RACING AT TIMARU

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21249, 1 August 1932, Page 7

RACING AT TIMARU

SOUTH CANTERBURY HUNT LORD RANALD'S VICTORY SUCCESS OF WATER POWER [by TELEGRAPH —PRESS association] TIMARU, Snturdny The South Canterbury Hunt Club's steeplechase meeting waß held to-day in fino sunny weather. There was a satisfactory attendance and tl.io totalisator handled £7OBO, ngainst £B3OI 10s Inst year. The track was slightly holding after rain earlier in the week, but the steeplechaso course provided excellent going for winter. Results:— HADLOW HACK AND HUNTERS' HURDLES. Of £80; 1$ miles. S—DAINTY WAYS, 9.S (11. Turner) . . 1 I—FULL MEASURE, 10.9 (G. Holland) 2 2 RAMESES, 9.11 (Anderton) . . .3 Also Started,—3 Camisader, 10.4; 4 Nine of Spades, 9.3; G Night Attire. 9 0. I'our lengths; two lengths. Time, 2m 55 4-ss. PAREORA ' HACK HANDICAP, Of £GO; C fur. I—ADULT, 8.0 (L. J. Ellis) . . . . 1 4—TRAYLAVAH. 8.5 (A. E. Didliam) . . 2 3—PRINCE TRACTOR, 8.0 (J. Dooley) 3 Also Started.—2 leeni. 8.9; 5 Congo, 8.0. Length ; length and a-half. Time, lm 18 3-ss. teschemaker hunt cup STEEPLECHASE, Of £9O; about 2i miles. I—DEPORTMENT. 11.10 (Salt) . . . . 1 4—PETERETTE, 9.7 (P. Langford) . . 2 2—SIR RICHARD, 10.9 (J. Kerr) . . 3 Also Started.—s Oriflamb, 11.11; 3 Heather Lad. 10.13; G Royal Lund, 10.2; 7 Marco polo, 9.7. Two lengths; three lengths. Time, 5m 3G 4-ss. SOUTH CANTERBURY STEEPLECHASE, Of £100; about, 21 miles. S—LORD RANALD, 10.8 (W. Scobie) . . 1 a—HIGH PITCH, 10.12 (R. Benle) . . 2 4—NYLOTIS, 9.10 (V. Langford) . . .. 3 Also Started.—o Snowfall, ll.Gi 1 Lucess, 11.2; 7 Calham, 2 Lancer, 10.5; 10 Apache, 9.10; 11 The Babe, 8 Diamond Jack, 8 Graball, 9.0. Two lengths; 10 lengths. Time, 5m 27 2-ss. WASH DYKE TROT, Of £7O; saddle; limit 3.15; 15 miles. 2—LITTLE CLAIRE, limit- (D. C. Watts) 1 .'(—DESERT MAIDEN, limit (Eraser) . . 2 I—ESSAY, limit (M. Holmes) .. 3 Also Started.—4 Royal Wrack, 8 Great Seaman, 7 Lena Thorpe, G Valehend, 5 Tollgate, limit; 8 Doll Dance, 24yds bhd. Six lengths; 50 yards. Times: 3m 31 2-sa, 3m 375, 3m 42 2-ss. LEVELS HACK HANDICAP, Of £CO; 1 mile 35yds. I—MERRY PEEL, 9.G (A. E. Ellis) .. 1 4—SILVER, SALVER, 8.1 (Mackie) .. 2 I—TRAYLAVAH, 8.0 (Jenkins) . . . . 3 The second and third horses wore bracketed. Also Started.—G First Song, 8.9; 3 Appeal, 5 Academy, 2 Denise, 7 Pharaoh,- 8.0. Three lengths; neck. Time, lm 50 1-58. HUNTERS' PLATE, Of £00; 11 miles. S—PETERETTE, 10.7 (V. Lengford) .. 1 9—NINE OF SPADES. 11.3 (Mackie) . . 2 G—RAMESES, 11.13 (Anderton) .. ..3 Also Started.—2 Some Acre, 11.11; 4 Night Parade, 11.9- 3 Fair Exchange. ll.G; 1 I'resh Breeze, 11.1; 8 Congo, 10.8; 7 Pleasant Point, 10.7. or Three lengths; length. Tinje, 2m 2- 3-ss. CLAREMONT HANDICAP, Of £3O; 1 mile 35yds. 2—WATER POWER, 8.9 (B. H. Brodie) 1 I—RAVINE, 8.9 (R. E. Coveny) . . .. 2 4 —GIGGLES WICK, B.G (E. Ludlow) . . 3 Also Started.—3 Taboo, B.G; 7 Some To2, 8.3; 5 First Raid, G High Court. 8.0. Length; three lengths. Time, lm 48 2-ss. NOTES ON THE RACING STEEPLES WINNER LAME FRESH BREEZE BREAKS DOWN [I!Y TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday The Hadlow Hack and Hunters' Hurdles served to introduce iv smart novice in the. West Coast-owned Dainty Ways, who led throughout. The favourite. Full. Measure, issued a promising challenge to her approaching the last hurdle, but she went away again in the run home and beat him easily. Rameses struggled on into third place in front of Nine of Spades and Camisader. This waß the winner's first raco over hurdles and, although the opposition was not strong, her showing was very impressive. Adult was made favourite, but at a good price, for the one-dividend field in the l'areora iiack Handicap, and recorded a comfortable win, his fiist to date, jceni led to the straight entrance, but A 1 1" '1 then took cliarije and had no trouble in beating Traylavah, with Prince 'tractor close up thud. The winner, who is another of Arrowsmitb's progeny, has