TARANAKI MEETING

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 81, 30 December 1940, Page 9

TARANAKI MEETING

Boden Park And Chief Lord Successful SOME CLOSE FINISHES Dominion Special Service. NEW PLYMOUTH, December 28. Tlie Taranaki summer races were concluded in line and very warm weather ou a firm course and before a large attendance. The racing was good ami again the totalizator turnover was satisfactory. The totalizator handled x—compared with £20,274 for the second day last year. For the meeting, the total v.-as £51,347, compared with £45,932 last year. Cappy improved to win the Lara.a Hurdles, but his backers had an escape as his rider fell off just after passing the winning post due to his saddle slippingRidden right out Mansura just won the Fitzroy Hack Handicap, an apprentice riders’ event, from the little-fancied Gold Card. Greenock, who had shown speed previously, won the Electric Juvenile Hack Handicap comfortably from the well-fancied Park Light. The winner is by Phaleron Bay from Greenwich and is fairly smart. Trig Station and Duvach made a two-horse race ot the last couple of furlongs of the Inglewood Handicap. Duvach entered the straight couple of lengths clear. came out rather wide and though m iiuished well Duvach had a neck the best of it crossing the judge’s line. The Taranaki Hack Cup was a fine race and in the finish Boden Park solid.y outstayed his opponents. Mahaina vxas the first to turn for home from Mountain Fox with Venture and Boden laik pro mhient. Travelling very fast Boden Park tackled the leaders and in a ti-ie finish won by threequarters of a length from Mountain Fox, who got second place through Mahaina stopping quickly near in- rhe iud-e’s line. Venture accounted for the others. The winner looked well ““Chief Imrd was'kieked at the post prior to the start of the New handicap, but the effect was slight and^ be wnn decisively. Chief Lord, 2soble — -- and Notium were the leaders on the home bend, but Chief Lord had taken hpfrn’P entering the straight. jSotium challenged but Chief Lord drew away when required and won by lour ] eu=ths. Surveyor General was backed co a short nriee in the Warea Hack »ta k es, nut he had to be ridden hard to hold off Tea D Verulam was a solid favourite for the Summer Hack Handicap, but after leauin- to the straight compounded. . A wondm'ful finish ensued, Veldette, wn.inng bv a nose from Penzance with Miss CUI pe/and Pretty Lass third and fourth only noses away. Details Of The Racing

/Hv Tele-rauh —Press Association.) TAR ATA HURDLE'S, of £l5O. One mile and a half and 100 J'ards T Hm 15 9.9;4/4‘Vn&f Rieke,'9.2; 6/6 Ad-three-quarters. General Riske was fourth, lime, -.5-. FITZROY HANDICAP, of £125. Seven furlongs. 1 3/3 MANSURA. S.ll ’ I''’n h ( ( SteveU 2 D 8 9 - Sam) J; 0/ Started:’l/1 Miss IL ‘lleid; S 'hklf y a length. 1 Mie's Bridge was fourth. Time, 1.27 l-o. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of £luu. I »/2 GREENOCK. Tl OUSS '.-,-;Chote) 1 7>G RING CHIEF, 7.11, car. ‘- 1 - t 3/3 PARK LIGHT. 7.U, car. f j-Dead-lieat for second. Also started: 1/1 Pr ,“i L with^Snllce’7.ll: Hard Frost 7.H. coupled vvit 5 , T was fourth. Time, 1.3. INGLEWOOD HANDICAP, of £l7o. Six Hirlongs. 1 1/2 DUVACH, 1.13 -g-g v J 2/1 TRIG STATION. 8.0. car. 3 1-rnuiT 712 (Dowriekl 3 O/ Ui“toted: UrßolHcker Bnl,8 n l, car. i>; o/o pox* Spton 4.9: o/o seti Lidl* *■_• 7A: 7/S AR Flight, 7.7; S/7 Hutana, ear. '"Neck; three lengths. Gay Seton was fourth Time, 1.14. TARANAKI hack CUP HANDICAP, ox £250. Nine iurlongb. r/7 'RODEN PARK, C. Marsh s br. g-, 5/6 MAHAINA, W. Fossey s b. xn„ g SaTSSIo? & Martene’.J"; cau 7.6; S/8 Ra Hou Hou, *'Three-quarters of a length ; head, lenture was fourth. Time, l.uoNTDW PLYMOUTH HANDICAP, of £220. Nine furlongs. 1/1 CHIEF LORD, M. A. Ryan s ch. h., 1/1 4yrs„ Lord Quex-Huntaway, 1 3/3 NOTIUM, J. F. Kiley’s ch. Staged. 2 fourth. Time, l.ou. WAREA HACK o£ £l2s ' Sl * 1/1 SURVEYOR-CdJNERAL, 9.3 J 3/3 TEA DROP, 8.3 (Cameron) 7/7 VALTOUR, 8.3 1’ 7,” ’ ’ ’3 V\ -1 Also started: -1/5 Desert bun, So, 5/4 Moymell, 8.3; 8/8 Poutama. So: -/- hrseet Nothing, 8.3: 6/6 Windsor Glow, 8.3. One length and a halt; two l e °oths. Sweet Nothing was fourth. Time, LW 4 o. SUMMER HACK HANDICAP, ot £l6O. Six furlongs. ■ 2/2 VELDETTE, 8.4 g"”" / wnlnl " 3/3 PENZANCE, 8.4, car. 8.3 (Ham) - 5/5 MISS CIJPPER, 7.9 .... (Downck) 3 Also started: 1/1 Verulam, 9.0 car. 9.0. fi/fi Barry Boy, 7.8; </7 ? r 3ttyL > » Q/S Bidens 77; 4/4 Empire Action, *... S/ No®es Pretty Lass was fourth. Time, 1.15.