MINOR EVENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 112, 14 May 1934, Page 6

MINOR EVENTS

GAY-SETON'S FINE WIN

. Clever, riding -by the leading: horseman, I<. J. Whs, bvought the odds-on favourite .Moneygran, home first in the.>opening'ra.ceon Saturday, the Farewell Handicap, after a.tighjt.tussle in-a splendid finish. Cawbeen was almost as well backed as the winner, 'while there was a big drop in the- investments to Arauline-and Etiquette. Gold Mission was slow away and for nearly a furlong Cawbeen, Moneya?-' ■ Vnaraura ngi» and Etiquette raced prime before Moneygran drew out He .was a length to the good,at the home turn, trom Cawbeen, Arauline; Etiquette, Grand Joy^and Wharaurangi. 'Straightening up bawbeen : was up with. Moneygran, but the latter forged slightly ahead 'at the half-' s? an, cr?' where Arauline was also handy <md Wharaurangi was coming from the back. Gawbeen fought hard to get to the southerner, but; the latter .had a little in nand, and he-won by a head.' Whar-ui-rangi was .only a neck away, three parts of f lp^S*h in ir°nt of' Arauli "c, with a gap back to Grand Joy, Etiquette, and Gold Mission Moneygran was judiciously handled by L J. Ellis who literally stole the race off Cawbeen, for the latter was luck S S '°ng Whai'a«rangi was un-

. Half a dozen horses were heavily backed m the Purua Hack, with Pladie the favourite, but the winner turned up in the consistent Gay Seton, who scored his third win on end. Lady Cheval again reT *? line up, and was badly left, and when they had sorted themselves out Land Jax was making play from Merry Way, Bon Kapide Gay Seton, Moatoal Boon vtl " Ko™ld >, Waipiro, Colenso, and Pladie. At the. haft-mile Gay Seton ran up second to Land Tax, and they were in c!f e °r, df into the home stretch, bein--Boon, with; Alcides beginning to show up on the outside. _It was a good race home Uay Seton. provin- just too good for Land Tax while Lady Ronald was finishing on v trio being separated by half-lengths. Moatoa was ri-ht un fourth, with Pladie, Boon, Bon Rapid? Waipiro, Colenso, -ond-Alcides follow n~ Gay. Seton stayed on well under his weHtt and had the drop .on Land Tax who showed a lot ot pace. Of the beaten division nothing shaped better than Ale dcs He.drew the rails at the start and mi,£d tna^tid 11^ the" t0 g0 ■*$ tor'the day for eight race*, against ±19838 10s on the second day last year with seven races, an increase of £3063. The total for the two days was £21,700, compared with £18,451 last May, an increase of £3342. RESULTS IN DETAIL. Farewell Hack Handicap, £ 100; 5 furlones — 1 Moneygran, 8.1 (L. J.'Ellis), 1;2 Caw-' been S.o 3; 5 Wharaurangi, car. 7.6, 3. Also started: 4 Etiquette 8.10, 3 Arauline 7.0, 7 Gold Mission car. 7.6, G GrunU Joy 7 0 Time, lmin ,1 2-asec. Purua Hack Handicap, £100; 0 furlongs.— 4 Gay Seton O.fi (R. need), 1; C Land Tux, 8.11, 2; 5 Lady Ronald, 7.11, 3. Also started • 1 Pladie 8.12, 12 Merry Way 8:4, 9 Moatoa" car. 8.2, 2 Colenso 7.13, 3 Alcides 7.9, 7 Boon 7.8 and Waiplro. 7;4, car. 7.3 (bracketed) 8 Bon Rapido 7.5, 10 Leo Colossus car. 7.5 11 Snowball car. 7.6%, 13 Pull Throttle car. 7.0 14 Lady Cheval 7.0. Time, lraln 14 2-saec. May Hurdles Handicap, £150; 1 mile and 5 furlongs.—l Easterly, 10.4 (A. McDonald) 1 ■ 1 High '.Grader, car. 10.0^, 2;. 12 Jayson, 0.5,-3. Also started: 11 Hounslow 10.12 3 Invictus 10.10, 2 trillion 10.3, 7 High Falutin' 10.0, 9 Consent 10.0, 8 True Shaft 9.(i, 10 Constant Sun !).3, 5 Stanchion 9.2, 0 Count Lendroff 0.0. Time, 2min 50 3-ssec. Champion Hack Plate, No. 1, £175; 1 mile and a distance.—B ilatorni, 7.4 (W. E. Pine),

