EVENTS AT AUCKLAND MANAWATU AND DUNEDIN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 28 December 1926, Page 2

EVENTS AT AUCKLAND MANAWATU AND DUNEDIN

TANADEES WINS BIG CUP HANDICAP

RESULTS OF MINOR FIXTURES

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB DOUBLE WON BY TANADEES AND HIGH PITCH

AUCKLAND, 27th Dec,

The Auckland Racing Club’s Summer Meeting was opened in beautiful weather. The course was holding. There was a large attendance. Results : Queen’s Plate, of 600 sovs; one mile.— 2 Magna Charta, 8.0 (Reed); 1: o Mint. Leaf, 8.9 (L. Morris), 2; 4 Tinokoa, 8.0 (Foster), 3. Scratched: Paddon, Chavis, Miss Astron, Antrim Boy, Bold Front, Mervette. Won by one length and three-quarters, half a. length between second and third. Time, 1.42. Great Northern Foal Stakes, of 1500 sovs; 6 furlongs.—Gascony, 8.10 (Kecsing), 1; Agrion, 8.10 (Barry), bracketed with Eulalie, 2; Cimabue 8.10 (Reed) 3. Scratched: Atum Lad, Carinthia, Cosmetic, Auratum, High Finance. Won by a head, neck between second and third. Time, 1.16 1-5. AUCKLAND CUP, of 3000 sovs; two miles : Tanndees, 8.0 1 Count Cavottr, 9.5 2 Te Monanui ..) 3 Scratched: Rapine, Star Stranger, Mandane, Footfall, Diogenes, Piuthair, Nippy, Lord Star. Won easily. / Grafton Hurdles, of 600 sovs; two > miles: 8 Mia Bella, 10.13, 1; 1 Wedding March. 10.5, 2; 7 Glenotus, 9.5, 3. Also started: Cureaform, Highway, Peter Maxwell, Gauntlet, Mannga, Royal Form, Carawock; Kendal, Pendennis, West Abbey, Peter Amans. Won by threequarters of a length. Time 3.51. Railway Handicap, of 1400 sovs; six furlongs: 6 High Pitch, 7.0, 1; Limited. 7.11, 2;. 10 Kingfiekl, 7.2, 3. Also started: Grand Knight, Lady Cavendish, Mimetic, King Merv, York Abbey, Deluge, Master Doon, The Thorn, Ruffles, Dave, Nadarino, Tea r Bell, Archeen, Aussie, Mosaic, Nancv Lee, Pavo. Won by two lengths. Half a length between second and third. (Time 1.16

Nursery Handicap, of 550 sovs; five furlongs: 1 Cosmetic, 7.10, 1; 2 Panther. 7.3, 2; 3 Paganelli, 8.1, 3. Also started: Auriculus, Segment, Whakariti, .Standfast, Covent Garden, Atum.lad, Doree, • Flying Tresses, Exalted, Golden'Wedding, In the Shade. Won;by two lengths. Time 1.3.

~ Christinas Handicap, of 650 sovs; one /mile: Day Guard, 8.1, 1; True Blood, L7:lo^;2q:Rascal,.7.lo, 3. Also started: Seatown, Princess Ronnie, Gala Day, jMel-fy Damon, Phaola, Aiitomne, Pa’s--sionate, King Smock, Chamour Claims, ' Hairera, Tinolti, Mineri. "Won by three-quarters of a length. Time 1/41 Totalisator, £114,658, against £145,969 //last vear.

•HOW THE BIG EVENTS WERE RUN

-BODY-BLOW TO EARLY PUNTERS

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* AUCKLAND 27th' Dec. 7* For the" £ISOO Great Northern Foal Stakes there were nine starters. Cimafeue carried over twice as much 'as 'Laughing Prince, while the bracket, •Agrion and Eulalie, only had about £IBO less than Laughing Prince, with Royal Geres next in demand. Gasfcony, Cimabue, Royal Ceres and Eulalie were 'the first td become prominent; and before going a furlong Cirriabue ran to the 'front from Gascony, Eulalie, Royal Ceres, Laughing Prince, Agrion, Ruanui and Thaw, with Talisker last, The latter was slow at the start. Cimabue led into the straight from Eulalie and Gascony. At the distance, Gascony (E. A. TCeesing) came through, on the inside while Agrion came .fast on the outside and in a great finish Gascony got the decision by a head from Agrion .who beat Cimabue by a neck. Eulalie was fourth; then came Royal Ceres, Riuaiiui, Laughing Prince, Thaw and Talisker. The winner is trained by F. Davis at Woodville for Mr T. H. Lowry.

