MARTON RACES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21596, 14 September 1933, Page 7

MARTON RACES

AUCKLAND ( SUCCESSES THREE FROM TAKANINI DEAD-HEAT IN HANDICAP SPEEDMINT AND CURIE j [BY TELEGRAPH— PRESS ASSOCIATION] MARTON, Wednesday Spring racing in New Zealand was successfully opened to-da.v with the Marton Jockey Club's Meeting which was held in good weather and on an excellent track, while the attendance was the largest for many yenrs. Totalisator investments showed a substantial rise, the machine haiidling £6751, compared with.£4937 last year, an increase of £lßl4. A feature of the racing was thd siftcess of the Auckland horses Cherrv King, Tavern Knight and Speedmint, of whoin are trained at Takanini. The first two won outright and Speedmint dead-heated with Curie in the chief race, the Marton Handicap. K. oitre, who established a record of 123 wins last season, rode three winners, Whenuakura, Pango and Curie (dead-heat) v these being his first successcs in the new season. Results:— JUVENILE PLATE, Of £55-, 4 fur. 1-"!—WHENUAKURA. 8.5 (K. Voitre) . l t ~ 2^?) ODYLINE ' 85 (Wl J - Broush- ' ' CAPITAL, 8.5 (G. Ridgway) .. 3 Also Started.—7-7 Morbury. 8.0. brack--9 Scholar and Lifeguard 8.5 bracketed: 2—3' Tantara. 8.5: j J 2 y * V l "®*?"* 5-5 Pomard. G-6 Redeem. 8.0: 4—4 Ony Blonde, 8.0, car. 8.3 J. Half a head: three lengths. Time, 51 2-ss. , * MAIDEN RARE, « Of -£SO: weight 8.7; G fur. 2—2—PHEON (S. AVilson) .. .. 1 B—4 ARCTIC REGION (W. J. Brough- ** •* •• •• 2 15-lfi-ACRELICT. 8.7 (R. W. McTavAlso Started.—4—6 Milnrow, 21 20 Wai|)iata: 12—12 Hark Forrard, 10—10 Aube. 12—lo Outspan, 19—19 Palm Queen. 10—14 fitter. 20-,7 Acre, 5-3 Sir Romeo. ■ B P , r i nC T® Lmbert °. .22-22 Inahrua, 17—-«1 Bold Jim. 16—18 Icier, &—ll i\!weketia. 7—5 Wyndale, 14—7 Dakar, B—B C«lydon (car. 8.81), I—l Companero, 9—9 Widden. Two lengths: length and a-half. Time, lm 16 4-sa. HACK HURDLES, Of £7O; 1* miles I—I—HENRY OF NAVARRE, 11.1 (W. J. Bowden)= . . .. >.. j 6—s—NO HUMBUG, 9.0 (A. Jenkins) .., 2 8-2-t-RAMUNA. 9.9 (I. Tinsley) .. , 3 Also Started.—3—3 Vitaphone.'9.B: 4—4 Park Acre. 9.7. Half a length: same. Time, 2m 52 l-ss, TUTAENUI HACK HANDICAP, Of £6O; 6 fur. B—I—CHERRY KING, 7.10 (R. W. McTavish) .. 1 6—4—D'ARTAGNAN, 8.11 (A. Tinker) . 2 B—2—ETIQUETTE, 7.9 (W. J. Broughton) . . .. 3 Also Started.—l—3 Porotiti, 8.13; 12—13 Constant Sun, 8.8: 7—7 King Thomond, 8.2: 4-6 Catalogue, 8.0; 6—5 Ebeum. 7.12; 14—14 Tripping, 7.8; 13—10 Quietly, 7.6: 10—12 Nightrunner. 7.5: 9—9 Miss Hushabye, 11 —11 Princess Dawn, B—B High Society, 7.0. Two lengths; head. Time, lm 15 3-ss. MARTON HANDICAP. Of £100; li miles " I—I—SPEEDMINT, 8.7 (A. Tinker) . . t 2—2—CURIE. 8.11 (K. Voitre) .. . J + ®—6—JOIE DE VAL, 7.8, car. 7.9} (S. Wilson) .. . . 3 + Dead heat for first. Also ifJtarted.—7—7 Retract, 9.0; 3—3 Chopin. 8.10: 4—4 Count Palatine, 8.5; 5—5 , Little Doubt, 7.12. Joi® de Val was two lengths away from the dead-heaters. Time, 2m 11 l-sa. SPRING HACK HANDICAP, Qf £7O: 1 mile 137 yds. I—I—PANGO, 8.2 (K. Voitre) .. ..1 8—3 —YTHAN, 8.2 (S. Anderson) . .. 2 7—S— : NEBULAC, 7.8 (W. J. Broughton) 3 Also Started.—2—2 Chief Marionette, 9.8; 4—4 Meccian Prince, 8.13; 5 —5 Cape Fair, 8.10; 6—7 March Alone, 8.6; 7—B Beryl Latour, 8.2; 9—9 Milnrow, 10—10 Park Acre. 7.7/ Half a length; length. Time, lm 535. RAILWAY HANDICAP, Of £80; 6 fur ?