Wonder Boy— Iwo Jima At Ellerslie Races

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 October 1948, Page 3 (Supplement)

Wonder Boy— Iwo Jima At Ellerslie Races

Handily placed with only 7.8 Wonder Boy will be one of the favourites for the Spring Handicap, the main event on the second day of the Auckland Racing Club's meeting at Ellerslie tomorrow. He won very attractively last week over a mile, finishing strongly, after some good performances at Riccarton in August. The 'Rhodes Scholar gelding is likely to encounter strong opposition from last week’s surprise winner, Frontier Mac. The Chatsworth gelding won very easily last week and his rise in weight in a less classy field may not be sufficient to stop him. He is bred in the purple and while he has not won out of turn to date he looks likely to live up to his fashionable blood lines.

The topweight tomorrow will be the consistent Cowper, who, however, was never a likely proposition in last week’s race. The shorter distance tomorrow may be all to the liking of the son of Mr Standfast, and it will be recalled that at his second last start, at Te Aroha, on October 2 he won the Ralph Somers Memorial Cup, over a mile and three furlongs very impressively from Valley Boy and Chung Chong. Cowper, on that form, will be in the firing line tomorrow.

Chung Chong followed up his third at Te Aroha with a useful if somewhat disappointing performance last week at Ellerslie. He was fourth to the straight last Saturday in the main event, the Mitchelson Cup but faded out in the run home. He may do better tomorrow.

Further down the list the chance.s of such horses as Prince Chat and Oklahoma make some appeal, while Ascot Lad will not be entirely discarded for his failure last week. In the second division, which appears to be lacking in the class of, the first, Silver Lighting, Peter Nelson and Huntore have the best credentials. Silver Lighting was fourth in the Mitchelson Cup last week and Peter Nelson won attractively over a mile at Te Aroha.

The following horses may be well supported:— Hobson Hack, First div.—Maricrana, Ozami, Kind Regards. Second div. —Vice Chancellor, Scotch Meadow, Pakistan.

Manukau Hurdles. —Our Gold, Bronzeman, Master Ted.

Epsom Handicap.—Sleepy Fox, Chatscourt, Super Vaals. Spring Handicap. First div.—Wonder Boy, Frontier Mac, Chung Chong, Second div.—Silver Lighting, Peter Nelson, Huntore. Onehunga Steeples.— Murphy, Modern View, Tracer. Musket Stakes, First div. —Gay Cushla, Sir Tavia. Second div. —Good Century, Royal Nib. Normanby Hack. First div.—Flying Officer, Kyrat. Second div,—Silver Gull, Huntopay. Liverpool Handicap.—lwo Jima, Wonder Boy, .Prince Chat. The acceptances are as follows: — 11.0 HOBSON HANDICAP, of £750; (or £950, If run in two divisions)—First division: Kind Regards 11, 9.7; Lachatrey 19, Marierana 23, 8.5; Ozami 18, 8.3; Royal Glimpse 9, 7.12; Valerium 20, Kon Tiki 12, Lanseair 21, 7.11; Regal Gold 26, 7.9; Tide Lad 17, Lord Warwick 22, Justui 25, Lawbreak 5, Robins Gem 13, Gold Spoon 10, Atonement 24, Barrett’s Reef 1, Dora Lee, 3, Pukkha Gen 2, Lady Coronach 15, Tibbar 8, Sir Vite 14, Leadership 4, Bainbridge Pat 7, Worthwhile 8, Shirley Dale 16, 7.7. Second division: Rare Fox 8, 8.8; Pakistan 9, 8.5; Vice Chancelor 13, 8.3; Lady’s Bridge 22, 7.13; Talybont 7, 7.12; Regal Simon 11. Scotch Meadow 12, 7.11; Spandau 23, 7.9; Final Cast 15, Royal Scandal 17, Shamus 19, Blue Ghost 4, Hilda Bells 25, Mitigate 20, Reparation 5, Fort Knox 16, Damajanti 10, Waratangi 14, Argent 6, Paul 3, Soft Heart 18, Firing Line 24, Proficiency 2, Marian Anne 1, Battle Rock 21, 7.7. 11.50 MANUKAU HURDLES, of £1000; two miles.—Town Survey 15, 10.8; Duncan 12, 10.5; Observatory 3, Good Armour 8, 10.4; Master Ted 2, 10.2; Our Gold 9, 10.0; The Fake 13, 9.13; Golden Reign 7, 9.10; Diamond King 16, 9.9; Superb 11, 9.8; Bronzeman 14, 9.6; Court Lae I, 9.4; Harris Tweed 4, 9.2; Kenneth 10, 9.1; Broiefort Prince 5, Race Chum 6, 9.0. 12.35 EPSOM HANDICAP, of £1000; six furlongs.—Sleepy Fox 17, 9.13; Majesty 11, 9.6; Roval Scott 16. 9.2; Flowerburn 1, Super Vaals 18, 8.8; Contango 10, 8.5; Chatscourt 3, 8.4: Angeline 15, 8.2; Take-a-Lot 19. Regality 13, 7.10; Coonbridge 9. Rizzio 12. 7.9; Tamaiti Kino 7. 7.7; Fifth Note 4, 7.5: Faline 6, 7.4; Pine Park 21. 7.3; Irish Poet 5, 7.2; Peter Gregor Lady Cometary 20, Knight Templar 2, Default 14, 7.0. 1.20 SPRING HANDICAP, of £l5OO (or £lBOO if run in divisions); one mile and a quarter.—First division: Cowper 8, 9.1; Ascot Lad 14, 8.9; Frontier Mac 11. 8.7; Honora 13, 7.12; Wonder Boy 10,

