WON £1365

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 55, Issue 32723, 10 June 1946, Page 7

WON £1365

NEW BATTLE’S CAREER

STARTED IN 42 RACES

5 FIRSTS, A SECOND, 5 THIRDS

Bred by the owner and trained by him in Paeroa the Cape 'Hom gelding New Battle, which broke its back at the last fence in the Great Northern Steeplechase at Ellerslie on Monday earned a total of £1365 for that popular sportsman Mr Viv. Young. New Battle who was seven years of age was by Cape Hore out of Supplementary Roll. Mr Young also owned the dam who was by Little England out of Electoral Roll, by Carl Rosa out of Miss Election who was by E'uroceldon out of Pistola by Guiricuira, a son of 'Musket. First Start At his first start at the Te Aroha picnic meeting’ Wew Battle, ridden by Mr Nelson of Manawaru, won the veterans’ race of i 3 furlongs and later the same day, ridden by Miss AV. Marshall, won the three furlongs ladies’ race.

.His first race at a registered meeting was at the Pakuranga Hunt Club’s meeting in 194,3 when he ran unplaced in the IBullock Webster Handicap, a mile and a quarter, for gentlemen riders. He next started at the Ohinemuri Jockey Club’s spring 1 meeting, finishing fourth in the Taumarunui Stakes, 6 furlongs. In his next start at the Waikato Hunt Club’s meeting at Cambridge New Hattie was ridden by his owner’s son, Mr 0. M. Young, and ran third in the Ladies’ Bracelet, one and a quarter miles, the stake being worth £3's. Continuing his career, New Battle competed with varying successes as follows: — 1943 Waikato Racing Club’s Spring Bruntwood' Handicap, one mile, unplaced. 1944 Matamata Racing Club’s Summer Meeting, Second Railway Handicap, six furlongs, unplaced. Rotorua Racing Club’s Annual Meeting at M'atamata, Second Mokoia Hack Handicap, six furlongs, unplaced; Geyser Hack Handicap, one mile and a quarter and fifteen yards, unplaced. Ohinemuri Jockey Club’s Autumn Meeting, First Awaiti (Stakes, six furlongs, unplaced. Bay of 'Plenty Racing Club’s Annual Meeting at iPaeroa, Second Trial (Plate, six furlongs, unplaced. Poverty Bay 'Turf Club’s Winter Meeting at Te Aroha, Herriesville Hack and Hunters Hurdles, one and three-quarter miles, unplaced, but bracketed with 'Radio Call who finished second. Waikato Racing Club’s Winter Meeting, Melville Hack and Hunters’ (Steeplechase, about two , and a. half miles, unplaced. Auckland Racing Club’s Great Northern Meeting, Firsf Day, Hunt Club Hurdles, two miles, third, stakes £75. Second Day, Orakei Hack Hurdles Handicap, one and three-quarter miles, unplaced.

Auckland 1 Racing 'Club’s Patriotic Meeting, Carbine Hack Plate, gentlemen riders, one mile, unplaced. Pakuranga Hunt Club’s Annual Meeting at Ellerslie, Harris Memorial Hack and Hunters’ Hurdles, one and three-quar-ter miles, unplaced. Thames Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting at Paeroa, Maramarua Hack and Hunters’ Handicap (Steeplechase, about two and a half miles, unplaced. Ohinemuri Jockey Club's Spring Meeting, Maramarua Steeplechase Handicap, about two and a half miles, third, stakes £25. Waikato Him-t Club’s- Annual Meeting at Cambridge, Ladies’ Bracelet Handicap, one and a quarter miles, unplaced. Auckland'Racing Club’s Summer Meeting, .Third 'Day, Auckland Hurdle Race, one and three-quarter miles, unplaced. 1945 Te Aroha Jockey Club’s February Meeting, Shaftesbury Hack Handicap, six furlongs, unplaced. Ohinemuri Jockey Club’s Autumn Meeting, Handicap Hurdles, about one and three-quarter miles, unplaced. Bay of Plenty Racing Club’s Autumn Meeting at Paeroa, Handicap Hurdle Race, one and three-quarter miles, unplaced. Auckland 'Racing Club’s Autumn Meeting, First Day, Mangere Hack Steeplechase, about two and a haf miles, second, stakes £120; Second Day, St. Heliers Hack Hurdles, about one and three-quarter miles, third, stakes £75.

Waikato Racing Club’s Patriotic Meeting, (Stalin Hack Cup, gentlemen riders '(Mr 0.. M. Young), one mile and three furlongs, third, stakes £2O. Poverty Bay Turf Club’s Wintei’ Meeting at Te Aroha, Herries Hack and Hunters’ Hurdle Handicap, about one and three-quarter miles, second division, first, stakes £llO. Waikato Racing Club’s Winter Meeting, Melville Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase, about two and a half miles, first, stake'' £2”'3. AucL.’and Racing Club’s

Great Northern 'Steeplechase Meeting, First ©ay, Great Northern Steeplechase Handicap, about three and three-quarter miles, fell. Wellington Racing Club’s Winter Meeting, First Day, Mariri Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase, about two and a half miles, unplaced; (Second: Day, Corunna Hack Hurdles, one and three-quarter miles, unplaced. Manawatu-Rangi-tikei Hunt Club’s Combined Steeplechase Meeting at Awapuni, Combined Hunts Cup 'Steeplechase, about two and a half miles, unplaced.’ Pakuranga Hunt Club’s Annual Meeting at Ellerslie, Hunt Cup, about three miles, fourth, stake £5O. Taranaki Hunt Club’s Victory Meeting at New Plymouth, Combined Hunt Cup Handicap, about two ?.nd a half miles, unplaced. Thames Jockey Club’s (Spring Meeting at'Paeroa. Maramarua Hack and Hunters’ 'Steeplechase, first, stake £2OO. Ohinemuri Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting, Maramarua 'Steeples, about two and a half mile's, first, stake £220. Waikato Hunt Club’s Annual Meeting at Cambridge, Waikato Hunt Cup, about three miles,- unplaced. 1946 . Auckland Racing Club’s Easter Meeting, Hack’ Hurdles, unplaced. Ohinemuri Jockey Club’s Second Autumn Meeting, Hauraki 1 Plains Hack and Hunters’ 'Steeplechase, about two and a half miles, first, stake £2'2o. Waikato Racing Club’s Winter Meeting, First Day, 'Steeples, unplaced; Second Day, -Steeples, unplaced.- Auckland 'Racing Club’s Great Northern Meeting, First Day, 'Penrose Hurdles, one and three-quar-ter miles, unplaced; (Second 1 IDa/Great Northern Steeples, about three and three-quarter miles, fell and broke his back. New Battle started in 42 races, securing five firsts, one second, five thirds, and one fourth which carried stake money. Throughout his whole racing career be fell only twice, the first in the Great Northeim Steeplechase in 1’94?5 at the second' fence on top of the hill and his second fall was last Monday when he crashed at the last fence in the straight while lying fourth some distance behind Abbey Lu.