Racing Mixed Reception For Lawful At Hastings

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29325, 3 October 1960, Page 4

Racing Mixed Reception For Lawful At Hastings

(New Zealand Press Association)

WELLINGTON, October 2. | Lawful, which raced poorly when a firm favourite a week earlier, outstayed the opposition and won going away in the T. H. Lowry Memorial Handicap, first leg of the T.A.B. double on the second day of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s meeting at Hastings on Saturday. The 3/1 favourite Fairassan was first past the post in the second leg. the visitors* Handicap, but after a prolonged inquiry into alleged interference. lost the race to No Boots, which was 6/8 in the betting. When Lawful returned to scale a number of persons lined the birdcage fence and there were cat-calls and some booing, but the bulk of the patrons were more flabbergasted than irate. Lawful was a lucky mount for the local rider. J. T. Anderson. The stable apprentice. A. J. Parkinson, who was to have ridden him. injured a shoulder when he fell from Was in the previous event. It was Lawful’s first win since the New Zealand St. Leger at Trentham in March. 1959. He paraded in more solid condition on Saturday than he did a week earlier and obviously had improved with that outing and subsequent track work. No Boots also made a return to form, in her second race after a spell. No Boots was in the first half-dozen throughout and finished strongly on the inside, but was three-quarters of a length behind Fairassan at the line. The latter enjoyed the run of the race and took charge soon after turning for Home. F. C. Pratt, the trainer of Fairassan. said he would appeal against the judicial committee’s decision. The return for £1 on the LawfulNo Boots combination was £123 8s 6d. The feature event, the Hawke’s Bay Guineas, was won narrowly by the favourite Challen, which led from the outset and showed great courage to withstand a strong claim by Even Stevens. Although the latter covered extra ground the honours were with Challen. The weather was fine till just before the last race, when there was a heavy’ shower. The track was good. The on-course totalisator handled £56,747 (including £11.737 on doubles), compared with £55.385 on the corresponding day last year, an increase of £1362. The total for the meeting was £107,116 against £105,575 10s. Lawful’s Win Finishing solidly from sixth at the turn Lawful won the T. H. Lowry Memorial Handicap going away. With a round to go Post Boy. Red Haze, Solepic, Russett and Foglia d’Oro (outside) were vieing for the lead, but at the mile the latter went clear and led along the back by four lengths from Solepic. Russett, Red Haze, Post Boy. Red Stripe. Golden Cabana. Lawful, Marquita and. Shona Kildare. At the half-mile Foglia d’Oro was was six lengths in front of Soleoic. Post Rov and Red Haze, then Russett, Red Strip and Lawful. Improving. Golden Cabana, Awol, Marauita, Vitanointe. Balfast, Audrey’s Rose and Ranganui. The field closed on the pacemaker rounding the turn, but she still had a three-length advantage into line from Red Haze. Post Boy, Solepic. Red Strine. Lawful and Awol. Red Haze had charge inside the furlong, but Lawful came fast on the outside and beat him by two lengths. Three-quarters of a length away, Vitapointe made up a lot of ground for third, just ahead of Red Stripe and Golden Cabana. Post Boy was almost in line next and was followed by Foglia d’Oro. Balfast, Awol, Audrey’s Rose. Solepic. Marquita, Shona Kildare and Ranganui. Led All Way Challen led * throughout the Hawke's Bay Guineas and won narrowly. Flaxbourne was slowest away. Challen making the pace from Fine View, Teneriffe, Even Stevens. Red View, Purdue. Dashing Star, Outcome, Flaxbourne, Astronaut, Determined, Shady# and Howe Fair. At the half-mile Challen was a

length ahead of Teneriffe. which was followed closely by Fine View. Red View, Even Stevens and Purdue.

