Favourite Tangles.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 307, 28 December 1935, Page 11

Favourite Tangles.

folly Pan Beaten Into Third Place in the Oak.

£1 went to the post for the Oak Handicap, a race for trotting horses onlv. P°My P" 11 ' Corona Bell find Elissa (ommaiiued most attention, but Polly fan and Elissa both tangled at the dart Great Sonoma leading out from Corona Bell, Bingen Sun, Worthy Nor ,nd Polly Pan. Passing the stands on completion of a round Corona Bell was in charge from Great Sonoma, Worthy Xor Bingen Sun and Polly Pan. Along tie back there was little alteration, acept that Worthy Nor was almost on terms with. Corona Bell. Corona 801 l m first round the home turn, attended bv Worthy Nor, there not being much between the pair, while Polly Pan, Dilfashion and Bingen Sun were next. Halfmy down the straight Polly Pan endeaToured to get through on the rails, but waa disappointed and went to a break, Corona Bell winning by a length and a half from Worthy Nor, who beat Polly Pan by two lengths. Then came Dilfashion and Bingen Sun, with Great Sonoma a good way bacli.

• The Classic Event. Die four remaining in the Great Northern Derby went to the post, and Valdor was the prime fancy, while Great Jewel was next favoured. The Mifi, however, reared up at the start, wing round and lost a good deal of ground; Kenworthy quickly took charge from Valdor and Baron Grand, and gqing past the sta"nds after completing a round mi six lengths ahead of Valdor, who ni followed by Baron Grand, with Great Jewel making up ground. Valdor iad reduced the gap considerably as they raced along the back and was tlmost up with Kenworthy at the home turn. Halfway , down he drew to the tat and went on to beat Kenworthy by three lengths and a 'half. Great «wel finished on well to beat Baron Grand for third place by three lengths, and would have been much nearer only lor Ms erratic behaviour at the start.

Big Dividends. Activity was the only withdrawal ram the Tramway Handicap, leavin" «to go to the post. Hot Point was galled favourite, while Tollgate and Wurly Lass were next in request. However, a surprise was in store for Metarian led all the way, making an ambition of the field, to return over "quarter of a century, while Wee Par"4 who was third, paid good double ?wes for a place. Tollgate broke at M start, and -Proletarian" led out from «ee Parrish, Lux Lunae, Home Brew «d Parochial. Along the hack Meadow *">g fell and Home Brew collided with ™. causing her to lose her driver. ■noletarian was still in front passing »e stands again, being four lengths «r of Wee Parrish, with Parochial, lollgate and Lux Lunae next, Ranfurlv wss heading the others. There was j» change along the back and ProMarian entered the straight six length" War of Wee Parrish, Lux Lunae, Toll m and Parochial. .Proletarian went on to win by ten leneths from Lux MiMe, who beat Wee Parrish by four ragths. Tollgate was eight lengths nrther back, with Bismuth, Hot Point, Mwpie's Crest and Panfurly Lass next.

A Close Finish. All the acceptors went to the post »r the Bledisloe Handicap, Grace JlcElwyn being favourite, while there *as also money for Smooger and Travis, fid the public were not very Jar out W their selections, for Smooger nar"wly beat the favourite, while Travis Jas the nearest to them at the finish, havis, Glandbre, Wee Machine and "face McElwyn were prominent early, m this quartet were followed past the 'rands the first time by Waress, Home*ard, Francis Lincoln and Smooger. The °™W was the same when they came 'ouml again, and along the back Grace **lw yn and Smooger moved up fast. »»« McElwyn was first into the '"light from Homeward, Smooger, lravis,i Glandore, Francis Lincoln and *' ee Machine, but in the run home br ace McElwyn tangled near the post *W Sniooger beat her by a head. Travis *« three lengths and a half away, *tth. Francis Lincoln, Homeward, ""ess and Wee Machine next. Detailed results:— °-| K HANDICAP of £ 130. For trotting jjorses only. One mile and a half. -Limit 2 ~" I ~ CORONA BELL, b m, 6yrs, by Guy Parrish—Bertha Bell (M*. « „ J- W. Tims), limit—J. T. Paul 1 °- 3—WORTHY NOR, b m, Oyrs (Mrs. c, Maddoeks and Mr. D. i , A. Hedley), 72yds—Morrison . 2 '-a—POLLY PAN. b m, aged (Dr. - M. G. Pezaro and Mr. E. G. Bridgens), limit—F. J. Smith . 3 Siw star ted : 7-7 Bingen Sun, G. 6 Great Di& limi t; 3-4 Elissa, 48yds; 4-5 fashion, 84yds. Ch n by a length and n half, two fonVtt se ™n<l and third. Dilfashion was «nrth. Timog . 33 - 4 _- 330 2r D, 3.37, Junior trained by J. T. Paul, Mangere. Q *jiT NORTHERN TROTTING DERBY I i.300. For three-year-olds. One mu < and n i lal(i -VALDOK, b g, liv David McElwyn °' Mnxegin—Kuth Coleman Gay 3_ R W,r, Su W. Kelly)—R. B. Berry 1 1) g, by Frank worthy—Poter Moko mare (Mrs. 2-fiifn.£ ,uts >— F - C, Walker •••••• - WIEAT JEWEL, br g, by Jewel jointer—Harvest Home (Mr. D. ondeson)—J. T. Paul ••• ° *„? Started: 4 Baron Grand. , ' Wtl Bbj ' t!lree lengths and a half, eight U, ! s»iiil and tiiird. Times; 3.22 3-o, iy,rs, 3.30 3-5, 3.30 4-5. „ . . chi f l^ r trained by R. B. Berry, Christ-

TRAMWAY HANDICAP of £140 One mile and a half. Limit 3.40. 7— S—PROLETARIAN, b c, 4vrs, by Frank Worthy — Waterfiill (Mr. J. Stormont, jun.), limit—l. R. Morrison j 5— 6—LUX LUNAE. bm, aged (Mr.C. McTigue), limit—McTigue 2 13—11—WEE PARRISII, b g. aged (Mr. ; S. Finlay), limit—Broughton .. 3 Also started: 9-10 Bismuth, 8-S Home Brew, 0-7 Meadow King, 2-3 Tollgate, limit; 1-1 Hot Point, 10-9 Kewpie's Crest, 4-4 Parochial, 3-2 Ranfurly Lass, 12vds. Won by ten lengths, four lengths second and third. Tollgate was fourth. Times: 3.22, 3.25 3-5. 3.27 1-5, 3.31 4-5. ' Winner trained by I. R. Morrison, Otahuhu. BLEDISLOE HANDICAP of £275. Two miles. 2— 2—SMOOGER, b g, aged, by Native King—Rothschild Lad mare (Mr. A. Hobbs), 4Svds — R. A. McMillan *. 1 1— I—GRACE McELWYN, b f, 4vrs (Mrs. G. M. Revell), 12yds—R. B. Berry . 2 3— 3—TRAVIS, eh g, aged (.Mr. C. H. Trigg), limit—F. J. Smith 3 Also started : S-8 Glandore, limit; 6-6 Francis Lincoln, 5-5 Waress, 0-7 Wee Machine, 12yds ; 4-4 Homeward, 24yds. Won by a head, three lengths and a half second and third. Francis Lincoln was fourth. Times: 4.31, 4.34 1-5, 4.36 3-5, 4.57 4-5. Winner trained by R. A. McMillan, Tamahere. CHAMPION HANDICAP of £500. One mile and a quarter. Limit 2.45. REY SPEC, limit 1 PEGAWAY, limit* 2 SURE, 12yds 3 All started. ♦Coupled with Worthy Light.