MINOR EVENTS AT ASHBURTON

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26746, 2 June 1952, Page 9

MINOR EVENTS AT ASHBURTON

, ALLENTON HANDICAP

TO KEVIN far• Saturday. He wm never inside the furtone e wh and J 1 * took charge where to Kevin at the furlong, ack . p egasus, Executive, Merry Combateer were handy shouS?nS r ?. tta . n heJd on well, and site be long winning. ’ b«ten k in e fhi S rrt S ’ l he favourit e. was well He d < place - two lengths back. mile C 2nri ex tra ground over the last Rm?. d c hl » s * Pj acln B was full of merit. Scott finished very fast in the he^.°5 ce . he ? ot clear, and he was a CornhJm2-’ ™ urt ”' ahead of Moccasin, Hv» ’* M , err ? Message, and Executothe “ nning fleld made mistakeß e J geant Nelson Wins *H? e T geant Ne J son was at false odds in good li ?e P ce o n V t e fnrr? and H C I p ’ cons i de ring his dividendl°io m i’» and e he returned a win can uSi 0 w V 2s ' Sergeant Nelson behe was passed by Waihi Pri?? 55 at the end of two furlongs. Waihi the sct a torrid pace and most of t“C_Ji' ®ld were struggling at the straight with ”nne «? e r Beant . Nelson took charge wiui one furlong to run, where Waihi Stream 8 w atchguard. Trout <A*ricola, and Sage Girl were to wT n n f ° UBht ° n weU ’ Grattan gelding did not receive a good ,»s*l Pacing was a worth-while Watchguard also did well to finish ™R. d \. was badly checked when LoblOk.e a t W e start - * nd he was well rat- J nos J l . of way. Agr’.cola was a J OUlt £' , ahead of Waihi Princess, Christmas Spirit, and Sage Girl.

Jenene Surprises »/ e R en ®- which is now being trained at „ a * rl , te *J. y owner . E - Kerr, caused an upset when she won the Stewards’ Han- ? a e . Certissimus mare was never further back than fourth, and she went into the lead at the furlong when Battle "®y al -broke. K'skeam, Scotty’s Double. Black Light, which broke soon afterwards, end Kiatoa were handy. Jenene held on solidly over the last bit and she won well. Scotty s Double, which had gradually made up ground, finished on solidly for second two length! away, with a similar distance back to Loyal Wrack, which trotted solidly all the way from the 60 yards mark.

Ktotoa, which met trouble in the straight from breaking horses, made up ground for fourth, just ahead of Efficient, which had broken several times in the running. Deportment broke at the start and he did well to finish sixth, ahead of Black Light. Alandale, and Pablo. Quendon, the favourite, had every chance, but he was not good enough on the day.

Milford Maid in Form The consistent Milford Maid made a fine effort to win the Autumn Handicap. She was slow at the start of the race and gradually made up ground. She moved up smartly after passing the six and she was handy to the leaders at the straight entrance. At the furlong she was on the outside of Tarzan Grattan and Brucus, with Young Tony, Peterhead, and Three Cheers handy. Tarzan Grattan and Milford Maid soon worked clear of the others, with the latter finishing slightly the better, to win by half a length. Tarzan Grattan was always handy to the leaders, and he took control with just under six furlongs to run. He -held on solidly and may win soon. Three Cheers ran his best race for some time to take third place, ahead of the fast-finishing Dusky Logan, which had met trouble early. Brucus was handy in fifth place, ahead of Young Tony, which had lost his position near the mile. Idle Fancies, Delia Grattan, and Moreta headed the remainder. '

DRIVER FINED £lO AT ASHBURTON

After the running of the Harvest Handicap at Ashburton on Saturday, an inquiry was held Into an accident which occurred about one furlong from the finishing post. It was found that Defiance had interferred with Kapeen and True Friend. J. F. O’Connell, owner-tralner-drlver of Defiance, was fined £lO for careless driving, A. Laidlaw/driver of Tarzan Grattan in the Autumn Handicap, was fined £2 for undue use of the whip. J. D. Litten, driver of Irish Orator in the Durbar Handicap, was warned to exercise more care in the use of the whip. T. H. Gunning, driver of Jacare in the Rakaia Handicap, was warned about flourishing his whip.