Holiday Racing

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 18, 4 January 1922, Page 2

Holiday Racing

H.B.J.C. *s SUMMER MEETING, CONCLUDING RESULTS. Tho concluding day of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s summer meeting was held under very favourable conditions, considering the elements on the first day. The day was nice and sunny, not too warm, which, allowed the feminine sex to attend in large numbers and their pretty dresses among the crowd on the lawn formed a bright and gay spectacle. The course was in good order, and some interesting racing eventuated. The surprise of the day was Sir George Hunter’s Crown Gem’s win in the last race, in which he defeated the hot favourite in a brilliant run, by a nose. Irr the New Year Handicap Gazique fell in the straight, and the jockey, J. Nixon, sustained a broken collarbone. An inquiry was held by the Stewards, and they considered that the fall was caused by an error .of judgment on the

part of the jockey in trying to get through. As the result of bumping and interference in the last race on tho first day, J. D. Dywer, the rider of Prince Randall, was suspended for three months. The totalisator put through £23,567, -as against £33,268 for the second day of tho 1920 summer meeting, a decrease of £9701, and for the meeting a sum of £43,512 was handled as compared with £67,820 last year, a decrease of £24,308. The Hastings Band were again in attendance and discoursed an enjoyable programme of music. Concluding results:—

OMAHU HANDICAP, 150 sovs; 1 mile. Mr 11. Hunt’s Convention, Provocation—Te Kohai (L. Berry), 8.6 1 Mr H. M. Campbell’s Gamboola (R. Orange), 8.9 2 Mr J. G. Sutherland’s Mystico (G. Deslandes), 7.5 3

Also started: Morzonia, Minsk, Black Tea, Queen’s Ferry ,Marcus and Antler. Gamboola and Queen’s Ferry were the first away. Morzonia was the last to start. A great race in the straight ensued and Convention gained the verdict by a nose, three lengths separating second and third horses. Time, 1.42 4-5.

MATAPIRO FLYING HANDICAP, 200 sovs; 61 furlongs. Mr F. Hall’s Prince Jewel. Fort Wil-liam-Tauhei (H. Griffiths), 9.9 . . 1 Douglas’ Estate, Warpath (R. Hunt), 8.0 2 Mr F. Ormond’s Slave Mart (H.* Dunn), 7.5 3 Also started: Tout Bon, Land Bird, Megan. Slave Mart and Megan were the most prominent from, a good send-off. Prince Jewel, who had been lying handy, made the running entering the straight, and beat Warpath by threequarters of a length, one and threequarters length separating second and third. Tout Bon was left at the post. Timo, 1.22. FINAL HANDICAP, 300 sovs, six furlongs. Sir G. Hunter’s Crown Gem.. Crown Imperial—Mungista (H. Dunn), 6.7 1 Mr C. Norgrove’s Prince Randall (L. Berry), 8.4 2 Air A. Russell’s Bunny (G. Deslandes), 7.0 3 Also started: Tari, Caricature and Civil Form. Civil Form and Caricature showed the running, then Cariacture took first place. A great tussle in the straight saw Crown Gem make a brilliant run to beat Prince, Randall by a neck. Bunny was three lengths away third. Time, 1.15.

NOTES. (By “Trenton.”) The Clerk of the Weather was in a much better mood for the second day’s racing of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club's Summer Meeting, and the consequence was that the attendance was considerably larger than on the previous day. Speculation on the totalisator also showed a decided improvement, but once again the receipts fell far short of those recorded on the corresponding day last year, making the total deficit lor the meeting about £23,000. The sport provided was even better than on the first day but on the whole the public did not experience such a good innings, very few favourites scoring wins. FIRST EVENT. Athens 11. was the only defection from the Aotea Jumpers’ Flat, for which the popular choice was Lady Muriel, with Wamba and Ore Ore next in demand in that order. The public, however, were wrong in their estimation, for Wamba once again asserted his superiority by winning by half a length from Lady Muriel, the much boomed Ore Ore being several lengths away third. The latter has ran very disappointedly at the meeting, after his creditable showing at other meetings. The winner paid a good price. HOT FAVOURITE BEATEN. Heather King was made a hot favourite for the Klectric Handicap, nearly £lOOO being invested on him. Bodyguard was the next choice, and then lollowed Mountain Peer, Kail and Lady Thuriiham, and Suspicion, the rest being poorly supported. When the critical stage arrived, Bodyguard shovyed that he appreciated the better going by landing the stake by a length from Suspicion, who was a similar distance in front of the favourite. The winner returned a good dividend. ANOTHER HOT ONE GOES UNDER. Gazique and Civilform were withdrawn rrom the January Handicap, lor winch Asterma Mas heavily backed, the investments on him reaching over four figures. Queen’s Up, Haurangi, Valley Bose, and Woden were also well backed. The winner turned up in Valley Rose, by Self er ino- Anita, who paid a good price to ins supporters. Pente was secuiid, and justified the confidence reposed in her by rewarding her backers with one of the best dividends of the meeting. The favourite was never in the hunt. FAVOURITE SCORES. The whole of the acceptors in the Nursery Handicap faced the starter, Morose going out with a support oi over four figures. Morose again plainly demonstrated that her victory on Monday was no fluke, for she easily disposed of Viyella at the finish. THE BIG EVENT.

