SPORTING

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22344, 7 March 1938, Page 13

SPORTING

FRANKLIN R.C. CUP WON BY PASO ROBLES CMESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) PUKEKOHE, March 5. The Franklin Racing Club’s autumn meeting was held to-day in fine but dull weather. The going was easy after heavy rain overnight, and there was a good attendance. The totalisator handled £39,855 10s against £41,886 10s last year, a decrease of £2034. L hj. Clifford, rider of Gold Eagle ihe Tuakau Stakes, was found guilty IfM interference to Nordic Song, who fell, ♦RJ-hvas suspended for two months. A . jlar penalty was imposed on R. E. fume, rider of Loombination, for crossing Dutch Girl too quickly, just after the start of the Dynes Fulton Memorial Handicap. Results: — WAIUKU HACK HANDICAP, Of £l7O. Seven furlongs and 22 yards. 1 I—LADY MEATH 8-10 C. G. Goulsbro t 8. 7—POKER FACE 7-6 R. Glading t 2. 2—Forest Acre 8-0 .. N. McKenzie 3 7, 8 Maysong 9-0; 3. 4 Fleetwood 8-11; S 9 Enlightenment 8-2; 4. 3 School Song Trill; 5, 5 Chief Lap 7-10; 12, 12 Yarrawin 7-0; 10. 10 Vaalso 7-0; 11. 11 Flashing Spear 7-0; 6. 6 Mai de Mer 7-0 also started. A dead heat; neck between second and third. Time, Imin 31 l-ssec, PUNT HURDLES, Of £250. One mile and five furlongs. 1. I—BRYCE STREET 10-6 J. F. Fergus 1 2. 2—Day Boy 9-0 .. Thompson 2 4. 4—Mia Acrea 9-0 .. Walters 3 6, 5 Lucidus 10-11; 3, 3 L’Allegro 10-10; 10, 8 Neil 10-0: 5. 6 Anagram 9-0; 12, 12 Brioni 9-0; 9. 10 Dombey 9-0; 8. 9 Inness Lad 9-0: 13, 13 Mana 9-0; 11, 11 My Money 9-0: 7, 7 Windsor Lass 9-0 also started. Won by a head; six lengths between second and third. Time, 3min Isec. BOMBAY HANDICAP, Of £155. Six furlongs. 2. 2—BRONZE WING 8-2 .. Horne 1 10. 13—Silver Eagle 8-0 .. Goldfinch 2 11. H—General Riske 8-2 W. Thomson 3 1. 1 High Sea 9-0; 3, 3 Pasture 8-12; 5, 6 Very Glad 8-12; 13, 12 Free Advice 8-10; 6, 5 Nuipapa 8-10; 4. 4 Town Section 8-10; 15. 15 Abbey Lass 8-0; 17, 17 Asset 8-0; 7, 8 Feldberg 8-0; 16, 18 Green Label 8-0; 19. 19 Lighter 8-0; 18, 16 Nugget 8-0; 12. 10 Paddy the Rip 8-0; 9, 9 Paunui 8-0 and Red Ledger 8-0 bracketed; 10, 13 Rosant 8-0 bracketed with Silver Eagle 8-0; 8, 7 Smokey bracketed with The Trimmer 8-0; 14, 14 Torakiri bracketed . with Wild Nation 8-0 also started. Won by two lengths; head between second and third. Time, Imin 16 4-ssec. FRANKLIN CUP, Of £SOO. One mile and a quarter. 2. 3—PASO ROBLES 8-0 .. Clifford 1 1. I—Grateful 7-8 .. McTavish 2 5. 6—Kilonsa 9-0 .. C. G. Goulsbro 3 4, 5 Royal Appellant 8-12: 6, 4 Knight of Australia 8-11; 3, 2 Rona Bay 8-8; 12. 12 Crooning 8-0; 9, 8 Jewelled Girdle 7-11; 10, 10 Sinking Fund 7-10; 7, 7 Miss Lu 7-5; 11. 9 Tybalt 7-5; 14. 14 Gay Broney 7- 13, 13 Gay Streak 7-0; 8, 11 Star Artist 7-0 also started. Won by a neck; a head between second and third. Time, 2min 7sec. TUAKAU STAKES. Of £155. Five furlongs. 3. '3—BARRICADE 8-7 C. G. Goulsbro 1 11. Tl—Gold Eagle 8-4 .. Clifford 2 1.: I—Bright Wings 8-2 .. Long 3 2, 2 Poker Dice £-7; 9, 9 Raceline 8-7; 7, 7 British Nation 8-7; 13, 13 Little Idea 8- 6, 5 Eastern Heir 8-0; 15, 16 Abbey King 8-0; 14, 12 Nordic Song 8-0; 5, 6 Maioro 8-0; 12, 14 Vaals Star 8-0; 10, 10 Milanion 8-0; 4, 4 Pocket Venus 7-11; 8, 8 Solitary 7-11 also started. Won by a length; a head between second and third. Time, Imin 2 2-ssec. DYNES FULTON MEMORIAL HACK HANDICAP, Of £3OO. Nine furlongs. \ 1. 2—GLEN ABB 7-13 .. McTavish 1 3.- 3—Malagigi 9-3 C. G. Goulsbro 2 5. s—Balinavar 7-0 .. Howard 3 6, 7 Loombination 8-7; 2, 1 Dutch Girl 8-4; 7, 6 Ringshot 8-3; 4, 4. Bonnie Song 7-7: 12, 11 Captain Bruce 7-1; 9, 10 Beverley 7-0; 8. 9 Ivy Wiilonyx 7-0; 13, 13 Palmlnt 7-0; 14, 14 Pamela 7-0; 10, 8 Prlval 7-0; 11, 12 Tutbr 7-0 also started. Won by a head; length and a half between second and third. Time, Imin 55 2-ssec. PUKEKOHE HANDICAP, j,-'. of £3OO. Six furlongs. tl —SIR ABB 7-0 .. P. Fearn 1 *—Rollicker 8-1 C. L. Goulsbro 2 i 4-—Lornacre 8-0 .. Long 3 ,iaver-8-6; 5, 5 Triune 8-5; 6, 8 Rere- ' Palustre 8-1; 12, 12 Rerepal ' Cheval de Volee 7-0; 11, 11 Erndale 7-0: 8, 7 Land Girl 7-0; 9, 10 Whakapara 7-0 also started. Won by two lengths; half a length between second and third. Time. Imin 13 4-ssec. BUCKLAND HACK HANDICAP, . Of £l7O. Six furlongs. 