RACING NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 66, Issue 57, 17 December 1945, Page 5

RACING NEWS

SPORTING

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Trotting December 22—New Brighton. December 26 —Gore. December 26 —Ashburton. December 26, 27 —Westport, December 27, 29, 31 —Auckland. December 29 —Winton. December 29, January I—Canterburyl—Canterbury

Park. January 3, 4 —Greymouth. Racing December 22—Pahiatua R.C. December 22, 26, 29 —Dunedin J.C. December 26—Waipukurau J.C. December 26, 27 —Taranaki J.C. December 26, 28 —Auckland R.C. December 26, 27, 29 —Manawatu R.C. December 29, January I—Greymouth J.C. HORORATA RACING CLUB

ROYAL RAE SUCCEEDS The Hororata Racing Club held its annual race meeting on the Motukarnra racecourse on Saturday, in tine weather, and there was an exceptionally large attendance. Some heavy showers tell in the district overnight, but these helped towards making the going favourable, without being fast. The totalisator handled £37,8881 When the club held its last meeting on its own course in Decernper of 1941, the turnover was £7542 10s. The investments at the Banks Peninsula Racing Club’s meeting last month totalled £43,686 10s. Concluding results:

Novice Stakes, of £400; 4-year-okls and upwards; seven furlongs—First division: 3.3 Denary (Messervy) 8.2 1, 11-12 Jurisle 8.2 2, 5-6 Leighmond 8.2 3. Ser.: Arbella, Montello D’Oro. Two lengths, same. Time, lmin 31sec. Second Divison: 4-4 Legal Right 8.2 (Nntiall) 1, 1-1 Detain 8.2 2, 7-7 Mister John 8.2 3. Ser.: Fluorescent. Head, length. Time, 1.30 2-5. Knight Memorial Handicap, of £350, seven furlongs—l-1 Royal Rae 8.12 (Ellis) 1. 2-4 Derene 7.7 2, 3-3 Burberry) B.S 3. All started. Half a head, length. Time, 1.29 2-5. Snowden Trot, of £240, class 3,33; 1* miles—l-1 Worthy Gold 24vds behd (A. Holmes) 1, 7-7 Lady Ngaio scr 2, 5-6 Dunmore ser 3. Scr.: Victory Boy. One length, six lengths. Times. 3.21 4-5. 3.24, 3.25.

Sandown Hack Handicap, of £2OO ; seven furlongs—s-5 Good Friend 7.1 (McGlintock) 1, 1-1 Peculate 8.3 2, 6-6 Peter Gazelle 8.7 3. Ser.: Nurnie. Two lengths, one length. Time, 1.28 2-5.

GTAKI-MAGR! R.C

WIN FOR SALTTDOS. (P.A.) OTAKI, December 16. The Olaki-Maori Racing Club’s summer meeting was held on Saturday in fine weather. The track was In excellent order after showers and a storm. The totalisator handled £46,932, against £36,896 last December. Concluding results: Second Kuku Ma-ideh Flat Race, of

£200; six furlongs—s-5 Rockanui 8.10 (Connor) 1, 6-6 Tlveioway 8.10 2, 3-4 Colopier 8.10 3. Scratched: The Storinovilc, Bright Flash. Three lengths; head. Time, 1.17.

Otaki Hack Handicap, of £250; seven furlongs—l-2 Gay Stroller 7.7 (Taylor) 1, 2-1 Soneri 8.12 2, 8-8 Barrage 8.5 3. Scratched: The Grand, Delinquent. Length; four lengths. Time, 2.28 2-5.

Huia Handicap, of £350; seven fur-longs—l-1 Saludos 8,6 (Sellars) 1, 2-1 Stony Broke 7.10 and 4-3 Foxcatcher 8.9 (dead-heat) 2. Scratched: Whitley, Lady Nahleen, Beau Jewel. Two lengths. Time, 1.27. Te Horo Hack Handicap, of £300; nine furlongs—B-8 Tid-apa. 7.13 (Boreham) 1, 7-7 Incline 7.11 2, 4-4 Iron Duke 8.2 3. Scratched: Aqua. Nose; same. Time, 1.55.

TAPANUI R.C.

TWO SUCCESSES FOR GOOD CAST (P.A.) GORE, December 15. The Tapanui Racing Club’s annual meeting was held in ideal weather. The track was firm and the attendance large. The totalisator handled £7393 10s, compared with £4086 10s in 1941. Results: Trial Handicap, of £9O; six furlongs —4 Young Bob 9.0 (Crombie) 1, 11 Young Monanui 8.10 2, 5 Norse Lass 8.10 3. Scratched: Desert Trek, Amicus. Two lengths; half a length. Time, 1.17. Tune, Friendly Light, and Some Coon fell four furlongs from home.

