Veteran Our McKinney Wins Again In The Mud

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 211, 6 September 1941, Page 1 (Supplement)

Veteran Our McKinney Wins Again In The Mud

FINE EFFORT OF JOSEDALE GRATTAN

Max Stewart Fined £10 For Incident After The Race: Runaway By Moko Direct: Big Trot Won By a Nose

A noted mudlark in Our McKinney came back to the limeright this afternoon at Epsom, when he took the big stake at the Auckland Trotting Club's meeting postponed from' last Saturday. Torrential rain fell after the first race to make the track very heavy, though the weather cleared after the third race. Punters made Our McKinney the early favourite for the August Handicap, the main event which followed, but before the tote closed Betty Boop had supplanted him as the first choice. Betty Boop quickly ran to the front, followed by Our McKinney, but when the former broke just after entering the rtraight on the first round Our McKinney ran to the front and stayed there until the finish. There was a mild sensation just Tfter the horses passed the post, for M. Stewart, driver of Betty loop.which rmssed a place, had an altercation with Kennerley, he driver of Three Bells, who had run third behind Josedale Grattan. As was expected, the stewards noted Stewart's action and held an inquiry. The upshot was that Stewart was fined £10 .or unseemly behaviour detrimental to the sport of trotting " Most of the events produced interesting races, but there was an exception m the Grey Lynn Handicap, in which Moko Direct spreadeagled the field to win by six lengths. In contrast, in the following race the backmarker, Josedale Dictator, beat Appomattox on the post by a nose.

The favourite, Alvis, who was acketed with Baby Triumph, won le opening event, the Introductory landicap, in a close finish with Steel Cing, but the pair were both lucky 0 beat Bon Haven, who was badly oxed in on the rails over the last wo fur Jongs, and before the post was reached he had to be eased up nd pulled to the outside in an t tempt to get clear. It was then 00 late and he had to be content • ith third. The early leader was .reat Trust from Crown Thorpe, but iiey had not gone far before Great rust and Alvis were the leaders .om Steel King, Crowrt Thorpe and iold Kip. At the stand with a ound to go Alvis and Great Trust /ere almost together, with Steel (ing still third, but at the half mile Alvis had taken charge and just led 1 bunch of half a dozen which iniuded Great Trust, Steel King, Gold vip, Bon Haven and Esther. Alvis vas first to turn for home with Bon laven, snowed in on the fence, next, ilvis withstood a strong challenge rom Steel King and won by a neck, with the unlucky Bon Haven a ength and a quarter away. Gold Kip was fourth followed by Great Trust and Crown Thorpe.

Charles Rex Surprises A surprise was recorded in' the rst division of the Mount Eden landicap, which was run in heavy ain, when the little-fancied Charles lex, one of J. T. Paul's team, went o the front just after the start and vas never headed. He was always oing his part nicely and his advanage was never really threatened, ilthough the hopes of the backers the favourite, Oxford, were always nigh, as the chestnut was racing in second place all the way till within a few yards of the post, when Rockfel finished strongly to secure second money. Gallant Maid paced a good race, being close up to Charles Rex and Oxford throughout the whole of the race and eventually finished fifth, only weakening in the last furlong. Exporter was another to go a good race and was always in the first five, eventually finishing just behind the placed horses. Rockfel was sixth mtothe straight and did well to beat all wit the winner. Free Machine paced nicely but did not stay on, and J* 1 ® others were well sprung out with naif the journey covered. The winner paid a good double-figure dividend.

Third Favourite Scores r. J n e second division of the Mount Men Handicap Northern Smile, at 9*l® stage, had such a commanding lead, about 15 lengths, that her victory seemed certain, but two furlongs ,™m home it could be seen that she was tiring but she still was well clear straight. It was then that Erua Peter and Cyone Girl n???? dose on her, and Cyone looked like hitting the front, but a mistake in the last furlong pii settled her chances. Erua 0 ba d been running about tvTi-j 1! } middle stages, was up "•,*!? a t the straight entrance, and SUI?,.? good run on the rails, i ISSifr j ke getting through but was an< * h a d to pull out and then °? and beat the tiring Northwii £by half a length. County iZZ 1 ' who , was always in a fair posill®*} over the last couple of furlongs, 32° d third and Cyone Girl next. r.,f°s Gang and Auto Bingen were Eyenew failed to settle the start and was soon near inc rear of a strung out field. She Plenty of speed in patches ir rar 7?' but another break during we running counted her out.

