MARTON CUP DAY

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 308, 29 December 1944, Page 7

MARTON CUP DAY

ALETHE.I IjIKBIJY FAVOURITE The Marton Jockey Club will open its summer meeting to-morrow, and Alethea, which is in fine form at present, should be very hard to beat in the Cup. The prospects include:— 11.30—Maiden Race: First division, Thoress, Last Robe bracket; second division, Air Pier bracket, Bettermusk bracket. 32.25—Juvenile Handicap: Duplicity, Merciful, Michael. I.lo—Aldworth Stakes: Leigh Hark, Tidapa, Kuri. I.ss—Rata Hack Hurdles: Reretere, Whero, Foxcover. 2.4s—Marton Cup: Alethea, Yogi, Broiefield. 3.3o—McManaway Memorial: Powys, Betterman, Lady Acora. 4.ls—New Year Hack: Ann Bank, Patu Ra, Sival. s.lo—Dash Handicap: Black Beret, Foxbrae, Lady Nahleen. Acceptors are:— MAIDEN RACE of £200, six furlonffs.—First Division: Golden Days, Curlality, Theoress. Snappy, Mary Lee, Patta Fe, Last Robe. Silvester, Lady Elva, Te Toki, Spanish Fleet, Eagle Flight, Old Mack, Ideation, Arco, Blanket, Oay Leonle, Coratrix, High Assay, Nursery, Night of Nights. Second Division: Whitley, Tc Arnoana, Royal Warrior, Air Pier, Sedgebrae, Exclusion, Highland View, Rltz, Meer Love, Korouai, Gay Witch. Votage, Gold Shoes, Bettermusk, Severity. Brilliant Scholar, Lady Katharine, Golden Ash, First Act, Swift Jay. JUVENILE HANDICAP of £200. two-year-olds, five furlongs.—Duplicity, 8.7; Merciful, 8.2; Theoritis. Finalist, Scholar Bill, Jolly Goodfellow, Tilting, Curio, My Peter, 8.0; Michael, 7.13; Douglas Haig, The Stormovik, 7.12; Caudal, Crystal Ring, Persuade, Merrimake, Gynee Lu, Tulo, 7.9. ALDWORTH HACK STAKES of £200, seven furlongs.—Theiolyn, 9.4; Donegal Bay, 8.11; Gold Stand, 8.7; Kuri, 13.4; Tidapa, Merger, Leigh Hark, 8.2; The Grand, 8.1; Merry Jo, 8.0; Kaite-he, Marinoto, 7.12; Our Pat, Midian Star, 7.11; Stenelaus, 7.10; Seropuri, 7.9; Vernon, Sir Raleigh, Kaheka, Prairie Girl, Sleevellng, Black Mond, Grand Central, 7.7. RATA HACK HURDLES of £215, abont one mile and a half.—Mynet, 10.0; Whero, Fox Cover, 9.10; Prince Dolomite, 9.4; Aristocrat, 9'2; St. Bill, Reretere, Gallant Son, Nightward, Old Joe, Skyette, Drake's Drum, 9.0. MARTON CUP of £600, one mile and a quarter. Alethea. 8.9; Don Quex, 8.8; Yogi, 8.6; Duality, 7.7; Full Hand, Spirit, Broiefield, 7.7; Betterman, 7.3; Voltaire, 7.2; Skydonna, Ha'iim, Sunola. Patu Ra, Park Light, Come True, 7.0. McMANAWAY MEMORIAL of £250, six forlong;s.—Betterman, 8.1; Powys, Sterling Lad, 8.0; Lady Acora. 7.12; Foreign Coin, 7.6; Donegal Bay, 7.2; Junior, 7.0. NEW YEAR HACK HANDICAP of £250, one mile and a quarter.—Patu Ra, 9.0; Ann Bank, 8.7; Sival, 8.4; Phoenix. 8.2; Greek Effort, 7.13; Master Francis, Foxbridge Bay, Gardane, Taharua, 7.7. DASH HACK HANDICAP of £200, six furlonsrs. Donegal Bay, 8.12; Lady Nahleen. 8.10; Ann Bank, 8.7; Black Beret, Quick Draw, 8.1; Tlntern, 8.0; Vermette, 7.13; Fox-brae, 7.12; Rebate, 7.10; Phalaria, Seropuri, Stony Broke, 7.9; St. Hilton, Theoress, St. Bill, Piko Piko, Royal Warrior, Battle Dance, Derryogue, Patta Fe, Miss Wherlko, Swift Jay, True Friend, 7.7.