SUMMER MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 144, 14 December 1935, Page 13

SUMMER MEETING

OVERCAST CONDITIONS

TRACK IX GOOD ORDER

. '.',. Although not a great deal of rain had fallen. and it had lilted before the racing began the weather was overcast and still threatening for'the Otaki Maori Racing Club's Summer Meeting "■ at Qtaki today. The clouds were hanging very low and there was a fairly : . stiff wind, though it was not cold. The track was wet on the surface but • otherwise in good'order. . The attendance early was only mode- ■■. rate, the trains from: Wellington and ■v Palmerston North not . being particularly well-patronised. There was, however,' satisfactory local; patronage. '• ' Results to the time of going to press ■•were:—' '■■■.■■:;.-.- ---; PUKETOI HACK HURDLE HANDICAP, • £90; second ' horse. £10 and third.£s .from-the stake; 'IJ. miles. ? J. Duggan's eh h Royal King,.by -.•: ,/^Royal ~, Divorce • — Musical : •■'■.> Moment, aged, 9.0 (W.-Blanche) 1 ■ 6-T. O'Rourke's b g Battle Ground, ' ''■'" by' Acre—Martulla, 6yrs, • 9.0 (S. Wright) .;................... 2 - % X; McK. Duncan's br- g Tarhbo, by : .. - Nigger' Minstrel—Vast . Acre, ■ . ,:, 4yrs, 9.0 (C Thomson) ..... 3 : Afso started: 1 Petrarch" 101 (A. Me- '• Donald); 4 Spender 9.11 (C. Carroll), 5 Gaswyn ,9.7 (W. N.. Taylor), 2- Mid Acre 9.4 (RL H. Nicol)> 3 Otauru King .' 9.? (E.. Burgess). "..-... Royal King,-, a rank outsider, led all • • the way to win the Puketoi Hack -Hurdles: He-made very poor, jumps ,at the second, third, and: fourth obstacles, and-for a. short space after his third life Mid Acre was up on terms ; with him; but he then drew out again - and, -making no mistake with the final fence, he came on to win by three lengths from Battle Ground, who had ._• been second or third most of the way. ,-A like. distance'away was Tambo, so the three outsiders filled the .places. Otauru King was fourth, with Spender next. There, were no mishaps.. Time, ~ 2min 53sec.'. -. '~ ." . ■■'• , (Winner trained by. owner, Levin.). .MANUAO MAIDEN PLATE, ,£65; second horse £10 and third £5 from ' the stake; 6 furlongs. ' 2 R. j. Murphy's eh f Hine Ra, by' Iliad—Bonny Dawn, Syrs, : ; "8.7 (S.;Wilson) ../.......... 1 . .4R.. J. Mac Donald's b.f Barley . - .■.Almond, ,by Lackham—Butter ' ... Scotch, 3yrs, 8.7 (S. Anderson) 2 12 W. J. Wood's b g Sansfoy, by " Royal ■; Divorce—Millie Abbey," 5 yrs, 8.7. (D. W.- Bush) 3 Also started: 3 Contract 8.7 (W. E. Pine), 14 Blue Mauritius 8.7 (C. Carroll), 8 Gold Vein 8.7 (A. Jenkins), 7 ' ■ Gay Coat 8.7 (J. Leach), 1 Garter Red '.'• 8.7 (B.H. Morris), 5 Myriam 8.7 (G. Ridgway)' 13 Scooter 8.7 (W. Blanche), ■ 9 Valroy 8.7 (P. Burgess), 11 Rustem ■ 8.7' (R. Reed), 10 Kia' Tina 8.7 (R. J; Mackie), 6 Mazzini 8.7 (P./ Atkins). • Having her first start since her transfer to the North Island, Hine Ra outclassed her opposition in the Manuao* Maiden Plate. From a wide marble she • was actually first to break the line, : . .but -.. Sansfoy ~ soon ran to the- front ■ from Barley A1m0nd,....'. Hine. .„ . Ra, ■ •Myriam, Mazzini, .ar^d Valrpy..;-On the ..home.turn: Hine.,Ra opined. §ansfoy in • ■-, theivan, and she came■ .right'-iaway ;iri •; the = straight •to score by nearly-four -..lengths from' Barley Almond, who beat .Sansfoy by a long neck for second. Contract made up ground to be a handy. fourth,/ and the next were Myriam,' Blue' Mauritius, Garter Red, Rustem, and Kia Tina. There was delay at the start, but the field finally went • off well for its class. Time, lmin 15sec. (Winner trained by T. R. George, Trentham.) ■ OTAKI HACK HANDICAP, £85; sec- ■ ond horse £10 and third £5 from the stake; 7 furlongs. 