HUNT MEETING

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 286, 30 August 1935, Page 11

HUNT MEETING

Opening Day Marred By Bad Weather CUP TO PETRARCH Gold Mission Wins Open Sprint (By Telegraph.—From “The Watcher.”) New Plymouth, August 29. The opening of the combined Tara-naki-Egmont-.Wanganui Hunt Clubs' meeting at New Plymouth to-day was marred by bad weather. Heavy rain overnight and during the morning caused the stewards to deliberate about proceeding, but it was decided not to postpone the meeting. The first part of the programme was got through in fine though very threatening weather, but some heavy showers fell subsequently, one in particular being experienced during the running of the Hunt Cup Steeplechase. This race was won by Petrarch, owned by Mr. L. H. Collinson, of Palmerston North, master of the Manawatu Hunt. His success was the reward of consistent efforts, as he has run prominently during the winter.

The steeplechase for maiden hunters was won by the Raugitikei representative, Clarion Call, who was having his first experience over country in public. The open flat event was won by Gold Mission, and the concluding event was featured by the forward showing of the three-year-old division, headed by Alchemic. There were one or two fails in the jumping, with no serious consequences, and the runners in the Hunt Cup all got round safely.

The apprentice jockey R. W. Savage received a kick on the hip from a horse in the birdcage prior to the running of the second race, the Weraroa Scurrv, iu which he was to have ridden, and he was fortunate to escape serious injury, though he was unable to fulfil any engagements as a result. The weather affected the attendance, and the totalisator returns showed a decline of £1445/10/- compared with the corresponding day last year. Led All the Way. Clarion Call led all the way to win the Hunters’ Steeplechase very comfortably. Croyden, Flockhart, and Red Bray, were his nearest attendants • in the running, and Flockhart fell at the second of the stand double with a round to go, while Red Bray tired. Croyden had a hopeless chase after the winner, but was a comfortable second from Just Off. who was followed by Potere and Nimblefoot. Tiger Bill fell. The winner, who is trained by L. G. Morris, had too much pace for his opponents. He chanced one or two of his fences, but was always going like a winner. Croyden had every chance. Potere is a possible improver: he was ridden by an amateur rider at Sib, overweight. It was the winner’s first race over the fences, so he should do better with experience. Luck With Winner. Red Sand won the maiden event narrowly, but at the same time she appeared to do it comfortably. However, she was probably a bit lucky to beat Kia Ora, as she got the best of tj;e start. Red Saud and Lady Hoariri both began much better than the rest, and were clear all the way to the straight from Gay Poto and Kia Ora. with Joy Box leading the bunch. Red .Sand comfortably held Lady Hoariri iu the straight. The latter weakened, but Kia Ora came strongly on the rails and nearly got up. Lady Hoariri was a moderate third, with Bright Sky further back fourth, followed by High Test. Whoa Johnny, and Beau Star.

The winner won well, but with an even break the odds looked in favour of Kia Ora. The latter is a-racy-lookiug

