Good Win For Elsted In Otaki Main Event

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29077, 14 December 1959, Page 4

Good Win For Elsted In Otaki Main Event

(New Zealand Press Association/

WELLINGTON, Dec. 13. After being forced wide in making ground from twelfth at the halfmile, the light-weight, Elsted, finished strongly to win by half a length from Equal Terms in the Hone McMillan Memorial Handicap, the main event and first leg of the T.A.B. Double, at the Otaki Maori Racing Club's summer meeting on Saturday. Ridden by L. K. Tinsley, Elsted raced too well over the last stages for Equal Terms, which was having his first start over a middle distance. Equal Terms was well back early and did well to finish second after being awkwardly placed near the turn. The favourite. Picaroon,, was third, and another light-weight, Tilly Light, which could not get a clear run in the straight, was fourth. The second leg was the Huia Handicap. and this event lost a great deal of interest with the scratching of Donna Bella on Saturday morning. Reefer, the third favourite each way, ran on well from third at the turn to win by a length from Ma Cherie. Supreme Justice was three-quarters of a length away third. Elsted and Reefer paid a double dividend of £l4l 5s 6d for £l. The weather was overcast and the track soft. There was a good attendance. The totalisator on-course handled £62,535; compared with £66,569 10s last year, a decrease of £4034 10s. Results: TARARUA HACK HURDLES, Of £325; one mile and threequarters . 1/1 AIRFIELD (1) 9-12 B. J. Clements 1 5/5 RUBY STAR (10) 9-0 W. I. Johnson 2 8/6 OZONE (9) 9-0 C. McGovern 3 6/7 Briefcase, 3/3 Dunblane, 2/2 Kenlock (fell), 4/4 Bliss, 7/8 Calm Fort, 9/9 Jubilee Rag (fell) also started. Three lengths and a half; four lengths. Calm Fort was fourth. Time, 3min 12 l-ssec. Dividends—Win: £2. Places: £1 6s, £2 12s, £3 Is. KUKU NOVICE RACE, Of £350; six furlongs First Division 3/3 HOWSIE (17A) 8-5 J. T. Walker 1 9/9 GAY FIANCEE (16A) 8-5 W. D. Wylie 2 1/1 SWEET SUMMER 8-5 W. D. Skelton 3 13/13 Libel, 15/16 Tarn Howe, 6/6 Waikakaho, 12/11 Wakefield, 14/14 Pamper, 21/21 Mare Nostrum, 20/20 Alicorn, 7/7 Clair of York, 18/19 Lady Rev, 10/12 Lady Mayo, 11/10 Springvale, 5/4 Rio Rapido. 8/8 Sivas also started. Three lengths; length and a quarter. Waikakaho was fourth. Time, lmin 16 4-ssec. Dividends.—Win £4 6s6d. Places: £1 19s, £5 8s 6d. Second Division 2/2 UNIQUE AFFAIR (6) 8-5 L. K. Tinsley 1 8/8 SIR GALLANT (23) 8-5 A. T. Jones 2 10/12 LEGION 8-5 K. J. Grylls 3 16/15 Olympic Medal. 19/18 White Horse, 17/17 Conata, 4/5 Belle Rose, 9/9 Fernet. 3/3 Go On. 18/19 Kamaran, 11/10 Lovely Romance, 5/4 Sailor’s Bride, 1/1 Ruth Tor also started. Length and a half; short head. Conata was fourth. Time, lmin 14 3-ssec. Dividends. —Win: £ll7s6d. Places: £1 9s, £4 16s. Brackets: Howsie and Go On; Gay Fiancee and Fernet; Sir Gallant and Sivas. \ WATTOHU HACK HANDICAP, Of £325; six furlongs. 4/4 GAYESTEPHAN (9) 7-13 W. D. Wylie 1 .2/2 FILS D’OR (2) 8-7 C. A. Bowry 2 3/3 ROMANTIC KNIGHT (5) 8-3 L. K. Tinsley 3 8/8 Zenalla, 6/6 Border Prince. 18/19 Culminate, 1/1 Catrlcia, 9/9 Piccola, 15/16 Gold Bracelet. 12/13 Recommend, 5/5 Kilt, 7/7 Anahita, 19/17 Brian's Boy, 17/19 Cuppa, 13/18 Fairbank, 14/14 Honest Don. 10/11 Loveable. 16/18 Shalott. 11/10 Eister Sam alio started. ! Two lengthy length ■»* three-

Siers. Fairbank was fourth. , imin 15sec. Dividends.—Win: £8 IDs. Places; £2 13s, £2 Is, £2 7s.

