THE WAIKATO MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22518, 12 March 1935, Page 4

THE WAIKATO MEETING

AGA KHAN PRINCIPAL WINNER (Per United Press Association) HAMILTON, March 11. The Waikato Racing Club's meeting was concluded to-day. The results were as follows:--- . . OHINEWAI HANDICAP. .Of lOOsovs and sweepstake. Six furlongs. 10/13—SALESMAN, 8.1 (Cameron) 1 4/4—RACELA, 8.3 v(Gilmer) 2 3/I—ORAC, 9.0 (L. J. Ellis) 3 Also started: 6/6 Whirling 8.4, 8/8 La Femme Noir 8.2, 2/1 Whistling Rufus 8.2. 12/12 Worthy King 8:1, 5/5 Trouvaille 8.1, 1/3 Gloucester 8.1, 12/10 Spear March 8.1, 11/11 Sir Tommy 8.1, 7/0 Joyzell 8.1. 12/14 Luck's All 8.1, 9/7 Full of Scotch 8.1. Won by a length and a-halfj" with a head between second and third. Time, lmin 15 4-s.sec. RAGLAN HURDLES, : Of 150sovs. One mile and three-quarters. 1/I—DARK MARBLE, 9.12 (Burgess) 1 2/2—PENNYPLAIN. 9.5 (M'Crae) 2 3/3—ST. AMES, 10.3 (Brady) .... 3 Also started: 4/4 Benighted 9.0, 5/6 Silver Wattle 9.0. 6/5 Kilstar 9.0. Won by two lengths and a-half, with three-quarters of a length between second and third. Time, 3min 16 l-ssec. TE RORE HANDICAP, Of 125sovs and sweepstake. Six furlongs. 5/S—LORD WILLONYX. 8.9 (Goldfinch) t 1/I—ASTARTH 8.3 (Wiggins) .... f 9/9—KEITH LU, 7.0 (Keesing) .... 3 Also started: 2/3 Tin Lap 8.2, 4/2 Prince Acre 8.1, 7/6 Roman Mascot 7.11, 3/4 Miss Lorraine 7.5, 7/8 Sir Willonyx 7.3, 0/7 Phiako 7.0. The third horse was half a length away. Time, lmin 15 2-ssec. VERCOE HANDICAP, Of 225sovs. One mile. 2/3—AGA KHAN, 8.3 (L. J. Ellis) .. 1 3/2—SINKING FUND, .7.7 (MTavish) 2 4/4—GAY ROSE, 7.0 (Clifford) .... 3 Also started: 1/1 Chief Marionette 8.2, 6/6 Mungatoon 7.13. 5/5 Matorrii 7.6, 7/7 l'Allegro 7.4, 8/8 King's Archer 7.3. Won by half a head, with three-quar-ters of a length between second and third. Time, lmin 39see. HACK CUP, Of 200sovs. One mile and a-quarter. 6/6—ENGE, 7.3 (R. Home) 1 1/I—SIR ABB. 8.10 (Wiggins) .... 2 4/4—KING REY, 9.0 (Day) .. ..3 Also started: 2/2 Barn Dance 8.11, 3/3 Sunny Downs 8.4, 5/5 Lap Up 7.0. Won by a neck, with a' neck between second and third. Time, 2min 7 2-ssec. PANG f RIRI HANDICAP, Of ISOsovs. One mile. 7/7—DELRAIN, 8.12 (Dulieu) .. .. 1 6/6—ALLOY, 8.1 (M'lnally) .. .. t 2/4—ROYAL ARTIST, 8.12 (Day) .. 3 Also started: 4/2 Jalldy Karo 8.0, 9/8 Limex 8.5, l/l King Mentor 8.4, 3/5 Record Flight 8.0, 8/9 Wahine Rcihi 8.0, 5/3 Merry Lap 8.0. Won by half a length, with one length between second and third. Time, lmin 40 3-ssec. FLYING HANDICAP, Of 165sovs. Six furlongs. 1/2—STAR ARTIST, 8.0 (L. .1. Eliis) 1 5/S—GREEK GOLD, 8.9 (M'Tavrah) 2 8/7—BOUGHAL, 8.3 (Humphries) .. 3 Also started: 4/1 Lucirlus 8.7. 0/0 King Ford 8.6, 2/3 Tai Ao 7.6, 9/9 Hampton Park 7.2, 3/4 Wait and See 7.11, 7/8 Princess Star 7.0. Won by three-quarters of a length, with three-quarters of a length between second and third. Time, lmin 13 2-ssec. HUNTLY HANDICAP, Of ISOsovs and sweepstake. Seven furlongs. 3/2—FORD ACRE, 7.8 (Wiggins) .. 1 2/I—LIONHEART, 8.0 (Broughton) 2 5/S—KING BRIERLY, 8.1 (Keeeing) 3 Also started: 4/3 Expectancy 8.3, 1/4 Lady Zinnia 8.1, 6/7 Valreiiia 7.5, 7/6 Illuminagh 7.5. Won by a head, with three-quarters of a length between second and third. Time, lmin 28 l-ssec. The totalisator handled £10,687 10«, compared with £15,755 10s on the second day (Saturday) last year. For the meeting the increase was £5542.

