GOLDEN HAIR’S STAKES

Taranaki Daily News, 13 February 1933, Page 4

GOLDEN HAIR’S STAKES

BRAMBLETORN'S ILL-LUCK FIVE DUAL SUCCESSES AT RACES EASTERLEY’S GOOD PERFORMANCE Her race the first day evidently improved Easterley as she won the Okoke Hurdles in decisive fashion. McDonald had her well back in the early stages but made a forward move down the back and was in third place at the three furlongs and hit the front a furlong later. Once heads were turned for home she never looked like getting beaten. ... . Tenacre fenced much better for Grindlay than he did for Bowden the second day at Hawera, and went a really good race into second place. Calamine moved up approaching the home turn and finished too well for the remainder. Royal Reign showed improvement and was well in the picture until the last furlong. Kimbo attempted to win all the way but was Sone with before the straight was reached. Copey was finishing strongly though he never looked likely. Easy for Clangor. Clangor won so easily th first day that it was not surprising wh;n he was sent out a piping hot favourite for the Mokau Hack Handicap. Never at any stage did he look like being beaten. .Pulling hard, he moved into second place five furlongs from home and, taking charge just before the straight was reached went on to win as he liked by three-quarters of a length. March Alone was kept’ in beijiind until two furlongs from the post and though he finished strongly he could make no impression on the winner in the straight. Roy Reed rode a perfect race on* Davistock, having him well placed on the rails all the way, but he could not come on at the finish. Glowlight was chased to the front after going a furlong and it was not surprising to see her fade out before the straight was reached. Joyspear never looked likely and La Crown took no part in the race. Golden Hair Stays On. Golden Hair proved herself to be a really good two-year-old by winning the Stakes in great style. She was out in front with the' speedy Golden Wings all the way. She held a slight advantage passing the three furlongs and was always doing it a little, better than her older rival in the run home. It was a great performance for a two-year-old to go with Golden Wings, one of'the Dominion’s fastest sprinters, from the rise of the barrier and then answer all demands in the run home. She was most capably handled by her diminutive pilot, W. E. Pine. Golden Wings jumped out well and had the rails all the way. No excuses could be made for him; he had every chance but the filly was too good' for him. Midinette was always well placed but had to cover a little extra ground at the home turn. She put in a good run over the last furlong and only just failed to take second money. Lady Quex never really looked dangerous and was well beaten at the finish. She is not the mare she Was last year. A Fine Finish. • Eminent, again very capably handled by Voitre, repeated his first day’s success by taking the Paul Memorial in good style. He began well from the extreme outside and was second on the rails going out of the straight Three horses ran past him down the back but he came through an opening on the rails at the home turn and went, on to score neatly. Royal Bengal was well back in the early stages end had to cover extra ground at the turn. He finished fast but could not get up. Green Linnett made her effort in the straight and looked likely at the distance, but she was stopping at the end. Tentcall was outside two horses 'all the way round the bend and did well to finish a close fourth. Glenvane and Monaloff stopped in the straight after making all the running. Richfield, after losing many lengths at the start, was last all the way. The supporters of Brambletorn were very unlucky as he was a victim of the misdemeanours of other runners. There was far too much waiting and delay at the start and when that is allowed accidents are always apt to occur. S. J. Reid’s Fifth Winner. Might showed a big improvement on his first day’s foriri and won the Juvenile in convincing style. He was always well placed and coming with a determined run in the straight won going away. This was the fifth win by the Trentham trainer, S. Reid,, at the meeting. Welcome Lu ran right up to her first day’s showing but could not hold off the winner. Merry Way drifted after passing the three furlongs post. She came again in the straight but was stopping at the end. No Doubt was disappointing and failed to finish with her usual dash. Headmistress showed a lot of pace.

Refresher From End to End. Refresher was a class above the rest and never looked like being beaten. He was in front from the barrier rise and was always doing it easily in the straight. Cereal was somewhat unlucky; he was the last to leave the mark and then when running in a good position at the half-mile was bumped back to last. With a good run he might have troubled the winner. Royal Dash made a creditable showing for a horse still in the maiden class. Arvada faded out badly after going .five furlongs while Illuminate failed to produce his first day’s form.

King Win Takes Last Race. After his good third op the opening day after having none of the luck in the running, King Win paid quite a good price, when he won the Omata Hack. Once again he was not prominent in the early running but was within eas£ striking distance at the home turn and as soon as he put in his claim half-way down the straight, he was always a winner.

His outing on the opening day evidently improved Forceful, who went a capital race into second place after being on the outside all the way. Senegal had every chance; he looked a winner a furlong from home blit could not go on with it. Moatoa went his best race for some time and finished a good fourth. La Crown and Miss Cavendish were disappointing, the latter failing to reproduce her fine finishing run of Thursday. WINNING OWNERS AND TRAINERS. The double successes of both Eminent and Clangor, together with Might’s win, placed Mr. V. Riddiford well at the head of the winning owners’ list at the Taranaki meeting with £415 (including a silver cup Valued at £25). Then followed Messrs. G. F. Moore £l9O, F. Calvert £l4O, H. E. Edmunds £l2O, C. T. Keeble £65, A. Alexander £6O, J. H. King £55, 0. Cox £5O, C. Jackson £4O, J. Somerton £3O, Mrs. F. M. Reilly £3O, Messrs. E. Knight £25, R. Johnson £25, J. McLeod £2O, G. M, Currie £2O, K. McK. Duncan £2O, L. Knapp £l5, R. Gregory £l5, W. G. Emeny £l5, W. Pine £l5, W. Kirkland £l5, J. F. Butler £l5, J. Fryer £l5, Mrs. W. D. Graham £lO, Messrs. A. S. Cleland

£lO, F. and H. J. Startup £lO and A. H. Trotter £5. K. F. Voitre headed the winning jockeys’ list by riding four winners. A. McDonald, L.‘ G. Morris, A. McLeod and W. E. Pine rode two winners each, J. Barry and J. McLaughlin one winner Among the trainers S. J. Reid, Trentham, had a great innings, leading in five winners. O. Cox, Hawera, led in three winners, Mrs. A. McDonald (Awapuni) and R. Barlow (New Plymouth) two each, J. H. King (Manunui) and J. Brown (Hawera) one each.

Among the sires Limond (Golden Hair twice, Miss Cavendish and Might) was represented by four winners, Acre (Easterly twice), Tea Tray (Refresher twice), Leighton (Eminent twice) and Grand Knight (Clangor twice) by two bach, Chief Ruler (Awaken) and King Lu (King Win) by one each,