SLIPPERY WINS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23026, 2 May 1938, Page 7

SLIPPERY WINS

RACING AT WOODVILLE ONE FAVOURITE SCORES STEEPLES TO SOUTHERN BLOOD CLOSE CONTEST WITH GIVEN [by TELEGRAPH —riIKSS association] v . PALMERSTON NORTH, Saturday The Dannevirke Racing Club's Annual Meeting was concluded at Woodville to-day when the attendance showed a large increase on that for tho first day, although the weather was still cold and blustery, with rain threatening. The totalisator put through £9382 10s against £10,529 for the second day last year, decrease of £1146 10s. The total for the meeting was. £16,582, a decrease of £3319 on last year's total of £19,901. Results: TIPAPAKUKU STEEPLES, Of £120; about 2% milc3 3—SOUTHERN BLOOD, 0.10 (I. RohlofT) 1 4—GIVEN, 0.6 (A. Lord) .. ~2 I—COUNT WILLONYX, 9.18 (L. ' Duliou) . . . . .. . . 3 Also Started. —2 Red Sun, Ki.s; 7 Padnos, 0.2; 5 Tiger Bill, 0 Power Ciiief, 0.0. Head; six lengths. Time, 4m 40s. TIRATU MAIDEN PLATE, Of £BS; 0 fur. 6—GOLDEN ENTERPRISE, 5.5 (TV. J. Broughton) . .. - .. .. 1S—SHINING HOURS, 8.5 (N. Cavaney) 2 3—TOM TOM, 8.6 (—) 3 Also Started. —7 The Treble, 0 Sporting Luck, 10 Sir Rabbi, 8 Dame Flora, 1 Brilliant Acre, 4 Rolling Homo, 2 Red Cockade. Two lengths; three-quarters of a length. Time, lm 20 1-ss. , HARTGILL HANDICAP, Of £100; 1 mile and a distance 6—SLIPPERY. 7.0 (P. Atkins) . . - 1 I—PASSION FRUIT, 8.4 (R. Marsh) 2 4—OLD SURREY, 7.9 (S. Anderson) .. 3 Also Started. —3 Sergia, 7.12; 2 Conveyer, 7.5; 7 Aiwai, 7.4; 6 Mister Qucx, 7.0. * Half-a-length; two lengths. Time, 2m 3s. WEBER JUVENILE HANDICAP, Of £IOO, twa-y ear-olds; 5 fur. 3—ROYAL PAGEANT. 7.13 (W. J. Broughton) .. ■ • . • • 1 I—FOOTLOOSE, 0.3 (L. Dulieu) .. 2 6—LADY MELFORT, 7.0 (R. J. Sargeant) . . • • • .. 3 Also Started.—l White Lady, 2 Brazil. 7.10; 8 Golden Melody, 7.3; 5 Valiant Lady, 7 Richelieu Pearl, 7.0. Two and a-half lengths; length. Time, lm 5 IoS TOTARANUI HANDICAP, Of £100; 7 fur. I—OKAWA, 7.13 (C. G. Goulsbro) .. 1 O—LUSTRAL, 7.7 (R. Marsh) . .. 2 S—GAI WIND, 7.0 (W. Mudford) .. 3 Also Started. —2 Lady Montana, 0.9; 3 Thala, 8.4; 10 Ilias, 8.2; 4 Hunting Mint, 7.10; 5 Gay Hunting, 7.0; 0 Reay Bridge, 7.7; 11 Haile Selassie, 7.5; 7 Noisy Night. 7.2; 13 Laggard, 12 Doctor Defoe, 7.0. Half-a-length; length. Time, lm 335.

GLENGARRY HANDICAP, Of .£100; 0 fur. 6—JOE LOUIS, 7.10 (W. J. Broughton) 1 2—MEA MEA, 9.11 (P. Williams) ~ 2 3—HAPPY LANDING. 8.11 (B. H. ' Morris) . ■ • • 3 Also Started. —l Bold Step, -1 Son and Heir, 8.3; 5 Jacyntb, 7.5; 8 Ilion, 7.3; t Sporting- Gift, 7.2; 8 Rowana, 10 Ma Cherio, 7.0. Nose; length and a-half. Time, lrn 10s. KAITOKE HANDICAP, Of £100; 1 mile and a distance 6—MASTER HECTOR, 7.0 (J. Leach) 1 2—LORD QUICK, 8.0 (R. Glading) .. 2 7—"VVAREHI, 7.0 (S. Tremain) . ..3 Also Started.—l Naughty Marietta 8.11; 4 Sardius, 8.0; 3 Otaki, 7.0; 5 Mahutai, 7.5; 9 Skyfull, 8 Mahita, 7.0. Three-quarters of a length; neck. Time, 2m 4s. TWO-YEAR-OLD FORM EASY FOR ROYAL PAGEANT JOE LOUIS SCORES LUCKILY [by telegraph—own cobbespondent] PALMERSTON NORTH, Saturday A better display at the fences, although it still had faults, enabled Southern Blood to beat Given at the finish of the Tipapakuku Steeplechase at Woodvillo to-day. They were always in front with Count Willonyx and after they had him beaten, they staged a great dual home. None of the others hau any chance and Red Sun ran off at the top brush with a little over 10 furlongs to go. He was fairly handy and appeared to be going well at the time. . , The favourites were routed in the Tiratu Maiden Plate. Brilliant Aero went with Shining Hours to the straight from Golden Enterprise, then Shining Hours drew ahead. However, Golden Enterprise had no difficulty in running her down and in winning comfortably. Shining Hours stopped badly at the' finish and did not have much to spare from Tom Tom, who came from the rear of the field. Showing his ability in heavy ground, Slippery won the Hartgill Handicap all the way, excepting that Old Surrey headed him for a couple of furlongs. The only horse who gave him any anxiety *at the finish was the favourite, Passion Fruit, who came with a strong run home, but he was too late to overhaul the winner. Old Surrey was a poor third, but his performance was creditable, as he was rushed up fast from rear to front five furlongs from home and this left him without a finishing effort. In addition to taking it out of himself, he gave Slippery a welcome turn as pacemaker and so' contributed to the hitter's victory. Royal Pageant proved much too good for his opponents in the Weber Juvenile Handicap. White Lady, led Royal Pageant and Lady Melfort to the straight, with Footloose handy. Once in line, Royal Pageant drew steadily clear and had a very easy win. Footloose finished better than Lady Melfort for second, with White Lady, Valiant Lady and Golden Melody next. Okawa justified her favouritism in the Totaranui Handicap, but an outsider in Lustra] caused her supporters some uneasiness with his late challenge. Gai Wind and Gay Hunting, who were the pacemakers, finished next.

Me a Mea made a wonderful effort under her big weight in the Glengarry Handicap and had she not been sent back to last on the turn she would have won. As.it was, only the incite could tell whether she or Joe Louis had secured the stake in a desperate finish. Happy Landing ran a solid race into third place. Bold Step was well beaten, after having every clianco.

Naughty Marietta was favourite for the Kaitohe Handicap, but she never flattered, the winner being Master Hector, who, after breaking through the tapes and going three furlongs, returned to pay the best price of the meeting. Warehi and Mahita made the early running from Master Hector and' Mahutai and they were still in that order when they turned for home. Master Hector stuck it out to win by nearlv a length from Lord Quick, with Warehi third, Skyfull fourth, then Mahutai, Naughty Marietta and Sardius. '