SPORTING

Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 221, 18 September 1944, Page 3

SPORTING

ALRIGHT BEAT MASTER TED IN WANGANUI GUINEAS INDIAN SPORT AND WHACKIE WIN BIG HANDICAPS GOOD DAY FOR TOPWEIGHTS The feature of Saturday’s racing at Wanganui on Saturday was the success of the favourites which won six races. In the Guineas the Inflation—Damaris gelding, Alright, beat Master Ted whose chances were not improved by having to cover extra ground on the home turn. There were showers during the day but the conditions otherwise were fairly good with the going favouring the mudlarks. There was a fcood attendance and the totalisator handled £32,684 10s, compared with £40,757 on the second day at Marton last year. The total for the meeting was £60,241 10s, as against £73,580. Siglow Shines. In the Gonville Hurdles Siglow ran on better than he had done on the first day and won fairly well from Ascot Bloom, Siglow was in front fairly early in the contest, and was going very freely nearing the straight. Ascot Bloom had been well back early and this time finished on nicely to be within half a neck of Siglow at the winning post. Greek Effort, always prominent, weakened in the straight, and Blue Title, who ran a fair race, cut him out of third money. The Champ fell at' the second hurdle. - * Ann Bank Too Good. Ann Bank was too good for the very weak lot which contested the Apprentice Jockeys’ Hack Handicap. She soon took the lead and though challenged at the entrance to the straight by Breezealong held her off to win by three'l .alters of a length. Penwilt was a poor tnird and Etianthus fourth. The Guineas. The Guineas was regarded as a match between Master Ted and Alright and so it proved, with Alright prevailing. Tifox led along the back by several lengths and at the three furlongs Master Ted was alongside him on the outer. On the turn Tifox hung out, taking Master Ted with him and allowing Alright to come through next the rails. Alright gained a further advantage when. Master Ted and Tifox collided at the distance, and in the end Alright won by threequarters of a length. Third place went to Tifox, but hers was a poor third. Comrade was fourth. Easy for Reorapa. Reorapa was a short priced favourite for the Trial Handicap and he maintained the winning sequence for favourites. The field had not gone far before h had taken complete charge. Desert Victory, Jackels, Battle Royal, Dawn Flight and Manutere followed him into the straight but had no chance with him and Reorapa won decisively by four lengths from Desert Victory with Dawn Flight three lengths away third and Battle Royal was. fourth. Another for Indian Sport. Peter's Choice carried more money than Indian Sport in the Higgie Handicap but he was beaten into third place. Indian Sport quickly found his feet when the barrier went up and he led early from Alchemy, Voltaire, Peter s Choice, Kinsman and Broiviene. There was not much change at the five except that Broiviene had moved up to Peter’s Choice behind Indian Sport and Alchemy. The field was bunched at the home turn with Indian Sport, Alchemy and Peter’s Choice still the most prominent. In the run to the judge Indian Sport hung on well and he won nicely by half a length from Alchemy with Peter’s Choice only half a neck further away. Kinsman was close up fourth. Broiviene weakened over the last bit and Voltaire was never dangerous. Merger Upset Calculations. The best dividend of the day was returned by the Awapuni-trained gelding, Merger, in the Moutoa Hack Handicap. There