filly by Vaals. Lady Hoariri had every chance. The favourite was Gay Poto, from the Te Rapa stable of IT. Tucker. He showed up to the turn, but then began to drift. He carried 61b. overweight; the race might improve him. Good Record on Course. Tahurangi finished too solidly tor his opponents in the Whenuakura Hack. Silk Sox took uo the pace-making and was followed out of the back streccn and round the turn by Tahurangi, Revival and Sporting Song. Tahurangi wore down Silt: Sox in the run home, and the latter also just went under for second to Sporting Song. Ruaform was a verv poor fourth, followed by Revival and Prince Reuo. The winner has a fine record at New Plymouth. Sporting Song and Silk Sox ran good races, but the others were well beaten. Favourite Below Form. Petrarch won the Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Cup verv easily, the favourite, Prosy Boy, running below his best lorm, though he stayed on well to. get second place. • The race was run in blinding rain. Panloff and The Storm Wind raced away together in front from Petrarch, Waitemata, R_ayon, and Miss Pango. the field stringing Out, with Prosy Boy well back and indifferently. The leading pair held on until entering 'the last six furlongs, when Petrarch ran right past. Petrarch opened up a gap of'nearly a hundred yards, and crossing the last fence safely, though he hit it, he ran home unchallenged. Prosy Boy finished over the beaten lot for second, with .Waitemata third, Rayon fourth, then Miss Pango and The Storm Wind. The winner is a thoroughly seasoned hunter, and beat all but Prosy Boy at Manawatu. He jumped well and was handled to advantage by A. McDonald. Prosy Boy is feeling- the effects of his recent hard racing and travelling, but he put up a very solid race. The rest were well beaten, but Waitematil ran a creditable *ace. : . Conditions were very bad during the running, it being difficult to distinguish the horses in the back stretch, while the going was very heavy and sloppy. A Finish. A very close finish was staged iu the open sprint, Gold Mission just beating Slippery. '' Slippery began best from No. 1. but was then pulled in behind Refresher and Gold Cu're, with Orapai, Fersen, Carfex, Soloist and Gold Mission following. Carfex dropped out on the home turn, where Refresher and Gold Cure were still together in front of Slippery, Orapai. Fersen and Gold Mission bunching. Gold Mission got a run at the leaders first and wore down Refresher, but was all out to stall off a late challenge by Slippery. Refresher weakened to a fair third, with Gold Cure fourth, followed ' by Fersen, Carfex, and Orapai. Gold Mission won well. Coming with a solid late run, Slippery put up. an excellent effort, and in another stride he would have won. Refresher had every chance, though he ran a good race. The first three were well clear of the ethers. Favourite Easily. The gentlemen riders’ race proved a good thing for the favourite, Gainsay, who led all the way. Santoft looked-dangerous when he moved up from the back and was handy entering the straight, but onee the danger threatened Gainsay drew away again.?'Santoft stood the winner up too much ground to have a ■ chance, but all the same he would probably still have been second; The others had no chance. t Surprise in Last. Alchemic brought off the surprise win of the day in the concluding event, but he did it well. Landlubber made the running from Lowenberg. Alchemic, Lady Eka, Chikara and Windsoreen, with Bantry slow away. Lowenberg and Alchemic were close to the leader enterimg the straight, where Lowenberg took charge and Bantry came very fast on the outer. Lowenberg looked like winning until just short of 'the post, where Alchemic finished decidedly

