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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10739, 9 November 1928, Page 7

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RACING FIXTURES. November 10—Whangarei R.C. Nov. 24, 26—Te Kuiti R.C. Nov. 30, Dec. I—Takapuina. J.O. December 7, B—Cromwell J.C. Dec. B—Taumarunui. RiC, Dec. 12, 13—Woodville D.J.C. Dec. 14, 15—Oamaru J.C. Dec. 15—Waipa R.C. : . Dec. 26—Waipukurau J.C. Dto. 26, 27—Dunedin J.O. • Dec. 26, 27vWestland R.C. Dec. 26, 27—Taranaki J.O. Dee.' 26, 27, 29 Manawatu R.C. Dec.'26, 28,-Jam 1,2, Auckiand R-O. Dec. 29, Jan,. 1, 2—Groymouth J.O. January I—-Waikouaitiß.C. Jan. I—Wynabafia R.C. ’ Jan. 1, 2—Hawke’s Bay J.O. Jan. 1, 2—Stratford R.C. Jan. 1, 2—Mai-ton J.C. , , Jan. 2, .3 —Southland R.C. Jan. 5,’ 7—Vincents J.O. Jan. 7', B—Reetton J.C. . .. RACES ' GOTHIC WINS LINLITHGOW -. STAKES . - • i OPERA QUEEN ANNEXES OAKS. United Press A.s sn - by, El. Tel. Copyright .iuwtralian Press Assn.) (Received Nov. 8, 7.30 p.m.) . -• * MELBOURNE, Nov, 8. , The weather was threatening, for the races ah Pleniington. There was a good attendance, including a few Neiw Zealanders, _ ; ,(. Dismal was last in a well-bunched field early in the Hurdles, but led at the last jfump and won nicely.. His rider was Inkson, who won the Clip Steeple’s .on Eixtortion. Bell Rouge led early, in the Byron 1 Moore Stakes, but Valdene finished best. He iis owned and trained m Adelaide, and cost 600 guineas as a yearling. He was ridden by Duncan. Gothic had a, comfortable win in the Linlithgow " Stakes. _He was beaten only once in a weight-for-age race this reason and has won £I6OO in stakes. Te was ridden by Pike, who scored a popular win, The fractional times in the\ Linlithgow Stakes were ; First hah mile, 49}sec, last four furlongs 4.9} sec. , _ : \ , ■ i I n the Carnival Handicap they ; wfere: Last four furlongs sG}sec. Kakuma and Quickfrrer returned to Sydney to-day... ' , Farrago has joined W. Leyshon s team. ; Faircroft was second early in the Carnival Handicap, and led into the straight to win brilliantly. He was formerly o.wned by Eric Connelly and is now raced by J, R. C'orteen who had Heroic. He was ridden by the Adelaide horseman, R. Medhurst.. Opera Queen was a long way back early in "the Oaks, hut finished fast and won nicely. She was trained in Adelaide, and was bred and is owned by J. N. Cummings who won the recent Werribee Cup with Tthelton The time was a race record* The first prize is £I2Q6. . Dion led always in the Veteran Stakes. He is a son of the New Zealand sire, Demosthenes, and was ridden by the apprentice O. Phillips, it being his first riding success. Following are the details of the racing:—, 1 November Hurdles: Dismal 10.10, 1; Migrant 10.9, 2; Blast 9.0, 3. Won by three lengths and six lengths. Four started. Polly Mine iyas fourth. Time, 5.4}. Byron Moore Stakes.—.Valdene 8.7. 1] Bel Rouge 8.7, 2; Roc 8.10, 3. E'even started. Hard Steel was ieft at the • post, Regalette was fourth. Time, 1.31}: . ] LINLITHGOW STAKES Gothic 9.2 1 Amounts 8.13 ! 