RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18350, 9 June 1931, Page 8

RACING.

THE WAIKATO CLUB. A WINTER FIXTURE. TE RAPA SATURDAY AND MONDAY. HANDICAPS FOR THE FIRST DAY. The Waikato Racing Club will hold a winter meeting at Te Rapa on Saturday and Monday'. This is a special permit for the present season, at which hurdle and steeplechase events will figure prominently on the programme. Given fine weather the fixture promises to be well patronised, and the public, in their turn, will he rewarded with interesting racing. The club’s handicapper, Mr W. P. Russell, of Wellington, has announced his weights for the first day’s events as follows: FAIRFIELD HANDICAP. Of £75, and sweepstakes of £2 each; 6 fur. St. ID. St. ID. King’s Archer 0 12 Sensola - - 9 1 Wee Prince 9 10 UlumlnagTi - 9 0 Fraser - - 9 5 All Soult - - 9 0 Dty. Manners 9 5 Snow Lap - 9 0 Rita’s Light 9 3 Momanatul 9 0 Diamond Maid 9 1 Golden Cross 9 0 Lucullus Bonny Play 9 0 gelding - 9 1 - 9 0 Trowbridge 9 1 Booklaw - - 9 0 Rangl King 9 1 Daycoma - - 9 0 Union - - - 9 1 Ferry Light- 9 0 MAIDEN STEEPLECHASE. Of £100; about 24 miles. st. ID. st. lb. Glena Bay - 11 2 Depricate - 9 9 Westbroke - 10 5 Nassono -.90 St. Ames - 9 11 Glani - - - 9 G Branson - - 9 5 Domestic Snow Prince 9 Trouble - 9 0 Whakama - 9 3 WINTER HANDICAP. Of £175; 14 miles. st. lb. st. lb. Antique - - 10 7 Trtshna 9 0 True Blood- 10 5 Te Iloia - - 9 0 Grand Tea - 9 13 Little Doubt 9 O Valroe - - Oil Aassock - - 9 0 Gay Cockade 9 11 Alloy - - - 9 0 Standfast - 9 S -Steady Fire 9 0 Mervette - - 9 3 Helium - - 9 0 Lucky AUco 9 2 Indolent - - 9 0 Flying Prince 9 0 First Lap - - 9 0 Barometer - 9 0 OPEN HURDLE RACE. Of £150; If miles. st. lb. st. lb. Antrim Boy li 3 Monetize - - 9 2 IS'nkumal - - 11 3 Marblo King 9 1 Glen ■ Star - 11 t Desert Glow 9 o Cruachan - 10 13 Hakanoa -.-00 Lucess - - 10.11 St. Antes - - 9 0 Crlstobel - 10 2 Kamehameha 9 n Sir Russell 9 4 Owairaka - 9 0 WAIKATO STEEPLECHASE. Of £200; 3 miles. st. lb. st. Ib. Spalpiko - - 10 10 M'atu - - - 9 10 Prince Lu 10 S Masboor - - 9 9 Nukumal -10 7 Billy Boy. - - 9 7 St. Warrigal 10 5 Slump - - 9 7 Star (Comet 10 5 Glena Bay - 9 0 importer - 10 0 Lupin Abbey 9 0 Copey - - - 9 12 Kamehameha 9 0 Pendavies - 0 11 Scaramouche 9 0 FLYING HANDICAP. Of £125; 6 fur. st. lb. st. Ib. Paddon - - 10 7 Pr. of Orange 9 1 Lucky Alice 10 6 Tradesman 9 0 RulTles - - 10 0 Valstreet - 9 0 Flying Prince 9 S Coolmlnt - - 9 0 King Ford - 9 6 Bronze Tray 9 0 Kingfleld - - 9 3 Te Taone - 0 0 King Smock 9 2 Rekaraurau 9 0 WIIITIORA HACK HANDICAP. Of £75; 7 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Royal Survey 10 0 Holly Holm 9 5 Steady Fire 10 3 . L’Allegro - 9 5 Valmarte - 10 0 Valueless - 9 4 First Lap - 9 13 Wild Country 9 0 Derry Belie 9 11 Fraser ---90 Bronze Tray 9 8 Kiritihanga 9 0 7 e Ageru - 9 7 Rita’s Light 9 0 Rose Lupin 0 7 C.reina’s King 9 0 Brilliant Lady 9 t> Trustee - - 9 0 Miss Albyn 9 0 Catalus - - 9 0 ACCEPTANCES 9 P.M. TO-MORROW. Acceptances will close at 9 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday), with the secretary (Mr E. H. O’Meara), P.O. box 56, telephone 1232, Hamilton, or with Messrs Blomfleld and Co., Auckland. RACING IN AUSTRALIA. MEETING AT RANDWICK. United Press Assn.—ziec. Tel. copyright. SYDNEY, June 8. The Australian Jockey Club’s Winter meeting was opened to-day at Randwick. Following are the results of the principal events: — THE JUNE STAKES, A Handicap Sweepstake of £6 each, with £4OO added; 6 fur. GREENSEA, Mr N. J. Hinwood’s hr g by Greenstead —Canal, 8.12 (Jones) i EULCLARE, Messrs Sheriff, and ‘ Aloore’s hr f, 7.13 (Simpson) 2 PROMPTITUDE, Mr O. Baldwin’s hr g, 7.11 (Burrows) 3 Eighteen started, including Greenline, Fujisan, Gay Ballerina and Lord Romeo. Won by lliree-quartcrs of a length. Time, 1.113. A.J.C. HURDLE RACE, A Handicap Sweepstake of £5 each, with £IOOO added. About 2 miles and 3 fur. DARK ISLE, Mr W. S. Baker’s br or blk h (imp.), by Wavelet’s Boy or Sir Rowland —Ultima Thule, 9,0 (Lillyman) 1 DRAKE, Mr E. J. Watt’s ch g, by Pershore —Dragon Fly, 9.12 (Cullum) 2 G4DRAY, Mr P. C. Julian's b g by Gadabout —Lady Rouvray, 9.3 (Bott) 3 Eleven started, including Grosvenor, W. 8., Pault and Perides. Taking the lead Dark Isle, closely attended by Perides, established a clear lead with Gadray tailed off. About live furlongs from home Drake tried to overtake D a rk Isle, who moved away and won b Y two lengths brilliantly: He jumped splendidly all Ihrougli. Perides came to grief. Gadray finished fast and did wonderfully well lo finish third threequarters of a length behind Drake. Grosvenor was fourth. I lien came Pault, Jocoon, Rossgole, Ulenjoy and W.B. Time, 1.203. ELLESMERE HANDICAP, A handicap sweepstake ol £5, with £.IOO added, it miles. TORTONI, Mrs G. Unwin's l> g by Tree la re—The Mousky, 7.5 (Hickey) 1 TROILUS, Mr E. F. Walker’s b g 8.1 i (Bartle) 2 PON MOON, Mr W. Booth's b g 9.3 (Williams) 3,

