END OF RACING YEAR.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 205, 28 July 1928, Page 1 (Supplement)

END OF RACING YEAR.

Final Day at Gisborne ; Outsider Wins Waikanae Handicap ; Huikai Takes the Sprint; Dead Heat in Steeplechase.

RACING DESCRIBED. Per Press Association. GISBORNE, July 28. The Gisborne race meeting was concluded to-day. The totalizator takings by £2949 compared with tho -similar races last year. Tho total for tlie seven races last year was £12,113. The public suffered a big disappointment ovc( Patuki in tlie Hurdles. He was well backed but failed miserably. Crishna took the lead from Comedy Prince in the last half mile, but Ballyfarnon chal. lenged in the last furlong, winning by a neck. Abisogne made no race of the Trial Handicap, coming auay to win easily. Reed‘6 mount Dishonoured got a good run, but could not get near the leader, and Bold Front displaced him in tho last half furlong. Kinsel got a bad start, but finished well up. The Waikanao Handicap brought a boil over, Olhon paving a big price for a sterling win. Olhon was well p’aced at the bend and got up in the last few strides to beat Cool Card and Wanderlust. In the Second Hack Flat, Singleton had to go to beat First Plinen who mado tho turn for home in front and stayed on well. Tea Lady was a good third. There was an excellent finish in the To IlAiara Steeplechase. ITandy and Master Arch running a dead hhat with Comedy Prince a e’ose third. Handy made the pace all the way and put up a great fight when challenged by the favourite. Palo Star was favourite for tho Turanpanui Handicap and was well placed to the straight, going on to snatch victory from Nightwitch. tho outsider who looked a winner at tho distance. King Wanga led tho field in tho Farewell Handicap at tho distance, but Huikai finished briskly to'win. Othon finished a close second with tho others bunched. EVENTS IN DETAIL. GISBORNE HURDLES, of 150 sovs. One and a half miles. 2 Ballyfarnon, 10.11 ... 1 7 Crislma, 9.0 2 3 Merle, 9.0 3 Also started: Patuki 10.5, Comedy Prince 9.12, Princess Nata 9.2, Jen, Middleman, Eastbourne 9.0. Won by a neck, three and a half lengths between second and third. Time, 2.55. TRIAL HANDICAP, of 110 sovs. Six furlongs. 2 Abisogne, 9.S 1 4 Bold Front, 9.0 2 1 Dishonoured. 10.4 3 Also started: Kinsel 9.5, Eostra, Whakaotarangi, Gaimint, Ardri, Mangaliirei, Oddmint, Lady Killiam. Won by two lengths, a similar distance between second and third. Time 1.18. WAIKANAE HANDICAP, of 165 sovs. One mile. 9 Othon, 9.0 1 1 Cool Card, 9.13 2 2 Wanderlust, 9.11 3 Also started: Huikai 10.6, Poionett 10.2, Princess Ronnie, No Favours 9.13, Addlepate 9.-2, Pita, Pale,Star 9.0. All started. Won by a head, a neck separating second and third. Time, 1.47 2-5. SECOND HACK FLAT HANDICAP, of 130 sovs. Seven furlongs. 2 Singleton, -10.13 1 8 First Prince, 9.0 2 5 Tea Lady, 10.2 ' 3 Also started: Essential 10.0, Royal

Elm 9.9, Merle, Blue Jay 9.7, Rapiata 9.5, Plimmerton 9.3, Rakaroa 9.1, Kiiigi Pita, Cairo 9.0. Won by three-quarters of a length, two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.33 2-5. TE HAPAR A STEEPLECHASE, of 150 sovs, two and half miles. 3 Handy * 1 Master Arch, 9.4 6 Comedy Prince, 10.0 3 Also started: Garzon 11.2, Highway 10.13, Royal Heather 10.2, Rahepoto 9.10, Bendower 9.4, Progression 9.0. All started. Won by three lengths. Time 5.30 1-5. *A dead heat. TURANGANUI HANDICAP, of 120 sovs'. Seven furlongs. 1 Pale Star, 9.2 1 10 Nightwiteh, 9.7 J 8 King Willonyx, 9.10 3 Also started: —Dreamy 10.2, Rakaroa, Nahi 9.1, Cherry Girl, Toka, Fall o’ the Year 9.0. Won hy a neck, three betweend second and third horses. Time, I. 2-5. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of 150 sovs. Six furlongs. 9 Huikai, 10.6 1 7 Othon, 9.0 £ 8 Superb King, 9.8 ••• ••• 3 Also started: Dave 10.6, Jeanette 10.2, Cool Card 10.0, King Wanga 9.12, Fee Simple 9.7, Addlepate 9.2, Taku Tama 9.0. Won by two lengths', with a neck between second and third. Time, 1.17 4 5. JOCKEYS’ CHAMPIONSHIP. GREEN HEADS THE LIST. With the completion of the Gisborne winter meeting to-day, so terminated the 1927-8 racing season. The East Coast meeting also witnessed tho final stage of the battle between X. Green, R. Reed and A. E. Ellis for the season’s riding honours. On the opening day Green had failed to open his account, whereas Reed had piloted one winner and Ellis two, tho position at the entry upon activities today finding but a singlo championship point separating tho two leading horsemen, Green having 74, Reed 73, while Ellis was some five points further removed. Although no riders of the winning animals have been telegraphed, it is presumed that Green was the pilot of Abisogno and that Ellis again steered Singleton in their respective successful essays, whereas Reed apparently failed to open his. account. The outcome thus gives T. Green tho season's honours for the second year in succession, the points positions being as under: — X'. Green 75 R. Reed 73 A. E. Ellis 69 TRAINING HONOURS. Although G. New, tho Awapuni mentor, had two candidates competing at Gisborne neither proved capable of annexing a winning take. Tho local trainer, however, emorges from the season’s activities with a clear cut advantage of seven points over J. T. Jamieson, of Papakura. Palmerston North thus has the honour of furnishing both tho winning trainer and the first and second horsemen for the season. The leading mentors were credited with the following pionts:— G. W. Now ... 37 J. X’. Jamieson 50 C. Giesler 29