WELINGTON RACES CONCLUDE.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 July 1938, Page 3

WELINGTON RACES CONCLUDE.

Winter Hurdles to Courtyard. All Irish Wins July Steeples. lB y Telegraph Press BUt The winter meeting of the Wellington Racing Club was concluded at Trcntham yesterday in fine and very cold weathci. There was almost a record attendance tor a winter day.ltotrack was vo,,y heavy. The total.sidoi- handlee as against £71,887. the increase being £'4ll Hie tola, loi .h.. meeting was £177,514 10s, as against £161,818, the increase toi the three days being £15,696 10s. Results:

TALA VERA HURDLES, £300; 11 miles. 4- CURIE, 9.1:’ (A. E. Lord) .. 1 2-2 Contract, 9.4 (Trillo) p 7-7 Laggard, 9.0 (Jenkins) 3 Also: 1-1 Valarth (fell), 3-3 King Mestor, 5-C. Lustral, G-5 Chaste, 9-9 Greek Anna, 10-10 Royal Highness, 8-8 Sunder (lost rider). Length; five. King Mestor fourth. Time, 3.14). x NOVICE HANDICAP, £300; G furlongs. 5- BLUFFER (Mr. W. G. Shan- . .non), br.f., 3yrs., by Nigger Minstrel —Bravado, 8.8 (W. J.

Broughton) 1 1-1 81y Fox, 9.2 (Mclnally) .... 3 3-4 Proclamation, 8.12 (Morris) .. 3 Also: 2-3 Great Legion, 9-8 Tom Tom and Miss Waitarere, bracketed, G-G Sea Acre, .11-11 Great Quex, 7-7 Diarens 10-10 St. Cedric, .12-12 Fairy Dale, 8-9 Keen Sight, 4-2 Yours Truly, car. 8.1. Two lengths; length. Yours Truly fourth. Time, 1.231.

(Winner trained by Mrs. A. W. McDonald, Awapuni.) JULY STEEPLECHASE, £000; about 3 mile*,. 2-2 ALL IRISH, 10.9 (Mcßae) .. I 5-5 Clarion Call, 11.0 (Jenkins) .. *2 7-7 Monastic, 9.5 (Beale) .. .... •! Also started: 1-1 Bryce Street, 4-4 Kahunoke, 10-10 Artful Dodger, 9-9 Chile, G-G Kinkle, car. 9.4 (fell), 3-3 Power Chief (fell), Smiling Thru (pulled up). Six lengths; 20. Bryce Street fourth. Time, G. 591. All Irish made sill the running. Clarion Call went up fast down the back the last time but hit the ronrth last fence hard and was thereafter unable to reach the winner. CROFTON HANDICAP, £300; G furlongs.

9-7 GOLD GLARE, 8.8 (McKenzie) 1 .1-1 Advance Plane, 8.12 (S. Wilson) 3 11- Gay Hunting, 8.2 (Clifford) .. 3 Also; G-G Jazz Boy, 2-2 Jan Ridd, 5-4 Sigurd, 4-5 Sporting Gift, 3-3 Flying Acre, 7-8 Philemup, 1.1-11 Gladium, 12- Aria, 12-13 Golden Ridge, 8-8 Hunting Chorus, .10-10 Sing Lee. Two lengths; neck. Jan Ridd fourth. Time. 1.22:).

WINTER HURDLES, £750; 2;} miles. 4.3 COURTYARD, 10.2 (Ridgway) 1 1-1 Full of Scotch, 10.11 (Jenkins) 2 7-7 Aurora’s Love, 9.2 (Thomson) 3 Also: 2-2 Erination, 0-6 Donegal, 3-4 Charade, 9-9 Chaste, 10-10 Middle, 8-8 Southern Blood, 5-5 Spender (fell). Five lengths; length. Erination fourth. Time, 4.561. Full of Scotch made the pace practically all the way. He was joined by Aurora’s Love seven furlongs from home but ho led again till the concluding stages where Courtyard, always handy, wore them down ami won com fortabiy.

WINTER OATS, £500; 1 mile. 6-5 MONIPERE, 7.11 (Humphries) 1 13-13 Liane, 7.8 (Bennet) - 1-1 Ned Cuttle, 8.7 (Burgess) .... 3 Also started: 7-7 Catalogue, 5-6 Alma,, 3-4 Enge, 2-2 Sweet Rose, 4-3 Lady Montana, 12-12 Airam, 9-8 General Rune. 11-10 First Chapter, car. 7.12), 10-11 Loombination, car. 7.13, S-9 Requiem.

Length; neck. Enge was fourth. Time 1.57'i.

■Sweet Rose made the early running but Enge took charge at the home turn and was clear into the straight where Mompere came through on the inner and won nicely from the rank outsider, Liane. Ned Cuttle was well bach in the early stages but he finished stronglv. ONSLOW HANDICAP, £400; - 6 furlongs. 3-2 REBEL MATE, 9.1 (.Morris) .. I 2-3 Rollicker, 9.3 (Broughton) .. 2 1-1 Prince Acre. 9.6 (Winder) .... 3 Also: 10-12 Paper Slipper, 9-11 De Friend, 11-8 Mittie, 12-9 Pukeko, 8-10 Triune, 6-6 Farland, 4-5 Maori Song, 7-7 Superior Guard, car. 8,2, 5-4 Neck; two lengths and a-half. Thala fourth. Time, 1.221. Rebel Mate and Rollicker were always prominent and they fought out a hard finish. KIA ORA HANDICAP, £300; 1 mile. 1-1 HI. MEYNELL, 5.13 (C. G. Goulsbro) 1 3- Rotoma, 9.4 (Jenkins) 2 4- Warehi' 8.3 (Broughton) .. •• I Also: 9-10 Happy Landing, 11-11 I Hamarin, 2-2 Sunbeam, 7-7 Great 1 Bramble, 6-6. Tidewailer, 5-1 Ante I Sweep, car. 8.5), 12-12 Raroa, 10-9 Rej vival, S-S Silver Fox. j Four lengths; half a neck. 'tidewaiter fourth. Time, 1.58).