FAVOURITES DO WELL

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 65, 14 September 1933, Page 8

FAVOURITES DO WELL

MARTON'S MINOR EVENTS

The racing in. the minor events at Marton yesterday was always replete With interest, and the form displayed should have a valuable bearing on meetings to be held .in the near future. The/favourites more'than held their, own, being always in- the money, and some of the dividends, both win and place, were very small. Only one double-figure dividend-was^returned, and that was for a third placing. PHEON WINS WELL. Pheon, -who was unlucky not to open her winning account niore than once last season, won the Maiden Race very _ decisively from a big field of 22. .-Her rider (S. Wilson),hopped her out smartly from No. 16 position ,at the barrier,' and^ 'after settling her down behind Aweketia, who cleared out early, he brought her home an easy two-length .victor over Arctic Region, another horse who is overdue for a maiden success. The winner is a three-year-old bay filly by Awowsmith 'from the Boniform mare Hinearoba, and she is; thus a full-sister to the useful Maui and a half-sister to Arikiri, the latter of whoto she resembles the more in appearance. She. is owned and trained by her: breeder,. Mr. V. • E. Bryant, who also raced her relatives, and on the promise she has already shown, capped with her. stylish performance yesterday.she is likely to develop into a good handicap proposition, this season. Arctic Region also began well and was always one of the leaders.' Coming to the straight he raced ahead of the winner into second place, but once in line for home he was no match for her. though he was as easily second as she was first. Arctic Region 'should have a turn very soon. Acrelict, at double figures for tliird, ran patchily. He began well/then lost his position on the turn, but caine home fast from some way back. It was one of his be9t efforts yet, especially at the_ finishing end, for previously he was inclined to , expend himself before the close of his races. The best of the others were the Trentham pair, Palm Queen and flatter. Palm Queen finished splendidly and she is worth watching. ■ Platter wajs always well placed and he too will improve. The northerner, Cathpanero, having his first race, was surprisingly made favourite, and he went a jroo'd race to finish sixth. The nearest of the' remainder at the post were Colrdon, Prince Umberto, and Aweketia, whose rider lost an iron and finished bolt up in the saddle.. ■ •:-. > : SAME WINNER AGAIN. Henry of Navarre, the only runner with worth-while performances over fences, was naturally made ' k good. favourite for the Hack Hurdles, a race he also won last year, and he outclassed his four opponents. In the-back stretch he ran.,up ,to Park Acre in the van, jumped to a, twolengths lead at the second to last fence. and came home a very easy short-length winner from-No Humbug. ' ;. • The official margin was small, but Henry of VJfavarre had -lengths in hand, His jumping was perfection. With his usual pilot (A.r McDonald)'in Sydney, he was ridden by W.H.Bowden. ;,%' ■•'■'' I -, No-,; Hunjbug, third-or second ~all the wajr-and;jampfrig' vwel?,i finished resolute!}-, but sh.e; never had a.cliance witli/.the wiiir nerJ over the final stages. It/Was ..easily her best effort/yet": fHer^placeV;pYice \j>as ian'1 excellent, one 'for '.the size'of the' field; Ramuna, the second favourite, though only half a length back third, was never a winning prospect and his showing was disappointing. Park Acre went well-out in front till he muddled the second to last fence. Vitaphone was almost down at the first aurdle. and thereafter was always toiling in the rear. - THREE-YEAR-OLDS; PREVAIL. The three-year-olds were much too solid for the older horses in the Tutaenui Hack Handicap, and two visitors from the north, Chen? King and D'Artagnan, triumphed over the Wanganui representatives of the age, Etiquette and Porotiti. Cherry King won easily by a couple of lengths, but had D'Artagnan begun a little faster he would have been much harder to beat. Cherry King was in a handy position all the way. He was able to settle down on the rail' behind Etiquette and Porotiti, with Quietly outside him, and Ebeuin, Nightrunner, and D'Artagnan at the head of the others. The leaders came into the straight together, with Etiquette doing it a .shade the better, but Cherry King ranged up alongside them at the distance and D'Artagnan began to move up from behind. '■ Cherry King soon had the race won, and D'Artagnan cut down the other pair on the post, the margins separating second, third, and fourth being short heads- only. , After a. gap King Thomondi Ebeuin, Quietly; Constant. Sun, Miss Hushabye, arid Catalogue were in a bunch.' ' -'.'."' y.1.:,,., , , ■ ■ i The winner is V three-year-old fnllbrpther to Chief Cook, and his showing yesterday would indicate that he is going to be a good one this term. After two or three disappointments last season he beat a two-year-old field at Pnkekohe in the autumn like a near-champion, and a recent race at the Paknrangs, Hunt brought him on sufficiently to account for his Marton opposition yesterday. He is owned by Mr. M, Shaw, and is trained at Takanini by L. M. Manson. D'Artagnan, having his first race since his spell, was on his toes at the start and" lost ground, but once he got going he showed more than ordinary galloping ability. Etiquette and Porotiti both had every apparent chance out in front, but the latter could hardly have gained anything by being forced to carry top weight along as he was, and he may do better later on when held in reserve. Among the remainder King Thomond (after slow beginning), Ebeum, and Quietly showed the most forward present form. VOITRE'S THIRD WIN. Pango, ridden as patiently as his forward position would permit, gave It. Voitre his third winning ride for the day in the Spring Hack Handicap. Beginning fast, he was soon in front on the rail, but along the back Nebulae was running half a length ahead of him on bis outer, and three furlongs from home Ythan raced up from sixth to the van. past him and Nebulae. Pango tackled the leader at the distance, and after a short struggle he drew up past his tiring rival and went on to win by half a length. Pango has been backed on more than one occasion in the last six months and has failed, but he is clearly a useful sort at his best. He is a six-year-old halfbrother by Nigger Minstrel to Pahu, and his racing career extends yet only a little over twelve months, so that there is ample time yet for him to win good races. He is owned by Mr. J. Brice, for-whom he is trained by L.Knapp at Awapuni, and, as pointed but , previously, he appeared well handicapped in this race, particularly when lined through Beryl Latour. ... -

