HUNT AND WHIPPET CLUBS COMBINE

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6671, 26 July 1928, Page 12

HUNT AND WHIPPET CLUBS COMBINE

Excellent Meeting Held at Te Matai LARGE ATTENDANCE RECORDED Favoured by excellent conditions the Manawatu Hunt Club and Manawatu Whippet Racing Club conjointly ran a most successful meeting yesterday at To Matai on tho property of Mr. T. Roulston and the late S. R. Lancaster’s estate kindly lent for tho purpose. The course for the steeplechase events was in perfect order the ground being in an ideal statcs for racing. JS T o serious mishaps marred the enjoyable afternoon’s sport. The track for the whippet races, some two hundred yards long, had been carefully prepared and was in excellent condition. Events were run with a dispatch which showed the greatest of harmony between the kindred sporting bodies. That both branches of sports were popular was manifest by tile large attendance, estimated at being well over the twelve hundred mark. The ideal weather conditions put the finishing touch to a splendid afternoon’s enjoynfent, tho many patrons generally ■ expressing their appreciation of the* excellent sport provided. The officials for the afternoon were ns follows: Steeplechase Officials. . Hon. judge, Mr. J, Cameron; hon. starter, Mr. R. E. Hatch; hon. clerk,of scales Mr C. G. Wood;' hon. assistant clerk’of scales, Mr, Don Scott; hon. clerk of the course, Mr. H. R. Lancaster; committee, the Hunt General Committee; judicial mmittoe, Messrs R. A. McKenzie, D. B. McEwen, E. Wood, J. D. Baimer, W. J. Fry; secretary, Mr Wm. McKenzie. Whippet Racing Officials. Judges, Messrs S. W. Oliver, C. H. Whitehead, , S. Waugh; stipendiary stewards, Messrs P. Duucalf, H. R. Thorburn, C. Hausmann; time-keepers, Messrs L. Cimino, N. D. Stuoos, A. E. Ekstedt; clerk of course, Mr, F. Cousins; starter, Mr. E. Aisher; secretary, Mr. A. R. Clifle. Detailed results were as WHIPPET RACES. Juvenile Handicap, 120 yards: First Heat —Mr. C.. Aitchison Is. Gold Dust (12yds) 1; Mr. A. Oliver’s Kiltie (20yds) 2. Also started: Mr. L. Oliver’sLaughing Prince (4yds), Mr. W. Sherrill’s Bonny Doon and. Princess Peggy (20yds), Miss iD. Mullins ‘ Limerick (20yds). Time 9 l-ssec. V Second heat—Mr. C. Brown’s Chips (12yds) 1; Mr. E. Robinson’s Beau Gcstc (20yds) 2. Also started; Mr, E. R, Wimsctt’s Trixie (11yds), Mr. H. Headley’s Elopement' (20yds), M r - W. Sherriffi’s Patsy (22yds). . Kdtinka was scratched. Time, lOsec. Third heat —Mr. E. Thwaites’ Hot Stuff (16yds) 1; Mr. W. Sherrill’s Checker (20yds) 2. Also started: Mrs E. Barnes’ Tripaway (12yds),- Mr. L. Giorgi’s Lady Jane (22yds), Mr, W. Crystall’s Peggy’s Pride (22yds), Mr. A. Ballard’s Full of Tricks Time, 9 4-ssecs. Final—Mr. G. Aitchison’s Gold Bust (Prince Comedy—Pepper imp.), T2yda 1; Mr. E. Thwaites’ Hot-Stuff, 16yds 2. Time, 9sec. A very close finish. Te Matai Hurdles, 140 yards: V Mr. W. Sherriffl’s Cayenne. (YoungArgyle imp.—Pepper imp.), scr. 1; Mr. L. Oliver’s Laughing Prince 2. Also started: Mr; C; Aitchison’s Tea .801 l (rfyds) and Gold Dust (16yds), Mr. C. Brown’s Chips (19yds). Laughing Eyes was scratched. Gold Dust finished first but had run off tho course. Time, 12,3-ssee. Lancaster Handicap, 150 yards: First heat—Mr. C. Aitchison’s Gold Dust (18yds) 1, Mrs L. Oliver ’s Verawyne (yds) 2. Also started; Mr. W. Sherriff’s Cayenne (scr), Mrs Remington’s Remind (Iyd), ML A. Ballard’s Pull -of Tricks (25yds). Kiltie was scratched. Time, 11 2-ssec. Second heat —Mr. L. Oliver’s Laughing Prince (syds) 1, Mr. C. Aitchison’s Tea Bell (12yds) 2. Also started: Mrs E. Barnes’ Tripaway (17yds), Mr. E. Thwaites’ Hot Stuff (20yds), Mr. 11. Headley’s Elopement (25yds), Mr. E. R. Wimsett’s Trixie (15yds). Time, 11 2-ssec. Final —Mr. C. Aitchison’s Gold Dust (Princo Comedy imp.—Popper imp.) 1, Mr. L. Oliver’s Laughing . Prince 2. Time, llscc. fiUNTERS’ EVENTS. MANAWATU HD NT HEAVY-J. WEIGHT POINT-TO-POINT STEEPLECHASE, about 24 miles. Minimum weight 13st.:. Mr G. V. Shannon’s TEREHU (L. Little)-.. .. ,1 Mr K. M. Duncan’s TROUBLE (K. M. Duncan) ............ 2 Mr A. A. Hobson’s FLASHLIGHT ; (A. Hobson) .. 3 Also started: Mr. A. T. Gatrell’s Sir Apa, Mr J. Cameron’s Aintress, Mrs Butherfurd’s Hilloullus. Won by 25 lengths, third horse a furlong back. There was no time taken. KIWITEA LIGHTWEIGHT POINT-TO-POINT STEEPLECHASE. About 24 miles. Minimum weight 11.7; Mr J. J. Waller’s SCRAP IRON (J. J. Waller) 1 Mr. A. T. Gatrell’s RISK (N, Duncan) .. ~ 2 Mr. W. W. -Wilson’s MODE (N. W. Wilson) 3 Also started: Mr. T. Goodwin’s Abasan, Mr. F. S. Meßoth’s Pangclly, Mr. C. A. Banks’s Lady Bolwill, Mr. W, TV Bailey’s Hats Off, Mr. A. Sexton’s Ju Jazz, Messrs Trotter and Shannon’s

