NOTES ON THE RACING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21596, 14 September 1933, Page 7

NOTES ON THE RACING

WHENUAKURA'S NARROW WIN

CHERRY KING IMPRESSES YTHAN NOT WELL RIDDEN [BT TELEGRAPH—FROM ARCHER] WANGANUI. Wednesday On the strength of pleasing trials, Whenuakura was installed a hot favourite for the Juvenile Plate, and he duly won, although he had little to spare trom Bodyline, who was also well supported. Bodyline, Capital and Lifeguard were smartest to begin. 8 Bodyline being joined across the top by e Whenuakura, who had run up very fast, k Bodyline and Whenuakura entered the straight together, ahead of Capital and Lifeguard. In a great race home Whenua--0 kura beat Bodyline by a head, Capital being !- three lengths away third. Gay Blonde was _j running on strongly in fourth position, with Tantara, Scholar and Redeem next. The winner began from the extreme out--0 side and thoroughly deserved his success. He is a fine, big youngster and should coni. tinue to race well. Gay Blonde missed the jump-tut from No. 1 and was badly placed early. She may have been very troublesome > if she _ had . moved out' well. Whenuakura gave K. Voitre his firSt winning ride for the season. V Pheon, a good second fuucv to the Te Awamutu candidate Campanero, was always well placed in the nmiden race and she 1 finished on strongly to win going away. Awoketiu, Pheon, Aroiio Region, Acrelict a and Platter were quickly prominent. Awekctia leading into the straight from Arctic Hegion and Pheon, with Campanero running up on the rails, atieud of Platter and Acrelict. Pheon challenged at the distance and went on to win by two lengths from Arctic ivegion, who deieated Acrelict by a length and u-half. Palm Queen was fourth, succeeded by Platter, C'anipunero and C'aly--1 cion. _ Pheon stripped fitter than most of the others and stayed on too well at the finish, blio is a halt-sister tb Arikira, but is on 3 the small side. Acrelict, an outsider, paid double iigures for third. Campanero showed tine speed after a slow beginning aud should soon do better. ' - Comfortable Hurdles Win Only live started in the hack hurdle race. • which was won very comfortably by ttie favourite, Henry oi Navarre, Park Acre made the running trom No Humoug, Kamuna and Henry ol Navarre, while Vita--1 phone, who jumped badly, soon tailed otf. Half a mile from home Henry of Navarre moved up, and he jumped to the front at the second to last fence, to be just ahead of Park Acre,' Kamunu and No Humbug 5 at the last lence. Here llenry of Navarre jumped away from the others and ho went on to win with something in hand by three- • parts of a length from No. Humbug, who 1 bent-' Ram una by halt-a-lenuth. Park Acre was a poor fourth, and Vitaphone, who • pulled lame, was badly beaten. The winner was confidently ridden by W. J. Bowden and outclassed the other*. The Aucklanders Cherry King and D'Artaanan finished first and second in the Tutae--1 nui Hack Handicap, for which Porotiti, Etiquette and Cherry King were best supported Quietly showed out first, but when tfie field had settled down Etiquette and Porotiti were the leaders from Quietly and C'herry King, who were together. So they raced round the home turn, where D'Artag- ' nan had run up fifth, ahead of Ebeum and I Tripping. Cherry King soon settled th# leaders when asked 'or an effort in the 1 straight and' won by two lengths from D'Artagnan, who cut Etiquette out of second by a head. Porotiti was another head away fourth, followed by King Thomond, Ebeum and Quietly. Cherry King won handsomely and should soon score again. There was a great --tussle for second, and D'Artagnan, finishing gamely under pressure, .just got up to head Eti- ; quette and Porotiti, who were stopping after going very fast early. 1 Owners Toss for Cutlery 1 The favourites Speedmint and Curie ran a dead-heat for first in the Marton Handicap, and both returned better prices on the place machine than on the win totalisator, the pool of which had to be divided between them. Speedmint waa at odda-on in the straight-out betting and her supporters on the win machine therefore showed a slight loss. Speedmint was taken to the front quickly and soon slowed the field down. Curie (rails) and Count Palatine being just in her. In this order they raced into the straight, and Speedmint 'was just clear at the distance. Curie, who was unable to get out as the result of t Count Palatine being right up on the outside of him, then got clear and made a fine effort to get up and dead-heat with Speedmint. Joie 'de Val. finishing fairly well, was a length and a-half ,away third and Count Palatine was