MEETING AT KUMARA

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26628, 14 January 1952, Page 4

MEETING AT KUMARA

WEE MAC WINS HANDICAP PUKKA SAHIB IN FORM (From Our Own GR£YMOuTM» Jfoft. 13* jszjswana- asuSß.'ffi urday. After beingFa clear leader into from Lights On. Chord, ana Lady Guillotine. Weo Mac managed to staff off ail chiilengea to wln by half a length from Lights On, with the unlucky Lady Guillotine one length and a half back, third. Then came Chord. Destinaand Chellow Dene destination made all the running, and EKfsF.rJs-s with Lady Guillotine alao allowing up. Wee Mac did beat in the run to post. The favourite. Eulogise, was never a possibility in the eloeing stages and weakened to sixth. Chord’s run in the straight was short-lived, while Destination faded out after being a clear leader for most os the journey. Lights On finished brilliantly. Lady Guillotine was unlucky, as she almost came down going out Of the straight and was forced to run wide, losing considerable ground. ■ .. Wee Mac mixes his racing on the flat and over fences with reasonable success. He should be in good order for the jumping events this season. He is trained by F. Trilford, Washtoke. _ . x The track was slightly easy, but provided reasonably good going. The weather waa fine but overcast. Light rain fen for a brief period after the main race. The totalteator handled £19,394, including £1545 on the doubles, easily a record for the course. Totalisator investments on the corresponding day last year at Kumara were £14,698 IDs. Of a total of 3090 ten shilling tickets on the double, «7 were placed on Song Girl, winner of the first leg. Of these, 148 were invested on Pukka Sahib, which won the second leg. The wihhihg doubles combination returned £l7 6s for £l. won Easily „ , Royal Kara outclassed the Trial Stakes field, winning With a lot in reserve by a length and a half from Trashna. Misty Range finished on for third a length back, just clear of Pleasure Bent and Winning Dancer. Misty Range and Royal Wine were slowest away. After two furlongs Royal Wine and Margie collided, losing their riders. Trashna led into the straight from Robbie’s Choice, Misty Range, Royal Kara and Pleasure Bent. Royal Kara drew clear to win convincingly. Trained by C. G. Humphries at Riccarton for Mr Alex Chisholm, the owner of Prawns, Royal Kara is a three-year-Old filly by Kiaree from Royal Emblem. A bold galloper, she should more than hold her own in hack company. Royal Kara is the first of the stock the Australian-bred sire Kiaree to win a race in the Dominion. The dam, Royal Emblem, wag bred and raced in Australia by Maurice McCarten. Hung on Well A previous winner on the course, Song Girl hung on in solid fashion to outstay a novice Candidate. Sky Peeper, by half a length in the Stewards’ Hack Handicap, the first leg of the double. Melic battled on for third, two lengths back, well clear of Phllmarch, Iron Trail, and New Ruler. ... Iron Trail and Phllmarch disputed the lead for the first six furlongs, DUt Melic then moved up and made the pace alongside Phllmarch. Song Girl made her run round the field with thraa furlongs to run and was a clear leader to UlO -freight from Sky Peeper, with Melic the only other runner with a chance. Though Sky Peeper challenged, Song Girl hung on to neat him home by half a length. Owned and trained at Greymoulh by Mr J. W. Davidson, song Girl is a tix-year-old mare by Battle Song from Charmeuse. She was placed in both her Greymouth outings recently. Sky Peeper showed much promise. He is a four-year-old gelding by Sky/Pilot from a former brilliant sprint mare at West Coast fixtures, Solvear, which won no fewer than 17 races for the Coal creek trainer, Jas. Stewart, who bred Sky Peeper, and who, incidentally. was associated with Sliver Ring, when the latter was at his peak. The Riccarton trainer, C. G. Humphries. saddled up his second winner of the day in Pukka Sahib, whieh won th* second leg of the double, tha Dillman’s Hack Handicap. Confidently handWd by the stable apprentice, N. Eastwood, Pukka Sahib won easily by three lengths from two little-fancied runners in Buccieugh and Winning Dancer, after taking over from Skilly and Valid with three furlongs to run. Cho San and Melody King were exceptionally slow out. Woodrow waa slightly favoured in the jump out and was the leader from Valid and Skilly, with Pukka Sahib, Buccieugh, and Winning Dancer improving their positions along the back Pukka Sahib toyed with the opposition in the straight and Won by three lengths from Buccieugh, with winning Dancer a length and a half away third. Then came Valid, Melody King, Woodrow. and Skilly, all well down the track. Results TRIAL STAKES, of £119; five furlongs and a half.—3, 4 ROYAL KARA 9-5 N. Eastwood 1; 1, 1 Trashna 8-10 C. T. Wilson 2; 6,8 Misty Range 8-5 M. R. Jones 3 7, 7 Margie: 5, 5 Prise Money coupled with Robbie’s Choice; 9, 9 sunny Arrow; 4. 2 Winning Dancer; 8. 8 Royal Wine; 2, 3 Pleasure Bent also started. Half length; length, pleasure Bent was fourth. Time, imin 11 4-Bsec. Dividends.—Win: £4 is 9d. Places: £1 19s, £1 lie. £2 4s. BOROUGH HANDICAP TROT, of £139; 2min 59min rate; one mile and a quarter and 190 yards.—7, 1 LARRIKIN str E. A. Collett 1; 3. 4 War Tax scr Hr. M. Kerr 2; 5, 5 Destiny Gold scr H. Greenhorn 3. 8, 9 Annie's Dream; 4, 3 Colonel Fae coupled with Sure Pip; 6, 6 Lord Randall; 2, 1 Indian Guide; 9. 8 Stately Lady; 1,2 Mighty Globe also started. , Haff length; neck. Mighty Globe was fourth. Times—3min fiseC, 3min 11 l-ssec. 3min 11 2-9aec.

