WANGANUI JOCKEY CLUB

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22259, 11 May 1934, Page 13

WANGANUI JOCKEY CLUB

WINTER MEETING OPENED CENTURY HURDLES TO INVICTUS. (Peb United I'rerh association.) WANGANUI, May 10. The Wanganui Jockey. Club's winter meeting was opened to-day in* showery weather, which later cleared to bright sunshine. The track was in excellent order, and the attendance was satisfactory. The totalisator under the twodividend system handled £8894 10s, compared with £8615 10s under the win and place . system laßt year. Double-figure dividends were returned by Alcides and West Tor. Following are the results: — TRIAL HACK HANDICAP, Of 80sovs. Seven furlongs and a-quarter. 6—ALCIDUS, 8.0 (L.J.Ellis) .. 1 3—SNOWBALL, car. 8.3 (R. Reed) 2 I—LEO COLOSSUS, 8.7 (H. Wiggins) 3 Also started: 2 Full Throttle 8.7, 5 Argument 8.5, 7 Tudor 8.3, 8 Kaloa 8.0, 4 De Trop 8.0, 9 Indefinite 8.0, 10 Lady Cheval 8.0. Won by a length, with two lengths between second and third. ' Time, lmin 32 2-ssec. Leo Colossus, Tudor, De Trop, Snowball, Alcidus, and Full Throttle was • the order into the straight, where Alcidus forged ahead and held off Snowball's challenge. Tudor was fourth. WINTER OATS HANDICAP, Of HOsovs. Six furlongs. B—SOUCHONG, 8.10 (A. E. Ellis) .. 1 2—ROYAL HUNTING, 9.4 (P. Atkins) 2 4—POROTITI, 7.11 (K. Voitre) ..3 ' Also started: 6 View Halloo 8.13, 1 Pomp 8.7, 3 Good Hunting 8.3, 7 Royal Bengal car. 7.13, 5 Princess Doreen 7.5, 9 Playground 7.4. Won by a length and a-half, with half a head between second arid third. Time, lmin 13 4-ssec. Souchong soon went to the front, and piloted Royal Hunting, Princess Doreen, Good Hunting, Porotiti, and Pomp into the straight, staying on to win nicely. Princess Doreen, View Halloo, and Pomp followed Porotiti. GRAND STAND STEEPLECHASE, , . Of 175sovs. Two miles. 2—DON ERMA, 9.2 (A. Jenkins) .. 1 I—RIOTOUS, 11.3 (C.Thomson) ..2 3—MANUIRI 10.4 (Bowden) .. ..3 Also started: 4 Tunbridge 9.5, 6 Bon Aryan 9.0, 4 Royston car. 9.3 J. Won by half a length,, with five lengths between second and third. Time, 4min 59sec. '■ After going a mile Riotous and Bon Aryan piloted Don Erma, Tunbridge, and Manuiri over the double brush in the straight. Don Erma' ran up to. Riotous six furlongs from home, and was always doing it better than the favourite, but nearly came down at the last obstacle. Don Erma held off Riotous by half a length: Tunbridge and Royston followed Manuiri at. intervals. BALGOWNIE HACK HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs. One mile and 110 yards. B—WEST TOR, car. 8.8 (C. Carroll) 1 2—WEROHIA, 8.13 (A. E. Ellis) .. 2 3—RED RUFUS, car. 7.9 (K. Voitre) 3 Also started: 5 Gay Court 8.11, 6 Tai-. toiu 8.10, 1 Rust 8.10, 4 Nightguard 8.9, 7 Tres Sec 8.5, 3 Jayson car. 7.9 (bracketed with Red Rufus), 13 Tea Garden 7.11, 9 Headmistress 7.9, 9 Matorni 7.9, 11 Boon car. 7.8, 12 Te Rangitumau 7.4, 14 Boudoir car. 7.0, 15 Freeze 7.0. Won by a head, with a length between second and third. Time, lmin 49sec. Across the top and into the straight Red Rufus and Boudoir were ahead of Matorni, Werohia, Gay Court, Boon, and West Tor. The last-named asserted himself to overhaul Werohia and win narrowly, Red Rufus beating Boudoir, Headmistress, Matorni, and Rust, who were all bunched. CENTURY HURDLES, Of 250sovs. One mile and three-quarters. 3—E. C. CraddockV INVICTUS (St. Petersburg—Mydora). 6yrs, 9.10 (P. Burgess) 1 S—MILLION (J. Walsh) ...... .. 2 14—STANCHION (J. M'Laughlan) ... 3 . Also started: 14 Make Up 11.10 (bracketed with Stanchian), 11 Hounslow 11.0, 4 Easterly 10.7, 9 Consent 10.4, 8 High Falutin' 10.4, 2 Knollmere 10.3, 6 High Grader 10.2, 12 Callamart 9.9, 1 True Shaft 9.9, 7 Brown. Abbey 9.8, IS Constant Sun 9.6, 15 Royal Limond 9.0. 10 Count Lendorff 9.0. Won by two lengths, with seven lengths between second and third. Time, Smin 12sec. ■':•'■"'• Knollmere and Invictus were the early pacemakers, leading Brown Abbey, True Shaft, Consent, High Grader, and Million past 7 the stand. Invictus shook Knollmere off and had a five-lengths' break on Million, Easterly, High Grader, and Knollmere at the half-mile. Million ran up to 'lnvictus on the turn, but the leader drew away. High Grader was fourth, followed by Easterly, High Falutin', Make Up, and Constant Sun. EMPIRE HANDICAP, Of ISOsovs. One mile and a : distance. S—SPEED. 8.8 (B. H. Morris) .... J 2—SPIRAL. 8.10 (L. J. Ellis) .... 2 4—IDA -MERLING, 8.4 . (J. M'Farlane) 3 Also started: 3 Takakua car. 8.11, 8 Copper King 8.10, 6 Senegal7.ll, 1 Lack 7.7, 12 Gibraltar 7.4, 7 Kaihoro 7.0, 10 Stitch 7.0, 11 Chopin 7.0, 9 Arvada 7.0. Won by heads each way. Time, lmin 50sec. Speed and Chopin got aw.ay badly. Lack, Kaihoro, ami Ida Merling were tbe leaders at six furlongs, but Ida Merling showed the way into the straight from Arvada, Speed, Lack, Senegal, Spiral, and Stitch. Speed overhauled Ida Merling at the distance, and then held off Spiral's challenge. Ida Merling just failed. Takakua, Stitch,"Arvada, and Lack were next. BOROUGH HACK HANDICAP. Of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. I—GAY SETON. 8.11 (R. Reed) .. 1 4—CAWBEEN. 7.11 (W. Broughton) 2 14—LADY RONALD, 7.9 (R. Marsh) 3 Also started: 2 Pladie 9.0, 7 Arena 8.11, 5 Moatoa car. 8.4. 10 Merry Way 8.6, 6 Colenso 8.1, 8 Illuminate 8.0, 11 Artful Dodger car. 7.8. 3 Moneygran car. 7.12, 11 Windward 7.11, 13 Grumpy 7.9, 15 Bon Rapide car. 7.2, 16 Arauline car. 7.2, 9 Waipiro car. 7.0, 17 Gold Mission car. 7.5.

