ICING MARCH WINS CUP
ELLERSLIE SECOND DAY OPEN SPRINT TO DIATOMOUS. KING WIN’S HURDLES SUCCESS. SYNAGOGUE THE KING’S PLATE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Auckland Racing Club was again favoured with fine weather for the second day of its summer meeting. The Ellerslie track was very fast and the attendance fair. The totalisator handled £33,867 10s against £30,085 10s for the same day last .year when it rained, an increase of £3782. The total for the two days was £109,141 10s compared with £99,300 10s last year, an increase of £9841. Chromadyne fell in the Ponsonby Hurdles, injuring his shoulder and had to be destroyed. Sir Vai was bumped at the start of the Waitemata Handicap, receiving a broken pelvis. He also had to be destroyed. Results were:—• FERGUSSON HANDICAP. Of £250. One mile. 3— CORONIS, car. 8.5 (Cameron) .... 1 2-—NUN NICER, 8.2 (L. Elite) 2 10-TYBALT, car. 7.2 (L. Jones) 3 Also started: 9 Ornamental 8.7, 6. Courthaven 8.7, 1 Tunneller 8.2, 4 The Khedive 8.2, 7 Gold Pocket 7.12, 8 Merry Lap 7.3, 5 Kurapae car. 7.10 J. Two lengths; head. Time, Im 39 3-ss. KING’S PLATE. Of £350. Two miles. 2— SYNAGOGUE, 8.2 (R. Reed) .... 1 I—GAY BLONDE, 7.11 (Tinker) 2 4— LADY KYRA, 7.11 (Tremain) ...... 3 Also started: 3 <? Namakia 7.11. Namakia led for most of the journey, Synagogue taking the lead in the straight to stay well and gain the verdict in a great finish. Head; one and a-half lengths. Time, Im 38s. PONSONBY HURDLES. Of £350. Two miles. 4— KING WIN, 10.0 (J. Mcßae) ...... I 10—VERDEN, 9.1 (Lawson) 2 6— HOUNSLOW, 10,10 (Pascoe) 3 Also started: 1 Illuminate 11.0, 2 Chromadyne 9.6, 7 Pennyplain 9.6, 3 Valpeen 9.5, 9 Cotsfleld 7.0, 8 Kilmuir 9.0, 5 Sandy Dix 9,0. Verden shot to the lead early, being five lengths in front of Illuminate at the turn. King Win, who was running third, challenged strongly in the straight to win comfortably, Sandy Dix was fourth. Chromadyna fell. Two and a-half lengths; five lengths. Time, 3m 38 3-ss. SUMMER CUP. Of £650. One and a-quarter miles. 7— KING MARCH, 8.13 (Goldfinch) .. 1 3- 8.3 (S. Tremain) 2 1— KILTOWYN, 8.9 (R. Reed) 3 Also started: 5 Cricket Bat 8.10, 2 King’s Knave 8.9, 6 Sporting Blood 7.12, 8 Southdown 7.12, 4 Caliente 7.5, 12 Prince Colossus. 7.4, 9 Pomp 7.2, 13 Delrain car; 7.3 J, 11 Royal Artist car. 7.2 J, 14 Hushing 7.0, 10 King Musk car. 7.2 J, 15 The Sun car. 7.3 j. Prince Colossus, Pomp and Southdown led at the jump, and the order along the back was Prince Colossus, Solarium, Cricket Bat, Kiltowyn, Pomp and Southdown. At the turn Prince Colossus led with Solarium from Pomp, Cricket Bat, Southdown, King Musk and Hushing. In a close finish King March, who came up from the rear, prevailed by a neck from Solarium with Kiltowyn a close third. Hushing was fourth. Neck; neck. Time, 2m 5 2-ss. CRITERION HANDICAP. Of Six furlongs, 2— BUN FIGHT, 7.5 (Broughton) 1 6—GAY SHEIK, 8.12 (Tinker) 2 5— ROUND UP, 8.2 (R. Reed) 3 Also started: 1 Galilee 8.13, 3 Triune 8.2 and Velocipede 7.9 bracketed, 4 Penelope car. 7.10. Three-quarters of a length; half length. Time, Im 13 l-ss. waitemata handicap. Of £250. One am. a-quarter miles. 3— ON PARADE, car. 7.2 J (O. Reed) 1 6— ROYAL APPELLANT, car. 7.9 J (L. J. Ellis) 2 4— MAROHA, car. 7.QJ (Clifford) 3 Also started: 1 Hunting Bag 8.6, 7 Royal Dash 8.3, 2 Spearcourt 7.11, 8 Sir Vai car. 7.10, 5 Lion Heart car. 7.3, 11 Roxy car. 7.1, 15 Chief Emerald car. 7.2, 17 Glenhaupo car. 7.2, 18 Volition car. 7.10, 9 Gascelle car. 7.5, 14 Royal Winton car. 7.2, 12 Barograph 7.0, 10 Air Lassie car. 7.2 J 13 Cornerman 7.0, 16 En Tour car. 7.6. Length; half a length. Time, 2m 7 3-ss. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, Of £4OO. Six furlongs. I—DIATOMOUS 8.6 (R. Reed) 1 7— BRITISH COLUMBIA, 7.12 (S. Tremain) 2 3—KING FORD, car. 7.2 (Horne) .... 3 Alxo started: 2 Golden Wings 9.12, Rereatu 8.3, Cranford 7.12, 6 Wait and See car. 7.2, 9 Variant car. 7.1?, 8 Hunting Jay car. 7.9, 10 Gaysome 7.0. Golden Wings and Hunting Jay vzere left at the post. British Columbia led into the straight from Diatomous, King Ford, Cranford and Gaysome. Diatomous came away to win with plenty to spare from British Columbia with King Ford next. Rereatu was fourth. One and a half lengths each way. Time, Im 11 4-ss. PLUNKET HANDICAP. Of £3OO. One mile. 3— CHERRY* KING, 7.7 (Broughton) .. 1 I—PRINCESS DOREEN, 8.12 (A. E. Ellis) 2 4— LADY SPY, car. 7.3 (Clifford) .... 3 Also. started; 5 Persian 8,12,. 6 King’s
Archer 7.11, 10 Jalldy Karo 7.7, 2 Sea Fox car. 7.81, H Pi'incess Bede car. 7.9, 7 Final Shot car. 7,9|, 8 Lagoon 7.7, 9 Prolyxo car. 7.24. Length and a-quarter; half a length. Time, hp 37 4-ss. -..
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Taranaki Daily News, 29 December 1934, Page 9
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