DOUBLE STEEPLES WIN

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 187, 9 August 1941, Page 1 (Supplement)

DOUBLE STEEPLES WIN

CONFLAGRATION AT THE THAMES Unique Performance For Apprentice Jockey J. Williamson: Main Flat Event To Radiant Vaals At Good Price The feature of to-day's racing the Th performance of Conflagration, a six-vear-oW ® 5 . the & trained by J. M. Spinks 'at Paer4 hi lt/al ? T |o win two steeplechases in one afternoon but C nn fl .* it and, apparently, with very little trouble d |». Steeples and the Tl—JaJSptJ:seTe^taX' Williamson, an R* \ The principal handicap went to Radiant v a ,i, u i_ such good form at the Great Northern meeting He Si We *| price The favourite was Kaspian, fai,ed end after being in a good position early. V

The honour of saddling up the winner of the first race of the season in the North Islana went to the Paeroa trainer J. 11. Spinks, when he won the Maramarua Hack and Hunters Steeplecnase with the littlefancied Conflagration, who scored a somewhat comfortable .victory over the short-priced win favourite Rival. Belsander led over the first circuit from Full o' Scotch, but with just on a round to go, Conflagration joined Jtelsander in the lead, the pair being about five lengths in front of Full o' Scotch, with Rival and Rod-Mhor next. Conflagration drew out to a clear lead going along the back and Rival moved up second, the pair being a long way in front of the others when there were still two fences to jump. Conflagration had about half a dozen lengths' lead on Rival as they turned for home, and his advantage was never threatentd, the leader going on to win easily by six lengths. General Ruse, who was well back for most of the way pushed into third place in the last 50 yards, just beating Comrie. pe others were never really in the i D' ai finished a long way back although all got round with mistakes. Top Weight Scores The favourite, Verulam, had every show in the first division of the Stewards' Hack. He was early in front and was joined by Mihinui at the end of a furlong, and the pair were soon out four lengths clear of niif 6, Flemington, Glen Conpl 5 n ~ Glenbevan following. Veru--ollt OT ? ce tlie straight was nSn.i 311 / 1 Mihinui also dropped aM oi u further on. Glen Connell ana Glenbevan then came through, hrWf 3 u ard , finish Glenbevan won - E,ise . who had been S- 1 th , rou * h the race, filled that rwS? a J en f?th away, behind Glen nn iw ?£* yal Melody was battling hv M,u ?Ur^ h place and was followed oy Mihinui and Ebony Star. Favourite Unplaced EwJ?° u ? h beaten, the favourite . went a fine race in the ~ division of the Stewards' fintcik j was well back early, but washed on in good style to be right at . finish. The winner U P * n Harmony, who was hH g T T alon S in third position ,h™ d Hogarth and Judgment till ftnpght was reached, when she if™Lj jg. ar, d soon put the issue reyona doubt, winning very easily thl u yjax - who was fourth round .tH rn ancl had a , great with Hogarth over the final jwges, to beat him half a head. Expel nishin g on, next, and was ollowed by Lady Bambury. Kena As Hurdler anli?.! 13 ' wll ° was making his first i»^ rance . over hurdles at a totalwwi me eting, had no difficulty in wh!!?i n u e Hikutaia Hurdles for u. „ " e , started a good favourite, hut as , st kut one at one stage, concluding round, made throS * very fast and with Fta™ furlongs to go he had joined nn i?« j lead - A little further! drew clear and once they to straight he came away I ennrf H very nice] y- Etaro went a ■ on 1)6 second, always being j circuit leaders when the last oth<»! Was er ?tered and he beat the easi 'y as Kena beat him. who finished third, was from 5 half-mile and did well ; real t,!- 1 P oint - Classic showed a in frnriT 1 k speed and was soon out hii wJ, u ,t he was running down lead nni ? hadly and twice lost the flat u y regain it again on the Wrta ♦? rever he was done with Si: $e last half-mile. StoPlaoJj est of those outside the j to Rtav and Black Musk failed l ««®l"roS,£ inS th ' rd ,hree Fine Performance v aals, who scored two Btartn Jl second place in three in? at the Great Northern meetfine responsible for another the Proii j rm . anee when he took he huff nt s Handicap, in which and (fvL a ,Sood field pointlessly Ci°i Wed ability to handle fotw iT ng ,' He was really never ®ovph clc than third, and had Gamns w , second place behind 'eachorf ore the straight was Radiant-*7. Once round the turn iri 3 ?. J came ''ight away, and *orlf han U P right up to his at the j?., a good margin to spare i niade Kaspian and Gamos | 'Urlono y . ln front for about six 1 Gamos u en Kaspian drifted and Sadism ~ a clear lead from frlfcfc t Va J als - with Very Glad, riinni' Waitangi and Kilcash About ®,J srom inently of the others. Gamno l furlongs from home lenotho « a leac * °f a couple of Radian t Vaals, but the the looJ tle later ranged alongside Bthj»v? a ®r, and approaching the 1 there was little between