Sixteen started, including Havaspot (New Zealand). Won by a length and a-half. Havaspot was fourth. Time, 2.1 - FIRST NURSERY HANDICAP, A handicap sweepstake of £6 each, with' £350 added. For two-year-olds.; 7 fur. LEGITIME 1 SENATOR 2 MISS NOTTAVA 3 Won by five lengths. VICTORIA RACING CLUB. KING’S BIRTHDAY MEETING. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. MELBOURNE, June 8. The Victoria Racing Club’s King's Birthday meeting was continued today in dull weather. The principal results are:— MARLBOROUGH HURDLE RACE, Of £400; 2i miles. OLINA, Mr H. E. Connolly's b g by FlavJol-—Bavina, 9.7 (Inkson) 1 POLYGONUM, Mr R. Keane’s b g 9.7 (Fullarton) ' 2 COCKROW, Mr H. N. Leonard’s b g, 9.2 (Howson) 3 Ten started, including Catkin. Won by four lengths. Time, 4.313. PRINCE OF WALES STEEPLECHASE Of £400; about 24 miles. RAKWOOL, Mr E. Y. Shiel’s b g by Woorak—Woolunqua, 11.12 (Inkson) 1 BESTMAN, Mr T. Kelly’s b h, 9.0 (Howson) 2 GEORGE WILLIAM, Mr J. Lonsdale’s ch g, 9.9 (Warner) .... 3 Ten started. Won by half a length. Time, 5.74. BIRTHDAY HANDICAP, Of £600; 1 mile. GLATIC, 7.8 (Badger) , i HAZELWOOD, 7.7' (Dewhurst) v. 2 IMPETTO, 6.7 (Accold) . 3 Thirteen started,’ including Sir Roy. Won by four lengths. Time, 2.49. ~ > EXTRAORDINARY MISTAKE WRONG HORSE DESTROYED. CAMBRIDGE OWNER’S LOSS. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. Mr Mervyn Wells, of Cambridge, has suffered severe loss through an extraordinary mistake that occurred. His horse Glen Maree started In the Hunt Club Hurdles on the first day of the Auckland meeting,;- - running fourth, and on Saturday In the Hunt Club Cup, in .which, he broke down. Mr Wells, after obtaining veterinary advice, .. decided to have the horse destroyed. Accordingly, before going to the races yesterday he gave instructions for Glen Maree to he shot and taken away. After running second in the Orakei Hurdles, the second race of the day. Loving .Cup, also owned by Mr Wells, was taken hack to his stables' and rejoined Glen Maree and one or two other horses that were running out in the paddocks. After painting with iodine some abrasions which Loving Gup had received, Mr Wells’ son left him and went back to the racecourse. It was not until after the races that the discovery was made that instead of Glen Maree being shot and taken away Loving Cup had been taken. The misfortune is a severe one for Mr Wells, for since last Christmas Loving Cup had won £590 in stakes, and the 5-year-old 1 Quin Abbey—Shell Shock gelding wa» showing marked promise.

