MANAWATU CLUB

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27636, 18 April 1955, Page 5

MANAWATU CLUB

FUTURITY STAKES TO POINTER The Press” Special Service WELLINGTON, April 17, The well-performed South Island two-year-old, Pointer, had little difficulty in extending his record in the Manawatu Futurity Stakes at Awapunl on Saturday. This event was a feature race on the first day of the Manawatu Trotting Club’s autumn meeting. Pointer was lucky to avoid trouble at the start when, in the big field, he was hampered for room, but his part-owner t Pt. H, Slner '. J?,' D ' Kobinson, managed to through a narrow gap. At the end of half a furlong he was handily placed in third position With three furlongs to travel. Pointer the outside of the smart North Island juvenile. Great Evander. and the pair raced together to the final turn, JSS'S ’SS? “J? e lured in the race record hme 26 4-asec for the nine furlongs. The previous record, 2min 28 1-5 sec, was held by Celestial. uT hg _° tt^® r .. S ° u t h I»tend two-year-old In event, the Gore-trained Guard's Bri£ade - at the start * 31,(1 w hen the, field settled down he was about half a furlong behind the leaders. He did remarkably wen to finish fifth, although he was a long way from the winner at the

Sandy Sutherland won the Manawatu Handicap from Imperial Scott and Native Power in 4min 22 3-ssec. the second fastest time in the long history of the race. The J e S ord 13 Vnin 20 4-Ssec. held by Fanciful, the 1950 winner. Count Grattan’s Form The Yaldhurst-tralned Count Grattan began well and trailed the leader, Sandy Sutherland, to the straight In thi, race. He held second placing until a few yards short of the post, when he wilted badly and finished fifth. Later in the day. Count Grattan gave a much better display in the sprint event and finished second to Native Power. The Washdyke trainer, P. p. Gallagher, came close to winning the second division of the Kairanga Handicap with Hunter's Luck. The Great Blaze gelding fought out a punishing finish with Mary Light,

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praH ? ls „ oti V er J st^ rt ’ Hunter’s Luck covwas unpfawd. ° f EXtra groun ' 1 , and .n Ga l. lagher ?’ othsr candidate, Dione, lost bsds‘$ c th?,tSrt‘ her rac “ by breaMag

W, l ?', Methven-teained Mercury Light was a little unlucky in finishing no closer than third in the City JSidicap S? 5v b ?e V S nacc J?' M ® rcu ry Light looked ■ when she came fast in the I 5f a i ght ’_,?f ter working out of an awki d t p< K ltion '. She tangled, however, and be content with the minor prize ’ d^ y Bhe finished seventh after > a slow beginning. -aecx Conditions were ideal. double, Sandy Sutherland, . Ui® Manawatu Handicap, and Pointer 1 to The FU , t V l i t i y Stat® 6 , Paid £7 7s for £l. 1 totahsator investments were . £32,229, compared with £26,809 Ms lor I the corresponding day last year. Results:— 1 CITY HANDICAP, of £200; 4mln class: ■ nd five furlongs.—2, 1 VERk NACCIA (6) scr H. M. Allen 1; 5, 6 Phili worth 7 J U 3) 38 H. Murdoch 3; 1,2 Mer,WV ll > 24 K- M. O’Reilly 3 i „ 10 A y. BeU £.Tenian; 12. 14 Kalpakl Jack: 11’ JL^® ary billon; 14, 10 Tambourine; 9, : 12 Tyrone Bell; 7, 5 Windsor Girl; 4. 4 Caution; 15, 15 Lady Terence; 3, 3 Merrie Scott; 8, 7 Pelorous; 13. 13 Fort J Knox; 6, 7 Regulus also started. ’ —.Nose; five lengths. Pelorous was fourth. 1 Time, 3nun 42 2-ssec. 1 Dividends.—Win: £4 6s 6d. Places: £1 ; 14s, £3 16s 6d, £1 19s. I KAIRANGA HANDICAP, of £200; 2min 41sec class; nine furlongs.—First ' s lv JUNE (U) scr , K. O’Reilly 1; 18, 20 Craven Lad (5) scr • S’ 2: u ’ 10 Whty Briton scr G. Mitchell 3. 12, 13 Autumn Fair; 9, 10 Bronze Ray; 3, 1 Edinburgh; 3, 1 Rawene’s Song; 3, 1 Old Bill; 6, 7 Fast Change; 15, 19 Impala; 21, 17 Kumeu Boy; 5, 5 Logan i Dawn; 13, 12 Pedlar; 17, 14 Wayville Grattan; 9, 10 Paritutu coupled with , Bronze Ray also started. i Neck; length. Pedlar was fourth. Time, ’ 2min 28 3-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £lO Is. Places: £3 15s 6d, £l3 Is 6d. Second Division.—4, 4 MARY LIGHT (18) scr A. W. Broughton 1; 2,2 Hunter’s Luck (12) scr P. P. Gallagher 2; 3, 1 Marcella scr coupled with Edinburgh 12 i D. Fraser 3. 16, 18 Brayton Hall: 14, 14 Continental; 7, 6 Earl Louise; 3, 1 Loyal Ciss; 22, 22

