TAKAPUNA RACES

Taranaki Daily News, 29 November 1926, Page 7

TAKAPUNA RACES

OPENING DAY'S RESULTS ALISON CUP TO RUAPAPA. RUFFLES WINS TAKAPUNA PLATE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland. Nov. 27. The Takapuna Jockey Club’s spring meeting opened to-day in wet weather, which considerably affected the attendance. The race track was heavy, The totalisator fandled £42,449, as compared with £62,420 on the corresponding day last year. The results are:— MELROSE MAIDEN STAKES. Of 250 sovs.: 7 furlongs. 13—ARCH QUEEN (Hall) 1 1— TOWN BIRD 2 11-CANTAB 3 Also started: 14 Abbey Day, 12 Alonsoa, 10 Ambrosia, 5 Anolo. 4 Bahama, 8 Ballachulish, 11 Charis, 20 Corinax, 22 Creation, 6 Dimmer, 9 Harbour View, 3 Kyngzone, 17 Miss Astron, 16 Modest Boy, IS Otatoa, IS Queen Rewa, 2 Royal Picture, 21 Sir Gilbert. 1 Kawana (coupled with Town Bird), 7 Star Comet and Wonder Star. Won by a length and a half, with two lengths between, second and third. Bahama was fourth. Time, Imin 39sec. TIRI HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP. Of 215 sovs., 11 furlongs 40 yards. 4 BLACK CRUISER (Mcßae) 1 2 POURI 2 I—ROYAL FORM 3 Also started: 3 Wedding March, 8 Daddy’s Girl, 5 Kamehameha, 9 Hangawera, 7 Sea Comet, 6 Fair Abbey. Won by half a length, with a neck bebetween second and third. Sea Comet was fourth. Time, 2min 42 3-ssee. Wedding March and Daddy’s Girl fell. R. Nixon, the rider of the latter, was picked up unconscious but soon recovered. An inquiry resulted in the finding that the falls were entirely accidental. BOROUGH HANDICAP. Of 400 sovs., 7 furlongs. 8— NEW MOON (Lee) 1 6—NAMUTERE 2 I—ARCHIBALD 3 Also started: 2 Le Choueas, 7 Arch Arnie, 3 IHng the Bell, 5 Muscari, 9 Vralla, 4 Thursby. Won by two lengths, with a length and a half between second and third. Time, Imin 36sec.' ALISON CUP. Of 800 sovs., one mile 3 furlongs and 40 yards. 6—RUAPAPA (A. Keesing) 1 5 SPOONY (W. Jones) 2 9 BOOMERDAY (C. Foster) 3 Also started: 2 Master Doon, 3 Desert Glow, 4 Town Bank, 1 Tresham, 7 Lord Star, 8 Princess Ronnie, 10 Transformer. Ruapapa and Spooney were the pacemakers and they raced on close terms into the straight, where Ruapapa drew away and won by three lengths. Spoony was a neck in front of Boomerday, with Master Doon well up fourth. Time, 2min 38sec. Tresham was last. CAMBRIA HANDICAP. Of 500 sovs, 5 furlongs. S—LORNA DOON (Davies) 1 4—EXALTED 2 1— TI TREE 3 Also started: 2 Auriculus, 4 Ariliana, 3 Carinthia. Won by three and a half lengths, with three-quarters of a length between second and third. Time, Imin 8 l-ssec. TAKAPUNA PLATE. Of 600 sovs; 7 furlongs. 2 RUFFLES (E. Keesing) ........ 1 3 TRUE BLOOD 2 4 DELIGHTMENT 3 Also started: 5 Ned Kelly, 7 Ruhepoto, 11 Quinsilia, 8 Dobbin. 9 Adjuster, 10 Luxurious, 1 Tinokoa, 6 Valkon, 13 King Selwyn, 12 War Officer. Won by a length and a half, with threequarters of a length between second and third. Ned Kelly was fourth. Time, Imin 3Gsec. PONUI HANDICAP. Of 275 sovs; 6 furlongs. 2 WENDAY (McGuire) 1 3 GOLDEN KRIST 2 5 MAVEELISH 3 Also started: 1 Quondong, 4 Judge’s Box, 7 Air Queen, 6 Blue Sky, 5 Bracken Abbey, 8 Bizarro. Won by threequarters of a length, with half a length between second and third. Time, 2niin 7 3-ssee. Blue Sky was fourth. CHELTENHAM HANDICAP. Of 500 sovs; 6 furlongs. 4 ARCHEEN (Davies) 1 3—DAVE 2 10— KING MERV 3 Also started; 5 York Abbey, 7 Paro, 2 Nancy Lee, 1 Hoariri, 8 Heisler, 6 Aurumavis, 9 Value. Won by half a length, with two and a half lengths between second and third. Time, Imin 22 2-ssec. SECOND DAY’S HANDICAPS. Auckland. Last Night. The Takapuna Jockey Club's weights for the second day are':— VAUXHALL HANDICAP. Seven furlongs.