RACING Japonica Wins Easter Handicap At Ellerslie

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28554, 7 April 1958, Page 4

RACING Japonica Wins Easter Handicap At Ellerslie

“The Press" Special Service AUCKLAND, April 6

Making a brilliant run when it seemed the race was all but over, Japonica won narrowly in the Easter Handicap at Ellerslie yesterday? Starting the run home it appeared that Solepic would take the honours. The next moment it was Arran Chief and on the post it was Japonica by a head.

Arran Chief and Melanion dead-heated for second, and Great Rose was a close fourth. The next best were Indian Mars md Windermere. Cardinal King, the favourite, did not get in the first 14, and the second fancy, Salaam, came twelfth. Saturday’s attempt was Japonica’s fourth in the Easter Handicap and the best she had done before was fourth, in 1955, behind Fair Chance, Redcraze, and Arawa. Last year she was fifth and, the time before, ninth. She is a seven-year-old mare by Paper Boy from Black Robe and J.he first of her age and sex to have won the race since the distance was made one mile in 1898. Japonica is in her last season of racing, and after her victory on Saturday, she was booked to the Ra Ora Stud stallion, Gabador. She is owned by Mr A. McKenzie, of Invercargill, who made the long trip north to see the race. She is trained at Takanini by F. J. Cobb. The £3lOO for first brought her earnings to £13,737. Marie Brizard, a hot favourite in the Great Northern Oaks, was beaten decisively into second by the Hastings filly, Froth, which went clear when the pace was slow about six furlongs from the finish. Six Lengths In the end Froth won by six lengths and Marie Brizard beat

Love and Kisses by two lengths for second. Froth hat won the New Zealand Oaks as well, so she is proving very useful for her owner-breder, Mrs J. H. Lowry. ; The T.A.B. double, Japonica and Ole, paid £ll9 19s for £l. Conditions were most favourable, the weather being brilliantly fine and cod, and the going easy. The attendance was 25,506, compared with 26,163 on the first dsy last year. The totalisator on - course handled £228,929 10s, including £45,136 on the double, compared with £218,561 15s last year. ONSLOW STAKES, Of £B5O. Two-year-olds. Six furlongs. First Division 2. 2—SECRET TALK (1) 9-1 K. A. Nuttall 1 5. fl—Hot Punch (12) 7-10 W. C. Cotter 1 3. 3—Palos Verdes 7-12 B. Smith 3 1, 1 Captain Corcoran; 6, 5 Stylish Son; 15, 15 Split Second; 10, 10 Blue Cast; 18, 18 Standard; 4, 4 Zahara; 12. 11 The Dasher: 13, 13 Golden Flicker: 19. 19 Vicky Dee; 16, 16 Exemption; 22, 22 Silent Comrade; 20, 20 Valiant Rose also started. Head; half a head. Stylish Son was fourth. Time, Imin 13*ec. Dividends.—Win: £2 14s fld. Places.: £1 12s 6d. £4. Second Division 11. 12— MY SIMON (22) 7-7 car. . 7-11 L. G. Coles 1 17, 17—Gold Bracelet (11) 7-10 G. R. Edge 2 8. B—Fair Merit 8-12 J. W. Harris 3 1, 1 Taiporutu: 14, 14 Clear Crystal; 6, 5 Blue Breeze; 9, 9 Torrid Time; 7. 7 Nimbula; 21, 21 Tinos; 18, 18 Waimarino; 4. 4 Sir David; 12, 11 Great tfen; 13, 13 Bangalore; 19, 19 Sootie also started. Length; same. Sir David wa* fourth. Time, Imin 13 2-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £l4 fls fld. Places: £6 13s fld, £l7 3s fld. MANG ERE HACK STEEPLECHASE, Of £750. About two and a half miles. 1. I—BEN VOLA (4) 9-6 car. 9-7 V. H. Simpson 1 8. 7—Our Star (2) 9-7 P. K. Cathro 2 9. 9—Peter Lu (10) 9-0 A. G. Walsh 3 2.2 Young Isaac; 3. 3 Thepeen; 4. 4 Impennat’-s (lost rider); 10, 10 Gosson; 7, 8 High Star; 11, 11 Our Casey; 18. 18 Rosstavla; 5, 5 Royal Eclipse also started. Four and a half lengths; four lengths. High Star was fourth. Time, Mmin 53sec. Dividend*.—Win; £3 Ils 6d. Places: £1 14s, £4 0s fld, £5 12s. EASTER HANDICAP, Of £4500. One mil*. 7. 4—JAPONICA (15) 6-0 K. A. Nuttall 1 14, 13—Melanion (4) 9-0 car. 9-1 J. Holy t 21. 21—Arran Chief (20A) 7-0 car. 7-9 J D. J. Wyatt t 1, 1 Cardinal King; 4, 6 Royal Crescent; 11, 14 Khisdar; 15, 15 Supreme Court; 16. 16 Big Blow: 3. 2 Copernicus; 3,2 Tawhlao; 8, 8 True Bridge;*s, 5 Attila; 5, 5 Taboo; 19, 18 Rtanyarra; 6, .7 Qreat Rose; 10, 9 Supertax; 18, 11 Royal Jester; t 9, 11 Solepic; 30, 30 Summer Glow; ' 2, 3 SalMto; 17.17 .E«Oo: 12, 12 Windermere: 13, 10 AMcsusan; 22, 22 Sagarie also started. Head; deadheat. Groat Rose was • fourth. Time. Imin 37aoc. I Dividend,.—Win: £U 1, «d. 1 Places: £3 14*. £8 Is (Melanion), £22 19s fld (Arran Chief). ' BRIGHTON HURDLES, 1 Of £l2OO. Two mile,. 1. 2—KAURI HEART (6> »-10 ■ E. E. Olboni, 1 9. 9 Pron, <3> 10-5 F. K. Cathro 2 , 3. 3—High Chancellor <9) 9-0 • J. H. Hely 3 8. 8 Sea Contour: I, 2 Nobly Born; . 4, 4 Twister (fell): 7, 7 Brotton; 6, 0 Contact Victory; 10. 10 Alamo; . 8, 8 Qantas alao started. Three lengths: eight length,. Nobly Bom was fourth. Tima, 3min 33 2-Baec. Dividend*.—Win: £3 5s 6d. Places: . £1 14a Sd. #3 17, «d. £1 IS, 6d. PRESIDENTS HANDICAP, ,Of £llBO. One mil* and a quarter. - 1. I—OLE (8) 8-10 J. W. Harris 1 1 1. 6—Robert Kay (IS) 7-7 , W. T. Day 2 - 9. 9—Whitiora (10) 7-8 S G. R. Edge 3 r 2. a Black Raven; a. 2 Hard Xpert; « 8. 5 Straight Lead; 4. 4 Daysun; 8, 8 r Alonaun; 8, 7 Sigur; 10. 10 Revenue; 14. 14 Lockgair; is. 18 Flying Meteor; - 11, 13 John Moor; ». 3 Quid: 13. 13 Red Robe; 11. 11 Royal Qhaaipur; IS. , 16 Startlra alao atarted. " Two length, and a half: • head. . Hard Apart was fourth. Time. Imin ’ 4 3-ssec. . . Dividends.—Win: £4 3a. Places: ' £1 19s. £3 9s, £4 18a Sd. GREAT NORTHERN OAKS, ' Of £l3OO. Three-year-old FUllea. v On* mile and * half. : 3. 3—FROTH (3) 1-10 i- W. D. Skelton 1 I. 1. I—Marte Brixard (8) 8-10 G. F. Hughe* 3 r 8. s—Love and Kirn* (5) 8-10 8 K. . Campbell 3 10. 10 Cremovan*; 13. 13 Dalloch; t 7. 7 Lovely Chance; 3, 3 Mis* Able; s. 13. 11 Miee Ngataa; 4. 4 Rise Again; h I, I Several; 8, * Solar; 11, 13 Sul Pien; 8, 8 Verve alao started. Six tenstha: two length,. Verve a wa, fourth. Time, Smin 34sec. ; £3lB«<>d. Places; ’ £1 He M. *1 Ba. £3 8,6 d. h GREAT NORTHERN CHAMPAGNE ■TAKES, r Of £2OOO. Two-year-olde. Six ). furlongs. d 1. I—UP AND COMING (7) 8-10 r G. F. Hughes 1 2. 2—Fountainhead <3> 8-10 e J. W. Harris 2 r 4. 4—Donaldo (2) 8-10 >. P. K. Cathro 3