been a very expensive proposition since being sold as a two-year-old by Mr. G. D. Greenwood. The Teschemaker Memorial Hunt Cup produced some spectacular jumping, and it was a keen contest throughout. The favourite, Deportment, ran up to the pacemaker, Sir Richard, near (lie half-mile post and was on terms with him at the last fence, with Peterette handy. In the run home Deportment stayed on best to win by two lengths from Peterelte, who beat Sir Richard by over that margin. The result of the South Canterbury Steeplechase was not in accordance with public anticipation, but an interesting race was witnessed and the victory of Lord Ranald was deservedly popular. As in his previous races, threo years ago, he was in the lead practically throughout. lie surrendered his position about five furlongs from home and was being ruled out when he again gathered in the leaders, Nyiotis and lilgn Pitch, ill the space of the next half-furlong and had a length's advantage from ltigh Pitch and Nyiotis at the last lence. lie landed first and was immediately tackled by High Pitch, who. however, was unable to trouble him to any great extent, and the big gelding had two lengths to spare at the finish. Nyiotis tired badly in the run home and was a poor third, with another big gap to Snowfall, who just headed Lucess on the post. Apache and Diamond Jack completed the course a long way back. Lancer ran off at the end of a circuit and took Calham with him. Graball evaded the second of tlio stand double the second time luut The liabs was pulled up. Lord Ranald pulled up very lame, worse than he has been for some time. Little Claire won tho Washdyke Trot from end to end. »Siie was followed into the straight by Desert Maiden and was being pulled up to record a six lengths' victory Horn her. Essay was some 20 lengihs away third, a head in front of Great Seaman. The rest of the field were spread out round the course. Merry Peel was n much better favourite than his stable companion Denise for the Levels liack Handicap, and his task was cjsy. He was i:oi>t in behind Silver Salver and Appeal to the straight cntrunce_ and then gradually worked his way to the front, going on to score an effortless victory from Silver Salver, who beat his bracketed mate on the post. Appeal and Pharaoh were next. Tho winner was never tasked to do his best and his first effort over a distance of ground will bring him into favour for the Winter Cup. A mild surprise wes recorded in the Hunters' Plate, tor which l'"resh Breeze was a solid favourite, lie had a bad passage in the early stages and broke down when maltin" a promising forward move in the straight, pulling up hopelessly lame. Rameses. Nine of Kpadis and Some Acre were most prominent entering the straight, but inside the distance Pcterette came with a c_olid run from a rear position unci buried the leaders in the run to the post, winning decisively from the outsider of the field. Nine of Spade**, who as easily accounted for Rameses. Some Acre Und Fresh lirceze were next. . , , ~ Tho concluding event, found Water Power back to form.. She was close to Ravine and First Raid entering (he straight .and drew op to Ravine, who had charge inside the distance. The pair engaged in a hard tussle. Water Power staying on the better to win by a length. Gigglcswick. who threatened danger at the straight entrance, was a fair third, with Taboo next. STREPHON IN ENGLAND ANOTHER FAILURE RECORDED The one-time Australian champion Strephon 11.. who was taken to England by Mr. Sol Green in the hope of carrying off one or two of the rich Ascot prizes, is still running most disappointingly. At Folkestone on Jiino* 20 ho started in the Maidstone Welter Plate, U miles, and. after keeping with tho leaders for tho first six furlongs, dropped away rapidly. The two previous trainers of Strephou II were unable to decide what has been ■wrong with the horse, but J. Russell, who gave 200 guineas for him last December, fears that it i» a case of kidney trouble.