the better. Bantry was a good third, and then came Windsoreen, Blue Tiger and Landlubber, with a gap to Chikara. The first three horses are all three-year-olds. The performances of Alchemic and Lowenberg were very promising in view of events ahead, and the winner to-day handled the going better than Lowenberg. Bantry looked unlucky in losing ground early; he finished very well up considering his poor position in the first two furlongs. The favourite Chikara was outclassed, and Blue Tiger ran a moderate race only. Results in Detail TRIAL HUNTERS’ STEEPLECHASE, of £5O. About two miles. 3/2 G. R. Grace’s b. g. CLARION CALL, by Hunting Song—Saxon Saint, syrs., 10.0 (A. Jenkins) 1 1/4 Clive Varley's ch. g. CROYDEN, Oyrs., 10.7 (L. Jarvis) 2 6/6 W. O. Williams’s b. g. JUST OFF, aged, 10.0 (I- Tucker) 3 Also started: 2/1 Red Bray. 10.7 (A. McDonald) ; 5/5 Potere, 10.3/ ear. 10.10 (Mr. A. R. Hicks); 4/3 Flockhart, 10.0 (C. Thomson), fell; 6/7 Nimblefoot, 10.0, car. 11.1* (Mr. P. Cole) ; 8/8 Tiger Bill, 10.0 (F. E. Baker), fell. Ten lengths; five lengths. Poterie was fourth. Time. 4.12 4-5. (Winner trained by L. G. Morris, Marton.) WERAROA SCURRY, of £5O. Five furlongs. 3/4 Mrs. E. A. Griggs's ch. m. RED SAND, by Sand Star—Elsinora, 4yrs. 8.0 (R. Mc.Tavlsh) 1 4/2 G. E. Harding’s b. f. KIA ORA, 3yrs., 8.0 (G. Duncan) 2 2/2 M. D. Podjursky’s br. m. LADY HOARIRI, 4yrs., 8.0, car. 8.3 , (B. ; H. Morris) 3 Also started: 8/8 Bright Sky, 8.0- (R. Horne); 6/6 Joy Box, 8.0 (W. E. Pine); 1/1 Gay Poto, 8.0, car. 8.6 (L. Dulieu): 7/7 Beau Star, 8.0 (S. Wilson);, 10/0 Whoa Johnny, 8.0. car. 8.2 (P. Atkins) ; 9/11 High Test, 8.0 (J. Davoren); 5/5 Red Fox, 8.0, car. 8.2} (H. Goldfinch) ;\ll/10 Autopeen, 8.0 (S. Anderson). Neck; two lengths. Bright Sky was fourth. Time, 1.6. ■ ’ (Winner trained by 11. Dulieu, ■ New Plymouth,) WHENUAKURA HACK HANDICAP,' Of £6O. Seven furlongs. . 2/2 A. R. • Standish’s .b. g.- TAHU- . - RANGI, by Potoa—-Senyora, oyrs., 9.0 (S. Wilson) 1 1/1 Mrs. G. M. Bennett’s blk. g.'SPORTING SONG, 4yrs., 8.11 (R. McTavlsh) 2 ,6/3 R. G. and S. Topless’s blk. g. SILK SOX, Oyrs., 8.10 (L. George) 3 Also .started: 5/4 Ruaform,. 8.5 (C. Sheild); 7/7 Hunting Lad, 8.0 (G. Duncan); 8/8 Red'Panther, 8.0 (S. Tremain) ; 3/5 Revival, 8.0 (W. E. Pine); 8/9 Ngapapa, 8.0, car. 8.12 (C,' A. France); .4/6 Prince Reno, 8.0, car. 8.3 (R, J. Flower). Three-quarters of a length; head. li.uaforni was fourth. Time, 1.33. (Winner trained by It. Barlow, New Plyi - ' mouth.) ,< • EGMONT-WANGANUI HUNT CUP, of £lOO. About two miles and, a half. < 4/4 L. H. Collinson’s b. g: PETRARCH, by Arausio —Waterlea, aged, 10.10 , (A. McDonald) 1 1/1 C. E. Twist’s br. g. PROSY BOY, 6yrs., 11.13 t(J. Webby) 2 9/9 S. G. Perry’s br. g. WAITAUNAHA, aged, 10.2- (C. Thomson) 3 Also started:- 3/3 Miss Pango, 11.2 (AJ Jenkins);. 5/5 Panloff, 10.5 (I. Tucker); 8/8 Razor, 10.5 (F. G. Baker); 2/2 The Storm Wind, 10.5 (B. LtddaU); 0/6 Ngareta, 10.0, car. 10.9 j (Mr. A. R. Hicks)-; 0/7 Susie Pye, 10.0 (S. Wright). Five - lengths; same. -.Razor was fourth. Time, 5.28 4-5. (Winner trained by Mrs. A. W'.’ McDonald, , . . Awapuni.) . / WAIHAU HANDICAP, of £75. 1 ' Six furlongs. 5/5 G. A. Downs’s b. in. GOLD MISSION, by Royal Divorce—Lutusloff, oyrs., 8.2 ’ (R. J. Flower) 1 2/1 G. McCormick's blk. g. SLIPPERY, Oyrs., 8.6 (H. Goldfinch) 2 1/3 F. Calvert’s b. g. REFRESHER, aged,<B.4 (P. Atkius) 3 Also started: 3/2 Orapai, 9.0 (B. H. Morris); 8/8 Fersen, 8.1 (W. E. Pine); 4/4 Carfex, 7.11, car. 7.6 (C. Cole); 7/6 Soloist, 7.9. car. 7.10 (R. Feasey); 6/6 Gold Cure, 7.8, car. ,7.11 (S. Anderson). Head; one length and a quarter. Gold Cure was fourth. Time. 1.19 3-5. (Winner trained by H. Dulieu, New Plymouth.) LADIES’ BRACELET, of £6O. One mile and a quarter. 1/1 K. McK. Duncan’s b. g. GAINSAY, by Gains'court—Sutra, Oyrs., 11.8 (Mr. K. McK. Dhuean) 1 2/2 C. Boyle’s br. h. SANTOFT, oyrs., 12.12 ..4-. (G. Beatson) 2 3/4.F. H. Walker’s b. g. BAY SAND, oyrs., 11.0 (Mr. J. Morris) 3 Also started: 5/5 Potere, 11.0, car. 11.3 (Mr. A. It. Hicks); 7/7 Gallant Maid, 11.0 (Mr. R. Watkins); 6/6 Slilrley Temple, 11.0 (Mr. A, Davidson); 4/3 Sapless, 11.0 (Mr. T. Allcock). Four lengths; five lengths. Potere was fourth. Time, 2.29. (Winner trained by L. Knapp, Awapuni.) WAVERLEY HACK HANDICAP, of £6O. Six furlongs. 6/6 W. T. Bailey’s b. c. ALCHEMIC, by Lackham—BCchou, 3yrs., 8.6 (C. Shield) 1 5/4 P. and T. O'Neill's b. c. LOWENBERG, 3yrs., 8.0 .... (B. H. Morris). 2 4/5 J. J. Barry’s b. g. BANTRY, 3yrs„ 8.0 (K. Chote) 3 Also started: 1/1 Chikara, 8.9 (L. Dulleu); 2/2 Landlubber,,'. 8.3, car, 8.5 (T. Reilly); 8/7 Windsoreen. 8.2 (S. Anderson); 3/3 Blue Tiger, 8.2 (W.’ E. Pine); 7/8 Lady Eka, 8.0 (G. Duncan): 9/0 Seamond, 8.0, car. B.l} (A, G. .Murray). Half a length;' same. Windsoreen was fourth. Time,-1.21 2-5. (Winner trained by J. Fryer, Hawera.)

