WATER MILL TAKES HIS 2nd HUNT CUP

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28951, 20 July 1959, Page 4

WATER MILL TAKES HIS 2nd HUNT CUP

(New Zealand Preu Association/

PALMERSTON NORTH, July 19. Water Mill won nis second Manawatu Hunt Cup in succession when he ran on strongly to beat tne pacemaker, Hot Ice. The Hunt Cup was the feature race of the Manawatu Hunt Club's annual meeting at Awapuni on Saturday. Water Mill trailed Hot Ice until half a mile from home. He then joined the leader and was clearly in front at the last fence. He ran it out strongly to beat Hot Ice by six lengths, with Genteel plugging on for a goood third well clear of Calm Lass The favourite. Gold Caste, ran sixth, but he was well beaten and never looked like winning. It was found that he had stifled himself. Water Mill gave B. J. Langford nis third win of the day, ids other successes being with West Derby and Romantic Knight. Both water Mill and West Derby are raced by the Prestons, of Levin. Finishing gamely to hard riding by J. W. Harris, Mireusonta won ~,e first leg of the TAB. double narrowly from the favourite. True with Sir Libra a good third. The second leg was won impressively by Royal Fountain, which trailed the leader, Spiborough, around the nome turn and outfinishing him in the last furlong, lhe outsider, Autojet, was a good third clear of Gold Merit, which slipped at the start, but made up a terrific amount of ground over the final stages. The double. Mireusonta and Royal Fountain, paid £39 9s for £l. The on-course double. Omatere and West Derby, returned £384 4s for Racing was held tn fine weather before a good attendance. The track The totalisator handled £52,116 as against £55,098 10s last year, a decrease of £2982 10e. Details:— PUKEHOU HACK HURDLES, Of £290: one mile and five furlongs. 7/9 OMATERE (16) 9-0 P. Mohi 1 3/3 BION (5) 9-7 C. R. Cooksley 2 1/1 TRAFFIC COP (8) 9-3 R. M. Hastings 3 10/10 False Alarm, 6/7 The Vandal, 5/5 Strydom, 2/4 Duplication. 8/8 Amber Lu, 13/13 Barrico, 4/2 Blue Rock, 17/14 Cheers, 11/11 Copper Queen, 16/17 Dowbred, 12/12 Ngatoto. 15/16 Rexdale, 14/15 Shandy. 17/18 Skipper, 9/6 Toro also started. Three-quarters of a length; two lengths. Blue Rock was tourth. Time, 3min 2 2-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £l6 5e 6d. Places: £5 14$. £2 15s, £1 Is 6d. KIMBOLTON MAIDEN STAKES, Of £200; six furlongs. First Division 6/6 MONARCH (13) 8-11 1/4 BLUE PATCH V (3) J B-u el,,r ’ 1 3/1 COUNT LUCA 8*- J<nk ‘ n * 2 D. J. Rich 3 21/20 Azara, 14/12 Falling Star, 5/5 French Boy, 7/8 Woya, u,i, xjanstep, 15/15 Merry Bank, 18/16 S? , ?»K2 x *J /3 . Ra !JL M,rte - a/a Thanks. 9/9 Aurora's Court, 1 ? /17 r cy < 11/11 Golden Fortune also started. Half a head; seven lengths. Rata Mane was fourth Time, Imin 17 2-5 Second Division 4/3 ROMANTIC KNIGHT (15A) 8-11 bracketed Rata Maire 3/2 BTARBOROUGH J (I6A) 8 8 , .ll 1 bracketed Spin Hi 22/22 RUTH IOR 8-T Aitken 2 17/19 Aurora’s Gift 3 14/12 Floral Silk, 5/5 Gold Tie. 20/21 High Chat, i/8 Janzara, 15/18 LanKS‘;.»“i/a tr >ol r. R 0 V e ' l W/1 ’ 1 Kinfel, 6/6 My Conclusion, 18/16 Rio Cap. 10/10 The Mister. 13/13 Windy Mede, 9/9 Brecon. 2/1 Famed, 19/17 °® y „ s * rei ? ade - 11/11 Mary's Report, i/8 Red Gown also started K S? N JF I t S HACK STEEPLECHASE, Of £300; two miles and a half. 11/12 WEST DERBY (20) 9-0 14/15 MUSKETEER a (lij 1 3/3 SIR TOTARA 1 ’ (6) Bk^’ tlngs 2 2/2 Battle Fort, C l/T sX^lki 3 Tide, 5/5 Kentucky Tiki. I A /13 K, ln S’ W/ll Raki, 6/6 Kahui 8/a Browft Grouse. 8/8 Comedian (pulled up), 17/17 Convincing, 16/16 Fictitious, 15/14 Maracaibo (pulled up), 7/7 Wilful Ways also staned. Three lengths; length and a Bro * n Grouse was fourth, rune, 4nun 59 4-ssec Dividends.—Win: £32 15s. Places£B 4s 6d, £lB 13s, £2 10s. •-H. COLLINSON BRACELET, Of £125; one mile and a quarter. 5/5 MIGHTY ROBIN (8) 10-7 2/2 JUNGLE 1 1/1 GOLDEN CABANA U) J 2 ... „ Mr F. Calder 3 4/4 Clara’s Revenge, 9/7 Earl’s »JjL n a/n S 2 ur ’ 7/8 s «rlet ’ n B ' 9 .Vjk? ® eau - 8/8 Wadmill also started. • h «®d; three-quarters of a length Clara’s Revenge was fourth. Time, 2min 15 l-ssec. ' Dividends—Win: £l2 9s PJacea- £> 17s 6d, £1 14s 8d £1 6«: TARARURA HACK HANDICAP, Of £380; one mile and a quarter. 2/2 MIREUSONTA (1) 9-6 1/1 TRUE CAVALnER W (6) Ha 8 r -7’ 1 7/6 SIR LIBRA <5) I «-7 J ’ Gry,U 2 D. J. O’Sullivan 3 4/5 National, 3/3 Spotting Cap 5/4 Solitude, 6/7 Count Lin, 11/11 Amberite, 8/9 Broadwood, 12/12

