THE TURF.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 15, 28 October 1938, Page 2

THE TURF.

BANKS PENINSULA CLUB. TO-MORROW’S ANTICIPATTONS. (Byi “Torpedo.”) The Spring meeting of the Banks Peninsula. Racing Club will be held at Motukarara to-morrow, splendid fields having accepted for all events. this meeting is always looked upon as a dress rehearsal for the New Zealand Cup. and for this reason always attracts considerable attention. The running of the Cup horses will he watched with interest, mud the win and place system of betting will be in operation. The following horses, on form, should run prominently in their respective engagements:— Trial Stakes: Nigella, 'La Plata, Improvident. Kaituna High-weight: Screamer, Dracula, Aymon. Duvauehello Trot: Fragment, Baytax, Loneworthy. Buchanan Memorial: Rosseau, Happy Night, Wine Card. Halswell Hack: Financiere, Miss Bluff, Rebellion. Le Rons Handicap: Lady Leigh, Cocksure, Kilrobe. Little River Trot: Jovial, Warwick, Tinker. Brackenfield Handicap: Elmareh, Gillie, Maroha. The Fields. 12.30 p.m.— Okain’s Trial Stakes, of £115; five furlongs.—Amoretto, Chirp, Haughty Toti, Improvident, La Plata, Leaderette, Nigella, Queen Linda, Rex Maitland, Tint o’ Tan, Wandarohe 8.7, Benevolent, Great Swoop, West Wind 7.7.

1.10 p.m.— . Kaituna. High-Weight Handicap, of £120; nine furlongs.—Dracula 10.1, Manetho 9.11, Superex 9.10, Flashlight 9.7, Screamer 9.2, Lady Rosette, Lord Hawke, In the Dark, Aymon, Rebel Leader, Royal Refrain, Back Pat 9.0.

1.50 p.m.— Duvauchelle Handicap Trot, of £120; 3.5 class; one mile and a quarter.— Audo Girl, Dick Ahoy, Falaise, Fragment, Baytax, Huguenot, Lady Vasclyne, Loneworthy, Mackscot, Millimetre, Queen’s County (late Sovereign Lady), Muriel Axworthy, Night Signal, Nelson Eddy, Plymouth, Rey Bonny, Sterling Pointed, Straight, Sure Potts, Talak, True Glow, William Potts, Wrakuill scr, Grby ! Jjad 48.

2.30 p.m.— J. F. Buchanan Memorial Handicap, of £250; one mile and a quarter.— Willie Win 9.0, Argentic 8.13, Padishah, Malagigi 8.6, Last Refrain 8.4, Polity 8.2, Dictate, Wine Card 8.13, Mungatoon 7.9, Waitaka 7.7, Cape Gabo 7.6, Mount Val. Happy Night, Rousseau 7.0.

3.10 p.m.— Halswell Hack Handicap, of £120; six furlongs.—Financiere 9.0, Garonne 8.9, Plumage 8.0, Flame Queen, Scuffle 7.11, Miss Bluff, Night Hawk 7.9, Colombo 7.8, Rebellion, Real Lady (late Miss Pilot), Asset, Improvident, Amoretto, Great Baby 7.7. 3.50 p.m.-—-Le Bon’s Handicap, of £150; seven furlongs. —Paper Slipper 9.1, Dictate 8.9, Cocksure 8.2, Nightcalm 7.7, Kilrobe 7.7, Lady Leigh 7.2, Second Innings 7.2, Golden Chest 7.2, Rebel Star, Silver Lark, Rabble 7.0'. 4.30 p.m.— Little River Handicap Trot of £130; 3.39 class; one milie and a half. — Dancing Pirate, Gay Lady, Jovial, Lady Slipper, Orby Lad, Rhinegoid, (Silk King, Sure Potts, Trinidad, True Glow, Warwick scr, Tinker 12, Carageen, Gentleman Joe (P.) 24, Llewellyn’s Pet 36, Eddie Tolan 48. 5.10 p.m. — Brackenfield Hack Handicap, of £120; seven furlongs.—Gironde 9.7, Elmareh 8.3, Great Bramble 8.3, Glenacre 8.2, Gillie 8.0, Maroha 7.13, Lady Middleham 7.13, Screamer 7.11, Romarin 7.11, Miss Bluff 7.10, Oomus 7.9, Happy Memory 7.7, A venal 7.7. POVERTY BAY RACING CLUB. DE FRIEND WINS HANDICAP.

(Per Press Association.) GISBORNE, October 27. The Poverty Bay Turf Club’s spring races opened at Malcaraka to-day in fine weather before a large crowd. The track was bard and fast. The tot'alisator handled £4940 compared with £5554 last year. Results:— First Hurdles, of £125; one mile and a half.—2 Illinois 9.0 (Ferguson) 1, .6 Seven Seas 9.0 2, 3 Thrasher 9.3 3. Won by four lengths; a length between second and third. Time, 2.48 2-5. Junction Handicap, of £110; one mile.—3 Mendelssohn 8.0 (Atkins) 1,2 True 7.7 2, 1 Jayola 9.0 1 3. Won by one and a quarter lengths; nose between second and third. Time, 1.42 3-ssec. Flying Handicap, of £l2o'; six furlongs.—2 Golden Blonde 8.6 (Chaplin) 1, 4 Pakanui 8.10 2, 5 Huntotte 7.9 3. Won by a, length and a half half a length between second and third. Time I. 3-5. Makaraka Handicap, of £140; one mile.—l Do Friend 8.12 (Chaplin) 1, 4 Skyway 7.0 2,2 Gay Hunted 8.4 3. AVo n by two lengths; three-quarters of a length, 'between second and third. Time, 1.41. Maiden Scurry, of £100; five furlongs.—2 Native Song 8.1 (Chaplin) 1, 1 Mimicry 8.0 2, 3 Hunting Royal 8.0 3. Won by a length ; half a length between second and third. Time. 1.1 3-5. Roschuid Handicap, of £110; seven furlongs.—3 Guv Laura. 10.7 (Mr H. H. Pods) I, 1 Illinois 10.12 2, 4 Birkology 11. 3. Won by a length ; one and a half lengths between second and third. Time, 1.31.

