LATEST RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 110, Issue 18478, 5 November 1931, Page 8

LATEST RACING.

THE WHANGAREI CLUB. ? SPRING MEETING. FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. HIKURANGI HACK TO HOLLY HOLM. VOLIMOND .AVINS THE CUP. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WHANGAREI, Thursday. The Spring meeting of the Whangarei Racing Club was opened to-day at Kensington Park in fine but threatening weather before a fair attendance. The course was in excellent order. Following are the results: — SPRING PLATE. Of £80; 6 fur. 2 BRAZAXNA, 7.9 ' . 1 1 TUI MINT. 8.0 ; 2 6 GOLDEN’SCEPTRE, 8.0 . . 3 ' Also started: Stimulant, 8.0; Trustee, 8:0: Great Emblem, 8.0; Lapstrcet, 719; Transaction, 7.9. Won by two lengths with a head between second and third. Time, 1.16. HIKURANGI RACK HANDICAP. Of £100;' 7 fur. -■ - 2 HOLLY lIOLM, 7.10 ... 1 1 FULL MEASURE, 9.0' 2 4 ALLOY, 7.0- • 3 Also started: Catch ’Em, 7.12; Bonny Mumble. 7.0. Won by threfe-quarters of a length with three lengths ■ between second and third. Time, 1.29. HUANUI HURDLES. 1 Of £110; 1J miles and 197yds. 1 NEIL, 10.8 1 2 ARCHEEN, 11.8 2 4 CAT-I-MES, 9.0 3 Also started: Good Boy, 9.1; Clontarf Bill, 9.0; Wan Lu, 9.0. Won by a' length and a-quarter, with a head between second and third. Time, 3.4. j WHANGAREI CUP. • ! Of £220; ii miles.' 6 VOLIMOND, 7.8 • • 1 3 TANERIRI, 9.5 .. . 2 ■ 5 BRONZE TRAY, 7.0" ..V 3 Also started: Sir Mond, 8.8; Grand Tea, 8.3; Protomint, 7.10; Gay Coeki ade, 7.5. Won by a head with a length between second and ’third. Time, 2.8 1-5. COUNTY HANDICAP. Of £80; 6 fur.1 FROTHBLOWER, 10.4 1 4 ATJTOMNE, 8.0 . .(. 2 2 ALLOY, 9.0 3 Also started: Paper Dart, 8.7; Fairy Belle, 8.0; Blue Bonnet, 7.0. Won by a neck with two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.16 1-5.

THE CUP CARNIVAL. TRAINING AT RICCARTON. THIS MORNING’S GALLOPS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ’CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. The weather was fine for training operations at Riccarton this morning. The outside of. the course proper and the plough were in good order. On No. 6 grass track Kakara went seven furlongs in 1.30. Palace and Tautbow went well over six furlongs in 1.15 2-5. On the course proper Manifesto and Arrowmald covered five furlongs in 1.4. Meprisant and Rirl galloped a 'mile In 1.43 1-5. Solwit, Nightflyer and Miss Bradbury went five furlongs in 1.3 3-5. Martian Chief and Rose of Orange ran a mile and a quarter in 2.15. * Clmabue got to the end of five furlongs in 1.3 3-5. Crioket Bat was sent a mile and a quarter with Zeebrugge going well with him over the last mile. The former registered 2.10, which, was a good gallop. Croupier and Kozan ran five furlongs in 1.3 3-5. Gay Crest and Adelphi were not troubled to record 1.31 3-5 for seven furlongs. Dunraven, Semper Paratus and Jason’s Quest ran the same distance in 1.30 4-5. Juniper showed plenty of dash over half a mile in 49 2-5; Tout Le Mond took 50 2-5, while Volga Boatman and Michael Angelo returned 49 4-5. Gustavo and Charmeuse registered 1.14 2-5 for six furlongs. This was a good gallop. Great Star Shows Up. Great Star dashed over five furlongs in i.2 1-5, doing the last half mile in 49secs. Compris and Charmalne ran nine furlongs in 1.56 from a standing start. They finished on well, Compris having a slight advantage. Nightguard and Rational 11. got to the end of seven furlongs in 1.31 2-5. Ravine beat Tarqulnius over six furlongs in 1.16 1-5; Eclair taking 1.18 3-5. Latin Quarter and Ruling Light got to the end of a ■rile and a quarter in 2.12 3-5. The last mile took 1.46 4-5. On the plough, Ladty Pam and Actaeon ran seven furlongs comfortably in 1.31. Babel ran six furlongs in 1.17; Ball Dress and Owlsflight taking 1.18, while Moorbird covered the distance in 1.15 1-5. The latter effort was the best of the morning on this track. A Useful Effort. View Halloo beat Spoon by a neck, with Fiji a length away at the end of seven furlongs in 1.29 4-5. This was a good gallop. Admiral Drake and 'Black Duke galloped a mile and a-quartcr in 2.12. They kept together all the way. Nightmare placed six furlongs behind in t.I9J, going easily. Ephialtes was timed to run a mile and a-quarter in 2.11, takng 39s for Hie lasi three furlongs. Gay Court and Lady Vane moved freely over six furlongs in 1.17 1-5. Bronze Eagle. Peter Jackson, Gibraltar and Barbacan galloped seven furlongs. Bronze Eagle 'trailed the others for half a mile and then dashed past, them to score easily in 1.32. Mount Boa and Chief Light ran six

furlongs in 1.17 2-5. They finished together hut Mount Boa was conceding her coiripanion weight.

The Viscount and Fortune’s Wheel' ran six furlongs in 1.17 3-5, while Quantum registered 1.16, for a similar distance, showing great dash in the early stages. Gourmet gave a good display over four hurdles clearing out over the last part from Landmark whose display was poor. Captain’s Gift jumped four hurdles in great style. Desert Glow gave a satisfactory display over four hurdles, and then worked twice round on the plough. TURF IN AUSTRALIA. CONCENTRATE BREAKS DOWN. PHAR LAP’S ENGAGEMENTS. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. MELBOURNE, Nov. 4. Concentrate, who finished third in the Melbourne Cup, broke down in the near foreleg. Ho will return to New Zealand when he is fit to travel. His trainer,' H. B. Lorigan, Is going hack, but may settle in Melbourne. Phar Lap has been scratched for the Linlithgow Stakes, to be run tomorrow, but if he is all right, will start on Saturday in the Fisher Plate. A conference of leading racing olubs held at Melbourne to-day decided not to register any horse unless it is branded. White Nose, winner of the Melbourne Cup, will not start again at the Flemington meeting. DOMINION TRAINERS. EARLY RETURN HOME. LORI GAN’S PLANS. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Nov. 5, 12.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 5. Jamieson is sailing to-morrow for New Zealand with Ammon Ra and Kodapen. lie said he hail no excuse; to offer for Ammon Ra’s defeat in the .Melbourne Derby. Lorigan, who considers himself unlucky in not having won the Melbourne Gup with Concentrate, intends settling in Melbourne. He will sail for New Zealand to-morrow week, but intends to return to Australia early next yeas*