Ythan, victor : over Mjdjan at Wanganui. might have won again had,he been ridden more patiently. • His rider (S. Anderson) was keen.to get. to the front, and after passing the half-mile he could restrain himself no ■ longer. The sharp effort he then made must have taken a lot out of the horse,- who did really well to stick :on as he did. ' ' •

Nebulae, after raciiig outside Pango all the way; weakened pver.'tho last furlong, but he retained third plane and a good place dividend fairly comfortably from Chief Marionette, a length ami a half behind Ythan.

The best of the remainder were Chief Marionette, Beryl Latour, Cape Fair, Park Acre, and Mercian Prince. Chief Marionette, who is now trained, by L. G. Morris, should improve with the race. Mercian Prince's condition save out throe fur-

longs from home after he had been prominent till then, and it looks as if he was not quite tuned up for the distance. THIRD NORTHERN WIN. Tavern Knight, backed down to redhot favouritism, won the Farewell Hack Handicap with the brilliance to be expected from a class horse in form, and he gave Auckland stables their third success during the day. He did not have much to spare at the1 post, but he. scored in the right way. . Acceptable soon went out to a big lead over' Maypay and Acrelict, and at the end of a furlong Tavern Knight, from the outside barrier position, was up in fourth place, but well out on the track. Acceptable, had set Tavern Knight a stiff job to do by the time they reached the straight, but the favourite finished in most resolute style, and, cutting down Acceptable 50 yards from the post, won going away by half a length. The winner is a three-year-old chestnut gelding by Gay Shield from the Nassau mare Shebang, and he is thus a haltbrother to Wild Time. Recently he ran second to Grand Score in his only;start at the Wellington Winter Meeting, and subsequently, tacklipg open- company at, the Pakuranga Hunt, he was unplaced but unlucky. These efforts, however, have brought him into forward order and He should be hard to beat in immediate engagements. ' '•• ■■ ■ , . . Acceptable, having his,first race in the North I«land, showed all his reputed track speed, but he may never go more than short courses. Acrelict. coming out a second time, was again third at a useful price.- The best of the remainder were Manawatu (finishing on) - apd Snowball (also running on well). Maypay headed the bunch behind and should improve wi h the race. Stadium.and libeum went pool races. ,' ..': ■•'■■ • ~. "