NEW ZEALAND CUP WON BY CALIBRATE

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26262, 6 November 1950, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND CUP WON BY CALIBRATE

Brilliant Challenge From Tail Of Field

THE HOB WINS STEWARDS’; THE UNICORN THE DERBY

A splendidly sustained run from the top of the straight carried Calibrate to a brilliant victory in the £lO,lOO New Zealand Cup at Riccarton Calibrate had on| y Earldale behind him in the Held of M the’tr^.k !e M^^i n h S b .“‘ his powerfu ' challenge in the centre of *? the ,ro ?‘ 100 yards from the P®* l and enabled him to establish a winning margin of half a length from Earldale which came on the scene with a brilliant late burst of speed.

h!S » w " er . Mr Clive Matthews, Calibrate £ ? n .. l ?, e *' nand P |a «' totalisator on which he carried Te ftaJ’tlta.L’T v f M 3l,1 * 5 ' ,le was P roduced at peak fitness by his \ C J' M “ rra y> and was ridden with excellent judgment by L, J, Ellis, who has now had five successes in the race.

The thrill of owning a New Zealand Cup winner was not a stranre MM&£ e r££d \ h ' Uther ofCalibrate ' s owner, Mi R. J. i.t R J we ’ whlch “ • six-year-old carried 6-7 to a cleara C “^ at J be Caat *rbury Jockey Club’s exhibition £2MI is? 6 "‘ S" y t s e ? ta S Shannon eombinawon paid £2061 18s on the New Zealand Cup-Stewards’ Handiean douhln That was the last double operated at Riwarton on*N e w ZeM Cup when the Caljbrate-The Hob combination returned

... “ ce > lentl y "dden by L. W. Hare, won the Stewards’ Hindifrom '"f ro* « n ,? h m°T Te Kooti - whlch na shed brilliantly ; r0 “ Dear “ e 131 ot *** fi®id. Ptolemy, the favourite did best at the K flnl,hins « • £ K~li roe Hob has now contested the race twice for a win and a second He was w?o7rom Kwh'll? aB °’ A fivt ' year <lld by Lo ZinMos<id m Kerb dc * The Wob ,s ouned and trained by D. P. Wilson,

Mr W. S. Goosman's brilliant Gold Nib colt. The Unicorn, won the New Zealand Derby running away from his 13 opponents. The absence of early pace suited The Unicorn, which outsped the others in the final sprint, winning by four lengths from Dunkirk, which just got up to beet My Hero for second. Zenith attracted attention to her New Zealand Oaks prospects by finishing brilliantly for 1 nosc behind My Hero. The Unicorn was bred by Mrs G. E. Grigg, Long beach. Ashburton, Mr Goosman purchasing him as a yearling at the national sales at Trentham. He is Mr Goosman's first New Zealand Derby winner, and he adds a notable chapter to the fast-growing record of that owner in important races at Riccarton. Horses to carry Mr Goosman’s colours to victory at Riccarton in recent years included Town Survey (Grand National Hurdles. 1943), Tauloch (Churchill Stakes. 1948). Flying Attack (Grand National Steeplechase, IM9) and Biassed (Winter Cup, 1950). The programme was run in fine weather, but conditions were marred by a strong easterly wind. The track was in good order. The total sator turnover was a record £194373 10s, including £22.896 10s on the double. On the corresponding day last year the win-and-place tctalisator handled £154,897 10s. Pre-race betting on the New Zealand Cup proved popular and doub’es betting was heavy. Calibrate, the