ASHBURTON CLUB

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23145, 17 September 1938, Page 13

ASHBURTON CLUB

FIRST SPRING MEETING DEBUT OF TWO-YEAR-OLDS THE JOHN GRIGG STAKES MASTER HOTSPUR FANCIED A varied card will he presented racegoers by the Ashburton County Racing Club to-day. Win and place betting will ho employed. Telegraphing last evening, the Hkiiam>'s correspondent advised that the meeting promises to he successful from every standpoint. As the number of starters will probably exceed the safety number allowed for six-furlong races on ill is course, the Novice Stakes will bo run in divisions, the stake being increased to £7O lor each division. The track is likely to he last. The following horses are expected to find favour: County Hurdles.—Mount Val, Top Hank, Sunny Comet. Novice Stakes. —First division: Colonel Rouge, Nigella, Comus. Second division: Rebellion, Gay Parade, Synthetic. Selma Trot. —Fragment, Rosalin d Maid, . Drurncree. Ashburton Handicap.—Travenna, Cape Gabo, Mnngatoon. John Grigg Stakes. —-Master Hotspur, Nigger Roy, Gyprine. Pen scro ft Handicap. —Wagner, Gold Roy. Happy Night. Spring Handicap.-—Lady Leigh, Land Raid, Second Innings. Rakaia Trot. —Wharniin, Llewellyn's Pet, Token. Acceptances: 12.15- COUNTY HURDLES, Of £130; l'/a miles and 100 yds st. lb. st. lb. Silver Sight . 10 II The SandTop Hank . . 10 O wirhman . 0 1 Sunny Comet 10 0 Night Sail . . 0 0 Mount Val 0 13 Dividend ... O 0 Chaste .... 0 5 Patuma ... 0 0 Contract ..05 12.55—NOVICE STAKES, Or £140; special weights; <> fur. First Division st. lb. st. lb. Black Coat . 8 -1 Dennis Comus .... 8 '1 Dowliug . . 8 <) Sporlsmail . . S I Colonel Rouge 8 0 Jo Jo ... . 8 4 Nigella ... 8 0 Off Parado . 8 4 Miss Bluff ..80 Royal Refrain 8 1 Neptuno ..SO La Plata ..80 Second Division st. II). st. lh. Rebel Leader 8 1 Royal Pat . 8 0 Remembo ..B<l Amouretta ..80 Synthetic . . S 4 Gay Parade . So Bahama Maid 8 I Phenomenal . S 0 Rebellion ..80 Toro Koura . 8 0 Brackets. —Black Coat and Rebel■ Leader; Comus and Rebellion. I.3S—SELMA TROT, Of £.120; limit 3.43; IVi miles Anna Wong . . Lt. Pecunia .... Lt. Dancing Pirate Lt. Peter Bee . . . Lt. Drurncree . . Lt. Resistance . . . Lt. Fragment . Lt. Rey Bonny . . Lt. Olenliolme . . Ivt. Rosalind Maid . Lt. Gram! Slam - Lt. Silk King . . . Lt. Grattanita . . , Lt. Sterling Pointer Lt. Marfax .... Lt. Super Jack . . L't. Marque .... Lt. Tinker . . . Lt. Mongolian . . Lt. Virginia Girl . Lt. Muriel Zingarrio . . . Lt. Axworthy . . Lt. yds blul Palomar . . . Lt. Gentleman Joe 12 2,IO—ASHBURTON HANDICAP, Of £200; I'A miles st. lb. st. lb. Travenna . . 8 12 Silver Slipper -7 7 Mungatoon . 8 10 Dunstan ... 7 <i Last Refrain 8 0 Made Money 7 0 Cape Gabo . 8 7 Windward ..70 Petersham . . 7 11 2,SO—JOHN GRIGG STAKES, Of £300;. two-year-olds; colts and geldings, . 5.5; fillies, 8.0; 4 fur. Lord Scadown, G. H. Paul's ch c, by Lord Warden —Frenzied Finance, 5.5. Master Hotspur, E. Hay's b c, by Ringmaster —lmpetuous, g.5. King Gustavo, W. J. Dore's ch c, by Gustavo —Call Bird.