KUAO STAKES, Of £250; two-year-olds; five furlongs. 7/6 VIVIAN ANN (15) by Fair’s Fair—First Nibble car. 7-Ui .. V. J. Sellars 1 4/3 LADY ROYALIST (10) 7-9 L. K. Tinsley 2 1/1 OUR PAN (11) 7-9 V. R. Coley 3 14/15 Ruscoe, 11/14 Waitoa, 8/9 Belvedette, 15/13 Cinch, 10/10 Flit, 9/8 Judy of York, 5/7 Viva. 13/11 Trawl, 6/5 Minton, 12/12 Gayejo, 2/2 Ruthless Eve, 3/4 Wooph, 16/16 May Bell also started. Length; short neck. Flit was fourth. Time, Imin 4sec. Dividends.—Win: £l9 9s 6d. Places: £4 Us 6d, £1 IBs 6d. £1 13s. HONE McMILLAN MEMORIAL HANDICAP, Of £900; one mile and a quarter. 6/6 ELSTED (18) 7-0 „ _ L. K. Tinsley 1 2/3 EQUAL TERMS (4) 8-9 L. N. McCutcheon 2 1/1 PICAROON (1) 9-3 J. T. Anderson 3 7/7 Gibraltar, 15/17 Highlander. 3/4 Juventas, 15/16 Gilt, 4/2 Nine Days, 14/11 Russett, 12/12 Don’t Know, 5/5 National, 18/18 Alonsun, 8/8 Tamatekapua. 17/13 Rocket Range, 10/10 Black Oak, 20/20 Belle Marlin, 11/15 Ellen’s Pride, 13/14 Grit. 19/19 Royal Super. 9/9 Tilly Light also started. Half a length; length. Tilly Light was fourth. Time, 2min B 2-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £lO 6s. Places: £3 13s 6d. £3 4s, £2 15> 6d. HURWHNI HACK HANDICAP, Of £325; seven furlongs. 6/6 JUDGE GILPIN (2) 8-0 , P. R. Wilson 1 7/7 BLOTTER (1) 8-1 J. J. Dixon 2 1/1 OUR SAL (3) 7-12 , G. P. .Hulme 3 8/9 Curling. 5/4 Caston. 4/5 Relic, 3/3 Splice, 11/12 Sharp Rise. 2/2 Girvan, 9/10 Countess Oman, 12/11 Golden Robin, 10/8 Pinafore also started. Length and a quarter; threequarters of a length. Relic was fourth. Time, Imin 28 l-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £lO 9s 6d. Places: £3, £3 3s 6d, £1 9s 6d.

HUIA HANDICAP, Of £500; seven furlongs. 3/3 REEFER (3) 8-7 K. S. Cullen 1 8/10 MA CHERIE (16) car. 7-1 5/5 SUPREME JUSTICE - 2 , N. E. Eastwood 3 2/2 Solepic. 6/6 Foy, 18/19 On ??, ra^ e ’. J l/ k. Kirklea - 11/11 D'adochi, 7/7 Gold Medal, 12/9 India, 19/17 Maquana, 14/14 Ballador. 17/18 Fof 1 U , n » e ’ 15/15 Kiatoa . 10/8 Kilroy. o?. anga, J. ui ’ 16/16 Re S al Stuart. 9/12 Silver Step, 4/4 Sudak also started. z- lhr «e-quarters of a length. Gold Medal was fourth. Time. Imin 28sec. pividends.-Win: £6 9s. Places: £2 10s, £6 Us, £2 15s 6d.

TE M° RO HACK HANDICAP, Of £3ao; one mile and quarter. 7/7 CRYSTAL CORAL (4) 7-12 W. D. Wvlie 1 8/9 ROYAL HOWE (5) car. 7-4 2/3 KINROSS (13) 7-i/' DlX ° n 2 t ... _ E - Eastwood 3 Jf*’* 3/2 Sonodessa, 11/10 Al loy, 12/13 Another Flower, 4/5 Jones, 15/15 CoUeen Kildare, <J? n ’ 18/19 Golden Years, 19/18 Llart«Hche, Padrone , »/8 Thanks, T w^ On ’ . 17/17 „ Westbrook. 14/14 Whispering Sands, 16/16 Yulllwyn also started. t length and three-quarters, pyvellie was fourth. Time, 2min 8 *-ssec.

Dividends.—Win: £l9 2s 6d Places: £6 Is. £6 15s, £2 3s 6d.

METHVEN TRIALS t’2^ INAT J° N .u for Qualifying Trials and other events—Calendar December 9, Close Today at 5 p.m‘ Mid - Canterbury Owners and Breeders Association. L. E. CARTER, Bex 10, Ashburton. retary. , 8779.