Dividend*,—Win: £lO 3s 60. Places: £2 16s, £2 7s, £2 10s Cd. _ STEWARDS' HACK HANDICAP, of £145; one mile and a quarter.—3, 3 SONG GIRL 8-4 M. R. Jones 1: 5. 5 Sky Peeper 7-1 C. B. Wilson 2; 1,2 Melic 7-6 N. EastWood 3.

2,2 Phllmarch; 4, 4 Iron Trail; 8, 6 New Ruler also started.

Half length: two lengths. Phllmarch was fourth. Time, 3min 20sec. Dlvldends.-Wln: £4 Sa 6d. Places: £2 2s 6d, £4 19s. KUMARA HANDICAP, of £245; one mile.—4, 8 WEE MAC 7-13 M. R. Jones 1; 8, 3 Lights On 7-8 p. Hin 2; 5, 4 Lady Guillotine 7-2 N. Eastwood 3. . 2 ' 2 , c l°L d: J’ 4 Kulogitt; 4. 6 Destination; 7. 7 Chellow Den* also started. Half-length; length and a half Chord was fourth. Time, imin 47sec. Dividends.—Win: £5 2*. Places: £3 16a, £2 12s.

DILLMAN'S HACK HANDICAP, of £136; six furiones.-l, 1 puKKA SAHIB 7-11 N. Eastwood 1; 9, 5 Buccieugh 7-4 P. Hill 2; 6, s Winning Dancer 7-0 C. 6. Wilson 3.

2, 4 Valid; 4, 3 Woodrow; 3,2 Melody KJng; 9, 9 Blue Bird; 8, 8 Cho San; 7, 7 Skilly also started. Three lengths; length and a half. Valid was fourth. Time, imin 19sec. BlWdenjfc-tWin: £3 7s. Places: £1 8s fld. £2 13s fld. £3 2s. DIGGERS’ HANDICAP TROT, of £138; 2min 59sec class; one mile and a quarter and 100 yards.—3, 3 DESTINY GOLD scr H. Greenhorn 1; 8, 7 Gay Scott 12 T. Gardyne 2; 1, 1 Mighty Globe 36 R. J, Kerr 3.

6, 8 Sure Pip; 4. 4 Larrikin; 7, 8 Lord Randall; 2,2 War Tax; 5, 5 Indian Guide also started.

Half-length; neck. Indian Guide was fourth. Times—3min 11 4-ssec, 3min Used, 3min 9 l-fltec.

Dividends.—Win: £5 14s 6d. Places- £1 13s 6d, £3 9s fld, £1 fls 6d. FLYING HANDICAP, of £145; seven furlongs.—4, 4 FAIREST WAY 7-b C B Wilson 1; 1, 1 Sharessa 7-12 A. Cowan 22.2 Lady Guillotine 7-7 N, Eastwood 3. 5, 5 Chord; 3, 3 Cloudy Hanae: 7 7 J A 6 Faultrosa also started. t J en Bth. Cloudy Range Was imin 30 3-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £7 IBs. Places; £2 12s. £1 16s.

TARAMAKAU HACK HANDICAP, of £JSb !Tft. SS»I i

2.2 Snowclad; 5, 5 Final Cast; fl, 4 Buccleugh coupled with Prize Money; 7 7 Blue Bird; 8, 8 Sunhy Arrow also started