MARTON MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26040, 2 January 1946, Page 7

MARTON MEETING

CUP TO SALUDOS (P.A.) WANGANUI, Jan. 1. The Marton Jockey Club’s meeting opened to-day in fine weather. The track was In perfect order. There was a large attendance. The totalisator handled £54,751. compared with £43,858 on the first day last year, a Saturday, and £53,422 10s last New Year’s Day. Results: MAIDEN RACE, Of £2OO. Seven furlongs. Weight 8.7. G/B—New Deer (W. J. Stevens) .. .. 1 2/1 —Royal Flash (V. J. Sellars) .. .. 2 12/10—Gay Flame, car. B.IOJ (J. Kendall) 3 Also started: 13/13 Te Aramoana, 18/18 Manager, 8/7 Fair Bridge, 3/2 Royal Advice, 15/19 Korouai, 9/11, Victory Vaals, 16/15 Otamaire, 7/6 Negotiable, 10/9 Theioway, 14/14 Flightless. 4/3 Rampant, 19/17 Ever Aussie, 17/16 Gardane, 1/4 Pramarama, 11/12 Trenchant, 4/5 The Stormovik. Two lengths, half a head. Rampant was fourth. Time, Imin 29 l-ssce. JUVENILE HANDICAP, Of £225. Five furlongs. 2/2 —Argumentative, 8.1 (A. G. Waddell) 1 1/1 —Flying Robin, 8.0 (W. J. Stevens) .. 2 3/4 Patunui, 7.7 (W. Connor) 2 Also started: 7/7 Silver Queen 7.11, 6/6 Blank Cheque 8.0, 5/3 Dancing Girl 7.7. 4/5 Flirtatious 7.7. 8/8, Jinny Jinks 7.7. 9/9 Studious 7.7. A length and a-half, half a neck. Blank Cheque was fourth. Time, 62 l-ssec. WAIROMA HACK HANDICAP, Of £250. Seven furlongs. 2/3—Young Margaret, 8.3 (W. Connor) t 3/2—Yandra. 7.7 (W. L. Aitken) .. .. t 7/7 —Gayannc, car. 7.8 <R. J. Turnwald) 3 Also started: 4/4 Phalaria 7.7, 1/1 Flying Orders 7.7, 5/5 Playfellow 8.0, 8/8 Polario 8.0, 6/6 Michael 7.7. A dead heat, a neck. Flying Orders was fourth. Time, Imin 29 4-ssec. RATA HACK HURDLES. Of £3OO. One mile and three-quarters. 2/2—Merger, 10.0 (E. Baker) 1 7/o—Endurance, 9.0 (N. Lynch) .. .. 2 3/3—Norse, 10.0 (J. Fagan) 3 Also started: 1/1 Gay Rouen 9.13, 4/4 Quination 9.5. 6/7 Legal 9.2, 8/8 Master. Francis 9.0, 5/5 Potomac 9.0. Five lengths, four lengths. Master Francis was fourth. Time, 3min 15 3-ssec. MARTON CUP, Of £BOO. One mile and a-quartcr. 1/I—Saludos, 7.11 (V. J. Sellars) .. .. 1 2/2—Flving Ace, 7.11 (W. Connor) .. 2 3/4—Tavern Light, car. 7.7 i (W. L. Aitken) 3 Also started: 4/3 Alethca 8.10, 7/7 Duality 8.10, 6/6 Rink 8.9, 5/5 Colonel Vaals 7.7, 9/9 Bay Robe 7.4, 8/8 Stony Broke 7.0. Two lengths, a neck. Rink was fourth. Time, 2min 5 4-ssec.

McMANAWAY MEMORIAL HANDICAP, Of £350. Seven furlongs. 3/3—Alright. 8.2 (W. Stevens) 1 1/I—Whitley, 7.11 (A. G. Waddell) .. 2 4/4—Duplicity, car. 7.5 (D. Collins) .. 3 Also started: 2/2 Fortune’s Smile 8.2, 5/5 Snappy 7.0, 6/6 Foreign Coin 7.0, 7/7 Come True 7.0. Long neck, four lengths. Time, lmin 28sec. NEW YEAR HACK HANDICAP, Of £275. Nine furlongs. 1/I—Arco, 9.7 (W. J. Stevens) 1 4/4—Killarney Boy, 7.7 (B. Boreham) .. 2 3/3—Solver, 8,10 (A. G. Waddell) .. ..3 Also started: 2/2 Royal View 8.4, 6/6 Court Lu 7.7, 5/5 Royal Flash 7.7. A length, a head. Royal View was fourth. Time, lmin 57 2-ssec. ! DASH HACK HANDICAP. Of £250. Six furlongs. 7/7—Jovial Hour, car. 7.13 J (W. J. Stevens) 1 2/4—Baby Girl, car. 8.6 (R. Harding) .. 2 1/I—Peter Robinson, 9.0 (H. J. Powell) 3 Also started: 3/3 The Grand 8.3, 4/2 Curiaway 7.13, 6/6 Theocritus 7.12, 5/5 Legal Label 7.12, 8/8 Pallas Athene 7.7. Three lengths, a length. Curiaway was fourth. Time, lmin 14 l-ssec.