7,7 Beauxami; 8, 8 Grand National: 6. 6 Selwyn: 3. 3 Carolyn Anne; 5. 5 Fantina also started. Length and a quarter; a length. Fantina was fourth. Time, Imin 12 4-ssec. Dividends—Win: £1 19s. Places; £1 2s. £1 10s 6d. £2 3a. EDEN HACK HANDICAP, Of £7OO. One mile. 2. 3—ROYAL EMBASSY (22) 7-10 .. W. A. Smith 1 5. 4—The Chief (4) 8-13 D. 3. Wyatt 2 12. B—Smitten (3) 8-13 J. Williamson 3 14. 14 Rozale: 7. 13 Beech Park: 3. 2 Biltong; 15. IS Jolly Jack; 9. 9 Ottoman; 10, 10 Ter Haar; 4, 5 First Bid; 11. 11 Bright Ways: 16. 16 Shamrock Queen; 17. 17 Willie Winkle: 1. 1 Calibrae: 6. 6 Tarry Town; 8. 7 Rotation; 13. 13 Sahib; 13. 13 Shirley Downs also started. Two lengths and a half; a head. Calibrae was fourth. Time. Imin 37 2-s*ec. Di vidends.—Win: £ 7 5s fld. Places: £2 15s 6d, £2 18s £6 Bs 6d. Jockey Seriously Injured (New Zealand Press Association) INVERCARGILL April 6. A jockey. B. V. Cairns, who was injured when Culton fell in the Great Western Steeplechase at Riverton yesterday. is in Kew Hospital on the dangerously ill list. Nominations for the Hororata Trotting Club’s Meeting at Hororata on Saturday. April 26. 1958, close at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. April 9. 1958. with the Secretary. P- J- Byrne, 193 Cashel street. Christchurch. —Adv*