TAKAPUNA RACES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 51, 30 January 1937, Page 14

TAKAPUNA RACES.

CUP TO KNIGHT OF AUSTRALIA. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Jan. 29. The Takapuna Jockey Club’s summer meeting was opened to-day at Ellerslie in a steady downpour with an attondanco of 5700. The track was heavy. Tho totalisator handled £19,070 10s, compared with £24,501 10s on tho corresponding day last year.

Results: — OREWA HURDLES, of £2OO. One mile

and three-quarters. 1- TUDOR, 11.9 (C. Thomson) 1 2- HIGH QUALITY, 10.3 (C. Walters) 2 6-6 GAY CAVALIER, car 9.1 (T. Williams) 3 Also started: 4-4 Merry Lap 9.13, 3-3 Kanapa 9.1, 5-5 United 9.0. Five lengths; lengths. Time, 3.28. Kanapa and United fell at the first fence, Kanapa breaking his neck. TRIAL STAKES HANDICAP, of £l5O. Six furlongs.

6-5 JAN RIDD, 8.5 (L. J. Ellis) ... 1 8-6 HUNTSMAN’S CHORUS, 8.5 (S. Tremain) 2 4-3 BLACK MUSK, 8.9 (A. Tinker) 3 Also started: 7-8 Orefield 9.0, 3-4 Survoy 8.11, 14-10 School Song 8.7, 1-1 Ngakaru 8.6, 15-12 Chief Emerald 8.6, 15-14 Tiny Star 8.5, 10-14 Ebb and Flow 8.5, 12-11 Lone Flier 8.5, 5-7 Pirate King 8.5, 11-13 Droll 8.5, 17-17 Mia Aerea car 8.0, 13-16 Cometarium 8.5, 2-2 Tide Waiter 8.5, 9-9 Overdue 8.5.

A length and a half; two lengths. Time, 1.18 3-5.

FERRY HANDICAP, of £175. Six furlongs. 3- SQUARE ACRE, 8.0 (Winder) ... 1 5- WAITAKA, 7.7 (C. G. Goulsbro) ... 2 1-1 FOX MOTH, 7.13 (Horne) 3 Also started: 2-3 Fleetwind 8.8, 10-10 Valise car 8.0, 4-4 Gay Egypt 7.13, 9-9 High Star 7.10, 7-5 Singara car 8.3, 8-8 Gold Pocket car 7.8, 12-11 Inquisitor 7.7, 6- Abbess of Whitby car 7.8, 11-12 Aces Up car 7.8. Three lengths; three-quarters of a length. Time, 1.17 3-5. TAKAPUNA CUP, of £SOO. One mile and a quarter. 6-6 KNIGHT' OF AUSTRALIA, 7.7 ■(Savage) 1 4- KELLY, car 7.10 (C. G. Goulsbro) 2 8-8 GAY BRONEY, car 7.9 (Tremain) 3 Also started: 2-2 Mazir 9.0, 3-5 Dark Shadow 8.7, 1-1 Lagoon 8.3, 7-7 Gay Talkie 7.13, 5-3 Con Fu0c0"7.7. A length and three-quarters; threequarters of a length. Time, 2.15. Lagoon and Knight of Australia inado most of the running, the latter staying on well to win from Kelly, who performed strongly on the outside. Gay Bronoy battled on solidly for third. Lagoon was fourth ahead of Con Fuoco and Dark Shadow.

CALLIOPE HANDICAP, of £2OO. For two-year-olds. Five furlongs. 21 BACHELOR KING, 9.6 (Tinker) 1 12 NUCLEI, 8.9 (Murray) 2 3-3 AIRAM, 8.9 (Maria) 3 Also started: 8-9 Natal car 8.2, 6-8 Awatoa Princess car 7.10*, 4-4 Land Girl 7.9, 9-7 Manatcre car 7.9, 7-6 Miss Appellant car 7.10, 5-5 Feldbcrg car 8.0. Two lengths; a head. Time, 1.5 2-5. WYNYARD PLATE, of £3OO. Seven furlongs. 1- KILONSOA, 8.12 (Tinker) 1 6-6 MAINLAND, 8.5 (Goldfinch) ... 2 2- ROLLICKER, car 8.4* (L. J. Ellis) 3 Also started: 4-4 Sergia 8.12, 3-3 Rulette 8.7, 7-7 Cappy 8.5, 5-5 Jack Tar 7.9. Three-quarters of a length; a neck. Time, 1.32.

ZEALANDIA HANDICAP, of £3OO. Six , ■-) furlongs. 10-7 MATA HARI, car 8.1 (Cameron) 1 3-1 TYBALT, car 8.5 (L. J. Ellis) ... 2 7-9 MUNGACRE, 7.12 (Tremain) ... 3

Also started: 6-6 Impasto 9.6, 8-8 Triune 9.3, 2-2 Galileo oar 8.4, 5-5 Crooning 8.2, I- Armacourt 8.0, 4-3 Round Up 7.8, 9-10 Wahinc Reihi 7.8, 12-12 King Ford car 7.9, II- Whirling car 7.11. A head; three-quartern of a length. Time, 1.17 3-5.

Mata Hari led into the straight from Whirling, Mungacre. King Ford, and Triune. Mata l Hari finished strongly to withstand a dotermined challenge from Tybalt, who came fast on the rails. Mungacre was third and Whirling fourth, followed by Triune and Armacourt.

RANGITOTO HANDICAP, of £2OO. One

3- SURVOY, car 7.10 (C. G. Goulsbro) 1 2-2 VERA ACRE, 8.10 (Tremain) ... 2 4- TROUVAILLE, 7.11 (Mclnally) ... 3

Also started: 1-1 Respectful 8.8, 6-5 Ring Shot 7.9, 5-6 Aymon car 7.9, 7-7 Digitalis car 7.10. 4 length each way. Timo, 1.46 3-5. ADD TODAY’S SPORTING 33

Answd.s to Correspondents. “B F.,” Palmerston North. —(1) £1 18s and £1 10s; (2) £1 8s 6d. “Bill,” Sanson; £2 7s 6d. .