A field of eight went out for the New Year Handicap, of 350 sovs, Hepta having been scratched. Gazique carried most money, but Sycorax, Urawia, and The Speaker were also substantially supported. Unfortunately the race* wat robbed of a good deal of interest owing to Gazique falling when appearing to have an excellent chance, and Sycorax and The Speaker were then left to fight out the issue, when the former gained the verdict by two lengths, with Bagdad a similar distance a wav. The winner is by King Mark-Witchet and at the Manawatu meeting suddenly developed winning form, so that his win at Hastings yesterday was confidently anticipated by a largo number.

CONVENTION WINS. Morzonia and Convention divided tho favouritism in tho Oniahu Handicap, in which the only defection was Heather King. Then followed Gamboola, Black Tea and Minsk in that order. When the right moment came Convention reproduced his good showing tho previous day by winning easily from Gamboola, with tho outsider Mystico in third place. GISBORNE HORSE SCORES. Bodyguard was the only withdrawal from the Matapiro Flying, leaving a field of six starters, Prince Jewel was entrusted with a heavy percentage ot the totalisator investments, and showed his appreciation of the regard of the public for him by comfortably winning from another solidly-supported one in Warpath, who in turn defeated a third favourite in Slave Mart. This was Prince Jewel's second win at the meeting. He is owned by Mr. F. Hall, and is a highly-bred one, being by Fort William out of Tauhei, both of whom made names for themselves when in the racing arena. A SURPRISE.

The concluding race—the Final Handicap—resulted in a surprise. Asterina and Hepta were the scratched horses, and Prince Randall, another horse hailing from Poverty Bay, was the popular pick, with Tari, Civilform, Caricature and Bunny also well backed, Crown Gem being the outsider. In the straight, when the favourite looked all over a winner. Crown Gem came through and easily disposed of Prince Randall and Bunny and paid the best dividend of the meeting. Crown Gem is owned by Sir George Hunter, M.P. and is by Crown Imperial Mungista. She has previously shown that she has a partiality to a sprint course. WINNING PAYMENTS. L Following are the winning payments in connection with the meeting :—C. Morse £350; C. E. Twist £2BO, C. L. Ferguson £280; F. Hall £2BO, C. H. Cato £245; Sir George Hunter, M.P., £210; C. Kirkpatrick £210; T. McKenzie £140; J. Dealey £125; R. H. Aislabie £120; C. Norgrove £l2O, Douglas Estate £llO, F. Armstrong £llO, G. L. Lane £lO5, H. Hunt £lO5, C. J. Bennett £BO, E. R. Murphy £6O, M. Thomas £6O, H. M. Campbell, M.P., £5O, C. Haldane £6O, E. G. Rathbone £3O, A. Russell £3O, Byrne and Gleeson £4O, Mrs H. M. Campbell £35, J. Mackay £3O, J. H. White £45, J. G. Sutherland £l5, J. M. Brown £15 x F. Ormond £l5, C. W. Merrylees £l5, G. D. Beatson £l5. SUCCESSFUL JOCKEYS. R. Hunt headed the list of winning jockeys with four wins to his credit. B. Berry came next with three wins, and then followed J. Nixon, H. Dunn and H. Griffiths with two wins each. The following had one win each: G. Deslandes, J. W. Dwyer and F. Waddell.

SUCCESSFUL TRAINERS. The following are the names of the trainers whose charges were successful: C. Norgrove, three wins; A. White, C. Morse, and G. Sceats, two each; J. Oldfield, D. Kemp, S Waddell, W. Griffiths, V. H. Couelo, H. Hunt and R. Gooseman, one each. Small and all as was the general run of dividends yesterday, a modest punter who got a hunch to follow the Gooseman stable “played up” a £ that way and brought home just £55 6s 6d—less the cost of a few of the w®ll “reduced” shilling whiskies that were going. It was his good luck that each of “Old Bob’s” three starters got into the money, two of them paying the best returns of the day, one for a win and the other for second. Mr. A. Symes .has had the bad luck to lose Ben Bolt, which had won him i fair number of races on the flat and had made a promising beginning • s a hurdler. The horse broke a leg while being schooled at Ellerslie last week, and had to be destroyed.

