PETER BAFFLES WINS WANGANUI FIRST LEG

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28987, 31 August 1959, Page 4

PETER BAFFLES WINS WANGANUI FIRST LEG

iNew Zealand Press Association)

WANGANUI, Aug. 30. The weather was fine and the track fast for the first day of the Wanganui Jockey Club’s spring meeting on Saturday. The T.A.B. double, Peter Baffles and Bookful. paid £2l Is 6d for £l. The best aividend of the day was that of the farm-trained Prisa. which returned a win price of £lO5 8s in the Seafield Hack Handicap. The totalisator on-course handled £53.584 10s. compared with £59,224 10s last year, a decrease of .£5640. Results: — HACK AND HUNTERS* STEEPLECHASE, Of £400; about two miles and a . half. 2/2 CALM TIDE (11) 9-6 B. J. Clements 1 8/11 STRYDOM (15) 9-3 ’ B. Waerea 2 3/3 ROYAL COURAGE (6) 9-11 K. J. Cropp 3 12/12 Young Isaac. 5/6 Consign, 4/4 Sir Totara, 1/1 High Star, 11/10 Martins. 15/13 Fanthain, 13/14 Mythologer, 14/16 Bassanio, 7/8 Scholastic, 7/8 Wilful Ways, 9/9 Comedian, 10/7 Waipawa’s Maid, 16/15 Ganesh, 6/5 Royal Tryst also started. Two lengths and a half; two lengths. Comedian was fourth. Time. 4min 51sec. Dividends.—Win: £6 4s6d. Places: £2 7s, £5 8s 6d, £2 16s. MAIDEN RACE. Of £400; about six furlongs and a half. First Division 1/1 OURDEX (18) 8-0 D. J. O'Sullivan 1 5/7 BLUE PATCH (1) 8-7 R. A. Jenkins 2 15/14 DOWLAC 8-0 J. R. O’Neill 3 17/18 Unigold, 18/17 Waikato, 11/16 Flight Hostess. 11/12 Royal Azure. 19/20 Anron, 6/6 Count Luca, 8/8 Sweet Cindy, 16/15 Faenza. 17/11 Balzarine, 9/9 Lochray also started. Three-quarters of a length; length and a quarter. Royal Azure was fourth. Time, Imin 24sec. Dividends.—Win: £ll6s6d. Places: £1 7s, £2 15s. Serond Division 2/3 KILT (14) 8-0 K. S. Cullen 1 12/13 SPARTACUS (16) 8-0 V. R. Coley 2 3/2 PASADENA 8-7 K. J. Grylls 3 7/4 Gold Tie, 19/19 Kirimon. 10/10 Rata Maire, 11/12 Mammon, 6/6 The Finch, 1/1 Fight One, 4/5 Brecon, 15/14 Rosemain, 16/14 Telefight, 13/11 Revel Gold. 9/9 Sirenic also started. Half a head; three-quarters of a length. Brecon was fourth. Time. Imin 24 l-ssec. Dividends. —Win: £3 16s. Places: £2 6s. £6 15s. Bracket: Ourdex and Fight One. OKEHU HACK HURDLE HANDICAP, Of £350; about one mile and a half. ■■ . 1/1 MUSKETEER (4) 10-3 R. M. Hastings 1 4/4 HAPPY MONARCH (9) 9-1 B. J. Langlord 2 9/9 BALDWIN (12) 9-0 C. McGovern 3 5/3 Starry Host (lost rider), 7/7 Duplication, 3/5 False Alarm (fell), 2/2 Sovereign's Escort, 6/6 Rubicon. 10/10 Super Rides. 8/8 Battle. 11/11 Falling Star, 13/12 Cheers. 12/13 Stand Off also started. Five lengths; eight lengths. Sovereign s Escort was fourth. Time, 2min 45sec. Dividends.—Win: £2 13s6d. Places: £1 14s 6d. £2 2s. £7 Us 6d. SEAFIELD HACK HANDICAP, Ot £375; one mile. 16/16 PRISA (15) car 7-10’i V. R. Coley 1 8/11 SWINBROOK (6) 7-12 A. C. Messervy 2 7/7 MAGGIE BROIEFORT (19) car. 7-5 L. McCutcheon 3 3/3 Sir Kay. 5/4 King's Mate, 4/5 Sham. 10/9 Dashing Beau. 14/14 Red Spy. 1/1 Sigh. 6/6 Gallant Lady. 6/6 Gunfire. 9/12 Toureg, 17/17 High Gloss, 2/2 Ours. 12/8 Jannani (fell), 13/13 Rage. 11/10 Flying Maree, 15/15 Gayborough also started. Length and a quarter; head. Red Spy was fourth. Time. Imin 40 1-5 Dividends.—Win: £lO5 Bs. Places: £23 Is. £7 15s, £5 13s 6d. MARANGAI HANDICAP, Of £1000; about one mile and a quarter. 1/1 PETER BAFFLES (2) 8-12 J. W. Harris 1 8/9 ST. REYNARD (9) 7-12 A. T. Jones 2 3/2 ARTICULATOR <6A) 7-7 N. Treweek 3 2/3 Switzerland. 6/6 Diadochi. 13/15 Alonsun, 3/2 Gilt, 14/13 Golden Cabana. 9/8 Cambridge, 4/4 Wanganella, 5/5 O’Reilly's Bar, 12/14 Kenloch, 11/12 Miss Brookfields, 15/11 Amastris, 7/7 Wonderway. 10/10 Cloncarrig, 16/16 Gay Deceiver also started. Three lengths; half a length. Cloncarrig was fourth. Time, 2min Bsec. Dividends.—Win: £2 0s 6d. Places: £1 4s 6d. £7 Us 6d, £2 ss. Bracket: Gilt and Articulator.