New Zealand Cup winner, was third favourite with doubles bettors, and he carried 5152 tickets. In the Stewards* Handicap The Hob carried 580 tickets. Lord Moss being most heavily supported with 1576 tickets The Cap Running St. Bruno was the early pacemaker in the New Zealand Cup. but before half a mile had been covered he was displaced by Jamell. With one mile and a half to run, Jamell was a length in front of St. Bruno, Langham, and Paday Joe. which were followed by Lord Revel, Pierre, Coral Are. massed, Signify. Night Owl k c /«xTan. Renowned, and Beaumaris. wi»h CkHbtate at the tail of the field. Jamell had foeregsec his lead slightly with one mile and a "quarter to run, St Bi uno. Langham, * and Paddy Joe bene closest to him, then following Pierre. Lord Revel. Coral Arc, Night Owl, Biassed. Beaumaris, and Signify. The pace had been slow and Valley Gold, one of the last away, was up alongside Paddy Joe behind the pacemaker at the mile, next in the lunning being St Bruno. Langham, Coral .ire. Night Owl. Biassed, Pierre, and Beaumaris, Signify being next Calibrate and Earldale were at the tail of the field racing to the half -mile, where Jamell held his lead from Paddy Joe. Valley Gold. St. Bruno. Langham. Night Owl, Coral Arc, Pierre, Beaumaris, Renowned. and Biassed. Jamell. Paddy Joe, and Valley Gold were practically in line on the home turn ahead of St. Bruno, Night Owl. Ingham, and Signify, which were followed by Coral Arc, Beaumaris, Pierre, and Biassed. Calibrate and Earldale still had the rest of the field in front of them. Jamell was In front at the furlong from Valley Gold. Signify, Langham. St. Bruno, and Pierre, and Calibrate was making his challenge on the outer. Calibrate quickly closed on the leaders and, after reaching the iront at the halffuriong, he won Dy half a length from Earldale, which came late on the scene and was going slightly better than the winner at the finish. St. Bruno was a length further back, third, and a head in front of Jamell. Then there was a length to the fifth horse, Langham, and half a length to Beaumaris and Rer owned together. Eighth was Biassed, and he was followed to the post by Valley Gold. Night Owl. Pierre, and The Laird. Kosher last of the bunch, and Lord Revel was pulled up, trotting down the straight. Lord Revel faltered when going well near the half-mile, and his ridbr. N. A. Crombie, thought at first that the Revelation gelding had broken a leg. Stewards* Handicap The Hob finished strongly on the inner over the last two furlongs to win the Stewards* Handicap for his Moagiel ownertrainer, D. P. Wilson. The finish for the minor placings was a keen one. Te Kooti coming home brilliantly for second from the favourite, Ptolemy. Revelry was slow away, and Paper Strip led down to the course proper by half a length from Infinity. Lord Mobs. Johnny Peep. Bosun, Potlemy, and The Hob on the inner. Te Kooti Mt that stage was near the tail of the field. The Hob was pulled out from the rails to run past Paper Strip outside the furlong, where Ptolemy and Lord Mos® were challenging and Te Kooti was closing the gap to the leaders in the centre of the track. Ridden right out, The Hob kept clear of all challengers, and the fastfinishing Te