THE RAKER BEATS SASCHA

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25429, 10 January 1944, Page 4

THE RAKER BEATS SASCHA

KOHARA’S SENSATIONAL DIVIDEND The Dunedin Jockey Club’s summer meeting was held in fine weather, and a large attendance witnessed some interesting races and close finishes. The attendance was not so large as on Dunedin Cup day, but the totalisator turnover showed an increase. The going was on the hard side, and some of the horses showed that recent racing had left its mark, but not to any serious extent. The D.J.C. Handicap provided an interesting race and a close finish. There was no pace on over the first half-mile, and this enabled Paladeo, who was slow away, to reach the front in the first quarter of a mile. Saseha was fairly well back in the early part of the race and appeared to be rather too confidently handled. She joined the leaders in the straight, but The Raker, to whom she gave a good stait in the final three furlongs, stalled off her challenge in a hard fought finish. Amorlad and Bascule did not run to the expectations of their supporters. Aurora Australis was made a strong favourite for the James Hazlett Gold Cup, and scored a comfortable win. She did not receive the opposition anticipated from Scottish Dale, who was slow away at the start and came round the field after being last into the straight. Aurora Australis scored a popular win and won with apparently so much in hand that additional success should come her way. Sister Sal was one of the most con-fidently-handled winners ever seen at Wingatui. Two exceptionally large dividends were paid during the day, the first by Grand Forest in the Novice Handicap. and the second by Kohara in the concluding event. Kohara’s backers on the win machine received a' return approaching the century mark. The totalisator handled £55,142. compared with £44,698 last year. The total for Dunedin Cup day this season and the concluding card on Saturday was £107,545 10s, compared with £88,396. The following were the results:— OWHIRO HURDLE HANDICAP, Of £3OO. One mile and a-half.

1/I—Nightcalm, Mr A. Ferguson’s b g. by Night Raid—Sweet Memory, 9yrs, 11.7 (R. Heasley) 1 7/7—Gold Nugget, Mr J. M. Samson’s ch g, 6yrs, 9.4 (F. Adamson) .. 2 J/2 —Heidelberg, Mr J. J. Breen's ch g, 9yrs, 11.3 (P. J. Boyle) .. .. .. 3 Also started: 5/6 Native Chief 11.9, 4/5 Green Boa 9.13, 8/8 Midgard 9.10, 11/10 Roseman 9.6, 6/4 Edward car: 9.0, 9/9 Phalanx car. 9.1 J, 3/3 Pocket Flash car. 9.8, 13/13 Red Wind car. 9.31, 12/12 Atua Here 9.0, 14/14 Ballyaggan 9.U, 10/11 Prince Dolomite 9.0. Three lengths, one length. Pocket Flash was fourth. Time, 2min 40 3-ssec. NOVICE HANDICAP, Of £2OO. Six furlongs. 11/13 —Grand Forest, Mr J. Simmons’s b g, by Lang Bian—Minnikin, 3yrs, car. 7.71 (B. Mears) .. .. 