1; 5 Diagano, 5.7, 2; 2 West Tor, car. 9.1, 3. Also started: 4 Orlol 0.0, 2 Rust 8.7, 7 Tres Sec 8.4, 10 Arena car. 7.10, I»AU Spirit car. 5.2, 8 Artful Dodger 7.7, G Windward car. 7.5, 11 Hauwal car. 7.G. Time, lmm 57 1-Sscc.

WAXGANTJI STEEPLECHASE, £300; about

21/S miles. 4—Riotous, 11.7 (C. Thomson) s—Manuiri, 10.5 (W. J. Bow-den)* . 3—Broivn Abbey, 10.9 (B. Sullivan)

Also started: 1 Makeup 11.13, (i Copey 10 1 2 Don Erma 9.12, 7 Tuubridgo 5.2. Time, 4min 55 2-sscc.

Champion .Hack Plate, No. 2, £175: 1 mile and a distance—2-Red Rufus, 7.9 (K. Voitre) 1 j 11 Boudoir, 7.0, 2; 4 Gay Court, 5.7, 3. Also started: 1 Wcrohia 0.3, 5 Taitoru 8 9 LM Eht""llrcl 8-6; 6 St- Clara 8-2- S Moutoa 8.0 10 Ten Garden 7.7, 3 Headmistress ear 7 9V. 2 n Te', «<"ißltuniau car. 7,2%, 12 "Freeze'car! 7.9. Time, lmln 55 4-ssec

Connolly Handicap, £150; 1"/, miles.—4 Copper King, 8.7 (P. Atkins), 1; 1 Takakua cur SlO. 2; 2 Spiral, 9.0, 3. Also started: 3 riiuco Colossus B.(i, G Ida Jlerling car. 8 0 <'■■„• 7efs ri'- t 5, La"a Q"CX- 7- 2' ° KOl"01" 3 ssec Cilr' Tlme' 2mln ~ 8

TiS; 1'"0"' li :l,' ld'<:?.l'' &llr >- 6 furloiiES.—3 The teH all ooS^^rl p 7stl Porotitl 7.13; 4 Lack 7-.10, 9 Princess Dorecn car. 7:u^,. 11 Playground car. 7.5y.. Time lmm I4sec. ' , . *"

SOUTHLAND P^EETING

CHIEF EVENT TO TOREADOR

ECCLEFECHAN THE STEEPLES

{By Telegraph.—Press Association)

Tl,a c: , M , INVERCARGILL May 12. „„ ■ ~So,uth!ancl Racing Club's Winter Meeting concluded today in dull, showery weather and tlie track was heavy. There was again a onnrt £°4 R V™ d tlle 'otalisator invlstSs were £'469 10s, against £7149 10s last year. The oi, o:2 r, the meeting was £ 13,619, against s^u^io last year. Hesults:—

I Myross Handicap. £80; 7 furlones —(i (i s2n"°- Bi«°S B'\ i C- Humpl«l«y. 1 °J?l' Firs" b? n S>- >AO, ,2; 4-3 Brown Pearl, 89 3 Also S 2->'J^ tV"^ Sentinel 8.0, 5-5 Jacobin Pompax i.O, 11-12.Johnny 7.0, 10-9 Milford 7 0 h',l i??," *le<! cut then First Song and Bay Biddy_took up the running from Johnny Pnm On ar,rt,? ato- CrOSS tUe t0I) D°Ubl° Shdt came on the scene and took charge; to rtin home an-easy-winner- by a length and a half, threequarters of4a length between second and third. Ximo, Imin 35 1-asec. ■■■■-'

"■ InyercareHl••-Trot; £100; 3.42 class; Vf. S",L~S; 7- Master £cc, 12 (Mitchell), 1; 2-2 Bright Voyage^ scr,. 2; 1-3 Vacation, scr, 3. Also^startea: ■ 7-6 Hard Times scr. 3-4 Mishap S^ -8 T 8 Desert Cloud scr. 4-1 Ready Money scr, fl-» Pred Biugen scr, 0-10 Moreen Girl scr, 5-5 gaeje Shadow 12. Two lengths. Half a length.