El Sayed; 1, 3 Flying Saucer; 2, 1 Kewpie Doll; 19, 16 Little Robin; 20, 21 Niketai also started. Neck; two lengths. Kewpie Doll was fourth. Time, 2min 29 l-ssec. Dividends. —Win: £3 17s 6d. Places: £2 12s, £1 17s 6d. BROADWAY HANDICAP, of £225; 3min 52sec class; one mile and five furlongs.— First Division: 12, 13 GOLDEN CHIMES (6) scr G. A. Collison 1; 13, 12 Queen Carnival (19) scr H. S. Oliver 2; 18, 17 Bill Grace scr (W. D. McCullough) 3. 15, 14 Empyrian; 1, 1 Hula Rose coupled with Royal Arrow; 2, 3 Telford coupled with Grattan Dillon; 8, 7 Maharanee; 11, 10 Milldoria; 16, 16 Mission Bells; 17, 19 National .Star; 4, 4 Noel Potts; 5, 6 Ted Scott; 6, 7 Fire Brigade also started. Three lengths; same. Maharanee was fourth. Time, 3min 37 l-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £l2 10s. Places: £6 4s 6d, £5 13s 6d. Second Division: 2, 3 GRATTAN DILLON (7) scr H. M. Allen 1; 14, 15 Shannon Gift (24) 48 P. Skousgaard 2; 7, 5 Callie Mac scr I. M. Mclntyre 3. 20, 20 Flying Bill; 1, 1 Royal Arrow coupled with Hula Rose; 3,2 Lucky Belwin; 8, 7 Medorosa coupled with Maharanee; 11, 10 Rhapsody coupled with Milldoria; 16, 16 Satin Slipper coupled with Mission Bells; 10, 9 Noble Jessie; 4, 4 Picadilly Boy coupled with Noel Potts; 19, 18 Social Justice; 9, 11 True Laird also started. Two lengths; same. Social Justice was fourth. Time, 3min 35 l-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £3 12s 6d. Places: £2 2s 6d, £7 17s 6d. MANAWATU TROTTING HANDICAP, of £5OO ; 4min 41sec class; two miles.—l, 1 SANDY SUTHERLAND C 9) 12 P. Skousgaard 1; 3,2 Imperial Scott (5) scr coupled with Watchguard E. Baker 2; 3, 4 Native Power (7) scr G. Mitchell 3. 6, 7 Captain Sam; 9, 9 Conquer; 5, 5 Count Grattan; 2, 3 Dione; 3,2 Watchguard coupled with Imperial Scott; 8, 8 Jolly Wilkes; 6, 6 Robert Junior also started. Half-length; same. Watchguard was fourth. Times—4min 22 3-ssec, 4min 23 4-ssec, 4min 24 l-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £3 Bs. Places: £1 10s 6d, £1 16s 6d, £2 3s. COLONEL WHYTE MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of £200; 4min 50sec class; two miles.—3, 3 MERRIE SCOTT (9) 24 F. Smith 1; 2, 1 Philworthy (15) 48 H. Murdoch 2; 4, 4 Vemaccia (5) 36 H. M. Allen 3. 11, 12 Belle Tonian; 12, 13 Kaipaki Jack; 12, 10 Tambourine; 9, 11 Tyrone Bell; 10, 9 Windsor Girl; 6, 6 Great Caution; 5, 5 Logan Quest; 14, 14 Lady Terence; 1,2 Mercury Light; 7, 7 Pelorous; 8, 8 Fort Knox also started. Two lengths; half-length. Fort Knox was fourth. Time, 4min 36 4-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £5 13s. Places: £1 18s 6d, £1 15s 6d, £2 12s 6d. MANAWATU FUTURITY STAKES, of £500; for two-year-olds; nine furlongs.— 1, 1 POINTER (9) scr W. D. Robinson 1;

2,2 Great Evander (6) scr J. S. Herring 2; 10, 10 Skydale (15) scr D. E. Nightingale 3.

7, 8 Bonny Medoro; 8, 7 Cashier and Midland Star bracketed; 11, 12 Cerebus; 4, 4 Gray Label and Tenacious bracketed; 3, 3 Guard’s Brigade; 12. 13 Northern Glow; 9, 8 Ricochet; 13, 11 Rossies Way; 5, 6 Short Circuit; 6, 5 Unkoba also started. Three lengths; five lengths. Ricochet was fourth. Time, 2min 26 4-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £1 18s. Places: £1 4S LINTOn’ HANDICAP, of £200; 3min 56sec class; one mile and five furlongs.— 2, 3 MARCELLA (13) scr coupled with Edinburgh K. D. Fraser 1; 2, 3 Edinburgh (2) scr G. Mitchell 2; 5, 5 Loyal Ciss (12) scr coupled with Old Bill G. Collinson 3. 12, 13 Brayton Hall; 9, 8 Fast Change; 6, 5 Flying Saucer; 7, 7 Golden June; 1, 1 Hunter’s Luck; 15, 14 Impala; 12, 10 Kewpie’s Doll; 8, 8 Kumeu Boy: 4, 4 Logan Dawn; 5, 5 Old Bill; 10, 9 Mighty Briton; 1* 15 Paritutu; 14. 11 Sleepyhead; 3,2 Yvonne’s Own; 11, 12 Continental also started. Length; eight lengths. Yvone’s Own was fourth. Time, 3min 37 l-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £5 3s. Places: £4 4s, £4 4s, £4. FLYING HANDICAP, of £300; nine furlongs.—4, 5 NATIVE POWER (8) scr G. Mitchell 1; 6, 6 Count Grattan (3) scr D. Melvin 2; 5, 3 Imperial Scott (5) scr E. Baker 3. 3, 4 Dione; 5, 3 Watchguard coupled with Imperial Scott; 8, 8 Jolly Wilkes; 1, 1 Onward Peter; 7, 7 Robert Junior; 2,2 Sandy Sutherland; 9, 9 Dandy McLean also started. Two lengths; head. Watchguard was fourth. Time, 2min 23 2-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £6 3s 6d. Places: £2 3s, £3 3s 6d, £1 16s 6d.