DUNEDIN MEETING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20893, 8 June 1931, Page 7

DUNEDIN MEETING.

EVENTFUL STEEPLECHASE.

RACE AWARDED TO TUNAMOE

WIN FOR SALMO SALAR,

[liv TELEGRAPH. —PIIESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, Saturday.

The Dunedin Jockey Club's Winter Meeting win concluded today. The weather was showery, and I lie track was heavy as a result of rain and snow the previous day. The attendance wns moderate. Tile totnlisator handled £12,221 for the day, compared with £17,550 for the third day last year, making a total for the meeting of £41.783. compared with £(',0.804 last year. Results were:—

TAHUMA STEEPLECHASE, Of £110: 2 miles 1 fur. 4—CULTIVATOR, 9.0 CBenlc) .. ,-. 1 I—UMTALI, 10.2 (Walker) .. ..2 3—HEATIIETI I,AD, 10.12 (Anderton) 3 Also Started.—2 Tractariail, 11.5: 5 Kaikahu, 10.2 (fell); G Star Tractor, 0.1; 4 Koremata. 9.0, orackeled with Cultivator (lost rider): 7 Good Gift, 9.0 (baulked). Cultivator joined Unitali and Star Tractor in the lead going down the back the last time and camo on to win in a good finish by half-a-lengtb, with 10 lengths between second and third. Star Tractor was fourth. Time, 5m 9s. ALDWORTH HANDICAP, Of *'l2s; 1J miles. G—SPANISH MAID. 7.7 (A. Eastwood) 1 1-TIIE SMUGGLER, 9.13 (Pope) .. 2 3—SAILING HOME, 8.10 (Voiglit) .. "3 Also Started.—2 Ballance, 9.3; 9 Leading Boy, S.O; 7 Shipshape. 8.3; 8 Baby Bliss, 8.0; 5 High Speed, 7.11; .4 Felony, 7.10; 10 Palmary, 7.7 Sailing Home and Spanish Maid were joined by The Smuggler as they turned for home. In a good finish Spanish Maid got tho verdict by a neck, with a neck between second and third. Ballance. who made up a lot of ground, was fourth. Time, 2m 17 3-ss. KING GEORGE HANDICAP, Of £300; 1J miles. 4—SALMO SALAR, 8.2 (B. Brodie) .. 1 I—PUNCHESTOWN, 7.4 (A. Eastwood) 2 G—NIGHT MATD, 7.1 (McEwan) .. 3 Also Started.—3 Mount- Boa, 9.0; 5 Charmaine, 8.11; 7 Ball Dress. 5.2; 2 Wingatui, 7.7. Punchestown and Ball Dress were' '" i first to turn for home, followed by Ni; >. Maid. Salmo Salar put in a strong claj and, ridden out, beat Punchestown by a head. Night Maid was nearly four lengths away and Wingatui was next. Time. "2ni 14 4-ss, GREENFIELD HURDLES, Of £200; 13 miles. 2—ALADDIN, 9.11 (Kerr) ... 1 I—MEMBO, 10.10 (Trillo) ... r. 2 3—CAMISADER,' 9.4 (Voiglit) .. ..3 Also Started.—G G uncase. 4 Oriflamb, 0.2; 5 High Gear, 7 Captain's Gift, 9.0. Aladdin and Camisader made all the running and turned for home together. Membo challenged in the straight, hut Aladdin won by a short length, with Camisader three lengths away and High Gear next. Time, 3m 28a EMPIRE HANDICAP, Of £150; G fur. 3—MASTER ANOMALY. 7.10 (C. Eastwood) .. 1 4—WAVING CORN. 7.13 (Dwyer). .. 2 S—ROYAL SAXON. 8.11 (Voiglit) .. 3 Also Started.—l Palermo, 9.9; 2 Assemble, 7.10; G Aspiring, 7.8. Master Anomaly led throughout and won nicely by a long neck, half-a-length between second and third. Assemble was fourth. Time, lm 20a. DUNEDIN STEEPLECHASE, Of £200; 2s miles. 4—TUNAMOE. 0.13 (Trillo) . r , 1 S—KAPUNA, 10.12 (Hunt) 2 7—VALVES, 9.3 (Beale) 3 Also Started.—3 Radiac, 11.4; 0 Fabriano. 10.13; 1 Snowfall. 