Sporting.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18451, 30 April 1928, Page 4

Sporting.

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Per Press Association. HAMILTON, April 30. The Waikato Racing Club’s meeting was concluded to-day. Results:— RAGLAN HURDLES. Of 150 ,sovs. One mile and threequarters. 4 Bourn. 9.0 1 I—Beau Cavalier, 10.13 2 5 Wen day, 9.0 3 Scratched: Rahepoto, Prince Rufus, Athenrv. Won by a length and a half; two lengths between second and third. Time—3min 23sec. OHINEWAI MAIDEN HANDICAP, Of 100 sovs. Six furlongs. 12—Miss New Zealand. 7.11 1 3—Oscar, 8.5 2 14—Arikitoa. 5.2 3 Scr: Parfait Armour, Brio. Won by three-quarters of a length, two lengths between second .and third. Time—lmin 19sec. NOTES ON THE RACING. Beau Cavalier was made a good favourite for the Raglan Hurdles, with £566 invested. Mia Bella, the second choice, carried £276, and the winner, Bourn, £7B only. Ripon Abbey, Bourn and Beau Cavalier led over the first fence and passing the stand the order was Ripon Abbey, Beau Cavalier, Bourn, King''Amans. Bright Day and Mia Bella. Bright Day improved his position along the back, but when they reached the third fence Beau Cavalier went to the front, Ripon Abbey joining him, and they led Bourn, Bright Day and. Wenday into the straight. Bourn finished on well, and beat Beau Cavalier by a length and a half, with Wenday two lengths away third. Mia Bella was fourth. Then came Bright Day, Lady Cintra and King Amans. In the Ohinewai Maiden Handicap there were twenty-five runners. Blue Spear was elected favourite, and carried just on £IOO more than High Tide, the second choice, with Oscar next in request. The winner had" only £4l 10s invested on her. Good Boy, Brampton, Winsome Girl. Oscar and the Jack Jumper were first to show up. Along the back Arikitoa ran up behind Oscar and this was the order as they crossed the top. Oscar led into the straight, and looked like a winner, but Miss New Zealand, finishing very gamely, got up and defeated him by three-quarters of a length, with Arikitoa two lengths further away third. Pewaka was fourth, and then came Becalmed, Tidal and Good Boy. TROTTING DERBY. PAYMENT DUE TO-MORROW. A payment of 2 sovs is due to-morrow, on account of horses now two years old, for the New Zealand Trotting Derby, to be decided at the Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meeting in November. AUCKLAND NOTES.

(Special to the “Star.”) AUCKLAND, April 30. Mr C. Dawson's horses, Newbury and Rawhetu, were shipped to Sydney by the Mar am a. They are to join G. Price's stable at Randwick, and they went in charge of the hurdle horseman, E. Stanwav, who is on his way to Melbourne. King Arch and Moehau, who have been sold to West Australian buyers, were shipped to Sydney by the Marama. The Auckland Stud Company’s imported stallion Catmint was destroyed on Friday, an attack of paralysis rendering this course necessary. Catmint was acquired in England ten years ago. His descendants have won £20,000 in the Dominion. Among his best winners are Delightment, Phaola, Bennanee, Prodice and Lomint. Mr H. R. Mackenzie, one of the directors of the Auckland Stud Company, is on his way to England at present, and he will probably purchase a horse to take Catmint's place.