FAVOURITE’S DERBY
SWEET SPRAY’S DEFEAT OF BEAUMARIS THIRD DAY AT ELLERSLIE PA AUCKLAND, Jan. 2. The third day of the Auckland Racing Club's summer meeting was held today in warm sunny weather. The track was fast. The totalisator handled £254,634, compared with £191.362 10s on the corresponding day last year, Results:— MIDSUMMER HANDICAP, Of £IOOO. Two-year-olds. Five furlongs. First Division 10/9—Gold Venture, ear. 7.11 (N. B. Holland) 1 3/3—Motunach, 8.12 ( T. W. Green) .. 2 9/8 —Fighting Chief, 7.10 (L. J. Ellis) 3 Also started: 1/1 Gay Revel. 14/14 Ruthora, 18/18 Acclaim, 8/6 Sherwyn Bay, 15/15 Pixie Bell, 7/7 Emma Hamilton. 12/12 Fyrstinde, 13/12 Merry Flight. 6.13 Rusheen. Half length; three lengths and a-half Gay Revel was fourth. Time, 59sec. Dividends.—Win, £lO Bs. Place, £4 14s, £1 17s 6d. Second Division 2/2 —Personage, 8.2 (W. J. Mudford) .. 1 1/I—Sierra, car. 7.9 (G. F. Hughes) .. 2 4/4 —Archbishop, 8.2 (L. W. Carlton) .. 3 Also started: 11/10 Robin Glen, 14/14 Master Joe, 17/17 Kirkintolloch, 19/19 Refusal, 8/6 Burma Raid, 5/5 Cincinnati, 21/21 Counterclaim, 15/15 Quill. 16/16 Miss Wynyard, 7/7 Regoli. 20/20 Dark Interlude,' 12/11 Indian Charm, 13/12 Royal Tradition, 6/13 Treadine. Two lengths and a-half: four lengths. Regoli was fourth. Time. 59sec. Dividends.—Win, £2 12s 6d. Place, £1 15s 6d, £1 6s. Bracket: Gay Revel and Sierra. NEW YEAR S HURDLES. O’f £IOOO. Two miles. 2/2—Pola, car. 9.2 (R. L. Collett) .. 1 5/s—Brown Duke ; 10.6 (C. McColl) .. 2 6/6—Waratangi, 10.0 (K. Lawrence) .. 3 Also started: 1/1 Coogee. 4/4 Montello dOro (fell). 3/3 Court Lad. 7/7 King Isaaos. Half a length; eight lengths. Coogee was fourth. Time, 3min 34sec. Dividends.—Win, £3 Gs (id. Place, £1 16s Gd, £3 7s Gd. ELLERSLIE HANDICAP. Or £750. Apprentice riders. One mile. 10/10—Gay Sari, car. 7.13 ; (C. McLean) 1 3/3—Superior Scholar, car. 8.1 (L. W. Carlton) 2 4/4—Kilmarnock, car. 7.12 (B. A. Pelling) 3 Also started: 7/7 Reparation, 5/5 Brer Acre, 1/1 Lady Be True, 2/2 Ashfield. 8/6 Luminous, 9/9 Knight Armour, 12/12 Connie’s Birthday, 6/8 El Salto, 15/15 Lady Oral, 12/14 Probation's Pride, 11/11 Stylish Fox, 14/13 The Pimpernel. Neck; two lengths. Luminous was fourth. Time, lmin 37 3-ssec. Dividends.—Win. £2B 6s 6d. Place, £6 17s 6d, £2 12s 6d, £2 14s 6d. AUCKLAND RACING CLUB HANDICAP, Of £3OOO. One mile and a-half. 11/11—Wonder Boy, 7.13 (W. J. Broughton) 1 3/3—Fifth Note, car. 7.9 (G. F. Hughes) 2 2/2—Calibrate, 7.0 (R. Caddy) .. ..3 Also started: 10/8 Conspiracy, 9/10 King’s Ransom, 8/9 Mountain Glory, 4/4 Blue Seal, 5/6 Quick March, 1/1 Vigilantia, 7/7 Foxbay, ,6/5 Biassed, 13/13 Equator, 12/12 In Front. Half a neck; two lengths. Vigilantia was fourth. Time, 2min 29 3-ssec. Dividends.—Win, £2O 17s 6d. Place, £5 16s 6d, £2 16s, £2 6s 6d. SEVENTY-SIXTH GREAT NORTHERN DERBY, Of £3500. Three-year-olds. Colts. and geldings 8.10, fillies 8.7. One mile and a-half. 1/2—Sweet Spray, 8.7 (K. Nuttall) .. 1 2/1 —Beaumaris, 8.10 (L. J. Ellis) .. .. 2 G/6 —Tudor Prince, 8.10 (W. J. Mudford) 3 Also started: 4/4 Bhutan', 5/5 King Finchall, 8/8 Lone Star, 3/3 Lord Moss, 7/7, Tenerani. Three-quarters of a length; nose. Bhutan was fourth. Time, 2min 32sec. Dividends.—Win, £2 12s. Place, £1 6s, '£l 5s 6d, £3 6s. COUNTY HANDICAP, Of £BSO. One mile and three furlongs. 4/4—Patuone, 8.9 (N. B. Holland) .. 1 3/2—Count Bian, 8.6 (K. Nuttall) .. .. 2 2/1 —Fireman, 8.10 (G. F. Hughes) .. 3 Also started: 5/5 Primitive, 7/7 Kohunui, 6/6 Lysterfield, 1/3 Dunwold, 10/10 ‘Argent, 10/12 Barfleur, 13/14 Blue Chief, 16/16 Prince of Aragon, 9/9 Reformed, 8/8 Sir Orelio, 15/15 Skylark. 14/13 Stray Girl, 12/11 Vienna View. Neck; two lengths and a-half. Kohunui was fourth. Time, 2min 19sec. Dividends.—Win, £6 7s 6d. Place, £2 6s, £2, £1.163. NEWMARKET HANDICAP, Of £ISOO. Six furlongs. 2/3—Super Vaals, 8.8 (L. J. Ellis) .. 1 1/I—Chatrill, car. 7.7 (B. D. Markwick) 2 3/4—Mere-Ana, 7.4 (A. Messervy) .. 3 Also started: 11/11 Sleepy Fox, 4/2 Travel King', 5/5 Regality, 6/6 Coonbridge, 9/9 Morocco, 10/10 Frincessita, 15/15 Robin Leigh, 7/7 Te Tui, 8/8 Silver Blue, 16/16 Moonee Valley, 12/14 Pine Park, 14/13 Silver Birch, 12/12 Gay Cushla. Half a length; three-quarters of a length. Morocco was fourth. Time, lmin 11 3-ssec. Dividends. —Win, £6 Is 6d. Place, £2 9s, £2 2s, £2 13s 6d. GLASGOW HANDICAP. Of £IOOO. One mile.
4/4—Stanfred, 8.1 (W. R. Hooton) .. ~ 1 7/7 —Swift Fox, car. 7.4 (B. A. Pelling) 2 9/9 —Faultina, 8.11 (R. Dulieu) .. .. 3 Also started: 1/1 Statesman, 4/4 Flying Officer (bracketed with Stanfred), 3/3 Dixie, 6/6 Angeline, 2/2 Firing Line, 5/5 Kaitawa, 8/8 Take-a-Lot, 11/11 Bengal Bay. 10/10 Cornishman. Half a length; length: Statesman was fourth. Time, lmin 36 3-ssec. Dividends. —Win, £8 9s. Place, £2 9s, £4 6s, £5 0s 6d.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27278, 3 January 1950, Page 8
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