& 52$ Ve ry Glad. Kilcash and Loid Waitangi following. As renW a , b ° v ,e, once straightened up. 1 heit rl s came right away to beat Gamos, who showed a—return to his best form. Kilcash battled on &ii e a J e -s gth awa >' third ' and then followed Young Paddon, Very Glad, £ and Hunting Bee in a bunch The judge placed Young Paddon fourth. j Two Steeple Wins Carrying a 71b penalty for his win ; earlier in the day, Conflagration i brought off an unusual performance 1 in winning two steeplechases in the i one afternoon. Despite his easy I victory earlier in the day he was not in great demand in the Thames Steeplechase, but he again won very easily and had the race at his mercy a long way from home. The favourite, Allegretto, went away very fast and at one stage had a break of 100 yards on the field, but with six . furlongs to go he was a tired horse and began to drift back to the field. I Floodlight had taken charge just after entering upon the last round from Kinkle, with Fat Boy. Clansman and Conflagration following. Conflagration made a sharp dash : along the back which took him up i to Floodlight, and a little further on t Conflagration drew out and from then onwards the issue was never in doubt. _ Clansman, in the straight, cut Floodlight out of second place and Kinkle, who finished foxirth. after having every chance, was the (only one to be ridden out outside ; the placed horses, the others all i being pulled up after jumping the last hurdle. Jewelled Girdle ran down his fences very badly and eventually fell, his fall being the only one in the three jumping races during the day. Baldric balked at the last fence but was hopelessly out of the contest at the time. Win at Second Start. \ When Exnellant scored an easy win in the Parawai Handicap, the ■' horse and rider met with a mixed j reception on returning to the birdcage. a small section of the rowd indulged in booing and cries of "Put him out." Earlier in the afternoon Exnellant had finished in great style ito be a close fourth in the second ' division of the Stewards' Hack ; Handicap. In the race he won he ! was about the middle of the field for I the first three furlongs, and then | I put in a smart run which landed i 1 him in front and well clear of his opponents at the straight From that point he gave the others : j no chance, to win in fine style by a j i length and a half from Town Section | i who was in the lead at half-way, but : then dropped back a little to come ! on again at the finish, and to have a good tussle with Sure Pay for second money. Sure Pay did not iump away well, and had to cover a lot of ground on the outside of the j field to improve his position, but he I was, all in a furlong from the post, I and iust battled on. Queen City was ■ always prominent and finished fourth, just ahead of Lord Waitangi. ! J. Williamson, who rode Expellant, I had his third winning ride of the day. Little Rose Blooms Although the favourite Hinkler and Regal Fox both ran good races jin the Ngatea Hack, both were decisively beaten by the third I choice Little Rose, who was fifth into the straight and came along at ; the end to win with a good deal in ! hand. Elise made most of the running, and led into the straight from Glen Connell. with Regal Fox next. 1 Then Little Rose put in her claim and had no difficulty in going on to win by a length and a quarter from Hinkler, who finished well and beat Regal Fox by half a length. Stratford was fourth and Acrobat next. Results:—• MARAMARUA HACK ANO HUNTERS' STEEPLE- | CHASE of i-130. About two miles ana a quarter. I 6—6—CONFLAGRATION, b g, 6yrs, by Illu- I mination —Campflre mare (Mr. W. P. | Handley), 9.B—Williamson . , 1 I—2—RIVAL, br K, 6yrs (Mr. R. C. Adams), 4 —4 —GENERAL RUSE, ch e, aged (Mr. J Carey), 10.0—Skilflngton 3 Also started: 2-3 Full o' Scotch, 10.2; 3-1 Comrie, 9.6: 3-1 Belsander, 7-7 Abbey Lu, 9-8 Strathera, 10-10 Goldatlon. 5-5 Rod Mohr. 8-9 Gay Movie, 9.0. Comrie and Belsander were bracketed. Six lengths; four lengths. Time, 4.35 4-5. Winner trained by J. M. Spinks, Paeroa. STEWARDS HACK HANDICAP «f £IM. Six furlongs. First Division: 2—2—GLENBEVAN. be, Syrs, by Musketoon— Country Lady (Messrb. A. C. Jones and M. Coulbrough), 8.12— G. Cameron . . 1 6—B—GLEN CONNELL. br g. syrs (Mr. W. S. Ooosmon), 8.10 —Winder ........ _ ■ 2 5_6 FJ.ISE. br m, 6yrs (Mr D. Hope). 8.4— feeguley 3 Also started: 1-1 Verulam. 8-8: 4-4_Mlhl n ui, 9-9 Mark Anthony. 12-12 Sir Nyx. 3-3 Flying Vixen, 10-10 Bourne mouth. 11-10 Flemington, 7-7 Royal j Melody. 8-8 Ebony Star. 8.0 Half a head; length. Time, 1.19. Winner trained by A. C. Jones. Te Rapa. Second Division: 2—2—HARMONY, b m, 4yrs by Hunting Song—Wee Agnes (Mr. A. H. Storey). 6 —6—GAYJAX, ol ch c, 3yrs (Mr. L. G. Abel). B.o—McMlnn ... v -i" ;■ v " 4—3—HOGARTH, b c, 3yrs (Mr. J. Irwin). B.O—V. Dye 3 Also started: 1-1 Expellant, 8.12; 9-9 Judgment, 7.7 Betterman, 8-8 Gay Opal. 3-4 Lady Bambury, 5-5 Landcourt, 8.0. Length and a half; half a head. Time, 1.20 4-5. Winner trained ty A. J. Goodwin. Papak*.-m.

