AT RANDWICK.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20425, 2 October 1934, Page 12

AT RANDWICK.

Metropolitan Won by Waikare. MORE X.Z.-BRED WINNERS. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY. October 1. The spring meeting of the Australian Jockey Club was continued at Randwick to-day in cold showery weather, with an attendance or 35,000. The track was in a sodden condition. Autopay and Golden Wings were fractious at the barrier in the Shorts Handicap and the latter was sent to the outside of the field. Nightly gave a sterling performance in the Metropolitan. His jockey, R. Reed, was disappointed in missing open-, ings several times in running. Shatter, unwinding a brilliant finishing effort in the Squatters’ Handicap, scored the only win on behalf of New Zealand, though Waikare and Cpoko Ariki were two other winners bred in the Dominion. The following are the results:— STIORTS HANDICAP, of 650 sovs; second horse 100 sovs and third horse. sft sovs from the stake. Six furlongs. AUSTRALIA FAIR, Mr F. M Gralll’s b h by Heroic —Fair Rosaleen, 4yrs. - 8.1 t Hickey* . 1 MAFOOTA. Mr C. M. Sawyer’s g m by Eastern Monarch —Cungegong, 4yrs. 6.10 (Gough) 2 ROMAN SPEAR. Mr W. Booth’s h m by. Spearhead—Royal Romance, syrs, S.l (Cook) 3 Twelve horses started. Diatomous made the early running from Mafoota. Golden Gate, Golden Wings and Roman Spear. Passing the legei* stand Mafoota took charge, but Australia Fair, getting a run on the rails, snatched a victory by a short neck. Autopay was fourth. Tifne —lniin l3iseo BREEDERS PLATE, of 1300 sovs. For two-year-obl colts and geldings. Five furlongs. WIPE BOY. Mr A, E. Cooper’s hr g I by Treclare—Wiseacre, 5.5 (Daniels) 1 REMBRANDT. Mr W. Boosliand’s l) c by High Art—Kapuya, 8.5 (A. Reed) 2 LATHARNA. Major P. Kerr-Smiley’s eh c bv Limond—Pomyris, 5.5 (Bartle) 3 Nineteen horses started. Wise Boy, from outside position, was smartest to move and led to the straight from Wykeliam, Rembrandt and Wet Sail. Maintaining his advantage. Wise Boy won easily by a length. Time—lniin 2}sec. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP, of 4000 sovs. One mile and five furlongs. WAIKARE, Mr E. J. Watt’s b g by Limond—Waterwings, 4yrs, S.O (Pratt) 1 JOURNAL, Mr J. T. Cush’s br g by Treclare—Enere, 4yrs, 7.10 (Knox) 2 NIGHTLY, Mr J. A. M’Dougall’s b h by Night Raid—Miss Muriel, 4yrs. 8.13 (R. Reed) 3 Sixteen horses started. Passing the mile post Oro was showing the way to Broccoli, Brown Paddy, Parcherie and Nightly. Turning for home Oro was just clear of Sarcherie, Dark Chief, Journal and Nightly. Sarcherie hit the front at the leger but was challenged by Journal and Nightly, with Waikare coming fast. In a thrilling finish. Waikare secured the honours by a head. Time—2min 492 sec. CENTENNIAL PARK HANDICAP, of 400 sovs. Six furlongs. CABALIST, Mr R. G.. Mead’s b g by Caledon—Linita, 4yrs, 9.7 (Pratt) 1 WOLLUN, Mr H. W. Capel’s eh g by Sir Dighton—Golden Gag. syrs. *9.0 (Crowley) 2 KING MOAB. Mr G. Brown’s hr g by . Moabite —Wedge's Lady, oyrs, 8.2 (Butt) 3 Sixteen horses started. Le Touquc-t made the early running and led to the straight from Calverhero. Gay Hawk, Porcia and Cabalist. Finishing stoutly, Cabalist withstood a challenge from Wollun and won by a long head. Time—lmin 3 3sec. GRANTHAM STAKES HANDICAP, of 400 sovs. For three and four-year-olds. One mile and a furlong. UPOKO ARIKI. "Mr D. M. Edifies” eh g hy Chief Ruler—Podokes, 4.vrs, 8.6 (Bartle) 1 IRVING. Mr P. H. Osborne’s eh g by Salmagundi—Vallino, 3yrs, 7.4 (Knox) 2 DROMOS, Mr K. J. Watt’s b h by Doric—Sister Vamp, 4yrs, 7.12 (O’Sullivan) 3 Eleven horses started. Sov made the early running from L'poko Ariki and Marcus Cicero. When straightened for home. Upoko Ariki was in charge, and he won comfortably by three-quarters of a length. Time—lmin SQUATTERS' HANDICAP, of 500 sovs. One mile and a quarter. SHATTER, Mr H. A. Knight’s br g by Shambles—Windshield, aged, 7.11 (Cook) 1 PERSIAN. Major P. Kerr-Smiley’s b h by Legionnaire or Spelthorne— Pura, syrs, 5.6 (Bartle) 2 NORD. Mr W. Kelso’s b g by Roubgix—Marcelle, aged, S.S (Parr) 3 Thirteen horses started. Confab was first to take up the running, but Persian led to the straight, well clear of Whi'ttingham, Confab and Miss Nottava. Passing the leger stand. Shatter dashed up to the leader and won easily by three-quarters of a length. Time—2mfn TJsec.

A.J.C. METROPOLITAN. New Zealand-bred horses have on many occasions played leading parts in the Metropolitan Handicap, which yesterday was won by the Limond four-year-old Waikare. with Nightly (by Night Raid) in third place. In 1884, exactly fifty years ago. Sir Modred, one of the best of the good horses sired by Traducer, won the race for Mr D. Proudfoot, who was a pioneer in tramway construction in New Zealand. Cravat, who won in IS9B. was bred in Auckland, being bv Castor from Necklace, a Musket mare from Locket, several of whose progeny, including Thunderbolt. Necklet and Medallion, had successful stud careers in Australia. Maniapoto, bv Soult, won in 1905. This was the big New “■Zealand meeting, but the success of Maniapoto came as a surprise He failed badly on the first day in the Epsom Handicap, for which he was a pronounced favourite, and he was at a long price when he showed his real form to win the Metropolitan. A year later the winner was the Soult mare Solution, who was a hot favourite. After a long interval. Star Stranger, by Martian, won in 1926. While horses from the Dominion have won this race several times, there was a period when exasperating fortune attended their efforts. Five years in succession. New Zealand owners provided the second horse. When Murillc won a yeai after Star Stranger, second place was filled by the great Limond gelding Limerick. In the following year Jocelyn won by half a length from the Kilbronev mare Oratrix. who came back to the 1 Dominion to win the New Zealand Cup. Loquacious scored in 1929 byhalf a length from the Night Raid horse N’ightmarch, whose weight had been increased to 9.12 by a penal tv for Ins Epsom win on the first day. Craglord was the next winner and again the runner-up. In the Shade, was owned in New Zealand, though bred in Australia. Strength won in 19751 by I *nlv a head from Concentrate. who .carried the same colours as his sister, Oratrix, had done three years earlier.