5. S—GAPPY 8-7 .. Winder 1 3. J—Ohmaha 7-10 .. Murray 2 2. ; I—Dragonl—Dragon Moth 7-10 ~ McTavish 3 4. 4 Bronzette 8-7; 1, 2 Clooneen 7-12; 10, 10 Kurapai 7-12; 7, 7 Chief Lap 7-11; 8, 9 High Star 7-6; 9, 8 Nuipapa 7-0; 6, 6 Pasture 7-0 also started. won by a nose; a length between second and third. Time, Imin 14 4-ssec. NOTES ON THE RACING [THE PRESS Special Scivice.] AUCKLAND, March 5. Dead-heat .The. each-way favourite,' Lady Meath, niade a good bid for victory in -the Waiuku Hack Handicap, but she could only dead-heat with the little-fancied Poker Face, who paid double figures on the straight-out machine. Fleetwind and Yarrawin were slow away, Vaalso and May Song being smartest away. Forest Acre ran to the front after going a furlong, from Flashing Spear, Lady Meath, and Enlightenment. Crosing the top Poker Face moved up smartly to join Forest Acre in the lead, and they came into the straight together ahead of Lady Meath, May Song, Enlightenment, and Flashing Spear. Once in line for the post Lady " Meath challenged and got up to deadbeat for first with Poker Face. Forest Acre battled on solldlly to be a long neck away third, and May Song was fourth, Will Chief Lap, School Song, and Fleetwind next. , Poker Face registered his best performance .to date. Backers’ Good Judgment The public was Tight on the mark in the Puni Hurdles when the favourites, Bryce Street and Day Boy, finished first and second. Brioni stopped at the first fence and Dombey made play early from Windsot Lass, whose rider made, a remarkable recovery after being almost off at the second fence. Day Boy, My Money, Mia Acra, and Bryce Street. Four furlongs from home Day Boy and Bryce Street went Past Dombey, and afterwards had the contest to themselves. Bryce Street gained art advantage at the last fence, but had , to be ridden right out to win by a short head from Day Boy, who defeated Mia Aora by six lengths. Dombey was fourth, followed by Anagram and My Money. The first and second horses outclassed the others and Bryce Street was just a little too- seasoned for Day Boy, who Is on the Improve and likely to win soon. ; . A Decisive Win Five scratchings obviated the necessity for divisions in the Bombay Handicap, Which the second fancy. Bronze Wing, won very decisively from Silver Eagle and General Riske, who paid fine place dividends. The field gave a good deal of )■,- treble, The Trimmer, Paddy the Rip, and \w»yiid Nation being badly left. Asset, Feld■T berg,' and High Sea were the first to become prominent. Asset leading across the top from Feldberg, High Sea. Very Glad. Town Section, and Silver Eagle. Asset led into the straight from High Sea, Feldhorg. and Bronze Wing, who had run up smartly, ahead of Silver Eagle. A furlong from the post Bronze Wing came through to win easily from Silver Eagle, who ®ame home well in spite of the fact that he ran out very wide in the straight. General Riske finished on to Just beat High Sea for third, Rosant and Nugget also being close up. Bronze Wing won well. Paso Robles in Form The improving Paso Robles registered his best performance to date narrowly to defeat the each-way favourite Grateful in the Franklin Cup, Grateful attempted to lead all the way, and after making play early from Rona Bay, Kilonsa, Sinking FUnd, and Tybalt was followed Into the straight by Paso Robles, who ran up quickly approaching the turn, Rona Bay. Miss Lu. and Jewelled Girdle. In a SOpd race to the post Paso Robles won With a little in hand by a short neck from QjSteful, who hung on solidly under pressure. Kilonsa fought on very gamely to be a head away third, and Jewelled Girdle was a close fourth, followed by Tybalt, Gay Streak. Miss Lu, Rona Bay, and Star Artist. Faso Robles thoroughly deserved his _ victory, as he was not well placed early.

