RACING AT MARTON

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26349, 2 January 1947, Page 8

RACING AT MARTON

IMPERIAL’S SUCCESS IN CUP (P.A.) WANGANUI. Jan. 1. The Marton Jockey Club's summer meeting opened in ideal weather before the largest crowd for many years. The track was fast. The totalisator handled £61,695 10s, against £54,742 last year, an increase of £6953 10s. Results:— MAIDEN PLATE Of £225. Seven furlongs 2/2—lndira, 8.7 (V. J. Sellars) .. .. 1 5/s—Audacious, 8.7 (S. Anderson) .. 2 1/1 —My Way, 8.7 (R. D. Urwin) . ..3 Also started: 3/3 Beaulitha, 9/10 Eastern Ward, 4/6 Flying Faye, 6/4 Glebefield, 10/9 Incident, 7/7 Nightena, 12/12 Pollux, 11/11 Red Foil, 8/8 Westneath. Won by four lengths, two lengths. Nightnena was fourth. Time, lmin 31 l-ssec. JUVENILE HANDICAP, Of £275. Five furlongs. 1/I—Deep Sea, 7.9 (V. J. Sellars) .. 1 2/2—Kumari, 8.3 (R. D. Urwin) .. ..2 5/3—Tenacity, 7.6 (A. Johnson) ~ ~ 3 Also started: 3/5 Timsah, 4/4 Sly Gold, 6/6 Bonnie Pride. Won by three lengths, two lengths Sly Gold was fourth. Time, lmin 2sec. WAIROMA HACK HANDICAP, Of £3OO, Seven furlongs. 4/4—Emerge, 8.3 (A. G. Waddell) .. 1 6/7—Tahii, 8.5 (W Hardman) .. ..2 8/9—High Assay, 7.12 (E. Stewart) .. 3 Also started: 1/1 The Stormovik, 5/6 Autoshine, 12/12 Kelmont, 7/5 Lord Bradbury, 2/2 Follow Suit, 3/3 Ngakoti, 10/11 Top Drawer, 11/10 Flak, 9/8 Goody Two Shoes. Won by a head, a length. Ngakoti was fourth. Time, lmin 29 l-ssec RATA HACK HURDLES, Of £350. One mile. 2/2—Our Pat, 9.0 (R. Howell) 1 4/4—Mary Jo. 10.7 (W. Skiffiington) .. 2 7/7—Beau Jewel, 9.4 (P. Rae) 3 Also started: 1/1 Thunderhead, 3/3 Theolateral. 6/6 Army Souvenir, 5/5 Lanoma. Won by five lengths, half a length Theolateral was fourth. Time, 3min 18sec. MARTON CUP, Of £IOOO. One mile and a-quarter. 2/2—lmperial, 8.12 (A. G. Waddell) .. 1 9/9—lncline, 7.7 (W. L. Johnston) .. 2 6/6 —CJramond Bay, 7.5 (A. Johnson) . 3 Also started: 1/1 Arco, 3/5 Fortune's Smile. 10/10 Duality, 7/7 Argumentative, 5/4 Morehu Park, 4/3 Blanket, 8/8 Moutoa Lord. Won by a head, a length. Fortune’s Smile was fourth. Time, 2min 6 l-ssec McMANAWAY MEMORIAL HANDICAP, Of £4OO Seven furlongs. 1/I—Yasda, car. 7.1 J (J. Eaton) .. .. 1 2/2 —Tumerc, 7.7 (A. Johnson) .. ..2 7/6—Theiolyn, 7.5 (J. Harris) .. .. 3 Also started: 4/4 New Deer, 6/7 Sir Bradbury, 3/3 Lady Nahleen, 5/5 Dutch

Mar/, 8/8 Prefa, 10/10 Rebate, 8/9 Tortago. Won by a neck, a length and a-half. Ladv Nahleen was fourth. Time, lmin 27 l-ssec. NEW YEAR HACK HANDICAP, Of £325. Nine furlongs. 4/4—Filature, 7.2 (R. Saunders) .. .. 1 1/1 —Persuade. 8.12 (A. G Waddell) .. 2 2/2—Pola, 7.13 (L. Pell) 3 Also started: 5/5 Grey Plume, 6/6 Theioway, 3/3 Flirtatious. Won by a head, a neck. Grey Plume was fourth. Time, lmin 58 l-ssec. DASH HACK HANDICAP, Of £3OO. Six furlongs. 3/I—Vastlebrae, car. 7.2 (J. Eaton) .. 1 1/3 —Balcairn, car. 7.91 (V. J. Sellars) 2 2/2—Lady Oratory, car 7.3 (R. Saunders) 3 Also started: 8/7 Our Jock, 6/6 Repudiate, 7/9 Green Valley, 5/4 Golden Casket, 11/10 Manarere, 9/10 Fluctuation, 4/5 Minion, 10/8 Old Dooley, 13/12 Rehearsal, 12/13 Silver Eyes. Won by three lengths, a length and a-half. Old Dooley was fourth. Time, lmin 13 2-ssec.