THE SHREW TAKES OUT MARK MEMORIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17581, 10 December 1928, Page 3

THE SHREW TAKES OUT MARK MEMORIAL

GOLD SOVEREIGN SUCCEEDS IN TROTTERS’ ITEM. UNCLE BERT AND ANSELM DEAD HEAT IN STEWARDS. A SURPRISE WHEN HAL CHIMES WINS THE VISITORS. The Waikato Trotting Club conducted its Summer programme at Hs course at Ciaudelands on Saturday In very warm weather. The standard of the racing presented was of the very attp “® t v ® ° P ® Aithouah only three actual first favourites got home on the day, th were only a couple of Instances in which the returns were.of the very . . viz UnC | o Bert’s dead heat with Anselm for the Stewa Ha, Chimes' success la the Visitor. Handicap with which the meeting concluded. The Shrew won the Mark Memorial Cup from Nelson Tasker and Lad, Dunmore, while Cold Sovereign proved equal to the occasion over the trotters seen out in the Hamilton Hand! cL in which Peter McKinney and Sebisca were in the following places. Bell Dial, well driven, was doing it.better at the finish than the best of the opposition she encountered In the President’s Handicap, In which Lackiewood and Trustworthy fought out a keen tussle for second place, being in that order as the Judge looked across the deciding in . Totallsator returns and gate receipts at the meeting s owe a a off, compared with the figures of the corresponding fixture twelve months back.

NOTES FROM THE RUNNING. Dorothy Moko, Paradigm and Peter Brown were the withdrawals from the Introductory Handicap. There were twelve starters, Great "Way being about £6O better supported than Akenehi with Cervine next in demand. The favourite failed to begin properly and made later mistakes in the race. Cervine won by a short neck from the. fourth fancy, Don Zolock, with Carwood in third place and Great Way fourth. The Favourite Succeeds. Bonny Bingen, Bell Dial and Halgana did not line up for the Frankton Handicap. There were twenty starters, Rolfe Audubon being most in demand, with £250 more than Nella Dillon, while Vanity B&y was next choice. The favourite scored nicely by three-quarters of a length from Regret, with Vanity Boy and Lord .Haldane the closest of the others. The Chief Event. The chief event of the card, the Mark Memorial Gup, saw the twelve acceptors stand their ground. The Shrew had £33 more on his chances than Daytime, with Laplander next in order of selection. The Shrew proved equal to the occasion, getting the verdict by a long neck from Nelson Tasker, who was two lengths and a half in front of Lady Dunmore, with Florent the next home from The Abbey and Daytime. Medusa Beats Explosion. Maid of the Mountains, Ghilde Audubon and Ribbonwood’s Last were the defections from the Ciaudelands Handicap. T! :re were ten starters, Medusa being backed to the extent of about £BO ahead of Explosion, with Andover leading the others in the quotations. The result was exactly as the public had predicted, Medusa being a head in front of Explosion, with Andover three length; away. Lady Barrington was in fourth place. A Limit Marker Scores. Wimmera King .was the only with'clrawal from the Hamilton Handicap. There were nine unhoppled trotters in the event, Raima being favourite with about £450 more than Gold Sovereign and Mutu third choice. Gold Sovereign got the lead early on in the race and held it to have two lengths to spare over Peter McKinney, with Sebisca third and Mutu and Floraline handiest of the others. Dead Heat Recorded. Daytime was the only absentee when the Stewards’ held was posted. Of the dozen starters Bingen King had a call of £lO6 over Master Huia, Hal Chimes having most attention of the others. Uncle Bert, the eleventh favourite and who returned nearly a score, made a dead heat of affairs ■with the fourth fancy, Anselm. Gold Dial was but a head away third, and Bingen King, Pitaroa and Stanmoor in the order named. Something In Reserve. Seann Truibhais and Wimmera King ■were missing when the field was posted to contest the President’s Handicap. Fifteen took part in the event for which Trustworthy was nearly £330 better considered than Bell Dial, while Hal Chimes was in third place. Bell Dial, after being headed by Lackiewood and Trustworthy, came again to get the honours by a length and a half, with Lackiewood having only the narrow margin of half a head to spare over Trustworthy, while Wild Nut and Gold S-tar were the next to cross the line. Third Start and a Win. Koniniwood, Bonny Bingen, Warspite, Gold Treasure, Richore, Maid of the ' Mountains, Ghilde Audubon, Medusa, and Andover did not contest the Visitors’ Handicap,, the concluding item. In a field of eighteen, Explosion was the elect with about £2OO more than Ilalgana, while Marionette was third in demand. Hal Chimes, having his third race on end for th.c day. won very decidedly from the hack-marker Anselm, \vho just got up in time to beat Nelson Dillon by half a head. Nclla Dillon was fourth, and Lord Lu and Halgana, the next to finish. The form of the winner, compared with his two preceding displays, was enquired into, hut the explanation that in the two previous races he lumped at tufts of grass and came down on his nose was accepted by the stewards. The lessee produced his tickets to show he had hacked Hal Chimes heavily in the first two races, but had only a third share in'one ticket in the final race. The following were the concluding results Stewards handicap. •First £175, second £SO, third £25. 11 UNCLE BERT, Mr J. Lynch’s b g by Gold Bell —Merry Kate, aged, 12yds (W. Clifton) .. i 4 ANSELM, Mr Theo Allen’s b g by Nut Ansel —Unknown dam, aged, 24yds (Owner) t 5 GOLD DIAL, Mr G. A. William’s ch m by Gold Bell — Sundial, aged 24yds (Owner) 3 jDoad beat for first.

