WILLIE WIN EASILY

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 56, 8 March 1937, Page 13

WILLIE WIN EASILY

PENINSULA CUP SUCCESS

(Special to the "Evening Post")

CHRISTCHURCH, March 6.

The Banks Peninsula Racing Club held its Autumn Meeting in ideal conditions. There was a large attendance to witness some excellent racing, and it was one of the most successful meetings ever held on the course. The totalisator handled £16,542, as against £12,496 30s last year, an increase of £4045 10s. Willie Win, owned in the district, had an easy and popular win in the Peninsula Cup. : Racing for the straight Last Refrain had Palady, Willie Win, Mount Val, and Top Notch as his nearest attendants.' Once in the straight Willie Win moved up, beating Last Refrain easily x by' two lengths. Tunneller, after being last all the way to the straight, finished with a strong run to beat Top Notch fpr third. Palady and Ponty were next, then Mount Val, with Silver Sight last. i Knockfin whipped round and was hopelessly left an the Kinloch Handicap, and Epris and Fiord lost several lengths. Metal Bird led all the way. Rebel Chief, Great Star, Wino, and Invoice followed him to the straight, where Manetho joined in, with Fiord moving up. Great Star challenged in the straight but Metal Bird beat him by a head, with Rebel Chief a length away. Fiord was close up fourth, and with a good jump-out might have won. Manetho and Cyclonic were next. The West Coaster, Metal Bird, had not won a race in Canterbury for a long time. Epris had his chance settled by moving off slowly, but even whenhegot going he did not race up to expectations. • In the Forsyth Hack Handicap, G. Elliott, the apprentice rider on.Maroha, was cautioned for crossing over on Petersham too quickly jn the straight. Results were:—

Motukarara Juvenile Stakes, £130; 5 furlongs.—First division: 11-13 Nolana, 8.7 (Wilson), 1; 1-1 Mulatto, 7.7 (Humphries), 2; 13-5 Great Bramble, 7.7 (A. C. Messervy), 3. Also started: 4-11 Arrow Glen 8.7, 7-9 La Meri 8.7, 10-6 Primak 8.7, 5-8 Sky Lass 8,7, 16-19 Cocksure 7.7, 3-3 Garonne 7.7,16-18 Lisnacree 7.7, 14-14 Solpit 7.7. Length; three lengths. Time, Imin 3sec. Second division: 7-12 Bonnie Agnes, 7.7 (E. A. Jones), 1; 2,-2 Happy Night, 7.7 (A. Messervy), 2; 5-7 Comus, 7.7 (Hibberd), 3. Also started: 7-9 Clubman 8.7, 16-17 Haggis 8.7, 15-16 Lustral 8.7; 12-10 Pride of Central 8.7, 7-4 Rosanna 8.7, 3-3 Mercenary 7,7,. 14-15 Love Affair 7,7, 20-20 Princess Roma 7,7. Length; length. Time, Imin 2 4-ssec.

Terawera Hack Handicap, £135; 1 mile.—6-9 Gold Cross, 9.9 (Stone), 1; 3-2 The Grasper, 10.5 (Rosewarne), 2; 2-3 Nocturnus, 9.13 (A. S. Ellis), 3, Also started: 10-5 Jolly Beggar 11.1, 1-1 Superex 10,9, 5-7 Sibella 9.4, 11-10 Bright Bed 9.3, 4-4 Dropped Catch 9.2, 7-6 Gresham 9,2, 8-8 In the Dark 9.0, 9-11 Lochain 9.0, Two lengths; half a length. Time, lmin 43 4-ssec.' Wairewa Trot, £135; 3.5 class; Ij miles.—-4-3 Gallinford, scr (Lattimore), 1; 1-2 Jovial, scr (McDermott), 2; 3-7 Thornworthy, scr (Young), 3. Also started: 1749 Amywyn scr, 19-20 Bexley Girl scr, 14-11 Bill B .scr, 12-12 Bridget Brough scr, 2-3 Chaise scr, 16----18 Connemara scr, 11-13 Donor scr, 8-6 Golden Moness scr, 15-15 Gold Potts scr, 20-21 Grattan Silk scr, 5-1 Jambo scr, 10-14 Karoro scr, 14-17 Mont DOr scr, 9-9 Native Home scr, coupled with Kaywell scr, 13-10 Pukeuri scr, 6-5 Purina scr, 18-16 Rapidan scr, 21-22 True Beau scr, 7-8 Winning Post scr. Neck; three lengths. Times: 2min 56 2-ssec, 2min 56 3-ssec, 2min 57 3-ssec.

PENINSULA CUP, £270; 1J miles. 1-2 Willie Win, 7.12 (A. Messervy) . 1 4-4 Last Refrain, 7.7 (Wilson) ...... 2 3-1 Tunneller, 8.12 (Mackie) ...... 3 Also started: 5-5 Ponty 9.4, 2-3 Top Notch 8.2, 7-8 Silver Sight 7.12, 6-6 Palady 7.9, 8-7 Mount Val 7.7. Two lengths; two lengths. Time, 2min lOsec.

Ahuriri Hack Handicap, £135; 6 fur-longs.—-1-1 Cyrillian, 8.1 (A. Messervy), 1; 5-6 Double Gift, 8.2 (Jennings), 2; 8-7 Lofty, 8.1 (Cotton), 3. Also started: 3-4 Robant 8.9, 9-8 iipic 8.9, 4-2 Owls Gleam 8.8, 6-9 Top Rank 8.7, 7-5 Rotokino 7.13, 2-3 La France 7.13, 11-11 Derive 7.7, 10----10 The Wrecker 7.7, 12-12 Sky Lass 7.7. Neck; three lengths. Time, lmin 15sec. Kinloch Handicap, £160; 7 furlongs. —8-8 Metal Bird, 7.7 (Strattan), 1; 6-6 Great Star, 7.10 (Hibberd), 2; 4-2 Rebel Chief, 9.0 (A. Russell), 3. Also started: 9-9 Wino 8.12. 3-4 Knockfin 8.11, 1-1 Epris 8.10, 2-3 Fiord 7.9, .7-5 Invoice 7.7, 5-7 Manetho 7.7,10-10 Cyclonic 7.7.11-11 Monastic 7.7. Head; length. Time, lmin 27 2-ssec.

Waihora Park Trot, £145; 3.39 class: 1J miles.—s-5 Shrewdie, scr, 1; 4-0 Poste Haste, scr, 2; 1-2 Intrigue, 12, 3. Also started: 7-8 Big Nelson scr coupled with Tarn scr, 5-5 Loyal Direct scr (coupled with Shrewdie), 8-7 Our Fay scr, 10-10 Sans Peur scr, 6-3 True Reflection scr, 2-1 Ace High 12, 12-12 Finnebrogue 12, 3-4 Olive King 12,,11-11 Silk Bonny 12, 9-9 Boltaire 24. Half a length; length. Times, 3min 26 2-ssec, 3min 26 3-ssec, 3min 25 4-ssec.

Forsyth Hack Handicap, £140; 7 fur-longs.—2-1 Joyous, 9.1 (A. E. Ellis), 1; 13-11 Maroha, 7.8 (Elliott), 2; 5-5 Roy Bun, 7.7 (A. C. Messervy), 3. Also started: Rose of Tralee 8.9, Convivial 8.2, Top Rank 8.2, Petersham 8.2, Glenavon 8.2, Heloise 8.0, Orange Bud 7.13, Forum 7.10, Royal Limond 7-9, SibeUa 7.7, Dictate 7.7, Gresham 7.7, Almira 7.7.