AUCKLAND MEETING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 142, 1 June 1936, Page 2

AUCKLAND MEETING

Prince of Orange’s Hurdle Victory ONEWHETU’S CORNWALL B.v Telegraph.—Press Association. AUCKLAND, May 30. The Auckland Racing Club’s Great Northern steeplechase meeting opened at Ellerslie to-day in glorious weather. The track was in splendid order. There was a good attendance The totalisator handled £44,251, against £48,283 10/last year (when only seven races were on the programme) a decrease of <£4032 JO/-. The comparison is qualified by the fact that the first day of the meeting last year was the lute King George’s birthday, a lull holiday. To-day’s Great Northern Hurdle race was sensational. Six horses fell, and Scotch Nation broke a leg in front ot the stands, when in a leading position, having to be destroyed immediately on, the course. As a result of the falls, the riders Trillo (Benighted), Beale (Jolly Beggar), Carroll (Contact), and McGregor (Master Musk), were injured, although not seriously. This race was won easily by Prince ol Orange in the record time of 4.41. The dividend was nearly a score. Results:—

PENROSE HURDLES Of £275; mile.

5 CURLEW, Mr F.- Baker’s br. g. by King Nassau —Miss Ford, fiyrs, 9.0, car. 9.2 (Muir) ... ... > 9 Kanaha, car. 9.4 (J. Smith) ... 2 4 Teddy Boy, 9.0 (Williams) 8 Also ran: 3 Saltspray 10.12, 1 Modern Maid 10.12, 2 Sporting Song 9.9, 6 Spalpiko (car. 9.5}),' S Chief Emerald 9.0, 7 United 9.0. Curlew, Teddy Boy and Saltspray had the running from the stait. The order into the straight was Curlew, Saltspray, Teddy Boy, Modern Maid and Kanapa. Saltspray and Curlew Were together over the last fence, but Saltspray fell and Curlew went on tu win by live lengths from Kanapa, with Teddy Boy three lengths away third. Sporting Song was fourth. Time, 3.12 3-5.

GREAT NORTHERN HURDLES Of £lOOO ; 2} miles.

iO PRINCE OF ORANGE, Mr It. T. Reid’s b. g. by ValkyrianLassis Doon, aged, 9.4 (Gilmer) I 3 The Smuggler, Air F. L. Price’s eh. g by Balboa- -Miss Fleetham, aged, 0.13 (Cooper) ... 2 12 Royal Limond, Air A. Syme’s b. g, by Limond—Royal Ex change, aged, 9.13 (Ridgway) ... 1 Also ran: 7 King’s Archer 11.4, • Jolly Beggar 10.7, 9 Thespis 10.7, t> Master Musk 10.4, 8 Wee Pat 10.3, 2 Scotch Nation 10.1, 6 Contact 9.9, 4 Clarion Cali 9.7, 11 Benighted 0.0, 13 Count Roussillon 9.0. Won by six lengths, third back two lengths. Time, 4.41. A race record.

CORNWALL HANDICAP Of £500; 1} mile.

ONEWHETU, All J. K. Kiley s eh. g. by Sandstar—Kiieoo, 4yrs, 8.10 (A E. Ellis) .

u Pakanui, 8.0 (Goulsbro) J 9 Con Fuoco, car. 7.3 (P. Fearu) ... 3 Also ran: 14 King Rey 9.0, 3 Royal Appellant 8.12, 10 Mungatoon 8.6, 2 Horowheuua 8.4, and Tooley Street 7.1. (bracketed), 7 Gay Rose 8.4, 4 Knight of Australia 7.13, 15 Scotland 7.11, 8 Crooning 7.9, 16 Delrain (car. 7.11), 5 Korero 7.8, 11 Sea Fox 7.5, 17 Arawa Rose 7.0, 13 Te Hai (car. 7.1), 12 Keith Lu (car. 7.5}). Pakanui .jumped ahead at the start and stayed in front until turning for home. The order at this turn was Pakanui, Scotland, Tooley Street, Knight of Australia Sea Tl 'ox, Onewhetu and Gay Rose Onewhetu came through with a fast run to win by three-quar-ters of a length from Pakanui with Con Fuoco a neck away third and Mu.’gatoon fourth. Time, 2.5, a race record.

HUNT HURDLES Of £275; 2 miles.

f ILLUMINAGH, Mr L Hodgson’s b. g. by Illumination —Erinagh, aged, 9.9 (Mcßae) 1 2 Tangled, 9.0 (C. Thomson) ... 2 9 High Quality, ear. 9.7 (Sharkey) 3

Also ran: 3 Coiuetra 9.10, 5 Orcnda 9.4, 6 Bells of Bow 9.1, 10 Irish Comet 9.1, 5 Friendly Boy 9.0, 8 Royal Toast 9.0, 4 Dark Princess (car. 9.1-}) (fell). Won by two lengths, third back five lengths. Bells of Bow was fourth l ime, 3.43 3-5.

MEMBERS’ HANDICAP Of £'3so ; 6 furlongs. 7 DOLLAR BILL, Mrs D. Levin’s blk. g. by Paper Money—Zarazee, 4yrs, 7.5 (Messervey) ... 1 13 Adalene, 7.10 (Long) 1 19 Alby, 7.0 (Dornau) 3

Also ran; 2 Rereutu 10.1, 12 JNama kia 9.1, 4 Galilee 8.10, 8 Gold Mission 8.6, 5 Enge (cai. 8.1;, lb Velocipede 8.2, 14 Greek Gold 8.0, 3 Tradesman 7.11, 18 Versant 7.7, 6 Bellkyriau (car. 7.8}), 1 Puss Moth 7.7, 11 Mungacre (car. 7.5), 16 Prince Aero 7.0, 17 Whirling (car. 7.2}), 9 Coronis 7.0, 15 •Sweet Rose 7.0. Adalene led early from Puss Moth, Dollar Bill, Galilee, Gold Mission, Bellkyrian and Enge. At the turn Adalene was still in front but Dollar Bill answered the whip to win by a neck from Adalene with Alby the same distance back third and Puss Moth fourth. Time, 1.12 4-5.