OAMARU JOCKEY CLUB

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21995, 3 July 1933, Page 5

OAMARU JOCKEY CLUB

WINTER MEETING HELD ANOTHER WIN FOR POLYDORA A DOUBLE TO DRACULA. The Oamaru Jockey Club’s winter meeting was held in fine weather following heavy rain overnight, which made the going heavy' and greasy. The going tended, to upset form, as several horses could not act in the heavy ground. There was a fairly good, attendance, but the overnight rain and a threat of its continuance apparently prevented many of the chib’s usual patrons from putting in an appearance. The card provided some interesting racing, without any particular exciting finishes. Barrington and Night Cap were struck out of the Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase. A slow pace was set, and this suited Polling Day, as he had matters all his own way over the final six furlongs. Antrim Boy appeared to hold a good chance, but he hooked the third last jump and this took all the dash out of him. Quinopal moved up at the finish to get third place, but Royal Saxon and the others made a poor show. The Arrowsmith gelding Dracula scored an _ easy win in the Novice Stakes, in which Helen Gold came with a late run, .but had no chance with the winner, Polyface stayed on better than Hytemoana and Black Watch at the end of the Oamaru Trot. Hytemoana shaped promisingly, and has a fair turn of speed. Merry Peel, Grecian Princes, and Town Major were struck out of the Grange Handicap. The race was generally regarded as a good thing for Polydora, and so it proved, as

she won well from Salmo Salar, who was favoured by the fact that they got away from a moving start. Mount Boa made his run too far from home and, after leading into the straight with Polydora and Kakara, faded out. Silver-Sight appeared to have the Winter Hack Handicap won at the distance, after heading off Dressy, but' in the last half-furlong Palmary came with a good run and won by a length. Silver Sight might have won if more use had been made of him. Sunbrown -proved too good for the opposition in the Waikaura Trot, and Dracula confirmeed the good impression made in the Novice Stakes by scoring another comfortable win in the Farewell Handicap. Repudiation put in a challenge at the distance, but Dracula came away, and is obviously a much imnroved horse. The day r s sport went from start to finish under good management, and Mr A. D. MTvor got his fields away from a good line. - Following are the results:— HACK AND HUNTERS’ STEEPLE-

CHASE HANDICAP, Of lloeovs. Two miles. 3/3—S. Walker’s b g POLLING.DAY, by Gay Lad —Ruthful, aged, 9.13 (V. Langford) 1 4/4 —J. Veitch’s SPEAKEASY. 9.0 (J. Walker) 2 6/5—A. C. Mill’s QUINOPAL. 11.2 (J. Perkins) 3

Also started: 1/1 Antrim Boy 10.11, 2/2 Royal Saxon 'IO.O, 5/6 Conjurer II car, 9.6, 7/7 Sports King car. 9.2, Polling day and Sports King led over the first jump, and Quiridpal and Antrim Boy were with the first-named coming into the straight. Antrim, Boy jumped to the front at the stand double, but Polling Day led him into the back stretch, where they were half a dozen lengths in front >of Sports King, with the others close up to the last-named., Antrim Boy hooked the jump near the six furlong post, and Polling Day went on' and led round the top, where Speakeasy and Quinopal had moved up. Polling Day led over the last jump, and came on to win by four lengths from Speakasy, who beat Quinopal two lengths. Antrim Boy tired badly in the run home, and finished two lengths away fourth. ■Time, 4min 4 2-ssec. i

NOVICE STAKES. , Of 70.90V5. Six furlongs. 4/3 —A. Smith’s b g DRACULA, by Arrowsmith —Rose Red, 3yrs, car. 8.5 J (A. E. Didham) .. .. 1 1/1 —-Mrs M. O’Brien’s HELEN GOLD, 8.4 (A. Eastwood) 2 7/6—C. A. Shiel’s LYCIDIAS, 8.4 0 (E. Ludlow) 3

Also started: 3/2 Adult 8.4, 6/5 Donalda 8.4, 8/6 Look Smart ear. 8.7 J, 2/2 Quite Soon 8.4, 5/4 Chotta 8.0. Dracula and Quite Soon were smartest out, and Donakla slow to move. Look Smart began well, but soon dropped back. Dracula and > Quite Soon led Lycidias round the top and to the home turn. Dracula then came away, and Helen Gold began to put in a good run. Dracula kept clear, and won by four lengths from Helen Gold, who beat Lycidias three lengths. Donald a was close up fourth, and Adult next. Quite Soon stopped badly at the finish. Time, Imin 18 4-ssec. OAMARU TROT HANDICAP,

Of XOOsovs. Class 3.45. One mile and

a-half. 6/5 —J. Payne’s b m PREFACE, by Author Dillon —Daisy Lynn, aged, scr (P. Payne) 1 9/11 —J. A. Smaill’s HYTEMOANA, scr (J. M’Lellan) 2 4/3 —Hay and Hornbrook’s BLACK WATCH, 24yds bhd (W. J. Ryan) 3

Also started: 7/7 Coollcn Chenault scr, 5/6 Guy Bell scr, 3/2 Ivan de Oro scr, 3/4 Pekara scr, 8/9 Parnell scr, .1/1. Red Gold scr, 10/8 Sea Peter ser, 12/12 Almont Cling 36yds bhd, 11/10 Sansaveno 36. Colleen Chenault led to the straight but broke up. Passing the stand Pekara, Preface, Ivan do Oro, and Hytemoana were in charge. Going alqng the back Preface and Pekara were disputing

leadership from Ivan de Oro, Hytemoana, and Black Watch. Preface led into the straight, with Hytemoana, and at the finish Preface stayed on and won by three lengths from Hytemoana, who beat Black Watch by four lengths. Parnell was fourth, with Sansaveno and Ivan de Oro next. Times: 3min 40 l-ssec, 3min 40 2-ssec, 3min 39 3-ssec. GRANGE HANDICAP, Qf ISOsovs. One mile.