PUTIKI HACK HANDICAP, Of £400; about one*mile and a quarter. 1/1 JAYELL (2) 8-11 C. A. Bowry 1 3/3 SIR LIBRA (4) car. 8-2 E. C. Andrew 2 4/4 GOLD SPLICE (3) 8-10 r W Warrl. *1 2/2 Truxton, 5/5 ' Paiio, 10/12 Okuku, 6/6 Highland Sprite, 11/11 Lucky Prince, 9/8. Le Frein, 7/7 Amberite. 8/9 King Lear, 12/11 Rio Cap, 13/10 Curved Path also started. Half a length; short neck. Truxton was fourth. Time, 2min 11 1-5 Dividends.—Win: £3 Ils. Places: £1 Bs. £1 14s, £1 19s. FLYING HANDICAP, '*/ i Of £650; about six furlongs and a half. < 3/3 BOOKFUL (8) car. 7-10% A. T. Jones 1 10/12 SKY COUNTESS (15) car. 7-0 J. J. Dixon 2 11/10 WAITAIIA (18) car. 7-2’i L. N. McCutcheon 3 8/9 Savage. 2/2 Domitare, 1/1 Dowdex, 7/7 Elwyn 13/13 Partake, 12/11 Autojet. 14/14 Insignus, 15/15 Logie. 9/8 Mailyn, 6/6 Jan Ho. 4/4 Royal Pepeta, 5/5 Karina also started. Half a length; length. Elwyn was fourth. Time, Imin 21 2-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £6 14s 6d.Places: £2 Ils. £5 12s 6d, £5 4s 6d. DURIE HACK HANDICAP, Of £375; about six furlongs and a x half. 7/7 TRURO (6) 7-12 A. C. Messervy 1 6/5 SONODESSA (9) car. 7-9 A. J. Geenty 2 8/8 UNIFLOW (8A) 7-11 A. T. Jones 3 4/3 Beau Minstrel, 1/1 Summerford, 13/13 Sage, 2/2 The Ashes. 8/8 Rananui. 9/9 Girvan, 5/6 Prince Robin, 3/4 Trim Laddie. 12/12 Lyall Bay, 10/10 Dewkist, 11/11 Floral Silk, 14/14 Gold Spirit also started. Short length; long head. Summerford was fourth. Time, Imin 22 3-5 sec.

Dividends.—Win: £l7 16s. Places £4 7s 6d. £4 2s. £4 10s. Bracket: Uniflow and Ranganul.