BETTING RETURNS. DECREABE FOR BEABON. The totalisator receipts at racing and trotting meetings in the Auckland Province for t-he .season drawing to.a close show a decline of slightly over 19 per cent. There is a total decreaso in the betting to date of £428,917. compared with the full 1929-30 season. but the Auckland Trotting Club’s winter meeting has yet to be held, and should reduce this decrease by at least £50,000. ’ The total sum invested to date at meetings throughout the province is £1,809,420 10s, compared with £2,238,337 10s during the whole of the 1929-30 season. Compared with the 1928-29 season the investments show a decrease of £517,465, and with the season previous to that a decreaso of £922,045 10s. A Comparison. The following are details of the Investments, the figures for the two previous seasons being given for comparison:— RACING.

TO cmbs OUn £t36o,s4SJ £610,548} £449,304 racing £0754,716} £1,737,367} £1,400,047 •Held at Avondale. fExtra permit allotted. TROTTING.

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. • 1028-29. 1029-30. 1930-31. Spring - ■ ■ £91,332 £110,4284 £70,502 Summer 319,0481 352,436 282,558 Autumn 151,51 11 153,497 102,317 136,9784 Winter 221,1421 184,560 Totals £783,0341 £800,9214 £601,3554 TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB. Spring - £08,841 1 £75,5224 £62,1034 Summer 98,875 87,764 72,612 Totals £107,7164 £ 1 03,2861 £134,7154 AVONDALE JOCKEY, CLUB. Spring £55,391 1 £86,603 £63,671 Autumn 79,0254 70,269 51,001 Totals £134,417 £162,872 £114,672 Total city £950,743 clubs £1.085,108 £1,127.080 OTHER MEETINGS. Waikato £111,741 £1 13,207! £79,479 Pakuranga II. 39,180 40,988 34,871 Whangarel 66,207 65,59 2 4 4,954$ Waikato 11 [. 31,553 3 1,879! 22,8514 Walpa 23,990 2 6,689 16,508 Rotorua 44,0021 37,846 28,4014 Danravlllo 59,028 * 16,742 0,798 Bay or Plenty 10,230 18,077! 1 1,0464 nav of Islands 8,046 6,991 5,1611 To Kultl 25,864 27,316 19,368 13,0634 Taumarunul ll,tS81 19,490 Walpapakaurl — Thames 35,50 0 5,001 . 32,107. 26,7814 Te Aroha 58,956 56,864 44,155 Ohinemurl 54,399 54,957 37,402 Opotlkl Matamata 4,200 6,781 19,7301 1 8,249 2,988 12,031 Franklin 58,755 31,501 f40,543$

AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUR. Unemployed Relief ( 2 days) £54,084* Spring: 56,536} November 56,503} February . 50,852 Summer £ 129,875 Total £347,641 } 1928-20. 1929-30. 1 930-3 1. Total city meetings £163,825} £39 1,082 £347,641} Waikato OTHER £16,171} ci.uns. £11,1 16 £18,677' To Arolia 11,458 15,3 19 8,832} Cambridge 20,2 88} 18,269 1 1.274} Wliangarel (Nortliland) 1 1,523 1 1,876} 5,927 Thames 16,602} 20,307} 15,021 Total country Clubs £10$,3 46} £109,8SS £61,732 Totals for trotting £572,169 £500,970 £409,373} Grand totals £2,323,333* £2,238,337* £*,809,480^