SPORTING VINCENT RACES

Evening Star, Issue 19759, 9 January 1928, Page 9

SPORTING

VINCENT RACES

* KILBIRNIE WINS CUP. *[By St. Clair.] rrl OMAKAU, January 7, iiie attendance was excellent for the opening (J a y 0 f the Vincent Jockey Oliib s Meeting, and the weather very j ,i' K sultl 'y. -the track was hard and dusty after a Jong spell of hot weather. The fields were larger than usual. The starting was very iudifterent. The totalisator handled £3,947, as compared with £3,593 on the first day last yea i'. Puff was made a warm favorite' in the Ophir Hack Handicap, r< l vai^ on Real Glad and Barney Google to the home turn, and then led them and won easily. Royal Asset was well backed in the Lochella Cup Handicap, with Dark Spot and Qmckform next fancied. Pacific Star and Royal Asset led to three furlongs from home, then Quickform came up to him and led into the straight _ from Kilbirnie, and the latter beat Quickform home by a head. The winner was disqualified ior weighing in IJlh light. This was caused by the extreme heat and long delay at the start, as all of the other riders weighed in lighter than they went out. After inspecting tho scales, which were found to bo very dirty, tho Judicial Committee met again and rescinded the disqualification of Kilbirnie. Sheila Fleetwood was made a better favorite than Monevmore and Poolburn Lad in the New Year Harness Trot, in which the latter led all the way and won easily by six lengths from Golden Thread. Tho favorite finished very fast and was within two lengths of the second horse. Felony, who was a hot favorite in the Spottis Handicap, won very easily. Rory O’More, who was a good second favorite, broke away before the start, and getting rid of Voight after going about half a mile across country, disappeared in the hills. Leviska and Nelson Fay carried most of the money in the Vincent Trot, in which Guycara Dillon was given a moving start and quickly established a hundred yards lead from Leviska and Harrotha. At the end of a mile she looked a certain winner, but tired over the last two furlongs, and Harrotha, who showed good form at Invercargill, won nicely by a length from Sheila Fleetwood. The last race was run in a heavy shower, and Puff was again well backed, but she had to strike her colors to the outsider, Tardy. Miss Trillion led for half a mile, and then faded out. An inquiry was held into tho running of Martis in the Matakamii Handicap, but after hearing the evidence of the owner and trainer it was decided to take no action. Results: — OPHIR HACK HANDICAP, CSsnvs; second 7sovs and third 3sovs. 6f. 1— A. B. Armour’s ch f PUFF, by Tractor—Thistledown, 3yrs, 8.6, with 101 b pen. (A. E. ’ Didham) 1 2J. A. White’s Real Glad, 8.10 (F. Voight) • 2 4-—R. Tohill’s Barney Googles, car. 7.12 (I. M. Dooley) 3

Delicious (car. 8.21, B. Brodie) also ran. Won easily by a length, two lengths between second and third. Time, Imin 16 3-sscc. Investments, £3761.

NEW YEAR HARNESS TROT, 55sovs and cup valued £ls 15s, second 7sovs, and third 3sovs. Class smin 6sec. 2m. 3—A. Sinuamon’s b g POLBURN LAI), by Four Chimes—Silver Ribbon,' oyrs, limit (W. Gallagher) 1 5—E. Sanders’s Golden Thread, (owner) 2 2—A. Butler’s Sheila Fleetwood, 156yds (owner) ... ... ... 3

Others: 9 Waitaki Boy limit, 4 Wild Ridge limit, 2 Moneymoro limit, 8 Onoto limit, Ardgour limit, 7 Tvcvillian 12yds, 6 Lucky Star 96ycls, 6 Adios limit and Anti Acido 216yds bracketed. Won by six lengths, three lengths between second and third. Moncymore was fourth. Times: 4niin 55 3-ssec, 4min 57 2-osoc, 4min 40 3-ssec. Investments £721 j.

