WANGANUI J.C.

Evening Star, Issue 21717, 11 May 1934, Page 4

WANGANUI J.C.

INViCTUS WINS THE HURDLES The Wanganui Jockey Club's Winter Meeting, was opened in showery weather, which later cleared to bright sunshine. The track was in excellent order, and the attendance was satisfactory. The totalisator under the twodividend system bandied £8,894}, compared with £8,615J under the win and place system last year. Good dividends were returned by Alcides and West Tor. Detailed results: — TRIAL HACK HANDICAP, SOsovs. 7 if.. 6—ALCIDUS. 8.0 (L. J. Kills) 1 3 Snowball, car. 8.3 (R. Reed) ... 3 1— Leo Colossus, 8.7 (H. Wiggins) 3 Also started: 2 Full Throttle 8.7, 5 Argument 8.3, 7 Tudor 8.3, 8 Kaloa 8.0. 4 De Trop 8.0, 9 Indefinite 8.0, 10 Lady Cheval 8.0. Won by a length, with two lengths between second and third. Time, Imm 32 2-ssec. Leo Colossus, Tudor, De Trop, Snowball, Alcidus. and Full Throttle was the order into the straight, where Alcidus forged ahead and held off Snowball’s challenge. Tudor' was fourth. WINTER OATS HANDICAP, HOsovs. 6f. B—SOUCHONG, 8.10 (A. E. Ellis) 1 2 Royal Hunting, 9.4 (P. Atkins) 2 4 Porotiti, 7.11 (K. Voitre) .... ... 3 Also started ;• 6’Vie*w. Halloo 8.13, 1 Pomp 8.7, 3 Good Hunting 8.3, 7 Royal Bengal car. 7.13, 5 Princess < Doreen 7.3. 9 Playground 7.4. ■ Won by a’ length and. a-half, with half a head between second and third. Time, Imin 13 4-osec. Souchong soon went to the front, and piloted Royal Hunting, Princess Doreen, Good Hunting, Porotiti; and Pomp into the straight, staying on to win nicely. Princess Doreen, _ View Halloo, .and Pomp followed Porotiti. GRAND STAND STEEPLECHASE, ITosovs, 2m. 2 DON ERMA, 9.2 , (A. Jenkins) 1 1— Riotous, 11.3 AC. Thomson) 2 3 Manuiri. 10.4 (Bowden) ’ :.. ... 3 Also started: 4 Tunbridge 9.5, 6 Bon Aryan 9.0, 4 Royston car. -9.34. Won by half a length, with five lengths between second and third. Time, 4min 59sec. After going a mile Riotous and Bon Aryan piloted Don Erma, Tunbridge, and Manuiri over the double hrlish in the straight Don Erma ran up to Riotous six furlongs • from home, and was always doing it better than the favourite, but nearly came down at the last obstacle. Don Erma held off Riotous by half a length! Tunbridge and Royston followed Manuiri at intervals. BALGOWNIE HACK HANDICAP, ■ lOOsovs. 1m and 110yds. B—WEST TOR, car. 8.8 (C. Carroll) 1 2 Werohia, 8.13 (A. E. Ellis) ... 2 3 Red Rufus, car. 7.9 (K. Voitre) 3 Also started:. 5 Gay Court 8.11, 6 Taitoru 8.10, 1 Rust 8.10,1 4 Nightguard ’ 8.9, 7 Tres Sec 8.5, 3 J ayson car. 7.9 (bracketed with Red Rufus), 13 Tea Garden 7,11, 9 Headmistress 7.9, 9 Matorni 7.9, 11 Boon car. 7.8, 12 Te Rangitumau 7,4, 14 Boudoir car. 7.10, 15 Freese 7.0. Won by a head, with a length' between second and third. Time, Imin 49sec. Across tlie top and into the straight Red Rufus and Boudoir were ahead of Matorni, Werohia, Gay Court, Boon, and West Tor. The last named asserted himself to overhaul Werohia and win narrowly, Red Rufus beating Boudoir, Headmistress, Matorni, and Rust, who were all bunched. CENTURY HURDLES, 250 sovs. litin. 3 Mr E. C. Craddock’s INVICTUS (St. Petersburg Mydora), , 6yrs, 9.10 (P, Burgess) ... 1 5 _(J. Walsh) ... 2 14—Stanchion (J. M‘Laughlan) ... 3 Also started: 14 Make Up 11.10 (bracketed'with Stanchion), 11 Hounslow 11.0, 4 Easterly 10.7, 9 Consent 10.4, 8 High Falutin’ 10.4, 2 Knollmere 10.3, 6 High Grader 10.2, 12 Callamart 9.9, 1 True Shaft 9.9, 7 Brown Abbey 9.8, 13 Constant Sun 9.6 : , 15 Royal Limond 9.0, 10 Count Lendorff 9.0. ’ Won by two lengths, with seven lengths between second and third. Time, 3min 12sec. Knollmere and Invictus were the early pacemakers, leading Brown Abbey, True Shaft, Consent, High Grader, and Million past the stand. Invictus shook Knollmere off and had a five lengths’ break on Million, Easterly, High 'Grader, and Knollmere at the half-mile. Million ran ..up to Invictus on the tuVn, but the leader drew away.. High Grader was fourth, followed by Easterly. High Faintin’, Make Up, and Constant, Sun. EMPIRE HANDICAP, loOsovs. 1m and a distance. S—SPEED, 8.8 (B. H. Morris) ... 1 2—Spiral, 8.10 (L. J. Ellis) ... ... 2 4 Ida Merling, 8.4 (J. M‘Farlane) 3 Also started: 3 Takakpa car. 8.11,

