Royal Filou Wins At Matamata
(New Zealand Press Association)
HAMILTON. August 18 The Matamata Racing Club's meeting was held on Saturday in shows-y weather. The track was cutting out. There was a large attendance. Results: — TUI HACK HURDLES, £360; Um.—3/2 QUEEN’S DELIGHT (5) 9-7 J. A. Gibbs 1; 1/1 GRANDSON (7) 9-3 J. S. Humphries 2; 5/4 WAIRERE BOY ’2) 10-3 P Ryan 3. Scratched: Mesopotamia. Hilight. Jour lengths; length Tiki Jet fourth. Time, 3:0 1-5 Win: £5 Is. Places: £1 13s 6d. £1 7s fid. £2 13e PIARERE HANDICAP. £260; fif.—First Division: 2/2 SOMERSET LODGE (4) 8-10 G. F. Hughes I; 9/8 CARAMELLE (5) 8-9 R. N Dclahunty 2; 6/7 TAX FREE 8-11 D Foley 3 Scratched: Raglan. Crescent, Kotere Boy. Count Sasanof, Grand Count. Fair Lil. Threequarters ot a length; four lengths Dry Time fourth. Time, 1:16 3-5 Win: £2 9s. Places: £3 3s 6d. £5 9s 6d Second Division; 17/18 CORBASSIERE (9) 8-8 D. Cameron 1; 2/2 SUPER NOTES (4A) 8-10 J. A Gibbs 2: 5/5 FAIR VISION 8-8 R. Fisher 3. Scratched Blue Hale, Great Era. Possessive. My Call. Length; nose. Ski fourth Time. 1:16 4-5 Win: £57 9s fid Places: £l5 14s. £3 3s 6d. COUNTY HACK HANDICAP. £400; 6f. - 1/2 MARIA MITCHELL (1) 9-0 B F. Andrews 1: 2/1 KANGAROO TOWN (4) 8-5 G. R Edge 2; 5/5 KHAN SAHIB <6) 8-3 R. Fisher 3 All started. Length and a quarter; five lengths Time, 1:16. Win: £3 0s fid Places: £1 15s. £1 7« fid. £2 9s PERIA HACK AND HUNTERS’ STEEPLECHASE, £400; about 21-n—4/5 DEEP STREAM (8) 9-0 J R. Wilaon 1: 2/3 ACQUITTAL (5) 9-11 G. O Mudgway 2; 9/9 BREAK AWAY •2) 10-2 J R Potter 3. All 4tarted. Twenty lengths; four lengths. Worthy fourth. Time. 4:54 1-5 Win: £8 14a Places: £2 7s fid. £1 18s. £6 10a fid. G. JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HANDICAP. £900: IJm and 22 yards. 1/1 ROYAL FILOU (6) 8-0 J. S Humphries I 8/7 ANYWHERE (12) 7-9 G. R Edge 2 3/3 GAY PARADE (13) 7-8 D. Raklander 3 8/8 Dashing Star. 5/4 Uppercut. 9/9 Captain Lancaster, 14/13 Dipnoi. 11/2! Marwon, 13/15 Way. 7/6 Friendly Trio. 10/10 Jim's Count. 2/2 Yardstick. 12/12 Atlas. 4/5 Red Luca. >9/19 Cleat. 18/18 Pin Money. 20/20 Reveals. 1«/1« Revello. 17/17 Sincerely, 15/14 Vivian also started Two lengths and a half; length and a quarter Uppercut fourth. Time. 2:10 1-5. Win: £3 14s fid Places: £1 10s. £4 15s fid. £3 8s fid. BUCKLAND HACK HANDICAP, £400; 7f—First DI vision: 12/12 OLD SPICE (5> 8-8 G. R Edfe I: 9/9 JUMPING JOE (3) 8-9 R J Legrett 2: 8/4 GOLD STRANGER 8-1 R Delahunty 3.
Scratched: Blue Spot, Dusky Sheila, Unarmed. Three lengths; same. Aroha Prince fourth. Time, 1:29 3- Win: £l3 3s fid Places: £5 12s fid. £3 16s fid. Second Division: 19/19 MARTU (4) 8-8 J. P Riordon 1; 3/2 DERBY DICK (11A) 8-3 R Fisher 2; 5/7 DOMINO 8-7 G. F Hughes 3. All started. Half a length; nose. Peter George fourth. Time. 1:29 4- Win: £4O 6s 6d. Places: £l4 9s fid. £2 Os fid. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, £500; 6f. 2/2 CICADA (5) 8-4 G. F. Hughes 1 8/9 DANDEINEE (9) 8-0 B. F Andrews 1 3/3 VARA (4) 8-6 J P. Riordan 3 4/5 Brown Hair. 6/4 Sybeau, 1/1 Prince Manu, 7/7 Eikayel, 9/8 The Answer. 5/« Hilldale, 10/10 Khoringa. 12/12 Tamil. 11/lt Wlmmera King also started. Length and a half; heed. Wlmmera King fourth. Time. 1.10 Win: £4 17s fid. Places: £1 4s fid. £4 18s. £2 12s 8d FIRTH HACK HANDICAP, £400; Um and 22 yards—3/3 SILVER EAGLE (1) 9-0 J. F. Grylls 1; 1/1 OLIVENE (9) 8-fi N. B. Holland 2; 7/7 JOY STAR (10) 8-4 I. Medea Ife 3. Scratched: Pa lento. Levuka. Lucy Grey, Carly rut. Two lengths and a half: half a neck. Waihou Lass fourth. Time. 2:14. Win: £6 5s fid Places: £2 4a, £1 16s 6d. £4 2> fid.
N.Z.-Bred Filly Beaten
(N.Z. Prtu Aun.—Copyright) MELBOURNE, August 18. Punters made the wrong filly favourite When they sent the New Zea la nd-bred Ripa out first choice in the First Waratah Handicap at Caulfield yesterday. Downswept. the winner, had the better recent form, but she was neglected in favour of Ripa. Downswept lengthened from J/l fo H/4. Ripe started a solid favourite a 4 5/4. With a brilliant exhibftkxi of speed, Downswept won her fourth race in succession. She won by four lengths and was being eased down. R!pa was six lengths clear of Taquiner <5O/1). which shaded Frail tor third.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30213, 19 August 1963, Page 4
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