2 Fourth Hand 8.13 ... 3IVon by one and a-half lengths and half > a head. Ramulus was fourth. Time, 1.384. Carnival Handicap.—Faircroft 7.0 1; Madom 7.5, 2; Vaals 9.3* 3.'Woi> by-, one and a-half lengths and one length;- "Bombard was fourth. Nine started. Time. 2.6. . OAKS STAKES i Opera Queen 8.10 (A, Adams)... 1 | (ray Princess 8.10 ,(H. Cairns)... - Fervour 8.10 {A. Reed) 3 Veteran Stakes.— Dion 6.10, 1; Bacchus 8.10, 2; Valamita 9.0, 3. •Six started. Won by one and a-quar-ter lengths and one length, Tookarhv was fourth. Time, 2.36}. WHANGAREI RACES , DESERT GLOW WINS GOLD CUP I ' <Prese Association.) ' ' WHANGAREI, Nov. 8. The first day of the Whangarei . races was held in glorious , weather I and before a large attendance. FolI: lowing are the results:— Spring Plate.— 2 Mussie 1, 5- Owa- | irakau 2, 1 Envoy 3. Also ran: Ech- { elon, Lucqlaine, Snowdrift, Starnes, I Fame, Virburnum. Won by two | lengths and a length and a half. | Time, 1.16 3-5. ■ | Kensington -Handicap.*—l Valler j 1,2 Air King 2, 3 Frothblower 3. | Also ran: Hone Heke, Abbey Queen, | Sullar, Segment, Camp Prince, Michael, Turn. : Won' by two. lengths I and two" lengths. "Time, 1.15. ' Tuanui Handicap.—l Ripon Abbey l i, 3 Mangani 2, 4 Just Quietly 3.* Also " started: Clockwork, ’ ■ Wenday, Mashobr, Lord Abbey, Miss Alma, Won by three ' lengths and fivo • lengths. Time, '2.59, ' , Gold 'Oup.- —2 Desert Glow 1, 1 P'apatu 2, 6 Siaosi 3. Also ran: Mint Leaf. Thursby, Transformer, Sleepy Sol. Wort by a neck and tlireequar- ! ters of a length. . Time, 2,4}. County Handicap.— 5 Sunny Morn 1,2 Exalted 2, 3 Kaiwanga 3. 1 Also ran : Te Monahui, Right and Left, Fiery Lad; Glenetta. Kildeer, Turn, Blue Bonriett. Viburnum. Won by threequarters of a length and half a length, Time, 1.16. Manaia Handicap.—2 Tea Time l, f 1 Awarere 2, 4 Serang 3. Also ran: ; Oration, Ballymoy 11. Won., by a ! neck' and threequarters of a length. ' Time, ( 1.14 4-5. ■ , . Parahaka Handicap.—The Thorn and Wenday,-I defid heat. lis Sfe&t : 3; Also -rah: Baby Bun, Auriculus, ; Master O’Rourke; Scat was a length behind the dead-heaters* ' Time, 1.41. : , The . totalisator- .were : £14,399. ; ' ; SECOND • DAY’S ACCEPTANCES V Press Association.! WHANGAREI, Nov. 8. Kauri Handicap.—Oivairakau 8,11, Fancy Boy*. .Envoy 8.5, Sulla, Kawiti 8.1, Hfamesi, Lucklaiiie 7.12, Echelon,. Gazerin, Furore i 7*ll. ’ Marsden Hack Handicap,—Vfiller 9.10, Air King, Bombarder 8.12, Hone Heke -8.6, Lord Abbey. 8.3. Abbey Queen 7.13, . Segment, Exalted, Frothblower 7.7; Michael, Vinurum; Camp Prince, Owairaka 7.0, • . Hack ; Hurdles.—Mangani 11.11, Ripon "Abbey 11*4, Clockwork 9.8, Wenday 9.5, Just Quietly, Miss Aldna. Fane 9 0.;. Park Handicap.—Te Monfinui 9.5, Desert Glow 8.5, Papatu 7.13, Thnrsby .7.5, Siaosi 7.2, Transformer 7.0. President’s Handicap,— Awarero 9.8, Tea Time 8.5 j Serang 7.1, Baby Bun, Ballymoy 11. 7.0. Kamo Handicap.—illjingar 9.2, Right and . Left ~8.11, ’.Exalted} Fiery Lad 8.5, Sunny ’Morn'. Kaiwanga 9.2 Kildeer, Glenetta 7*13, Tufn . 7.3, Blue Bhrinett, Viburnum, /"Miss Alma 7.0.