Grateful ran one of his best races and iust failed. Kilonsa and Jewelled Girdle ran right up to form, and Miss Lu made a fine Showing after being badly appeared a possibility at the turn, but the effort was too great and she weakened. Royal Appellant was never dangerous. An Overdue Win Alter many failures Barricade opened his winning account in the Tuakau Stakes from the little-fancied Gold Eagle, who paid double figures for a place. Mai£s d den.Sn'"§cff ° IKK S Bricht Wings. Gold Eagle, whose rider lost an iron, hung out in the st an <l Barricade came through to beat nor by length Bright Wings ran on fairly well to be a short head away third, andßntish Nation was fourth. Next to finish were Poker Dice, Eastern Heir, and Raceline. Barricade recorded his best effort and Gold Eagle did well in her first race. Nordic Song fell filter going about a furlong. Abbey King ran very wide at the home turn, going out nearly to the out a Favourite Wins The win favourite, Glen Abb, prevailed narrowly in a hard finish in the Dynes Fulton Memorial Handicap. Balinavai', Prival, Loombination, and Glen Abb were quickly prominent, Balinavar making play early and along the back from Prlval. ' Loombination, Glen Abb, Ivy Wiilonyx, and Ringshot. Malagigi moved up Quickly near the half-mile, but was checked on the rails. Balinavar carried on the running and led into the straight from Prlval. Glen Abb, Loombination, and Malagigi. A furlong from home Glen Abb was in front, and he stalled off a determined challenge from Malagigi to win by a head. Balinavar weakened to be a length and a half away third, and Ivy Wiilonyx was fourth, ahead of Loombination, Prival, and Tutor. The run of the race favoured Glen Add, who made amends for his defeat at Te Aroha. Malagigi would haye won only for being checked in the middle stages. An outsider The little fancied Sir Abb brought off a surprise in defeating the each-way favourite Rollicker in the Pukekohe Handicap and paying over a score for a win. Sir Abb was first to begin from Cheyal de Volee and Erndale, and made play from Erndale, Rerepal, Palustre. Rollicker, and Cheval de Volee. Sir Abb entered the straight Just ahead of Erndale, who was closely followed by Rerepal, Palustre, Lornacre, and Rollicker. Sir Abb more than held his own in the last furlong, and won easily by two lengths from Rollicker, who finished solidly on the outside. Lornacre battled on to be a creditable third. Erndale was fourth. Next to finish were Palustre, Inver, Triune, and Whakapara. Sir Abb, who became affected in the wind and with bleeding trouble some time ago, has retained his speed, and this was his first success after a long spell. Surella was to have started, but when his trainer went to saddle him he found him to be lame in one foot and the gelding was .withdrawn, ... A Solid Finish It was with a solid finishing effort that Gappy scored narrowly at good odds in the Buckland Hack Handicap, for which Clooneen and Dragon Moth were the favourites. Clooneen was smartest to begin from Gappy, High Star, Ohmaha, and Chief Lap, High Star running to the front after a furlong to lead across the top from Ohmaha, Clooneen, Gappy, and Bronzette, High Star showed the way into the straight to Ohmaha, Clooneen, Gappy, Bronzette, and Chief Lap. It appeared as if Ohmaha would win when he headed High Star In the straight, but he was outstayed by Gappy, who beat him by a nose. Dragon Moth finished soundly to be a close third, and Clooneen, who looked likely at the distance, was fourth. Then followed High Star, Palustre, and Chief Lap. Ohmaha made a big effort from the outside early, and this Just found him out at the finish.