2 B. Burgess's blk g-'Pukeko, by : ; Arausio—Deflection, syrs, 8.5 (P. Burgess) .......... 1 4 J. .F. D. 'Corry's eh g Pawky, by ~" Rabbi—Roseland, 4yrs, 7.0 (G.~ .'- R. Tattersall) ..'.. . ..'..2 1 1 E.W. Collins's and T. W. Wills's■' • ■■'■'■- b m Confiscation, by Chief Ruler—Lubrication, 4yfs, 8.10 (B. H. Morris) ..'. ........ 3 Also-started: 6 Treasure Hunt 8.4 (S. • Anderson), 3 The Image 7.7. (J. McCauley), -sNightlass 7.7 (S. Wilson), 7 Frugal' 7-70 (L. H. Jones), 8 Sir Ron- ."■ aid 7.0- (j; Leach). : - fin' the Otaki Hack Handicap Pukeko justified the very considerably higher estimate placed' on his ability to win • than was shown at Woodville, where ~ he was.next to unsupported. ■ Beginning well, he was allowed to settle down fifth just, in behind Frugal,' Nightlass, Pawyk,; and Confiscation, :but he was moving up, passed Confiscation at; the straight, and drew away to win by a couple of lengths from Pawky, who beat Confiscation-nearly as easily. The field was well strung • out at the post, Treasure Hunt being ...a-fair fourth,- with a long gap to -..; Frugal, The Image, and Nightlass. - -.-■.. Time, lmin 27 3-ssec (Winner trained by owner, Opaki.) . fiERE ' NEKITINI. MEMORIAL STAKES, £140; second horse £20 and third £10 from, the stake; li' miles. '.'..'. 4 J. WV Lowe's b g Sunee, by Australian Sun—Bunee, syrs, 7.8 (G. - R. Tattersall) .. v 1 1 R. Heppner's eh c Gay Boy, by Colossus—Lady Limond, 4yrs 8.6 (B. H. Morris) '2 2 A. F. Loe'sb g Might, by Limond " ' —Graciosa, 6yrs, 9.0 (S. Wilson) 3 ■' ~,Also,started: 6 Princess Doreen 8.8 -,(G. Ridgway), 5 Hunting Lodge 7.8 (S. ..Anderson), 3 Eminent 7.7 (J. McCau'ley), 7,Romp Along 7.5 (L. H. Jones). The horse who waited longest was winner of the Rere Nekitini Memorial , Stakes. Sunee, after being the leader ; ' for the first furlong, did not hold his position and -with half the journey over he" was at the rear. .He was still . there on reaching the straight,'but he "came with a powerful late challenge and finished all over the field, winning, going away by a-length, from Gay Boy, who had been the pacemaker. Might,; failing to sustain a promising challenge ; through lack of race condition, was half a length back third and Eminent • was only another half-length away . fourth. Hunting Lodge was a moderate fifth, with Romp Along and Prin- , cess,Doreen at the rear. - T;imei 2min 7sec. '- (Winner .trained by owner, Trentham.) PUKEKARAKA HACK HANDICAP, £85; second horse £10 and third .£5 from the stake; 6 furlongs. 2—R. J. Murphy's b g Acceptable ■ by- ■ ;Tea, Tray—Bonny - Dawn, *- ■ ~syrs, 9.3 (R. Reed) 1 ' s— '-I*. C. Purton's b m Happy Hunting, by" Hunting Song—Sane- '. .' tua'ry, syrs,. 7.6 (J. McCauley) 2 I—T. A. Duncan's blk g Whyte Melville, -.by Hunting Song—Merit, 4yrj, 8.0 (P.Atkins) 3 ■ Also' started: 6 Lorelle 7.2 (J. '.Leach), 3 Terry 7.0 (J. -Forsyth), 4 •: Zionist .7.0 (G, -R. Tattersall). :-,-.■ .Whyte Melville was another hot favqurlte to fail supporters when he. could do no better than third in the Puke-

■karaka Hack Handicap, after having every apparent chance. . ■ Happy Hunting set out to make every post a' winner, with Whyte Melville and Acceptable together next, but she. could not quite hold on to her advantage in the straight and Acceptable got up to head her by a short neck, with Whyte Melville a length away and Terry a.close fourth. Time, lmin 14sec. (Winner Irained by'" H. Pritchard, ■ Trentham;)