OLD BILL’S WIN

Grey River Argus, 19 January 1940, Page 5

OLD BILL’S WIN

FROM BEAU VITE Centennial Cup RECORD CROWD [Per Press Association] WELLINGTON, January 18. Wellington Racing Club’s Centennial summer meeting opened atJrentham to-day in fine, warm weather. There was a record crowd. The ga was more than double that of last Cup day, the race books selling ou long before the first race, fn betting on the Cup the totalisator ran out of paper for the tickets. The race track was in excellent order. The ’ ° J TOENTHAM MGHWEIGHT HANDICAP.—3/3 LOCKIT (R. Mackie) 1: 15/17 Thrasos (P- Jarvis) 2, 8/9 White Rajah (A. Sayer) 3 * . ® started: 4/4 Raana, 11/8 Small Boy, 7/7 Golden Ridge, 9/12 Linbohm, 18/15 Good Sun, 12/10 Hunting ; Mo ments, 2/2 Gay Fox, 6/6 Harn a, 16/19 Haupongi, 14/13 Little Robin, 20/21 Race Boy, 17/16 War Lap, 21/20 Arabic, 10/11 Chere Amie and Colibri bracketed, 19/18 Esperance Bay*, 1/1 Kalika and King’s Toast bracketed, 13/14 Lord Puck, 5/5 Ruling Star and Scold bracketed. Won by three-quarters of a length; a head. Harina was fourth. Time 1.42 L WELLINGTON STAKES.—I/1 SIR BEAU (H. N. Wiggins) 1; 4/4 Kentucky (W. J. Mudford) 2; 3/3 Doria (A. Messervy) 3. Also started: 2/2 Absolve, 5/5 Lambourn. Won by four lengths; half a neck. Time 59A seconds.

APPRENTICES’ PLATE.—6/5 NOT OUT (M. Billington) 1; 9/10 Hearth (Clutterbuck) 2; 2/2 Meadow (V. Gallop) 3. Also started: 12/12 Brazil, 16/16 Greatford, 11/11 Scarteen, 1/1 Wings of Song, 4/4 Classform, 15/15 Flying Flag, 3/3 Lady Tinkle, 10/9 Millament, 13/13 Myqrion, 8/8 Pearl of Asia, 14/14 Sceptre, 7/7 Serenata, 5/6 Veldette. Won by a length; a head. Serenata was fourth. Time 1.26 J. FITZHERBERT HANDICAP. — 7/6 STENCIL (G. R. Tattersail) 1; 4/4 Chary (B. Morris) 2; 12/13 Shikari (P. Spratt) 3. Also started: 3/3 Grandora, 6/7 Beau Coureur, 1/1 Don’t Forget, 5/5 Kadina, 12/14 Lancelot, 9/9 Retrogression, 2/2 Speedwell, 8/8 Courting, 11/11 Radio Call, 10/10 Chablis, 16/16 Locrain, 17/17 Cicada, 15/15 Lady Govern, 14/12 Triple Crown. Won by a length and a half; a head. Grandora was fourth. Time/ 61sec.

Wellington Cenntennial Cup.

1/1 OLD BILL (G. R. Tattersail) 1 2/2 BEAU VITE (B. H. Morris) .. 2 8/8 GLADYNEV (R. McTavish) .. 3 Also started: 7/7 Royal Chief, 6/6

Beaupartir 10/14 Centrepoise, 4/4 Malagigi, 12/9 Sly Fox, 20/21 Willie Willie Win, 13/12 Siegmund, 19/20 Queen of Song, 10/10 Lady Montana, 9/15 Beau Repaire, 14/13 Norseman, 5/5 Fils de Vaals, 21/18 Mishna, 18/19 Thermidor, 16/16 Tooley Street and Tidewaiter bracketed, 3/3 Laughing Lass and Globe Trotter bracketed, 22/23 Moorsotis, 15/11 Mona’s Song* and Raeburn bracketed, 17/17 The Wrecker and Windsor Chief bracketed. Won by a head; two lengths. Beau Repaire was fourth. Time 2.313. RUAPEHU HANDICAP.—I/1 SIR CRUSOE (H, N. Wiggins) 1; 2/3 Gold Dale (V. Dye) 2; 8/9 Phenomenal (A. E. Ellis) 3. Also started: 4/5 Autolite, 5/4 Siglow, 10/8 Punurua, 6/6 Little 'Dorrit, 11/11 Pekoe, 13/14 Nelumbo, 9/10 Great Flight, 3/2 Mayfair, 15/13 Passenger, 7/7 Buccaneer, 14/15 Areas, 18/20 Beauly, 17/17 Dark Water, 20/18 Floral Robe, 21/21 Golden Melony, 12/12 Lord Lynn, -19/19 Prediction, 16/16 Sky Limit. Won by half a length; two lengths. Sky Limit was fourth. Time 1.123. TELEGRAPH HANDICAP.— 8/7 STERNCHASE (W. J. Mudford) 1; 5/5 Black Thread (W. Jenkins) 2; 6/6 Duncannon (M. Caddy) 3. Also started: 3/4 Amigo, "2/2 Bron wen, ' 1/1 Arvakur, 7/9 Disdain, 15/15 . Counterblast, 13/12 Brunhild, 14/14 Race Call, 10/11 Spanish Lad, 19/17 Alunga, 4/3 Night Eruption, 11/13 Olympus, 9/8 Rakahanga, 11/9 Blonde Princess, 16/16 Endorsement, 17/19 Lexden, 18/18 Lord Cavendish. Won by half a length; a head. Brunhild was fourth. Time 1.125. ANNIVERSARY HANDICAP.—I/1 SLEEVELESS (P. Burgess) 1; 6/7 Haughty Winner '2; 7/6 Yogi . P. Atkins) 3. Also started: 12/13 Paper Slipper, 17/17 Ned Cuttie, 2/2 Full Hand, 10/10 Dictate, 5/5 Flammarion, 11/12 Lady Leigh, 4/4 Baran, 14/15 Trebor, 3/3 Bold Step, 13/11 Gal'teemore, 9/9 Gay Mimic, 8/8 Rarotonga, 15/16 Flame Queen, 18/18 Nereus, 19/19 Solaria, 16/14 The Wrecker. Won by a head; half a head. Paper Slipper was fourth.

LOST TICKETS PAY-OUT. Two claims for dividends for which the totalisator tickets had been destroyed provoked a short but lively discussion at a meeting of the committee of the Timaru Trotting Club on Monday, when a recommendation to the totalisator committee that no such claims be recognised without the production of a ticket was carried by five votes to three. A letter from one claimant stated that he had torn up a 10s ticket on Colonel Axworthy in the Farewell Handicap and the other advised that he had destroyed his ticket on Red Pigeon. Mr A. B. Annand moved that the applications be referred to the totalisator committee. "This is a most serious thing” said Mr W. A. Piddington. "What was to stop a man in. the totalisator, knowing that a dividend had not been collected, making a claim for the money?” he asked. “I think we should take a stand and refuse all claims.” The secretary (Mr H. H. Fraser) said that in LRS past the policy adopted in Timaru was to pay all dividends even though the ticket was not produced, provided that the claimant was outstanding and there were no other claimants. He quoted an instance where the Hunt Club had paid out a dividend 12 months after the meeting. After further discussion a recommendation to the totalisator committee that no claims for dividends without production of the ticket be entertained, was carried.