- 5.5. Nigger Boy, H. J. Riddle's br c, by Nigger Minstrel—Spcarmaid, 8.5. Brandon, H. Dclargy's br g, by Roydon— Bran Pie, 8.5. Lady Don. O; R. Hunter's b f, by Roydon —Bohcrbec, 8.0. Bere Regis, C." N. Draper's ch f. by Lord Warden—.Anthem, 8.0. Cyprinp, H. D, Greenwood's b f, by Posterity—Cymene, S.O. 3,30 —PENSCROFT HANDICAP, Of £.120; 1 milo st. lb. st. lb. Wagner ... 0 8 Dracula ... 8 2 Happy Night 8 13 Robant ... 7 12 Gold Boy ..87 Bellerivo . . 7 12 Glenacre ... 8 3 Screamer .".78 Nightdress ..S3 Hostile ... 7 8 Great Aggravate ..77 Bramblo ..82 Lady Rosette 7 7 4.IO—SPRINC HANDICAP, Of £150; 7 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Kinnoull ... 9 4 Golden Chest 7 (j Ponty .... 8 11 Cocksure ..75 Argentic . . S 8 Roy Bun ... 7 4 Land Raid . 8 0 Lady Leigh . 7 4 Wine Card . 7 13 Metal Bird ..70 Second Silk Arrow ..70 Innings ..77 Rabble ... 7 0 4.4S—RAKAIA TROT, Of £100; limit, 3.34; l'/a miles Bill B Lt. Token \ . . . . Lt. Diversion . . . Lt. Wharrum . . . . Lt. Francisco .... Lt. yds bhd Hidden Charm . Lt. Ace High ... 12 Janeworthy . . . Lt. Evora .... 12 Jesse Owens . . Lt. Panquitc.h ... 12 Llewellyn's Pet . Lt. Purina .... 12 Sea Trail • ■ . Lt. Old Faithful . . 48 Seaward do Oro Lt. INTERESTING RUNNERS . > kinnoull, lady rosette [BY TELKGHAPH —OWN COUBKSPONDKNT] CHRISTCHURCH, Friday For the Spring Handicap at Ashburton, Kinnoull may bo deserving of consideration. In October of last year, ho made his reappearance in tho Flying Handicap at Washdyko after an absence of many months and with 9.3, he beat Rebel Mate, Invoice, Top Row and Araboa in 1.12. Going on to Trentham, he won the Wainui Handicap, one mile, with 9.5 from Catalogue, 9.6, in 1.37, but he failed in the Harcourt Stakes. Kinnoull has not rqced since- then, but he has got through solid work and seems to be in as good order as he was 12 months ago. He will be ridden by A. E. Didham. Second Innings, who arrived at Ric- [ carton to-day, appears to bo very forward. He will be ridden by L. J. Ellis. Last Refrain has not won a race for some time, bub he is reported to be in good order and ho will have the services of Ij. J. Fllis to-morrow. Lady Rosette will attract attention in tho Penscroft Handicap. She ran two promising races at Riccarton last month and is considered a likely Oaks candidate. Sbe was nominated also for tho Novice Stakes, but in order to get some line 011 her staying powers, she is to start in the mile event, in which she will be ridden by Ij. J. Fllis. Lady Rosette is a half-sister, by Lord Warden, to Vintage and Lady Graceful and races in tho. colours of Mrs. D. W. Westen ra. ' In connection with the Novice Stakes, if it is run in two divisions, a win dividend will be .paid 011 tho winner of each and place dividends on tho first and second of each. SPEEDY TWO-YEAR-OLD [llY TKUCGUAI'U —OWN COHKKSI'ONDKNT] TIMAR.U. Friday Nigger Boy, who is in tho same stable as Yalantua, was a doubtful starter in . tho John Grigg Stakes, but a good gallop on Wednesday decided that ho should bo sent north. Nigger Boy galloped half a mile 011 tho rails of the course proper at Wingatui in 49 l-ss. He had the assistance of Vnlantua, who had galloped a good seven furlongs in his previous trial. Nigger Boy is well grown and level headed and' is well forward in condition. F. Shaw, who trains Nigger Boy, won the John Grigg Stakes last year with Ortyx.