TAKAPUNA MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 24, 30 January 1933, Page 6

TAKAPUNA MEETING

CUP GOES TO GAY IDEA

SPRINT TO PAGANELLI

(Special from "Early Bird.") AUCKLAND;- This Day. Th. Takapuna Jockey Grub's Summer Meetjng opened-oh Saturday in very hot weather. There was a fairly good attendance, and. the. course was hard and fast. Totalisator investments .were '.£ 20,362 15s, against £30,07615s on the opening day last year, which was Anniversary "Day—a pubhe holiday. Diversion; having her first outing in public, showed a lot of speed in the opening event,'the Trial Stakes, but Landlubber never let her .get far away, and he collared her aLthe bottom of the straight to win by a couple of lengths; Diversion, was three lengths- ahead: of ..Courthaven, with Sweet Whisperi -finishing-on, fourth. Wee' Musk also shaped well, and Roman Mascot, cTrawn.off the course, will improve a^lot. Laudatory got away : slowly. OUTSIDER'S HIGHWEIGHT. Ruling King, favourite in the Orewa Highweight, got into a lot or", trouble when his rider kept hinr on the railsithe whole . field going round him, and when he got clear he had too much ground to make up, Principal tried to win all the way, Orna-, mental joining him. two furlongs from, home,' and Glenhaupo; Ruling King, and. Grand Spirit being bandy-. Ornamental finished strongly to: beat-Glenhaupo by a good-length,-while Glenhaupo also finished' top strongly.-for Principal. Next were -Grand Spirit,.Demylus,- and Ruling King. The winner, who, was. at a double-figure price, scored her first'win at Kawakawa : a week earlier, and later thesame day finished second.to Thespis, but she was not penalised; for this engagement.- She is a: three-year-old filly'by Ornamentation from Vocal Princess, and she sticks on .well. Lucidus and- Moonfleet were ridden into the'ground in the.'Carnival Hack. Neither got away well, but they quickly rai) through and were just in front of Miss • Lorraine,"- Currajong, and United at the home turn. The two pacemakers stopped badly, and Mung'atopn came through to score a very easy win.oyer Currajong, who also had little difficulty in beating Lucidus . and Moonfleet.; Holly -Lv and Marniorate did best of the others. ' Hungatooh -won so handsomely thafche should not be long in --.bring'again. •■-.•'"■■'-" ' POOR. TAKAPUNA CUP. 9}he Takapuna Cup race was a very poor affair, being of interest only when the veteran Merry Damon made'a spirited finish up; the short straight. Bac-kers went for Speedmint as if she was unbeatable,, especially-with-Sunny Sky withdrawn, but they: got a po'or_ run for their, money;'' Speedmmfc was nicely on the rails at, the end;of half a mi1.,.-and that was: as far as. she went, for over the last mile , Voitfe was always at her, and she fizzledout without a kick. Trishna; carried the t field along at a, fair pace, Great Emblem tailing off and remaining at the rear throughout.' Jaeldy Karo joined Trishna five furlongs from home, with Gay' Idea and' Merry Damon following, while at the quarter-mile Gay Idea. _nd Merry Damo. began to close up. Trishna .-(rails), Jaeldy• TEaro, and GayIdea (outside) were.on terms.turning into the straight, just clear of. Merry Damon. Gay Idea shook off the opposition and. won by a neck from the fast-finishing ■Merry Damon, Trishna'.fadihg in the last couple of chains into third place, threeparts of;.a length back." •_ael_y-KarprWa_ fourth, and the' other- pair" several lengths away... ~-".i .'.;;>:■ s:7j;--:;sv-- ■"-,.: ' Although the'finish was close, Gay Idea seemed to win with a little in hand, and she was never in danger of defeat' over the last furlong. The four at the top. of the field in the Calliope.Handicap were very evenly supported, and the fourth fancy, ■ Deputy, Ruler, won at a fairly ■ short price. / He was. first, away; and'was never troubled, although-.his- rider Bad "'to give him a reminder at the "home turn.'