Teneriffe. Red View and Even Stevens closed on Challen at the straight entrance, where Fine View and Purdue were handy. Even Stevens challenged strongly, but Challen would not be denied and won by a short neck. Purdue, checked in the straight, ran on for third and Fine View was fourth. The best of the others were Outcome. Teneriffe, Determined. Dashing Star. Howe Fair. Red View and Astronaut. Flaxbourne was last. Fairassan regained form in the Visitors’ Handicap after enjoying the run of the race but was relegated to second after an inquiry into alleged interference. Bookful and India drifted soon after the start. Silver Sprite beginning best from Cassata. Fairassan and No Boots, then Good Samaritan. King's Glen. Waitaha. Sheonat. Warwick, Bookful and India. Cassata went to the front soon after and showed the way past the half-mile from Fairassan. Silver Sprite. No Boots. Waitaha. Good Samaritan, Sheonat, Warwick and King's Glen. Fairassan moved up on the outside of Cassata turning for home and Silver Sprite. Waitaha, Good Samaritan and No Boots headed the chase. Fairassan got the upper hand inside the furlong and won by three-quarters of a length from No Boots, which came home well on the rails. Warwick was a length and a half away, third, and Sheonat made up ground for fourth. The best of the others were Good Samaritan. Silver Sprite. Mutual. Cassata. Waitaha and Bookful. India was last. PARKVALE HURDLES. Of £400; about one mile and a half. 1/1 COLCHIS (20) 10-4 A. J. Murray 1 2/2 DIONOS AUR (5) 9-6 T. Ripohau 2 4/4 RED SPY (15) 9-0 G. O. Smith 3 6/6 Calm Tide. 5/5 Broadacre, 3/3 Lonsdale. 9/9 Hard Hit. 7/8 Mireusonta. 10/10 O’Reilly’s Bar, 8/7 Peacemaker, 11/11 Sir Gallant (fell). 12/ 12 Summer Son also started. Neck; eight lengths. Peacemaker was fourth. Time, 2min 45 3-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £2 7s. Places: £1 9s, £1 10s, £2 ss. TRIAL STAKES, Of £300; six furlongs. First Division 5/5 GERSHWIN (20) 8-0 D. J. Wyatt 1 4/4 EXADOR (19) 8-0 A. J. Parkinson 2 2/1 GOLD ADMIRAL 8-0 W. T. Day 3 3/3 Haslemere. 18/18 Bidon, 22/18 Bush Lore, 21/17 Fine Cut, 11/12 Gold Lane. 8/8 Arikitoa, 10/11 By Arrangement, 12/10 Moana Roa, 6/6 Ore also started. Nose; two and a half lengths. Arikitoa was fourth. Time, Imin 15 l-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £3 14s 6d. Places: £1 19s 6d. £1 19s 6d. Second Division 1/2 ARTHUR’S SISTER (14) car. 8-10 J .. . . D. J. Wyatt 1 12/10 MISS SPY (22A) 7-9 D. Downey 2 7/7 TUPPATAH 8-2 S. Hawthorn 3 17/21 Belle Song, 19/20 Indian Spring, 22/22 Rota Gold, 9/9 Saxony's Pride. 13/13 Sarong, 16/16 Brenda Dale, 14/15 Countess Dell, 10/11 El Djem, 4/4 Extra. 5/5 Fair Touch, 2/1 Golden Meld. 6/6 Sharuth, 15/14 Trimcraft also started. Five lengths; one length and a quarter. Golden Meld was fourth. Time, Imin 14 4-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £2 6s. Places: £1 15s 6d, £7 16s 6d. Brackets: Gershwin and Fair Touch. Exador and Extra. OTANE HANDICAP. Of £400; seven furlongs. 1/2 GOLDISH (4) 8-9 • W. L. Aitken 1 2/1 COOL (IB) 8-4 J. T. Anderson 2 2/1 KILT (1A) 8-8 D. Wyatt 3 2/1 Holden, 2/1 Toy, 3/3 Starborough. 6/5 Swinbrook. 7/7 Bright Summer. 8/8 Embrace, 4/4 Drumhirk 10/10 Golden Fortune, 5/6 Red Anthony, 15/15 Moy, 9/9 Summerford, 12/14 Grand Prix. 11/13 Sham, 16/16 Irish Ensign, 18/17 Persuasive. 13/12 Royal Ransom, 17/18 Southbridge, 14/11 Windsock also started. One and a quarter lengths; same. Bright Summer was fourth. Time, Imin 27sec. Dividends.—Win: £4 9s. Places: £2, £2 15s. Bracket: Cool and Kilt.

