Southern Victory To Begin Day

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30041, 28 January 1963, Page 4

Southern Victory To Begin Day

Racing at Trentham on Saturday opened with a South Island victory and nearly closed with another.

Birthright, from Wingatui, won the Wallaceville High-weight to give J. Didhatn, his first winning experience as a trainer on the course.

And to make the success more notable, Didham also rode the Cassock gelding.

Th* high-weight produced one of those rare happenings at Trentham—a finish dominated by South Island hones. Birtieigbt cot there by a nose from the taater-finiahiag Mygrid, a Maaeowa mate which does much of her training work on the beach at Amberley.

□rahaaa rod* Birthright back in th* field tor a good way, then brought hi* ctoeer to the leading bunch on th* home turn. He took a Short lead from the favourite. TO Reign, going to the furlong, and just lasted. Mygrid trailed alongside To Reign nearly all th* way and was a determined finisher. Swtobrook outstayed To Reign for fourth, and Rewarded was next.

Nose Victory Th* WMhdyke-tralnod Yankinville juat tailed to peg back Kartax to the final race of the meeting, th* Kelburn Handicap. There wae only a none between them, and they battled it out a length and a half clear of Straight Irish. Kartox is tratoed and partowned by Mr T H. Knowles, for whom Doradeb won the Wellington Racing Club Handicap on Saturday. Kannx struck trouble to his race on the second day and finished third just ahead of Yanktovtlle, so that tarn proved of excellent value. Dandetnee. a weakening fourth in the oorreepondtog race on the second day of the meeting. ran out ttx turiong* determinedly tor a sound win to the Hopeful Stakes. One of the last of Khoraosan's New Zealand-bred stock. Denitetnee is tratoed at Matemate by A C- McGovern and ' was ridden by W. D. Skaiton Dandetnee was to or etas* to the front from the start. Ptn. another fast front runner to the field, dropped eat of contention by running wide coming out of the chute, then Arbelle and Dsndetnee h>d • dud to the furlong, where the Waikato

youngster slowly gained mastery. The favourite. Resonare, finished brilliantly but too late. He cut Arbelle out of second, but never struck a blow at the winner.

Fontura was fourth after having her chance, and Gyross was a rather disappointing fifth.

Nell Wins Again Neil rounded off a good double for the meeting with a game win against the hack sprinters to the Kaltoke Handi cap. Mr P. Davis's Knight's Romance fitly led for the last five furlongs, and survived a challenge from Orokawa winning by a neck. Bichette was a fair third, and Manulla a meritorious fourth after being at the tail of the field on the turn.

The favourite. El Baruk. went down gingerly to his preliminary, and dropped out of a trailing position on the turn, finishing 13th.

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ARCADIA (California),

January IS. The New Zealand jockey, W. T. Dey. today rode Port of Mecca to win by a head to th* featured Sant* Anita Purse. The win was Day's second on a North American track, both at Santa Anita. United Press International reported. Th* New Zealander had to ride Port of Mecca hard in th* stretch to hold bi* advantage over Mr Wag. The favourite. Gallant Host, finished third. Port of Mecca raced the six furlongs to imto' 9 i ssec and returned nine dollars * cent* to win for a two dollar bet.