-furlong post, and were joined at the half-mile by Principal. Greek Gold and Principal finished together a length in front of Imperial Prince, the seven furlongs taking 1.29 2-5. Exaggeration was two lengths in front of .Delltopper at the conclusion of six furlongs in 1.15 4-5, after running the first three in 36 4-ss. Tea Trader and Royal Artist jumped off at the mile peg, and after traversing the first half-mile in 525, came home in 1.45 2-5. Both were going comfortably'at the end. \Palace was sent away from the seven-furlong post, being picked up at the five by Lady Vane, who lost several lengths when she hopped away. Palace was steadied till she drew level, and Lady Vane finiehed a length in front, the last six furlongs taking, 1.17 3-5. Corinis easily beat Gold Pocket over half a mile in 49 2-ss, after running the first three in 36 3-ss. Expectantcy was to have gone with them, but broke away and took no part in the gallop. High Comedy and Speedmint pleased while running five furlongs in 1.2 3-5, the first four furlongs taking 49 4-se. High Comedy finished a neck in front. Foulwind was two lengths in front of Lord Willonyx at the conclusion of half a mile in 50s. Prolyxo and Gay Marigold easily beat Holly Lu over seven furlongs in 1.29 3-5, the former pair going well, particularly. Prolyxo. Amber Link, Lady Carrington and.Eldora were in that order with two lengths, intervals between them at the finish of half a mile in 50s. Bischoff ran the last half-mile of his work in 52 3-ss. Great Emblem worked over a mile and a quarter, being picked up at the mile by Arch Ruler. The last mile was run in 1.44 3?5, and the first half of it occupied 525. Pillow Fight jumped off at the six-furlong post, and was joined at the four by Mashoor. Pillow Fight was going comfortably alongside his companion to register 1.15. The first three furlonge took 36 3-ss. Huntingdon and Thespis did serviceable work, running their last half-mile in 565. Star Artist- and Gay Shiela pleased while .running half a mile in 495. The former, was on the outside, and finiehed half a length in. front. The Potoa gelding and the Lucullus filly in H. Gray's stable, and Diversion, were in close order at the end of three furlongs in 375. Orenda, a half-brother to Llewellyn, ridden by Scobie, gave a good display over two hurdles. Cat-i-mes (Burgess) also went well over three hurdles.

WHANGAREI RACING CLUB. Acceptances for the first day'of the Whangarei Racing Club's spring meeting close with the secretary, Mr. F. L. Gunn, or Messrs. Blomfield and Co., High Street, Auckland, at 5 p.m.'next Friday. TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB. Nominations' for' the spring , meeting of the Takapuna Jockey Club, and acceptances for the Takapuna PlaJ;e, close with the acting-secretary* Mr. R. A. Spinley,*at 5 p.m. next Friday. ... PLEASING IN HER WORK. Fracas continues to go .along the right way at Riccarton since she won the Roseneath Handicap at Trentham and she promises to give another good account of herself in the Welcome Stakes at Riccarton on Saturday, in which her most formidable opponent will be Red Manfred, who annexed the Stakes.- at Trentham. Fracas is by . Winning ■:Hit from Scrimmage, by Antagonist, and Winning Way, the dam of Winning Hit, won the event in 1911. WON A DOUBLE. Good Hunting, who won a double at the Poverty Bay Turf ;dub's- meeting last week, is evidently a very promising sort> and he looks as though he will be seen to advantage in much more important company later on. Last season he only had two races, his best performance being in finishing third in a. maiden scurry at Gisborne. He is by Hunting Song from Sarty, by Sarto from the English-bred mare Love Token, by Santry. Good Hunting is still in the Great Northern Guineas and is engaged in the Hobson Handicap, seven furlongs, on the second day at Ellerslie. RETURNING TO FORM. Carfex, who has been paid up for in the Gordon Handicap, to be decided at Ellerslie next Saturday, won the Opunake Scurry, five furlongs, at the Taranaki Hunt meeting a few weeks ago and was third to Ganpat and Aga Khan in the Durie Hack, six furlongs, at Wanganui a little later. At the recent Wellington meeting Carfex ran second to Drum Fire in the Rimutaka Handicap, seven furlongs, and occupied a similar position to t Lyrical over a mile on thp second day, so that he is pretty useful. He is a three-year-old by Nigger Minstrel and is trained by J. Brown at Hawera.