Today’s Turf News

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1038, 31 July 1930, Page 12

Today’s Turf News

MANAWATU RACES MEETING AT AWAPUNI PIKIMAI WINS HURDLES Press Association PALMERSTON N., Today. The winter meeting of the Manawatu Racing Club opened today at Awapuni before a good attendance. Tli© weather was showery and cold, and the track in good order. Results: HUNTERS' HURDLES Of £100; lli miles I—PIKIMAI, 10.7 1 S—JIU JAZZ, 9.7 2 D—MANDATE, 9.9 3 Scr.: Blacksmith. Won by a head, with a neck between second and third. Time, 2.54 3-5. OROUA PLATE Of £100; set weights; 6 furlongs. 1— COON SONG, 9.12 1 S—PAT’S BOY, 9.12 2 12—PANDIA, 9.0 3 Scr.: Gran Chaco. Won by four lengths with a neck between second and third Time, 1.13 3-5. MANAWATU HUNT CUP Of £150; about 3 miles 3 RISK, 9.9 1 2 HUIRANGI GIRL, 10.8 2 4 MAIDOS, 10.12 3 Scr.: Corneroff, Akbar. Won by 100 yards, with two lengths between second and third. Time, 5.59. Trouble was bracketed with Risk. CLIFFORD HANDICAP Of £250; 1J miles' 2 MARJORAM, 9.7 7 I—BEST FRIEND, 9.12 2 3- 9.13 3 Scr.: Balloon. Won by half a length, with one between second and third. Time, 2.14 4-5. GOODWOOD STAKES LADY OWNER SCORES LONG DISTANCE HANDICAP United P.A.—Bp Telegraph—Copyright Reed. 11.35 a.m. LONDON, 'Wed. The Goodwood meeting was continued today. Th© principal event resulted as follows: GOODWOOD STAKES A handicap of £2O each, with £I,OOO added; 2 miles 3 furlongs JOYOUS GREETING (Mrs. Collette Glorney), b h, by Yutoi —Reception, 6yra 1 MEDARLIN (Sir C. Hyde), b g. by Meleager Bachelor’s Darling, syrs ’ 2 WEST WICKLOW (Lord Derby), ch g, by Tangiers—Bachelor’s Dream, 6yrs 3 Eighteen started. Won by three parts of a length, with the third horse three lengths away. As a three-year-old Joyods Greeting won a couple of minor mile and a-half handicap events, and the next season h© had 14 outings without scoring a win, although lie was placed on five occasions. Last season Joyous Greeting was not raced. Lord Derby’s representative, West Wicklow', won last year’s Cesarewitch, 2.4 miles. This is the most important long-distance handicap in the Old Country. Cup Contest Today The big race on the third day's programme, run today, is the Goodwood Cup, 2 miles 5 furlongs, at set weights, with penalties and allowances. The set weights are: Three-year-olds 7.7. four-year-olds 8.12, older horses 9.2. Old Orkney heads the list with 10.0, and close to him arc; such well-known performers as Bosworth (winner of tho Ascot Gold Cup) 9.10, Kopi 9.10, Athford 9.7, Arctic Star 9.7, the Australian horse, Strephon 11., 9.7, Sir Joshua 9.7, Brown Jack 9.7, the French horse Palais Royal 11. 9.7, Star Eagle (owned by the ex-Aucklander, Mr. B. Davis) 9.3, Horus 9.3, The Bastard 8.12, the Aga Khan's four-year-old Le Voleur 8.7, and there are three littleperformed three-year-olds.