SPORTING

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 144, 19 June 1936, Page 11

SPORTING

DEBUT SCHOOLS ]WELL

FINAL WORK AT HAWERA

(Special from "lAnitefl,"). ... HAWERA, This Day. The final gallops of the Hawera horses for Wanganui were performed under slightly heavy conditions. The pegs were out 15 feet. Horses that again showed themselves in first-class order were ' One Whetu, Supreme Court, Silvanus, and Le Grand. One Whetu had Soloist as companion in a working gallop over a mile covered in lmin 54sec. The pace was slow over the early part, -but they ran home the last three furlongs in 40 J sec, One Whetu going easily alongside his companion. Soloist works freely and One Whetu impressively. Silvanus went round at 15sec to the furlong to the two furlongs mark, sprinting home in- 26sec and moving nicely. Corowa jumped out smartly from Dancing Lady at the seven furlongs, the pair going the first three furlongs in 39 3-ssec. The pace told on Dancing Lady, and Corowa led into the straight, winning by several lengths in lmin 38sec, time that Corowa could have considerably ■ improved on. Debut and Wotan were given a working gallop over a mile, Debut shading his companion at the finish in lmin 55sec. Supreme Court and Le Grand also went a mile, Supreme Court going the better at the finish in lmin 53Jsec. Yesterday morning Debut was schooled over a round of the steeplechase fences, giving a capital exhibition. .... H. Wiggins is to have the mount on Corowa. G. Duncan rides Silvanus. Dancing Lady is an unlikely starter.

HIDEHS FOE XAPIER

ATKINS BACK IN SADDLE (By Telegraph) (Special to the "Evening Post") HASTINGS, This Day. . With unsettled weather the track at best will be slightly holding for the Napier Park Racing Club's Meeting tomorrow, so that Hastings form may be unreliable. John Charles will now be starting on the second day only. Royal Banquet is again an unlikely starter in the steeples. . . .

Riding engagements include: S. Wright, Blue Boy and Battleground; J. Walsh, Emotion, Master Hector, Royal Feast, Blue Garter, and Passion Flower; C. Stratton, Gironde;. S. Anderson, Le Toquet, Bodyline, and Royal Dash; A. O'Neill, Sunny Blonde; R. Marsh, Blygain, Lucullus Lad, Quake, and Caen; C. Goulsbro', Master Cyklon, Marsyas; E. Deslandes, Kaokaoroa, Journet, and Gascon; P. Atkins, Count Siegfried, Hunting Star, Gran vale, and Slippery; R. Miles, Hunting Jay and Royal Banquet (if started); J. Fergus, Count Willonyx and Strome; F. E. Baker, Manifesto; F. Dunn, Royal Bengal; H. Young, Essex, De Friend, Lavitia, and Trailer; H. Goldfinch, Iddo and Helios; Mr. H. Dods, Sunny Sky; Mr.'G. Beatson, The Grasper; Mr. N. Cowie, Royal Shift; Mr. H. McPherson, Tahoma.

WINCATUI TRACK NOTES (By Telegraph—Press Association.)' DUNEDIN/.This Day, The going was good this morning for the final gallops at Wihgatui. Most of the work was done on the inside grass track. , , . ■ . Vocal and Miss Winston ran six furlongs in lmin 23 2-ssec, the last four in 57sec. It was a very pleasing effort on the part of Miss Winston.

Signaller, looking very well, was given a couple of ' rounds, and increasing the pace in the second circuit ran the last six furlongs in lmin 35sec. Amy Johnson was going comfortably over the last furlong to beat Hula Belle and Gambler's Luck over six in lmin 23sec. The last three furlongs took 45sec. ' Parasang galloped very freely over the last three furlongs of two circuits in 50sec. Umtali was given a couple of rounds, and anxious to increase the pace all the way, completed the last five furlongs of the first round in lmin 11 3-ssec. Golden King appreciated the soundness of the going and reeled off seven furlongs very attractively in lmin 43 sec. The steeplechase candidate Te,Ahuarangi pleased in finishing on terms with a companion over six furlongs in lmin 25sec. Vantoon completed his preparation by sprinting home over the last three furlongs of the course in lmin 45 3-ssec. No horse at Wingatui has done better than Vantoon during the past month. Poniard pleased by running the last three furlongs of a circuit in 43 4-ssec. Bay Duke, who looks the best-con-ditioned horse of all the visitors, was going easily throughout half a mile covered in 55sec.

