OTAKI MAORI CLUB.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21201, 6 June 1932, Page 7

OTAKI MAORI CLUB.

CHIEF RACE TO STATUARY.

EQUITANT TAKES THE SPRINT. ALPINIST BEATS KING' PEG. [BY TELEGKAPH. —PItESS ASSOCIATION.] O'L'AKI, Saturday, : The second day of the 01 alto; Maori Racing, Club's meeting was held in excellent weather. The track was in splendid order, aiul thfe racing was good, with some interesting finishes. ■ The attendance was very satisfactory-. Tlio totalisator handled £5722, igainst. £GG33 for the corresponding day last year. Results wero: : — ■ HACK HURDLES, of £BO. 1* miles.—l Bon Eve, 9.7 (M. Conway), 1; 8 Okapua, 0.0 (A. Skipper), 2; 7 Warfille, 9.0 (W. Blancho), 3. All started. Gaswyn and Boh. Evo led for eomo distance. Acora. fell'. Six lengths; two lengths. Time, 2m 51 2-6a A

WAIKANAEf ITACK • SCURRY, 'of £GO, "5 fur.—l Ida Merling, 8.0 (K. Voitre), 1; 5 Wild Heather. 8.5 (R. J. Mackie). 2; 2 Ariiios, 8.5 (K. Hawkins). 3. Scratched: New Era, Sigma. From the start Ida Merling led and was never headed. Two lengths; half a length. Time, lm 2 2-ss.

TA TIM! KARA HANDICAP, Of £120; 9 fur. B—STATUARY, 7.5 (G. Duncan) . . . . 1 2-JOIE DE VAL, 7.11 (K. Voitro) .. 2 3—GOLD DAWN, 8.2 (S. Wilson) ' . . "3 Scratched: Saltpot.

From the barrier, Paleta and Orby's Choice led Statuary and Joio do Val. It was a (rood race. ,

Neck; two lengths: Time, lm 53 l-ss, RANGIURU HACK, of £7Q. l.niilo 55yds!/ —1 Saltpot. 8.12 (C. Thomson), 1; 2 Davistock, 9.4 (J. Barry)'. 2; 3 Flower, 7.10- (S.Wilson), -3. All started.' ,Gasrange>, and Saltpot we're first out, but the -race l)omo' resulted between Saltpot and Davistock. . Nose; ; two lengths. Kissless. -was fourth. Time, lnt '4(ss. TAIP'UA HACK HANDICAP, of £IOO, G fur.—2 Equitant, 8.8 (K. Voitre),- 1; 5 Tobaccoland. 7.3 (W. Shand), 2; 6 Imperial Fame, 8.2 (P. Atkins), •3: Scratched: ; -Alpinist.-' From the start, Knihoi'o, Aston-and- Equitant led. Length; three-quarters of a .-length. Time, lm 32 2-5 a-

OHAU HACKHANDICAP. of 7 for. —8 Kotahi Eka. 8.0 (W.-N. Taylor), 1; 2 Forest Stag. 8.13 (S. Anderson), 2; 10 Dick . Whittingtoii,''B.o" (J. Webby), 3... All started. Dick Whittington, Paliiko and Baskier led; the field out. • In the -straight,-• Henry of Navarrd. Kotahi Eka and Forest'Stng joined., in a good race. Neck; three-quarters fi'a. length. Time, Ijn 275. > '

' TAINUI- HACK HANDICAPS of £7O, . G fur.—3 Alpinist. 9.1 (S. "Anderson), 1; "2 King Peg, 7.7 (A. McLeod). 2;. 4 Sanguine King, 8.11 (J. Webby), 3.' Neck;-lcngth. A finfc race. Time,, lm 14 l-sp.

SURPRISE IN HACK EVENT.

KOTAHI EIvA'S PERFORMANCE

[BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WELLINGTON, Saturday.

