OPENING DAY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23606, 15 March 1940, Page 7

OPENING DAY

SUCCESS OF KATHBELLA OR EL 10 NARROWLY BEATEN > 1 __ 1* SIR CRUSOE TAKES RAILWAY ; DEAD-HEAT IN TRIAL PLATE [BV TKLKCBAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION"] WELLINGTON, Thursday The Wellington Racing Club's Autumn Mooting was opened at Trentham to-day in brilliant weather before a Irirge attendance. The track was in first-class order. The totalisator handled £54,524 10s, against £49,190 10s on the first day last year, an increase of £5334. Inquiries were held into the running of Gaelic Soiig and Ruling Star in /the Eimu High-weight Handicap. The ' judicial committee expressed dissatisfaction with the handling of the horses, but the evidence did not show malpractice and no action was taken. An inquiry was hold concerning interference met with by Areas in the Trial Plate, but no action was taken. Another inquiry into interference with Rnatiti in the Tinakori Handicap was opened and adjourned until Saturday. Results: — RIMU HIQEI-WEIGHT HANDICAP, First £2Jo, second £7O, third £35; mile and 3 fur. ' g—o—STUDENT PRINCE, 10.12 (C. Cole) 1 j—I—GAELIC SONG. 9.9 (P. Burgess) 2 7—7 —GOOD HEALTH, 0.0 (A. E. Ellis) 3 Also Started. —2—i! Hunting Moments. 10.U; 9 —S. flood Sun. 9.12; 3—l Rilling Star, 0.3; s—=3 Thrasos. 1— 5 High Peor, 6—<S War Cloud, !>.(). Half a length; four lengths. War Cloud was fourth. Time, '-'m 23Vis. TRIAL PLATE, Dead-heaters £13.1 each, third £3O; weight, 8.5; 7 fur. 44 —ARCAS, 8.5 (B. H. Morris) .. * 12—10—CHARLES EDWARD, 8.5 (N. Cavane.v) .. .. .. * 3—2—MORADABAD, 5.5 (G. R. Tattersall) .. .. .. .. 3 •Dead-heat for first. Also Started.—l0 —11 Augment, I—l Authoress, 14 —12 Batsham, 7—6 Dainty Dell, 13—14 Dark Water, 11—15 Debretts, p—!i Happy Ending. B—S8 —S Jungle King, 6 —s' Pink Lad, 5—7 Stylist, 3—3 Tavoy. 15—13 Valiant Lady, 5.5. \ Half a head; head. Dainty Dell was fourth. \Time, 1m 27 3-ss.

