CUP TO HUNTING GO

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18594, 3 January 1935, Page 3

CUP TO HUNTING GO

SOUTHLAND MEETING HALF NOTE’S NEW YEAR (Pur Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, lust uight. The summer meeting of the Southland Racing Club opened to-day. The weather was dull but warm and a light .shower fell. The attendance was large. The track was in good order. The totalisator put through £1.‘5,81.1 against £10,038 last year. A venal Highweight. —1-1 Hot Stull' (Bred re), 1; .1-1 Broken Rule (Maekic), 2; 8-8 Johnny (Low), 3. Also ran: .-'-2 Honest .Maid, -1-5 Thornton, 7-7 Coroner, 3-3 .Silver Issue, 0-0 Ordenvood. Won by a length and a length, and a. halt. Thornton was I'uinth. Time, 1.11. .bdinny got a good break early, but tired ill I lie straight, and. Hot Stull and .Broken Rule both passed him, the former winning easily. Myros.s Trot. —-lb- iMoko < Mii Id (Cl. Kerr), 1; 0-0 Happiness (Langford), 2; 3-1 Ready Money (Gallagher), 3. Also started: .1-1-14 Captain Sun, .1-2 Chevalier, 8-9 Kancburn, 13-14 Gold Valley, 7-7 John Desborough, 2-3 i’icotee, 5-4 Sun Cup, 9-S Vacation, .12-13 Worthy Clause, 11-12 Hard Times, 10-10 Christinas Wave, 9-11 i’airhaveu. Won by a length and a length and. a halt. Chevalier teas fourth. Time, 3.3.1, 3.32 1-5, 3.25 R

Flying Handicap.—2-1 Cherry Queen (W. Jenkins), 1; 3-3 Quietly (LcCkie), 2; '4-4 Emvood (Wilson), 3. Also ran: 1-2 Guarantee, 5-5 Mayani. Won by two and a-haif lengths and one and a-lialf lengths. Guarantee was fourth. Cherry Queen streaked away early and was never caught, to win easily from Quietly, who followed her right throughout. Time, 1.13 1-5. New Year Handicap. —1-1 Half Note (Yoiglit), 1; 7-fi Howlands (Wilson), 2; 3-2 Coat of Arms (Brodic), 3. Also ran: 9-8 Slaemish, 8-1.1 Clara Bow, 5-7 Silk Arrow, 6-5 Engc, 10-10 Miss Winston, 13-14 Clatter, 9-12 Golden Lap, 12-9 Red Treasure, 11-13 Lady Leighton, 4-4 Galleon, 2-3 General O’Duffy. Won by three lengths and two lengths. Galleon was fourth. Time, 1.15. Half Note, Clatter, and Coat of Arms were early leaders, and then came Clara Bow. Once in line for home Half Note outclassed the field and won easily from Bowlands, who came from well back.

Cup.—l-2 Hunting Go (Leekic), 1; G-G Signaller (Barclay), 2; 2-1 Great Shot (Cotton), Also ran: 4-5 Stceton and Cough (bracketed), 7-7 All Humbug, 3-3 Taurauiai, 5-1 Silver Sight, S-S Aesculus. A great race was 'witnessed. Great Shot, Taurauiai and Aeseulus were the early leaders with Hunting Go at the rear of the lie.ld. There was little change till three furlongs from home, where Signaller and Hunting Go improved their positions. Maintaining their run, Ihe pair took charge ul the straight, and then Hunting Go took command to score nicely by half a length. Great .Shot was a. length and a half away. Stceton was fourth. Time, 2.7:{.

Oroti Trot Handicap. —1-1 Wradiet to (Gallagher), 1; 5-5 Happy Knight (Todd), 2; 2-2 Mountain .Towel (Walsh) 3. Also started: 3-3 Bright Voyage, 2-2 Bronze 'Wave (coupled with third horse), G-G Weary Voyage, 4-4 Sergeant Dali is. Won by one and a-lialf lengths and four lengths. Bright Voyage was fourth. Times, 3.2 G 3-5, 3.2 G 2-5, 3.2 S 2-5. Waikiwi Handicap.—2-2 Daring Deed (Maclde), 1; .1-1 First Song

(Humphries), 2; I'd’. Co'lossiau (Barr), .Also ran: 4-1 Unseen, S-U Brown Bearl, 5 5 Ada,. 7 7 Cay Biddy, 10-L* Young iSenl ind, d S Lady Kale, S-1 1 Jin pa la, I I-in Fompax. Won by a nodr. and a head. Hay Biddy was rmirl.li. Time, .1.27, Ada. and Ida seen were (ho early leaders from Baring Deed. First .Song was slow to get away. There was a been race at the straight entrance, where the field bunched. A fighting linislt saw Daring Deed ;jnst, beat First Song, with Colossian. next three lengths back. Bav Biddio was fourth.

Waihopai Handicap." —2-2 Last Link CMackie). 1; d-d V.enite (Cotton), 2; ri-5 Grand Finale (\V r . Jenkins), J. Also ran: M-8 .Sailing Home, 7-7 Toreador, 4-4 Totolcmiai, 1-1 Niglil Conn, ti-G Wonderful. Totolomai, Sailing Home and Last Link were the early leaders. The favorite was left standing at the barrier. Across the top Vcnite came fast from the rear, and a good finish saw Last, Link win nicely by two lengths, with Venito a nose ahead of Grand Finale, and then came Sailing Home. Time, 3.41 4-5.