LAST!

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 497, 29 October 1928, Page 10

LAST!

PRINCE HUMPHREY FAILURE AT MOONEE VALLEY (United P.A. —Z»?/ Telegraph — Copyright) MELBOURNE, Sunday. At the Moonee Valley meeting yesterday the principal events resulted as follow; w. s. COX PLATE Of £l,lOO. including gold cup of the value of £100; standard weight-for-age; 92, furlongs. HIGHLAND (Mrs. L. K. Buxton), bi S, aged, by Highfield—Regulator, ! 9-1 1 I RAMI LI S (J. F. and C. 11. Brien). b e, 3yrs, 7.11 2 FOURTH HAND (Lord Somers), bill, syrs, 9.4 3 Nine started. Amounis and Winalot were scarcely in the picture, while Prince Humphrey finished last. Ramulus. Fourth Hand and Highland led right through. Ramulus entered the straight slightly in front of Fourth Hand, but in the run to the post Highland, under pressure, forged to the front, and the veteran, wearing down his three-year-old rival, Avon by a head. Fourth Hand was two lengths off third, follotved by Winalot. Statesman and Oatendale, in that order. Time, 2.62MOONEE VALLEY GOLD CUP Of £2,000: 1 mile 3J furlongs. NAWALLAH (W. Bourke), b g. 6yrs, by Magpie—Booran's Sister, 7.9, J. Daniels 1 MOXDIAGA (T. M. Burke), ch —. 4yrs. 6.9, P. Hynes 2 DEMOST (H. Malian), b h. 4yrs, 6.10. AV. Elliott 3 14 started. Yodelist, Black Duchess, Kalloni, Seventh Heaven and Xawallali Avere prominent for most of the way, with Bacchhus tailed off. Mondiaga put in bis claim rounding the turn, but X a wallah cleared right away in the straight, and Avon by three lengths, A\-ith a length and between second and third. Time. What Might Have Been on Gisborne Course FALSE START—NAHI WIN'S EACH Press Association. GISBORNE, Saturday. Another case of a false start occurred to-day in the AVaikanae Handicap, of six furlongs, at the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s meeting. When the field lined up the tapes rose and the English imported horse Dimmer went to the front, followed by the remainder of the field except Mon Mint. The field continued on until the judge’s box was reached, which was passed first by Nahi, followed by Evensong, with Dimmer in third place. Then the starter’s car came dashing to the judge’s box and announced no start. The race was immediately re-run, and Nahi again won, followed by Night Witch and Tapiata, Dimmer being fourth. As on the previous occasion Mon Mint played up and did not leave the barrier. Starter’s Confession The stewards held an inquiry, at which the starter, Mr. R. H. Skipworth, stated that the horses had lined up, and as he pressed the lever he saw that Dimmer was in the act of getting away and had a big advantage. He called out “no start” and raised his left hand as a signal to the riders, this being done before the horses had taken two strid..s. The rider of Dimmer, R. J. Mackie, had looked back, but did not pull up, and less experienced riders followed him. The stipendiary steward, Mr. C. M. , Sandilands, said it was evident Dimmer had a big break on the other horses. One of the riders told him he heard the starter call “no start,” and Mackie admitted hearing someone call out, but seeing the other horses following him he had gone on. The president, Mr. J. W. Nolan, who presided at the inquiry, said he thought it was wise to have the facts on record, in case of public discussion on the incident. Mon Mint, who failed to start on both occasions, made amends in the last race of the day, the Farewell Handicap, which he won, being eighth in order of favouritism in a field of nine. HAD A_DOUBLE A VICTORIAN RING-IN (United P.A. — By Telegraph — Copyright) MELBOURNE, Sunday. The stewards of the Roseberry Racing Club have disqualified for six months Irish Boy, his owner, H. Miller, and the well-known jockey, E. Hehry. Formerly Irish Boy raced under the name of North Logan at Rand wick meetings. Memories of Dominion Captain Donald P. Simson, whose three-year-old gelding Your Cali, by Yutoi—Trout-call, started fu\ T ourite for and led throughout to win the Round Course Plate of two miles at Kempton Park recently, is a wellknown Rand identity (says a Johannesburg writer). Prior to going to England and becoming A.D.C. to Lord Haig, Captain Donald Simson, who hails from New Zealand, was a member of the Johannesburg Municipal Council. Donald was alAvays Keen on a bit of racing, and his colours, carried by horses owned and trained by him, were at one time well known and popular on Rand courses. After the war Captain Donald Simson paid a return visit to South Africa in his olficial capacity as A.D.C. with Field-Marshal Earl Haig, and he now runs the British Empire League in England. It was Major the Hon. Frank White, also an old-time prominent racing identity on the Rand, who will be remembered as the owner of Charcot and trainer of Baluarte. Marcristine, and hosts of other good horses racing here from 1903 to 1908, who induced Captain Simson to buy Your Call. The colt was one of a batch Major White originally bought for Mr. AV. A. Read and took across to America. Owing to the going and conditions being unsuitable for him, Your Call was returned without being raced. Seemingly the son of Yutoi, though on the small side, is use* ful, especially over a distance of ground, as this is his second win ir. five starts this season for Captain Simson, his previous victory having been gained in the Wolverton Piate of a mile and a-half at Manchester on June 2, J. Dines steering him on both occasions, and the colt figures among the entries for the Cesarewitch. Captain Donald Simson is a brother to Mr. Hector Simson, Avho is still in business on the Rand, and in whose nomination Cades won the Capetown Metropolitan Handicap and the Johannesburg Summer Handicap of 1905. The family resides at Hastings.