THE BIG EVENT DESCRIBED For the £3OOO Auckland Cup_ the pool of‘ scratchingr. included the A.” B. Williams bracket Rapine and Star Stranger —a body blow for double-punters. To Monanui, Mask and Te Kara were the public fancies. Mask and Battlement were the early leaders from .Tanadees, Star Ranger;, Te Monanui, and Te Kara, with Kamehameha last. Crossing the top Mask and Battlement were still in

command from Tanadees, Te Monanui, . /Desert Glow, Star Ranger and Te Kara. Jkissing the stand,. Mask, Battlement, Star Ranger and Desert Glow were racing abreast. Tanadees, Te Monanui, and Clarinda were together next, with Te Kara, Count Cavour and Town Bank in a line just behind. Kamehameha was still last. Along the back Star Ranger and Desert Glow were the pilots from .Tanadees, Mask, Battlement, Clarinda, ' Te Kara, Te Monanui, Town Bank . * and Count Cavour.'

Star Ranger and Desert Glow led across the top from Battlement, Tanadees, To wm-Bank, Mask, Te Kara, Te .Monanui, Kamehameha and Count Cavour. At the turn for home Tanadees was close up to the leaders, followed by Te Monanui, Star Ranger, Battlement, Clarinda and Mask. Tanadees then took charge and going on won comfortably by three lengths from Count Cavoui’, who beat Te Monanui by three quarters of a length. Te Kara was fourth, then came Desert Glow, Battlement, Star Ranger, Clarinda, Mask, Town Bank. The winner is trained by J. McLaughlin, at Trentham. The sectional times were: One furlong 15 sec., two furlongs 27, three furlongs 40 3-5, four furlongs 54 2-5, six furlongs 1.22 3-5, seven furlongs 1.35 4-5, mile 1.48, nine furlongs 2.4, one mile and a quarter 2.17, one mile three furlongs 2.29 3-5, one mile and a half 2.43 3-4, one mile five furlongs 2.5 G. two miles 3.34 4-5. JOCKEY HENDERSON’S RIDE

Seen immediately after the race S. Henderson, rider of Tanadees, said;

‘ From the start I took up a nice position, fourth on the rail, and was satisfied to remain in behind Mask with Te Monanui on the outside of me. T remained there and noticed Star Ranger and Desert Glow move up to the front but still kept my position on the fence. With a round gone my mount was galloping along very easily and I felt confident he'd win. I was about third five furlongs from home, just in behind Star Ranger and Desert Glow. L then moved up. Star Hanger dropping b'aek, and ranged alongside Dcserl Glow. 1 could sec I had Desert Glow beaten and Tanadees war, going ns though lie.had iust started on the two miles journey. I headed Desert Glow before turning into

DOWNFALL OF FAVOURITES

< DIAMOND CHILD SCRATCHED AUCKLAND, 27th Dec. Diamond Child has been scratched for all engagements at the Auckland Trotting Club’s Summer Meeting.

the straight. 1 then had only to keen Tanadces going and never thought of defeat.”

For the big six furlongs sprint, the Railway Handicap, tlm second leg of the double, there were twenty starters, a number of horses being bracketed. Limited was favourite carrying a little over £IOO more than the bracket Grand Knight and Nadarino, while Lady Cavendish and Ruffles were tlm next fancied. King Merv, Limited and Dave were the first to move hut crossing the top Limited had taken charge from Pavo, Mosaic, King Merv, Kingfiekl, High Pitch, Nancy Lee, Nadarino and Dave. Limited was the first to turn for home from Kingfiekl, Aussie, High Pitch, Pavo and Nadarino. High Pitch (Tommy Green) was in front at the distance and, going on, won by two and a half lengths from Limited with Kingfiekl a neck away third, followed by Aussie, King Merv, Dave, Archeen, Master Doon, Mosaic, Ruffles, Deluge and Nancy Lee. The last two to finish were Nadarino and The Thorn. The winner was trained by 11. Noaglo at Grecnmeadows, for Mr W. G. Stead.