October Handicap, of £110; six furlongs.— 5 Okawa 8.3 (Atkins) 1, 1 Gay

Mimic 8.8 2, 3 Perfect Lady .7,9 3. Won by two lengths; one and a half lengths second and third. Time,. 1.14 3-5.

Acceptances for Saturday. Second Hurdles, of £125; one mile and a half.—Small Boy 11.9, Illinois 9.12, Mnliala 9.9. Thrasher 9.4, Seven Seas 9.3, Tycon 9.2, Red Hunting 9.2, Bothwell 9.0. Taruheru Hack Handicap, of £120; six furlongs.—Golden Blonde 9.3, Pakanui 9.1, Joviality 8.13, Huntette 7.10, Lordly Knight 7.0. Waikanae Hack Cup, of £l3O ; one mile.—Okawa 8.13, Flying Comedy 8.12, Gold Ballad 8.11, Gay Mimic 8.11, Mendelssohn 8.8, Hinepit 8.0, Quaint 7.12, Kirkologv 7.12, Illinois 7.12, True 7.7, Reay Bridge 7.7, Gazeful 7.7. Spring Handicap, of £145; one mile and a quarter.—Do Friend 9.10, Gay Hunter 8.2, Pennycomequiek 7.7, Legatee 7.6, Skyway 7.4, Minnow 7.2. Juvenile Stakes, of £110; five furlongs.—Jayola, 9.7, Native Song 8.13, Hunting Royal 8.4, Plenteous 8.4, Smiling Personality 7.13, Silver Bat 6.13,

Trial Handicap, of £100; six furlongs.—Native Song 9.0, Gay Laura 8.9, Mimicry 8.7, Tu Rnhiri, Malmetic, Whetn, Royal Stuart, Queen’s Dream, Acella, Seven Seas, Final 8.0. Wimata Hack Handicap, of £110; six furlongs.—Okawa 9.0, Gay Mimic, Bold Step 8.12, Gold Ballad 8.12, Red Hunting 8.1, Guiding Light 8.0, Quaint 7.12, Perfect Lady 7.10, Sunny Lass 7.7, Thu 7.7.

BOXING DAY STAKES INCREASED. ASHBURTON TROTTING CLUB. mAt a meeting of the. committee or the- Ashburton Trotting Club on Wednesday evening, the programme for the summer meeting on Boxing Day, as submitted by the programme committee was approved. The Stakes total £3,100, being an increase of £IOO on last year. The class for the Ashburton Trotting Cup has been fixed, for horses assessed at 4.26 or better for two miles, and the stake will be £9OO.

The Boxing Day Handicap, which on previous programmes has been a H mile race, has been altered to 101 furlongs for horstes assessed at 2.44 or better for H miles, and the stake is £4OO.

The 11 mile race starts at a. bend, and the adding of an extra half furlong to this distance will greatly improve the start. The N.Z. Champion Stakes for three-year-olds carries a. stake of £750 while the Winslow Handicap for unhoppled trotters entries a stake of £325 for horses that can do 3.29 or better for 11 miles. The balance of the programme comprises two maiden races for trotters and pacers, a two-mile race for 4.42 class horses, and, a, mile and a half race for 3.34 class horses.

VICTORIA DERBY ACCEPTORS. MELBOURNE, October 27. ' The following are the acceptances for the VICTORIA DERBY, of £o000; 1| miles.—Tregenna, Caragona, Kingdom, Nfiffield, Eort Regal, Tempest, Adi os, Aeolus, Netherlea. New Zealand acceptors for the Hotham Handicap are: Catalogue, Queen of Song, and Sir Regent. The barrier draw for the Melbourne Cup is: Sir Regent on the rails, Royal Chief No. 15, Catalogue No. 17, Queen of Song No. 23. SPORTS IN ASHBURTON. ATTRACTIONS FOR TO-MORROW.

GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS. Most summer sports in Ashburton have now been commenced, and tomorrow, if the weather is more favourable than it has been to-day, cricket, tennis, croquet, bowls and golf will draw many enthusiasts to their respective playing grounds. The third series of matches in the first round of the Ashburton County Cricket Association’g senior competitions will be pla.yed. The draw is:— Fairfield v. P.W.1., at Fairfield; Technical v. Ashburton, at Technical; Kin Ora v. Old Boys, at Kia Ora. The junior cricket competition will be continued, one match being played in Ashburton, and the others in country districts. Finals in the Mid-Canterbury golf championships will be decided. The matches starting in the morning, will be played over 36 holes.

In the Domain, bowlers from the Allenton Club are to try conclusions with the Ashburton players. Tennis and croquet clubs have arranged their own matches.