RACING Beau Revere Back To Winning Form In Mile

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28822, 17 February 1959, Page 4

RACING Beau Revere Back To Winning Form In Mile

(From Our Own Reporter) HOKITIKA, February 16. Beau Revere, which had his first start after a spell since September in the Licensed Victuallers’ Handicap on Saturday, showed the benefit of that race when he outclassed the open milers in the Westland Handicap, the main event and first leg of the double, cm the concluding day of the Westland Jockey Club’s summer meeting at Hokitika today. Beau Revere is a member of a successful. team raced at the meeting by the Orari trainer, L. H. Pratt. Other winners from this stable over the two days were Pilot Dancer and London Tower, which took the second leg of the double on the first day and won in both his appearances today.

Beau Revere created a new track record of Imin 39 3-ssec, which bettered the previous best set by Flying Orders in 1950 by l-ssec. He was capably ridden by the stable apprentice, P. J. Kempton. Rome gained his fourth successive win for his Ataurau owner-trainer, F. Dudley, in the second leg of the double, the Thompson Hack Handicap. The Pictavia gelding, which is to be put to hurdling, was ridden by the Riccarton horseman, G. W. Mein, who has been associated Witt him in his last three successes. Ticket-holders on the Beau Re-vere-Rome combination received a double dividend of £77 8s Sd for £L The meeting was held in fine weather and the track was again fast There was a good attendance. On-course investments amounted to £124«1 10s, including £1358 on the double, , compared with £11,524 10s on the corresponding day last year. The total for the meeting was £24.792 Ids, against £20,164 last year. After the running of the Trial Stakes No. 2, B. S. Finlayson, the rider of Dark Planet was charged with causing interference to Every Right ridden by L. McGuire, about two furlongs from home. Finlayson was suspended from riding for one week from the end of the day’s racing. Begal Order Wins Regal Order was restless at the barrier and delayed the start of the Trial. Stakes. No. 1. Boyal Return then broke through the tapes twice. Stylish, Regal Order, and . Bantasta Jumped out at the head of the field from Rushbrook and Pilot Dancer. Prindmere was last to leave the stalls.

Bantasta was first into the straight from Regal Order watting for a run On the inner, and Pilot Dancer, which took a wide course. In a desperate finish. Regal Order won by a long neck from Bantasta, with 61s stable-mate, Pilot Dancer, a half head back, third. , Pilot. Dancer seemed, unlucky, as ho dwelt at the banter rise and then lost • winning Chance through running wide. Romedo was fourth, ahead of Stylish, Boyal Return, Rnshbrook, and Prinrlmere.

of the field in the James Baek Handicap, but on settling down Ette had taken control to lead into the back straight fiom Stunner and Harkvllle. which ran very wide. The others were headed by Fickle Jade, Stentor, *nd frwtltL - Harkvllle moved up to be on terms With Ette at the half mile, where they were three lengths ahead of Stentor. Bosalel, Stunner, and Westflekt Efte drew away from Harkvllle rounding the home turn, with Resale! and Westfield closest .of the others. Bfte game «way right to the jengtns rroxn nancvme. wiui stentor doing his best workta third place M the finteh- Starmer noA and fieS and ScMeJade. So " M '

no First Ler > Winkles, Devilry, and Curtain Balser disputed the early lead in the Westland Handicap from Beau Revere and Skyrain. Dkrear was squeezed back to the fear of the field, with Totaranui. Devilry and Skyrain were together in the lead passing the stands the first time, with Looking Forward, which had moved up fast, trailing oa the outside of Winkles. Beau Severe, on the inside irf- Curtain Raiser, was next, with GoMwyn, Uproar, and Totaranui folImirittg- tn that order. Skyrain and Devilry held their lead into the back straight from Beau Revere and Looking Forward. Winkles. Curtain Raiser, and Goldwyh were next. Skyrain was clear at the five furlongs from Devilry. Looking Forward. Beau Revere, Curtain in an awkward position op the Inside, Uproar, and Goldwyn. Skyrain started to shorten stride on the home turn, enabling Looking Forward to reach the front, but he was immediately challenged by Beau Revere, with Curtain Raiser waiting for an opening and Goldwyn coining on strongly* Beau Revere received a lucky opening and he ran to the front in a few strides to win by a length from Curtain Raiser, which beat the fastfinkhtnf Goldwyn by a long neck. Uproar finished on for fourth, ahead of Looking Forward. Totaranui, Skyrain, Winkles, and Devilry.