o President's.'Handicap, £115; 6 furlougs.— 2-4 Master Anomaly, 8.2 (G. Humphries), 1; 1-1 Water, Power 8.13, 2; 3-2. Mayam, 7.0 3! Also started: 5-6' All Humbug 9.0, 4-3 Miss Redowa 7.5, 6-5 First Song 1.0, 7-f Clara Bow 1.0. . Master Anomaly and Clara Bow made the running to the straight. Water Power losing a lot of ground at the start. She made up the ground well and put in a great rim, but just failed to reach Master Anomaly by a neck. Mayam,was two lengths and a half away, then Miss Redowa. > Time, lmin 20 4-ssec

Ritchie Steeplechase, £125; about 2^> miles. —1-0 Ecclcfechan, 9.12 (Low), 1; 3-i Dunmure,'lo.l, 2;-0-6 Quinbpal, 11.4, 3. Also started :■ 2-2 Umtali 10.7, 1-1 French Fleet 10 G and Calhara 9.13 (coupled), S-3 Cultivator 8.9. French Fleet, Calham, Ecclefechan, and Dunmure were the leaders almost throughout. The whole field jumped well, and it was a great race. Ecclefechan and Dunmuro led into the straight, and the formor'won by five lengths, with Quinopal a length away, then Calham. Time, smin AWARUA HANDICAP, £150; 1% miles. 3—3—Toreador, 7.5 ■ (Macklnnon) ........ 1 2—2—Palmary, 7.10 (Messervy) , 2 I—l—Signaller, 7.5 (Eastwood) 3 Also started: 6-7 The Smuggler 9.3, 7-6 Steeton 7.13, •/4-4 Black Duke 7.4, 5-5 Jack-a-Dandy 7.1. Toreador and Black Duke were early in the lead from Signaller, Jack-a-Dandy, and The Smuggler.. They raced in this order to the straight. Palmary finished very fast from the rear, but Toreador hung on to beat him by half a length; Signaller two lengths away, then Black Duke. Time, 2min 18 4-ssec.

Bluff Handicap, £80; 1 mile.—s-6 Garnish 7.5 (Messervy), 1; 10-H Conca d'Oro, 7.12, 2; 2-2 Valiska, 7.1, 3. Also started: 3-4 Pink Paper 8.9, 11-8 Island Linnet 8.0, 1-1 Honest Maid B.G, 4-5 Acla: 8.5, 9-10 Insolvency 7.9, 0-3 Bowlands 7.5, 13-13 Thornton 7.6, 8-9 Wynwood 7.3, 5-7 Great Weather 7.1, 12-12 Johnny 7.0. Insolvency, Conca d'Oro, and Wynwood made the early running from Garnish and Valiska. A great race home saw Garnish come through to beat Conca d'Oro by half a length,' Valiska a length away, then Ada. Time, lmin' 51scc. :.. . ' '. .. . . ', >•

, ' Dash Trot (saddle), £95; 3.1 class;: I%' mileSi—l-1 Mountain Jewel, 12.(Walsh), 1; 6-7' Manrico Lee, scr, 2; 8-9 Red King, ser,. 3. Also started: 9-8 Senorlta scr, 3-3 Weary Voyage scr, 10-10 Ready Money scr, 11-11 Great Cathedral scr, 4-5 Ozanum scr, 2-2 Big Author 12, 7-6 Nelson's Fortune 24, 5-4 Erin's Chief 24. " Three lengths, four, lengths. .Time, 3miu 5 l-sscc.

Winter Oats Handicap, £100; 1 mile.—l-1 Great Shot, 7.9 (Cotton), 1; 3-3 Totolomat, 7.9%, 2; 2-2 Red Boa, 8.10, 3. Also started: 5-4. Signaller 8.1, 6-6 Tippling 7.13, 4-5 Black Duke 7.13, 8-7 Miss Redowa 7.1, 7-S Night Maid 7.0. Great Shot and Totolomai led down the back from Red Boa,. Black Duke, and Tippling. The order was the same into the straight, then Great Shot came away to-beat T.otolomai by a length and a half, -Red Boa a neck away, then Signaller. Time, lmin 49 l-ssec.