fourth. The race was run at a middling pace and it appeared as"if Curie was. unlucky not to win outright, as he did not get a chance to make his run "until well into the straight. The owners of the dead-heaters tossed for possession of' the -canteen of cutlery accompanying the stake and. it was won by Mr. A. Courtney, owner of Speedmint. Pango was a good favourite for 'the Spring Hack Handicap, and he realised expectations by winning from Yihan. Pango was the early leader and he was steadied in behind Nebulae along the back, where Mercian Prince, Chief Marionette, Park Acre and Ythan were closest of the others. Ythan dashed up on the outside to take the lead at the three furlongs and show the way into the straight to Pango, Nebulae and Chief Marionette. Once in line for the post Pango challenged and got up to beat Ythan by half-a-length. Nebulae was a length and a-half - away third, with Chief Marionette fourth. Next to finish were Beryl Latour and Cape Fair. - Pango traced much better on the firm track than he did in the heavy ground in the winter. Ythan. wna not well handled, for in addition to covering a lot of ground in the early stages he commenced his run a long way. from home. Foreign Queen's Good Run Diatomoua and Foreign Queen were the favourites for the Railway Handicap and they filled the dividend-places in reverse order. Diatomous reached the front quickly and led into the straight just clear of Foreign Queen and Sir Pombal, with Fiji and Impasto racing together next. Diatomous looked like winning at the distance, but he weakened near the end and Foreign Queen, finishing well under pressure, got up to beat him by half-a-length. Sir Pombal was a length and a-half away third, and Knollmere was fourth. Next to finish were King's Knave, Royal Bengal and Fiji, with Impasto last. Diatomous showed all his former brilliancy, but Foreign Queen was too well seasoned for him and outstayed him at the end. Impasto displayed some dash' early, but faded away in the straight. He should be much improved for tire run. ' Tavern Knight was a screaming hot favourite for the Farewell Hack . Handicap, paying a very short price on the win machine and less than money back for a place. Acceptable reached the front quickly to lead into the straight from Acrelict, Maypay and Tavern Knight, the last-named being about five lengths behind the leader. Tavern Knight made a fine run in .the straight to score by a neck from Acceptable, who J tired near the end. Acrelict was a length : and a-half away third, and Manawatu was < fourth. The winner did not jump out with his I usual brilliancy, and ran on really well. ! DAUGHTER OF SUSIE PYE j FILLY SIRED IN FRANCE _ J _____ i t Sußie Pye, a marc who won a few race* ( in Melbourne some yearß ago. :is one of i tha very few Australian-bred marcs who t have been sent to Europe to be muted with j a horse. Her foal is Folk Lore, and it is ! possible that this filly will yet indicate 1 that the expensive undertaking waa worth the cost. _ 1 Susie Pye belongs to the chairman of ( tl.fl Victoria Racing Club, Mr. L. K. S. i Mackinnon. In 1928 she was . sent to Ene- l land with the idea of being muted with j the English Derby winner. Call Boy, wiio i once changed hands at GO.OOOgns. However, 1 after the arrival of the martf in England, i plans were altered, and she was sent to 1 France. Dark Legend was the sire chosen. Susie Pye returned to Australia in 1930. ' ■' Dark Legend's services were not' avail- > able at, a fee of less than 4GOg:>s., and it * seems likely that Folk Lore will prove a ; useful proposition for Mr. I>. J. S. Mac- > kinnon. a son of the V.R.C. chairman. Mr. < Mackinnon, jun., is racing F; lk Lore. who. 1 on September 2, gained her first place in 1 u race when she was third to Wheriko, ' Dark Legend is by Dark Ronald, sire 1 nf Mngpie. and Susie Pye is by Wallace Isinglass from Radesia by Radium from Silesia by Spearmint, which shows _ the I presence of Carbipe blood. Susie Pye is at Mr. Mackinnon's Maribyrnong stud, where ah« was ranted with Ronsard after her return from France. . . Folk Lore needs only to continue to fm- t prove to be regarded as one of the genuine candidates for the Oaks. .She is also en- ( gnged in the Edward Manifold Stakes, to \ be run at Flemington within a few weri « ( She possesses splendid staying blood. L'olk Lore is trained by J. Holt. .- TROTTING FIXTURES - J September 16—Hawke'e Bay Trotting Club £ (at Hutt. Park). * "entember !«>— MeUiven Trotting Club. j October 7—New Brighton Trotting Club. S October 14—Waikato Trotting Club. , ( October 21, 23—Auckland Trotting Club. C October 23—Oamaru Trotting Club. (