.; Gay Sheila was always second-best, • The favourite, Rereatu," failed to,:-hit- the front, and wasnever, likely. King Blesfor dropped back; to last at. the end of a furlong, and was finishing on in fourth place. Lagoon ran very greenly, .but, showed promise, and Solomon showed a lot of speed for three and a half furlongs. Deputy Ruler shaped: very impressively, and may develop inco a brilliant performer. PARTIAL TO THE TRACK. , Paganelli again showed his partiality for the course by winning the Zealahdia Handicap, defeating Sunny. Sky handsomely. The latter drew the rails, and received the benefit, of-the jump-out, but she was knocked back. Paganelli and Mareehal and Whakapara and Sunny Sky raced in pairs, and they set a torrid pace/the other . trio .being a dozen lengths back at the end of three furlongs. Both Paganelli and Sunny Sky* were all out over the last bit. Whakapara, who covenfed a lot of ground, was well beaten. Eager JRose finished; on, and she. should win a handicap or two shortly.:. Rosshire looked as big .as a house, and it was surprising that he was allowed, to;run. • The heavy "backing" fof" Master Brierly in the HauraH Hack was fully justified, for the three-year-old won in brilliant fashion. He was ridden in behind Pelting and Merry Lap to the home turn, and then ran round them to win. very easily. Merry Lap and- Pelting went fair races. There was some money for Gay Broney, but he was beaten at the end of six furlongs. "" ■- . ■";7 :' '■ \ Broken Rule endeavoured to win the Ferry "Handicap from end to end, but she failed narrowly. .; Delrain went with her from the: five furlongs to the.home turn, but was then beaten. Just as she looked like pulling her army o£ hackers through, Limex flashed* up,x and after a- sharp struggle over the last chain, she lost the race by a, head. Lord Willpnyx conceded the field a big.start over the last three furlongs, and to get third under the circumstances was a fine performance. Delrain weakened in the straight,; and Valpai missed the jump-out, - ! RESULTS IN DETAIL. Results were:— ' . < . Trial Stakes, or 100 sots; six-furlongs.— l Landlubber, 7.9 (Broughton), 1; 6 Diversion, 7.9, 2; 2 Courthaven, 7.9, 3. Also started: .4 Roman Mascot 8.8, 10" T_p Light 8.6, 9 Sweet Whisper 7.11, 5 Trickle. 7.10, 16- Darma 7.9, 13 Golden Spalil 7.9. 3 Laudatory- 7.9, 11 Regardez 7.9, 7 Talioe Mea 7.9, 14 Highland Chief 8.12. 12 Tironui 8.12, 15 Wee Musk 7.6, 8 Wee Pat. Time, lmin llsee.Orewa Highweight, of 120 soys; one mile and one furlong.—6 Ornamental, 9.0 (Burgess), I:3' Glenhaupo, 9.0, 2; 2 -Principal. 9.0, 3. Also started: 9 Motero 11.0, 8 Koyal Survey 10.3, 4 Grand Spirit 9.11, 1 Ruling King 9.3, 10 Demylus 9.0, 7 Free Air 9,0, 5 Wee Prince 9.3. Time, lmin 55sec. / Carnival Hack, of 125 sots; six furlongs.— 2 Mungatoon, 7.12 (Voitre), 1; 7 Currajong. 7.7, 2; 1 Lucidus, 8.12, 3. Also started: 3 Moonfleet 8.7, 8 United 7.13, 4 Holly Lv 7.12, 5 Misa Lorrat_6-7.13„, 9. .Escalus 7.4, 6 Marmorate 7.2. Time, lmin 13,4-ssc_.-TAKAPUNA CUP, of 300 soys; one milo three furlongs and 40. .yards. 3 Gay Idea, 7.8 (Broughton) " ~.....-...■. 1 5 Merry Damon, 9.0 (Jenkins) :.:.:..... 2 6 Trishna, 7.5 (Baker) . , 3 Also started: 1 Speedmint 8-7, ' 2 Great F.rablem 7.9, 4 Jaeldy Kafo 7.6. Time, 2mln 24 3-ssee. ... Calliope Handicap, of 150 sots;" Aye furlongs.—4 Deputy Ruler, 7.8 ; (Parsons), 1; 2 Gay Sheila, 8.6, 2; 1 Rereatu, 8.11, 3. Also started: 3 King Mestor 8.5, 6 Solomon 7.8, 5 Lorelle 7.5, 7 Lagoon .7.0. Time,- lmin lsec. - Zealandia Handicap, of 150 soys; seven fur■ll ngsT"3 Paganelli, 9.7 (Mclnally), 1; i Sunny Sky,- 9.0, 2: 3 Whakapara, 8.0, 3. Alsd started: /Rosshire 8.0, 4 Eager Rose 7-.H, 5 Mareehal i.O, 6 Brampton 7AV-. Time, lmin 26 2-ssec. Hauraki Hack Handicap, of 120 sots • nine -urlongs.—l Master Brierly, 9.2 (Bagby) I-■l-Merry Lap.. 7.4. 2; 2 Peltta_,-.7.11. 3. Also started: 5 Glen Rata S.S, 6 Grand Spirit 8 2 3 Gay Broney 7.3. Time, lm'iii 53 4-ssec. Ferry Handicap, of irto soys: seven furlongs.— 3 LlmeS, 8.5. (Voitre).. I ; 1 Broken Rule, 84, 2; 7 Lord - Wtllonyv, 5.3, 3. Also started: 2-Delrain 8.10. 5 Valpai 8.6, 6 HawIhofn 8.1, 4-Sunny 'Bachelor *;._; s Sweet "WhiEper 7.1. Time, lmin 26 3-Ssec.