78 - Bonny March 4, 7.5; Oklahoma 12, 7A; Prince Chat 7, 7.3; Chung Chong 6, 71' Aylesbury 2, Naoredak 1, Antonio 3,’ Distributor 5. Maid of Sherwood 9, 7fi. Second division: Lord Revel 13, 8.13; Foxwyn 10, 8.9; Artificer 8, 8.6; Silver Sam‘7, 7.8; Ruling Master 5, 7.7; Huntore 12, 7.5; Peter Nelson 4, 7.4; Silver Lighting 11, 7.1; Pola 1. Ostentatious 3. Len Rosa 6, Beau Rosa 2, Mignonette 9. 7.0. 2.10 ONEHUNGA STEEPLECHASE, of £750; about three miles—Good Armour 5 11.5; Whirlwind Star 14, 10.8; Haereatu 10, 9.11; Murphy 3, Tracer 12, Modern View 11, 9.10; Genero 4, 9.1; Diana’s Choice 9, Cape Queen 2, Mountaineer 7, Master Isaacs 15, Yank . 6, Vaalso 8, Sea Ranger 13. Golden Guide I, 9.0, 2.55 MUSKET STAKES, of £750 (or £950 if run in two divisions); for two-year-olds; five furlongs—First division: Gay Cushla 2, 8.6; Silver Birch 5, 7.9; Master Menteith 12, Matienne 14, Reliance 1, Foxtavia 13, 7.8; Sir Tavia 3, 7.6; Promotion 8, Trench Fray 15, 7.5; Oxford Blue 10, Faithful Lady 9, Villa 5, 7.3; Nellie Kolle 16, Scribble 11, 7.2; Joanne 6, 7.1; Delai 7, 7.0. Second division: Good Century 11, 7.11; Ancient Knight 5, Dark Treasure 9 Loburn Park 14, Stanffed 13, Royal Nob 15, 7.8; Epsom Boy 12, 7.7; El Salto 6, 7.6; One Star 10, December 7, 7.5; Selina 1, Loch Gyle 8, 7.3; Regal Air 2, 7.2; Maunga Reka 4. 7.1; Ginger Nymph 3, 7.0. 3.45 NORMANBY HANDICAP, of £750 (or £950 if run in two divisions); one mile and three furlongs—First division: Kyrat 7, 9.6; Equator 13, 8.11; Flying Officer 1, 8.9; Battle Royal 4, 8.7; Sareel 10, 7.11; Pleasant Bay 2, Borderer .6, James 3, Mission School 5, Beau Astaire 8 Autogiro 11, Star Dink 9. Melview 12, 7.7. Second division: Silver Secret 9, 8.12; Jon Rosa 3, 8.10; Huntopay 12, Silver Gull 1, 8.9; Beau Pari 2, 7.12; Highfield 10, 7.8; Ladv Bian 11, Hunting Way 7, Gaelic Salute 8. Rajallal 5, Pindus 6, Lola May 4, 7.7. 4.30 LIVERPOOL HANDICAP, of £1000; one mile.—Tiger Tan 9, 9.6; Regal Praise 14, 9.4; Iwo Jima 5, 9.3; Wonder Boy 4. 8.7; Swanee 17, 8.3; Prince Chat 19, Foxfable 13, 8.2; Rating 18, 8.0; Bustany 16, 7.13; White Blaze 15, 7.11; Brown Duke 12, 7.10; Gavinmor 6, Happy March 7, 7.9; Irish Poet 2. Balmacara 3 f 7.8; Venio 10, Master Arthur 11, Finest Hour 1, Golden Secret 8, 7.7.

Trench Meter Reinstated

A special appeal to the Racing Conference was made yesterday by Mrs E. J Wrigley, Wellington, owner of the horse Trench Meter, asking for the removal of disabilities imposed on October 5 by the Auckland District Committee, which disqualified the horse for five years. After hearing counsel for the appellant the appeal judges, Messrs H. R. Chalmers, J. F. B. Stevenson? and T. B. Heath, ordered the removal of the disqualification of the horse from the date it was imposed Trench Meter was bought for the present owner at auction at a sale at Trentham in January—(P.A.)