RACING AT AWAPUNI.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 69, 22 March 1934, Page 18

RACING AT AWAPUNI.

THE OPENING DAY.

CUP TO SILVER RING. BURNISH WINS STAKES. Telegraph.—Press Association.) PALMER STOX X., Wednesday. Exciting racing was witnessed at Awapuni to-day, when the autumn meeting of the Manawatu Racing Club ■was opened in ideal weather. Silver Ring scored a brilliant win in the Awapuni Cup, this being his sixth succes: sive victory this season. The time,. 2.5, has only twice been bettered in the 20 years' history of the race. In tlio Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes, Mr. G. M. Curric's filly Burnish led all tlie way, the hot favourite Variant just failing to catch her in the last stride. There was a great surprise in the J. M. Johnston Memorial Handicap, -when Good Hunting and Cullus, the outsiders of the field of six, ran a dead-heat for first, with the favourite Copyist only a neck away third. The Awapuni trainer Mrs. A. W. McDonald started three horses in the Karere Hurdles, and they ran first, second and third. Mrs. McDonald also" trains Dombey, winner of the Autumn Plate.

The single pool betting system was used, witli three dividend's in fields of nine or more. Investments, amounted to £9492 10/, compared with £11,277 10/ under the win and place system on the first day last year, *a, decrease of

£1785.. Later results arc: — PRINCE OP WALES HANDICAP of £ 150. One mile and one furlong. 4—ARROW LAD, 7.10 —K. Voltrc .. 1 r—RUST, 7.0 —H. Mackinnon - I—CRICKET BAT, O.O—G. Humphries A Also started: C True Shaft, 8.11: 2 Aga Klian, 3 Count Palatine. 8.5; 10 Retract, 7.9: S La Poupee, 7.7; 7 Senegal, 0 Cape Fair, 7.0. , Half a length; neck. Time, 1.04. WOODHEY HACK HANDICAP of £110. • - Six furlongs. 3—PHEON. 8.13—L. G. Morris 1 I—PROSTRATION, 8.0 —L. J. Ellis . - S—JIOATOA,5 —JIOATOA, 7.5— W. J.'Broughton . 3 Also started : 8 Grumpy, 8.3: 4 Conference, 8.2; 0 Hunting Lodge, 7.13; 13 .layson, 7.10; 7 Boon, 2 Bon Rapule, «.9; II Ebeum, 7.2; 10 Arctic Region, 12 Rainanu, a Snowball, 7.0. , " Half a length; neck. Time, 1.10. MANAWATU SIRES' PRODUCE STAKES of £300; two-year-olds; weight 8.0. fillies allowed 31b, with penalties and allowances. Seven furlongs. 3—BURNISH; B.2—L. J. Ellis 1 I—VARIANT,1 —VARIANT, 7.11, car. 7.1o —R. Reed • • % 4—MORBURY, 7.11— K. Voitre 3 Also started: 2 Mother Superior, 3 Canopy, 7.11, bracketed with the winner. Half a head; five lengths. Time, 1.27. AWAPUNI CUP of £250. One mile and a quarter. I—SILVER RING, 9.O—G. Humphries 1 3—SPIRAL, B.4—L. J. Ellis 2 4—CATALOGUE, B.4—R. Reed A Also started: 2 Grand Jury, 9.2. Four lengths; three lengths. Time, ,2.a. J. M. JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HANDICAP of £100. Six furlongs. —GOOD HUNTING, 7.5—L. H. Jones • S—CULLUS. 7.O—G. W. Duncan .... * I—COPYIST, 8.9 —L. J. Ellis 3 •Dead-heat for first. Also started: 2 Porotiti, 8.1; 4 Lack, 7.7: 3 Lady Nan, 7.5; Copyist was a neck away from the deadlieaters. Time, 1.13 4-5. TE MATAI HACK HANDICAP of £110. One mile and one furlong. 2—TAITORU, B.3—L. J. Ellis 1 4—RURI, B.ll—l. Tucker 2 3 —CALYDON, B.3—W. J. Broughton 3 Also started: 1 l'ango. B.S; -S High Grader, 8.1; !) Heather Glow. S.O; 7 Red Rufiis, 6 Bonnie Vale, .'l2: ?1 Colo3sic.il, 7.10: 5 Kahunoke, 7.9; 10 Sir Romeo, 7.8; 12 Ythan, 7.7. Four lengths; one Jength. Time, 1.52