Acceptors For To-morrow By Telegraph.—Press Association. HACK AND HUNGERS’ HURDLE RACE, of £7O. Due mile and a half and 100 yards.—Orapai, 10.8; Lavington, 10-2; Soloist, 9.7; Bean Star, 9.3; Kaola, 9.2; Spender, Bright Sky, Ngapapa, Tiger Bill, 9.0. OPUNAKE HANDICAP SCURRY, of £5O. Five furlongs.—Red Sand, 9.0; Lady Hoarirl, 8.7; Lady Eka, Gay Poto, Whoa Johnnie, High Test, Golden Rill, Red Fox, Ngatirahiri, 8.2.

WAIHI HACK HANDICAP, of £7O. Eight furlongs and 'a half.—Tahurangl, 9.10; Sporting Song, 9.1; Santoft, 9.0; Silk Sox,, 8.12; Ruaform, 8.0; Blue Tiger, 8.0. TARANAKI HUNT CLUB CUP, of £lOO. About two miles and a half.—Miss Pango, 10.13; Clarion Cal], 10.11; Croydon, 10.5; Razor, 10.3; Waltaunaha, 10.3; The Storm Wind, 10.2; Panloft, 10.2; Red Bray, Flockhart, Ngareta, Just Off, Susie Pye, 10.0, ■ STRATFORD HANDICAP, of £75. Seven furlongs.—Slippery, 8.13; Gold Mission, 8.12; Hurl, 8.12; Glenvane, 8.5; Fersen, 8.2; Davistock, 8.1; Cold Cure, 7.12; Musquil, 7.0.

LADIES’ NECKLACE HANDICAP, of £OO. One mile and a quarter.—Silk Sox, 12.9; Petrarch, 10.12; Bay Sand, 10.8; Potere, 10.7: Sapless, 10.7. URENUI HACK HANDICAP, of £7O. Six furlongs.—Aussie Ra, 9.0; Tonnerpe, 8.5; Mustang, 8.5; Windsoreen, 8.2; Landlubber, Kia Ora, Revival, Red Fox, 8.0. .