Also started: 7 Pitaroa, limit; 12 Nelson McCormack, limit; 1 Bingen King, limit; 10 Cornelian, limit, 2 Master Huia, 12yds; 3 Hal Chimes, 12yds; 8 Lord Nepean, 24yds; 6 Joybird, 48yds; 9 Stanmoor, 36yds. Uncle Bert trained by W. Clifton, Auckland, and Anselm by owner, Ohaupo. , T . Bingen King (£350), Master Huia £424), an*. Hal Chimes (£395), were supported in that order. Anselm was fourth favourite with £2664, and Uncle Bert eleventh choice with £64. Cornelian played up at the start. Bingen King led through the straight, followed by Nelson McCormack, Pitaroa, Uncle Bert, Hal Chimes, Lord Nepean and Gold Dial. Hal Chimes broke when going nicely in fourth place along the hack. Bingen King showed the way into the straight to Gold Dial, Pitaroa, Uncle Bert and Anselm. Gold Dial looked like seeing it out when Uncle Bert and Anselm came with a late run to dead heat for first place with Gold Dial only a head away. Bingen King was half a length further hack fourth and Pitaroa, Stanmoor, Master Huia and Lord Nepean in that order. Times: Uncle Bert 2min 14 3-ssec, Anselm 2min 13 3-ssecs, and Gold Dial 2min 13 4-ssecs. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP. First £125, second £3O, third £ls. Limit 4.50. Two miles. 2 BELL DIAL, Mr G. A. Williams’ hr m by Gold Bell —Sundial, ■ aged, limit (Owner) 1 6 LACKIEWOOD, Mr D. W. Thomas’ blk g by Wildwood - Innisfail, aged, 24yds (R. Wood)) 2 i TRUSTWORTHY, Mr H. Brady’s ch f by Worthy Bond—Gonnix, 3vrs, limit (F. Gilchrist) 3 Also started: 14 Hohoro L limit; 11 Roma Bingen, limit; 15 Colonel Thorpe, limit; 8 Bingen Star, limit; 9 Gold Star, limit; 5 Regret, limit; 13 Wild Nut, 12yds; 7 Sebisca, 24yds; 4 Anseline, 36yds; 10 Floraline, 48 yds; 3 Hal Chimes, 60yds; 12 Peter McKinney, 96yds. Winner trained by owner, Wellsford. ... Trustworthy was favourite with £6lO from Bell Dial £2BIJ and Hal Chimes £220. Lackiewood was sixth favourite with £l9l. Bell Dial, Lackiewood and Trustworthy began best but the latter left her feet and had lost a lot of ground before she could be got to settle down. As the stands were passed the first time Bell Dial and Lackiewood .were about twenty lengths in front of Trustworthy, with Regret, Anseline and Wild Nut in the immediate following places. At the end of another round the order was Bell Dial, Lackiewood, Trustworthy, Wild Nut, Anseline, Bingen Star and Gold Star. Lackiewood and Trustworthy had headed Bell Dial some distance from home and were hard at it down the running when Bell Dial again threw out a challenge and getting the measure of her two rivals a short distance from the post won by a length and a half from Lackiewood, who had only half a head margin over Trustworthy. Wild Nut was seven lengths further away, fourth, with Gold Star and Bingen Star the next home. Times. 4min 46secs, 4 min 45secs, 4min 47 l-ssecs. Trustworthy Breaks Loose. While doing her preliminary Trustworthy collided with a trestle along the hack of the course and dislodging F. Gilchrist from the sulky, bolt cd with the vehicle, which was soon reduced to a wreck. As the “bolt” came round lo the front of the stands she was stopped by the Auckland trainer J. S. Shaw, mounted on the horse belonging lo the clerk of the course. Shaw received a round of applause for his plucky action. A l'resh sulky was secured and Trustworthy sent lo the starting post, the race having been delayed for the best part of half an hour. VISITORS’ HANDICAP. First £l4O second £4O, third £2O. Limit 2.57 A. One mile and a quarter. 10 HAL CHIMES, Messrs Wheeler and Booth’s b g by Hal Zolock —Twinkle Chimes, aged, 60 yds (A. W. Broughton) .... i 7 ANSELM, Mr Theo Allen’s b g by Nut Anselm —Unknown dam, aged, 84yds (Owner) .. 2 6 NELSON DILLON, Mr G. G. Lee’s b g by Nelson Bingen— Tui Dillon, syrs (Owner) . . 3 Also started: 1C Don Juan, limit; 8 Lord Lu, limit; 9 Ilaerangi Pai, limit; 17 Chrystal, limit; 11 Profiteer, limit; 12 Mountain Dell, limit; 4 Nella Dillon, limit; 15 Ursulinc, limit; 18 Oliver Thorpe, limit; 2 Halgana, limit; 14 Lady Somerset, limit; 1 Explosion, J2yds; 5 Enawah, 12yds; 3 Marionette, 12yds: 13 Bingen King, 60yds. Winner trained by A. W. Broughton, Hamilton. Explosion (£8141), Halgana (£6081) and Marionette (£4561 ) were the best backed in that order. ital Chimes, who had finished unplaced in the I wo preceding races, was tenth fancy with £764, while Anselm, rehandi-

