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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 10475, 4 January 1928, Page 7

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” RACING FIXTURES. Jan. 4—(Southland R.C Jan. 6,* 7—Reef ton, J.O Jan'. 7, 9—Vincent J.C. A Jan. 12, 14—Dargaville R.C. _ Jan. 14—Ashburton County R.C. Jan. R.C. Jan. 17,19—Wairio R.C. x . Jan. 21—Bay of Islands R.C. Jan. 21, 23—Foxton R.C. Jan. 21, 23, 25—Wellington R.O. Jan. 28, 30—Takapuna J.C. February I—Tapanui J.C. Feb. 1,. R.C. Feb. 2, 4—Egmont R.O. . » Feb. 2, 4—(Gisborne R.C. Feb. 4—Matamata R.C. Feb. 9, 11—Poverty Bay T.-O. Feb. 9, 11—Dunedin J.C. > . Feb. 9. 11—Taranaki J.C.

1 AUCKLAND RACES PRINCE HUMPHREY WINS ROYAL STAKES MASK ANNEXES GRANDSTAND HANDICAP

AUCKLAND, Jan. 3. Tbe Auckland. Racing Club’s summer meeting concluded to-day in fine weather. The totalisator put through £78,'379 compared, with £77,822 last year. The total for the meeting was ■£394,487 as against £356,423 last, year. _ ' _ r , A complaint lodged by «J. b>. Barrett, alleging foul riding by R Reed, rider of Star Stranger in the Auckland Racing Club Handicap yesterday was further consideredby the stewards to-day. The decision was that the 'charge was not sustained by the evidence. The incident, winch resulted in the fall of the three hoises, was then inquired into by the stewards'. The finding was that the fall was caused by Scat accidentally rolling on to the horse next .to him, and that horse pushed on to those next to the rails. Following are the results Goodwood Handicap, 1 mile,—l F. T. Stenning’s Sir Archie 7,12 <F. Foster) 1; 3 Day guard 7.12 (R. McTavish) 2; 6Le Choucas. i:i.2 (l. Green) 3- Also started: 4 Paper Boy, 2 Scat,. 5 Archeno, 8 High Pitch, 10 Royal Diadem, 9 Serang, 7 Wenday. Won by one and a-half lengths and half a length. Time, 1.38, Sylvia Handicap, six furlongs.—l J. S. McLeod’s Raasay 9.11 (R. Reed) 1; 4 Mauriena 7.6 (J. Cammick) 2; 7 Mithra 7.3 (W. Brice) 3. Also started : 3 Marion’s Birthday, 2 Potadawn 5 Shot Silk, 6 Moehau, fs Justify. Won. by... three lengths and two lengths. Time, 1.15 3-5. Grandstand Handicap, 1} miles.— 1 G. M. Currie’s Mask 8.4 (B. Morris) 1: 3 Doree 7.2 (Cammick) 2 ; 4 In the Shade 7-6 (Green) 3. Also started* 5 Battlement, 2 Bennannee, 7 Cohesion, 6 Bold Front, 9 Gala Day 8t Siaosi. SWosi and Gala Day were the early leaders with In the Shade and Doree close up. This order was •maintained to the straight. Mask then came oh the outside to win by three parts cif a length from Doree, with In the Shade a neck away tmrd. Battlement was fourth. Time, 2,7. Auckland Hurdles, two miles. —1 R„ Hannon’s Wedding Alarch 11.0 (W. Rennie) 1, 5 Beau Cavalier 9.8 (/Ji. Mcßae) 2; 3 Archibald 12.2 (IE ■E, Thompson) 3. Also- started: 4 Red Comet, 2 Glenotus, 6 Karamu, 7 Blue Sky. Won liy three lengths and twelve lengths. Red Comet fell, _ the rider, Gilmer, sustaining a braised collarbone. Blue Sky pulled up. Time, 3.44. Royal Stakes, six furlongs.—4 CG. Mclndoe’s Prince Humphrey 7.13 (T. Green) 1; 3 Gascony 9.0 (R. Reed) 2; 1 Staghunter 8.2 (R. AleTavish) 3. Also started: 2 Eulnlie, Prince Humphrey and Gascony came through in the straight, the former winning by three parts of a length, a neck separating Gascony and, .Staghunter. Time. 1.14. ■ _ _ Clifford Plate, li miles. —1 G. G. Holmes’ Rapier 9.4 (T, Green) 1 ; 3 King Liis(A. Tinker) 2; 2 Satrap 8.0 (Wiggins) 3. . Won by two lengths, a neck Second and third. Time, 2.35. • Bowen Handicap, 6 furlongs—4 J. R. McKenzie’s Aloney Order 8.3 (Green) 1(7 High Finance. 7.0 (Bryce) 2; 1 Paganelli 8.6 (R. Reed) 3. Also started: 5 Paperchase, 2 Tea (Time, 3 Silvermine® 9 Receipt, .10 Be-, rinthia, 8 King Arch. Won hv threequarters of a length and half a length. Time, 1.14 2-5. Grey Handicap, one mile.—l J. I'. Smith’s Mervette 7.7 (Green) 1; 11 Speechless 7.2] (Wiggins) 2; 6 Cynthia N. 7.3 (Tremain) 3. Also started: 7 Judge’s Box, 3- Qiimsiliay. 5 Ripon Aihev, 12 Respirator, 13, Ac-, ushla, 1(> Bahama, 15 Bannock, 2. Bold Front, 14 Bombardier, 18 Fane, 8 Micrometer. 9 Nassock, 17 Pontiens, 16 Salamander, 4 The Fox. Mon bv two lengths and half a length. Salamander and Respirator fell. Time 1.40- —P.A.

