MEETING AT OAMARU

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21919, 1 October 1934, Page 7

MEETING AT OAMARU

HOROWHENUA'S SUCCESS DEAD-HEAT IN SPRINT GUARANTEE AND RED BOA [by TELEGRAPH ritESS association] . i OAMARCI', Saturday l 1 ine but boisterous weather prevailed for the spring meeting of the Oarnaru Jockey Club to-day. The attendance was good and the track wa,i in (splendid j order. The totalisator handled £6219, compared with £6063 10s at the Ivurovr Jockey Club's Spring Meeting at Oarnaru last year. Results:— SPRING HURDLES, of flOl): 1J imles.--tr 3 Knisht, 10.7 (O'Connor). 1; 4—4 Black Duke, 9.12 (Beule), 2; 3—2 Lycidas, 9.3 (Ingram), 3. Also started; I—l Gaunt, 9.9; 6—6 Taboo, 9.5; 5—5 Reminder, 9.0. Four lengths; same. Time. 2ii 525. IK lAL STAKES, of £75. sprciul weights; 5 lur.—G—6 Kiunoul, 7.10 (Humphries), 1; 4—4 Secret Pappr, 8.8 (A. Eastwood), 2; 2—l Honeste, 6.8 (Ellis). 3. Also started: 14—17 Approval, I—2 Aro Arc, B—ll Citron, 11—14 Golden King, 11—9 Guillotine, IG—ls Marking Time, 5--5 Royal Pal, 30—8 Silver Lark, 3—3 Unseen, 3,«; 10-13 Battle Morn. .7—7 Hoforata. 9—lo Penelope. 12—15 Silver Sail, 14—17 Sunny Jean, 7.10. Two lengths; same, Time, lm 2s. OAMARU TROT, of £9O; 1} miles.-2-l Radiant Gold, limit (Galagher), 2; I—2 Guy Mauritius, 24yds blid (Watts), 2; 3—3 Sunny Jack, limit (Townley), <l. Also started: B—B Marie Potts, 9--9 Master Garry, 10—10 Papyrus, 5—5 Sea Peter. 7—7 Captain Heath, 3—l Hytemoana, 12yds blul; 6 —& Carillon Chimes, 48. Length; six lengths. Time. 3m 3Gs, 3s 34 2-fis. 3m i 38 2-ss. GRANGE HANDICAP, Of £130; 1 mile 2—2—HOROWHENUA, 7.8 (Messervey) I 4—S—SILVER SIGHT. 7.4 (Russell) .. i! C —B—PRINCE VAL, 7.12 (Dooley) .. 3 Also Started.—3—3 Ventrac, 8.0; I—3 Water ,Power. 8.2; 5—6 Mount Boa, 8.0; 7—4 Red Racer, 7.6; 7—7 Cleaner, 7.4. Length; two lengths. Time, lm 435. All got away to a good start, the placed horses leading from the outset. Silver Sight led into the straight, but Horowhenua outstayed the leader to win by a length. Red Racer was fourth. FUK EUR I HACK HANDICAP, of .£80; 7 fur.—l—l Hunting Go, 7.7 (L. J. EUio). 1; 3—3 Travenna, 8.9 (Ingiam), 2; —4l Elgindale, 7.0 (Leckie), 3. Also started: 2—2 Grand Finale, 9.1; B—9 Draculu, 7.(5; 9—lo Quite Soon, 7.5; 7—6 Money Flies, 7.4; 5—7 Braw Lad, 6—5 Trumpet Blast. 10—8 Bright Prospect, 11—11 Horn's Reef,, 7.0. Half a head; three lengths. Time, lm 28s. WAIKAURA TROT, of £9O; 1} miles.— 2—2 Central Parish, limit (Gallagher),. 1; I—l1 —1 Donalda, limit (Jarden), 2; 4—4 ShanUon Chimes, limit (Watts), 3. Also started: B—lo Dinner Bell, 4—4 Dansie Guy (bracketed'with. Shandon Chimeo), 11 —13 Margaret Bingen. 10—S Marie Potts, tl—ll , Neola, 9—9 Sea" Peter, 3—3 Sunny Jack, limit; 13—12 Captain Heath, 7—!> Hytemoana, 12yda bhd; 6—6 Lux Lunac, 24; s—B Gyrate, .36. Length and a-hal'E: neck. Times:. 3m, 3m 0 2-s:i, 3m 0 4-ss. FLYING HANDICAP, of £100; 6 fur,4—4 Red Boa, 8.0 (L. J. Ellis), and I—l Guarantee, 7.9 (Maekle), dead-heat, 1; 2-—2 Silver Streak. 8.12 J.A. Eastwood), 3. Also started; 3—3, Mobile, 9.0; 5—5 Fracas, 7.8: 6—6 Fairway, 7,7. Two ;lengths. Time, .Lm 14s. FAREWELL'HANDICAP, of £105: 14 milee.—s-5 Last Link, B.IJI tPooley), 1; 51—2 Free Air, 8.3 (Messervey), 2; 3—3 W«atherley, 8.4 (Pratt), 3. Also started: I—l Nightform, 9,0; 6—5 Velvet, 7.12; 4—4, Sun«em. 7.7. Half a length; neck. Time. 2m 10 2-ss. Velvet and Weatherlcy took the iead. but after the turn for home 'Velvet dropped back. Last Link made a strong run and staved o£E a determined dash by Fiee Air to win by half a neck. NEW ZEALAND MARES SAFE ARRIVAL IN AMERICA i Phar Lap's part-owner, Mr. D., «T. Davis, has advised the shipping agents in Wellington of the eiafe arrival at San Francisco of the brood mares Eaglet,, Phaola and Cynthia. N;, together with the fotili by Night Raid from the first-named pair.. In spite of thei heat in the tropici, the mares and foals travelled well and Sanded in excellent order; Mr. Davis expresses himself well pleased with his experiment and anticipates that. other shipments will follow in due course. ' - ■ ENGLISH RACING RESULT NEWBURY AUTUMN CUP LONDON, Sept. 29 The Newbury Autumn Cup, tnilen 1 fur, run to-day, 'resulted:—.Enfield, 1; Overall. 2; Watertight. 3. Enfield, a threu-yetir-old colt; by Winalot from Firecrest, is owned by Mr. M. Field. TROTTING DERBY CANDIDATES AN AUCKLAND-OWNED FILLY [by telegraph—own cohrespondknt] CHRISTCHUECH, Saturday A feature of the Methven trottijog meeting to-day was the 'form shown by aeversl three-year-olds claiming engagements in the New Zealand Trotting Derby. The Auckland-owned filly Grace McElwyo won the Mount Harding Handicap in * manner that stamps her afi really good and a serious contender for clausio honours. Sha was not well placed in the early stogesi, bat buried the rest for speed over th® last quarter-mile. She is owned by Mr. JD. R. Revell &nd is trsined by R, B. Berry, The appearance of the speedy Gamble m the Westward Ho Handicap wm awaited with much intermit. The cult- hail been unlucky in several races, but to-dn.y he had every chance. He was with th» field all through and showed speed, in psitohwi, but he did not appear to enjov liis work, and when asked to go over tlie lasit part he failed rather badly. He wus well beaten by De Soto .and another three-year-old, Drag Harlan, who showed gameness and stamina above the average. , Both Drasr Harlan and Grace McElwyn have come into Derby calculations.