HIKUTAIA HURDLES of £180. One mile and five furlongs I—I—KENA,1 —I—KENA, b g. aged, by Musketoon—Misset (Mr. K. L. Richards). 9.12—V. Dye 1 7 — 7 —ETARO, b g, syrs (Mr. a. Ramsay). 9.o—Maria 2 8 —8 —MAXOWN, br g, aged (Mr. E. J. Cerrand>. 9.o—Gilmer 3 Also started: 2-2 Black Musk. 11.5; 6-5 Orate. 9.7; 6-5 Prince Rangi, 9.3; 4-6 Classic, 9.2; 5-4 Devon, 9.1; 3-3 Hutuwai, 11-10 Well Away, 9-9 Stokowski, 12-12 Acquest, 10-11 Orient Dawn. 9.0. Two lengths; length. Time, 3.13 1-5. Winner trained by R. H. Martin. Matamata. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP of £250. One mile and a quarter 4 6—RADIANT VAALS, b g, 4yrs, by Vaals— Alhambra (Mr. W. Townsend), 8.9 — G. Cameron 1 3—2—GAMOS, ch g, 6yrs (Mr. O. Nicholson and the Hon. E. R. Davis), 7.2—C G Goulsbro . 2 5— 5 KILCASH, ch m, syrs (Mr. P. Corbett), 7.s—Williamson 3 Also started: 2-2 Young Paddon, 9.0; 7-8 Gold Y 3 ? 15 '.,, 8 - 6 ' 1-1 Kaspian, 7.11: 0-9 Lord Waitangi. 6-4 Vitement. 7.2; 8-7 Philemup, 12-12 Very Glad, 11-11 Hunting Bee, 10-10 Erllck. Two lengths and a half; one length. Time, 2.16 Winner triined by owner. Cambridge. THAMES STEEPLECHASE of £2>o. About two miles and a half. 6—6—CONFLAGRATION, b g. 6yrs. by Illumination—Camplire mare (Mr W p Handley), 9.3, car. 9.10 ' 1 7—7—CLANSMAN, blk, g, aged (Mr. V. J Punch), 9.0 2 S—S —FLOODLIGHT, b g, aged (Mr. J. H. Grecnhead). 9.6 3 Also started: 8-8 Jewelled Girdle. 115- »-4 Golden England. 10.0; 2-3 Kinkle, 9.12; 1-1 Allegretto. 9.9; 3-2 Baldric. 9-9 Simint. 10-10 Fat Eoy, 9.0. Si?: lengths: three lengths. Time, 5.19 1-5. Winner trained by J. M. Spinks, Paeroa. PARAWAI HANDICAP of £2M. Six furlongs. 2 —2—EXPELLANT, b g. 6yrs, by Appellant— E'talted (Mr. C. R. Powell). 8.0 —J. Williamson .... 1 7—4—TOWN SECTION, b m, 6yrs (Mr. F. Hirst), B.O—R. W. McTavish 2 I—I—SURE PAY, br h, 4yrs iMr. W. Townsend), B.6—V. Dye 3 Also started: 6-5 Corato, 9.10; 5-8 Valmint, 8.5; 9-5 Lord Waitangi. 8.3; 11-11 Biddy Gill, 8.2: 4-3 Chary, 8-6 Kunto, 3-7 Happlcoat, 12-12 Heroic Maid, 10-10 Queen City, 8.0. One length and a half; half a length Time, 1.19. Winner trained by R. H. Martin, Matamata. NGATEA HACK HANDICAP of £140. Seven furlongs. 3—3—LITTLE ROSE, br m, syrs, by Iliad— Alter Money (ilr. F. Rose). 8.4 —R. E. Home 1 I—I—HINKLER,1 —I—HINKLER, ch g. syrs (Mr. G. Cobb). B.B—V. Dye 2 2—2—REGAL FOX. blk c. 3yrs (Mr. W. Cieary). 8.9 —C. G. Goulsbro 3 Also started. 6-5 Glen Connell. 8.10: 4-6 Royal Jay, 8.7; 7-4 El6ie. 8-8 Acrobat. 5-7 Stratlord. 8.3; 9-9 Mlo Fratollo, 8.0. One length and a quarter: half a length. Time 1.35. Winner trained by E. Corcoran. Tlrau. j