AUCKLAND CLUB

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27985, 4 June 1956, Page 4

AUCKLAND CLUB

HIT PARADE WINS HURDLES

••The Press’ Special Service AUCKLAND. June 3. Jumping fast and running freely on a very wet track. Hit Parade decisively won the Great Northern Hurdles at Ellerslie yesterday. An e *« ht ’A® a n r ‘?2i d H a s Parade had not previously been tned as a hurdler, but he dio very well as a junt er over the steeplechase country las. winter. Sonlo h was his only serious challenger yesterday. ( Thp 13 runners went to the 1 heavy rain, which did not look like ® as ' ing ' A fall of almost two inches the day made the ground a mire The back runners were liberally coated with mud. and the riders on the first five horses in the G eat Northern Hurdles— Reynolds. Harris. Simpson. Samson., and Potter —weighed in at an average of ° V Hit'"pa?ade went out at 9-9 and came back at 9-13. and Sonloch went from 10 3 tO Hit Parade comes from Stratford. '' he re he is prepared by his owner. Mr A. M. Hi-nett. He led the run to the first hurdle and kept command for the rest of the two miles and a half journey, which he finished in 4min 56sec. The avera ? a winning gallop in fam ground is 4mm 4 "mt Parade's was the slowest time since 1926. when Streamline was success ul in Smin 0 3-ssec. Last year Solar Mist won

in 4min 48 3-ssec. From the mile Sonloch ran w'th Hit r Parade on the outside, and at the top ot „ the straight as thev began the run home n he was being acclaimed the winner, but once over the last hurd.e he was a l but 1 soent and finished the course wearily a > length and a quarter behind Hit Pa rade. f The others had no chance, and Brue. q third was 15 lengths fu’ther back. t The double. Hit Parade and Spring Fair, s paid £302 7s for £1- S Spring Fair splashed his way to victory bv two lengths and a half in the second r leg, the Cornwall Handicap. It was a . brilliant d of wet weather e a ”op- I ing Brettnn ran second and Joy step t was third, followed bv the favourite and •. off-course doubles substitute. Berne. r Spring Fair was the first of two winners prepared by the Matamata trainer. L. W. Ford. The other was G’enreagh 1 Both were in hard condition, which goes v well with winter racing, and they were t much too good for their opponents. •- A. G. Walsh, who is with Ford s stable. > rode and was also successful > on Royal Cipher in the Green*ane

Steeplechase. , _ , Except for Royal Hussar and Spring • Fair, the winners were well sunported. 1 Glenreagh. Britannia’s Song, and Ngatoki were successful favourites, and Hickory Stick and Brue were others which re- ■ turned dividends. . The attendance, which was 10.5> 0, compared with 23.590 on the first day ast ( year, dwindled quickly before the last ] race, which was run in the gloom. The totalisator on-course handlea ! £150.539, including £25.424 10s on doubles 1 compared with £237.062 on the first day 1 last year. Off-course betting amounted to £161,469. including £84,237 on doubles. , compared with £172.750 10s. Hurdles Running ' Hit Parade. Sir Peter, Silver Archer. 1 and Maguire’s Bridge were prominent in ’ the rush to the first fence in the Great 1

Northern Hurdles. Wattie. which was 1 running about the middle of the 13 run--1 ners. fell, and High Gold went over the . ton of him. Hit Parade was clear after a furlong and a half, from Sir Peter. Maguire’s Bridge, and Brue. which ran together a couple of lengths behind. Silver Archer. Sonloch. Moghul Emperor, Cheerful Lad. and Barnsdale were next, with Every Ti»ne at the rear. Hit Parade kept galloping freely and jumping fast for the next six f rlnngs With a round to travel he was joined on the outside by Sonloch. and Maguires Bridge and Brue were close up on the inside. Sir Peter and Silver Archer were next, four or five lengths behind Brue. ’ By the time thev reached the six fur--5 longs Sonloch and Hit Parade had a big ; break on Brue. and Maguire’s Bridge began to fall away. The rest were

