SHORT PRICES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20170, 13 February 1940, Page 3

SHORT PRICES

RAGING AT MAKARAKA LATE TURF CLUB EVENTS BLACK THREAD TRIUMPHS DUTCH ACE’S FAREWELL Short prices were a feature of the day’s racing at Makaraka yesterday, when the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s summer meeting concluded. In five out of the seven events favourites came home, and the public were close to the mark in the other two cases, in which a second and third favourite respectively filled the winning places. Black Thread, conceding 2st. in weight to Native Song, triumphed in the Cook Handicap of six furlongs, and evened the score with the winner of the Flying Handicap on the first day of the meeting. On Saturday the pair met on the same terms, and Native Song won in lmin. 13 2-ssec., the fastest time for a i - ace of six furlongs recorded in Gisborne for many years. Yesterday Black Thread got home in a nose-and-nose struggle, in lmin. 13 l-ssec., despite interference which cost him some lengths of ground in the first third of the race. Local Owners' Successes

The. defeat of Native Song was not likely to affect the enjoyment derived by Mr. E. N. Fitzgerald, his owner, from the meeting, for he took three of 4 he seven races yesterday, and brought his tally for the meeting up to six. Hig trainer, I. Tinsley, shared his successes, and G. Tattersall rode two of his \vinners yesterday and one other, bringing his winning rides for the meeting to four. W. Jenkins rode both Mr. D. J. Barry's winning entries yesterday, and had three wins for the two. days. Totalisator investments for the day were £4794 10s, as against £8785 10s for the second day last year, which was a-Saturday. Tire grand total for this year's meeting was £11,121 10s. a jdrop of £2943 10s as compared with .the aggregate for the 1939 summer fixture. Late events were decided as under: G. K. OMAN MEMORIAL STAKES, First £IOO, second £lO, third £5; for two and three-year-olds; 6 fur. 1— KINDERGARTEN, E. N. Fitzgerald's br.c.. 2yrs., Kincardine — Valadore, 8.11 (G. Tattersall) .. 1 2 RIVER TIDE, J. E. Svensen’s ch.m., 3yrs., Tidal —Tino Atua, 8.6 (L. Cullen) .. .. .. 2 ' River Tide was smartest out but was soon overhauled by Kindergarten, and after that she engaged in a hopeless case. Kindergarten led by two lengths three furlongs from home, and the further they went the more certain _ his success seemed. River Tide put up a good effort from the bottom of the straight, but there was still four lengths between them as they passed the judge’s box. Time, lmin. 15 2-5 sec COOK HANDICAP, First £95, second £7, third £3; 0 fur. 1— BLACK THREAD. D. J. Barry’s blk.g., aged, Mimetic —Slipstitch, 10.3 (W. Jenkins) .. .... 1 2 NATIVE SONG, E. N. Fitzgerald’s b.g.. 4yrs.. Hunting Song Valadore, 8.5 (S. Waddell) .. 2 3 ENDORSEMENT. L. D. Berry and J. Berrigan’s ch.f., 3yrs., Iliad—Endorse, 8.6 (L. Cullen) 3 Also .Started.—4 Perfect Lady, 7.3 (J. Forsyth). The finest ..race of the meeting was seen when Black Thread and Native Song, tussled out the finish of the »Cook Handicap, the top-weight winning by a nose in one-fifth of a second less than Native Song’s time registered on the first day over the same 1 distance. Black Thread never let any of the other three runners get far away from him, and from the start kept well up to Native Song, who captured the lead after a furlong and a half. Endorsement was in the picture all the way to the straight entrance, but once Black Thread moved up on the outside to challenge Native Song there were only the two in it for the public. Up the straight, neck and neck they fought it out, and it was not until the last stride that Black Thread got his nose in front *o win the duel. Endorsement was third, two lengths hack: Time. lmin. 13 l-ssec. FAREWELL HACK HANDICAP, First £95, second £7, third £3, 6 fur. 3—DUTCH ACE, R. Walker’s br.g., aged. The Ace—Dutchie, 7.6 (R. G. Kerr) 1 I—DIANA TETRIX, J. E. Svensen’s Ch.m., 4yrs., Hunting ’Song— Tractrix. 9.7 (L. Cullen) •• 2 6—RED HUNTING, W. H. Brady’s ■ b.g., aecd. Hunting Song —Dodo, TII2 (N. L. Cavaney) 3 Also Started.—s Minnow, 8.2 (P. Fenton); 2 Modern Way, 7.12 (S. Waddell); 7 Taharakau, 7.11 (J. Forsyth): 4 Waikawa, 7.9 (R. Marsh). The starter go+ them away without much trouble, though Red Hunting broke the tapes at the first line-up. In the dispatch Dutch Ace was slowest _pff the mark' and for the first furlong was showing last, but he made a quick recovery, and by the half-mile post was going cast the other runners up towards the front. Red Hunting, Modern Way and Waikawa were the first three to that stage, with Diana Tetri?'fourth. At three furlongs Dutch Ace was on terms with Red Hunting, and he kept his run going until he had three lengths’ advantage coming into the straight. Diana Tetrix cracked on the pace from the turn and lor a time' looked like overhauling the leader, but could not keep it going. Dutch Ace finishing full of running three lengths ahead of the favourite. Red Hunting was third and Modern Way fourth, the order of the others being .Minnow, Waikawa, and laharakau.' Time, lmin.. 14scc.