LATE SPORTING

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 66, Issue 196, 1 June 1946, Page 6

LATE SPORTING

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB PHIL BOA WINS STEEPLES (P.A.) , DUNEDIN, This Day. The weather was ideal for the open ing of the Dunedin Jockey Club’s Winter meeting to-day. The track was slow. There was a big attendance. Results i TAHUNA STEEPLES, of £300; >2l miles—4-4 Night Prince 9.2 (McKerrow) 1, 2-2 Bonnie Simper 9.10 ,(F. J. Boyle) 2, 1-1 Eleanor Star 9.5 (D. Hamiil) 3. Scratched: Page’s Raids, Cobalt, Twelve six iTirne, smin 40sec. TRIAL STAKES, of . £250; six fur-longs—B-8 Wild Note 8.0 ‘(A. Stokes) 1, 2-2 Knight Crusader 8.11 (K. Nuttall) 2, 6-7 Beechwood 8.11 (D. Dawson) 3. Scratched: Great Chum, Leading Man, Concrete. Three lengths, two. Time, lmin 20sec. The winner paid nearly a. score and a half. OTAGO HURDLES, of £500; 13 miles. —1-2 Arabian Night 11.5 (R Hensley) 1, 7-5 Maharajah 10.3 (C. F. Low) 2, 4-4 Courtdrestsi 9-11 (D. O’Neill) 3. All started. Two lengths, one. Time, 3min 24 2-ssec. BRIGHTON HANDICAP, of £300; Seven furlongs—l 3-14 Manatone 8.1 (R. Frame) 1, 1-1 Young Bob 8.12 (A. N. Didham) 2, 2-2 Night Fighter 9.0 (H. Ford) 3. All started. Won by a head; half head. Time: 1.34. OTAGO STEEPLES, of £750; 121 furlongs—l-2 Phil Boa 10.5 (R. Heesley) 1, 5-7 Siglow 9.8 (K. Wilson) 2, 8-8 Slayer 10.1 (F. J. Boyle) 3. Scr: Page’s Raid. Eight lengths; six lengths. Time, 5.32 2-5.

AUCKLAND R.C. G.N. TO BRAMBLE SONG (P.A.) * AUCKLAND, This Day. The Auckland Racing Club’s Great Northern meeting opened at Ellerslie to-day in bright sunshine. The track was firm and there was a large attendance. Results: FIRST JERVOIS HANDICAP, of £600; seven furlongs.—2-3 Panope 8.0 (Jillings) 1, 6-5 Our Bridge 9.2 (Cleaver) 2, 5-6 Brockton 8.0 (Bagby) ‘3. Scratched: Colonel Dink, Sir Desmond, Our Dave, Silver Chain, Noble Artist, Pleasant Bay. Five, neck. Time, lmin 28sec. GREENLAND STEEPLES, of £600; 2i miles I .—l-1 British Mint 10.3 J (Ritchie) 1, 2-2 Tanga Ta Pai 9.3 2, 1-1 Bronze Night 9.4 (Hain), bracketed with British Mint 3. Scratched: Classic, Brown Chief. Half, four. Time sm.in 7 2-ssec. SECOND JERVOIS HANDICAP, of £600; seven furlongs.—6-6 Rampede 8.5 (Ireland) 1, 3-3 Kanga 8.6 (Jillings) 2, 5-4 General Menteith 9-2 (Caddy) 3. Scratched: Rangiriri, Mild Flutter, La Fleaurette, Miss HirSa, Susan Lee. Three lengths, neck. Time, lmin 27 4-ssec.

PENROSE HURDLES, of £600; One mile and three-quarters.—6-6 Khadim 9.0 (Hain) 1, 3-3 Glad Fox 10.0 (Jenkins) 2, 1-1 Fox Star 9.5 (Collett) 3. Scratched: Bronzo, Greek Boy, Sir Emmett, Airlie. Won by two and a half lengths; one and a half lengths. Time: 3.13.

GREAT NORTHERN HURDLES, of £2500; 21 miles —1-1 Bramble Song 9.4 (Winder) 1, 3-2 Blue Title 9.6 (Carter) 2, 8-6 Hunto 11.0 (Skiffington) 3. Scr: Brantome, Gold Cape, Grahman, Betterman, Ballinasloe, Shepherd’s Mate. Three lengths each way. Time, 4.39 3-5.

NAPIER PARK RACING CLUB (P.A.) GREENMEADOWS, This Day. The weather was cloudy and the track soft for the first day of the Napier Park Club’s winter meeting. Results: MOTEO HURDLES, of £175; One mile and a half. —1-2 The Monarch 11.0 (C. Bowry) 1, 2-1 Matapan 9.6 (R. Drinkwater) 2, 6-6 St. Nat 9.2 (J. Walsh) 3. Scratched: Merry Vaals. Won by three and a half lengths; half a length. Time 2.53. FIRST MAIDEN SCURRY, of £125; five furlongs.—B-8 Omaio 8.10 (Smith) 1, 6-6 Clive Belle 8.0 (Mudford) 2, 13-13 Heretic 8.0 (McDonald) 3. All stalled. Neck, one and a half. Time, lmin ssec. MAREWA HACK HANDICAP, of £175; one mile. —4-3 Griffin 8.0 (Atkins) 1, 1-1 Te Wanaka 8.0 (Atkin) 2, 5-6 Kauri Queen 8.8 (McDonald) 3. Scratched: Royal Duce, Atoma. One ..and a half each way. Time, lmin 46 l-ssec. NAPIER STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, of £300; Two and a half miles. -6-6 Malacca 10.2 (Drinkwater) 1, 5-5 Flylite 9.2 (Saxton) 2, 3-1 Opaltown 10.2 (Waaka) 3. Scratched: St. Nat. Won by four lengths; sixteen lengths. Time: 5.22 2-5.

WANGANUI J.C. (P.A.) WANGANUI, This Day. The Wanganui Jockey Club’s winter meeting opened in ideal weather before a large attendance. The track was in excellent condition for wintei racing, thou Hi slightly hold'Ug.. Results: — ' HACK AND HUNTERS’ STEEPLECHASE, of £300; two miles. —4-3 Master Francis 9.5 (Ivil) 1, 3-2 Penwilt 9.5 2, Gay Rouen 10.11 3. All started.’ Length, half. Time, 4min llsec. TRIAL PLATE,of £250; six furlongs, and 80 yards—3-3 Pellmeer 5.7 (Broughton) 1, 6-2 Newell Post 8.7 2, 5-6 Moylena 5.7 3. All started. Four, two. Time, lmin 20sec. .TUNE HURDLES, of £400; One mile and three-quarters.—s-4 Silver Note 9.0 (McKinnon) 1, 7-7 Peach King 9.6 2, 1-2 Mynet 10.10 3. Scratched: Whackie. Won by two lengths; four lengths. Time: 3.19 1-5.