DANNEVIRKE HUNT MEETING

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 235, 3 July 1939, Page 15

DANNEVIRKE HUNT MEETING

Club Cup Won By Blue Tiger

HUNTING MINT TAKES MAIN HANDICAP

Dominion Special Service.

DANNEVIRKE, July 2. The Dannevirke Hunt Club's annual meeting was held on lhe Dannevirke racecourse ou Saturday in overcast, but fine weather. Though rain fell throughout the day in neighbouring districts it remained line at the course, and the racing was got off under favourable conditions. The track was easy, and inclined to cut up near the rails. Hunting enthusiasms throughout the province attended in good numbers and a large gathering of Weal supporters helped to make one of the best attendances, favouring this popular meeting for some veurs The totalizator handled fiiob 10/-, compared with £5560 last year, an increase of £2198/10/-. Most of the events were keenly con tested. There were very close finishes in the hurdles, won by Harbour Bar, and the Hack Cup, won by The Rinfopen flat race saw the hack, Mint, outstay the opposition, and m th Hunt Club Cup, the former hurdler, Blue Tiger, making his first appearance fol some mouths, scored a comfortable win from Master Turbine. W E Pine, who rode Power Chief at Auckland, broke a collarbone when Hilaria fell with him two fences from. home when leading with Master Turbine. m the Hunt Club Cup. and will thus nuss engagements at Wellington this week. J. Chaplin, rider of Te Morehu, in the hurdles, ricked his back so badly when the horse blundered at one. of' the fences, that it was thought inadvisable for him to accept further mounts during the day. Close Finish In Hurdles. Whakao made a bold attempt to lead all the way in the Oringi Hack Hurdles, and lost it through running about m tin last few strides, Harbour Bar coming along wide out. ou the track to get t money by a short half head. Haiboui Bar gave the best-exhibition of jumpinj among a very poor lot of maiden hurdlers Tigrcterre made up some ground in thi last half-mile to get third three length, from the first pair, and Golden Melod; was fourth. Master Hector and Libeta Star were next home. The last-name< was a false favourite. This was his firs start on the turf and he jumped poorly

though -showing plenty of pace on. t flat. His trainer. H. Dulicu, is returning the horse to his owner. Royal Lack fell at the second feuee, and Ayrsleigh lost his rider later in the contest. Maiden to Cherry Picker. The Takapnu Novice Stakes was won bv the fourth favourite Cherry Picker, who carries the colours of Mr. Fr a "k Armstrong, president of the annev Hunt. Cherry Picker led all the way and was easily equal to coping witt tte challenges of CoTossal Chief, Eola and Split Second, winning by two len„tns. Cherry Picker has not raced much and when he.appeared a few months a S° Y as noted as a likely sort to .improve. Colesrbipf went a Rood race for secoll t a ’ movi?'g e «P to thitt on.the turn but he could not reach the winner. Fo‘ a as second to Cherry Picker until the distance, where she forfeited her place to Coloia? Chief. Split Second, a goodlooking two-year-old by Bulandshar, ha ing her first race, ran encouragingly. She made the turn into the straight wide dut and covered a lot of extra ground, then just failed by half a head to get third. Bronze Lass' and Inchkeith did. best o the others. Kaiwaka, the favourite, was never a possibility. Manteau showed early speed, but was sent back on tte turii and finished last. Blue Tiger’s Hunt Cup. ’ The Dannevirke Hunt Cu P . Steeple- ' chase was won by the favourite. Blue * Tisor, who was making his first a PP ea anee for more than twelve months. He ’ was kept well back while Hilaria and Master Turbine took turns in the lead. ' Hilaria threw out two fences from home, ; leaving Master Turbine in tb« • Blue Tiger. was moving- up fast and he

TAiTinrl Alaster Turbine at the last lence, I’A easily by h™ l l c ” 2 ) tlls k J I lTpS“lbiii turn, and he was SO yards away third. Summons finished well to f °n rth p. aa the others were a .long way back. Given Incr his rider on the hrst round. FrosyBoy could not muster the pace : set by the leaders. Barney went boldly for a round, but then tired. Hack Sprint to Screen Stir. Screen Star scored a comfortable win in the Rakaiatai Hack Handicap, beginning well, he went with Qu'lp to the torn, nnd this pair were followed into the str'ii"ht bv Lindrum and Miss rere Lindrnni finished on better than Quiip and Miss AVaitarere, but. he nas unequal to gathering Screen Star, vvho won comfortably bv a length and a quarMiss AVaitarere. coming on again at ‘the close, jugt cut Q' ll '’? y?”! start when he faited to go out on terms with the field. Hack Wins Open Race.. The Kaitoke Handicap, eVent on the card, was won by Hunting Mint, whose hack form wa s fan y e Jir„ was kent at the rear of the beta uniii annroaching tte home turn, the order albeing Reipar and Hun - ing Cat from Diamond Cutter, Gran'die, Mkldle, Hunting Mint and s ’r N 1 "® q - Turning for home and Hu tin„ Cat had charge from Hunting Mint, who came round tte held to lodge his cnai len"-e. He had reached tte front at the distance and came on full of , I 1 :H“ 1 “ win by a short length from Middle, who finished fast to cut down Diamond Cuttor on tte post. Reipar was a clo e fourth nnd then came Sir Nigel ana Huntin' 1, Cat together, and the favourite. Gtonvale, last. Granvale received a roti-'h passage in tte first half-mile. Middle ran a good race in hi® first start since the spring. Kohika All the Way. The Akitio Ladies’ Bracelet for amateur riders was won by the topweight Kohika, who led all tte way. Gladmm, Inheritance, Moonlight Bay and Lacan followed him throughout. R ohika went away on the turn to lend by three lengths, and though Inheritance slightly reduced the leader’s margin, Kohika still had two lengths to spare at the post. Gladium