Won by half a head, with a head between second and third. Time, lmin 14 3-ssec. Cawbeen, Moneygran, Grumpy, and Gay Seton were the leaders into the straight. Gay Seton prevailing in a slashing finish, with Moneygran right up fourth. ACCEPTANCES FOR SECOND DAY. (Peb Ukited Press Association.) WANGANUI, May 10. Owing to the number of acceptors in the Champion Hack Plate exceeding the safety number it 'has been deciJed to make two separate events, with the same stake as before for each and a trophy for each winner. The order of the events has been changed from the original programme, as follows: — 11.20, Farewell Hack Handicap, of 200sovs. Five furlongs.—Etiquette 8.10, Cawbeen 8.5. Moneygran 8.1. Arauline 7.9, Wharaurangi 7.0, Gold Mission 7.0, Grand Joy 7.0. " 12.0. Purua Hack Handicap, of lOOsovs. Six furlongs—Gay Seton 9.6. Pladie 8.12, Land Tax 8.11, Merry Way 8.4. Cawbeen 8.3, Colenso 7.13, Moneygran 7.11. L.ady Ronald 7.11, Alcides 7.9, Boon 7.8, Bon Rapide 7.5, Wnipiro 7.4, Snowball 7.4, Leo Colossus 7.4, Full Throttle 7.2, Lady Cheval 7.0. , 12.40. May Hurdles Handicap, of loOsovs.. One mile and five furlongs. — Houuslow 10.12, Tnvictus 10.10, Easterly 10.4, Million 10.3. Consent 10.0, High Falutin' 10.0, High Grader 9.13, True Shaft 9.6, Jaysoti 9.5, Constant Sun 9.3, Stanchion 9.2. Count Lendroff 9.0. 1.25. Champion Hack Plate, of 175sovs. One mile and a distance. First Division: West Tor 9.4, Oriel 9.0, Diagano 8.7, Rust 8.7. Tres Sec 8.4, Arena 8.1, All Spirit 7.13, Artful Dodger 7.7, Windward 7.7, Matorni 7.4. Hawai 7.0, Ralphyllis 7.0. 2.10. Wanganui Steeples, of 300sovs. About two miles and a-half.—Make Up 11.13, Riotous 11.7, Brown Abbey 10.9, Manuiri 10.5, C'op'ey 10.1, Don Erma 9.12, Tunbridge 9.2. 2.55. Cliampion Hack Plate. Second Division: Werohia 9.3, Taitoru 8.9, Gay Court 8.7. Nightguard 8.6. St. Clara 8.2, Mcatoa 8.0. Red Rufus 7.9, Headmistress 7.7, Tea Garden 7.7, Boudoir 7.0, Freeze 7.0. Terangitamau 7.0. I 3.35. Connolly Handicap, of MOsovs. One mile and a-quarter.—Spiral 9.0, Takakau 8.13, Copper King 8.7, Prince Colossus 8.6. Ida Merlins 8.5, Senegal 7.9, Lalla Quex 7.2, Kaihoro 7.0, Stitch 7.0. 4.20. Belmont Handicap, of lOOsovs., Six furlongs.—Royal Hunting 9.7. Souchong 9.6, Speed 9.2. View Halloo 8.11. Pomp 8.5, Good Hunting 8.1. I'orotiti 7.13, Lack 7.10. Gay Seton 7.7, Princess Doreen 7.5, The Tiger 7.2. Playground 7.2, Arvnda 7.0.