ASHBURTON CLUB

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 25001, 18 September 1944, Page 7

ASHBURTON CLUB

".v FIX DON SUCCESSFUL. ~~ ? PICCOLO DEFEATS AIR ACE (P.A.) ASHBURTON, Sunday The Ashburton County Racing Club's Spring Meeting was held yesterday. The weather was fine and the track was excellent. The totalisator handled £33,723 10s, compared. with £26,616 last year, an increase of £7107 10a. Results:— 3 COUNTY HURDLES, first £l5O. second £35. third £ls; IIAl l A miles and 100 yds—- . Magglore, 11.1 (G-. S. Barr). Is I—l Tatting, 9.12 (E. Corboy). 2: 7—B Norae, 9.0 (K. Ford). 3. Scratched: Roman Son, Waitoru. The Vulture. Astros. Two lengths; half a length. Time, 2m 52 2-ss. NOVICE STAKES, first £llO. second £25, third £ls; special weir/its; 6 fur: — I—l1 —1 Pensacola, 8.0 (L. J. Eilis). 1; 3 —2 Weld Cona, 8.0 (B. Brodie), 'x; 9—lo Rahiri, 8.0 (C. Mackie), 3. Scratched. Chelton, Count Roger, Legal Right. Lord .Ronald. Two lengths; length. Time, lm 13 l-ss. SELMA TROT, first £l6O, second £4O. third £2O; limit 5.1: 2 miles.—l—l Traverse, limit (O. E. Hooper). 1; 9—S Water Ranger, limit (M. Scoon); 2; 7 —6 Penoarrow, limit (K. McCormick). 3. All started. Twelve lengths; length. Times: 4m-30 l-5«, 4m 332—ss, 4m 315. ASHBURTON HANDICAP, first £2BO, second £BO. third £4O; IV* miles,—3 Flndon, ' 7.4 (C. Mackie). 1; 1 Kevin, 0.0 (W; P. Ellis), 2; 4 Irish Note, 7.0 (A. Meseervy), 3. Scratched: Stavros. Head; neck. Time. 2m 7 2*ss. - JOHN GRIGG STAKES, first £250, second £7O, third £3O; three-year-olds; 7 fnr. — 3—3 Piccolo, 8.10 (A. Messervy), 1; I—2 Air Ace, 8.10 (A. Stokes). 2; 2—l Beau Cheval, 8.10 (W. F. Ellis), 3. Scratched: Weld Cona. Double Cross. Saint Joachim, Quick Rise, Takata. Half a head; two lengths. Time, lm 26 2-ss. PENSCBOFT HACK HANDICAP, first £l5O, second £35, third £ls; 1 mile.— 19—21 Night Robe, 7.7 (H. Ford). 1; 3—3 Vafort, 7.7 (C. T. Wilson). 2; 9—9 Lyndon Lea, 8.2 (A. Stokes). 3. Scratched: The Vulture, King Burn. Half a length each way. Time, lm 39 2-ss. ' SPRING HANDICAP, first £IOO, second £4O, third £2O; 7 fur.—l—l John Gay, 9.0 (C. T. Wilson), 1; Q—2 John o' London, 8.0 (K. Nuttall), 2; 5—5 Hearth, 8.3 (N. Crombie), 3. Scratched: Sascha. Head; three lengths. Time, lm 25 1-58. RAKAIA TROT, first £IBO, second £lO. third £2or limit 3.38; 1% miles.—l—2 Traverse, limit (0. E. Hooper), 1; 4—3 Lucky Loyal, limit (W. R. Butt). 2; 2—l Caledonian Girl, limit (J. B. Pringlc). 3. Scratched: Netherby, Characteristic. Six lengths; length. Times: 3m 19 3-ss, 3m 21 1 -ss. 3m 21 3-ss. CHELMSFORD STAKES SUCCESS OF VEILED THREAT SYDNEY, Sept. 17 The principal events at the Tattersall'a Club September Meeting at Randwick yesterday resulted:— TRAMWAY HANDICAP, sweepstakes of £8 each, with £BOO added; 7 fur.—Prince, 7.13 (A. Muiley), 1; Versailles, 8.10 (J. 1 Thompson), 2; Modulation, 8.11 (E. BartJe), 3. Fourteen started. Half a length; length and a-half. Time, lm QGs. CHELMSFORD STAKES, sweepstakes of £lO each with £IOOO added; weight-for-age, with penalties and allowances; 9 fur.— * Veiled Threat, 9.8 (R. Maxwell), 1; Katanga, 0.11 (D. Munro), 2; Shining Night, 9.1 <E. Bartle), 3. Ten started. Length; two lengths. Time, 2m. , . ~ : FLEMINGTON EVENTS AMANA AND CLAYTON WIN MELBOURNE, Sept. 17 The results of the chief events at the Williamstown Racing Club's Spring Meeting at Flemington yesterday were as follows:UNDERWOOD STAKES, sweepstakes of £lO each with £IOOO added; weigh t-for-age; \ about 1 mile.—Amana, 9.3 (A. Dewhuret), 1; Tranquil Star, 8.12 (K, Smith), 2; Lllette, 8.12 (R. Heather), 3. Eleven started.' Length and a-quarter; three-quarters of a length. Time, lm 41 V£s. .. . METROPOLITAN HANDICAP, sweepstakes of £lO each with £IOOO added; about 1 mile and 5 fur.—Clayton, 7.5 (H. McCloud), l; Liberal Knight, 8.0 (R. Ransome), 2; Saint Warden, 8.10 (R. Heather), 3. Twelve started. Two lengths; length and a-half. Time, 2m 52>is.