_ Decisive Win thort. with over a round to go Our Thorpe gelding, Our McKinchai««•terwards gave nothing a ll \ the August Handicap, and hnr.v^2 re ? a decisive win over the ran P l 3 er ' Jo sedale Grattan, who of r , ace ' making up a lot evir in * ast half mile. Howw he battled on gamely, \vir~!? no chance of getting to the he*? & it was only by a short pwwiJi 0114 Three Bells out of money. Betty Boop was in P 1 with Three Bells for ay ' h"* she made one tn-f lost her chance when Pt SS ht ,, was entered, although ,' w eventually finished fifth, wide

out. Kewpie's Queen was always in the picture and went a fairly good race to be fourth at the end, but Ringtrue, Our Jewel, Uenuku, Musketeer and Bronze Queen never threatened danger over the last three furlongs. Noble Prince was never going right and was always a furlong behind the field.

A Runaway Win. The Grey Lynn Handicap proved the best of good things for Moko Direct, who spreadeagled the field and made the race a procession. He went away fast and soon opened up a break of half a dozen lengths which he increased to 15 lengths hatf a mile from home. At this stage Taimaiti and Village Lass were nearest him and there was a break then of two or three lengths to Now Then. Village Lass began to tire a little further on and Taimaiti was left the hopeless chase of the leader, Moko Direct, who just jogged along in front to win by half a dozen lengths. In the straight Auto Lad got up to Village Lass and just beat her for third money, the pair being eight lengths. behind Taimaiti. The other? were well down the course.

Thrilling Finish. I The Royal Oak Trot produced the best race of the day, in which the winner, Josedale Dictator, won in a tight finish after putting up a great performance from 96yds behind. Esther and Appomattox carried on the early running, but with half a mile to go at least half a dozen had good chances and were closely bunched coming across the top towards the home turn. Josedale Dictator put in a great run from behind, ana had lined up with Appomattox at the straight entrance. Close handy were Esther, Dick Redmond, Barney Bingen and Modern Lady. In the run up the straight Josedale Dictator and Appomattox had a rare battle, Josedale Dictator just getting the verdict by a nose. Modern Lady was three lengths away, with Dick Redmond next.

All the Way The Orakel Handicap proved the best of good things for the win favourite Te Roto. He went to the front at the start and at no stage did he let the opposition near him, just pacing along smoothly in front always four or five lengths clear, and he eventually won with a lot in hand. Derby Lu was second throughout and he occupied that position at the finish just as easily as Te Roto was the winner. Franco beat a lot of tired horses to be a moderate third, and Cynic did best of the others to be a poor fourth. It was an uninteresting race, as Te Roto had matters all his own way throughout.

Led Throughout In the concluding event, the Massey Memorial, another all-the-way-win was recorded when Double Peter scored from an outsider in Bedford. The winner began quickly and soon established a couple of lengths' lead over' Cloverdale, with Bedford, Maunga Tangi and Stargum following. The order remained practically unchanged all the way, the only alteration being when Bedford took second place before reaching the turn. However, he had no chance with Double Peter, who remained in front to finally win by a couple of lengths. Cloverdale was a moderate third and was followed by True Guide and Maunga Tangi.