NOTES ON THE RACING (Special to Daily Times) HAMILTON", .March 11. Surprise wins by Salesman, Delrnin, an I Enge were features of (ho conclusion <•! the Waikato Racing Club's mooting at, To Rapa to-day. Salesman brought off a surprise in Ili<Ohinewai Handicap, paying subMaiiliiil dividends on both machines. (Jlouoiv-.ioi, Orao, and Salesman soon ran into I In; leading position! and they wer» practically

level at the distance, where Salesman swerved across the other two, stopping them badly. Salesman then went on *o win very easily from Racella, who just beat Oriic for second. La Femme Noire was fourth and Worthy King fifth. Salesman would have won without the interference, and Orac would most likely have been second. An inquiry was held regarding the trouble, and after hearing the evidence of the jockeys the committee decided to take no action, the erratic running of the.horse being attributed to the horse's greenness. The each-way favourite Dark Marble scored verv decisively in the Raglan Hurdles. St. Ames led for slightly more than a mile, when Pennyplain assumed command. Dark Marble ran up to Pennyplain at the home turn and drew away to win by two lengths and a-lialf. St. Ames was three-parts of a length away, and Benighted was fourth. Dark Marbles jumping is susceptible to improvement, but lie was too good for the others, and will do better when the (racks are easier < The top-weights, Lord Wfllonyx ana Astarth, ran a dead-heat for first in the Te Rorc Hack Handicap. Roman Mascot and Astarth led early, Astarth and Sir Willonyx making the running round the home turn from Miss Lorraine and Lord Willonyx. In a fine finish the judge was unable to separate Astarth and Lord Willonyx, who finished on rather well. Keith Lu, carrying 121 b over-weight, ran his best race this season to get third, and Sir Willonyx was fourth. Lord Willonyx is owned and trained by C. Morse, who had the misfortune to have his stables at Takanini burned to the ground on Sunday night. Lord Willonyx is racing in improved fashion, and so is Astarth. Splendidly handled by L. J. Ellis. Aga Khan finished very resolutely to win the Vercoe Handicap narrowly lifter Sinking Fund. Matorni, and I/Allegro had made the running. Sinking Fund was challenged at the distance by Gay Rose and Aga Khan over the last little bit. Aga Khan outstayed the consistent Sinking Fund to beat him by half a head. Gay Rose, weakening just nt the end, was three-parts of a length away third and I/Allegro was fourlh, Chief Marionette almost in line. Aga Khan was a little further back than usual in the early stages but he unwound a fine finishing effort. Chief Marionette, the favourite, was always handily placed, but she tired in the last furlong. Enge, the outsider of the field ot six on both machines, led all the way to score a surprise win in the Hamilton Hack Cup. Enge went to the front immediately from Lap-Up and Barn Dance and carried on the running to the straight from Barn Dance and Lap Up, with King Rey and Sir Abb next. In a good race home Enge stayed on to win by a neck from Sir Abb, who defeated King Rey by a similar margin. Lap Up was fourth, followed by Sunny Downs and Barn Dance. Enge, who finished fourth on the first day, registered his best performance to date. He is now trained by J. W. Cathro. who was successful earlier in the day with Dark Marble. Sir Abb finished in the most determined fashion, but could not quite reach the winner. ' A good