COMMENT ON FORM

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23218, 12 December 1938, Page 9

COMMENT ON FORM

BIG KATJEI DEFEATED' BEXtEY GIRL RUNS THIRD SUCCESS OF GREAT SONOMA In spite of . the fact that ha finished a good fourth last Saturday, Canadian returned double figures when he won the Innovation Handicap from the eachway favourite Big Kauri and the out#*:-» sider Glen Bingen, who paid over a ■ * third of a century for, a place. Glen - Bingen carried only £l4 on the straight- t • out machine and £l6 on the place totali- • sator. Glen Bingen -reached the front . quickly and attempted to lead through- . ' out only to tire quickly near the end after being well clear at one stage. ••• The winner Canadian had a lot of ground to make up in the last round, a but he trotted the final half-mile in good style to score handsomely. Big * Kauri had every chance and went a solid race, although he might not have been second if Glen Bingen had not - faulted and gone past tho post on a break. Black Native made a creditable showing for fourth and was followed ty Shirley's Pal and Elliotvalo. Fine Finishing Eftort .1, It was with a fine finishing effort n that the consistent Marcus gained his -,j first success in tho Frankton Handicap, for which he was second in demand to 0 Harlow. Davey Day stood on the mark until he had lost considerable ground, while Resistance and Moriori broke. Wall Street was quickly in front and at tho stands was joined by Harlow, with Jewel Crest, Parishioner and Marcus handy. Wall Street and Har- - low were the leaders entering . the. : : straight with Marcus, .on the ; outside, and Parishioner, rails, moving up, Over the last half furlong Marcus paced in determined fashion to win going away, from Parishioner, who got up to beat Harlow for second. Wall Street was a creditable fourth, with a big gap ■ to Northern Smile and Radio Queen. Patiently driven hy M.. Stewart, the improving Navy Blue scored narrowly, j,, in the President's Handicap from Our . War, who made a fine attempt to re- / peat his victory of last Saturday. Glorietta, Winaway, Sandusky and Great Chum were slow away, Musketeer ~* leading out from Sir Frank and ■ * Tangatu. The pace was slow early and when the field had settled down. Mus-. * keteer and Winaway were the leaders and the field bunched with tha exception of Sandusky, Bexley Girl and Noble Prince. The pace remained slow v< until going'out of straight the'last time when Our War moved smartly to the front to lead into the straight from Navy Blue, Our Peggy and Sir Frank, with Glorietta and Bexley • Girl challenging on the outside. Navy Bhie com-, menced.-her final. effort abopt half a rfurlong from the post and she got up to win by half a "length from Our War, who fought on very gamely. -Bexley -•< Girl, wide out, was a fair third and SirFrank was fourth ahead of Our Peggy, Musketeer and Glorietta, who were easing up. - ~< ■ r ill

One-horse Race • •' ii The little-fancied Baron Alfonso & made a one-horse race of the Newstead Handicap, paying over a quarter of a A. century on the win machine. Baron < ;( j Alfonso repeated the good form he revealed at Auckland recently when he brought off an even greater surprise and paid over three-quarters of a ce_n- _ tury. Second place was filled by Whit- f stone," who was the winner's closest £ attendant in the' ±cmmzig, • • and; • **' } reaily'the only one to get near him at any" stage., Effie Parrish, another outeider,, just got. up to deprive Lady i Amanda of third. Mute was .fifth after - J breaking early and Bismuth \ was nest. The favourites Parauri and Uenuku - failed to race up to expectations and, although the former was third at. the turn, ho was too far. away to -flatter ;, the hopes of his supporters. Uenuku ; - was always well back after a, fslipw beginning. .. , .. The backmarker Great Sonoma was responsible for a fine performance •in winning the Claudelands Handicap, ; g from 144 yards behind. The race _was-. one of the best seen, in the-straight-out trotters class in Auckland for =a • long time and -the -winner did not .v----come prominently into the contest until reaching the home- turn/ where . he went, up fast on the outside to .be handy "to Reception and .Nelson jOhief, <f who made up their handicaps quickly, ; with Barney Bingen, Decoy Bird and Chudic right up. Reception led at the distance,, but Great Sonoma, maintained his run in fine style and de- - feated her by a neck. Cliudic met with more than one check in the running. Decoy Bird was a creditable fourth, followed by Barney Bingen and Nelson Chief, who tired after going fast early. Grand Triumph broke at the start, while Iron Man and Dilfashion iuad§ mistakes when racing prominently. " ' ««• " Parishioner Unlucky

The each-way favourite Parishioner was very unlucky to be beaten in the Stewards' Handicap, finishing a close second after losing considerable ground at the start, where Exporter was badly served also. Kewpie's Jewel ran to the front after going about a furlong, but a little further on she broke and effectually settled her chance. William Direct was then left in front, but \> all . Street was 'in charge passing the stands, with Parishioner back sixtu and a lot of ground to make up. Parishioner made a. fine attempt over the last lialf-mile; but could not reach Wall Street, who stayed on to win by a neck.. William Directs who made ft" ; fine place return, shaped creditaoly tor third and Moriori was _,t our r V having every chance. Taen followed Auto Bingen, who showed .up well tor a mile, and Kewpie's Jewel. Repeating tho good form she displayed last Saturday, the improving Lovnl Direct scored again ).n the Le ICowhai Handicap, for which she was. second in demand to leter bmith. Rero Oro, Militia, Roma Girl and Tommv McElwyn were slow away, Vice Regal* being in front quickly from Mandalav. Militia made up her ground smartly and at the stands was in command ■ from Loyal Direot, Kewpie s Queen and Peter Smith, who was wide ... out early. Lovnl Direct was an front at the top and led into tho straight- * from Tangaroa, who had run up : (Quickly, Peter Smith and Militia. v Peter Smith lost a little ground just,., after rounding tho turn, .but came ; a fr ain in tho last little hit and ito reach Loyal Direct only bv half a 'head. Tangaroa was a creditable third- ? land Adversity was fourth ahead of Kia .. Kalia and Mnndalay. A Thrilling Finish The Visitors' Handicap provided a ;; ithrilling finish" and the each-way fav•ourite Kewpio's King just prevailed. ■Noble Prince and Musketeer tangled iat tho start,, Hearsay and Tangatu ;;- .reaching the front quickly to lead past _ •the-stands from Policy/and Gay Sister, s with Kewpie's King on the outside./;; !Going along the back Hearsay begatf.y* [to go back and Kew-pie's Kinp moved ■ hip ou the outside. Tangatu and r. •Ivewpie's King crime into the straight '• 'together iii front from Porn brook Lass, • • Gay Sister, Hearsay and Policy. In a®" great race h<>A] e "Kewpie's King won lby a head fro-m Tangatu and Policy, / who dead-heated for second. Fernbrook •Lass was a good fonrth, sncceetied by Sandusky, Gay Sister, mid Great Chum. .Policy, although, nhe get a ran on rails," was a shade imjuoky dusky was closer, in fu'th the finish tlfan at any otbor-jm