NOTES ON" THE RACING * PRINCE HUMPHREY CAUSES SURPRISE

(Special to the Times.; AUCKLAND, Jan. 3, A feature of the final day’s racing at Ellerslie was the fine performance of T. Green, who rode the last four winners, making a total of seven wins for the four days of the meeting. The next most successful jockeys at the meeting were R.. Reed, E. Keosing, A. Tinker- and* W. Rennie (hurdles), three wins> each. While favorites won the first four races to-day' and also the sixth and eight races, a . pronounced surprise was provided in the fifth race, ‘tho Royal Stakes, Prince Humphrey, the outsider of four runners, paying a double figure dividend,. while Money Order , paid the next best of the day though much smaller, in the-seventh race. , , On the strength of his good showing in the last race of the previous day, when he ran third, ( Sir Archie was made a solid favorite in• the Goodwood Handicap and lie fully justified the'confidence placed in him. Dayguard was ;the early leader, - showing the way - clown the hack to Le ChouCas, Royal Diadem,,Paper Boy, Areheno, and Sir Archie. Crossing the top, Sir Archie moved up,. find entering the straight tho order was HayguaPd, Le Clioucas, Royal Hiadeni Sir Archie, Areheno, Paper Boy. and Wenday. Sir Archie cafne,; through riicely in the run home to heat Hayguard diy a length - and a-half with Le Choucas half a length away third Areheno was fourth and Wenday and Paper Boy next: : _ V. . Raasayy who was third in the Great Northern Foal Stakes on the opening day, was < hacked , down to a very short price in the Sylvia Handicap. He proved what a good colt he is ! by winning with 9.9 in an effortless style. He led all-'the 'way. Raasiiy, Munaena, Potadawn, Mo<fhaU and Marion’s Birthday; U'as the order into the straight. Ransay was not, troubled, to . win by three lengths with, Mauriena two : lengths away third.'Potadawn was fourth jind then cam© Marion’s Birthday and Mochauv The Grandstand Handicap provided ail interesting contest, in which Mask who was a good favorite, scored decisively. Bsnnannee, Horee, Tn the Shade and Battlement, were the. next best) backed. Siaosi went oijt as pacemaker leading, past the < stand from Gala Day, vDoree, and... Mask. with Front Rank," who was chopped out at the- start, last. # Along .yhe back the order was Siaosi, Gala Hay, In the Shade, Horee and Mask. Crossing the top Horee led from Gala Day, Siaosi, .Cohesion,/ pßattle ’ Bepnanrihe. _ Front Itahk, and Mask, (the field being: fairly well bunched. Gala Day ,apd Siaosi showed the way into the’'Str.aight .with • .v.- ' J ..Y vAv. . '

Doree and In the Shade close up. Do- . re© and In the Shade were disputing the issue, when, Alask came with, a■ >. fine run to beat Doree by ' threequarters of a length, with In the Shade a neck away ' third.'; Battle-; mqnt Ay as fourth.. v 7 7 ;; Wedding March, who was having bis first start scored the third hurdle win for Ri. Hannon In the Auckland Hurdles. Wedding Alarch, who was a hot favorite, with Glenotus, Archibald, Red Comet and Beau Cavalier next best supported. Beau Cavalier led’ past tli© stand from Karamu, Wedding March and Archibald. These four were , m line going. along the back, but Beau Cavalier jumped to the front again and crossing the top lie was attended by . Wedding Alarch, with Archibald four lengths away. Wedding March'was ’first into the straight, and beat Bteau Cavalier hofne by three lengths, with Archibald twelve lengths away third. Glen, otus was fourth. Red Comet fell at the fence, by the three furlong post Gilmer, his rider, having his collar bone bruTSed. r. '*,.,

