RACING Flair Wins Centennial Handicap At Southland

Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28129, 19 November 1956, Page 4

RACING Flair Wins Centennial Handicap At Southland

“The Press” Special Service

INVERCARGILL. November 18. l,3 la < ir i a 2 c L M ?, tre Peak .both of whom had failed badly at their sole appearfne 6 !/w’ he NeW Zealand cup meetr^tn4,»aßlCC^ rto P, a fortnight earlier. Oc tU ß? e < a double dividend of £475 Southlun'a’ n E when they won the the h pTv» , Centennial Handicap, and at th ton Han dicap respectively. Club , E! n ,‘ ng ° f , the Sou ‘bland Racing Flair m™ el i n,al m l eli ng yesterday °l a first-class staying cap f JJFX‘h the Centennial Handl ?n P -h2 ? h,ch he came into the picture awly *" ‘° Set Up and win going

ouSdi^ ak . *’? S responsible for an outstanding trial for the Southland ? strong°fickJ ed 7 e h da t’ whcn he heal E ld , of hack milers in the clear cut S^ir! CaP ' SUCCeSS Was a un'iu e on th r fi ar , r \ ed 8839 tickets f ss light w« a tSSV 68 ' for which Skyh * /avoun te with 33.116 ve^ed re on Pe w, 16 °- tickets reinles PaU?. chance m the second wfth P |Mj e tiSefs pronounced favourite sSSSSa lar E e e d au r e^dlnc S :. raClnE - There was a £37450 t ?J? Usator on-course handled 5s last velr com P are d With £26.675 os last j ear, an increase of £10,775 ss. Th »Centennial Handicap his ?• lri Skel ”o^ C had 1 WmXirLcT'm ?he hip ln , the u early running and at over h froS U T^„H here r, Marjo had taken £oPPin°£ Cheerio Skv d ght a ch Marjo r h>Seth a e r r. le ah d ead O 5 Obelifk wasTe«. Gar ° lOCh and Flairin^*M° UBll Cheerio looked like headhad h th2 ea , ry , ln the run home Patris K “tuation in hand at the fur S?ene hl* when Flair arrived on the F)=; he Soon settled the issue. «? rjo . followed, ahead of Dinner wh?eh and hot favourite Skylight which was beaten with three fur longs X™ A t „ e o r th PUUi i ng kard it ‘he earfy .-Another to drop out quickly and finish near the rear was Suphero St. ly P acem nker Sawdust II was Flair won much too well to make excuses for the others. Patris ran Ms c™V aCe since he finished second to plarinTwas rishi W2W.B£r a *~l®! n» ; . ®* ea k Surprises calcul ations in the the throughout. ° ne ° f the leadin g division and e con° b ?T> took little aerious part r> nd G al l® nt Peter. Channel Flight and T , ' on . Ppwns were slow out. Fine vri?h ,°'cr racing into the back £ , M “re Peak. Brooksdale. Plunder, Palace. Brig O'Callv and Fine no"® next , ahead of Allan. , h „ ESi, ”? Was clear of Smart at and W,t K I ? laCe ’ Mitre Peak Brig O-Cant l*s? ad of Brooksdale. ong u Lally. Allan. Silver Sorin® Fault and Jollishah. Smart had joined turn and e fh» the le ? d at the home they were being challenged &;♦ mto the straight with Allan I n ak f 1 up ahead of Plunder Allan. Brooksdale. Big O’Callv Silver tS ™ aki - - bv* tw« e ? k <? ?il ne on to win decisively P „„S. lengths, with Smart beating Plunder by a similar margin for tefn n hi« Palace - which failed® to susfoLrth aS' was two lengths awav , Allan - Silver Spring and bv F, ? ne le r Were line next - followed SvdnoJ le W L L. ne ’ T 1 ?!^ 011 Downs with Gold ne3tt ake ’ Jol!lshah and Meadow Just Got Up hie tnL Tle ' which had been placed at UorJi - P r ® vious starts, finished brilHandfcJn the Wyndham Two-year-old & running down the pacehead ’ T ° P Fllsht - to beat her by a began brilliantly from and afVb me ? ut J lde , barrier position n? d ThJ h n end of a furlong was clear of The Ranger. Kelp. Kelton InBo n wTfe nt *?'?b Black P Ray. ahead of At th s straight entrance Top chS? 1 r . Wlde - and Incandescent mnv» e ri ng ?h ahc u d of Black Bay. which through on the inner, with m-de? ’ Kelp and Bow Tie in close b,T°t> p ljSht was soon clear again. b “' Bc 5 V U le finished the better to get up and beat her on the post by a ♦S3* ♦ Ba^ ana came home well for rr?™- two < len £ h , s back. With a similar margin to Kelton, ahead of InSTi <sc 5 n L Black nextclear of Mo, The Ranger and Gold Creek m line.