President’s Hack Handicap, of £100; six furlongs—2 Sumra 8.1 (R. A. Gibson) 1, 1 Gold Spur 8.9 2, 4 Minorn Car 8.1 3. Scratched: Girl Friend, Banco, Bath Slipper, Luminous -Knight, Burnbrae. Two and a half lengths; neck. Time, 1.15 4-5. Mclntyre Handicap Trot, of £100; class 3.37; lh miles —1 Tma Grattan scr (A. Foster) 1,2 Royal Victory 4S 2, 7 Crimson Trail scr 3. Scratched: Silk Dillon. Eight lengths; six lengths. Time, 3.36. Tapanui Handicap, of £120; 1.1 miles —2 Good Cast 9.0 (car. 8.7) (R. J. Cochrane) 1, 3 Maharajah 5.2 (car. 7.11) 2, 1 Foxchase 8.12 (car. 8.5) 3. Only starters. Half a head; half a length. Time. 2.11 4-5.

Dwyer Memorial Handicap, of £100; six furlongs—2 Lisheen 9.6 (Hills) 1, 3 Sumra 7.10 2, 7 Norse Lass 7.7 3. Scratched: Gold Spur, Luminous Knight, Master Baffles. Five lengths; two lengths. Time, 1.15. Fassifern Handicap Trot, of £100; class 2.59; 11 miles —1 Ina Grattan scr (Foster) 1, 3 Frae Dunown scr 2, 2 Royal Victory 36 3. Scratched: Avon’s Pride. Three lengths; nine lengths. Time, 2.56. Quin Memorial Handicap, of £110; 1 mile 100 yards—l Good Cast 8.8 (Cochrane) 1,2 Dearo 8.0 2, 3 Combat 7.3 3. Scratched: Pencarrow, Bonnie Chela. One length; two lengths. Time, 1.51.

Stewards’ Hack Handicap, of £100; 61 furlongs—l Bonnie Chela 7.10 (Williams) 1, 6 Merry Lancer 8.2 2, 3 Kai Pai 7.10 3. Scratched: Bath Slipper, Young Monanui, Patinos. Half each way. Time, 1.21.

WAIPA R.C.

CUP WON BY MR ROSA (P.A.) TE AWAMUTU, Dec. 15. The Waipa Racing Club held its summer meeting to-day in fine weather, and the track was in excellent condition. The totalisator handled

£59,249 10s against £58,277 10s la year. Results: Waipa Plate, of £150; seven ft longs—First. Division: 8-3 Happy F< 5.2 (Horne) 1, 2-1 Royal Advice 8.11 10-10 Jocelyn Ann 8.11 3. Scratches dole! Rock, Neville, Balalaika, Grei Light, Ballina. Second Division: i Conspiracy 9.2 (Taylor) 1, 10Donnybrook 8.2 2, 2-1 Princess Fox f 3. Scratched: Jovial King, Trust!! Third Division: 4-5 Democracy 8.11 ( Winder) 1, G-4 Folleto 7.11 2, 19Youthful 8.2 3. Scratched: Sam Powell, Town Echo, Form. W. G. Park Hurdles, of £300; miles —3-3 Etaro 10.1 (Ensor) 1, 1 Bright Fox 11.2 2, 8-7 Beryl Vaals t 3. Scratched: Royce, Kouraeka, Qui ation. Thakoor, Upton. First Ohaupo Hack Handicap, £250; seven furlongs—4-4 Laddie Bi 8.6 (Wiggins) 1, 1-1 Royal Charter 7 2, 3-3 Greek Chief 7.7 3. Scratchei Firm Lass, Bournemouth, Belle Zon Hazara, Verus, On Time. Te Awamutu Cup, of £650; 1J mil —9-7 Mr Rosa S.O (Dye) 1, 8-S S Standfast 7.12 2, 1-1 Landveyor 9.6 Scratched: Airport, Kaureka, Lla arth. Heroic Star. Head; same. Tim 2MSecond Ohaupo Hack, of £251 seven furlongs—3-2 Baby Girl 8.4 (ca 8.6) (Harding) 1, 2-1 Transfix 7.7 6-5 Jeep 7.9 3. Scratched: Playfellow Dukeron, Greek Art, Royal Advice. Pirongia Hack Cup, of £350; ] miles —14-14 Race Chum 7.7 (Phillip: 1, 9-7 Pongi 7.7 2, 1-1 Golden Pay 8 3. Scratched: Corondal, Kitty Gree South Riding, Foxbrae, Hunting Par Evening Coat, Water Flight, Dar Ages, Flying Jim, Corineus, To-nigh Neck; head. Time, 2.7 2-5. The wi: ner paid over a century and thre quarters. Flying Handicap, of £400; seve furlongs—l-1 Exeter 9.9 (Winder) 6-5 Lord Dink 7.0 2, 3-2 Mercurial 7 3. Scratched: Nawab, Cricket Bal Bonny Pay, Theoress. Length; on and a half lengths. Time, 1.26 2-5. Paterangi Handicap, of £350; seve furlongs—2-2 Bonny Pay 8.2 (Caddy 1, 1-1 Our Joy 7.7 2, 3-3. Nawab 8.10 : Scratched: Nepeta, Royal Maste Royal Glory, Jollyfox, Bramble Son; Riverlands Roe, Lord Dink. Length two lengths. Time, 2.5 3-5.