weakened in the final furlong and was four lengths away third, with Lacan coming on at the close for fourth. The other runners were never possibilities, Royal Toast being the only one to improve his position neariug the Jiome turn. An Overdue Success. The Ring, an odds-on favourite,- ecored * narrow victory from Seyfried in the Hack Cup after getting none the best of the running. She was last in the early running and twice when she commenced to move up to a better position she suffered a check. She was then taken round the field on the turn and took charge soon after turning for home. She appeared to have the race comfortably in hand half a furlong from the host when Seyfried lodged a strong claim on the outer and in a tense struggle The Ring held on long enough to win, though Seyfried was a winner a stride past the past. • The Ring has raced unluckily in recent starts, and her win was overdue. Richelieu Pearl ran Jier best race for some time to get third, but Guiding Light, after having every chance, could not do better than fourth. Twilight Song and Master Hector, the leaders round the turn, tired in the straight. Details Of The. Racing ORINGI HACK HURDLES, of £6O. Due mile and a half. t HARBOUR BAR, F. B. Donnelly’s b. g., syrs., by Tidal—Alles Alary, 9.0 CC. L. Kerr) 1 6 WIIAKAO, S. McCosh’S ch. in., 4yrs„ by Mimetic—Bird Call, 9.0 (N. Cavaney) 2 3 TIGRETERRE, W. N. Russell's ch. g., 6yrs„ by Tractor—Tigritlya, 9.0. car. 9.1 .' (I. Rohloff)/3 Also started: 4 Master Hector. 9.13 ,(W. Grlndlay); 7 Umpire, 9.11, car. 10.0 (W. E. Pine); 5 Te 'Morehu, 9.7 (J. Chaplin); 1 Liberal Star, 9.0, car. 9.8 (J. Mcßae); 10 Royal Lack, 9.0, car. 0.4 (P. Rae), fell; 9 Defray, 9.0, car. 9.7 (A. E. Lord); 8 Golden Memory, 9.0, car. 9.5 (P. Jarvis); 12 Ayrslelgh, 9.0 (J. Nicolson), loot rider; 11 Ebb and Flow, 9.0, car. 9.3 (J. Ireland). Half a head; three lengths. Golden Memory was fourth. Time, 2.47 4-5. (Winner trained by H. S. Greene, Greenmeadows.) TAKAPAU NOVICE STAKES, of £5O. Fire furlongs. 4 CHERRY PICKER. F. Armstrong's b. g., 4yrs., -by Chief Ruler—Cherry Pie, 8.7 (W. Jenkins) 1 5 COLOSSAL CHIEF, H. A. Glasgow’s ch. g., 2yrs., by Colossus—Semiramus, 8.7 (S. Wilaon) 2 2 EOLA, F. Ormond's b. m., 4yrs„ by Siegfried—Parearau, 8.7 (P. Atkins) 3 Also started; 3 (Split Second, 8.7 (M. Gilmore); 6 Inchkeith, 8.7 (E. Temperton); 14 Waitahora, 8.7 (K. Chote); 11 Hunting Moments, 8.7 (R. Marsh); 6 Evening Glow, 8.7 (S. Anderson); 13 Big Wave. 8.7, (B. Cosford): 10 (Bronze Lass, 8.7 (G. Tatter-, sail); 7>Te Oriko, 8.7 (W. Evans); 8 Manteau, 8.7 (B. H. Morris); 9 ClavereQurt, 8.7, car. 8.11 (N. R. McKenzie); 1 Kaiwaka, 8.7 (W. J. Broughton). Two lengths each way. Split Second was fourth. Time, 1.2 4-5. (Winner trained by A. C. Plummer, Dannevirke.)