Kooti got up to beat Ptolemy by a nose for second. Paper Strip was three-quarters of a length back, fourth. iust shading Trinidad and Castlebrae >uvaata was seventh, ahead of Lord Moss. Infinity, Voltaic, Johnny Peep, Apex. Bosun, Battel, and Revelry. Easy for The Unicorn The Unicorn was in front for the last •lx turlongs of the New Zealand Derby, and he outclassed his opponents, drawing away in the straight to win by tour lengths. There was a great finish for the minor placings, Dunkirk finishing solidly to beat My . Hero by a head for second with the fast-finishing Zenith a nose away, fourth. Argonaut was last a Way, Royal Man and My Hero also being slow. Dunkirk and perception led past the mile and a quarter from St. Columba, Hutton, Felicitous, The Unicorn, Winslow Boy, Eastern Monarch, and Zenith, the tail-enders being My Hero and Argonaut. There was little pace on as they ran to the nine furlongs, where Dunkirk was clear of Perception. Hutton, Felicitous, and The Unicom. There were changes in the next three furlongs, The Unicorn and Hutton leading past the six furlongs from St. Columba. Felicitous. Dunkirk, Perception, Eastern Monarch. Winslow Boy. and Royal Mao. St. Columba joined Tne Unicorn in front just after passing the half-mile, and at that stage Dark Courage was at , the tail of the field, with Zenith just in i front of him. The Unicorn led round the : home turn from St. Columba. Hutton, . Felicitous. My Hero. Royal Man. Dunkirk, i Eastern Monarch, Perception. Argonatft. Winslow Boy. and Dark Courage. The Unicom was clear at the furlong. Felicitous. My Hero, St. Columba, and , Hutton leading a vain chase after him. I Mr w. S. Goosman’s Gold Nib colt strode away for an effortless win. ana a minor feature of the race was provided by the I rush for the minor placings, Dunkirk, My Hero, and Zenith reaching the line with little between them. Felicitous was half a length away fifth, and next to finish were Hutton, with a gap to Perception, another to Eastern Monarch and St. Columba, which were followed by Dark Courage, Brutus, Winslow Boy. Argonaut, and Royal Mtn. Finance Wins High-weight Finance, a solid favourite, finished ' ftrongly to win the Suburban High- ] weight Handicap by half a length from • Beau Soir. Bren Gun was two lengths 1 back third, the position he filled ih this 1 - race last year. * . Kirkeila was slowest away in a good 6 art. Radar. Decameron. Beau Esprit, and • an o’ Kent being the leaders when the field settled down from Gleneagles,

1 Granddaughter, Beau Soir. and Bren Gun Man o Kent and Radar led past the half- | len & h „ ana A ha l t ln f,on ‘ r>ecemeron. with another length and a half • ni.,£X ddau S ht <f r ' U' en Ssprit’ Gleneagles, and Bren Gun. At that ataxe , Finance was third to last. * h A d ™ ade little Improvement 'h' home turn, where Radar, • , ? 0 I S nt - Decameron were the • ? de . R '. c ’ r *n'ldaualiter was in Iront at • Si. Gun * na Beau Soir handiest to him. and Finance was ■ .X, U P his mound. Finance, ■ »?,«"?