The Totalisator To-day the totalisator handled £46,417 10/, against £49,472 10/ for the corresponding day last year, a decrease of £3055. Results:— INTBODUCTOBY HANDICAP (Troti«r*> of £2M. One mile and a half. Limit 3.49. I—I—ALVIS, ch m, aged, by Travis Axworthy —Deceitful (Mr. E. E. Cressey), 12yds— B. B. Cleland 1 2—2—STEEL KING, gr g, 6yra (Mr. G. McKenzie). limit — J. A. Gerard 3 7—6—BON HAVEN, br g. aged (Mr. P.-V. Flexman). 96yds—L. J. Mahoney 3 Also started: 14-17 Arabin. 8-11 Crown Thorpe, 17-13 Great Trust, 4-3 Paul Parrtsh. 12-15 Bobie, 3-4 Snow Cloud, 15-14 Surprise Moko, 19-18 Tanworthy, 9-10 Tasker Queen, 15-16 tJna Bingen, 12-12 Wharekawa, 7-6 William, limit; 1-1 Baby Triumph, 36yds; 6-7 Rara Avis, 48yds; 10-8 Gold Kip, 60yds; 5-5 Buncrana, 72yds; 11-8 Esther, 96yds; 18-19 Silver Watch, 120 yds. Brackets: William aad Bon Haven. Atvia and Baby Triumph. j Neck; length and a, Quarter. Times: 3.44 2-5. 3.45 3-9. 3.39. Winner trained by R. B. Cleland. Papatoefcx.

MOUNT CD EN HANDICAP af £ZM. One Bile and a quarter. Limit 3.5. First DlTialen. I—7—CHARLES REX, b ft, syra, by Great Farrish—Great Eyre (Mr. J. T. Paul), limit—J. T. Paul 1 4—3—ROCK PEL, blk m. syrs (Mr. W. E. Hall). 12yds 2 I—I—OXFORD, b (. aged (Mr. W. L. Lincoln), limit—P. J. Smith 3 Also started: 13-11 Exporter, 9-13 Flower Potts, 3-4 Gallant Maid, 10-9 Guiding Light, 6-4 Kewpie's Crown, 17-16 Kla Ora King, 2-2 Lillmanl. 6-6 Master Lawn, 8-8 Rings tone, 15-12 Scrounger, 11-14 Shirwin, limit: 18-15 Free Machine. 12-10 Rama Direct. 12yds;H-17 Sewana, 48yds. Half a length; length. Times: 3.5 3-5. 3.5 1-5 3.6 3-5. Winner trained by owner. Manger«.

Second Division 3—3—ERUA PETER, b g. aged, by Peter Blngen—Pirate Moko (Mr. W. A. Slater), limit—Owner 1 6—6—NORTHERN SMILE, b m, aged (Mr. E. R. Smith). 12yds—Owner 2 I—I—COUNTY JEWEL, br g, syrs (Mr. F. Jackson), limit—G. T. Mitchell 3 Also rted: 6-6 Antarctic Star. 2-2 Eyenew, 12-12 C .n's Jewel, 7-9 Real Jewel. 9-11 Right Ring. 1* -14 Silver Plane, 11-8 Walwera Jewel, limit: 10 (0 Auto Blngen. 5-5 Press Gang, 12yds; 4-4 Cyone Girl, 24yds; 1-7 Fly Across, 36yds; 13-13 Wishful, 48yds. Brackets: Antarctic Star and Northern Smile. Three-quarters of a length: half a length. Times: 3.14, 3.13 2-5. 3.14 3-5. Winner trained by M. Paul. Mansere.

