Old Parr By Nose At Matamata

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31144, 22 August 1966, Page 5

Old Parr By Nose At Matamata

(New Zealand Press Association)

HAMILTON.

Old Parr and Persian Heir won the T.A.B. double at the Matamata Racing Club’s spring meeting, held at Matamata on Saturday in fine weather. The track was in good order.

Results.— TUI HURDLES, £400; Um—7/7 FIERY LAD (6) 9-1 M. Lawrence 1: 3/3 REGAL RULER (4), 9-3 K. Old 2; 4/6 SOMETHING SPECIAL (5) 9-2 G. Walters 3. Scratched: Nashemore. Four lengths each way. Prince Judah fourth. Time, 3:17 2-5. Win: £l3 10s 6d. Places: £3 14s 6d, £2 10s 6d, £3 ss. COUNTY HANDICAP, £450: 6f.— 5/4 LA JOLLA (1) 8-1 K. Potter 1; 3/3 MABEY (5) 8-4 G. F. Hughes 2; 7/9 CHINO (6) 7-10 A. E. Ford 3. Scratched: Master Valley, Clarry, Arrencon, Styx. One length and a quarter; half a head. Fair Amber fourth. Time, 1:16 4-5. Win: £ll Ils 6d. Places: £3 8s 6d, £3 4s, £5. FIRST PIARERE HANDICAP £300; 6f.—5/5 GAY MERIT (4). 8-6 A. Ford 1; 4/4 DANTARA (1) 8-10: G. Walters 2; 13/13 SACRED STEPS (20) 8-4 F. Blackburn 3. Scratched: Red City, Donald Dee, Lord Joey. Neck, one and a quarter lengths. Super Count fourth. Time, 1:17 4-5. Win: £l3 2s 6d. Places: £3 Bs, £2 Ils, £ll 13s. BUCKLAND HANDICAP, £450; 7f.—l/1 LOCHFAIR (8) 8-3 G. L. Willetts 1: 5/6 CORUMBA (9), 8-2 G. F. Hughes 2; 7/7 CHIEF WARRIOR'(3) 8-6 N. D. Riordan 3. Scratched: Easter Joy. Threequarters of a length, one and a quarter lengths. Fairylcre fourth. Time, 1:32. Win: £5 13s 6d. Places: £2 6s 6d, £3 Ils 6d, £3 18s, PERIA HACK AND HUNTERS’ STEEPLES, £400: 2im.—9/9 JOHNNY DEE (4) 9-10 P. Ryan 1: 11/10 RUANUKU (10) 9-1 B. Moore 2: 10/12 MACQUARRIE (14) 9-0 A. Cowan 3. Scratched: Chef, Monoceros. Head, four and a half lengths. Kirribilli fourth. Time, 4:57 2-5. Win: £24 Bs. Places: £5 12s 6d, £6 19s 6d, £9 8s 6d. GEORGE JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £1200: li and 22 yards. (9/8 OLD PARR (14) 7-8 R. Fisher 1 2/2 CORBASSIERE (11) 7-8 G. Edge 2 1/1 CLARENDON (4) 8-3 A. Walsh 3 11/11 Craddock, 7/10 Bright Chief, 3/3 Midnight Kiss 12/12 Count Filou 18/17 Blue Bay, 5/6 Anne Lane, 13/13 Tawa Mahal, 8/7 Surging, 15/16 Bright Idea. 6/5 El Cid 4/4 Kurrewa, 16/19 All Smoke. 20/20 Bright Dale. 19/18 Count de Loot, 14/14 Playday. 10/9 Red Filou, 17/15 Big Beau also started. Nose, one and half lengths. Playday fourth. Time, 2:12 2-5. Win: £l7 14s. Places: £4 12s 6d. £2 10s, £2 Is 6d. SECOND PIARERE HANDICAP, £3OO ; 6f.—5/5 CLARABOA (3) 8-6 D. Wyatt 1; 2/2 GALLEY BOY (6) 8-5 J. Humphries 2; 6/6 JENNIE BEE (7) 8-5 R. Land 3. Scratched: Lucky Summit, Runaway 11, Bannockburn, Sally Gaya. Hoad, long head. Juat It

fourth. Time. 1:17 4-5. Win: £9 9s 6d. Places: £2 19s, £1 18s 6d. £4 14s 6d. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, £750; 6f. 3/5 PERSIAN HEIR (17) 7-0 G. F. Hughes 1 5/6 WIRI (3) 8-11 G. L. Willetts 2 8/7 ASTRAL BLUE (6) 8-8 G. McLeish 3 12/13 Creolian, 7/8 Rohe Potae, 4/3 Royal Fair, 1/1 Mali Peter, 15/16 Queenwood, 2/2 Feurig, 17/17 Marco Bank, 14/14 Castle Dee, 9/9 Bostock, 10/10 Even Break, 18/18 Fedele, 6/4 Gray Knight. 16/15 Loyal Ruler, 13/12 Punjabi, 11/11 Vai Vua also started. Half a head, long head. Gray Knight fourth. Time, 1:16 1-5. Win: £7 19s. Places: £3 4s 6d, £3 5s 6d, £4 13s. FIRTH HANDICAP, £450; lim. and 22 yards.—lo/9 EXPLICIT (6) 8-1 A. Ford 1; 1/1 KOPIA (5) 8-2 B. Andrews 2; 3/3 TRIPLE WYN (3) 8-8 W. Day 3. Scratched: Biscayne, Peppermint Twist, No Regrets, Bahia. Neck, half a length. Honl fourth. Time. 2:14. Win: £2O 10s 6d. Places: £5 15s, £2. £2 8s 6d.