1 1/1 —Good Cast, Mr J. B. DouglasClifford’s b g, 3yrs. 8.10 (A. Messervy) 2 8/7 Chestnut Glow, Mr J. R. McKenzie’s ch m, 4yrs, 8.8 (C. McDonald) 3 Also started: 4/2 Twelve Pointer 8.7, 9/11 Even Calm 8.5, 6/5 Bonnie Night car. 7.11, 7/8 Sally Lux 8.2, 14/14 Contemptuous 8.1, 14/16 Country Lad car. 7.71, 8/10 Chellow Dene car. 7.10, 19/20 Dark Folly 7.13, 18/18 Fluorescent car. 7.6, 13/16 Lance Wing 7.13, 13/17 Numie car. 7.81, 5/6 Old Glory car. 8.71, 17/14 Doctor Mac car. 7.101, 10/9 Immediate 7.13, 16/15 Night Robe 7.13, 1/3 Pay Book 7.13, 3/4 Prize Ring car. 8.4. Half a length, half a head. Chellow Dene was fourth. Time, lmin 14 2-ssec. FLYING FORTRESS HANDICAP. Of £4OO. Seven furlongs. 1/I—Sister Sal, Mr J. B. Giles’s ch m, by Salmagundi—Waiau Maid, syrs, car. 7.1 (A. Messervy) 1 3/3 —Monetary, Mr W. A. white’s br h, syrs (A. E. Didham) 2 5/s—Silver Lily, Mr D. J. McDonald’s, b m, syrs (K. Ford) .. .. .. 3 Also started: 7/6 Royal Chorus 8.5. 4/4 Invulnerable 8.4, 2/2 Hearth 8.4, 6/7 Night Lancer 7.4, 8/8 Rawhamai 7.4. A length, a head. Invulnerable was fourth. Time lmin- 26sec. DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP, Of £6OO. One mile two furlongs and a-half > 2/I—The Raker, Mr 'W. J. Dore’s br g, by Croupier—Kippit Lee, 7yrs, 8.3 • (L. Hare) 1 1/2—Saseha, Mr R. E. McLellan's br m, syrs, 8.2 (W. F. Ellis) 2 8/B—Paladeo, Mr D. J. McDonald’s b g, 7yrs, car. 7.4 (C. H. Mackie) 3 Also started r 7/7 The Joker 9.6, 3/4 Amorlad 8.6,;4/3 Bascule .7.1,’6/6 Foxhaven car. 7.6, length. Foxhavenv was fourth. Time, 2min 14 3-ssec. ABBOTSFORD HANDICAP, Of £250. Seven furlongs. 1/I—Sal’s Pal, Mr J. B. Giles’s ch g. by Salmagundi—Waiau Maid, 4yrs, car. 7.9 i (C. H. Mackie) 1 11/10—Trueway, Mr A. Louisson’s b g, 3yrs, 7.7 (C. McDonald) .... .. 2 7/B—Night Fighter, Miss L. M. Har-. rison’s b g, 3yrs, 8.1 (L. J. Ellis) 3 Also started: 12/12 Cruden Bay 9.1, 14/13 True Mate 8.8, 3/3 Bonnie Chela 8.3, 13/11 Ann Mie 8.3. 5/5 Coy 8.2 and Young Bob 7.7 (bracketed), 2/2 Nigger Lad 8.1, 9/9 Gay Lancer 7.13 and Standby car. 7.11 (bracketed), 6/6 Sir Saladin 7.13, 4/4 Full Chase 7.8, 8/7 Old' Glory 7.7. Half a head, two lengths. Coy was fourth. Time, lmin 27 I -ssec. HOPEFUL HANDICAP, Of £3OO. For two-year-olds. Five furlongs. 3/2 —Joygiver, Messrs D. Kelly and J. Richardson’s b g, by Man's PalCaterpillar, 8.11 (C. G. Humphries) 1 10/B—Piccolo, Mr J. Musson’s b g, car. 7.11 (C. T. Wilson) .. 2 4/3—Periwig, Mr H. N. Spence’s b g, 7.13 (A: Messervy) 3 Also started: 1/1 Lyndall 8.8, 8/6 Runaway 7.11, 7/9 Velvet Slipper 7.9, 5/5 Rahiri 7.9, 12/12 Tuapeka 7.9, 2/4 Bonny Flight 7.8,11/10 Lady Deceiver car. 7.121, 13/11 Eastern Slipper 7.6, 6/7 Espadrille 7.2. Three lengths, a head. Bonny Flight, was fourth. Time, lmin 2 4-ssec. JAMES HAZLETT GOLD CUP, Of £6OO, including gold cup of the value of £IOO. Weight-for-age. One mile 1/1 —Aurora Australis, Messrs J. S. and W. E. Hazlett’s ch f, by Salmagundi—Ruling Light, 3yrs, 8.6 (W. F. Ellis) 1 2/2—Scottish. Dale, Mr J. R. McKenzie’s blk m, syrs, 9.9 (A. Messervy) .. 2 6/5 —Night Lancer, Mrs D. H. Blackie’s b h, 4yrs, 9.5 (L. J. Ellis) ... .. 3 Also started: 3/3 Lord Advocate 9.10 4/4 Lord Nuffield 9.9, 7/7 Silver Sox 9.0, 5/6 Royal Flight 8.11. Three lengths, one length. Lord Advocate was fourth. Time, lmin 40sec. WAIHOLA HANDICAP, Of £4OO. One mile two furlongs and a-half. 16/17—Kohara, Mr A. J. Brown’s b g, by Irish Lancer—Night Gem, 6yrs, 7.10 • (B. Mears) I 11/12—Gay Thread, Mr F. D. Meehan’s br g, 6yrs, 7.12 (D. Dawson) .. 