OTAKI MEETING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23155, 29 September 1938, Page 11

OTAKI MEETING

LIST OF ACCEPTANCES LING MEMORIAL HANDICAP FIELD OF SIX REMAINS IN [by TELEGKAPH —I'ItKSS association] OTAKI, Wednesday Acceptances for tho Otaki Maori Racing Club's meeting on Saturday are as follows:—■ PUHI MAIDEN PLATE, Of £'100; weight, 6.5-, 6 fur. War Cloud Telamon Acrobat Punarua Maturity Tidal Gift Quimpcr Chore Arnie ~, m .'.' o i l C'uddler twilight Song Dame Flora r°m-lom Thracos Ugly Duckling Snigger Drachma Sturgono Piastre Regicide Floral Robo Doctor Defoo Colfort KAPITI HURDLES. Of £'l2o; I'/a miles „ .. st. ib. st. lb. Southern Otaki .... o 1 Blood ... 10 10 Sunder . . >i 0 Ohanga ... 20 1 Rolling Homo i) 0 Alloa .... 0 (J Paul Robeson 0 0 Revival ... o 4 LING MEMORIAL HANDICAP, Of £200; 0 fur. st- lb. St. lb. Sicgmund . . S JO Dorado ... 7 10 Lucullus Lnd 8 s Galteemore . 7 0 Boomerang . s 0 Good Sun 7 0 PAHIKO HACK HANDICAP, Of £'110; 0 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Race Boy . . 8 12 Mother-in-Law 7 IO Royal Star 11. S 7 Lady Lyric 7 f) Vadnnoo ..81 Colleen Gain 7 7 Ruwana ■ . . 713 Greek Anna 7 7 Diamond Hailo Selassie 7 7 Cuttor ~ • 7 10 Lady Molfort 7 7' KATIHIKU HACK HANDICAP, Of £110; 7 fur. st. lb. st. lb. I' lying Acre (> 2 Twenty Grand 7 9 Accomplice . 8 10 Sunny Blonde 7 7 Nereus .... 8 0 Prediction . 7 7 Earl Colossus 8 4 Pirinoa ... 7 7 Sigurd ... 84 Silver Fox . 7 7 Son and Heir 8 4 Dame Flora 7 7 Trebor • ..83 Whetuma ..77 Rustem ... 8 0 Merr.vman .77. HEMA TE AO HANDICAP, Of £150;-7 fur st. lb. gt. lb. Dunparvan . 9 7 Old Surrey . 7 8 Friesland ..93 Silver River . 7 3 Arctic King 8 12 Export .... 7 3 Gay Chou . 812 Race Boy . 7 0 Aluncra ... 8 9 Sylvanus . 7 0 Mittie ... 89 Acceptable . 7 0 Surmount ..81 Cricket . . • 7 0 Mea Mea. . 710 MENA CHAMPION HACK HANDICAP, ' Of £150; l'A miles st. lb. st. lb. Barley • Amatory ...S3 Almond ..90 Wnrehi .... 7 12 Iddo .... 8 9 Revival ... 7 7 Lustral . .84 Sunder ... 7 7 Earl Colossus 8 3 Raroa .... 7 7 Rarotonga ..83 TUARI HACK HANDICAP. Of £110; 5 fur. at. lb. st. ib. Flammarion. 9 9 White Lady . 7 9 Nelumbo ... 9 3 Quimper . . 77 Screen Star 9 2 Drachma ..77 Ruling Spi . 8 4 Copy Cat . 7 7 Freo Gold . 8 4 Richelieu St. Cedric . . 711 Pearl ..77 Huntino • • 710 Titter .... 7 7 Diamond Colleen Gain 7 7 Cutter - . 7 10 Saki - -.77

THE ST. LEGER STAKES SCOTTISH UNION'S WIN SHARE OF PRIZE £10,465 OWNER'S PROFITABLE SEASON

[from our own correspondent] By Air Mail LONDON, Sept. 8 Right up to the "off" Mr. H. 15. Alorriss' Blandford colt, Pasch, was favourite for the St. Leger Stakes run at Doncaster yesterday. G. Richards, his rider, was confident of success. One sporting writer stated: — "In an admittedly bad year, in which more than half of tho candidates have no pretensions on breeding to stay the St. Leger distance, it appears

futile to look beyond Pasch for the winner, more especially as he possesses all the necessary initial speed to outpace those of doubtful stamina, like Glen Loan, Scottish Union and Challenge." However, Scottish Union won with Challenge second and Pasch third. There were only nine runners. Sir Abe Bailey's Ramtapa had been significantly backed at the last call-over; it was stated that the horse had done a good trial at Manton. Scottish Union is a bay colt by tho Two Thousand Guineas and Derby winner Cameronian out of Trustful, a Bachelor's Double mare who has also been responsible for the sprinter Coroado and for Lover's Path. Scottish Union is tho seventh foal of his dam. He is of the No. 19 Bruce Lowe family, his sire belonging to No. 1 family. Bred at Sledmere, Scottish Union cost Mr. James V. Rank 3000 guineas as a yearling. He was one of the best-looking colts in tho race. Previous Defeats In the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown, Scottish Union was unexpectedly beaten by Pasch, and N. Cannon, his trainer, could not account for that form. In all his races he has been a free goer. He had also run Becond in tho Two Thousand Guineas and the Derby. Ho had pleased his trainer in his recent performances at home, and the stable had by no means abandoned hope that he would win a classic prize at tho third time of asking, though ifc had only been decided 10 days ago to run him. This fact caused some anticipators to leave him out of their reckoning. The winner's share of tho Leger prize was £10,465. B. Carslake, tho jockey, was well pleased with his mount tho day bofore. The only one who could put in a strong effort was Challenge, who got within half a length of Scottish Union a furlong from tho winning post, but Scottish Union was strongly at tho end to win by a neck in 3m 11 3-ss. Owner's Many Interests Owner, trainer and jockey were heartily cheered. Mr. Rank is a Yorkshirernan, born and educated in Hull. He has very largo commercial enterprises there to-day. Mr. Rank and his father are not only very successful business men but great sportsmen. Mr. Bank, senior, is a millionaire

miller who has givon very large sums to Methodist organisations. Mr. J. V. Bank breeds Great Danes. Irish wolfhounds, and cattle, as well as racehorses. He took up racing on a big scale only a few years ago, and in 1934 he bougiit the famous Druid's Lodge racing establishment near Salisbury, where his flat racers are trained by N. Cannon, and his National Hunt horses bv G. Evans. With the exception of Lord Derby. Mr. Rank has won more in stakes this season than any other owner. With Epigram he won the Goodwood Cup and the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Ascot. Another of his wins was the Newbury Summer Cup with Black Speck. Scottish Union will be kept in training another season, and he will be a formidable competitor for Ascot Cup honours. He does not run again this year. Pasch is to be retired to the stud.