Titoki Hack..'R!andicap. : —MisS —Potoa 9.0; Queen 8.7. Illifigar .8.2, Brampton 7.10, Nassoclt. Jjucklaino 7.0', F'arewtell Handicap.—Scat 0.0, Sleepy. Sol 9*l, .The: Thorn, Wend ay 9.0, Auriculy-S; 8.9, Serang 815, > Master o’Rorke, Right and Left 8.0.

~u --notes;; and: l-a. In winning the. Caulfield Oup ". on Maple, W; ’Duncan, who' has earned the. title of premier , light-weight jockey, in Austrulia, had his, first win in the race, although; it whs, his .eh eventh ride jui ' it.' It had v heeii his unlucky race, as'Vin previous years ho had been second - twice, artd third three -times); r List yeaf he: rode the hot . favorite, Royal Charter, .'’ but failed' .to in 'tne ■mSii&y'i •whereas the previous year lie lia'd. ridden Roy-: al Charter ; into third/place; • Hfs seconds were on Accrington ‘ ‘find Purser in 1920 and 1921, ap'd it. i§ a coincidence that Ertrythmic, who beat him in 1920, raced in' the sa’me colours, and for tho same trainer as Maple,... . 'A Some curious, Coincidences, are, sociated* with the rurtning of the first ’ of, the. two great Spring, handicaps ’ over a distance— : tho Metropolitan and ' the Caulfield Cup; ; In the, first place, the l Metropolitan' had not been won by a mare' for nineteen years; , ‘ The ifist*; winner wfis Maltine, dam of Jocelyn; This year; Jocelyn Won.and another:.mare,' Oratriy, was’ second. (Jocelyn ■ Was ridden, by W. ;Eitincfin, who got a Fchfinco” ride owing‘td the suspension of McCarten. In the’ Caulfield Cup,> marcK were first', and second,' though it, i} rmany: y.fifira ’ since": ope of 'the' sex had .won that face; ' Furthefmore,' Maple was ridden by. Dhncan,‘; and! the winners of /the . biig ' events' mentioned were both •by ' the imported sire; Rossendalo.. A numbcr of punters who are superstitiously keen on “coincidences” expect to see. further curious" developments,. .as - they, have cd'upled -'Maple- with Canning Queen in doubles on the two Cups.

CANTERBURY TROTS GREAT RACE IN FREE-FOR-ALL PETER BINGEN BREAKS WORLD RACE RECORD WRACKLER ANEXES N.’Z. DERBY OOURTENEY: HANDICAP. GOE? T O KINGCRAFT l*ress ABBOOlatiim.* f CHRISTCHURCH. Nov. 8. The second day of the N.Z. Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting was held to-day. The weather was fine, hut windy. The course was fast,'The attendance was fair. The. totalLsator investments were- £40,247 • IQs as compared with £44,039 on .the same day last year. Reter Bingen broke the world’s race record over a mile and a-quarter winning the Free-for-All in 2.38 4-5. the previous best being 2.401-5. All the placed horses, even the fourth, broke the previous, record. E. C. McDermott was fined £lO for not driving MsTiorse Nourmahal out in the Whiteleigh Handicap Whiteleigh Handicap.—s Katute scr. (J. Bryce) 1; 3 Mangoutu 36sec. 2:2 Nelson Boy 12sec, 3. Also started.: 8 Young Carbine, 4- Nelson McKinney, 6 Sarsaparilla, 9 Our Lady, 7 Frisco Beau, 1 Nourmahal. Won by three length? and two lengths. Nourmahal was, fourth; Time 1 ;. 3.27. NEW ZEALAND DERBY Of 1000 sovsg 1} miles. 1— H. F, Nicholls’ Wrackler (M. Holmes) 1 4 Mrs E. H* Poundsford’s t --randlight (J. Bryce) 2 2 W. E. Sime’s Muriel de Oro (F. G. Holmes) ... ... 3 . Also started: 5 Lindbergh, 3 Sonoma Child, 7 Guy Denver, 6 Tactless. Won by two lengths and half a length. Lindbergh was fourth. Time, 3.25. Courtenay Handicap, of 1000 sovs, two miles.—l B. Grice’s Kingcraft scr. (D. Withers) 1; 5 D. O’Keefe’s and T. Wallis’ Author Jinks 12yds (T. Wallis) 22 The Abbey scr. (J. .S* Shaw) 3. Also started: 4 .Quality, 9 Audacious,. 2 Western King, 7 Bonny Logan. 6 Taurekareka, 8 Machine .. Gun, 3 Queen’s Own. Won ,by half a length and two lengths. Quality was "fourth. Time, 4.29. ■"November Handicap.—9 Vesuvius 24yds (Owner)' 1; 3 Rirelight 24yds 2; 10 Trimmer 36yds 3. Also started: 13 Ariki, 15: Avenger, 16 Harold Burwood, : 11 Rebel, 2 Golden Bubbles, 5 Acre, 7 Jean McElwyn, 12 Epigram,- 4 Orphan, 1 Pageant, 14 Bhine Soon, 8 Pluto. Won by a length and two lengths* Jean ' McElwyn was fourth. Time, 4.233-5. Metropolitan Handicap.—3 Dundas Boy, scr.. (R.‘Berry) 1; 1 Lingfield 12yds, 2; 2 Harvest Child 60 yds, 3. Also started: 5 Chimer, 4 Kotuku Jack;. Three lengths each wav. Chimer was fourth. Time, 4,42 3-5. " ' ■ FREE-FOR-ALL 650sovs; 1} miles • 3 rj. J. Kennerley’s Peter Bingen "(Owner) 1 SM. O’Brien’s Prince Pointer (W. ,7. Tomkinson) ... 2 4M- J. Moodabes’. Jewel Pointer. (J.- S. Sbaw) ... ... ... 3 Also started: 1 Great Bingen, 2 Native’Chief. Won by head and three lengths, .. Great Bingen was forth. Times, 2.38 4-5, 2.39, 2.39 2-5. Sockburn Handicap.—2 Elzear 84 sec, (W. J. Tomkinson) Ji; 3 Duke Bingen scr., 2; 1 Maxegin 12yds, 3. Also started: 4-Kola Boy, 5 Peter Swift. Won •by three lengths and. eight lengths. Peter. Swift was fourth. Time,. 4.28 3-5.' Royal Handicap— 2 Logan Chief 48yds (Holmes), 1- 4 Tolent scr. 2; 6 Golden Devon - 24yds, 3. Also started: 1 Native. Prince, 3 Zenith, 7 Bessie Logan, : 5 St. Maura, 2 Talaro (bracketed with winner). Won by half a head, and a length. Time, 2.402-5. Talaro was fourth.