Bon Eve, in the hurdles, ran an entirely different race compared with his performance on the first day. He ran to the front nfler eeven furlongs and soon gained an unassailable lead on the field, winning very comfortably. Gnswyn jumped badly. Acora lost her rider at the second, fence when in front. Ida Merling. a firm favourite for the maiden race, led all the way and scored a comfortable win. Araios went up to Ida Merling entering the straight, but ran wide. Then Wild Ileather came strongly. Ida Merling, however, only had to be ke'pt going to win with easo The winner, who is from L. G. Morris' stable, is a half-sister by the new sire Robespierre to Red Wink, a good performer a few years ago. She looks a very promising filly. Ruanui. favourite for the principal handicap, was a fair distance back early but ho got a good run up from the five-furlongs' post, and was-handy on the turn.- Entering the straight, however, ho was badly interfered with, losing what was a likely win-, ning chance. Paleta set a fast pace and ' -pon had the field, strung out. Paleta was' lip'fricn on the home-turn, Orby's Choice and" clntmHT leading into tho straight fromp„],„ O-dd Dawn. Ruanui and Joio de Vftl;' Thev cWd up at the top of tho straight.? Joie do Val' tackled Statuary, but Statuary pirrie<4 on to"< wln cleverly. . Ct6l(J Dawn ' fi ir third and Ruanui was fourth.Then came Briar 'K°ot, Orby's Choice. Ad-t renins and Atholspeir.-. ~J oi® l ld ® \ Dawn and Runnui all Tafi , K was undoubtedly unlucky, yiever threatened. '•* ,• The Rangiuru Hack event was of tho first, day's form, Saltpot the front when well settled down and challenged in the straight by DnvietocX*. Saltpot again hung on to win narrowly, but safely. , . . . Equitant scored another decisive, win m the open sprint. Kaihoro and Aston led her to the straight, where she cut them down. Enuitnnt wns always going well. Tobaccoland produced one of his rare glimpses of form. The surprise of the meeting eventuated in the Ohau Hack Handicap, of eeven furlongs, when Kotahi Eka just pot home in front of Forest Stag. Kotahi Eka was always well placed, but Forest Stag had come from a fair way back. In addition, lie went out wide into the straight and it looked as if he should have won. It was tho winner's first success since September on the same course, in a maiden race. There was only £l2 on him on the totalisator. ' Alpinist scored a- narrow .but fairly comfortable win in the concluding event. She, ran up on the outer at the turn and tackled tho pacemaker. King Peg in-the straight, to wear him down and hold his advantage. Interlocutor was a fair third. TURF IN ENGLAND: RESULT OF THE OAKS. ; ■ ' < ■ _1 ' •' ! " ' : WIN FOR AG A KHAN. LONDON. June 3. Tho Oaks Stakes, a. sweepstake of £IOO each, with £2OOO added, for three-year-old fillies, .weight 9„0, about one mile and ,a-half, resulted:— UDAIPTTR, the Aga, Khan's br f, hy Blandforct—Uganda . . - . . . 1 WILL O' THE WISP, Lord'' Wollaving- . ton's ch f, by Hurry On—William's

Pride . . 2 GIUDECCA, the Earl of Derby's b f, by ' Galloper Light—Piazzctta. ... .. 3 Twelve slnrled. Won by ' two lengths, Bamo between second and third. AN UNUSUAL PROTEST. INQUIRY CONCERNING ENTRY. [BY TELEGRAM*. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HASTINGS, Saturday, An unusual protest was entered when Winshow won the Whakatu Handicap at the Hawko's Bay Trolting Club's meeting today. It was alleged that Winshow ..was not originally entered for the racu. It transpired, however, that tho owner's instructions regarding the horse's entry miscarried, but yesterday tho matter was rectified, and Winshow was handicapped. "

ENTRIES FOR CLASSIC RACES. AVONDALE AND TAKAPUNA. for tho Champion Hack Plate. thcr'Avondalo Stakes and tho Avondalo Guineas (1933) closo villi Mr. A, J. Fancfiuiar, secretary Of tho Avohdule Jockey CHlb, at 5 pan. noxt Friday. i Entries for tho Takapuna Plato and tho Wyn.val'd Plate, special weight hack events, which itro decided at the spring njid summer meetings of tho Takapuna Jockey, (Hub respectively, aro also duo at 5 p.m." next Friday with tho secretary, Air. F. D. MeVay. SALE' OF RACING STOCK. ; A sale of racehorses, brood mares ami yearlings will ho held at Ellerslie racecourse at 10.30 a.m., to-day. Among tho lots to bo offered nvo Tea Trader, High Comedy, True Blood, Royal Gallant, To Hoia and Sir Mond. RACING FIXTURES. Juno B—Auckland Racing Club. Juno 18—Hawko's Bay Jockey Club. Juno 13—South Canterbury Jockey Club. Juno 2!)—Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Club. Juno 23, 25—Napier Park- Racing Club. Juno 25—Ashburtou County Racing Club.