DANNEVIRKE HUNT CUP STEEPLECHASE, of £6O and £lO cup. About two miles and a half. 1 BLUE TIGER, R. B. Nation's br. g., aged, by Garter Blue—Finland mare, 10.5 L.. (A. E. Lord) 1 5 MASTER TURBINE, R. Rood’s b. g., aged, bv King Soult— Captain Webb mare, 9.0, car. 9.2 .... (N. Watson) 2 6 UMPIRE, A. Dods’s b. g.. aged, by Winning Hit —Rivalry, 9.11 (J. Ireland) 3, Also started: 3 Prosy Boy, 10.7 (C. L. Kerr); 2 Given, 10.0 (N. Cavaney), lost rider; 7 -Hilaria, 9.0, car. 'lO.O (W. E. Pine), fell; 9 Indiscreet, 9.0, car. 9.8 (A. E. Leckie); 8 Barney, 9.0, car. 9.4 (P. Rae); 4 Bang Bang, 9.0 (J. Nicolson); 10 Summons, 9.0, car. 9.5 (W. Grlndlay). Two lengths; 80 yards. Summons was fourth. Time, 5.0 3-5. (Winner trained by W. C. Griffiths, Hastings.)

KAKAIATAI HACK HANDICAP, of £6O. Six furlongs. < SCREEN STAR, P. Holman’s b. g., 4yrs.. by Siegfried—Painted Screen, 8.8 .(W. J. Broughton) 1 1 LINDRUM, T. White’s b. g., 4yrs., bv Siegfried—Taleteller, 8.2 (G. R. Tattersail) 2 8 MISS WAITARERE, E. .T. Neilson’s b. 3yrs„ by Danilof—Oread, 8.0, • car. 8.1 (H. J. Callahan) 3 Also started: 2 Quilp, 8.12 (P. Atkins); 5 Koval Tinge, 8.11 (B. Cosford); 3 Haile Selassie, 8.1, car. 8.21 (C. J. Cameron); 8 Marsyas. 8.0 (W. J. Mudford); 7 Colin, 8.0 (J. C. Campbell). Length and a quarter; three-quarters of a length. Quilp was fourth. Time, 1.15 2-5. (Winner trained by Owner, Feildlng.)

KAITOKE HANDICAP, of £75. One mile and a quarter. / 3 lICNTING MINT. J. M. Paul’s b. m., syrs., by Hunting Song—Mon Mint, 7.11. car. 7.12$ ... (W. J. Broughton) 1 7 MIDDLE, I. Biggie’s br. g., aged, by Centrepiece—Sea Battery, 8.8 (K. Chote) 2 3 DIAMOND CUTTER, W. J. Crawford's ch. h., syrs., by Lackham— Royal Queen, 7.12, ear. 7.5 (R. G. Howell) 3 Also started: 4 Hunting Cat, 9.0 (P. Williams); 5 Reipar, 8.2 (H. J. Callahan); 1 Granvale, 7.1.3, car. 7.10. (W. J. Mudford); 6 Sir Nigel. 7.7, ear. 7.0 (L. Deeley). Three-quarters of a length; neck. Reipar was fourth. Time, 2.11. (Winner trained by Owner, Hastings.)

AKITIO LADIES’ BRACELET, of £4O (including £5 trophy). Amateur riders. One mile and a. quarter. 3 KOHIKA, N. Bicknell’s br. g., aged, by Laekham —Native Queen, 11.12 (H. Blunden) 1 1 INHERITANCE, D. M. Douglas's b. h„ syrs., by Posterity—Genesta, 11.3 (G. G. Beatson) 2 i GLADIUM, R. C. Blenkhorn's b. g., aged, by Shambles—Degage, 11.5 (Owner) 3 Also started: 5 Lacan, 11.0 (S. Monteith): 6 Moonlight Bay. 11.0 (W. Bush); 8 Ngaltahu, 11.0. car. 11.1 (W. Bradbury); 10 Geelong. 11.0 (L. White): 9 Rover’s Joy, 11.0 <lf. Mcßeth): 7 Reawanoa. 11.0 (J. Dick): 2 Royal Toast, 11.0 (E. W. Symes). Tiro lengths; four. Lacan was fourth. Time, 1.14 4-5. (Winner trained by A. M. Wright, Woodville.) GREENHILLS HACK CUP HANDICAP, of £75 and £lO cup. Nine furlongs. 1 THE RING, D. M. Douglas’s b. f., 3yrs.. bv Siegfried—Gay Salute, 8.0 (■B. H. Morris) 1 2 SENEKIED, J. J. Austin’s b. h., syrs.. by Siegfried—Soyes. Ferme. 8.7 (D. B. McGregor) 2 t RICHELIEU PEARL. C. P. Nash’s ch. in., lyrs., by Black Ronald — Vtielta, 8.0, car. 8.1 (W. J. Broughton) 3 Also started : 3 Guiding Light, 8.7 (G. R. Tattersail): 5 Marsyas, 8.0 (W. J. Mudford i; 7 Twilight Song, S.O.- car. 8.2 -(W. Evans); <1 Master Hector, 8.0, car. 8.2 (H. J. Callahan). . Nose; four lengths. Guiding Light was fourth. Time, 1.57 2-5. (Winner trained by J. M. Cameron, Hastings.)