THE TURF.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 134, 19 March 1935, Page 2

THE TURF.

WELLINGTON RACING CLUB. SUNEE WINS HACK CUP. (Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, March 18. The Wellington Racing Club’s autumn meeting was concluded to-day in fine weather, after steady overnight rain. Tlhe attendance was affected by the uninviting conditions in the city in the morning, but was nevertheless satisfactory, and speculation was brisk. The sum of £28,743 (win £13,597, place £15,146) was handled byi the totalisator, as against £24,311 10s on the off' day last year. The total for the meeting was £63,267 10s, compared with £58,054 10s twelve months ago.. The track was holding, but not actually heavy, but it was bad enough to upset form and bring about several surprises. Concluding results: —• Autumn Handicap, of 450 sovs; one mile and three furlongs.—3 (3) Might (S. Wilson) 1, 1 (1) Silver Sight 2, 2 (2) Fracas 3. Won by four lengths. Tihig 2 Champion Hlack Cup, of 350 sovs; one mile and three furlongs.—l 3 (13) Sunee (C. T. Wilson) 1, 10 (10) Bonnie Vale 2,2 (3) Golden King 3. Won by a length. Time, 2.245. Hutt Handicap, of 250 sovs; one mile—ll (12) Plaidie (G. Tattersall) 1, 4 (4) Miss Hushabye 2. 10 (8) Glenvane 3. Won by a length. Time, 1.425. Suburban Handicap, of 300 sovs; six furlongs.—l (1) Emissary (L. J. Ellis) 1, 4 (2) Kemal Pasha 2, 7 (6) Cottesmore 3. Won by a length. Time 1.125. Belmont Hack Handicap, of 200 sovs; seven furlongs.—ll (14) Tupurangi (J. Sheehan) 1, 14 (4) State Bank 2, 1 (1) Jubilee Song 3. Won by half a length. Time, 1.30.

OHINEMURI JOCKEY CLUB. SHAW HANDICAP TO WAIT AND SEE. PAEROA, March 18. When the concluding day of the Ohinemuri Jockey Club’s meeting opened steady rain was falling, and intermittent showers fell during the remainder of the day. The track was heavy. The totalisator investments were £13,406, compared with £13,251 10s on the corresponding day last year. The total for the meeting was £31,090 an increase of £1270 10s. Concluding results: —

Shaw Handicap, of 250,50v5. One mile and 100 yards.—4 .(3) Wait and See 1, 3 (5) Gay Bronejg.2, 2 (2) Sinking Fund 3. Won by a length and a half, half a length,between second and third. Time lmin 53see.

Waihi Handicap, .of 100 sovs. Seven furlongs.—s (5) Mustang 1, 4 (1) Oras 2, I (2) Liebert 3. Won by a length, half a, length between second and third. Time lmin 30 2-ssec. Paeroa Handicap, of 200 sovs. Six furlongs.—3 1(3) Gipsy Moth 1,2 (2) Greek Gold 2, 4 (3) British Columbia 3. Won by three lengths, third horse a length away. Time lmin 17 2-ssec. Hauraki Plains Steeplechase, of 140 sovs. About three miles. —3 (5) Solanio 1, 1 (1) Golden Englamd 2, 5 (6) Ardmanning 3. Won by five lengths, a length and a half between second and third. Time 6min 9 3-ssec. Waikino Hack Handicap, of 150 sovs. Seven furlongs.—4 (3) Lady Diana 7, 1 (1) Sirona 2, 5 (6) Keith Lu 3. Won by three-quarters of a length, third horse a neck away. Time lmin 30 l-ssec.

TO RACE ON MAY 6. DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB. DUNEDIN, March 18. At a. meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club this afternoon it was decided to hold a race meeting on May 6, the date of the King's jubilee. VINTAGE RETURNS. INVERCARGILL, March 18. The Maheno arrived at two o’clock this morning from Melbourne. She brought back the racehorses Vintage and Lady Graceful. Mr and Mrs J. Campbell, the latter the trainer of the horses named, also returned. GOLDEN MILLER. NEARLY LOST AS A FOAL.

Regarding England’s champion steeplechaser, Golden. Miller, “Meyrick Good” told the following story in a. recent issue of the London “Sporting Life”:— “When the son of Goldcourt was a foal his owner was a little pressed for money. He therefore took two brood mares and their foals tot Dublin hoping to raise £2OO on them. The financier asked the owner where the animals could be seen, and the reply was ‘They are in your yard. I have brought them with me.’ Dealer and vendor went to view the animals, but one of the foals could not be found. Eventually lv> was discovered two streets away, with little urchins playing with him, and regaling him with apple and potato peel! That foal was Golden Miller. The money was not advanced for the four animals, and the owner had to return home with, them.” Golden Miller’s trainer, B. Briscoe, said he could not vouch for the story, but it had been related to him, and he believed it to be true. NEW ZEALAND WINNERS. Two New Zealand-bred horses, owned by Sir Joseph Robinson, showed good form in South Africa recently. Whakatipu, a four-year-old brother to Invoice, by Paper Money from Philomela, won an important sprint, while The Haka, by Lord Quex from Dominant, was beaten half a head in a mile and a half race. The Khedive, pur-

chased a few weeks ago for the same owner, was shipped to South Africa from Melbourne last Saturday.

Early this month, Minga, hy Chief Euler from Kirima, won the Denman Handicap, for two-year-olds, at the West Australian Turf Club’s meeting. On the same day, in Tasmania, the four-year-old Tessie, by Chief Euler from Toiling Tessie, won over nine furlongs and a half.