The Royal Stakes resulted in the two-year-old Prince Humphrey, the outsider, of , the field scoring in . decisive- fashion.’ Staglibnt'er was favorite with Eulalie, Gascony and Prince Humphrey backed in that order. Cascony was the first to show out from Eulalie, Staghunter and Prince Humphrey. Staghunter ran to the fi;ont crossing the top with Eulalie, Gascony ( and Prince Humphrey following. The order into the straight was the same. Prince Humphrey made a fine run in the straight to beat Gascony kjy threequarters of a length with Staghunter a. neck away third, and Eulalie last. ..There appeared to h© some .misapprehension regarding Prince Humphrey”s weight. ,It appeared in the racebook.s as 8.2, but the officials later announced .the weight was 7.13 This weight he carried, although a scrutiny of the conditions of the race shows the correct weight would have been 7.11. The scratching of Star Stranger left only three starters in the Clifford Plate, Rapier being backed down to a very small price. The race hardly requires description. Satrap was the early . leader with Rapier in close attendance and King Lu three lengths away. Along the back Rapier went up and he came into the straight clear of King Liy and Satrap. Rapier went on to win by two lengths from King Lu, who beat Satrap by a, neck_for second. .Paganelli was very solidly backed in the Bowen Handicap, Tea Time, Silver Mine and Aloney Order being next in request. When the field settled down High Finance was in front from Silvermine, Paganelli, Tea Time and Aloney Order. Receipt ran up crossing the top, and the order into the straight was High Finance, Receipt, Silvermine, Paganelli, Money Order, Tea Time and Paperchase. High Finance held her load until fifty yards from the post, when Money Order collared her and beat her home bv threequarters of a length. Paganelli was half a length away third.- Paperchase. was fourth. Then came Tea Time, Silvermine and King Arch. Backers niade Mervette a hot order in the Grey Handicap, with Bold Front and Quinsilia next best supported. Ripon Abbey was the first out, attended by Alervette, Judge’s Box, Speechless and Quinsilia. There was little change as. they crossed the top rind into the straight. Then Mervette. was brought along to beat Speechless by two lengths, with Cynthia NCTTaIf a length hack third. Quinsilia waff fourth and then came Judge’s Box, Bombardier, and Bold Front. Salamander and Respirator fell. ' MARTON RACES

ASSURANCE WINS ALDWORTH STAKES MARTON, Jan. 23. The concluding day of the Alarton Jockey Club summer meeting was ‘held to-dav in fine weather. The attendance was fair. The track was m splendid order. The totalisator put .through £15,914 10s against £17,949 on the same day last year when the meeting was. held at Feilding. The total for the meeting was £50,241, against £60,405. Junction Plate. —2 W. White’s Le Champ (C. Broughton) 8.0. 1; 3 Discourse 8,9 (L. G. Morris) 2 ; 6 Shilling Star (a. G. Alurray) 3. Also started*. 1 Lethlal, 7 Barcia, 5 Consent, 4 Pateroa, 9 War Wings, S Ironic. Won by half a length and a neck. Time 1.2. Consent won but weighed in 9Jlb short owing to loss of gear, and the placings were altered as above. Second Hack Hurdles.—l Powhiro (A. AlcDonald) 10.6, 1; 2 Elysianor 10.0 (Hobson) 2; 3 San Pedro- 10.10 (H. McSweenev) 10.10, 3. Also started ; 4 Blue Peter. Won by half a length, and ;fpur ilengths. Time, 2.42 2-5.

Electric Hack Handicap,—2 Arikiwai 9,1 (H. C, Watts) 1; 1 Blimp (A. E. Ellis) 2; 5 Rising Star 8.7 (C. Broughton) 3. Also started: 3i Some Lad, 4 Tamagra, 6 Royal Ehn Won by. a head and a length. Time, 1.28. Aklworth Stakes.—2 Hr. M. G. Lcmisson’s Assurance 7,0 40. Broughton) i ; 9 Hnikai (J. ,S. Potter) 2; G Novar (T. Metcalf) 3, Also started: 4 Kilmiss, 1 Henna, 8 Superb King, 5 Wanderlust, 3 Avro, 7 New Moon. Won by a length and a head. Time, 1,54 3-5.

Telegraph Handicap, '3 furlongs.. 2 J. T. Morris’ Vast Acre (T. Metcalf) 8.1. 1; 1 Kiosk (R.S. Bagby) 2; 3 Dobbin (€. Broughton) 3.. The only 'starters. Half a length each way. Time, 1.13 2-5. Ladies’ Bracelet, 8k furlongs.5 IC. Duncan’s Otaira (owner) 11. G, 1; 1 Kilhurn (M. J. Morris) 2; 3 Revel (owner> A. Alst» started. 4 Mister Gamp, 6' Royal Elm, 7 Timi Imihi. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.52. u.