N.Z. TROTTING CUP CONTEST.

DIVE OF THE BEST IN HISTORY

WINNER AT A JOY PRICE.

• in the New Zealand Trotting Cup at Christchurch all the . acceptors went to the post -and betting was very spirited, the pool being £14,849 10s, ; : with Padlock carrying" £4OO more than the Imprint-Ahuriri bracket. Peter Bingen,, the winner; was atva joy price; 'For tlie TfirSt'Vimfe iii the history of (the race first aiid second places were filled bv brothers in Peter Bingen and Great Bingen. The first five horses to finish were all stallions.

Machine Gun, Terrence'Dillon and Waitaki. Girl all ' Began'.- slowly, and Black Admiral led out' from Peter Bingen, Talaro,-. Padlock,. D'alnahine, Queen’s. Own and Imprint. At, the stands the second time Black Admiral still led Peter Bingen, and Talaro, closely followed by Padlock, Prince Pointer. • Ahuriri and. Great Bingen were receiving not the best of passages and' Peterwah was.' well in the/'rif'ar. 1 t)6wn the back the more moderate brigade were gathered in and Prince Pointer, Ahuriri. and Great Bingen was in charge with 3$ furlohgs „to go just, clear ,of Talaro, Queen’s Own; !Prince Pointer, Great Bingen and Ahuriri. From that.stage home there . was a terrific . struggle a,nd in a. thrilling finish Peter Bingen just stalled off Great Bingen by half, a .length. Ahuriri was half a. length away third, heads only dividing Prince Pointer and Jack Potts. Then came Queen’s Own and Kohara. , y Peter Bingen paced a fine race'; but possibly was lucky to steer clear of the trouble which beat Great Bingen, Ahuriri and Prince. Pointer. Possibly Ahuriri was the most unluckv one of the three.'.Jack Potts also rattled on in: great': s styfe;. r ' '/Of - ’’theT moderate brigade, Queen's Own paced .the best race and will nick up .a. stake at the meeting. - It- was.one, of, tlio best contests in the, history of the rice and aroused the most intense enthusiasm. Great Bingen's, time of 4min, 22 1-5 secs, equate the' race* record. ’