Cherry Plum's Easy Win at Napier

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 128, 2 June 1941, Page 4

Cherry Plum's Easy Win at Napier

Numerically the field for the Xapier I ark Steeplechase ou Saturday was disappointing, only five lining up. Of these, two fell, and Cherry Plum, an odds-on iavoTjiite, scored a comfortable win by nve iengbhs from the outsider of the field fcon and Heir, with Luc ul his Boy third. Cherry Pl llln j s a five-year-old gelding •l>v Beau Pere—Cherry- Pie, owned by Mr. tr. I). Beatson and trained by him. It wa»< Uie gelding's sixth start this season and his second win, .his .previous euccess 'ltt>n« in the Oinahi Hack Hurdles at -Na.pier Park last November. WANGANWI STEEPLECHASE Making her first appearance this season the aged Callaghan mare, Lady Callaghan, brought off a surprise Jjy winning the \\ anganui Steeplechase on Saturday She was fourth choice in a field of half a dozen and, soiiis to the front early, sihe remained there throughout. Ruling Star, the lavounte, -was second, imt was six lervfrths away. The usually reliable conveyance, .Riotous, fell, as did also Gold Nut. A GOOD PERFORMANCE The three-year-old, The Monarch, was responsible for a fine performance when lie took the Connolly Handicap at the \v anganui meeting on Saturday. In the race he got anything but a good run, and his prospects did not look at all good when he was in a bad position after turning into the straight. However, an openins presented itself and W. Broughton, quickly taking advantage of it, shot The Monaivili through, and he got up to beat Last Acre by a neck. Gay Fox -vras only a Jiead away, the finish being a particularly close one. LITTLE RACED With only one race previously this season, when he finished out of a ip'lace, there was nothing to suggest that Whirr would win the Otago Steeplechase on Saturday at Wingatui. -but he did, and won it easily from the top-weight and favourite. Bally Brit. Whirr is an aged celdiiisr by Tractor—Megan, and is owned ■by Mr. L. C. Hazlett and trained by A. J. Cassells. Last season AVhirr started tour times, a second beina his best effort. WEARING WELL Mmigatoon. who muet 'be getting on in years, ivon the Otago Hurdles on Saturday by the mere 20 lengths. The Musketoon fielding did not win out of his turn, as it was his first success this season, he .being unplaced in all his previous starts.