—Clarus 9.4, Arch Queen 8.13, Valkon 8.9; Adjuster, Joy Germ, Subdivision. Quondong 8.7, Luxurious, Town Bird 8.5, King Emerald 8.3, Macroom, Cantab 8.2, Bahama 8.1, Royal Picture, 'Lady Cintra 8.0, Anolo, Daytaro 7.13, Dimmer, Bold Front 7.11, Ototoa, Survey 7.10, Sir Gilbert, Alonsia, Kyngzone 7.9, Abbey Day, War Officer, Ambrosia, Harbour View, Tekawana, Waitekohe, Charis, Royal Day, Miss Astron, King Selwyn, Corinax, Creation. Queen Rewa, Cvnelli, Template, Ballachulish. Modest, Boy. Nassock. Scot Free, Waiau Lad. Best Boy. Aeushla 7.7. KAWAU HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP. One mile, three furlongs and 40 yards. Archibald 11.11. Black Cruiser 11.7, Passionate 11.7, Kawini 10.12, Wedding March 10.4, Royal Form 10.1. Pouri 9.11, Llewellyn 9.9, Pentagram 9.6. Lightwood 9.5. Daddy's Girl 9.3, Kamehameha, Flowing Bowl, Hangawera, Praiseworthy, Template, Sea Comet. Lord Bruce, Waiau Lad, Fair Abbey 9.0. STANLEY HANDICAP. Seven furlongs.—Delightment 9.9, Dobbin 9.5. Areheno 8.8, Newbury 8.5, Valkon, Winsome Boy 8.4, Adjuster. Joy Germ 8.3 Maveelish 8.2, Judge’s Box, Luxurious 8.0, Blue Sky 7.9, Bracken Abbey, Bizarro, Autumn Day 7.7.

OAUTLEY HANDICAP. Six furlongs. —Orchid 9.0, King Merv 8.12, Royal Blood 8.11, Archeen' 8.7, Chairman 8.6, Nancy Lee, Hoariri, Pavo, Kingfield 8.1, King’s Speech, Merry Damon 8.0, Tea Bell 7.13, Serang 7.11, Ruffles 7.10, Ballymoy II 7.8, Arch Amie 7.4, Heisler 7.3, Prince Abbey. Dan Quin, Dobbin, Tutankhamen, Clarus. Flying Juliet. Value, King Emerald, Tekoroke, White Bird 7.0. ST. ANDREW’S HANDICAP. One mile and a furlong.—Ruapapa 9.0. Eden Hall 8.13. Fool’s Paradise 8.11, Master Doon 8.10, Le Choueas 8.6. Desert Glou 8.5, York Abbey 8.4, Tresham. Nippy 8.2, Town Bank 8.1, Spooney 7.12, Charlady 7.11, Lord Star 7.10, Princess Ronnie. Buoyant 7.9, Merry Damon, Mosaic 7.8, Aurumavis 7.4, Tall Timber 7.3, Boomerday 7.1. Queen Arch 7.1, Ring the Bell, True Blood, Muscari, Transformer, Raliepoto, Ring Potoa. Miss Vera, Curraghmore, Thursday, Wendav, Gav Comet 7.0. RAKINO HANDICAP. Five furlongs. —High Finance 9.3, Chips 8.10, Ti Tree 8.8. Paganelli 8.5, Lorna Doon 8.2, Anncuius 7.9, Whakariti—Violet gelding, Standfast 7.7, Arihana 7.5, Exalted 7.4, Flying Tresses, Restaurant 7.3, Golden Wedding, Abbey Dale. Fanchon; Carinthia 7.0. PUPUKE HACK HANDICAP. One mile and one furlongs.—(New Moon 9.13, Delightment 9.8, Golden Krist 9.7, Quinsilia 8.4, Joy Germ. Schorr, Quondong 8.2, Lightwood 7.2, Macroom. Air Queen 7.10, Daytaro 7.9, Star Comet. Nassock. Salamander, Whetuhine 7.7. NGATARINGA HANDICAP. Seven furlongs.—Eden Hall 9.6, Master Doon 9.5, Dave 9.3, Le Choueas 9.2, Charlady 8.7, Merry Damon 8.6, Tea Bell 8.5, Lord Star, Mosaic, Archibald, New Moon 8.4, Serang, Ruffles 8.3, Namutere 8.0, Aurumavis, Tall Timber 7.13, Arch Amie 7.11, Ring the Bell 7.9, Heisler 7.8, True Blood, Muscari. Uralla, Gold Fern, Prince Abbey, Miss Vera, Ring Potoa, Curraghmore, Thursday, Tekoroke, Flying Juliet, Nucleus, Bay Comet, Praiseworthy 7.7. WAIPA CLUB’S MEETING. HANDICAPS DECLARED. Auckland, Last Night. The weights for the Waipa Racing Club’s annual meeting are:— PIRONGIA HANDICAP HURDLES. One mile and a-half. —Boomerday 11.5, Pendennis, West Abbey 10.5, Greekson, Cnreaform 9.12, Advent 9.8, Tres Bon 9.6, Gold Rep 9.2, Uiva’s Isle, Highflown, Sea Comet, Zanna, Thirere, Stammer, Hangawera, Peppin 9.0. KIHHvIHI HANDICAP. Seven fur. longs.—Day Guard, Archeen 9.0, Royal Box 8.5, New Moon 8.3, Bajometer, Miss Quincoma, Scat 8.1, Arch Opal 8.0, Tall Timber, Hyde Park 7.12, Miss Vera 7.2, Flying Juliet, Te Koroke, Pa-' patu, Joy Germ, Potcanui 7.0. TE AWAMUTU CUP. One mile and a-quarter.—Te Monanui 9.13, Te Kara 9.12, Desert Glow 8.7, Star Ranger 8.4, Day Guard 8.3, Town Bank 8.2, Spooney, Gala Day 8.1, Lord Star 7.9, Gold Jacket 7.8, Barometer 7.3. Boomerday, Phaola , 7.'2, Delightment, Forest Gold 7.1. Rahepoto. Transformer, Ngarara, Curraghmore, Hyde Park 7.0. PATERANGI WELTER. Nino furlongs. —Gala Day 9.13, Forest Gold, Quincoma, 8.13, Transformer 8.12, Black Cruiser 8.11, Peter Maxwell 8.8, Rahepoto 8.5, Potoanui 8.1, Day Lass 8.0. ORAKAU HACK HANDICAP. Seven furlongs.