ftsQi li.iMtfh Win The start of the Trial Stakes No. 2 was delayed by Amenable anp Boyal Return. The latter broke away and galloped a furlong before be was restrained. The odds on favourite, London Tower, lumped out at the head of the field and was never asked tor. his best. He won as he liked by four lengths from Toss, which had three lengths to spare from Every Right, with a half-length to Gold Revue. Every Right dipped badly and almost dislodged his rler„ with two furlongs to run. London Tower was eased half-way down the straight, and Toss, under a hard ride, made up a little ground on him. Every Bight came again to deprive Gold Revue of third place. The others were headed by Last Fling, Royal Batum, Dark Planet, and Amenable.

Easy for Rome The field had not gone far .in .the Thompson Hade Handicap before Golden Rhapsody took control'from Rome, Pod Cud. and Harkville. Golden Rhapsody led out of the straight from Bmnej Harkvllle, Post Card, and Arrow Royal.: The others were headed by Kerralyn, Stunner, and Quick Time. Golden. Rhapsody surrendered his lead to Rome going to the half-mile. Kerralyn also ran past Golden Rhapsody; Post Card and Harkville were doing Best of the others, and Quick Time was improving rapidly. - Rome was dear fisw strides and had a break of three lengths on Kerralyn and Golden Rhapsody raring to the home tanu In the run home Rome was not biked forJhis best to win by two lengths from the fMt-finlshingQuick Time, stthd' most two lengtns xo \n.erraiyn, wmtn nosed Golden Rhapsody out of third placing Hght on the line. Port cEd teaT nextf aheatf of Pickard. . Stunner, Harkville, and Arrow Royal. _ LMfien Tower Agate - Landon Tower Jumped out at the gteV<£ a foe Arid in the Farewell gWwwjHfr _On settling down Efte a trafling SSp T Selmironda, wteM “ wer * nude ths pass sad M by a