CRICKET

DRAWN SENIOR GAME KIA ORA AND R.S.A. Kia Ora worn robbed of a win ovi Returned Services’ Association in senior cricket match at the Domain c Saturday largely by a splendid inning by A. Cade, who carried his bat l’t Of). In spile of a. very heavy outfiel liis tally included six fours. No oth< R.S.A. batsmen reached double figun and the side liad made SI for nir when stumps were drawn. It was good effort after losing the fir; wicket for three and having only i on the board for six. Kia Ora, who batted first, mac llfi, the top scorers being W. J. Owe (35) and 11. Jordan (25), who cor bined well to add 3D for the thil wicket. Rowling l'or R.S.A., G. Dane took four wickets for 18 runs and j Cade took four for 30. Leading tl attack for Kia Ora. Owen took six f( 53.

WIN FOR ASITRURTON Ashburton had n fairly easy w over Lauriston on tho Oval, tho scor being 147 runs to 90. A feature of tl match was the bowling of P. Doig f

st Aslibutron, Ills effort of five wickets for 14 runs, including a hat trick —he took the last three' Lauriston wickets, r- Doig was ably assisted by P. L. Zouch, 'X who took three for 15. The standard 2, of the Ashburton bowling is illustrated i; by the fact that six of the visiting k batsmen were clean bowled and one •7 went lbw.

0 Goodwin headed the score for Laur,9 iston with 36, the next best scorers I. being: Smith (10), T. Crothers (11) and J. C. Ashworth (12). Ashburton, batting !l second, passed their opponents’ score y for six wickets. Their best batsmen were J. Doig (19), It. Tulloch (20), J. h Kelly (39) and I. Eyles (19).

n * JUNIOR MATCHES of )y • 8 RACE AGAINST TIME i: a, r s . Time was the important factor in a * r junior match between High School and Woollen Mills, won by the former. n ' Although beaten, .Woollen Mills pere> formed much better than in their pre- , vious match.

w > Batting first, High School made 96 “'• (Burton 24, Welsh 17, O’Grady 13, Grayburn 12). They lost their last vv > three wickets without addition to the score. Woollen Mills replied with 98, I^ ane contributing a useful 40. Hesely tine made 20. High School, in their second effort at the crease, were all out for 74, Frew being the highest scorer with 31. A vicious bowling at;'JC tack by High School had Woollen Mills all out in their second innings n ‘ for 34 within six minutes of time, the o- best score being 13 by Lane. McKenzie (four for 34 and five for 511 30), Pirdy (four for 46) and Lane L (four for 29) were the pick of the bowlers for Woollen Mills. The High School bowlers, Welsh and Grayburn, ie were much more dangerous in their second effort, when the clock was ® against them, taking four for 23 and 0 five for eight respectively.

1; ’ KJA ORA HAS WIN Unable to stand up to the bowling oC H. Horne, who took eight wickets for 18 runs in the second innings, Teechnieal lost to Kia Ora by an innings and 46 runs in a junior match. ! In their first strike Technical made 55 | (Price 16, Thomas 10), Smallridge taki ing four wickets for eight runs. After making 182 runs for the. loss | of eight wickets (K. Kenny 41, S. McElhinney 84, not out, D. Aitken 18), Ch‘ a declared, and in following on u Technical made only 31, the last six batsmen failing to score. Burton was r S tbe highest scorer with 11. Although J r they did not take many wickets, Price and Burton . bowled with consistent ; ’ length and accuracy for Technical.

GOLF

10 WEEK-END BOGEY MATCH n i n- , ■d ““ A record field including worn members, contested a bogey mat Played by the Ashburton. Golf Cli during the week-end. The links we in excellent condition. The mat resulted in a tie between W. Guthrie and J. Russell 1 up, Guthr winning on the count back. The next best scores were:—M n H. A Vezey, J. L. Lloyd, A. Sutt< is and C. J. Ronnington, all square, e H. Dobson 3 down, M. W. Wellingto ir S, \V. Gower and H. Modes' 4 down.