10.12; 2 West Dome, 9.10. Snowfall and West Dome fell at the post and rails a mile from home, bringing down Radiac, and leaving Tunamoo and Kapuna well clear. In the run home Kapuna won by a head. Valves being 10 length* away. Fabriano was next. As a result of an inquiry, however, the race was awarded to Tunamoe and Hunt was disqualified for six months for boring. Trillo was fined £2 for using the whip 011 Kapuna. Time, 5m 49 °-5s DOMAIN HANDICAP, Of linOl 0 fur. 4_WINSOME HIND. 8.12 (Covcney) 1 7-GENTEEL. 8.0 (Austin) ... ■ ... 2. 2—WATER POWER. 5.13 (Hogdn) .. 3 Also Started.—9 Itkley. 9.3: 1 C'onsono, 0.2: 2 Traction, 7.13, bracketed with Water Power! 8 Kerbside, 8.11 j 5 Miss Redowa. 0 Tea Urn, 8.8; 7 Tippling, 8.4, bracketed with Genteel: 3 Rosewood. 8.4: 11 Coroner, 10 Spanish Maid, 12 Dressy, 7.13. Winsomo Hind led into the straight and in the run home'stalled off Genteel (o win by a short half-a-length, with Water Power half-a-length away, and Miss Redowa fourth. Time, lm 19 3-ss. FAREWELL HANDICAP, Of £125 ; 7 fur. C—WAVING CORN, 8.8 (Jennings) rr. 1 I—RASCAL, 8.13 (Carmont) r. 2 3—RIN TIN TIN, B.G (Powe.il) .. '..3 Also Started.—4 Red Boa, 9.8; 7 Ranelagh, 8.13; 2 Greenawiiy, B.G; 5 Topero, 8.0; 8 Shortly, 7.12; 9 Ramesca, 7.10; 10 Impertinence, 7.7. Grcenaway, Waving Corn and Kin Tin Tin and Rascal wns the order into the straight. Waving Corn came on to win by half-a-length, with a length between second and third. Red Boa was fourth. lane, lm 345. JOCKEY DISQUALIFIED. PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS. DECISION OF STEWARDS. [llY TELEGRAPH.—OWN. COIUIEBrONDEN'T.] DUNEDIN. Saturday. The Dunedin Steeplechase to-day provided a sensation. After the throe best-supported candidates Snowfall. West Dome and Radiac fell at the aamo fence a mile from home. Kapuna and Tunamoe went on to fight out the contest. They raced abreast for practically Ihe remainder of the journey, and jumped the last fence together. Kapuna bore out Tunamoe during a neck to neck finish Tho rider of tho latter had recourse to uso his whip twice on Kup una. to keep, him from crowding his mount, outside the fence, and tho outcome was that Kapuna gained a head verdict. After an inquiry, the stewards decided to reverse the placings, and disqualified L. Hunt, rider of Kapuna for six months. They also fined N. Trillo, Tunainoe's pilot, £2 for tho illegal use of tho whip. INJURIES TO L. J. ELLIS. [llY TEI.EGKAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] DUNEDIN, Saturday. L. J. Ellis is out of action for the remainder of tho season owing to a fractuVe. of the thigh and severe head injuries, received as a result of Topero falling in the conclldinf? event on the first day, o£ the Dunedin meeting. " ,• It was considered at tho time that tho mishap was caused by a straying dog, which was in evidence on tho course during the afternoon, but the inquiry satisfied the stewards that although the dog was in the vicinity, it was not responsible for the fall, which was considered to be purely accidental

WAIKATO RACING CLUB. The Waikato Racing Club's Winter Meeting will be held ut Te Rapa next Saturday and Monday, jumping events forming a feature of (be programme, Reduced prices of admission will operate. Handicaps will appear to-morrow, and acceptances will close at 9 p.m. ou Wednesday with the secretary, Mr. E. H. O'Meara, Hamilton, or Messrs Blomfield and Company, Auckland.

'"■ TROTTING FIXTURES. Juno 13—Ashburton Trotting Club. June 20, 22—Auckland Trotting Club.