THE TURF.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 122, 5 March 1937, Page 2

THE TURF.

NAPIER PARK RACING CLUB.

KING’S LANCER' WINS CUP

WELLINGTON, March 4. The Napier Park Racing Club’s meeting opened to-day in fin© weather and the course was in splendid order. The totalisator handled £5626 as against £4052 10s last year. Concluding results: — Napier Cup, of 215 sovs; one mile and a quarter.—l King’s Lancer (P. Atkins) 1, 5 Soho 2,2 Gay Hunter 3. Won by three lengths each way. Time, 2.7 4-5.

Maiden Scurry, of 60 sovs; five furlongs.—3 Nelumbo (P. Burgess) 1, 1 Nereus 2, 4 Top Hat 3. Won by three lengths. Time, 1.1 4-5. Autumn Handicap, of 130 sovs; seven furlongs.—3 Pennycomequick (J. Kellett) 1, 1 Sir Nigel 2, 2 Passion Flower 3. Won by a “length. Esk Hack Handicap, of 100 sovs; six furlongs.—l Tycoon (H. Young) 1, 2 Royal Minstrel 2, 4 Quake 3. Won by a length. Time, 1.14.

VICTORIA RACING CLUB.

CAESAR WINS THE STAKES.

MELBOURNE, March 4

The weather was fine and there was a large attendance at the Victoria Racing Club’s meeting at Flemington to-day. Results:—

Autumn Hurdle Race, of 600 sovs; two' miles and a quarter—Ras Kassa 9.8 (F. Dummett) 1, Grey Lash 10.13 2, King Colossus 9.6 3. Opinion was left at the post and Asolando fell. Time, 4.5. Elms Handicap, of 700 sovs; one mile—Budapest 7.7 (E. Preston) 1, Mitsui 8.4 2, Prince Quex 9.1 3. Won by a neck; half a head between second and third. Valpan was fourth. Time, 1.37.

Ascot Vale Stakes, of 1500 sovs; 1 two-year-olds ; six furlongs—Caesar 8.5 (H. Mu pro) 1, Ajax 8.5 (M. McCarten) 2, Hua 9.1 (F. Dempsey) 3. Nine started. Won by two lengths; half a peck between second and third. Nightguard was fourth. Time, I.lls. River Handicap, of 700 sovs; one mile and a quarter—El Senorita 7.11 (O. Phillips) l,,Lilirene 7.0 2, Demotic 7.6 3. Won by a neck; half a length between second and third. Upoko Ariki was fourth. Time, 2.2;$ —equalled course record.

Hopeful Stakes, of 500 sovs; two-year-olds; five furlongs—The Jilt 7.7 (W. Cook) 1, Son of Aurous 7.10 2, Rosinate 7.7 3. Won fry three lengths; a head separating second and third. Winoobra was fourth. Time, I.os. Welter Handicap, of 600 sovs; seven furlongs—First Division: Quasimodo 8.3 (R. Wilson) 1, Cry Havoc 8.1 2, Bombus 8.5 3. Won by half a length; a neck between, second and third. Time, 1.235. Second Division: Evening Mist 8.11 (N. Creighton) 1, Master Motley 8.1 2, Country Party 8.1 3. Won by a long neck; two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.245.

DAN’S SON.

“ONE OF THE FAMILY.” According to his owner, B. Coram, Dan’s Son, who won the final of the Inter-Dominion Trotting Championship, is “one of the family.” He scarcely lives out of the back yard on his premises. Coram says be gives Dan’s Son a lot of swimming, and he does not find it necessary to tether him behind a boat—he simply rows on and his horse follows. Dan’s Son is a bargain of the trotting world, for he cost Coram 11 guineas and he has won £2OOO id stakes.

Dan’s Son is an aged gelding by Dan Bells. For some time past he lias been regarded as a brilliant racehorse, but with the bad habit of making mistakes, for no apparent reason, in bis races. Discussing prospects for the championships in the Melbourne “Globe” of January 27, “Direct” had the following:—‘‘The front-markers again seem to dominate the race in this heat and the early stages will see the survival of the most brilliant in the race for position. For this reason I strongly fancy the prospects of Dan’s Son (Vic.) and David Belmont (Vic.). Dan’s Son has proved that he is one of Victoria’s best horses. He can begin quickly and can sprint and stay, but for some unaccountable reason in his races he is apt to break. It is not always because the pressure is on. In fact, I am inclined to think it is when he is allowed to ease that the real danger of his breaking arises.”