length and a half passing the three furlongs. London Tower was going very freely in second position, ahead of Dower. Bray. Gold Raid, and Westfield. Ette was first to reach the straight, from London Tower, which immediately ranged. alongside the Neptune filly. Howwer, Efte again drew out to a slender lead halfway down the straight. Efte tired badly and surrendered her lead to London Tower, which ran on to beat the fast-finishing Bray by a length and a half, with a similar margin to Efte, Stentor made up a lot of ground lor fourth and was followed in by Dower. Every Right, and Gold Raid. Results:— TRIAL STAKES (NO. 1), of £124: six furlongs.—2, 2 REGAL ORDER (5) 7-10 car. 7-11 D. N. Hadfield 1; 1, 1 Bantasta (6) 8-5 W. D. Skelton 2; 3, 3 Pilot Dancer (1) 9-1 P. J. Kempton 3. 4, 8 Prindmere; 5, 4 Royal Return; 7. 6 Rushbrook; 8. 7 Romedo: S, 4 Stylish also started. Long neck; half a head. Romedo was fourth. Time. Imin 15sec. Dividends.—Win: £3 17s. Places: £1 Is 6d, £l. £1 6s fed. M. B. JAMES HACK HANDICAP, of £155; seven furlongs.—3, 2 EFTE (6) 7-10 W. D. Skelton 1; 1. 1 Hartville (1) 8-10 A. J. Stokes 2; 6, 6 Stentor 7-11 B. S. Finlayson 3. 5. 4 Westfield: 4. 5 Rosalei; 2. 3 Sturmer; 7. 7 Fickle Jade also started. Two lengths; two lengths. Sturmer was fourth. Time, Imin 27 Dividends.—Win; £5 13s. Places: £3 8s Od. £1 13s Bd. TASMAN TROT HANDICAP, of £145; 2mln 23sec class; one mile.— 1, 1 FALSEHC (7) 34 J. R. Steel 1; 4, 5 ReMai (2) scr W S. Cimwnings 2; 6. 6 Dan's Wonder (5) 12 C. F. Murcott 3. ■ 3, 3 Matron Dale; 4. 5 Serpentine; 7. a Second Lady: 3,2 Sprtng Gully; 2, 3 GUssando; 8, 7 Fair Flight: 1, 1 Young Paul; 5, 4 Sanfarer also started. * Length; four lengths. Sanfarer was fourth. Times.—2mii 12 3-ssec, 2min 14 4-1 c. 2min 14 l-ssec. (Track record.) Dividends—Win: £2 12s 6d. Places: £1 3s, £2 6s, £4 2s. „ „ Brackets: Falsehood and Young Paul. Reklaw and Serpentine. WESTLAND HANDICAP.of £250; & e 0 ?.‘ 1 J T I Raiser (1) 9-0 -E. G. Low 2; 6. S TOSg Length: long neck. Uproar, wns fourth. TttnoTlmin 39 3-ssec. (Track *^cSvMendSr—Win: £l4 17s. Places: £3 Us 6d. £1 Ils. . TRIAL STAKES No. 2, of £125; six furlongs.—l, 1 LONDON TOWER (1) 9-1 W. D. Skelton 1: 4, 5 Toss (11) 8-5 J- L. "Coulter 2: 2,2 Every Right (2) 8-10 L. McGuire 3. v 5. 4 Gold Revue: 6. 7 Royal Return: 3. 5 Amenable; 8,8 Dark Planet:-7. < Last Fling also started. ; Four lengths; three lengths. Gold Revue was fourth. Time, Imin 14 Win: £1 9s. Places: £1 2s 6d, £1 18s 6d. £1 6s 6d. THOMPSON HACK HANDICAP, of £170; one mile..—l. 3 KIMI (2) 9-0 G. W. Mein 1; 5, 6 Quick Time (W 7-11 car. 7-12 R. W. Gould 3; 9. 9 Kerralyn (9) 7-10 P. J, Kempton A. 4, 4 HarkvlUe: 8, 8 Arrow Royal; 3. 1 Post Card; X 2 Golden Rhapsody; 6. 7 Pickard; 7, 5 Sturmer also Started. Two lengths; length and a half. Golden Rhapsody was fourth. Time, Imin 41 1-Ssec. Dividends—Win: £2 12s. Places: £1 9g 6d. £4 18s. £5 10s 6d. TARBALL TROT HANDICAP, of £145; Smin 37sec class; one mile and a half and 1 yards.—l, 1 ;U SANDO (SB) 48 A. D. McCarthy 1; 5, 3 Sanfarer (9) 48 R. H. McMillan 2; X 2 Jewel Song (8) 48 T. Gardyne 3, 5 Agreeable; 6. 7 Matron Dale; X 8 Second Lady: 4. 4 Serpentine: 4, 4 Sharpie; 1, 1 Spring Gully; 9, 9 Fair Flight; 7, 6 Young Paul also started. Two lengths and a half; short head. Sharpie was fourth. Times— Smin 29 l-ssee. 3min 31sec, 3mln 31 ‘"Dividends.—Win: £3 ss6d. Places: £1 4s 6d, £2 fo 6d, £1 138 6d. Bracket: Spring Gully and GUs"fabewell HACK HANDICAP, of £130; str furlongs—3. 4 LONDON TOWER (817-9 car. 7-12 W. D. Skelton 1; 2,2 Bray (4) 8-1 N. Eastwood 2; 6, 6 Efte (7) 7-10 car. 8-3 A. J. Stokes 3. 7, 5 Winkles; 7, 5 Salmiranda; 1. 1 Gold Raid; 9.9 Westfield; 4, 3 Naseby; 8, 9 Stentor; 5, 7 Dower; 10, 10 Every Right; 11, 11 Fickle Jade also started. Length and a half; same. Stentor was fourth. Time,' Imin 14 1-Ssec. Dividends.—Win: £5 7s. Places: £2 Sa 6d. £2 .Is, £3 12s. TA.B. Figure £30,876 fNew Zealand Press Association) - WELLINGTON, Feb. 16. Investment* With the Totalisator Agency Board on the Westland Racing Chib's meeting today totalled £30,276. Win an& place bets amounted to £15,062 10s, and £15,814 10s was invested on the double. The off-course substitute was Post Cara