JUVENILE HANDICAP, Of £400; four furlongs. 2/3 DONFAIR (3) by Fair’s Fair Bedtime Story 8-3 D. Wyatt 1 1/1 STELLA ALPINA (4) by Alpenhorn—Duotetra 8-0 S. Robertson 2 5/5 LADY LORINDA (6) by Balloch —Gold Spi 7-12 J. J. Glen 3 4/2 Apa 3/4 Aratlatia. 6/6 Kilowatt 9/9 Silvery Sands, 8/8 Was (lost rider). 7/7 Gina also started. Two lengths; half a he ®2 , tiatia was fourth. Time, 48 3-ssec. Dividends. —Win: £3 Bs. Places: £1 15s, £1 Bs, £2 7s 6d. T H. LOWRY MEMORIAL HANDICAP. Of £1200: one mile and a quarter. 2/4 LAWFUL (1) 8-12 J. T. Anderson 1 8/9 RED HAZE (15) 7-7 t * 4/6 VITAPOINTE (5) w 3 5/3 Solepic. 5/3 Russett. 7/7 Ballast, 6/7 Foglia d’Oro, 3/2 Marquita. 14/14 Awol, 13/13 Audreys Rose. 12/12 Golden Cabana, 11/10 Post Boy. 9/8 Ranganui, 1/1 Red Stripe, 10/11 Shona Kildare also started. Two lengths; three-quarters of a length. Red Stripe was fourth. Aime—2min 6 l-ssec Dividends.—Win: £5 7s 6d. Places: £2 14s 6d. £5 4s. £3 4s 6d. HAWKE’S BAY GUINEAS, Of £1000; one mile. 1/1 CHALLEN (12) 8-5 D. J. Wyatt 1 3/3 EVEN STEVENS (3) 8-10 W. T. Day 2 2/4 PURDUE (8) 8-10 S. B. Robertson 3 7/7 Astronaut. 6/5 Determined 5/6 Fine View, 11/12 Flaxbourne. 10/10 Howe Fair. 8/9 Outcome. 12/11 Red View. 13/13 Shady. 9/8 Teneriffe. 4/2 Dashing Star also started Short neck; three lengths. Fine View was fourth. Time. Imin —Win: £2 17s 6d. Places: £1 13s. £2 4s. £2 6s 6d. VISITORS’ HANDICAP, Of £700: six furlongs. 6/8 NO BOOTS (4) 7-11 K. S. Cullen 1 3/4 FAIRASSAN (3) 8-5 S. B. Robertson 2 4/3 WARWICK (10) car. 7-10 D. J. Wyatt 3 12/12 India. 9/9 Sheonat. 5/7 Waitaha. 1/1 Good Samaritan 2/2 Bookful 11/11 Cassata. 10/10 King’s Glen, 7/6 Mutual. 8/5 Silver Sprite also started. Three-quarters ot a length: one length and a half. Sheonat was fourth. Time. Imin 13 l-ssec. Dividends.—Win: £9 Ss. Places: £3 4s 6d. £2 12s. £2 10s 6d Fairassan finished first, but was relegated to aecond after an Inquiry. No Boots was promoted to first. NGATAKAWA HANDICAP. Of £400; one mile and a quarter. 13/13 HANUT (7) ear. 7-4 S. Hawthorn 1 4/5 CLEAN HEART (4) car. 8-13 J J. R. O’Neill 2 1/1 FULANI (2) 8-8 K. S. Cullen 3 2/2 Ours. 5/4 Atheling. 11/11 Forewarned. 14/15 Lake Gilpin. 10/10 Sea Miss. 9/9 Blue Bridle. 3/3 Golden Dreamer. 6/7 Llanloch. 12/12 Oddenda. 8/8 Recommend. 16/16 Red Bird. 7/6 Sharvene, 15/14 Vai s Hope also started. Length; same. Atheling was fourth. Time. 2mln 7 4-ssee. Dividends.—Win: £llO 13s Sd Places: £2l 19e M. £3 0s 6d. £1 Bs.