FAVOURITE PREVAILS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 308, 29 December 1934, Page 10

FAVOURITE PREVAILS.

Te Kahu Wins First Race — Mute Unplaced.

All started in the Oak Handicap, and when the machine closed most support came for Te Kahu ( £079), Mute ( £473) and Polly Pan ( £43G). All went away to a good start, and Grand Triumph led out from Polly Pan, Audo Patch, and Te Kahu, with Mute breaking, but when they came round again Polly Pan was showing the way to Audo Patch, Grand Triumph and Te Kahu. Te Kahu ran up third along the back, where Grand Triumph broke, and the order into the straight was Te Kahu, Audo Patch and Polly Pan, the last-named breaking. Te Kahu came away in the run home and went on to beat Polly Pan easily by three lengths, with Audo Patch half a length away, third. Wahnooka was fourth, then came Mountain Sun and Grand Triumph. Southerner Takes Derby. <three horses WPi'e withdrawn from the Great Northern Derby, and when backers got busy they elected Subsidy favourite with £1055, and Bonny Azure j £502) next in request. Superfine and Therrill skipped at the start, and Pro--jtarian was soon in front from Subsidy nd Kewpie's Creet. When they came nind to the stands Proletarian was ill in charge, closely attended by Subly, Bonny Azure and Kewpie's Crest. here was no change until Subsidy -tnged up alongside Proletarian two rlongs from home, the pair being six ■ :gths clear of Bonny Azure. In a -at race home Subsidy laeted long v,i<tli to beat Proletarian by half a ■'.cC with Bonny Azure third. Then ne Kewpie's Crest, Cherrill and Super:e, who were all well back. A Good Dividend. All the acceptors paraded for the amway Handicap, for which Rare Rey _967) was most fancied, while Rongoii also had good support, being • itrusted with £759. Electric Bell carried ,ily £297 and King's Play £104. :in"-'s Play, Star Pronto and Rare Rey jroke at the start, Nelson Luvan runnine to the front from Electric Bell, itongomai and Muriel Bond. Passing the "stands Kelson Luvau was followed by Electric Bell, Muriel Bond and Rongomai, with, a break of six lengths back to Great Chum and Rare Rey. Electric Bell moved up just after turning out ot the straight and was in front along the back from Nelson Luvan, Muriel Bond, and Rare Rey. Electee Beli was two lengths ahead of Nelson uuvan as they entered the straight, the. pair beino- followed by Muriel Bond, Rongomai and King's Play. Electric Bell had no difficulty in maintaining her advantage to score by two lengths and a half from King's Play, who beat Muriel Bond by a length and a quarter. Rongomai was half a length away fourth, with Nelson Luvan, Home Brew, Rare Rey, Great Chum and Star Pronto 'next. Detailed results: — OAK HANDICAP of £150. For trotting horses only. One mile and a half. Limit 3.45. 1 TE KAHU, b g, 4yrs, by Nelson Bingen—Lottie Aubudon (Mr. J. T. Young), 48yds— J. T. Paul .. 1 3—POLLY PAN, b in, Gyrs (Mr. F. J. Smith), limit—Owner 2 6—AUDO PATCH, b g, aged (Mr. A. E. Barker), limit —C. G. Lee 3 Also started: 7 Grand Triumph, limit; 2 Mute, 48yds; 4 Autumn Lu, 72yds; 5 Mountain Sun, 84yds ; 8 Wahnooka, 120 yds. Won by three lengths, third horse half a length away. Wahnooka was fourth. Times: 3.26 2-5, 3.31 1-5, 3.31 3-5, 3.23 1-5. Winner trained by J. T. Paul, Mangere. GREAT NORTHERN TROTTING DERBY of £ 300. For t)vee-year-olds. One mile and a half. I—SUBSIDY, ch g, by Rey de Oro— Lady Brent (Mr. W. J. Doyle)— Owner 1 3—PROLETARIAN, b c (Mr. J. Stormonr, jun.), I. Morrison .... 2 2—BONNY AZURE, ch f (Mr. S. G. Hedley)—F. J. Smith 3 Also started: 6 Cherrill, 4 Kewpie's Crest, 5 Superfine. Won by half a head, third horse four :engths away. Kewpie's Crest was fourth, rimes: 3.23 1-5, 3.23 2-D, 3.27, 3.28. Winner trained by owner, Doyleston. TRAMWAY HANDICAP of £ 150. One mile and a quarter. 1-imit 3.5. S—ELECTRIC BELL, br m, syrs, by Gold Bell—Electric Rose (Mr. A. B. de Malmanche), limit—W. Orange 1 S—KING'S PLAY, b g, 4yrs (Mr. W. Johnstone), limit— J. B. Pringle . 2 —-MURIEL BOND, ch m, oyrs (Mr. W. Hosking), limit—A. Julian .. 3 Also started : 11 Agnes Bingen, 3 Nelson . 'van, 2 Rongomai, 6 Star Pronto, 10 : .away, limit; 7 Great Chum, 0 Home W, 1 Rare Rey, 24yds. Won by two lengths and a half, length 1 a quarter between second and third. .:gomal was fourth. Times: 2.47 2-5, IS 1-5, 2.49, 2.49 1-5. Winner trained by W. Orange. Ashhurst. INNOVATION HANDICAP of £300. Ona mile and a half. Limit 3.23. I—CHANCELLOR, h g, 4yrs, by Peterwah—Black Gold (Messrs. E. G. and F. A. Bridgens), 12yds—F. J. Smith 1 4—FRANCIS LINCOLN, b g, aged (Mr. W. K. Francis), 12yds— J. \J. Robertson 2 S—DAN DIKECT, rn h, aged (Messrs. Newdick Bros.), limit —Newdick 3 Als-o started: 3 Colonial Boy, 7 Homeward, limit; 9 Nimbus, 8 Pukemlro, 6 Realty; 12yds; 2 Great Parrish, 48yds. Won by a length, half a length between -■•cond and third. Colonial Boy was fourth, •mes: 3.20 3-5, 3.21, 3.22 1-5, 3.22 2-5. Winner trained by iF. S. Smith, Takaaini,