> - - ay-J-ent Judgment by K. Beau SoTr Inside the last 100 yards and wop decisively. Bren Granddaughter by a nose for and Coxswain was a length and a half further back fifth. Then there was ' Bt el s h , t . ,en r h s Man o- Kent. t which was followed in by Beau Esprit . and Lord Chase (together), Gleneaxles. ! Decameron. Kirkeila, and Radar. Bosky’s Comfortable win , The Riccarton-tralned Touchwood colt, always near the front in the Spring Nursery Handicap and he drew 1 °y er /I l * last furlong to win comfort* ■ , len <ths from Absence, which finished better then the favourite. , Poetical. Infanta began with her usual brilliance, J2 d .. st l e ‘ V s J° in ed racing out of the chute by Bosky and Poetical, they being J us * ta front of Our Ruth. Absence. Yashmak. Deploy, ana Scandalise. Bosky held 1 ?.„^a a n ,ea A *£ the furlon «. and he won unchallenged from Absence, which beat £ y A. le !* th Grenadier finished fast for fourth three-quarters of a length birther back, and he just shaded Deploy Yashmak was sixth close up. and she was followed in by Our Ruth. Saranac, In- !? nta C Tipperary. Mother’s Birthday. Sea Hawk, True Blend, and Gold Tip. ... Welcome Stakes . To® Welcome Stakes was the WelllngRac ‘. ng £! ub s Wellesley Stakes all over again. Silence -and Scorned having fi ”' sh „ to themselves, with Silence again beating the Trentham-tralned flllv L ®l®nce’s third win from Ibur Starts, and his thret successes have been consecutive. Scorned began smartly from the No. 1 berth, and she made the running ? . a% e A hu . ,<! from Sifroce anti Slots-' ter. with Montana, which- had been sent to the outside barrier position, making up ground. There was a gap to the others, which were headed by Pukka Sahib, u . J.1 ed was ln from at the furlong, out Silence was handy and In a hard finish he worried her out of the winning ‘« atake. his margin being halt a Montana was two lengths away third and two lengths ahead of Sinister. The others were well back. Landsboroufh Wins Narrowly ♦Um?? -£i aden a_ °y er toe ia,t half-furlonf. -♦^n2J as U ngs "? a ?i ne ' :1 Lendtoorough. stalled off a challenge from Entrancing to a nec « had th e finiah to i’WS’c*® * hin * lw * nt two Kettledrum, The Leddytoo, To Roa Maori, and Marauder were slow away. After a furlong the leaders were Royal China and Young Prince and following »^k5 10 ?J y . b 4P c, ’ ed ’ w,r ® Entrancing. Roanne. Admiral's choice. Lady Milling. Landsborough. Hue and Cry, Spectral Exchequer, and Te Roa Maori. wa .l litUe chan 6® in the leading bunch in the run to the half-mile, and S' 7 ' A’i. un ? Prince, and Royal • ln f. >®d round the home turn from Admiral s Choice. Roanne. Entrancing, and Landsborough. Near the furion* Landsborough reached tne front, with Entrancing challenging. Lgndsborough held her lead to the post, winning by a neck. Rojmi China was two lengths away third, with two lengths to Reformed. Spectral was a ength further bahk fifth, and next to finish were Unkman, Admiral’s Choice and Ryeland together. Hue and Cry, and Marauder, whose rider finished the race without irons. Finished Brilliantly lal ® challenge Profane, the fifth favourite, got up to wM the Riccarton Handicap from Prawns, which also tame home solidly wide out after being slow away. Flying Sovereign the leader at the furlong, was a close third. Robinfaye and Prawns were slow away, anti Klofa also dwelt slightly Alter a furiong Great Way was Just showing clear