Farewell Hack Handicap, 6 furlongs.—l W. White’s Broad Acip 9.2 (Ellis) 1; 2 The Raider 9.6 ~(L. G. Morris) 2; 4 White Ringlet' - 7.2 (J. Head) 3. Also started: 1 Fee (bracketed with winner), 3 Abbess, 5 Arrow Boy. 6 Abbey Queen Won (hy two (lengths and three lengths. Time, 1.14. Turakina Handicap, 7 / furlongs.— 2 Mrs J. Jamieson’s Polar 9.6, (A. E. Ellis); 1 4 Macroora (P. ‘McMahon), and 0 Brigadier /Bill (R;" Mao,kie) a dead-heat 2, If Wlienuanui. 4... Also started;: 3 Beaumont, 5 Supehb King, 7 Birkie. WoU by two lengths Time, 1.28 3-5.—PM.:' \ . .. RACES

NEW $ AOUTH,/ Jan; h. ■ The Stratfy p /Racing Club’s annual meeting/ .^sfconcluded to-day in JiA/ For the day the totalisator tal for the apefting was £60,342, an increase ovef. r fist year of £4300. Maiden Effanlicap.—4 Paul Lucerne 1, 10- Silerjt 5/ 8 E'ortalice 3. All started. W/on by half a length and a head. Timp, 1.16 3-5.. • • Toko Ilftck Handicap.—3 The Swell 1; 4,, Kaw, ; akinia 2, 1 Royal Acre 3. All started, Won by a . nock and Half a Jength.rTihie, 1.33 3-5. _ ; Malone! Memorial.—2 Pi nth air 1,7 Hipo 2, | Yoma 3. Scratched : Monaghan,. Tljie Lamb,. Or cades. Won by half A kpngth jiifd a head. Time, 1.54 4-5.'V ■ - y \SfcratUlnore ItaiKlicap,—l/ Quillfife 1,2 ElkK 3 Bracken Abbey 3. Scratched: Seastar, Melissa,' Marble King. Mon by a length and a neck. -am Hurcfles. —2 Urnlla 1, 5 Flowing Bowl (2k 7 Airtight .' 3,, Scratched: Highfle/wni Won i;' l<y two lengths, same Second add third. Time, 2.47. Juvt mile Handicap.—3 t Melissa 2, 4 Warftome • 8..; Scratched :Ut mho, Clo.Vne. Won by a length and length. k - ' /

- Ngaere Handicap.—4 Tip tree 1, 3 Toiynrßird, 2y -1- Sea-star 3.' Scratched : Quillfire. Won by a long neck and half a, length. Timey 1.141-5. County Handicap.—l Marble King 1, 5 Sovena 2,.- 3 Miss Mercia. 3. Scratched: Royal Acre, Tekarere, Apathy. Won by a length and half a head. Time, 1.141-S.—P,A. . ; ... • , i ‘AiiONTONE-.RACES' ' . (United Press Assn.—Copyright.) 1 (Received Jan. 3, 10 p.mv). MELBOURNE, Jan. 3. ; Following arij the. results of the principal events at the’Mentone races : i • •/-' - Alalohe Plato.— Harvest Gold 7-8, 1, Sefoti 8.3, 2; Tullius 9.4, 3, Eight 'started. Won by two and a-half lengths. Time, 1.14^, Alrintone Handicap.—Mars 8.6, 1; Smojio Bomb 8-12, 2; Penknife 6.10, 3. Fbur started. Time, 1.40, —XT.P.A. FALL IN THE A.ICC. HANDICAP. FOUND ACCIDENTAL BY STEWARD'S.

AUCKLAND, J an. 3. Following on an injury to Count Cavour in the A;R.C. Handicap, the owner, Btuvett, charged R. Reed, the rider of Star .-Stranger, with deliberate fouling. The stewards found that the evidence did not sustain tbe charge and found that the falling of Mundane-, -Count .Cavour, and Transformer was caused by Scat accidentally rolling on to another horse next to him, causing the latter to oo pushed on to the horses next- to the rails. They found- that the fall was accidental.-—P.A. AN “OLD-TIMER'S” TROTTING RACK.: TWENTY MILE TEST FROM HAWER.A TO PATE A.

(Special to the Times.) AUCKLAND, Jan. 2. A race which took place more than GO years ago was recalled by two “old-timers” as they watelling the Epsom on Saturday. Although one of the pair had struck a winnei, neither liked the modern style of trotting. In the old days, they said, men used to- ride- their horses, not drive them. Sixty years ago there was a trotting race from Hawera to Patna, a distance of twenty miles. The big, body animals of those days were real “overlandors”’ possessed of great staying powers, and the winner did tiio distance in record time. Competition .was keen **ieeauso the parties interested were a doctor and 4 military settlor, each of whom sought. to go one better than the other. One of the horses expired after- completing the. course, and his skeleton was found many years later when the sandbank opposite the Patca domain was being levelled to make' a road to Patea heads.