1/I—G, Hall’s b m POLYDORA, by Polizel —Sweet, Smile, 4yrs, 8,0 (G. Humphries) 1 5/4—J. Rnttledge’s SALMO SALAR, 9.0 (B. Brodie) 2 2/5 —Mrs R. Fleming’s MOUNT BOA, 8.11 (M. Kirwin) 3

Also started:' 3/2 Ranelagh 9.5, 4.3 Steeton 8.1, 7/7 Waving Corn 8.0, 6/6 Kakara 8.0. ,

They went away from a moving start, and Kakara soon took charge and led Polydora, Waving Corn, and Steeton along the back. Steeton dropped back before reaching the far turn, where Kakara was still in charge from Polydora. Mount Boa then raced up to the leaders and turned for home, with Polydora, Kakara dropped back. Mount Boa and S’olydora were racing together at the distance, where Salmo Salar came through on the rails. Polydora _ was shaken up, and came away to win by three lengths from Salmo Salar, who beat Mount Boa by four lengths. Kakara and Ranelagh were next, in a strung-out field. Time, Imin 47 2-sscc, WINTER HACK HANDICAP,

Of 125sovs. One mile and a-quarter. 3/3—T. J. Lister’s b g PALMARY, by Paladin—Bonne Bouche, syrs, 8.1 (W.,Jones) 1 1/I—A. Behan’s SILVER SIGHT, 8.0 {A. Eastwood) 2 4/4 —J. A. White’s DRESSY, 8.2 , (G. Humphries) 3 Also started: 6/5 Shock 8.9, 5/0 Amy Johnson 8.6, 2/2 Water Polo 8.4. Water Polo, Shock, and Silver Sight led out of the straight, and then Dressy took charge as they -turned into the back. Dressy led Silver Sight along the back, and Water Polo dropped back. At the far turn the field was bunched behind Dressy and Silver Sight. Amy Johnson and Palmary followed the leaders into the straight. Silver Sight had Dressy beaten at the distance, but then Palmary put in a claim, and, going to the front, won by a length. Dressy was three lengths away, and Amy Johnson and Water Polo were together after the third horse. Time, 2min 18 4-ssec. WAIKAURA TROT HANDICAP, Of lOOsove. One mile and a-quarter. 3/5 —A. Lindsay’s hr g SUNBROWN, by Sungod—Marne, aged, ser (R. Townley) 1 5/3 —F. Taverner’s GREAT ANTRIM, ser (H. Butcher) 2 4/G—J. A. Smaill’s HYTEMOANA. ser (J. M'Lcllan) 3

Also started: 8/9 Athelney Lass ser. 10/10 Colleen Chenault scr, 9/8 Parnell scr, 6/4 Ivan de Oro ser and Scarlet Runner ser, 7/7 Pekara ser, 1/1 Red Gold scr, 13/11 Sunny Bingen scr, 2/2 Black Watch 24yds bhd, 11/13 Almont Cling 36, 12/12 Sansaveno 36. Great Antrim, Pekara, Ivan de Oro, Sunbrown, Hyteinoana, and Athelney Lass ■was the order out of the straight. Parnell and Sunny Bingen broke up and Sunbrown and Great Antrim led to the far turn from Pekara. Sunbrown and Great Antrim turned for homo together, and Black Watch had made up ground. Sunbrown finally won without being driven out by a length from Great Antrim. Hytcmonana came with a late run, and finished a length and a-half away, third. Black Watch, Ivan de Oro, Pekara, and Athelney Lass were next. Times: 3min 2 l-fisoc, 3min 2 2-ssec, 3min 2 3-sscc.

FAREWELL HA N DJCA P, Of OOsovs. Six furlongs. 8/7 —A. Smith’s b g DRACULA. by Arrow-smith—Rosy Red, 3yrs, 8,5. including 51b penalty (G. Humphries) 1 1/I—J. Richardson's REPUDIATION, 8.6 {A. E. Didham) 2 5/5—D. Grant’s lAN’S MARCH, 9.0 (A. Ellis) 3

Also started: 7/8 Arden’s Beauty 9.5, 2/3 Grand Finale 8.13, 3/6 Gilpit 8.4, 4/2 Reminder 8.3, 6/4 Helen Gold 8.0. Arden’s Beauty delayed the start, and was finally slow away when the barrier rose to a good line. Repudiation wafs smartest out _ and led Dracula, Gilpit, and Grand Finale to.the far turn with the rest of the field close up. Dracula went on from Repudiation and Gilpit when coming round the top. Repudiation closed on Dracula at the distance, but the latter came away again and won well by two lengths. lan’s March drew up and finished third, three lengths away, and then came Grand Finale and Reminder. Time, Ini in 18 2-s.sec.