—Paddon 10.3, Pegaway 9.0, Rangatahi 8.6, Valkon 8.5, Air Queen, Winsome Boy, Joy Germ, Papatu, Ngarara 8.3, Bright Comet, Luxurious 7.12, Wiltshire, Macroom 7.8, Town Bird, Lady Spalpeen, Lady Cintra, Town Arch, Wee Puriri, Rinza Mangu, Queen Rewa, Ballaclulish, Roa, Catclaw, Awarere, Niblick, Plain Pearl, Lord Guy, Master Mind, Glen Maree, Day Lass. Haurua, General Maniapoto, Branson. Town Hall 7.7, FLYING HANDICAP. Six furlongs.— Chairman. Archeen 9.0, Ruffles 8.13, Kingfield 8.10, Aussie 8.1, Ned Kelly 7.13, Heisler, Ring the Bell 7.10, Quine'tte 7.8, Dan Quin, Bright Knight 7.7, Value, Te Koroke, Green Bonnet 7.0. OHAUPO HANDICAP. Seven furlongs. —Day Guard, Desert Glow, Bright Day 8.6, New Moon, Eli Timi 8.3, Barometer, Quincoma, Miss Egypt 8.1, Arch Opal 8.0, Tall Timber. Hyde Park 7.12, Delightment 7.8, Miss Vera 7.2, Joy Germ, Stammer. Winsome Boy, Day Rose, Flying Juliet 7.0. AUSTRALIAN RACING. CANTERBURY PARK MEETING. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Nov. 28, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, Nov. 2S. At the Canterbury Park races the Campsie Handicap resulted:—Cherry Ripe (8.2) 1, Siaosi (8.13) 2, Bonnie Dighton (7.7) 3. There were thirteen starters. Won by three lengths. Time, Imin. 47sec. Received Nov. 28, 5.5 p.m. Newcastle, Nov. 28. The Great Northern Cup resulted:— Gleam Boy (8.2) 1, Donald (8.10) 2, Tibbie (8.2) 3. There were 17 starters. Won by two lengths. Time, 2min. 14sec. RACING IN ENGLAND. LIST OF WINNING OWNERS. Received Nov. 28, 5.5 p.m. Landon, Nov. 27. At the termination of the flat racing season, the principal owner, Lord Woolavington won £47,25'3 for which he is chiefly indebted to Coronach winning £39,000. Lord Derby won £35,428; Lord Astor £24,187; and Lord Roseberry £15,842. Lord Woolavington also heads the list of breeders of winners. The principal trainer is F. Darling, ivhose winners produced £63,400 in prize money. S. Wootton trained 58 winners which won 83 races, and prize money amounting to £22,833. T. Weston heads the list of jockeys with 95 wins. THE ENGLISH TURF. WHAT OF THE YOUNGSTERS? (Frmo Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct 21. The Middle Park Stakes is regarded as the most important two-year-old event of the English racing season, though curiously enough, it is many, many years since the winner of it proved to be the Derby winner of the following year. In 11113 Craganour got first past the post in the premier classic event at Epsom, but suffered disqualification in favimr of Aheysur. Manna, the D.rby winner of 1'.125, was beaten in the Middle Park by Picaroon, while Coronach, in his two-year-old days, bad to submit to a head defeat by Lex. who, like Picaroon, has been a

I horse continuously in the wars. We, are new -wondering what the future has in store for those youngsters most prominently identified wit'll the 1-926 Middle Park Stakes. The result was a win for Mr. Frank : Curzon’s Call Boy, from Lord Derby’s Sickle by a head, with Sir M. Me- s Alpine’s Birthright, a short head farther away, and Lord Woolavington’s Apple- i cross and Sir Victor Sassoon’s Prestissime very close up. These facts will show what a great race it was. There are twelve runners in all, and one , encountered sharply divergent views as ; to the merits of those already named, in addition to Mr. H. Shaw’s Bold Archer and Col. Giles Loder’s Cresta Run. The last-named was 'the only filly in the field, and, as she had won her two previous races in runaway style, she was installed favourite. Cresta Run was liked in the paddock. She has plenty of size and scope, and, if she were a temperate sort, she would be ever so much better than she is. It was her loss of temper which probably had most to do with her incredibly bad show on this