FAVOURITES FAIL

Waikato Times, Volume 123, Issue 20589, 29 August 1938, Page 13

FAVOURITES FAIL

AUCKLAND TROTTING AUGUST MEETING HELD COMPASS WINS MEMORIAL Onlv on* favourite ■won on Saturday when the Auckland Trotting Club’s August raee.ting wa? held In wet weather before a fair attendance The going l was very heavy. Kenwnrthy won the chier event of the day. while Compass, also or F. V. Cults’ stable, won the Ma*<ey Memorial Handicap in a similar manner by coming through on the outside In the straight. Concluding results:— ROVAL OAK HANDICAP, Of £22/.. trotters, limit 4.52; 2 m'fcw 3 3—SWORDS MAS. Mr W. Hooking's br h by Peter Volo—Lydia Lee. fyrs. 24yds 'F. J. Smith' 1 T— ft—WIN HUON. Mr D. H. B filington’s b z by win Alto—Huon Bell. agpd. limit (C. G. Lee) 2 B—IO—TOMMY BOY. Mr G. C. Youngs b z by Real Guy—Chancet, aged, limit owner) .. • • 3 Also Started: 4—4 Stalky, limit, eon-pled with Mute 84yds. 2—2 Elissa 24, ft—Oreat Sonoma 3ft, 5—5 King Franx fto. I—l Pirate’s Last 72. 10—9 Young Rodney 84, 9—B Wah 156. Winner trained by F. J. Smith, TakaThird favourite on both machines, Swordsman was always going like a winner, and with the ravourite, Pirates Last, breaking badly at the start, F. J. Smiths charge won fairly comfortably. Ehs-a > broke badly about four furlongs rrom borne when in a favourable position. When they settled down Tommy Boy was showing the way to Claudelands. Win Huon and Elissa. The last-named broke In the back stretch, but quickly settled down and took fifth position behind Tommv Boy. Claudelands. Great Sonoma and Win Huon. With half the distance covered Mute went up very rast and was In third position behind Tommy Boy and Swordsman as they raced for the back stretch the last time. Turning into the straight Mute. Tommy Boy and Swordsman were In line ahead of Win Huon. Swordsman then ran to the front and ■went on to win very comfortably by a length from Win Huon, who finished Btronglv to beat Tommy Boy by threequarters of a length. Mute, who tired, was fourth, just in front of Great Sonoma and Pirate’s Last. Times: 4.58 2-5, 4.51, 4.0 l 2-5. MOUNT EDEN HANDICAP, Of £200; limit 3.5; 1* miles (Second Division) j— 2—STARGUM, Mr G. A. Williams’ b g by Gumdlgger—Nellie Bramley. ftyrs. 12yds (owner) 1 12 —11— KEWPIE’S BINGEN. Mr H. McNaughton’s ch g by Peter Bingen—Kewpie, 6yrs, limit (L. Laver) . . •• 2 7 7—MARCUS, Mr M. Marinovlch’s br g by Maxegin—Hal Zolock mare, syrs, limit (A. W. Broughton) .. 3 Also started: 10—12 Excell limit, *4—4 Oreat Gem hmit, 13—13 Lynn Rey limit, S—3 Militia limit, ft—6 Northern smile ■hut. i—i Scottish Bard limit, 11—10 Sequoia limit. B—9 Silk Lady limit. 9—B Wlnhisway limit, 14—14 Tagua 36yds, 3 t Equipoise 4 8 (re -handicapped 96). Winner trained by owner and W. Head, WellsfoTd. Stargum, always handily placed, went a good race to win the Mount Eden Handicap in which the ravourite, Scottish Bard, was never prominent. Kewple’s Bingen, nne of the outsiders, finished strongly Tor second place. Great Gem was the first to show up but Silk Lady quickly ran past him and led down the straight rrom Marcus and Militia. who were together, followed by Stargum. Kewple’s Bingen and Scottish Hard. The order was the same as they entered the back stretch the last time, with the exception that Lynn Rey had moved up to join the second. bunch. Silk Lady. Marcus and Stargum were together as they raced Into line and when straightened up Stargum took the lead and went on to score very easily from Kewpie’s Bingen, who finished well, with Marcus right np third. I.ynn Rev drew attention to his future prospects "by running fourth, just ahead of Scottish Bard, Equipoise and i Sequoia. / Times: 3.6 3-5, 3.8 2-5, 3.8 3-5, 3.10. ORAKEI HANDICAP, Of £225; limit 3.33; 14 miles. 