were twelve starters and Merger was seventh in the betting order, the favourite being Sovereign Dad. Merger led at the five from Shassallee and Sovereign Lad, Hulabaloo, Martial Note and Verify. Singing Hills, last early, improved his position approaching the faxturn axxd the order into the straight was Mergfer and* Sovereign Lad from Hulabaloo, Martial Note, Shassallee, Singing Hills and War Effort. The finish was a good one but Merger stuck on gamely and wolf well by a length from Martial Note which just beat Hulabaloo for second. Singing Hills was close up fourth and Sovereign Lad and War Effort were next. Verify broke down. Great Performance by Whackie. Whackie, despite the steadier of 10.4, was favourite for the Owen Handicap. He was in front most of the way and as he drew away in the straight to win decisively he gave the public thrill. He was roundly applauded as he returned to the birdcage. Lady Agora was slow away and when the held had settled down the. order was Whackie from Plato Lad, Theolateral, Black Plato and Park Light. Whackie led round the home turn irom Plato- Lad, Black Plato, Theolateral and Cramond Bay and once into the straight Plato Lad and Black Plato issued good challenges. Whackie, however, shook them olf and drew right away to win oy nearly three lengths from Black Plato who beat Plato Lad by well over a length. Cramond Bay was iourili followed by Park Light and Theolateral. Royal Heir Won As He Liked. Royal Heir won the last race as he liked and he was the sixth favourite to win during the day. Saludos was left and within a furlong Royal Heir was leading from Waipero, Dancing Water, Kilarney Boy, Silver Note and Manutere, the last three being in line. Royal Heir took them along at a good clip to the home turn where his nearest attendants were Waipero,’ Dancing Water, Silver Note, Manutere and Kilarney Boy. Royal Heir was a clear leader and he increased the margin in the run home, winning easily by four lengths from Kilarney Boy who beat Waipero by a length. was fourth and Silver Note next. Results:— GONVILLE HACK HURDLES, £200; about 13 miles. 1 SIGLOW, 11.2 (A. Lord) 1 5 Ascot Bloom, 9.7 (R. B. Ireland) .. 2 4 Blue Title, 9.8 (R. Howell) 3 Also: 3 Greek Effort, 6 The Champ, 2 Tideover, 7 Lady Midian. Greek Effort was fourth. Half a neck; two lengths. Time, 3.15 2-5. (Winner trained by Mr. R. J. Gardiner,- Greenmeadows.) APPRENTICES’ HANDICAP, £200; 71 furlongs. 1 ANN BANK, 8.4 (G. ivil) 1 5 Breezealong, 8.2 (11. Pearce) .... 2 4 Penwilt, 8.0 (A. Johnson) 3 Also: 3 Hunting Comet, 6 Kathey, 2 Lady Bev, 7 Etianthus. Etianthus was fourth. Half a length; six lengths. Time, 1.32 3-5. (Winner trained by Messrs. Benge and Callahan, Wanganui.) WANGANUI GUINEAS, £500; 1 mile. 1 ALRIGHT (Mr. L. G. Paul), by Inflation—Damaris, 8.10 (S. Waddell) 1 2 Master Ted, 8.10 (W. J. Broughton) 2 3 Tifox, 8.10 (L. J. Clutterbuck) .... 3 Also: 5 Apocalypse, 4 Stony Broke, 6 Comrade. Comrade was fourth. Threequarteres of a length; four lengths. Time, 1.43 2-5. TRIAL HACK HANDICAP, £200; 71 furlongs. 1 REORAPA, 8.11 (W. E. Carter) .. 1 2 Desert Victory, 7.10 (W. J. Broughton) 2 4 Dawn Flight, 7.7 (K. Chote) 3 Also: 2 Battle Royal (bi-acketed with Desert Victory), 6 Jackels, 7 Master Francis, 5 Miss Corvette, 3 Manutere. Battle Royal was fourth. Four lengths; three lengths. Time, 1.32. (Winner trained by Mr. .R. J. Jeffares, Taradale.) HIGGIE HANDICAP, £300; 11 miles. 2 INDIAN SPORT, 8.6 (W. J. Mudford) 1 5 Alchemy, 7.3 (A. G. Waddell) .... 2 1 Peter’s Choice, 8.2 (S. Waddell) .. 