occasion. Sickle, smallest of the lot, looked a picture nevertheless. Though the weather was cold and cheerless, lie carried a summer bloom on his coat. Bold Archer, winner of the Gimeraek Stakes earlier in the season, is medium sized, and no more than that. His I forejoints look as though they will give him trouble sooner or later. Birth-! right was a subject of much interest. This is a colt that made a deep impres-1 sion when produced by Cottrill in the i spring to win the Woodeot-e Stakes at I Epsom. Subsequently, for some reason, | he took <| dislike to racing, and refused | to start, with the result that hij owner, Mrs. Sofer Whitbrum, in disgust soldj him for 2,000 guineas. Sir M. McAlpine was the purchaser, and he at oneo sent the colt to Epsom to be trained by J. M. Bell, whose success with hurdlers, including the famous! Trespasser, has been remarkable. J. M. I Bell believes in having only a few horses I in hie yard at a time and giving them I individual attention. A DERBY HOPEFUL. His treatment of Birthright, judging’ by the colt’s display in the Middle Park ! .Stakes, has been amply rewarded, and I

he will now be in the onerous position of training a horse that is bound to be seriously discussed for next year’s Derby—quite a novel situation for one who has hitherto been chiefly interested in hurdlers. Cresta Run, the favourite, was a very serious offender at the starting post. She seemed to know what she was in for, and was just as determined to give the maximum of trouble. Ajs it happened, she did not suffer , materially when the “off” was signalled, but no doubt she had taken a lot out of herself. Sickle wae well away, and so were Birthright and Bold Archer, but Call Boy was far from fortunate in this respect, losing several lengths at the start. As they commenced the descent into the Dip, it looked as though the brilliant speed Birthright was showing would be sufficient to last him homo. Bold Archer was then I beginning to weaken, which was surprising, for two of his most recent wins had been over six furlongp, suggesting he was one of those certain to be running on at the finish. Sickle on the stands side was being vigorously ridden, but the one to challenge Birthright in the centre was the chestnut, Call Boy, who had made ground in wonderful style. He was very conspicuous with his white blaze and white markings on the legs. And there was no mistaking the stout way he ran his race out. | He fairly laid himself down to it, and, | yard by yard, he gained the mastery over Birthright. Applecross was not far behind. In- j deed, as was learned subsequently, but i for a bad bump from Prestissimo he i might actually have won. Still, Fred ' Darling will have got to know all he ! wanted to know from the running for his cult, Caledon, who, although not i having made acquaintance with a racecourse as yet, is talked about as being I another Coronach. Crawford, too, may ! be satisfied, since Prestissimo was not beaten far, and he asserts that Hot I Night is much better than the other colt. When all is said and done, however, | Call Boy won the race, and that after a I bad beginning, which points to his being a horse of considerable courage and stamina. He is by the famous sire, Hurry On, although he dees not resemble i the latter much. The striking failures I ; of the Middle Park Stakes wore Cresta I ] Run and Bold J\rcher, while, I have' i said, the most astonishing thing in 1