of Magical, Sir Abbot, Veins d’Or. » r ; yin £ Sovereign. Inceptive. FaiUHur Pal, Statesman. Infatuate. Responsive and Peridot. Magical led past Uw six furlongs from Great Way, Rcsolute, Veine d Or, and Prawns, and there Profane was not in the first 13. .Masica! and Great Way ted into the straight ahead of Veine d r Or and Flying Sovereign then Statesman, Resolute, and Sir Abbot, which were followed by Incentive and Faithful Pai. flying Sovereign had reached the front at the furlong, with Statesman, Great Way, Incentive, and Prawns handy. Profane, vigorously ridden by K. Nuttall, came fast on the scene over the last 100 yards and won by a head from Prawns, which beat Flying Sovereign by a neck. Saxonia, which did not get a I clear run from the furlong, was finishing strongly in fourth place, a length and a naif behihd Flying Sovereign, and Statesman was tiring in fifth place. Sixth was Royal Bouquet, which was followed by Prince Defaulter, Great Way, Veine d’Or. Open Range. Peridot, and Infatuate. Results:— SUBURBAN HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, Of £5OO. About one mile and a quarter 1. I—C. C. McCarthy’s FINANCE by Finis—Golden Vision 4yFs 9-7 ia in « « . K Nuttall 1 l - W-rM. C. Watson a Beau Soir Byrs . £ -. .. .. D. Arney 2 4- 3—P. Sheehan s Bren Gun 7yrs 10 ‘ 6 ‘ .. E. P. Corboy 3 7, 8 Kirkeila; 8. 7 GlenMgle,; 2. 2 Gr».w--3’ 4 Be t u 6, 8 Coxswala: 8, 9 Decameron; 5. 8 Man o’ Kent; 12. 12 Lord Chase; 11, 11 Radar also started. Half length; two lengths. Granddaughter was fourth. Time, Smin 9 S-Sxer Winner trained by owner, Riccarton. Dividends.—Win: £2 IBs Bd. Places- £1 10s Bd. £3 9s, £2 3s. SPRING NURSERY HANDICAP. Of £5OO. For two-year-olds; five furlongs. 5. &—C. Whitford's BOSKY by Touchin .wood-z Sedative 7-12 C. McDonald 1 10. 11—A Ferguson's Absence 7-2 i i t v, « ~ H - Skelton 2 1. I—J. B. Bradley’s Poetical 7-10 , , ~ , « „ , . A - c - Messervy 3 2- « Deploy; 7. 7 Infanta; 4. 4 Grenad.er and True Blend bracketed; 11, 12 Golu k 7 ’ 1 = s S. ran J ci 18t 18 An «'° «»xvi; 3 2 Our Ruth: 8, 8 Sea Hawk; 6. 3 18 - Corocutle; IS, 15 Royal ’ Symbol; 9. 9 Nestorian; 14, 14 Gold Stage. 13. 13 Margaret Leigh and Tipperarv k 2 ’ ‘ o .M®«’«”s Birthday and Scandalise bracketed also started. 1 » length. Grenadier Was ’by M h J T Wa'dl l e?. in ß^rtoT nner tf, ' ni!d 10, DiV £ d 9 £?& 105 M ' P!a «* : NINETY-SECOND NEW ZEALAND I DERBY STAKES. Of £oooo For three-year-olds; about one _ . „ rn’le and a half. *’ ir'?- vnicorn by Gold Nib—Brief Melody 8-10 « a com. -W. Hooton 1 *■ *' N~°r, r - *’ atann '« M.v L Hero H ’bv * Neptune—Otetanui 8-10 13, 13 Argonaut: 9. 9 Brutus'; 7^7 S l>ark ' ' 12 Eastern Monarch;*! i fe. 1 H re Utt re Ort -^ ra^*et * d winner 1, : X *’ erc L e P t! 9 n I 3, 3 Royal Man; 11. 11 «* . 1 aNo U ?taried 2 ‘ 10 Wlnslow ®° yJ •» 4 Zenith ■ ’ Four lengths; head. Zenith fourth * S^h/Taka^i 0 - Wlnner VF. j £5 D ’M S £2 W i n os. £4 fc ' PlaCeS: £1

