TIMARU CUP WON BY SILVER SIGHT.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 April 1937, Page 2

TIMARU CUP WON BY SILVER SIGHT.

SPRINT TO EMISSARY SUBSTANTIAL TOTE INCREASE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) TIMARU, Last Night. The weather was threatening at times for the South Canterbury Jockey Club's autumn meeting, but it remained fine until the racing was concluded. The track was firm though slightly slow. The attendance was large and the totalisator handled £16,494, as compared with £9515 last autumn, the increase being £(3979. Results were: — TEKAPO HURDLES, of £130; lh miles. 3-3 SOUTHDOWN, car. 9.9 (Beale) 1 2-2 Silver Jest, 9.3 (McEwan) 2 4-5 Sunward, 9.1.1 (Register) .. 3 Also started: 5-4 Haere Tonu, 6-7 Poniard, 1-1 Nightbound car. 9.3, 7.6 Sunny Comet. Won by a neck; three lengths. Nightbound was fourth. Time, 2.47 3-5. ELECTRIC STAKES, yf £120; 5 furlongs. 1-1 IRISH FIDDLE, 7.10 (Wilson) 1 3-3 Volo Dale, 8.10 (Messervy) .. 2 2-2 Salient Knight, 8.10 (Ellis) . . 3 Also started: 4-4 Almira, 6-5 Coalpit and Cocksure coupled, 11-10 Astraea, • 9-10 Coming Star, 7-8 Elmarch, 11-13 Phalanx, 16-15 Royal Ransom, 15-14 Sailor's Quest, 14-16 Television, 13-9 Bridge Coat, 8-7 Giselle, 10-12 Lisnacree, 5-6 Mercenary. Two lengths; same. Astraea was fourth. Time, 1.1. GLADSTONE TROT, of £125; 3.43 class; 11 miles. 2-2 LAURENE WOOD, scr (Hooper) 1 1-1 Bill B, scr (Eraser, junr.) .... 2 5-4 Great Don, scr (Watts) .... 3 Also started: 11-13 Baron Silk, 8-7 Colonel 'Grattan, 3-6 Grattanella, 4-3 Jane Worthy, 11-12 Locust, 13-11 Peggotty, 6-8 Pursuit, 9-9 RayweLl, 10-10 Waggon Wheels, 7-0 Wynan. Head; three lengths. Waggou Wheels was fourth. Times, 3.24 4-5, 3.24, 3.25 3-5. TIMARU CUP, of £225; 1J miles. 5-5 SILVER SIGHT, car. 7.S (McFaidane) 1 7-6. Mount Val, car. 7.8 (Parsons) 2 4-4 Trivet, 7.9 (Spratt) 3 Also started: 3-3 Last Refrain, 1-1 I Rebel Lad, 6-7 Nightf orm car. 7.13, 2-2 Monipere, 8-8 Full Throttle car. 7.3. Trivet led from Full Throttle for four furlongs/where Monipere took charge. Last Refrain established a good lead at the top and led into the straight from Mount Val. Silver Sight then came from the back and with Mount Val drew away, Silver Sight winning by a head from Mount Val with Trivet three lengths away a length in front of Rebel Lad. Time, 2.6. SMITHFIELD HACK HANDICAP, of £120; 6 furlongs. 1-2 CYRILLIAN, 9.2 (A. E. Ellis) 1 3-4 Made Money, 8.0 (Jennings) . . 2 5-6 Primak, 7.7 (Messervy) .... 3 Also started: 6-5 Owlsgleam car. 8.1, 2-1 Paper Note, 4-3 Silver Slipper, 7-7 Merry de Val, 9-9 Clubman car. 7.10-}, S-S Master Dingle. A length and a-half; two lengths. Paper Note was fourth. Time, 1.14. ROSEWILL HACK HANDICAP, of £120; 1 mile and 35 yards. 1-1 DICTATE, 8.2 (A. Messervy) . 1 4-5 Miracle, 7.8 (McFarlane) .... 2 5-4 Orange Bud, 7.13 (Wilson) .. 3 Also started: 8-.10 Heloise, 2-2 Recollection, 3-3 Superex, 9-9 Latitude car. 8.3, 11-8 Forum, 7-7 Hanlon, 12-12, Trumpet Blast, 9-11 Red Dragon car! 7.8, 6-6 Balmenter. Length; three lengths. Recollection was fourth. Time, 1.42. , OTIPTJA TROT, of £125; 3.5 ©lass; li miles. 1-1 BILL B, scr (J. Fraser, junr.) 1 4-4 Wynan, scr (Holmes)' 2 11-10 Locust, scr (Deganneh) .... 3 Also started: 1-1 Royal Douiton coupled with the winner, 4-4 Taruna coupled with Wynan, 6-7 Grattanella, 2-2 Jane Worthy, 9-10 King's Jubilee, ; 13-13 Peggotty, 12-12 Perula, 3-3 Pursuit, 8-8 Ray well, 1.1 ; 9 Sea Peter, 7-6 Wee Truman, 5-5 Laurene. Two lengths; five lengths. Jane Worthy was fourth. Times, 2.54, 2.54 3-5, 2.55 3-5. DONCASTER HANDICAP, of £135; 6 furlongs. 3-3 EMISSARY, 9.13 (A. E. Ellis) 1 7-7 Invoice, ,<-ar .7.2 (Caddv) .... 2 10-11 Winn, 8.9 (Ricigwny) ".. .. .. 3 Also started: 2-2 Rebel Chief, 5-6 Epris, 4-3 .Joyous;-1-] Fiord, 9-10 Daring Deed,. 6-5 Stolen-. March, 12-12 Copyist, 8-9 Silver Sail ear. 7.5, 11-S Double Gift. Emissary and Epris led to the straight from Invoice and Stolen March. Emissary won by a neck from Invoice, who beat Wino by one and a-half lengths. Stolen March was fourth. Fiord, Double Gift and Rebel Chief all lost ground at I the start. Time, 1.13 3-5.