run on the rails and a game finishing effort just enabled Dclrain to wrest winning honours from Alloy in the Rangiriri High-weight Handicap. it looked as if Alloy would win when he came fast on the outside at the distance, and he was in front with 50 yards to go. However, Dclrain, who had been well placed on the fence entering the straight, defeated him by half a length. Royal Artist was staying on in third position, and Merry Lap finished on to get fourth. Del rain has not been easy to train this season owing to an injury, but he is coming back to form and won at the right end. lie is the makings of a fine hurdler if all goes well with him. L. .1. Kllis completed .h winning double when he won the Flying Handicap on the win favourite, Star Artist, who scored narrowly. Star Artist, from No. 1, and Uoiighal were smartest to begin, and wore flic loaders into the straight from Hampton Park, King Ford, and Lucidua. Star Artist, stayed on to win by threeparls of a length from Creek Cold, who finished fast, to beat Boughal by a similar margin. Tai Ao, who had none the best of the running, was fourth. Creek Gold was unlucky, getting cut back early and drilling right lo the rear. He made a great run in the straight and is racing well Imi unluckily. There u;IH " '>">' finish in the lluntly Hack Handicap, and Ford Acre, after being patiently handled, stayed best to win narrowly from Lionheart, who had been l'i'H|mnsible for most of the running. King Hrierly, who was in the rear to lliii turn, bullied on for third, and Lady Xinni.'i h'iih fourth. Lady Zinnia was hie,lied In the front with Lionheart after bring i.low nwiiy, mid' she faded after lieni!.. iii/d iii 11 on!, at. I he distance. SALESMAN'S SURPRISE WIN (Him i'iai. -co Daily Times) \K< KL.W'D March 11. 'I he dividend nl' nver three score paid liv Miileininiii in i he liiM rai e created i h .•-. ■ f..... i.r ill. Te l.'apa 10-day. The liuin« hud no I iiliirtnl bclon: at a totalisalor muutuiK and curried only £(i 10s on the

win machine # and fll 10s on the place machine. His place dividend also was substantial, being a little less than onethird of that for a win. Frequently when a horse springs a surprise it is found that his connections have allowed him to run without supporting him, but on this occasion the owner, Mr J. L. Macky, of Pirongia, and the trainer, A. Cook, of Te Awamutu, each had an investment of fl on the win machine. These were the only £1 win tickets issued on Salesman. In addition, Mr Macky had a ten shillings ticket for a place. Of the nine ten shi'lings win tickets on Salesman, two were held by a Maori woman wearing a brilliant red dress. She was early on the scene to collect her dividend, and at the next payout window was another Maori, an elderly man. Salesman is the first horse Mr Macky has raced. He bought the dam, a Permit mare, .for £3 when he was a pupil of the Hamilton High School eight years ago. His object was to breed hacks, and the mare was mated with Lochiel Abbey, by Quin Abbey, who became blind and was thus unable to race. The result was Salesman, now four years old, who, after showing some pace, was trained by his owner in a paddock on his father's farm with the object of competing in the Ladies' Bracelet Race at Pirongia last Boxing Day. The horse displayed such promise that he was started in a better race instead, and rati third. Less than two months ago he was placed under the charge of Cook, with happy results.