MARTON HANDICAPS

By Telegraph—Press Association

New T’lylnonth, August 29.

Handicaps for the spring meeting of the Marton Joekey Club, to be held ou September 7, arc as follow:—

FIXTURES. Aug 31—Taranaki H.C. Sept. 7—Otago H.C. Sept. 7—Marton J.C. Sept. 12. 11-Wanganui J.C. Sept. 21—Ashburton County R.C. Sept. 21—Foxton R.C. Sept. 21. 23—Avondale J.C. Sept. 20. 28—Geraldine R.C. Sept. 28—Otaki Maori R.C. Sept. 28. 30—Tainnnruniil R.C. (at Paeroal Oct. s—Napier Park R.C. Oct. s—Kurow J.C. Oct. 10, 12—Dunedin J.C. Oct. 12—Dannevirke R.C. (at Waipukurau) Oct. 12, 14—Auckland R.C. Oct. 18, 19—Masterton R.C. Oct. 19—South Canterbury J.C. Oct. 20. 28, 30—Wellington R.C. Oct. 28—North Canterbury J.C. Oct. 28—Waikato H.C. Oct. 28—Walpawa County R.C. Oct. 28—Waverley R.C. Oct. 28, 29—Gore R.C. Oct. 31, Nov. 2—Poverty Bay T.C.

HACK HANDICAP HURDLES, o£ About one mile and a half. £90. Greek Gold . 10 11 Lady Wessex 9 0 Lavlngton .. 10 J Bright Sky . y 0 Swift and Sure 9 12 Bay Sand ... 9 0 Ganpat .... u 10 Clarion Call . 9 0 Jazz King .. it 7 Grip 9 0 Headland o 7 Spender .... 9 0 Miss Pango . 9 2 Gallivanter . 9 0 Kaola 9 FAREWELL HACK HANDICAP, of : £ 75. Five furlongs. Acceptable 9 0 Landlubber . 7 5 Bodyline 8 10 Matrimony . 7 2 Bazaine 8 8 Ringapbto .. 7 0 Gold Gleam . 8 r» Lady Eka .. 7 0 Celerrlmus 8 s Red Panther . Surprise Item 7 0 Grand Score 8 3 7 0 Pakanul 8 1 Merlyn '...<• 7 0 Abbey Feale 7 8 Python 7 0 Weatberstep . 7 b Golden Song . 7 0 OTAIRI PLATE, of £50. Nine furlongs. Santoft .... 12 13 Clarion Call . 11 ij The Grasper . 12 7 Bay Saud .. 11 0 Gainsay 12 Croyden 11 0 Treasure Hunt 12 4 Wyndale 11 0 Royal Papa . 11 9 Airforce .... 11 0 Invictus 11 7

TCTAENUI HACK HANDICAP, of £75. Six furlongs. Best 9 0 Wahi no Nui . 8 0 Celerrimus 8 8 Bantry .... 8 0 Hunting Cat . 8 8 Chaste 7 9 Windward .. 8 o Walpiro .... 7 7 All Spirit ... 8 2 Landlubber . 7 7 MARTON HANDICAP, o£ £120. One mile and a quarter. y. - Lapel 9 0 Cottesmore 8 3 Royal Banquet 8 9 Tres See .... 7 9 Lavington .. 8 a SPRING HACK H ANDICAP, of £80. Nine furlongs. Taumau .... 0 0 Treasure Hunt 8 3 Santoft .... 8 12 Royal Papa . 7 8 Unexpected . 8 11 Midacre .... 7 7 The Grasper 8 6 Invictus 7 7 Trackman ... 8 4 Wyndale .... 7 7 Windward 8 3 Pukepapa 7 7 Gay Boy 8 3 k RAILWAY HANDICAP, of- £90. Six furlongs. Curie S) 0 Catalogue 7 7 West Tq,r 8 6 Royal Bengal 7 2 Passion Fruit 8 6 Hunting Slippery .... 8 6 Lodge 7 0 Heritage 7 12 Collision 7 0 Limulus .... 7 11