THE TURF.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 286, 14 September 1933, Page 2

THE TURF.

MARTON JOCKEY CLUB.

DEAD HEAT IN BIG RACE

(United Press Association—Copyright) WANGANUI, September 13.

The Marton Jockey . Club's spring meeting was held to-day in good weather. The track was excellent, and the attendance better than for many years. The totalisator handled £6751, against £4937 last year. Results:

Hack, Hurdles, of 70 sovs; one mile and a half—l-1 Henry of Navarre 1, 5-5 No Humbug 2, 2-2 Vitaphone 3. Won by half a length, same between second and third. Time, 2.52 1-5. Tutaenui Hack Handicap, of 60 soys; six furlongs—3-1 Cherry King 1, 5-4 D'Artigan 2, 2-2 Etiquette 3. Won by two lengths, a head between second and third. Time, 1.15 3-5. Marton Handicap, of 100 soys; one mile and a quarter—l-1 Speedmint and 2-2 Curie (dead heat) 1, 6-6 Jpie de Val 3. Third horse was two lengths away. Time, 2.11 1-5.

Spring Hack Handicap, of 70 sovs; one mile and 137 yai-ds—l-1 Pango 1, 3-3 Ythan 2, 7-5 Nebulas 3. Won by half a length, a length between second and third. Time, 1.53. Railway Handicap, of 80 sovs; six furlongs—2-3 Foreign Queen 1, 1-1 Diatomous 2, 7-6 Sir Pombal 3 Won by half a length, a length and a half between second and third. Time, 1.14 4-5.

Farewell Hack Handicap, of 60 sovs; five furlongs—l-1 Tavern Knight 1, 3-3 Acceptable 2, 6-5 Acreliot 3. Won by a neck, a length and a half between second and third. Time, 1.2 4-5.

ROSEBERY MEETING. VICTORY FOR NEW ZEALANDERS (Per Press Association). SYDNEY, September 13. Now Zealand horses figured prominently at the Rosebery races to-day. Results: — ROSEBERY SPRING STAKES, ' Weight-for-age with allowances. Six furlongs and three-quarters. Amnion Ra (N.Z.), 9.0 (iDL Webb) 1 Closing Time.(N.Z.), 9.0 (Bartle) ... 2 Golden Hair (N.Z.), 7.7 (Stead) ... 3 High Disdain also started. Woiij by a length and a-quarter; a length and a-half between second and third. Time, 1.24*. Ammon Ra showed great improvement compared with his last start, although neither Closing Time nor Golden Hair was really fit. FLYING HANDICAP, Of 120 sovs. Six furlongs and a-half. Second .Division. Movie Star, 8.11 (Webster) 1 Psalmist, 7.4 (Lightfoot) 2 Highboy, 7.5 (Simpson) 3 Fourteen started, including Persian (N.Z.). Won "by three lengths ; threequarters of a length between second and third. Time, 1.215. Bay Tree ran third in the second division of the Welter Mile, while Deputy Ruler finished second and Kodapen •third in the first division of the Flying Handicap. Korokio was unplaced. Love Song was second in the Rosebery Handicap, in which Safari was unplaced. The stewards inquired into interference with Bay Tree and Closing Time in their respective races and decided that the causes were accidental.

PILLOW. FIGHT AND TEA TRADER SEATTLE, September 12. After racing on the Longacres course on Sunday, Pillow Fight and Tea Trader will be Shipped to Maryland for the autumn racing at Pimlieo, Laurel Park, Havre de Grace, and Bowie. The trainer, Cuthbert Morse. states that Pillow Fight will be tried over longer distances in the east. # OLD TIME JOCKEY DEAD. FRED ARCHER'S TRAGEDY. Alfred ("Tiny") White, famous oldtime jockey, died at his home at Newmarket (England) on July 30 at the age of 70. He had been blind for years. By far the most notable of White's victories was when lie won the Cambridgeshire in 188 G on The Sailor Prince. It was rumoured that there was a fortune at stake on St. Mirin, . the mount of Fred Archer. The. field numbered sixteen, and White's mount cai* ried 7.7.

He was left a couple of lengths at the start, but two furlongs from home there were only two in the race, The Sailor Prince and St. Mirin.

The pair fought out a, desperate finish, and few could say who had won the race as the horses flashed past the post. The judge's verdict was in favour of The Sailor Prince.

White was the smallest jockey riding, and Fired Archer was six feet tall. Archer had wasted drastically to ride St. Mirin at 8.7, which was a pound overweight, and the effort took toll of an enfeebled constitution. A few days later the great jockey became seriously ill with fever, and in a fit of delirium committed suicide.

"Tiny" White was reported at one time to be worth oyer a hundred thousand pounds, and he was once asked by counsel, while giving evidence in a law case, "Are you not the richest jockey in Newmarket?" On his retirement from the saddle he set up as a trainer, but the venture was unsuccessful, and most of White's capital was lost.

He attempted a. "come-back," as a jockey, but it was doomed to disappointment, and he died in comparatively poor circumstances.