4 S—TRUE TRUST. Messrs J. Elliot and G. Brady s ch g by Truman Direct—Trustworthy, syrs, limit (A W. Broughton) 1 1 1 FOREST JEWEL. Mr H. Mitchell'S br m by Jewel Pointer— June Nordica, syrs, 12yds (S. M. August, .. 2 J—2—PARAURI. Mr C. H. Trigg’s blk g by Nelson Derby—Glenville, 4yrs. limit (F. J. Smith) 3 Also started: 11—11 Derby Lu limit, 12—12 Chudic limit, 9—lo Lady .Amanda Hmit, 5—6 RanTurly Las© limit, 6—7 Royal Palm limit coupled with Handicapper 12yds, 7—B Young Pointer 12, 3—3 Bismuth 24, B —i Lucky Love 36, 10—9 Transwell 3ft. Winner trained by F. Brady, East Tamaki. The favourite was again beaten in the Orakel Handicap when True Trust, who led from end to end. held on long enough to atave oJT a challenge from Forest Jewel. Parauri. the ravourite, was slow in getting •way and finished third. True Trust was early In the lead but only showed a length clear or Ran Turly Lass and Forest Jewel after they had covered a quarter of the distance. Parauri was quite handy to the two leaders as they turned out of the srrais-ht. but entering the back broke badly. True Trust, at this stage, was a length and a hair clear of Forest Jewel with Ranfurly Las* and Parauri eight lengths Turther back, followed by Lucky Love and Lady Amanda. As they raced Tor the straight True Trust was going comfortably a length in front or Forest Jewel, with Ranrurly Lass and Lucky Love dropping out or it. Forest Jewel challenged True Trust and Parauri made a determined effort on the outside, but True Trust had sufficient in reserve to win by a neck rrom Forest Jewel, who beat Parauri by a similar distance Lucky Love was fourth and Lady Amanda fifth. Times: 3.40, 3.39, 3.40 2-5. MASSEY MEMORIAL HANDICAP, Of £250; limit 2.51; 1$ miles. 4—3—COMPASS, Mr J. Cutts’ b g by Man-o’-War—Highland Princess, aged. 12yds (F. V. Cults) 1 t—4—VANORA, Messrs F. Herring, sen., and L. J. Mahoney’s ch g by Rey de Oro—Luvan, syrs, limit (L. J. Mahoney ) . . 2 »—2—MUNGA TANGI. Mr A. Laver’s blk g by Rlue Mountain King— Happy Chimes, aged, limit (L. Laver) .. 3 Also started: 9 —ll Quid Hairst limit, o—io Kewpie’s Crest limit, 6—7 Musketeer Hmit. 5—5 Sir Frank 12yds, 7—B Kewpie’s King 24, B—6 Our War 24, I—l Sandusky 24. n—9 Great Chum 36. Winner trained by F. V. Cutts, Mangerp. Coming fast on the outside over the concluding stages. Compass won the Massey Memorial Handicap and completed the double for F. V. Cutts. Again the favourite, Sandusky, was never a danger and failed to fill a place. Ouid Hairst went to the front immediately aTter the *tart. and was a length clear of Vanora. who was closely followed bv Musketeer. Sir Frank and Compass as they raced to the back stretch. At this stage Sandusky was heading a bunch, but •was in a handy position to the leaders. The order was the same as they entered on the last part of the journey, but Vanora then ran to the front and was acclaimed the winner. He was well cioar in the straight, when Compass came with a great run on the outside to win wen from Vanora, who tried in the last Turlong. Sir Frank was rourth and then came Sandusky and Kewpie’s King. Times: 3.2, 3.2 2-5, 3.3 3-5. TOTAL IS ATOR DECREASE The tntahsator -bowed a decrease or {sl6ft ins. handling £29.747 compared with £34.913 ms la=t year when better weather was experienced.