Centre, 14/14 Dair, 9/8 Golden Years, 15/16 LJanloch. 13/13 Rag*, 1 10/10 Sharvene, 16/15 Wexford Boy also started. Neck; length and a half. Broadwood was fourth. Time, 2min 12 3-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £4 5s 6d. Places; El 15s, £1 12s, £4 lU. MANAWATU HUNT CUP, Of £700; two miles and a half. 2/3 WATER MILL (4A) 9-8 B. J. Langford 1 J 3/a HOT ICE <«) 9-1 P. Mohl 2 4/4 GENTEEL (10) 9-0 C. McGovern 3 1/1 Gold Caste. 6/5 Calm Lass. 9/9 Booby’s Gift. 5/6 Bowater. 7/7 Martiis, 8/8 Nostradamus, 10/10 Savoyan also started. Six lengths each way. Calm Lass was fourth. Time, smin 0 l-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £4 7s 6d. Places: £1 8s 6d, £1 17s 6d. £2 0s 6d. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, , Of £450; seven furlongs. 3/2 ROYAL FOUNTAIN (14) 8-0 A. T. Jones 1 1/I—SPIBOROUGH (2) 8-10 C. H. Mackie 2 15/15 AUTOJET (9) 8-0 G. P. Hulme 3 2/4 Gold Merit. 11/11 Himller, 6/5 Partake. 5/6 Yorker, 9/9 Fair Diana, 12/12 Marlyn. 8/8 Articulator, 16/16 Diavolo. 18/18 Miss Brookfields. 10/10 Official, 13/14 Royal Guy. 7/7 Sarobin, 14/12 Scimitar. 4/3 Sham. 17/17 Super Rides also started. < . Neck; throe lengths. Gold Merit was fourth. Time. Imin 29 l-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £6 13s Bd. Places: £2 3s 6d, £1 10s. £2l 13s. HAUtERB HACK HANDICAP, Of £200; seven furlongs. 15/15.CINDY SUE 8-1 A. J. Geenty 1 17/18 POTENTIOUB (19) 8-0 C. B. Harris 2 10/10 BOBALULA (14) 8-0 L. N. McCutcheon 3 16/16 Jayell, 1/3 Royal Luca, 9/9 Uniflow, 6/5 Terrore Rosso, 6/8 Dashing Beau, 7/8 Dorinda, 5/7 Kilroy. 4/4 Sunrayed, 11/11 Cavallo, 14/14 Isle of Capri. 12/12 Whispering Sands, 8/6 Ettol, 13/13 Heythdrpe, 18/17 King’s Fire. 19/19 Regal Champ. 20/20 Rosaura. 3/1 Shadow. 2/2 Spondulicks also started. Three-quarters of a length each way Dashing Beau was fourth. Time, Imin 30eec. Dividends.—Win: £4B 15s. Places: £l3. £25 6s. £6 Is 6d. •T