AUGUST HANDICAP of £55*. One mile and a half. Limit 3,24. 3—3—OUR McKINNEY, b g. aged, by Our Thorpe—Flora McKinney (Mr. L. N. Vernall), 12yds—Owner 1 a—I—JOSEDALE GRATTAN, b h, aged (Dr. M. G. Pezaro and Mr. E. O. Bridgens), 60yds—F. J. Smith 3 4 4 THREE BELLS, b g. aged (Mr. R. Stace), 12yds—E. N. Kennerley 3 Also started: 8-8 Bronze Queen, 9-9 Kewpie's Queen, 7-7 Musketeer, limit; 1-2 Betty Boop, 10-10 Noble Prince, 6-6 Ringtrue, 12yds; 2-1 Our Jewel, 5-5 Uenuku, 24yds. Bracket: Our Jewel and Josedale Grattan. Length and a halt; rhort head. Times: 3.45. 3.41 3-5. 3.46 1-5. Winner trained by owner, Frankton Junction. GREY LYNN HANDICAP at £!M One mile and a half. Limit 3.31 6—S—MOKO DIRECT, b g, aged, by Dan Direct—Peter Moko (Newdick Bros.), limit—S. M. August 1 a—S— I TAIMAITI, b g, aged (Mr. M. Stewart), limit—M. Stewart 2 ™ D 'J? r *• sy ™ (Mr - c - Cowan), limit—W. Fleming 3 Also started: 10-10 Diamond Trust, 3-3 Now 7 • ,„ a ~? Torpedo King, limit; l-l Village Royal Palm; My'd.?"""" I *' 9 ' B Lou « h °* r '- 7-7 3-s'*4 '' e ' Kht len^ths - Times, 3.52, 3.56 Winner trained by S. M.'August. Qreen Lane.

ROYAL OAK HANDICAP' (Trotters) «< £255. One mile and a half. Limit 3.41. 3—4—JOSEDALE DICTATOR, blk h. aged, by Peter Lincoln—Calumet Beads (Mr. F. t f 96yds—F. J. Smith 1 * 7 —APPOMATTOX, b g, aged (Miss C. M. Bowers), 24yds « S—3—MODERN LADY, b m, aged (Mr. E. E Cressey). 60yds—Cleland 3 Also started: 6-8 Barney Bingen, 1-1 Bon Haven. S^S em ,°'i tl l!-, 8 " 8 E ®S? er - 10 - 10 Nelson Carbine. limit; 1-1 Princess Onyx, 12yds; 11-11 Silver Watch, 24yds; 4-5 Dick Redmond, 2-2 Dolores Silk, 48yds; 9-9 Mah Jong, 96yds. Bournemouth 0 " HaVen ' PrtoCeSS ° nyX ' and Nose; three lengths. Times, 3.58, 4.4 4-5, 4.3. Winner trained by owner, Takaninl.

ORAKEI HANDICAP of £285. Two miles. Limit, 4.47. I—2—TE ROTO, b g. Byrs. by Loch Moigh— Tui Wild wood (Mr. O. McKenzie). limit _ v —J. A. Gerrard t '—B—DERBY LU. b m, aged (Mrs. R. D. Ryan), limit—A. J. B. Norris 2 9—9—FRANCO, br g, aged (Mrs. A. Archer). 36yds—A. McGarry 3 Also started: 5-5 Nawton Junior. 6-6 Sir Echo, limit; 4-3 Langdale, 3-1 Warwick. 12yds; 2-4 Cynic. 24yds; 8-7 Handlcapper. 36yds. Five lengths; four lengths. Times: 5.14, 5.1#, Winner trained by J. A. Gerrard, Ashhurst.

MASSEY MEMORIAL HANDICAP of £3M. One mile and a quarter. Limit 2.53. 3—4—DOUBLE PETER, b g, 6yrs, by Peter Bingen—Eleawah (Mr. J. McNickle), limit—Gerrard 1 10-10—BEDFORD, drk b g. aged (Mr. F. Herring, Jun.). 12yds—Mahoney 2 I—I—CLOVERDALE, blk h, aged (Mr. J. R. Henderson), limit—Broughton 3 Also started: 4-5 Axspear, 9-9 Clay Pot. 6-6 Peter's Find, limit; 2-2 Munga Tangi, 5-3 Stargum, 7-8 True Guide, 11-11 Young Parry, 12yds; 1-1 Sentiment. 24yds; 8-7 Kete Kura. 12-12 Walter Gay, 36yds. Bracket: Cloverdale and Sentiment. Two lengths; length and a half. Times: 3.14 2-5, 3.15, 3.15 3-5. Winner trained by F. Smith, Frankton.