WILD CAREER WINS

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 131, 27 February 1937, Page 17

WILD CAREER WINS

Opening Day of Gore Meeting

SPRINT TO REBEL CHIEF By Telegraph—Press Association. Gore, February 2(1. The Gore Racing Club's autumn meeting opened in good weather, but the track was holding after recent rain. There was a good attendance and the totalisalor investments were .tSSIXt/10/-, compared willi £7728/1(1/- on the off day (Thursday) last year, an increase of £1072. Results: — GORE lIIGIIWEIGHT HANDICAP, of £l2O. Eight furlongs and a half. 1/1 TREBLEACK, 10.11 (Humphries) 1 5/4 RED TREASURE, 9.7 .. (Cooper) 2 3/3 AZAVEDO. 9.4. 10.11 .. (Anderton) 3 Also tstirted: 4/5 Vantoon, 9.13; 2/2 Johnny, 9.10; tl/6 Look Smart, 9.7; 8/7 Tautau Maid, 9.2; 9/9 Orderwood. 9.0; 7/S Joy Boa, 9.0. Three-quarters of a length; one length and a half. Vantoou was fourth. Time, 1.51 4-5. LONGFORD HACK HANDICAP, of £l2O. Six furlongs. 3/3 LUMIERE, 7.8, ear. 7.5 .. (Spratt) 1 2/2 BALLAD, 5.13 (Phillips) 2 8/7 GIPSY FAIR, 7.12 (Barclay) 3 Also started: 4/4 New Note, 8.10; 9/9 Clara Bow, 8.8; 0/5 Golden Vision. 8.8; 5/0 Alma, 8.7; 6/8 Violenta, 8.7; 1/1 Sailing Lady. 8.0. Neck; halt a length. New Note was fourth. Time, 1.15. ELECTRIC TROT, of £125; 3.43 class. One mile and a half. 3/3 COHERTO, ser (W. Todd) 1 2/2 NORHAJI LADY, ser. (Gallagher) 2 1/1 PRINCE CHARLES, ser. (McLellan) 3 Also started: 5/6 Oasis, scr.; 12/12 Ochiltree, set’.; 10/11 Capricorn, scr.; 13/13 Choice Goods, scr.; 8/10 Sunny Drive, ser.; 11/7 Abel, scr.; 14/14 Suuhope, scr.; 6/5 Labour Chimes, ser.: 4/4 Direct Bell, scr.; 9/9 Ghandi, scr.; 7/8 Blue Spot, scr., and Grand Meteor, 48yds. behind (coupled). One length; one length and a half. Abel was fourth. Time, 3.33 3-5. RACING CLUB HANDICAP, of £2(K). One mile and a quarter. 5/4 WILD CAREER, 7.8 ... (Phillips) 1 3/3 ENWOOD, 7.10 (Jennings) 2 2/2 AMY JOHNSON, 8.2 ... (Messervy) 3 Also started: 1/1 Travenna, 9.9; 4/5 Wall Street, S.S; 7/6 Cleaner, 7.7; 0/7 Song Boy, 7.7. Nose; half a length. Song Boy was fourth. Time, 2.7 1-5. NOVICE HANDICAP, of £l2O. Six furlongs. 6/6 BRILLIANT BOA, 8.5 ~ (Jenkins) 1 5/5 NATTY. 8.12 (Dooley) 2 NIGHT WINGS. 8.5 (Messervy) 3 Also started: 3/4 Pink Robe, 8.13; 8/8 Mona’s Song, 8.12; 4/1 Golden Song, 8.10; 7/6 Night Sail, 8.9: 1/2 Prince Flaneur, B.S: 10/10 Bow Street, 8.5; 9/9 Rotui, 8.5; 11/12 British Star. 8.4; 12/11 Tly Jeweller, 5.4. Head; one length. Golden Song was fourth. Time, 1.16. CROYDON HANDICAP, of £l5O. Six furlongs. 3/4 REBEL CHIEF, 9.10 .... (Russel!) 1 8/5 SILVER LARK, 7.9, car. 7.10 (Caddy) 2 1/1 MONEYLESS. 7.7 (Barclay) 3 Also started: 2/6 Sea Fox, 9.0; 5/8 Viking, 9.0; 4/3 Half Note. 9.0; 6/6 All Humbug, 7.12; 7/2 Silver Sail, 7.9; 9/9 Mary Pratt, 7.7. One length: nock. Viking was fourth. Time, 1.15' 1-5. PROGRESSIVE TROT, of £130; 3.39 class. One mile and a half. 4/4 LOYAL SUN, scr (Thomas) 1 12/8 COLLEGE BOY, 24vds. behind (Watts) 2 3/1 VINO-LA, ser (Greegan) 3 Also started: 6/5 Chevalier, scr.; 14/12 Lucky Lee, scr.; 15/14 Ruru, ser.; 7/7 Jean Dewey, set - .: 11/10 Guywin, 12yds. behind; I*2 Direct Thorpe. 12yds. behind; 9/9 Silver Laddie, 12yds. behind: 2/3 Tritoma 12yds. behind and Seaward De Oro 12yds. behind, coupled; 8/5 Capri, 12yds. behind; 13/13 Frisco Silk, 24yds. behind; 5/J Mishap, 24yds. behind; 16/15 Sir Gowan. 36yds. behind; 10/10 Norma Grattan, 84yds. behind; 16/16 Moko Child, 84yds. behind. Two lengths each way. Chevalier was fourth. Time, 3.27. SUMMER HACK HANDICAP, of £l3O. One mile. 5/4 GREAT EMPIRE, 8.2 .... (Dooley) 1 2/3 HEDOISE, 8.2 (McFarlane) 2 4/5 BARLEY ALMOND. 9.1 /. (Russell) 3 Also started: 1/1 Galleon, 9.9; 6/6 Bay Biddy, 8.2; 3/2 Mutus, 7.7. One length; head. Mutus was fourth. Time, 1.43 1-5. Acceptances For To-day MATA ÜBA HIGH WEIGHT HANDICAP, of £l2O. Eight furlongs and a halt.—Gay Biddy, 10.1; Vantoon, 9.13; Red Treasure, 9.12; Johnny, 9.10: Look Smart, 9.7; Azavedo, 9.6; Orderwood, Joy Boa, Palastyle, 9.0. IIOKONUI HACK HANDICAP, of £l2O. Seven furlough.—Ballad, 9.1; New Note, 8.8; Golden Vision, 5.5; Sailing Lady, Ilithya, 8.4; Corban, 7.7. TELEGRAPH TROT HANDICAP, of £125; 3.43 class. One mile and a half.— Abel, Capricorn, Direct Bell, Drumbunntf, Fran Sol, Ghandi, Huia Chimes, Jesse Owens, Labour Chimes, Lady Ita, Norham Lady, Oasis, Prince Charles, Reconnoil re, Samara, scr.; Grand Meteor, 48yds. behind. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £2OO. One mile and a distance. —Travenna, 0.8; Wall Street, 8.8; Euwood, 8.6; Golden Dart, 8.5; Amy Johnson, 8.4; Toreador, 7.11; Amelita, 7.8; Milford, Song Boy, Cleaner, Beam, 7.7. TRIAL HANDICAP, of £l2O. Six furlongs.—Azavedo. 9.2; Natty, 8.13; Pink Robe, 8.8; Golden Song, Mona's Song, 8.7; Night Wings, Prince Flaneur, 5.4; Topsywood, Rotui, 8.1. BOROUGH HANDICAP, of £l5O. Six furlongs.—Rebel Chief, 10.2: Sea Fox, Half Note. Viking, 8.12; Wild Career, 8.5; Silver Lark, 8.3; All Humbug, Moneyless, 7-8; Silver Sail, 7.7; Beam, 7.7. RIVERSDALE TROT, of £130; 3.39 class. One mile and a half.—Lucky Lee, Ruru, ser.; Bonnie Brydone, Direct Thorpe, Guywin, Jean Dewey, Mountain Lad, Silver Laddie, Vinola, Walter Gay, 12yds. behind; Frisco Silk, Mishap, 24yds. behind; Chief Drusus, College Boy, 36yds. behind; Eddie Tolan, Erin’s Chief, -18yds. behind; McGlusky, 60yds. behind; Blue Spark, 72yds. behind. AUTUMN HACK HANDICAP, of £l3O. One mile. —Galleon, 9.9; Barley Almond, 9.4; Trebleack, 9.0; Great Empire, 8.10; Smoko, 8.7; Heloise, 8.6; Golden Vision, 8.1; Coat of Arms, 7.8; Mutus, 7.7. C.J.C. lEASTER ENTRIES