Epris and Last Refrain were companions in a half-mile sprint, which took 55 2-ssec, but neither was hunted out. Braw Lad, who was blowing hard at the finish, took 58sec for half a mile. Redtop was sent away from the sixfurlong post, and ran the last five furlongs in lniin 10 3-ssec. Grand Finale, after a round at halfpace, sprinted home the last three furlongs in 39 l-ssec. He moved very freely. Travenna had Redolent as a companion in a sprint over half a mile, and was going much the better at the post, which was reached in 55 2-ssec. Acla was going much better than Johnny or Cintilla at the end of half a mile, covered in 55sec.

Daring Deed, who has never looked better, was let off v/th half-pace work until turning for home, when he sprinted well down the straight. High Speed moved well over the last halfmile of a round covered in 60sec. Araboa, , who has been galloping well lately, sprinted over three furlongs on the tan in 38sec. Blazon and Queen Dorothy were not fully extended to run half a mile in 56sec. AUCKLAND TROT TIMES Starting times for the ■ first: day of the Auckland Trotting Club's Meeting are as follows:—ll.37, 12.12, 12.47, 1.27, 2.2, 2.37,3.12.

PROSTRATION GOES WELL (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WANGANUI, This Day. The latest arrivals at Wanganui include Bantry, Mustang, Sporting Song, Silk Sox, Gold Mission, Hunting Maid, Chile, Cotsfleld, Prostration, Spalpiko, and Windsor Lad. The weather was fine this morning for the final gallops. Bantry and Gold Mission sprinted three furlongs in 39sec, the latter doing it well. Peter Jackson and Midian did a good working gallop over five furlongs, the former again showing to advantage in the sprint home. Mustang moved attractively in a sprint over the last two furlongs cut out in 26sec. Hazoor did five furlongs in Imin 6Jsec. Prostration impressed by

running seven furlongs in lmin 31 2-ssec.

Cotsfield' (Trillo) schooled well over a round of the fences. Silk Sox and' Sporting Song went a round of the hurdles, both jumping well. The,T then went half-a mile on the flat in 55Jsec. Chile jumped three hurdles cleanly.

QUASHED VICTORIOUS

OMAHA NARROWLY BEATEN

ASCOT COLD CUP RESULT (Received June 19, 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 18. For the second year in ."succession a determined assault by an overseas horse on the Ascot Gold Cup was frustrated today, when Quashed narrowly defeated the American challenger Omaha in a tremendous finish. The pair outclassed the remainder of the field. The result of the race, the feature event on the third day of the Hoyal Ascot Meeting, was:— ASCOT GOLD CUP, sweepstakes of £100 each, with £4000 and cup valued at £500 added; second £700, third £300; for entire colts and fillies; 2J miles. Lord Stanley's hr m Quashed, by Obliterate—Verdict, by Shogun, 4yrs, 8.11 1 W. Woodward"s ch h Omaha, by Gallant Fox—Flambino, 4yrs, 9.0 ...:.-.• * Baron E. de Rothschild's b h Bokbul, by Blandford-rrßuanderie, 4yrs, 9.0 3 Nine starters.. Won by a short head, five lengths between second third. The winner, who is listed only in.the Half bred Stud Book, was bred by Lady Barbara Smith, and she is trained by C. Leader at Newmarket.

Quashed, vanquisher of the great American horse Omaha in this year's Ascot Gold Cup, has worthily upheld the traditions of the .English thoroughbred, just as Tiberius did against;the previously unbeaten French : wonder horse Brantome last. year.. Early in the present-year Quashed, who won the Oaks last year and has since developed into the. finest stayer in England, with successes at her two previous starts this season, looked to be the most formidable home defender against the American claimant, and so she has demonstrated herself to be, though her win over Omaha was by, the shortest of possible margins, in contrast to Tiberius's runaway victory at the end of last year's race. Quashed incidentally is the first of her sex to win the coveted prize since 1894, when La Fleche, one of England's greatest mares, was successful as a five-year-old, thus achieving an honour that was later to prove beyond the ability of both Sceptre and Pretty Polly, each of whom w.as defeated at Ascot. The only American horse out of many challengers since the Cup was first run •in 1807 to succeed has-been Foxhall, back in 1882.— "Rangatira."