connection with it was the reformation of Birthright by J. M. Bell. The Derby is going to present a terrific problem next year. BOOKIES IN OLD COUNTRY. MONEY HARD TO GATHER IN. London, Oct. 1. The bookmaking interests are so strong in Great Britain that the totalisator has been effectively kept off the racecourses. One or two small bookmakers in the rings do run what they are pleased to call the ‘ tote,’’ with just their ordinary book as the machine, but that is all. The bookmakers are a strong army, and a wild and motley army, too, each with his “string of touts, a couple to | watch the ‘tick-tackers’ signals of | changes in the market, and a group of bullies to protect from physical harm in an emergency.’* Unless the racegoer is privileged, and can penetrate the inner rings where club members watch the proceedings in peace, racing in England is hardly worth while. The train arrangements are usually inadequate, the catering is frequently abominable, the enormous crowds make comfortable movement jit times impossible, ami, most important of all, the chances of winning are reduced by the cramped prices of the bookmakers. The general condition of the country, the prosperity of its industries ami j trade, are indicated by the volume of business done in the betting rings. On ordinary days there is always the same comparatively small crowd, familiar figures who usually win a little, because they “know something,’’ and the birds of passage who have an occasional fl itter, together with wealthy visitors who hope to make a few hundred, and who invariably retire hurt. This has not been a very good year for the bookmakers. There has not been a great deal of “mugs’” money about, which confirms the impression that times are still a little hard. As the flat racing season develops, and form begins to be apparent, the “good things” stand out, and. although prices arc extremely short, these horses so heavily backed win more j often than they lose. THE SMALL PI NTERS. 1 The backing of horses is not confined

i to the devoted few who patronise the - racecourses. Hundreds of thousands of t small punters all over the kingdom have their few shillings on their fancies every day, paying cash, of course to the local bookmaker, or the local bookmaker’s runner. Women are betting in enormously increasing numbers. They are of all classes. There is the woman of the world, in her own flat and with her own banking account with which to satisfy her own bookmaker. She studies the early racing editions of the evening newspapers, and telephones to her lawyer about them. She loses steadily, being encouraged to go on only by bringing home an occasional ten-to-one shot, or being given a few sound stable tips by her men friends. The suburban housewife has to rely entirely on the newspapers —and her own judgment!—And she invests a titho l of her housekeeping money on her chosen horses, with the same unsatisfaci tory results. But it is a gamble, and probably the only thrill in her dull life. , Frequently the milkman or the butcher’s messenger is her bookmaker's agent, a*.d occasionally lie will not only take her money, but give her a few tips as well. The younger women, the typistes and the factory girls, take very little interest in racing, except when a big race comes along, and then they merely put their sixpence or shilling in the office sweep. Facing the position, then, that betting ! is widespread and ineradicable, is there j not a case for bringing money into the I State coffers from this colossal btisi* ness? . I “TOTES” EVERYWHERE. The idea would be to establish totali- , ' sators everywhere, not only on the racei courses, but scattered freely throughout ; j the great centres of population. They t would be Government property, and all linked up, working together as one machine. • This linking up of the hundred? of i i machines, showing on each of them tlx? . I sum total of the betting throughout the r | country, would be an electrical and • ■ n.e< hanieal feat of some magnitude, but , I it should not pres -nt insuperable diffi- ’ | culties. Costly it would undoubted’! > ' be. in initial outlay, but a tax of only 1 a few points per cent, would pay for the ' whole organisation in the first year, and 'still leave a balance. Thereafter the revenue netted would be counted io I millions.