Calculation, Mr ®. E. Hatch’s Del Sarto, Mr W. Scott’s Glad Eye. Won by threeifuarters of a length, a length between second' and third. ' NEWBURY OPEN STEEPLECHASE, Mr,C. ti. Bull’s OMAHXJ ...... 1 Mr H. H. Doyle’s CAPTAIN WAI 2 'Mr M. E. Wood's SUNAET .. '.. ... ; 3 Won by. three and a-half lengths, six lengths between , second and third. 'Scratched: Askari, Trouble, Scornful, Padriah, Tcrchu. CONSOLATION. STEEPLECHASE. About 2 miles. Minimum weight y 12.7:' , ■ . , ' Mr W. T. Bailey’s HATS OPP (S. J.'Bailey) .. •• .. .. • • •• •• 1 Mr R. E. Hatch’s DEL SARTO (S. 1 McGreal) .. .. •• .’. •• •• '2 Mr W Scott’s GLAD 1 EYE (owner) 3 Won by one and a-half lengths. Miss Kutherfurd’s Padriah (G. Perrett) also started, but lost his rider at the end of the first .time round, ■ After the last event, Mr. D. B. MeEwcn vice-president of the Mahawatu Hunt* Club presented the splendid trophies to the. successful owners and riders in the steeplechase events,. ■ Cheers, for the owners, the ‘riders, and the property owners were' heartily given, bringing a happy and successful gathering to a fitting close.