—3—FOREIGN QUEEN. 7.12 (S. Wilson ) • 1 I—I—DIATOMOUS, 8.0 (P. S. Atkins) . 2 7—6—SIR POMBAL, 7.0 (A. H. Eastwood) 3 Also Started.—4—4 Cadland, 9.11, and Fiji. 8.10, bracketed: 6—7 Royal Bengal. 8.5, car. 8.0; 3—2 Impasto. 8.4, and King's Knave, 7.13, car. 7.8. bracketed; 5—5 Knollmere. 7.2. car. 7.5. Half a length; length and a-half. Time, lm 14 4-ss. FAREWELL HACK HANDICAP, Of £6O; 5 fur. I—I—TAVERN KNIGHT, 8.8 (H. Gold--1 nch) • . . } 1 B—3—ACCEPTABLE, 7.11 (P. S. Atkins) 2 6-5 ACRELICT. 7.0 (W. E. Pine) .. 3 Also Started.—s—4 Ebeum. 8.2; 2—2 Stadium, 7.11, car. 7.6; B—B Manawatu, 7.11; 7—7 Snowball, 7.0: 4—5 Maypay. 7.0, car. 7.6: 9—9 Icier. 7.0, car. 7.3. v Neck; length and a-half. Time, lm 2 4-ss. AMERICAN RACING / NEW ZEALAND HORSES deceived September 13, 7.25 p.m.) 1 SEATTLE, Sept. 12 j At the close of racing on the Long Acres course on Sunduy the New Zealand horses Pillow Fight and Tea Trader were shipped to Maryland for the autumn racing at 1 I'imlico, Laurel Park, Havre de Grace and 1 Bqwie. The trainer, Cuthbert Morse, said i that Pillow Fight is to try longer ruces 111 the East. ' TE AROHA JOCKEY CLUB SUCCESSFUL PAST YEAR [from our own correspondent] TE AROHA/Wcdnesday t There was a fair attendance of members 1 fct the annual meeting of the Te Aroha jj Jockey Club. Mr. R. L, Somers presided, £ The balance-sheet showed a credit balance j of £853, against a debit balance for the previous year of £4BB. The overdraft at the t bank hus been reduced from £2429 to £987. J The chairman stated that the committee had adhered to its previous decision to keep n its stakes for the annual race meeting at as a high a level as possible, and the sum of r £3IOO was provided in stakes for the .two i ways' racing, The club had again received generous support from the general public. ' The Bum of £42,948 had been invested on the a ' totalisator, compared with £34,591 for the s previous meeting. The attendance ?? 11 showed a large increase, resulting in a profit of £1717. , . > In moving the adoption of the report and n balance-sheet, Mr. Somers congratulated the u club on its successful operations. The committee, after reviewing the sound position of n the club, had decided to improve the course by making certain extensions and repainting all the buildings. , n -The report and balance-sheet were adopted. , The following officers were elected:—l resi- • dent, Mr. R. L. Somers; vice-presidents. 8 Messrs! P.'Baine, R. Burke and J. B John- " 'on: committee, Mesurs E. J. Aislabie, u. P. GoodMlow. j A. Hepburn, F. G. Hunt, n G McGlashan. F. ,T. Rowe, J. Kenny; c treasurer. Mr. J. P. Somers. ' {• ■ Referring lo the suggestion that had been b made recently, that the club should apply n for an additional permit for a further meet- 1 ing. the chairman said the executive had given the matter full consideration and had decided that the time was not opportune. The chairman asked.for an expression of opinion from the meeting an ( to whether or *ot lb* stake montiy should. be g Pointing out that Te Aroha enjoyed a reputation of offering the finest inducement to bor«e owners outside the metropolitan cluns. The member* were emphatic on tliepoint. and a unanimous motion was earned that♦he stakes should be maintained at least at their priaent level. ,