2 5/4 —Gamble, Mr R. J. Murphy’s b g, 4yrs, car. 7.11 (C. T. Wilson) .. 3 Also started: 3/3 Abdicate 9.1, 4/5 Justitia 8.9, 10/10 Courtdress 8.6, 2/2 Gunga Din 8.5, 7/8 Royal Rae car. 8.5, 1/1 Bridgehead 8.2, 6/6 Boolamskee 7.13, 9/9 Retriever 7.11, 19/20 Irish Ruler car. 7.135, 15/14 Stavros 7.8. 18/18 Georgia 7.8, 7/7 Honest Sal 7.8, 14/13 Arabian Night 7.8, 13/15 Chiding 7.7, 21/21 Bright Form 7.7, 19/19 Pink Clover 7.7, 12/11 Eastern Coin car. 7.8, 17/16 Sixpence 7.7. A neck each way. Honest Sal was fourth. Time, lmin 13 4-ssec. WINNING OWNERS Winning owners over the two days’ racing of the Dunedin Jockey Club's Cup and summer meetings were as follows: — Mrs H. C. Manaton £720 and gold cup valued £IOO, W. J. Dore £6BO, J. S. and W .E. Hazlett £6OO and gold cup valued £IOO, J. B. Giles £555. D. Kelly and J. Richardson £554, A. Ferguson £4BO, R. E. McLellan £4lO, G. Hall £4OO. J. R. Todd £320, A. J. Brown £320, J. ■ Simmons £l6O, J. B. Douglas-Clifford £l3O, H. J. Riddle £IOO, J. M. Samson £9O, J. R.

McKenzie £BS, E. E. Steele £75, Mrs D H. Blackie £7O, D. Ruthven £6O, Messrs G. R. Hunter and P. C. Webb £BO. W, A. White £6O, F. D. Meehan £6O, D. J. McDonald £SO, H. N. Spence £45, J. Musson £45, R. J. Murphy £4O, A. Louisson £35, W. McEwan £25, Mrs T. Stone £2O R. J. E. Smith £2O. A. Reid £ls. W. R. R. Cruickshank £ls, H. E. Martin £ls, J. J. Breen £ls. Miss L. M. Harrison £ls, C. Jamieson £lO, J. Morrison £lo— total of £6560. THE TAXATION Taxation payable in respect of the Dunedin Jockey Club's summer meeting on Saturday was as follows: £ s. d. Totalisator tax .. .. 2757 2 0 Dividend tax 2312 2 0 Stakes tax 29 10 0 The total taxation for the Cup and summer meetings, exclusive of amusement tax, amounted to £10,145 7s. NOTES ON THE RACING Roseman and Midgard made the early running in the Owhiro Hurdles, with Nightcalm handy. Gold Nugget took charge and led to the straight, where Nightcalm and Heidelberg were closing up. Nightcalm headed Gold Nugget at the last hurdle, and ceme on to win by three lengths. Heidelberg Was two , lengths away third, and Pocket Flash was, next, with the others strung out. The winner equalled the track record. The Novice Handicap Chestnut Glow, Good Cast, Contemptuous, Lance Wing, Nurnie, Old Glory, and Pay Book were the early leaders in the Novice Handicap. Chestnut Glow and Good Cast were in charge three furlongs from home, but the latter lost place. Chestnut Glc-w led into the straight, with Contemptuous. Pay Book, Old Glory, and Lance Wing. In the run home Grand Forest came from well back to win by half a length from Good Cast. Chestnut Glow was a close third, and then came Chellow Dene. Bonnie' Night, and Country Lad. The Flying Handicap Silver Lily led out in the Flying Fortress Handicap from Hearth and Invulnerable, and they ran in this order to the far turn, where the last-named lost place. Monetary was running last as they left the far turn. Silver Lily and Hearth led up to the home turn, where Sister Sal was improving her position. Silver