; struggling. Knight's Star had tailed off. 1 A big jump near the half-mile took Son- i? loch slightly ahead of Hit Parade, but in another half furlong they were tot gether again, with Hit Parade continuing to gallon freelv on the inside. Brue was ’ 29 lengths behind the first two. and had little to spare from Barnsdale and Moghul M Emperor. dc Hit Parade and Sonloch came to the . fence together. Sonloch misjudged it th slightlv and Hit Parade gained ground n ■ There was little between them when they T began t H e last half furlong, and Hit b j Pa-ade kept a s’ight lead tenaciously. (1 ' Sonloch also fought on well, but he was a spent force before the end. T: : Hit Parade battled on to win by a b length and a quarter, with 15 lengths to t- - Brue. third, and a neck to Silver Archer, te Knieht’s Star was next. 10 lengths ahead R . of Moghul Emperor. Cheerful Lad. Ma- G ’ guire’s B’idge. and Barnsdale. Sir Peter was beaten off. Every Time fell with a oi round to travel. f Results: — g. r GREEN LANE HACK STEEPLECHASE, g -i Of £750. About two miles and a half. (J 4. 4—ROYAL CIPHER (8) 9-0 T : A. G. Walsh 1 F 7. 6—Quandary (7) 9-0 P. Mohi 2 <■ t 3. 3—Great Power (?) 9-5 T. J. Mora 3 1. 1 Swelter: 5. 5 Uncle Bob: 6. 6 Cap- rtain Bold; 2,2 Lochain also started. £ Twenty-five lengths; same. Captain Bold . _ was fourth. Time, smin 26 l-ssec. p ,] Dividends.—Win: £6 10s. Places: £2 p . 13s 6d. £7 17s 6d. ' FIRST JERVOIS HACK HANDICAP, ( Of £750. Seven furlongs. '• 10. 10—ROYAL HUSSAR (11) 8-2 U K. Old 1 ? I. 7. 7—Fair Risk (9) 8-3 J. A. Gibbs 2 p k 3 3—lnstigator (10) 8-2 L. G. Coles 3 5. 5 Drumawhey; 4. 4 Recount; 9, 9 S( n Rotuna; 1, 1 Valcille; 8. 6 Chan Lyn; 16, jj *• 16 Rainbow' Lady; 2.2 Dalrob; 13, 13 j Sheer Luck: 15, 15 Blonde); 14, 14 Golden ( d Future: 6, 8 Grev Abbott; 12, 12 Royal ( Valiev; 18. 17 Willie Fight: 11, 11 Dawn p ‘ Wind: 17. 18 Little Count: 21, 21 Pohiata: n ' 19. 19 Statement; 20. 20 Sunbow also g ■ started. ( d Length and a quarter; half neck. Re- ( 1 count was fourth. Time, Imin 32sec. I S Dividends.—Win: £l9 Ils 6d. Places: d £5 15s 6d. £4 Ils £2 16s 6d. r |. GREAT NORTHERN HURDLES. J a Of £3500. Two miles and a half. t ); 5. 6—HIT PARADE (8) 9-9 T. Reynolds 1 ( n 4. 2—Sonloch (4) 10-3 J. W. Harris 2 4 I) 1. I —Brue (3) 10-3 .. V. H. Simpson 3 ), 6, 5 Silver Archer; 3, 4 Maquire’s ; I Bridge; 8. 8 Knight’s Star: 9. 9 Moghul < , a Emperor, 12, 12 Every Time: 10. 10 High t • s Gold; 2, 3 Barnsdale; 13, 13 Cheerful Lad: f n 11. 11 Sir Peter; 7, 7 Wattie also started. ( Length and a quarter; 15 lengths. Sil- c ver Archer was fourth. Time, 4min 56 I it sec - s l d Dividends.—Win: £9 7s 6d. Places: £3 £ 4s 6d, £2 5s 6d. £2 Is. 9: SECOND JERVOIS HACK HANDICAP, st Of £750. Seven furlongs. te 1- I—BRITANNIA'S SONG (2) 8-12 0. G. F. Hughes 1 of 6. 7—Prince Mahal (1) 9-6 1- N. B. Holland 2 :e 18. 17—Royal Majesty (22) 8-0 9) W J. Mudford 3 ). 2, 3 Royal Ghazipur; 7. 6 Greek Legend: 4, 5 Fly Past; 5. 4 Gyron; 12. 12 Prince Id Bayanut; 3. 2 Piper Tom: 15. 15 Moorlight: 10. 10 Royal Praise: 19. 20 Ajon: t IL 8. 8 Grand Beau: 14, 14 Johnny Belinda: I 11. 11 Royal Waltz: 20. 19 Triomphateur; - S’ 16. 16 Beau Serein: 9. 9 Gay Silk; 17. 1R lO Lapford: 12, 12 Staveley’s Lad also c 8- started. 7’. Three-quarters of a length; three jp lengths. Piper Tom was fourth. Time, Imin 32 3-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £5 os6d. Places: £2 0s 6d. £4 4s. £l5 12s. of PENROSE HACK HURDLES, m Of £750. One mile and three-quarters i- and 60 yards. 8) 4 4—ROYAL GENERAL (14) 9-0 »). A. T. Haitana 1 i). 1. I—Hickory Stick (2) 10-1 »h R- D. Samson 2 i v 6 6—Huntah (11) 9-0 .. J. Smith 3 •i. 5. 5, Kintruh: 2.2 Wigwam: 3. 3 Fese- tival Song; 7. 7 Crooked Blaze also ( started p. Short neck: 10 lengths. Kintruh was fourth. Time. 3min 32sec. •j r Dividends.—Win: £8 9s 6d. Places: £2 e _ 14s 6d. £1 10s 6d. 8; CORNWALL HANDICAP, 7) Of £lBOO. One mile and a quarter. 1). 8. 9—SPRING FAIR (19) 7-11 >). B. L. Hillis 1 5. 3—Bretton (20) 7-8 .. R. A. Barron 2 of 11. 12—Joy Step (6) 8-8 .. C Clark 3 et 10, 14 Corolu: 2,2 Anyhow; 6. 7 Gold te Quality: 1. 1 Berne: 17. 17 Robert Craig; O) 13. 10 Highland Sandy: 7, 6 Fair Town; 3) 3 5 Royal Heritage: 4 4 Dynamite; 12. 11 6) Sir Nicholas; 9. 8 Tribunal; 15. 15 Peter i*t Boy: 18. 18 Lyndomar: 19. 19 Rare Charm; ne 16. 16 Prince Regent. 14. 14 Silver City: 5) 14. 14 Bex'-'ill also started 6) Two lengths and a half; length Berne; 5) was fourth. Time. 2min 16 l-ssec. Dividends—Win: £l4 Ils. Places: £5 3s 6d. £3 9s 6d, £6 17s. |