8 Copper King 8.10, 6 Senegal 7.11, 1 Lack 7.7. 12 Gibraltar 7.4, 7 Kaihoro 7.0, 10 Stitch 7.0, 11 Chopin 7.0, 9 Arvada 7.0. Won by heads each way. Time, Imin 50sec. Speed and Chopin got away badly. Lack, Kaihoro, and Ida Merling were the leaders at six furlongs, but Ida Merling showed the way into the straight from Arvada, Speed, Lack, Senegal, Spiral, and Stitch. Speed overhauled Ida Merling at the distance, and then held off Spiral’s challenge. Ida Merling just failed. Takakua, Stitch, Arvada, and Lack were next. borough: hack handicap, lOOsovs. Of. I—GAY SETON, 8.11 (R. Reed) 1 4—Cawbeen, 7.11 (W. Broughton) 2 14—Lady Ronald, 7.9 (11. Marsh) 3 Also started: 2 Pladie 9.0, 7 Arena 8.11, 5 Moatoa car. 8.4, 10 Merry Way 8.6, 6 Colenso 8.1, 8 Illuminate 8.0, 11 Artful Dodger car. 7.8, 3 Moneygran car. 7.12,’ 11 Windward 7.11, 13 Grumpy 7.9, 15 Bon Rapide car. 7.2, 16 Arauline car. 7.2, 9 Waipiro car. 7.0, 17 Gold Mission car. 7.5. • Won by half a head, with a bead between second and third. Time, Imin 14 3-ssec. Cawbeen, Moneygran, Grumpy, and Gay Seton were the leaders into the straight, Gay Seton prevailing in a slashing finish, with Moneygran right up fourth., SECOND DAY ACCEPTORS. Owing to the number of acceptors in the Champion Hack Plate exceeding the safety number it has been decided to make two separate events, with the same stake as before for each and a trophy for each winner. The order of the events has been changed from the original programme as follows: 11.20. Farewell Hack Handicap, 200sovs. 5f. —Etiquette 8.10, Cawbeen 8.5, Moneygran 8.1. Arauline 7.9, Wharaurangi 7.0, Gold Mission 7.0, Grand Joy 7.0. 12.0. Puma Hack Handicap, 100 sovs. 6f..—Gay Seton 9.6, Pladie 8.12, Laud Tax 8.11, Merry Way 8.4, Cawbeen 8.3, Colenso 7.13, Moneygran 7.11, Lady Ronald 7.11, Alcides 7.9, Boon 7.8, Bon Rapide 7.5, Waipiro 7.4, Snowball 7.4, Leo Colossus 7.4, Full Throttle 7.2, Lady Cheval 7.0. 12.40. May Hurdles Handicap, 150 sovs. 1m and sf.—Hounslow 10.12, Invictus 10.10, Easterly 10.4, Million 10.3, Consent 10.0, High Faintin’ 10.0, High Grader 9.13, True Shaft 9.6, Jayson 9.5, Constant Sun 9.3, Stanchion 9.2, Count Lendroff 9.0. 1,25. Champion Hack Plate, 175 sovs. 1m and a 1 distance. First division: West Tor 9.4, Oriel 9.0, Diagano 8.7, Rust 8.7,> Tres Sec 8.4, Arena 8.1, All Spirit 7.13, Artful Dodger 7.7, Windward 7.7, Matorni 7.4, Hawai 7.0, Ralphyllis 7.0. 2.10. Wanganui Steeples, 300sovs. About 2-Jm. —Make Up 11.13, Riotous 11.7, Brown Abbey 10.9, Manuiri 10.5, Copev 10.1, Don Erma 9.12, Tunbridge 9.2, * 2.55. Champion Hack Plate. Second division: Werohia 9.3, Taitoru 8.9, Gay Court 8.7, Nightguard 8.6, St. Clara 8.2, Aloatoa 8.0, Red Rufus 7.9, Headmistress 7.7, Tea Garden 7.7, Boudoir 7.0, Freeze 7.0, Terangitaman 7.0. 3.35. Connolly Handicap, 250sovs. IJm.—Spiral 9.0, Takakau 8.13, Copper King 8.7, Prince Colossus 8.6, Ida Sterling 8.5, Senegal 7.9, Lalla Quex 7.2, Kaihoro 7,0, Stitch 7.0. 4.20. Belmont Handicap, lOOsovs. 6f.—Royal Hunting 9.7, Souchong 9.6, Speed 9.2, View Halloo 8.11, Pomp 8.5, Good Hunting 8.1, Porotiti 7.13, Lack 7.10, Gay Seton 7.7, Princess Doreen 7.5, The Tiger 7.2, Playground 7.2, Arvada 7.0.