Desert Cloud in Form Desert Cloud came from the middle of her field to beat sprinters in the Pioneers Handicap, in which she measur e of Nairn Bridge with 100 yards to run. Waywren, Montrose and Perfect Peach were slow out. Seven Seas was clear at the end of two furlongs with Brooksdale. Red Boa. Rathkeale. Nairn Bridge. Lucky Bill and Accountant handy, ahead of Desert Cloud. S€ J e ,’2 Scas was 51111 m charge at we half-mile, where Nairn Bridge and Brooke were handy, ahead of Red Boa and Desert Cloud. Nairn Bridge was shading Seven Seas at the three, with Nairn Bridge taking charge at the two. He was followed into the straight by Desert Cloud, with Seven « I T ,ng ground, and Brooke. Hatnkeale. Accountant and Montrose, moving up on the outer. Desert Cloud had the better of Naim Bridge at the half-furlong, and came on to beat him by half a length. Rathkeale made up ground for third two and a half lengths back, with two lengths to Montrose, and a nose to Canasta. Perfect Peach, Accountant and Way wren were next, with Seven Beas last. Results:—

BIRCHWOOD HURDLE HANDICAP, of £285: about one mile and a half.—2, 1 TUT TUT (9) 9-2 W. J. Hillis 1: 4. 4 Hunt the Slipper (11) 9-0 J. R. Currie 2; 3, 3 Exodus (3) 10-6 J. M. Surgenor 3. 7. 7 Lumphanan; 5. 5 Roval China; 1. 2 Incredible; 9. 9 Portree; 6. 6 Miss Step; 10, 10 Irish Chief; 8. 8 Naughtv Boy; 2. 1 Brude; 12, 12 Cassock Lass; 11, 11 Croken Bawn also started. Five lengths: half a length. Miss Step was fourth. Time, 2min 39 l-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £3 4s 6d. Places: £1 •s 6d. £1 19s «d, £1 17s 6d. Bracket: Tut Tut and Brude. , AIRIO PLATE, of £220; six furlongs IAQUARHJS (24) 8-0 D. N. Hadfield J ? nd se (15) 8-5 W. D. Skelcart's* Andy Mac ‘ l3 > »- 5 •> s S y.. I J«-^ ch .- V ‘- I l ai J : ”• 16 Massenet: 3, J 2 ; 12 Rvaty: 1». 1» Whenua--10 ifl t~s.’s? te tf" : 13 ' 14 H"’ Honour: 10. 10 Loch Amber; 14, 15 Ettrick John 3 Bonnie Stralhyrc; 2,2 Davaar; 6 ' <

