AUCKLAND MEETING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11187, 18 April 1922, Page 6

AUCKLAND MEETING

INCOME WINS THE AUTUMN

ST. LEGER TO ROYAL BOX. PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, April 17. The concluding day of the Auckland Racing Club’s autumn meeting was held in dull weather. The course was dead as a result of the recent rain. There was a large attendance and good racing. The totalisator handled £87,883 10$, compared with £112,767 on the corresponding day last yeur. Results : STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, • Of 650 sovs; one mile. Broadwood (Anderson) 1 Grotesque, 9.8 2 Scion, 8.1 8 Also started —Royal Abbey 8.11, Loyal Irish 8.5, Tama-a-roa 7.13, Illumination 7.8, Penona 6.7. Broadwood was in front after going ,a furlong, and soon got a break of eight lengths. Going on, he won by three lengths. There was a good race for eecond place, and Grotesque beat Scion by a neck. Illumination was close up fourth. Time, lmin-41 4-ssec. MANGERE! HANDICAP, Of 500 sovs; six furlongs. Pagoda, 7.2 (Percival) 1 Sir Burnett, 8 2 Machree, 8.4 3 Also started-—Tolerance 9.3, Whitianga 9.3, S'hortland 8.8, Flowing ,Bow] 8.3, Irish Knight 8.1, Amiform 8.1, Lady Polly 8, Gold Jacket 7.12, Polini 7.11, Lady Glissas 7.11, Menace 7.10, St. Waipa 7.10, Euphoria 7.10, Midget 7.9, Miss Leslie 7.9, Utakura 7.8, Election 7.7, Salvaless 7.5, Jolly Gay 7.3, Edieform 7, Winsome Arch 7, Royal Fancy 7, Princess Roll 7, Dardanella 7, Snowden 7, Phyllona 7, Marble Crag 7, Uncle Jack 7, Merry Time 7, Auditor 7. Sir Burnett went out in front at the start, and held a three-lengths’ lead entering the straight. In the run tb the post Pagoda got up to win by three-quarters of a length, with Machreo two lengths away. Time, lmin 18 2-ssec. VICTORIA HANDICAP, 'Of 650 sovs; five furlongs. Lucius, *8.3 (R. Reed) 1 Bretland, 7.9 ■: 2 Matinee, 6.7 3 Also started —Uncle Alex 9, King’s Trumpeter 9.1, Finelli 8.6, Shebang 8.2, Lady Lois 8.2, Gum Chips 7.5, Just 7, Ruapapa 6-13, Dorinda 6.13, Nocturne 6.7, Rosavella 0.7, Bustler 6.7, Bonny Canny 6.7. Finelli led to the bend, but entering the straight Lucius took charge, and in a good finish won by a length from Bretland, who finished strongly, and beat Matinee by a neck, Time, Imin 4uec. AUTUMN STEEPLECHASE, Of 500 sovs; about three miles. Thiganthu, 9 (W. Rowe) 1 Old Gold; 11.2 2 Romance, 9.2 3

Also started—Paddington Green 10.10. Sea De’il' 10.9, Shell-shock 10.7, Rathlin 9.10, Lady Lyddite 9, Ma Copper 9, Mary Bruce 9, Te Rohae 9, Myall King 9, Grand Canyon 9. Romance was the early pilot, followed by Rathlin and Te Rohae, with the others bunched. Te Roliao fell at the hurdle going out of the straight. Romance led to the hill, where Myall King went to the front, fallowed by Romance, Grand Canyon, and Rathlin. Paddington Green stopped at tho second fence on the hill. Romance led over the double, attended by Sea D’eil and Grand Canyon. The last-mention-ed fell at the old water jumip. Thiganthu ran to the front going up the hiil and was never headed) winning by 12 lengths from Old Gold, who put in goo dwork over the last half-mile. Romance was eight lengths away third and Rathlin fourth. Time, 6min 22 3-ssec. AUTUMN HANDICAP, Of 1400 sovs; one mile and a half. - Income, 7.4 (H. Butler) 1 Gasbag, 9.4 2 Boomerday, 7.6 3 Also ' started—lnsurrection 8.10, Uncle Ned 8.10, Tinohoro 8.8, Racoful 7.8, Quest 7.5, Mangamahoe 7.4, Stork 6.9, Glen Canny 6.8, Perfect Day 6.7, Pente 6.7. Tinohoro ran to the front early, closely followed by Quest, Income and Boomerday. The order was the same down the 'back. Rounding to the straight Gasbag and Uncle Ned improved their positions. Below the distance Income ran past Tinohoro, the latter falling away beaten. The field was bundled. Gasbag made * a great finishing effort, buj, failed to reach Income by three-quarters of a lengthBoomerday was two lengths back and Stork fourth. Time, 2min 38 3-sseo. GREAT NORTHERN ST. LEGER, Of 1000 sovs; one mile and threequarters. Royal Box (R. Reed) 1 Thespian 2 Kick Off 3

Also started Level. Spirit Level led past the 6tand, but Kick Off 1 headed him going out of ,the straight, Thespian being second under a strong pull, and Royal Box last. At the seveu-furlong post Thespian ran up to Kick Off, and at the six furlongs was leading by a length. Approaching tlie half-mile post Kick Off ran up to Thespian, hut the latter held; a slight advantage entering the straight, and Royal Box was handy. Below the distance Kick Off was under punishment and Thespian looked like winning?' Royal Box, putting in a strong finishing run, got up to win by a long head, Kick Off beidng a length behind Thespian. Time, 3min 15 2-ssec. HUIA HANDICAP, Of 1000 sovs; six furlongs. Dovelet, 6.11 (Fanning) 1 Prince Abbey, 8.3 2 Pavo, 9 3 Also started —Rational 9.2, Surveyor 9.2, Anomaly 3.12, Golden Bubble B.H, Absurdum 8.6, Landslide 8.4. Dovelet led throughout and won by two lengths, with Pavo three-quarters of a length behind Prince Abbey, and Landslide fourth. Time, lmin 16sec.

AUCKLAND WELTER, Of 650 sovst ono mile. ' Royal Present, 8.3 (McCormick) ... 1 Some Fashion, 8.10 2 Khublai Khan, 8.9 3 Also started —Arch Salute 9.6, Prince Jewel 9.3, Tieki 8.12, Night Time 8.7, Stammer 8.4, Mumble 8.4, Sylvan 8.3. Canowindra 8, Gold Plane 8, Mistian 8, Oranga 8, Arizona Maid 8, Bitholia 8, Bang 8, Fort Regal 8, Marble Slab 8, Nightraider 8, Marble Bell 8, Some Fashion led to tire straight, where Royal Present went to the front and won comfortably by three fengtha, the third home a length away. Time, lmm 43 2-ssec.