3 Also: 4 Broiveine, 6 Voltaire, 3 Kinsman. Kinsman was fourth. Half a length; half a neck. Time, 2.12. (Winner trained by K. Quinlivan, Hastings.) MOUTOA HACK HANDICAP, £200; 9 furlongs. 7 MERGER, 7.0 (H. Pearce) 1 2 Martial Note, 8.6 (W. J. Broughton) 2 3 Hulabaloo, 8.4 (A. G. Waddell) .... 3 Also: 1 Sovereign Lad, 6 War Effort, 10 Martene, 4 Verify, 5 Singing Hills, 8 Shassallee, 11 Amatory, 12 First Role, 9 Stipulation. Singing Hills was fourth. Length; head. Time, 2.0 2-5. (Winner trained by J. J. Waller, Awapuni.) OWEN HANDICAP, £260; 6 furlongs. 1 WHACKIE, 10.4 (W. J. Broughton) 1

SENSATIONAL DIVIDEND AT ASHBURTON JOHN GRIGG STAKES TO PICCOLO (Per Press Association.) ASHBURTON, Sept. 16. At the Ashburton spring meeting on Saturday a sensational dividend was paid by Night Robe in the Penscroft Handicap of over £4OO for a win and nearly £IOO a place. There was only £5 invested on the win machine and £9 on the place machine. The weather was fine and the course in excellent condition. The totalisator handled £33,723 10s as against £26,616 last year. COUNTY HURDLES, £200; 11 miles and 200 yards. 3-2 MAGGIORE, 11.1 (Barr) 3 1-1 Tatting, 9.12 (Corboy) 2 7-8 Norse, 9.6 (K. Ford) 3 Scr.: Asti’os, The Vulture, Waitoru, Roman Son. Two lengths; half a length. Time, 2.52 2-5. NOVICE STAKES, £150; 6 furlongs. 1-1 PENSACOLA, 8.0 (L. J. Ellis) .. 1 3-2 Weld Cona, 8.0 (B. Brodie) .... 2 9-10 Rahii’i, 8.0 (C. H. ,Mackie) .... 3 Scr.: Lord Roland, Count Roger (formerly Pharos), Chelton, Legal Right. Two lengths; one length. Time, 1.13 1-5. SELMA TROT, £220; 2 miles. 1-1 TRAVERSE, scr. (B. Gx'ice) .... 1 9-9 Water Ranger, scr. (O’Reilly) .. 2 7-6 Pencarrow, scr. (.McCormick) .. 3 All started. Twelve lengths; one length. Times, 4.30 4-5, 4.33 4-5, 4.34. ASHBURTON, HANDICAP, £400; li miles. 3 FINDON, car. 7.5 (C. H. Mackie) .. 3 1 Kevin, 9.0 (W. Ellis) 2 4 Irish Note, 7.6 (A. Messervy) .... 3 Also: Foxchase. Length; a neck. Time, - JOHN GRIGG STAKES, £350; 7 furlongs. 3-3 PICCOLO, 8.10 (Messervy) .... 1 1- Air Ace, 8.10 (Stokes) 2 2- Beau Cheval, 8.10 (W. F . Ellis) 3 Scr.: Double Cross, St. Joachim, Weld Cona, Quick Rise, Takuta. Half a head; two lengths. Time, 1.26 2-5. PENSCROFT HACK HANDICAP, £200; 1 mile. 19-21 NIGHT ROBE, 7.S (H. Ford) .. 1 3- Varfort, 7.7 (Wilson) 2 9-9 Lyndon Lea, 8.2 (Stokes) 3 Scr.: The Vulture, King Burn. Half a length; same. Time, 1.39 2-5. SPRING HANDICAP, £250; 7 furlongs. 1- JOHN GAY, 7.0 (Wilson) 1 2- John o’ London, 8.6 (Nuttall) .. 2 5-5 Hearth, 8.3 (Crombie) 3 Scr.: Sascha. Head; three lengths. Time, 1.25 1-5. RAKAIA TROT HANDICAP, £240; li miles. 1- TRAVERSE, 72 (Hooper) 1 4- Lucky Loyal, scr. (Butt) 2 2- Caledonian Girl, scr. (Pringle) .. 3 Scr.: Characteristic, 'Netherby. Six lengths; one length. Times, 3.19 3-5, 3.21 1-5, 3.21 3-5. FOXTON HANDICAPS Handicaps for the Foxton Racing Club’s meeting at Awapuhi next Saturday have been declared by Mr. W. P. F. Russell as under:—

3 Black Plato, 8.13 (L. J. Clutterbuck) 2 6 Plato Lad, 7.0 (H. Pearce) 3 Also: 7 Lady Acorn, 4 Theolateral, 9 Lord Cavendish, 5 Park Light, 8 Sunblaze, 2 Cramond Bay. Cramond Bay was fourth. Three lengths; two lengths. Time, 1.16 2-5. (Winner trained by 11. Dulieu, New Plymouth.) SPRING HACK HANDICAP, £200; 6 furlongs. 1 ROYAL HEIR, 9.4 (W. J. Mudford) 3 4 Kilarney Boy, 7.0 (G. Ivil) t 3 Waipero, 5.3 (K. Chote) 3 Also: 2 Silver Note, 8 Sleevelink, 6 Dancing Water, 5 Saludos, 7 Manutere. Manutere was fourth. Four lengths; length. Time. 1.17. (Winner trained by I. T. Tinsley, Greenmeadows.)

