John’s Mistake Still Unbeaten
(New Zealand Press Association)
INVERCARGILL, April 19. John’s Mistake, the steeplechasing “find” of the season in Southland, scored his fifth successive win and his fourth in four starts over country when he easily won the W. T. Hazlett Memorial Steeplechase, feature event at the Southland Racing Club’s autumn meeting at Invercargill on Saturday. The racing was held in fine weather. The track was dead after rain earlier in the week. Results:— SOUTHERN HURDLES, £300; about IJm. —5/5 GAME CALL (14) 8-0 S. D. Hawthorne 1; 1/1 RAVELSTON (2) 10-12 R. O. Cairns 2; 10/11 MILORD (4) 9-9 J. D. Pankhurst 3. Scratched: Lostalon. Jolly Fox. Two lengths and a half; same. Captain Morgan fourth. Time, 2:50 1-5. Win: £8 9s 6d. Places: £2 14s fid, £1 12s fid, £lO 18s 6d. HOVICE STAKES, £225; 6f.—5/5 BLUE AMBER (18) 8-0: A. D. Hastie 1: 4/4 ELVIH BAY (7) 8-10 M. R. Mawer 2: 6/6 EGYPTIAN PRIDE (9) 8-10 B. P. Kennedy 3. Scratched: Tamarind. Half a length: two lengths and a half. Savings Bank fourth. Time, 1:17. 4-5. Win: £ll 17s. Places: £3 16s 6d, £3 ,3s 6d, £4 15s 6d. WAVERLEY HANDICAP, £250: 6f—99 LONGWOOD LIGHT (2) 8-11 K. B. J. Anderton 1; 12/12 LUCKY STREAK (21) 7-9 J. F. Carvalho 2; 2/1 MAGIC MIRROR (8) 8-4 K. E. Reggett 3. Scratched: Lady Clarissa, Now or Never. Three lengths: a head. Never Late fourth. Time. 1:17. Win: £l6 13s. Places: £5 0s 6d, £7 16s, £2 6s 6d. W. T. HAZLETT MEMORIAL STEEPLECHASE, £500: about 2*m. —l/1 JOHN’S MISTAKE (3) 9-8 R. O. Cairns 1: 4,-2 PORT LANYARD (2) 10-7 B. J. Anderton 2; 5/5 CAPET (1) 10-7 W. J. Hillis 3. All started. Five lengths; length and a half. Tarmine fourth. Time. 5:15 1-5. Win: £2 7s 6d. Places: £1 13s, £1 14s, £2 Is.
AUTUMN HANDICAP, £450; 13m. 6/5 MELOTONE (7) 7-12 B. J. Anderton 1 7/7 SILVER SPIRE (6) 7-10 M. F. Dowling 2 4/4 GOLDEN GLEN (2) 8 4 R. N. Marsh 3 2/2 Beginner’s Luck, 8/8 Mirror, 1/1 Woodcock, 5/6 Cheiro, 12/12 Elrick, 10/10 Gracefield s Pride, 9(9 Lorastan, 13/13 Julietta, 3/3 Myfilou, 11/11 Mulvey also started. Half a head; a neck. Woodcock fourth. Time, 2:12'2-5, Win: £l4 Is 6d. Places: £2 18s fid, £3 17s, £2 14s. TRIAL STAKES, £225; Im.—2/2 PROUD BOY (2) 8-0 B. J. Anderton 1; 1/1 FINAL MELODY (4) 8-0 M. F. Dowling 2; 11/11 GOLDEN RETRIEVER (10) 8-4 J. D. Pankhurst 3. Scratched: Koral. Half a length: two lengths and a half' Lord Howe fourth. Time, 1:46 1-5. Win: £5 Is. Places: £2 2s, £1 Ils, £6 14s. NEWFIELD HANDICAP, .£350; 7f. 4/4 MANNERS (10) 7-8 R. N. Marsh 1 2/2 GLADAUB <2) 8-3 R. J. Skelton 2 1/1 GOLDEN BLOSSOM (9) 7-6 M. F. Dowling 3 9/9 Tutton, 7/7 Cobble, 6/5 Blue Haven, 3/3 Mogambo, 10/ 10 Usman. 5/6 Gold Raider, 8/8 Pahi, 11/11 Brandy Gold also started. Two and a half lengths: a length and a quarter. Pahi fourth. Time, 1:29. Win: £B. Places; £2 7s' 6d, £1 18s 6d, £1 14s 6d. ROSEDALE HANDICAP. £275; Um —2/2 EIFFEL TOWER (4) 8-9 E. J. Didham 1; 1/1 SILVER KINGDOM <2) 9-0 R. J'. Skelton 2: 4/4 DISAGREE (8) 8-5 M. R. Mawer 3. Scratched: Coral Maid, Dunveganess, Bustup. British Pride. Half a length; three lengths and a half. The Toff fourth. Time, 2:11 4-5. Win: £5 7s 6d. Places; £2 Is, £1 18s, £2 12s.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30420, 20 April 1964, Page 5
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