WELLINGTON MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 100, 24 October 1942, Page 9

WELLINGTON MEETING

With heavy and almost continuous rain throughout the night, the outlook this morning for the opening of the Wellington Racing Club's Spring Meeting did not look overbright, but the stewards of the club decided to proceed with the fixture. It entailed, however, a hurried distribution of straw around the birdcage vand grounds. Further, the track had become greasy, and the amended conditions threatened to upset form. . Attendance was affected, but the crowd was' a large one nevertheless. '.'■.. Results:— GLEN HURDLE HANDICAP, £350; If miles. 2—3—Student Prince, 9.13 (E. . Temperton) 1 4—6—Cuisinier, 9.3 (F. Anderson) 21 s—4—Rockery, 9.5 (E. Johnstone) . t 3 i Also started: 1-1 Kanui Te Pai 11.0,1 3-2 Malacca 10.6, 7-8 Colossal Chief 9.7, 6-5 Siglow 9.0, 8-7 Venture 9.0. Three lengths; three lengths. Time, Smin 22sec. (Winner trained by J. Brown, Hawera.) After showing brilliant speed and jumping ability, Kanui Te Pai, favourite for the Glen Hurdles, came down five furlongs from home when in the lea,d, and the race became a tussle between Student Prince, Rockery, and Cuisinier, the last-named moving up from the rear across the top. Cuisinier worked through on the rails and was with Student Prince at the last hurdle, but the latter drew away pn the flat and won comfortably. Cuisinier was an equally comfortable second. Malacca was fourth. WELLINGTON GUINEAS, £ 630; 1 mile. , 2—3—.Boulder Dam, 8.10 (B. H. Morris)" ........... ■•••,:: 1 6—o—King Herod, 8.0 (P. Spratt) 2 1-I—Representative, 8.10 (M. Caddy) 3 Also started: 8-8 Botany, 11-11.Broad-caster, 14-14 Catterick Bridge, 5-5 Foxhaven, 13-13 Genghiz Khan, 4-4 Indian Sign, 15-15 Lincoln, 3-2 Nizam, 10-10 Rink 7-7 Voltaire, 12-12 War Effort (all 8.10), 9-9 Grilse 8.5. i . One and a half lengths; half a; length. Time, lmin 44sec (Winner trained by C. J. Stowe, Hastings.) A bold attempt was made by King Herod to lead for the major portion of the journey in the Wellington Guineas, but over the final furlong Boulder Dam finished too well for the grey, beating him by' a length and a hall Representative improved his position crossing the top, but he could not "do better than third, just touching off Voltaire in the last couple of strides. Botany was a fair fifth, with Rink and Nizam both ahead of Indian Sign. WAINUI HANDICAP, £450; 1 mile. s^-7—lvar, 7.3 (Sellars) — 1 I—l—Gayest Son, 8.4 (W. J. Brough- I ton) - 2 7-—B—Sir Crusoe, 8.4 (M. Caddy) .. -3 Also started: 6-6 Amigo 8.9, 2-2 En- j rich 8.2, 10-10 Classform..B.l, 9-9 Atreus 7.10, 4-4 Red Dash 7.9, 8-5 Talenta 7.5, 12-12 Blue Border 7.0, 13-13 Boden Park 7.0, 11-11 Bronze 7.0, 2-3 Vaalsmoss 7.0. Three-q&a#ters of a length; threequarters of a lengtla. Time, lmin 44Jsec. (Winner trained by J. A. Hennah, Hastings.) Ivar returned to the winning list when he came along the rails to win the Wainui Handicap in good style from Gayest Son, who had some leeway to make up in the straight. Sir Crusoe, prominent throughout, was threequarters of a length back and ahead of the pacemaker Bronzo, who was clear crossing the top. Red Dash came, home well after being well back early.

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