Lily was in charge when well in line for home, but Sister Sal came through on the rails and won very confidently by a length from Monetary, who came very fast with a late run. Silver Lily was a head away, a length in front of Invulnerable. The D.J.C. Handicap The field for the D.J.C. Handicap got away to an unsatisfactory start. Invincible was squeezed back, Paladeo did not get away well, and Bascule was boxed owing to horses crowding together on each side of him. Foxhaven and The Raker led cut of the straight, but Paladeo ran to the front before reaching the mile post and led along the back from The Raker, Foxhaven, Bascule, and Amorlad. Saseha was well back in the field several lengths away, and The Joker was last. Saseha moved up coming up the rise, but The Joker was still at the tail of the field. Paladeo led into the straight, and inside the distance The Raker and Saseha closed on Paladeo, and the three came on together. In a good finish The Raker stalled off a strong challenge from Saseha and beat her by a neck. Paladeo was a length away, with Foxhaven next, and then came Amorlad and Invincible. Abbotsford Handicap Bonnie Chela and Sal’s Pal were in charge of the field for the Abbotsford Handicap when they got well on the lourney, and ■ Coy. Cruden Bay, True Mate, and Ann Mie were handy. Nigger Lad and Sir Saladin were at the tail of the field. Bonnie Chela and Sal’s Pal led into the straight, where the latter took charge and stalling off a late run from Trueway won by half a head. Night Fighter was two lengths away, with Coy next, and then came Old Glory and Gay Lancer. The Hopeful Handicap Joygiver followed up his Champagne Stakes win by another success in the Hopeful Handicap. Espadrille, on the rails, led out with Lyndall and Joygiver. Lyndall dropped back, and Espadrille was headed by Joygiver, who came on to win by three' lengths from Piccolo, who beat Periwig by a head. Bonny Flight was fourth, followed by Espadrille and Lyndall, who was allowed to ease up when beaten. The Hazlett Gold Cup Lord Nuffield led out In the James Hazlett Gold Cup, and Scottish Dale and Silver Sox were slow away. Silver Sox was pulled up at the six-furlong post. Lord Nuffield led Aurora Australis i p the rise, with Royal Flight next, and Scottish Dale still last. Aurora Australis took charge shortly after entering the straight and came on to win by three lengths from Scottish bale, who came with-a late effort to beat Night Laiiber by. a length, with Lord Advocate next. The Southland filly scored a comfortable Win, and she and her rider returned to the birdcage amidst applause 1 from the spectators. Big Outsider Wins

In the Waihola Handicap .Courtdress and Bridgehead led out from Stavros, and going along the back Boolamskee took charge from Bridgehead, Pink Clover. Courtdress, Honest Sal, Gamble, Stavros, and Kohara. Boolamskee led Bridgehead, Gamble, and Kohara Into the straight. Kohara then came along with a good run under pressure and won by a neck from Gay Thread, who beat'Gamble by the same margin. Honest Sal, Royal Rae, Brightform, and Bridgehead were next.