HUNT HURDLES. Of £750 Two miles. 1. I—GLENREAGH (8) 9-10 A. G. Walsh 1 5. s—Blonde Boy (7) 9-1 ti n R. G. Boswell 2 4. 4—Tapeva (11) 9-0 .. J Mokaraka 3 2.2 Sea Contour: 3. 3 Aboukir Bav; 6. 7 Back Stairs: 7. 6 Questionnaire also started. _ _ Five lengths: eight lengths. Sea Contour was fourth. Time, 4min. Dividends- Win: £2 7s. Places: £1 14s, £5 7s 6d. MEMBERS’ HANDICAP. Of £9OO Seven furlongs. 1. 2—NGATOKI (9) R. G. Forbes 1 5. 5-Flying Slipper <l2> D ’-’ c>meron 2 6. S-Whlte Ensign % /j' o . Sulllvan 3 12, 12 Nereis: 3. 3 Teina; 16. 16 Japoniea; 14.14 Sobriquet: 2.1 Bandera; 8. 8 Rangi's View; 15. 15 loch wood: 9. 9 Estimate: 11. 11 Kauri Heart: 13. 13 p ® tcr Michael; 7,7 Anzio; 4.4 Flyinc Satchel: 17. 17 Impeller: 10. 10 SUnhill; 18. 18 iTutanekai also started. . „ * i Three lengths: half length. Kauri Heart was fourth. Time, Imin 33 4-ssec Dividends.—Win: £4 9s 6d. Places. Ils, £4, £4 6s.