Another racecourse idol seems to have been shattered when Epitaph failed even to got a place among five starters in the Royal Stakes at Ellerslie yesterday. As yet the wires have furnished no explanation of this bad defeat of the two-year-old champion. AUCKLAND’S CONCLUDING DAY. EPITAPH DEFEATED. Auckland, Jan. 3. Tho concluding day of the Auckland Racing Club’s summer meeting was held in fine weather. A feature of the racing was the pronounced defeat of Epitaph in the Royal Stakes, also the manner in which Gloaming won the Auckland Plate in fast time. The totalisator handled £93,841, compared with on the corresponding day last year. Results:— Goodwood Handicap.—-Loyal Irish 1, Radiant Light 2, Esthonia 3. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 1.39. Sylvia Handicap. — The Cypher 1, Uncle Alex 2, Moorland 3. Mon by a neck. Time, 1.15. Grandstand Handicap.—Boomerday 1, Mangamahoe 2, Perfect Day 3. Won by a length and a half. Time, 2.6 4-5.

Royal Stakes.—Farceur 1, Pluto 2, Absurdum 3. Also started: Epitaph, Highland. Won by a length. Time, 1.13. Auckland Hurdles. — Explorer 1, Poanui 2, Maniahere 3. M on by a head. Time, 3.40 3-5. Sea De’il and Approach fell and the latter broke a leg and was destroyed. County Handicap.—Prince Abbey 1, Mustard Pot 2, Anomaly 3. M T on by two lengths. Time, 1.13 3-5. Auckland Plate.—Gloaming 1, Sasanof 2, TTouen 3. Also started: Vagabond, Starland, Thespian. MY)n easily by three and a half lengths. Time, 2.32 2-5. Grey Handicap.—Royal Blood 1, Gold Bud 2, Gold Jacket 3. "Won easily by four lengths. Time, 1.14 3-5. TAUHERENIKAU MEETING. Featherston, Jan. 3. There was a good attendance and the weather was fine for the second day of the Tauherenikau races. The totalisator handled £36,105 10s for the

meeting, against £58,758 last year. Results :— Tawaha Hack Handicap.—Birkenella 1, Wheatfield 2, Lord Desmond 3. Won by a length. Time, 1.31 1-5. Russell Handicap.—Capping Day 1, Quest 2, Martian Miss 3. Won by a length and a half. Time, 1.14 3-5. President’s Handicap.—Printemps 1, Scornful 2, Snub 3. M r on by a length. Time, 1.58. Greytown Hack Handicap.—Ania 1, Island 2, Doucement 3. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.14 4-5. Juvenile Handicap. — Peneus 1, Menthe 2, Waetea 3. M r on by a length. Time, 1.2 4-5. Camp Handicap.—Sir M’ai 1, HaOowvonia 2, Pitch Dark 3. Won by a length. Time, 1.44 J. Waihenga Wolter Handicap. — M r ar Baby 1, Probate 2, Little River 3. M T on by a head. Time, 1.29. Pirinoa Hack Scurry. — Solstice 1, Jonquil 2, Lady Waimangu 3. Mon by two lengths. Time, 1.3 4-5. MARTON RACES. Marton. Jan. 3. The Marton jockey Club’s meeting was concluded in glorious weather. The totalisator put through £30,568, against £48,377 on the corresponding day last year. The total for the meeting was £70,228, against £102,166. Results:—

Hack Hurdles.—Spook 1, Banogue 2, Pariform 3. Tarquin fell. Mon by two lengths. Time 2.50. Bracelet.—Mairch On 1, Projector 2, War Loan 3. All started. Notawede fell, breaking his back, and G. McDonald sustained severe concussion and had two ribs broken and other injuries to his neck. M r on by a length. Time 1.55. Summer Handicap—Ngata 1, Detroit 2, Railand 3. M r on by four lengths. Time, 1.56 3-5. Electric.—Triboulet 1, Deucalion 2, Demades 3. M r on by four lengths. Time 1.15 2-5. Nursery.—Emperor 1, Ares 2, Enthusiasm 3. Won by a neck. Time, 1.15. Telegraph.—Kinsem 1, M’aimatoa 2, Kikini 3. Won by a length. Time 1.3 4-5. Farewell.—Kuia 1, Royal Gift 2, Merry Queen 3. AVon by a length. Time 1.29. Welter. —Callaghan 1, Equitable 2, Princess Pat 3. Won by a length. Timo 1.29. C. Stevens was suspended for three months for unsatisfactory riding at the meeting. SOUTHLAND RESULTS.