NEW ZEALAND CUP, I Of £lO,lOO. About two miles. 4. 3—C. Matthews’s CALIBRATE by Contact—Hauteur 6yrs 8-7. L. J. Ellis 1 16. 16—J. L. Muir’s Earldale 6yrs 7-0 N. Eastwood 2 I 14 15—Dr. A. A. Reid’s St. Bruno syrs 7- car 7-124 .. L. W. Hare 3 3, 4 Beaumaris; 18 19 Robin’s Rewaid; [ 10, 8 Royal Tan; 1,2 Jamell; 7, 7 Pierre--12, 10 The Laird; 5, 5 Renowned; 13. 11 Biassed; 6. 6 Signify; 2, 1 Coral Arc; 9, 13 Paddy Joe; 11, 9 Night Owl; 8, 12 Lord Revel; 19, 18 Kosher; 17, 17 Langham; 20, 20 Night Rider; 15, 14 Valley Gold started. Half length; length. Jamell was fourth. Time, 3min 29 l-ssec. Winner trained >'y C. V. Murray. Te Rapa. Dividends.—Win: £8 16s 6d. Places: £2 17s 6d, £lO Is 6d; £9 18s. WELCOME STAKES, Of £2OOO. For two-year-olds. Five furlongs. 1. I— J P. O’Brien’s SILENCE by Timanova—All Quiet 8-5 W. D. Skelton* 1 2. 2—J. H. Marshall’s Scorned by Gold Nib—Argnvlc 8-0 W. J. Broughton 2 5. 3—M. J. Mood a be's Montana by Foxbridge—Blandsong 8-5 C. T. Wilson 3 5, 3 Hepburn bracketed Montana; 7, 7 Jolly Miller: 4, 5 'Pukka Sahib; 3, 4 Sinister; 8, 8 Charlotte Jane; 6, 6 Hot Night also started. Half length; two lengths. Sinister fourth. Time. 60sec. Winner trained by W. E. Hancock, Wingatui. | Dividends.—Win: £2 3s 6d. Places: £1 4s 6d, £1 5s 6d, £2. STEWARDS* HANDICAP, Of £2OOO. Six furlongs. 3. 4—D. P. Wilson’s THE HOB by Lo Zingaro—Kerbside syrs 8-2 L. W. Hare 1 15. 15—Mrs P. D. Hall’s Te Kooti 4yrs , 7-0 N. Eastwood 2 1. I—Mrs E. C. Loisel’s Ptplemy 3yrs 8- .. W. J. Broughton 3 9, 8 Voltaic; 2,2 Lord Moss; 8, 10 Castlebrae; 6, 6 Duvaals; 5, 3 Bosun; 11, 11 Johnny Peep; 7, 8 Pastel; 4, 5 Infinity; 10, 7 Revelry; 13, 14 Apex; 12, 13 Paper Strip; 14, 12 Trinidad also started. Three-quarter length; nose. Paper Strip fourth. Time, Imin 11 4-ssec. Winner trained by owner, Mosgiel. Dividends.—Win: £6. Places: £2 ss, £l2 ss, £1 Ils. haglcy handicap. Of £6OO. Hack conditions. For three, four, and five-year-olds. About nine furlongs. 2. I—F. P. A. Campbell’s LANDSBOROUGH by Beau Vite—Makarora 3yrs 7-11 C. H. Mackie 1 5. 5—E. F. and T. M. Timpany’s Entrancing syrs 8-7 D. J. Thistoll 2 1. 2—D. F. O'Connell’s Royal China syr» 8-5 .. .. L. W. Hare 3 3, 4 Admiral’s Choice; 11, 11 Lady Guillotine; 6, 6 Lights On; 4, 3 Reformed; 10, 10 Ryeland; 7. 7 Whittaker; 8, 8 Linkman: 13, 13 Roanne; 18. 19 Young Prince--19, 18 Exchequer; 14, 15 Hue and Crv; 9, 0 Kettledrum: 16, 17 Ledy Milling: 15. 16 Marauder: 12, 12 Robbie and Spectra! {•racketed; 17. 14 The Leddytoo and Te Roa Maori bracketed also started. Neck; two lensths. Reformed fourth. Time, imln 54 l-ssec. Winner trained by Mrs L. Campbell and J. H. Jefferd, Hastings. Dividends.--Win: £5 2s. Places: £1 19s, £4 3s, Cl 19s fid. RICCARTON HANDICAP, Of £lOOO. About nine furlongs. 5. s—Dr. M. G. LOuissnn's PROFANE by Probation—Hot Speech svrs 8-3 „ . . K, Nuttall 1 7. 6—A. Chisholm, Jun's, Prawns Syrs •• .. .. W. F. Elli s 2 13. 14—Mrs A. Murray-Aynsley's Flying Sovereign syrs 8-5 car. 8-6 H ’ W - Hibberd 3 14, 17 Trench Frav; 1. 1 Statesman: 18, 18 Magical: 16, 1.3 Faithful Pal: 8. 8 Veine d’Or: 3, 3 Royal Bouquet: 4, 4 Resolute: 10, 11 Prince Defaulter: 12. 10 Robinfaye: 11, 12 Sir Abbc-t; 2,2 Eloffl: 15, 14 Bobby Daxzler; 22. 22 Peridot; 19. 20 Infatuate; 9, 9 Great Way: 6, 7 Incentive: 21, 21 Indiana; 17.’18 Open Range: ?, 6 Responsive bracketed Prawns: 20. 19 SaxoNa also started. Head- neck. Saxonia fourth. Time. ; Imin 52 4-ssec. Winner trained by C i Riccarton. Dividends.—Win• £l4 18s. Places: £4 12s, £4 15s, £ll sa. . 1<