capped from 72vds to 84yds for his dead heat for first place in the Stewards’ Handicap, was seventh choice with £167. Lord Lu, Nella Dillon, ami Mountain Dell were prominent early. Nella Dillon showed the way along the back the last time to Ilalgana, Mountain Dell, Hal Chimes, Profiteer, Nelson Dillon and Lord Lu. Hal Chimes took charge about three furlongs from home to win by a length and a quarter from Anselm, who finished fast on the outside of the field. Nelson Dillon was half a head further off third, with Nella Dillon fourtlu and Lord Lu and Halgana in the succeeding places. Times: 2mon 49 i-osei.;>, 2min 47 4-ssecs, and 2min 53secs, The winner returned over a quarter of a century. THE TOTALISATOR FIGURES. £22,253 FOR THE DAY. A DECREASE SHOWN. The totallsator figures for the day were £22,253, which compared with £28,264 10s l'or the Summer meeting last season represents a drop of £6Ol i 10s At its Autumn meeting held on-March 3 last, the club registered £25,876 through the totalisator. DECREASE IN TAKINGS. The gate receipts at the Waikato Trotting Club’s meeting at Ciaudelands on Saturday, amounted to £394, as against £571 last year—a decrease oi £177. BAND PROGRAMME. The Waikato Regimental and Municipal Band was in attendance and supplied a programme of musical numbers at intervals between the racing. THE STATISTICS. STAKE EARNERS. J. 11. Lloyd (Hastings), £350 and gold cup of £lO5. Montgomery and Julian (Auckland), £225. r. Peacock (Auckland), £175. T. Allen (Ohaupo), £152 10s. G. A. Williams (Welisford), £l5O. Wheeler and Booth (Hamilton), £l4O. J. Lynch (Auckland), £ll2. 10s. H. G. Nicholls (Auckland), £IOO. J. R. Corrigan (Hawera), £9O. W. Johnstone (Tc Awamutu), £SO. W. T.' Turner (Hamilton). £SO. J. G. Browne (Hamilton), £3O. D. W. Thomas (Ngaruawahia), £3O. M. J. Moodabc (Auckland), £25. G. T. Mitchell (Auckland), £25. D. Taylor (Auckland), £2O. C. G. Lee (Auckland), £2O. M. 11. Robinson (Waikato), £ls. T. Kelly (Hamilton), £ls. H. Brady (Auckland), £ls. T. Aitchison (Hamilton), £lO. WINNING DRIVERS. J. S. Shaw. —Rolfe Audubon, Audubon, Medusa. A. J. Corrigan.—Cervine. A. Broughton.—Hal Chimes. W. Head—The Shrew. , G. A. Williams. —Bell Dial. T. Roe. —Gold Sovereign. W. Clifton. —Uncle Bert. T. Allen. —Anselm. TRAINERS REPRESENTED. A. J. Julian (Auckland), Rolfe J. Bullock (Hawera). — Cervine. W. Head (Hastings). —The. Shrew. T. Roe (Auckland). —Gold Sovereign W. Clifton (Auckland). —Uncle Bert T Allen (Ohaupo).—Anselm. G. A. Williams (Welisford). —Bell D] A; Broughton (Hamilton). —Hal Chimes. SIRES’ LIST. Gold Bell. —Gold Sovereign, Uncle Bert, Bell Dial. Hal Zolock.—The Shrew, Hal Chimes. . Audubon Boy.—Cervine. Man-o’-War. —Medusa. Nut Ansel. — Anselm. Great Audubon. —Rolfe Audubon.