ASHBURTON RACES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 235, 17 September 1934, Page 2

ASHBURTON RACES

Big Event to Ventrac A BIG DIVIDEND By Telegraph—Press Association. ASHBURTON, September 15. The spring races were held in fine but cold weather with the track in good order. The attendance was good. The totalisator handled £7,743 10/- for eight races against £6,1(14 for seven events last year. After the -Longbeach Handicap the stewards held an inquiry into a complaint made by Jockey Brodie against Murfitt. alleging interference at the turn into the straight. After hearing the evidence the stewards took no action. An inquiry was held into the running of 'Wild Dreams in tho Selma Trot. The stewards again took no action. Late results. — SELMA TROT, of £B5; 1J mile.—l/1 VANITY FAIR It. (Behrns) 1, 7/5 Don Wrack 12 yds. (Holmes) 2, 19/11 Sage King It. (Tatterson) 3. Also ran: 8/15 Noble Prince It., 6/6 Paragon It., 13/10 Nelson Child It., 10/8 Drag Harlan It.. 17/17 Zest It., 14/14 Voltaire It., 17/16 Wild Wrack It., 3/2 Midshipmaid It., 5/8 Edgar Wallace It., 1/1 Ironside It. (coupled with winner), 15/13 Star Vale 12 yds, 11/11 Cliarteris Vale 24 yds.

4/4 Doris Derby 24 yds., 2/3 Wild Dreams 224 yds., 12/7 Adsum 36 yds. Won by two lengths; third back a neck. Time, 3.26 4-5. NOVICE STAKES (Second Division), of £7O; 5 furlongs.—3/3 EMISSARY 8.0 (Messervey) 1, 1/2 Rebel Chief 8.4 (Didham) 2, 7/6 Wonderful 8.0 (Leekie) 3. Also ran: 6/7 Tuirau 8.4, 9/9 Arrowform 8.4, 2/1 Madam Pompadour 8.4, 12/12 Jeremy 8.4, 11/11 Guillotine 8.0. 5/5 Horns Reef 8.0, 10/10 Back Lead 8.0, 4/4 Top Coat 8.0, 8/8 Honeste 8.0. Won by a length; third back three lengths. Timo, 1.0 3-5. ASHBURTON HANDICAP, of £115: 11 mile.—3/5 VENTRAC 8.5 (Powell) 1, 9/10 Argentic 8.9 (Messervey) 2. 5/4 Tout le Mond 7.0 3. Also ran: 6/7 Davolo 9.9, 7/6 Ranelngh 8.8, 2/3 Some Shamble 8.2, 8/8 Giggleswick 7.9, 1/1 Cleaner 7.7, 4/2 Silver Sight 7.7. 9/9 Locksley 7.0. The order down the back was Silver Sight, Cleaner, Ventrac and Some Shamble, but Tout ]e Monde soon went into second place and later led the field into the straight. Ventrac camo up fast to win by a .length, with third back two lengths. Time, 2.7 2-5. PENSCROFT HACK, of £9O; 6 furlongs.—l4/14 GOLD CROSS 7.5 (Messervey) 1, 8/8 Rose of Tralee 7.0 (Eastwood) 2, 4/6 Sam Smith 8.13 (O’Connor) 3. Also run: 11/10 Grand Review 9.0, 3/3 Horowhenua 8.10, 2/2 Master Reynard 8.9. 1/1 Travenna 8.8, 4/4 Cheap Money 8.8, 13/13 Sea Fox 8.6, 9/9 Silver Jest 7.13, 6/5 Brown Pearl 7.13, 10/11 Jacobin 7.13, 7/7 Mnroha 7.5, 12/12 Knock Out 7.0. Master Reynard fell a hundred yards from the winning post, the rider, M. Kerwin, fracturing a collarbone. Won by a neck; third back a length. Time, 1.14. Tho winner paid a dividend of nearly a century and a. half. SPRING HANDICAP, of £100; 6 furlongs.—7/8 RED BOA 7.8 (Jenkins) 1. 3/3 Water Power 8.5 (Leekie) 2, 8/7 Dismiss 7.9 (Mackie) 3. Also ran: 5/4 Southdown 9.0, 6/5 Great Star 8.9, .1/1 Manetho 7.13, 2/2 Fracas 7.11, 11/10 Cough 7.3, 4/6 Quietly 7.0, 10/11 Night Recital 7.0, 9/9 Grecian Prince 7.0. Won by a neck; third back half a length. Time, 1.13 4-5. RAKAIA TROT.—II/11 BIDEAWEE 12 yds. (McDermott) 1, 3/1 Vanity Fair It. (Behrns) 2, 20/19 Summit It. (M. B. Edwards) 3. Also ran: 2/4 Sky Wink It., 10/7 Moana Tama It., 7/5 Grand Author It., 17/13 Licorice It., 8/14 Charteris Vale It., 14/14 Edgar Wallace It., 5/8 Oversight It., 12/9 Portligh't It., 4/6 Great Seaman It., 6/2 Adsum It., 21/21 Pekara It., 1/2 Cam Dillon It., 15/17 Imposter It., 9/12 Irish Peach It., 19/20 Black Shadow 12 yds., 16/14 Azure 12 yds, 18/18 Gurry Thorpe 24 yds., 13/0 Ezywurk 24 yds. Won by half a length; third back three lengths. Time, 2.48.