THE SUMMER MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 18, 23 January 1939, Page 11

THE SUMMER MEETING

FINAL DAY AT TRENTHAM

BIG HOLIDAY CROWD

(By "Ariki Toa.")

With Anniversary Day breaking particularly fine in Wellington today there was naturally an exceptionally large crowd in attendance for the final day of the Wellington Racing Club's Summer Meeting at Trentham. j Despite the continuation" of the dry j spell the track was in splendid order, a heavy shower on Saturday night having done the course a lot of good. Although the going had been firm and fast on the first two days, the horses stood up U it particularly well, and very satisfactory fields were carded. Naturally the interest of the j public <was well maintained. Results of the racing, up to the time of going to, press, with comment on the running, were as follows:— WALLACEVILLE HIGHWEIGHT • HANDICAP, £300^second horse £60;' and third £30; about li miles. B—B—Mr. R. Mace's eh c Prime Quality, by Buoyant Bachelor— Lerrija, 3yr5,,9.0 (A. Sager) .. 1 2—l—Mr. H. C. Noble's eh g Golden Ridge, by Lackham—Narani, 6yrs, 10.10 (R. J. Mackie) ...'. 2 I—2—Mr. A. W. Meikle's eh m Charade, by Lord Quex —Charlady, 6yrs, 10.5 (A. E. Ellis) .. 3 Also started: 5-4 Lone Raider 10.12 (P. Burgess), .4-6 Shy 10.12 (W. E. Pine), 11-12 Linguist 10.6 (J. McCauley), 9-9 Court Yard 10.3 (A. Leach), 6-7 Sir Nigel 10.0 (W. Grindlay), 3-3 Bumble 9.11 (A. McDonald), 13-11. Southern Blood. (D. W. Bush) i 7-5 Lustral 9.0 (G. Ridgway), 10-10 Otaki 9.0 (T. Tito), 12-13 Revival 9.0 (C. P. Sheild). Won by a length and a half, with two lengths between second and third. Time, 2min 7sec. (Winner" trained by O. Cox, Hawera.) Gettjpg away much better than on the two previous days. Prime Quality finished most encouragingly to win the WaiiaceVille Highweight. At no stage at the journey was he further back than fourth, and once the false, rail was reached he always had the measure of the' opposition. Golden Ridge was always one of the leading trio, but the finishing run of the winner proved t'.j be a shade too much for him, although he was by no means disgraced. Charade ran a splendid race under ' difficulties. She was carried out over ajpt. of extr.a ground at the third turn;in&'^ith -the result that she was near the rear over the first mile, and it was . not till a furlong from home that she became:prominent. Bumble;was showing up at the false rail, and ran a fair race, but Lustral, after being .in the van for. the major portion of the jourineyV failed to come; on. Lone Raider .Was-closer at the finish than"- at any V'Other stage of the race. , HOPEFUL STAKES HANDICAP, r;';£400; second horse £80, and third £40; for two-year-olds; 5 furlongs. S—s—Mr. ~R. Stewart's br c. Bean ■• -"Vite, by Beau Pere—Dominant • ■'" 7.11 (H. N. Wiggins) 1 - .^^—s^My?*°iP.-T.^Hogan's ch^o■• Ara- ■'■■ -■'■ -.vtirui; by Colossus —Cupid's > Mark, 7.7 (M. Caddy) ........ 2 . v 3-43—Mr. T. A. Duncan's br f La ? ; Bru, by' Beau Pere—Mandane, "•' 8.10. (B. H: Morris) 3 • Also'started: 1-1' Globe Trotter 9.9 (G^R. Tattersall), 2-2 Nora Gregor 8.10 (W. J. Broughton), 7-7 Algerian 7.8 » (A: -Messervy), 6-6 Vascones 7.7, (C. T. Wilson), 4-4 Lord Midas car. 7.11 (L. J. Ellis)', 9-9 Millament 7.3 (P. Spratt). 10-10 Dinah Dhu car. T. 3 (A. Stokes), • 11-11 Lady Drake 7.0 (A. E. Bennet). Won by two lengths, with a length .between second and third. Time, 59 ssc \ (Winner trained by T. R. George, Trentham.) . By winning the Hopeful Stakes Beau Vite credited Beau Pere with the enviable record of siring the winner of the four two-year-old races at the meeting. Beau Vite was tucked in behind the leaders in fourth place at the false rail, but once his rider gave him a couple of reminders he responded in great style and won going away. Aranui fought on very solidly, and he should be easily placed to advantage in the south. Despite being drawn on the outside, La Bru jumped away, particularly well, and although beaten into the mindr money her effort was most encouraging. Nora Gregor was first out and was the actual leader a furlong from home, but she weakened badly and was cut out of the barfen honour by Millament, who came ,' from a good way back. Globe, Trotter and Lord Midas (showed early speed, but the weight proved to be a shade beyond the former.