Dominion Special Service. Christchurch, February 26. Nominations for the Canterbury Jockey Club's Easter meeting are as follows: —

GREAT EASTER HANDICAP, of £BOO. About seven furlongs.-—Epris, Coxicertpitch, Martara, Invoice, Silver Ring, Rebel Chief, Dollar Bill, Cyrillian. Fiord, Travenna, Gold Boa, Viking, Chief Ranger, Paper Slipper, Trench Fight, Wild Chase, Davolo, Lowenberg, Friesland, Kinnoull, Knockfin, Great Star, Mandamus, Wino.

GREAT AUTUMN HANDICAP, of £BOO. About one mile and a half.— Concertpitch, Martara, Sky Lass, Sunee, Silver Ring, Queen of Song. Heloise, Chief Ranger, Trench Fight, Wild Chase, Top Notch, Davolo, Osculate, Lowenberg. Arctic King, Rebel Lad, Tunneller, Willie Win, Argentic, Mandamus, Silver Sight, Ponty, Palady, Travenna.

Westport Meeting. The Westport Jockey Club’s autumn meeting is to be held on Saturday and Monday, Marell 20 and 22. The programme includes six galloping and two trotting events each day. The stakes total £1420, and a gold-mquuted whip will be presented io the rider of the winner of tlie big event each day, ami a gold-mount-ed whip to the driver of the Granity Handicap Trot on the first day. The Westport club’s meeting opens the Coast circuit, as Greymouth, Kumara, Reefton, and Nelson meetings follow on. Nominations will close with the secretary, W. T. Slee, Westport, at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2.

Making Satisfactory Progress. The two-year-old Siega, by Siegfried from Ahrichlus, has made good progress of late, and may be given her first race at the Franklin meeting next month. This filly shaped well in a recent sprint over three furlongs, and when she has had the necessary experience should develop into a useful sort.