PATAKA HACK HL'RDLES, £225; 13 miles. Siglow 11 10 The Champ 9 4 Lightfair Sporting Gold 9 Anglo-Irish 10 b Tideover 9 Flying Hawk 10 4 Pern 9 l Kinsman 10 2 The Whipper 9 0 Colonel Phalaria 0 10 0 Pome Rule 9 0 Greek Effort 12 Old Glory 9 u Ascot Bloom 9 10 Lady Midian 9 0 Po-Huka 9 9 Light Blue Title 9 8 Moments 9 0 Gold Bridge 9 Te Ranui 9 0 FOXTON TWO-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP, £15( ; 5 furlongs. Coronach Colt 8 Masquerade 8 1 Lord Coronach 8 Akil io 8 Submission g. 8 8 0 Reversion 8 b Duplicity X Master Robin 8 Sona 8 Yasda 8 Affinity 8 0 Controller 8 Drambuie 12 Royal Fair 8 b Army Beau Jewel 8 b 7 12 Pallas Athene 8 4 Caudal 7 12 FOXTON CUP, £500; li miles. Battledress 9 7 6 Rink 9 3 Alchemy 7 4 It dian Sport Kinsman 7 Y ogi X Siglow 7 3 Don Quex 8 11 Fcxcatcher 7 2 Classforru. Broiveine Voltaire j Sovereign Lad 2 -t 7 11 7 Flahuluk Y'ar Effort 7 0 Fiddler’s Observatory 7 Green 7 MOTUITI HACK £200; 7 furlongs. Kincrop 9 U SI: er wood Martial Note S Forest 7 7 Foxcover 8 li Pox el! a 7 V Matador 9 Penwilt 7 Solver 8 Greek Honour 7 Financial 8 Nightward 7 7 Phoenix War Credit 8 8 4 Dancing Water 7 7 Silver Note 8 4 Drake’s Drum 7 V Sandy Bay 8 Mary Jo V 7 The Grand 8 Old Jock 7 Sporting Gold 7 12 Signal Light 7 7 7 Old Jo 7 7 Tifox 7 9 Saludos 7 7 Moutoa Lad Bi eezealong 7 7 8 Etianthus 7 V AWAHOL HACK, £250; 11 miles. Alright 9 7 Observatory 7 12 Sovereign Lad Mynet 7 12 Hakim 9 l-esert Victory I 1 Martial Note 8 Burma 7 10 Monmouth 8 7 Hoodiki 7 1(1 War Effort 8 6 7 ITulabaloo 8 First Role 7 Merger 8 Manutere 7 7 Silvio 8 Sival 7 7 Singing Hills 8 0 7 ; High Morale 8 Te Ranui 7 7 Squeers S Gay Lena V 7 Verify 7 Dinbar / Royal Pageant 7 13 Etianthus 7 Dash up 7 13 ROBINSON HANDICAP, £300; 7 furlongs. Whackie 10 9 Patu-Po 7 5 Sir Bradbury 9 b Vivid Night 7 Master Dash 8 y Kinsman 3 Tara King 8 Master Ted 7 2 Flying Ace 8 Tideless 1 Virtuoso 8 7 Jonathan Jo 7 13 Srnblaze 0 Theolateral 7 12 Cramond Bay 7 0 Caithness 12 Foreign Coin 7 0 Lady Aeora 7 11 Kaitoa 7 Foxcateher 7 lo Intense 7 0 Happy Ending Duality 7 . 8 Farlato 7 0 7 8 WHARANGI HACK, £200; 6 furlongs Reorapa 9 5 Mysterious Kincrop 9 0 Melody 7 Greek Art 7 Sir. Boswell 8 8 Apocalypse 7 Tintern 8 G'ol(J Shoes 7 Waipero Gown 7 Sandy Bay 8 Te Wanaka 7 Silver Note 4 7 7 Squeers 8 4 Red Foil 7 7 Seropouri Theioway 7 7 Bay Robe 8 3 •7 Hula Chief 8 2 Strategical 7 Lady Nahleen 8 Mine Ilei 7 Carthage 8 Theorist 7 7 Palanui 7 Fcxella 7 < IJoodiki 7 Gold Quest 7 9 Dancing Moutoa Lad 7 8 Leybourne 7 7 Toa- iti 7 7 Dileas 7 All Red Colt 7 7 7 Manutere 7 7 Battle Royal 7 7 Stenelaus 7 7 Stony Broke 7 7 The Tosser Sir Raleigh V 7 7