NEW ZEALAND ST. LECER STAKES, First £350, second £IOO. third £SO; three-year-olds; colts and geldings, S. 10; fillies, 8.7; 13/*l 3 /* miles. 1—1 —BEAU VITE. 8.10 (A. E. Ellis) . 1 22 —DUN C ANN ON, 8.10 (B. H. Morris) .. .. . . .. .. 2 8 —3—DYNASTY, 8.10 (N. R. McKenzie) 3 The only starters. Length aitd a-half; 10 lengths. Time, 3m Sis. PACIFIC HANDICAP, First £350, second £IOO, third £SO; two-year-olds; 6 fur. 2—2—LAMBOURN, 5.3 (\V. J. Mudford) 1 I—I—CETEWAYO, S.B (G. R. Tattersail) ..... . . . . 2 4—I—NIGHTBEAM, 8.5 (G. Cameron) 3 Also Started.—s—s Air Flight, 5.12; 6 —6 Absolve, S. 11; 7—7 Kentucky. B.S; B—S8 —S Ringcraft, 5.5; 3 —3 Stencil, 8.3; 10 —10 -Cherry Bay, 7.5; 11 —11 Kadina, 7.5 f 12—12 Dyne, 13—13 Locrian, 9—9 Pleading, 7.0. Length; length and a-half. Cherry Bay was fourth. Time, lrn 13%5. THOMPSON HANDICAP, First £7OO, second £2OO. third £100; 1 mile S—i—KATHBELLA, 8.4 (P. Atkins) 1 6—6— ORELIO, 7.8, car. 7.9% (R. W. McTavish) . .. " .. .. .. 2 14—13—GLOBE TROTTER, 7.10 (C. T. Wilson) : .. -3 Also Started.—7—B Amigo, 9.0; 2—2 Haughty Winner, 8.13; l —l Old Bill. 5.12; 4 —5 Beaupartir, 8.11; 10 —10 Jack Tar, 8.1; B—7 Sternchase. 7.13; 3—3 Laughing Lass, 7.11; 16—1.6 Homily, 12—12 Night Eruption. 7.5; 9 —9 Baran . 7.6: 11—11 White Rajah, 7.4; 13—14 Wild Talk, 7.2; 15—15 Raeburn, 7.0. Half a head; length and a-half. White Rajah was fourth. Time, lm 39VSs. TINAKORI HANDICAP, First £215, Second £7O, third £35; 7 fur. 2—2—MINORITY, 8.0 (W. Doyle) 1 S—4—REHEARSAL, 8.11 (N. R. Mc- • Ivenzie) .. .. .. ..2 B—3—MILLAMENT, 8.6 (B. H. Morris) 3 " Also Started. —4 —5 Ruatiti, 9.0; I—l Great Night, 7 —7 Great Swoop, 6—6 King Gustavo, B.~i S lO Gay Fox. 7.9; 9—9 Acrobat, 7.8; 10 —8 City Song, 7.7. Neck; four lengths. King Gustavo was fourth. Time, lm 26%5. RAILWAY HANDICAP, First £l2O, second £l2O, third £6O; 6 J'ur. 4—I—SIR CRUSOE, 7.8 (W. J. Mudford). .. .. .. .. .. 1 I—I—FOOTLOOSE, 8.10 (L. Dulieu) . 2 3—2—DENSITY, 7.5 (P. Spratt) .. 3 Also Started.—2—3 Arvakur, 9.0; 9—9 Russian Ballet. 8.4; 5 —5 Rakahanga, 8.1; 7—6 Disdain. 8.0; 10—10 Flamniarion, .8 —8 Brunhild, 7.9; 6 —7 Lexden, 7.7; 32—12 Alunga, 7.3; 11 —11 Sporting Gift, 7.0. Neck; length; Disdain- was fourth. Time, lm ll!/~s. SILVERSTREAM HANDICAP, First £245, second £7O, third £35; 1 mile B—3—TRENCH LAW, 9.10, car. 9.3 (A. Foster; ... .. .. 1 9—9—TITTER, 7.8, car. 7.3 (A. Midwood) . . ' .. .. .. .. 2 2—2—SIGLOW, 8.10 (P. Atkins) .. 3 Also Started. —6 —6 Pearl Of Asia, 8.12; 4—4 Arabic, 7—7 Chief Lord. I—l Scold, 8.7; 5—5 Serenata, 8.4; B—B Waka. 7.9; 12—11 Colibri, 7.8; 11—12 Goldburn, 10—10 Piastre,' 7.7. Length; half a length. Serenata was fourth. Time, Jm lO'/s. TE AWAMUTU NOTES ROSE ACRE'S GOOD EFFORT [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] TE AWAMUTU, Thursday The course. proper next to the rails was open for the final gallops for Paeroa this morning, the going being excellent. Among those to please -were Rose Acre, Bcseige and Royal S : ster. Hutana (James) was doing his work well while covering seven furlongs in 1.38 2-5. Beseige (Goulsbro) and Rose Acre (Home) jumped off at the five-furiong post, Rose Acre finishing a length in front in 1.2 2-5. Both horses worked really well, Rose Acre'w effort being very good for one of her class. Loombmation (Savage) and F.rination (Kowhai) completed seven furlongs in 1.32 2-5, Erination doing the better of the two. Royal Sister (Goulsbro), Town Survey (Pratt) and Otoro (Home) jumped off at the five furlojjg post, Royal bister finishing a couple of lengths in front of Town Survey. with Oloro tailed off, in 50 2-ss, Royal Sister, an Australian-bred fillly, by Maconigram—Hall Mark's Sister, shaped well. Lucidus (Kowhai) and Tutor (Mcßac) jumped »onr hurdles oil the course proper, Lucidus K'Vjng a dashing display. (liners friven useful work included Suleiman. Joan- Peel, Te Takina. Cora to. Beau Leon, Prince 'Rangi, Ora King and Bello remmc.

Auckland racing club acceptances due to-day Final payments for the Great Northern 'Jaks, Great Northern Champagne Stakes and Northern St. Leger and acceptances for a .handicap events on the first day of the vfl kl ?. nd Racing Club's Autumn Meeting, to held at Ellerslie on March 23 and 25. are due with the secretary, Mr. "W. S. Spence, at 5 p.m. to-day. arrival of cillas The Wlinngarei two-year-old Cillas has fnved at Ellerslie. and was out doing light i lse ? es,er( ! a y. Ho does not look as bright m he did )nst week, and appears to be hv n l ."* from a slight cold. Cillas. who is Distomous from Monanui. finished third Vr,.iu Q ' &,u ' Cheddington in the Great *t i rn Stakes, and his sterling effort last week has brought him info EJle" H nC,i for (lie Champagne Stakes at