LOCHELLA CUP HANDICAP, 60sovs and cup valued £2O; second 7sovs, and third 3sovs. 11m. 3—Mrs M. M'Cubbin’s li g KIL-

lUHNIE, by Kilbroney— Lovesick, aged, 8.10 (W. Cooper) ••• 4—John Clare’s Quickform, 9.2 (E.

Deaker) 2—R. Tohill’s Dark Spot (car. 8.11, P. Gallagher) ...

Others: 1 Royal Asset (9.0, F. Voight), 5 Pacific Star (car. 7.9, T. Smith). Won by a head; six lengths between second and third. Pacific Star was fourth. Time, 2min 12sec. Investments, £457 4.

MATAKANUI HANDICAP, 70sovs; second 7sovs, and third Ssovs. 6f, 1— A. G. Hill’s br g ROB, by Solferino Quiz, 6,yrs, 9.4 (B. Brodie) ... 1 2 Armour and Aitcheson’s Martis, 9.1 (W. Cooper) 2 4—H. Heffernan’s All British, 8.0 (P. Powell) 3

Others: 4 Hurdy Gurdy (car. 8.7, P. Voight), 3 Dark Spot (car. 7.7, J. M. Dooley). Won by two lengths; three lengths between second and third. Hurdy Gurdy was fourth. No time was taken. Investments, £449!). SPOTTfS HACK HANDICAP, 55sovs; second 7sovs, and third 3sovs. 6f. I—Hudson and Murdoch’s ch g

FELONY, by Boniform— Blackmail, 3yrs, 9.0 (B. Brodie) 5—C. White’s First Lady (car. 7.2, I. M. Dooley) 3—F. Shaw’s Delicious (car. 7.2, D. Kerr)

Others: 2 Rory O’More (8.12, F, Yoight), 4 Ballinagard (7.13, P. Powell), 6 Wild Berry (car. 8.1, A. E. Didham), 8 Miss Sarcasm (car. 7.2, Coghlan), 7 Pacific Star (car. 7.3, Smith). Won easily by a length and a-half, three lengths between second and third. Ballinagard was fourth. Time, Imin 17 2-osec. Investments, £625.

VINCENT TROT STAKES HANDICAP, 60sovs; second 7sovs, and • third Ssovs. Class 3.48. l)m. 3—Mrs M'Cubbin’s b m lIAR-

ROTHA, by Harold Lottis — Child Advance mare, aged, 84yds (F. Johnston) 1 4A. H. Butler’s Sheila Fleetwood, aged, 108yds (owner) 2 6—R. Haig’s Guy Cara Dillon, 6yrs, 12yds (Smith) 3 Others: Bemi Logan limit, 9 Onoto limit, 1 Leviska limit, 10 Madrona limit, 2 Nelson Fay 108yds, 8 Cliffetton Chimes 132yds, 5 Goldmine 156yds, 6 Adios limit and Anti-Acido 163yds bracketed with Guy Cara Dillon. Won by a length, two lengths between second and third. Leviska was fourth. Times: 3min 37sec, 3min 35jsec, 3min 48seo. Investments, £769. OMAKAU HACK HANDICAP, 65sovs; second 7sovs, and third 3sovs . 6f. 6—H. S. Orbell’s ch f TARDY, by Archery—Dilatory, 3yrs, car. 7.13 (£. Powell) 1 I—A. B. Armour’s Puff, 8.10, including 71b penalty 2 5 S. Q. Ware’s Appinu Way, 8.6 (J. T. Andrews) ... 3

Others: 4 Quickform (9.0, E. Draker) 3, Miss Tillion (8.8, B. Brodie), 8 Wild Berry (car. 7.9, Coghlan), 2 Lady M'Kennan (car, 7.5, I. M. Dooley), 7 Ellboa (car. 7.5, I. Smith). Won by a length, two lengths between second and third. Quickform was fourth. Time, Imin 16see. Investments, £664.