Eden's Pride: 9. 9 Sir Roslyn: 15. 13 The Trek: 11, 11 Lingaro; 4. 8 Arctic Star also started. A length and a quarter: half a head. Eden s Pride was fourth. Time, Imin 15 2-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £3 7s 6d. Places: £1 17s 6d. £3 16s. £3 15s 6d. GORE HACK HANDICAP, of £275: six furlongs.—l. 1 KING S LACE (2) 8-13 R. J. Skelton 1: 7, 6 Netherhall (8) 8-0 E. G. Low 2: 6, 7 Salonica (20) car. 7-0 B. P. Kennedy 3. 18, 18 Dawn Light: 3, 4 Appreciate: 2,2 The Wanderer: 10. 11 Lady Eden; 8. 10 By Jove: 4. 3 Pilot Light: 4, 3 Sea Pen: 17. 17 Royal Way: 14. 15 Sabaean Maid; 15. 13 Sir Echo; 13. 14 Larboard Watch; 9. 8 Believe Me; 12. 12 Newtown Crest: 11. 9 Super Bid; 16, 16 Sure Lance; 5, 5 Royal Summer also started. Three-quarters of a length; half a length. Sea Pen was fourth. Time: Imin Msec. Dividends.—Win: £3 7s. Places: £1 12s, £4 14s. £4 16s. SOUTHLAND CENTENNIAL HANDICAP. of £1000: one mile and three furlongs.—4. 5 FLAIR (10) 8-3 W. D. Skelton 1; 10. 10 Patris (12) 7-13 B. J. Anderton 2; 5, 6 Cheerio (1) 9-0 F. H. Skelton 3. 9. 9 Garoloch: 2,2 Landon; 1, 1 Skylight; 1, 1 Obelisk; 7, 7 Sawdust II; 6, 4 Dinner Chat; 3, 3 Suphero; 8, 8 Armando; 11, 11 Marjo also started. A length and a half; three-quarters of a length. Obelisk was fourth. Time, 2 min 19 3-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £lO 14s 6d. Places: £2 14s. £8 Bs, £2 19s 6d. WINTON PLATE, of £220; six furlongs. —l, 1 TREASURE POND (3) 8-5 R. J. Skelton 1; 4. 5 Belle o’ Buchan (13) 8-5 E. G. Low 2; 3. 3 Valoyda (18) N. W. Lewis 3. 7, 7 Equipage; 14, 14 The Shark; 12, 13 Blue Shadows; 10, 11 Wee Dawn; 15, 16 Gold Coon; 5, 4 Miss Callander; 11, 9 l6, 16 Night Cast: 9. 10 Fine Display; 13, 12 Superiority; 8, 8 Push; 8. 8 Kinsimm: 6, 6 Creme de Menthe: 2.2 Copper Maid also started. Half a head; four lengths. Equipage was fourth. Time, Imin 14 4-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £2 17s 6d. Places: £1 Ils, £3 9s. £2 6s 6d. WYNDHAM TWO-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP, of £225: four furlongs.—2, 4 BOW TIE (2) by Beaumaris—Lady Paigle 8-0 R. J. Mackie, jun. 1: 3. 2 Top Flight (12) by Super—Super Flight car. 7-72 W. D. Skelton 2; 10, 9 Barana (4) by Kurdistan —Cong car. 8-2 G. W. Wright 3. 1. 1 The Ranger; 6. 7 Gold Creek: 4, 3 Kelp: 4. 3 Incandescent: 7, 6 Sea Buoy; 9. 10 Kelton; 5, 5 Black Ray; 8. 8 Mo also started. A head; two lengths. Kelton was fourth. Time. 50sec. Dividends.—Win: £5 0s 6d. Places: £1 18s 6d. £1 13s. £6 0s 6d. RIVERTON HACK HANDICAP, of £300; one mile.—l 4, 13 MITRE PEAK (14) 7-0 H. T. Anderton 1; 2.2 Smart (3) 8-9 C. McDonald 2; 3, 3 Plunder (9) 7-12 R. J. Skelton 3. 1. 1 Palace; 4. 5 Devon Downs; 8, 6 Meadow Gold: 12, 9 Allan; 7, 8 Brig o' Cally; 7. 8 Pitlochry: 16. 16 Fault; 17. 18 Exchequer; 12. 12 Sydney Wake; 9. 11 Silver Spring; 6. 7 Brooksdale; 5. 4 Rex Robe; 15. 15 Gallant Peter; 18, 17 Channel Flight; 13. 14 Jollishah; 10, 10 Fine Line also started. Two lengths: two lengths. Palace was fourth. Time, Imin 39 4-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £44 10s. Places: £lO 2s 6d. £1 14s, £3 Is. PIONEERS’ HANDICAP, of £400; seven furlongs —l. 2 DESERT CLOUD (4) 7-10 D N. Hadfield 1: 2, 1 Nairnbridge (10) 7-8 W. D. Skelton 2; 5, 5 Rathkeale (2) 8-1 G. W, Wright 3. 10. 10 Brooke; 6. 6 Red Boa; 7, 7 Accountant; 3. 3 Montrose; 8. 9 Seven Seas: 4. 4 Canasta; 9. 8 Wayren; 11, 11 Lucky Bill: 12. 12 Perfect Peach also started. Half a length: length and a half. Montrose was fourth. Time, Imin 26 l-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £3 6s 6d\ Places: £1 13s 6d, £1 Ils 6d, £3 6s 6d.