RACING Subside Sets New Mile Record For Westport

Press, Volume C, Issue 29634, 3 October 1961, Page 4

RACING Subside Sets New Mile Record For Westport

(Fran O*f Own Sejmter) ;. WESTPORT, October?. The Faux Tirage—Submissive mare, Subside, won the C. E. Craig Handicap, the main event and first leg of the off* course double at the Westport Jockey Club’s meeting today. In winning Subside established a new track record for the mile, Imin 37 2-ssec. Subside had finished a good second over 10 furlongs to Matauwhi in the Licensed Victuallers’ Handicap on Saturday - when having her first race for some time. She was a much improved.mare today. ,

Subside did her early racing in the North Ttiriii and then was campaigned with some success in the south when trained by K.X Anderton at Wingatui. Today’s win WM Mr Mt tor Mr Cloustoo. Upper Hutt, since bang-taken o*er by the Greymouth trainer. C. J. Walsh, early Bria year. Tn the beat finish of the day in the Dalray Hack

Handicap, the second leg of the off-oouree double, Mon Roi just lasted to win by a heed from Wyebank, which finished fast from the middle of the field. Candid* was a neck away third, only a head in front of Ghana, which covered a let of extra ground. The double dividend for Subside and Mon Roi waa £l9 9s for £l. The totalisator on-course handled £13.584, compared with £1.8,646 10s on the second day last year. Th* total for tie meeting wa £28.87# 10a, compand with £28,480 last year. Subside lowered the previous track record of Imin 38aec, established by Appreciate at the February meeting in 1957 and equalled by Mighty Son at the same meeting last February, when she outran the open milers in the C. E. Craig Handicap. Subside took the lead after two furlongs and won with something in reserve from Ocean Melody and Omaha. The closest to Subside after half a mile were Ocean Melody, Omaha, Skyrain, Water Boy and Matauwhi with Gaytana and Volterra next. The order was not changed at the six but then Gaytana moved up but failed to get any closer than fourth. It was left to Subside, Ocean Melody and Omaha to retain their positions and fill the principal places. Matadwbi. the warm eachway favourite, slipped about two furtengs from homeapd lost ground, but did not appear likely' to threaten the winner. He finished fifth, ahead of Volterra, Water Boy and Skyrain. Mm M Gets tp The Oamaru-trained Mon Roi gave J. C. Hobbs, his third training success of the day when he came through to wear down the pacemaker, Candida, and then hold off Wyebank in the Dalray Hack CandjSs. .Munster King, Morocco Girl, Knight, Mon Roi, Wyebank and Brockette were the most prominent early with On Time and Ghana well back. Candida looked like lasting the distance out but was worn down just short of the post by Mon Rot Wyebank also outfinished Candida for second, then came Ghana, Balrannach, Rajah, Morocco Girl, Brokette, Knight, On Time and Muaater Kfog.

Nimha. CM Again Nimbua Cloud, Winner of the corresponding race on Saturday, had to work a little harder for victory in the J. H. Ppwoll Stokeo No. 1 in which be Withstood a strong challenge from the Karamea-trafogd fiUy Puff, which went another fine race, from an outside harrier portion. Glissader finished Well

jurt ahead of Bort I i which made up a lot of i| ground ip. the run home. Then came Nolibeßa. ,|qOi— We Gold. ij Karli with the others beaten .1 -Golden Casaock. CtoTt mail Speciality a»4 ffi*a. which -[the runbome. ' Tocsin Atones J Tocsin, which had lost his J chance by running wide at J the turn for home in the | Roche Handicap on Saturday. I wag taken into a clear lead j from the start of the Douglas I Hack Handicap and lasted To beat Julloch in a dose finish. ■I Fair Polly plugging on for ii third ahead of Interlaken. I Tonin completed the on- > course double with Ker 1 stablemate Nimbus Cloud. Both home are trained at I Oamaru by 3. C. Hobbs and I were ridden by W. D. Skeli ton. The early order was Tocsin, Kent? Interlaken, Fair Polly. Julloch Stentor, -Arj amend and Knight with Master Conclusion at the rear. There was little change at the two except that JuHoch was improving gradually. He just foiled in his bid to peg back Tocsin. Fair Polly shaded Interlaken for third and next to finish were Master Conclusion, Knight, Kent, Arjamand and Stentor. Top-weight Wins Llantana, patiently handled by M. J. Skelton, came from the middle of the field in th* X H. PoweH Stake* No. 2 to win comfortably from NblibeUe and Delaware. This wpa Uantana’s second success at the meeting and M. J. Skeftoti was her rider each time. Star Cheval set a strong pace to the home turn. She had a lead of eight lengths down the back and was then followed by Montalto. Persfoa View, Familiar and : Ddfoware. came through at

the two to lead the chase sifter Sfcar Cheval which tired 4Utek)y aaA. th* top-weight come on weH to hold aft NbHbtitte, Which improved considerably on previous efforts at the meeting, find Delaware, which also made tip some ground in the Setter stages. Then came Open View, Bagful (running on) and White Cloud wjtti the others beaten off. * . Silver Wood’s Effort There was a lot of merit in the winning effort of the Blenheim-trained mare Silver Wood in the Menzies Hack Handicap as she was slow away and well out of her ground after three furlongs. The runner-up, Fair Polly, came from a long way back on the home turn after being at the tail of the field foe a time. ' There was a dead-heat for third place beween Explain which was blocked for a nJo in the last furlong and Toscin which was handy at the way. Then came Ruffle, the pacemaker for four furlongs, Geil, Howe Good, Glancing and Arjamand.