Invercargill, Jan. 3. The summer meeting of the Southland Racing Club was opened in good weather. The totalisator investments showed a decline on last year, £26,939 going throughfi compared with £35,827 last year. Results:— Hurdles.—Strathglass 1, Mandrake 2, Lady M’instone 3. Won by three lengths. Timo 2.54. A protest against the winner for interference with Mandrake was dismissed. Makarewa Trot.—Tommy Direct 1, Fin*st Toll 2, Effie Adair 3. Won by two lengths. Time 3.34. Flying Handicap.—Bon Spec 1, Mantua 2, Silver Peak 3. AVon by two lengths. Time 1.14. New Year Handicap.—Francliaise 1, M r eird 2, Herbert 3. M’on by two and a half lengths. Time 1.15 4-5. Invercargill Cup.—Silent King 1, Sunny Loch 2, Songbird 3. Won by half a length. Time 2.8. Oreti Trot.—College Girl 1, Lady Joft’re 2, Peterville 3. Won by half a neck. Time 3.45. Waikiwi Handicap, -t- Roseuay 1, Osterman 2, Illume 3. M’ou by a length. Time 1.29 2-5. Waihopa Handicap.—Twinkle 1, Bonnie M'inkie 2, Sembric 3. M r on by a nose. Timo I.4aLSTRATFORD RACES. Stratford, Jan. 3. The Stratford races were concluded in splnedid weather. The sum of £27,903 was put through the totalisator, making a total for the meeting of £58,845, being £22,462 less than the last meeting. Results:— Cardiff Hack.—Dusky Queen 1, Rangitata 2, Kilkelly 3. M r on by two lengths. Timo 1.21 2-5. Toko AVeltcr. — Narrow Neck 1, Sunny Jim 2, Skylight 3. M'on by a length and a half. Time 1.57 4-5. Malone Memorial.—Admiral Codrington 1, Volo 2, Crucelle 3. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 2.4 4-5. Makuri Hurdles. — Edenholm 1, Simon 2, Kato 3. M r on by two lengths. Timo 2.52. Ngaere Handicap.—lncome 1, Amber Tips 2, Fabrinade 3. Won by half a length. Time 1.18 4-5. Strathmore Hack. — A were 1, Big Push 2, Manianid 3. Won by a head. Timo 1.4 4-5. Lowgarth M’elter.—Simonides 1 Sir Huon 2, Admiral Codrington 3. Won by three-quarters of a lengths. Time 1.34. County Hack.—Cold Steel 1, Mockery 2, Velociiorm 3. M'on by two lengths. Time 1.19 2-5.

The sale of thoroughbred stock held at Ellerslie on Friday resulted as follows: — Gs. Bay filly, foal Sept. 13, 1920, by Snow King (imp)—Marie O’Dile (imp), Mr A. Alexander 45 Bay gelding yearling, by Qin. Ab-bey-Belle Crispen, Mr M r . H. Wackrow 195 Chestnut gelding, • yearling, by Quin Abbey—Fair Lady, Mr Corrigan 38 Chestnut filly, yearling, by Quin Abbey—Fidget, Mr C. Hill 20 Bay gelding, yearling,, by Quin Ab- • bey—Penthescyllia, Nir Windsor 16 Chestnut filly, yearling, by Quin Abbey—Millie, Mr C. Hill 24 Brown filly, yearling, by Monoform —Freedom mare, Mr Blanc . . 40 Bay gelding, yearling, by Quin Abbey —Tinorcka,- Mr Martinac . . 50 Bay gelding, 2yrs, by Lord Multifid —l'he Rand mare, Mr Parrish J 4 Bay gelding. 2yrs, bv Formative — —Miss Wjnnie, Mr Swaffield .. 22 Bay filly, 2yrs, by Day Comet. .Mignon, Mr A. 5O

Bay gelding, 3yrs, by Lord Multifid —Millie, Mr A.. Clark 120 Bay gelding, 3yrs, by Lord Multifid —Tinoreka, Mr Toni 120 Bay mare, 4yrs, by Lord Mutifid — —Chiffon, Mr J. Appleby .... 31 Bay gelding, Nightraider, by Martain—Glenowlet, Mr G. Brown 92 Brown gelding, Windorah, by King Rufus — Condamine, Mr de Laine 21 Bay colt, -foaled Nov. 17, 1920, by Finland—Anate, Air L. Hyde .... 55 Chestnut colt, foaled Oct. 12, 1920, by Egypt—First Blow, ' Mr G. Goodman 27 Chestnut filly, foaled, Nov. 4, 1920, byEgypt—En Parole, Air K. Manuel 60 Chestnut filly, foaled Oct 1, 1920, by Egypt—Pourparler, Air Hewson 65 Bay colt, yearling, by Lucullus—Sea Oriel, Mr H. Friedlander 250 Brown yearling colt, foaled Oct. 10, 1920, Marble Arch—Kaween, Air G. Cutfield 15 Chestnut filly. Silver Rain,by Afarkhope—Grand Rain, Mr J. Baker 23 Chestnut mare. syrs, by Bobs—Natator marc, Air J. Gallagher .... 5