MARTON CUP SURPRISE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19827, 3 January 1939, Page 9

MARTON CUP SURPRISE

LADY MONTANA'S WIN RAILWAY TO ORATORY AMBITION TAKES HURDLES (Per Pr«Rti Association.) MARTON, this day. The Marlon Jockey Club's New Year meeting opened yesterday in glorious weather before a large attendance. The track was fast. The totalisator handled £20,812, compared with £19,787 10s on the first day last year, an increase of £7024 10s. Results were:—

Maiden Race, of £l3O, six furlongs. —4 Aurora's Star. 8.7 (Jenkins). 1; 7 Travail, 8.7, car. 8.1 U (Jervis, 2; 3 Regicide, 8.7, car. 8.9 (Taylor), 3. Also started, all 8.7: 2 Red Chief, 4 Girl Pat, 5 All Blood, 1 Snigger, 8 Peach Blossom, (5 Doctor Defoe. The last named was fourth. Won by two lengths, and a nose. Time, 1.14 4-5.

Ladies' Bracelet, of £l3O, nine furlongs: 2 Golden Ridge, 11.10 (Mr. E. H. Watson), 1; 3 Otaki, 10.7 (Mr. H. Blunden), 2; i Bing Boy. 11.5 (Mr. K. Duncan), 3. Also started: 4 Donegal 11.8, 0 All Spirit 10.12, 5 Mataroa 10.7, car. 10.10, 8 Airflow 10.7 car. 11.21, 7 Taitoa 10.7, 9 Gladium 10.7 car. 11.0. Mataroa was fourth. Won by 2| lengths, and li lengths. Time, 1.58 2-5.

Rata Hurdles, of £l5O, about a mile and a half.—3 Ambition, 9.10 (Rohloff), 1: 4 Entheos, 10.6 (Jarvis), 2; 4 Princess Isabel, 9.2 (Smith) bracketed with Entheos, 3. Also started: 2 Royal Record 10.9, 1 Porotiti 10.4. 0 Pound Sterling 9.0 car. 9.U. Won by six lengths, and three lengths. Time, 2.45 2-5.

Juvenile Handicap, of £175, five furlongs.—l Ecstatic, 8.11 (Tattersall), 1; 3 Varimohd, 8.2 (Howe), 2; 2 Great region, 8.3 (Chaplin), 3. Also started: 5 Prinihia 7.7, 4 Valpere 7.0 car. 7.12, 6 The Tryst 7.0 car. 7.8 i, 8 Wavelength 7.2, 7 Miss Leiglion 7.0. The iast named was fourth. Won by five lengths, and three lengths. Time, 1.1 3-5.

Marton Cup, of £SOO, one mile and a quarter.—lo Lady Montana, 7.3 (Midwood), 1; 0 Hunting Cat, 7.13 (Leach), 2; 1 Taurangi, 8.1 (Reynolds) 3. Also started: 7 Lucullus Lad 8.4, 4 Playon 8.1, 3 Millie 8.1, 9 Siegmund 7.13* 5 Old Surrey 7.12, 9 Tiger Gain 7.12. 2 The Bigot 7.8 car. 7.9 J, 8 Conveyor 7.0 car. 7.11. 13 Taillight 7.0. 12 Lone Raider, 7.0. Tiger Gain was fourth. Won by two lengths, and a neck. Time, 2.5 3-5. Railway Handicap, of £2OO, six furlongs. -1 Oratory, 9.8 (Tattersall), 1; 3 Lady Ina. 7.13 (Jenkins), 2; 4 Te Hai, 7.5,' car. 7.8), (Manson), 3. Also started: 2 Russian Ballet 8.3 car. 7.10, 5 Aureus car 7.4 L \, 0 Acceptable 7.0. Won bv half a head, and three lengths. Time, 1.13 4-5. New Year Handicap.—2 Siegfried, 8.10 (Jenkins), 1; 7 Viracious 7.7. car. 7.0 (Reynolds), 2; 1 Ruling Spi, 8.1 (Tattersall), 3. Also started: 3 Rarotonga 8.4 car. 8.1 A. 4 Dark Eagle 7.10, 5 Whetuma 7.9, 0 Twenty Grand 7.7 car. 7.1, 8 Maahanui 7.7 car. 7.4. Twenty Grand was fourth. Won by half a neck and three-quarters of . -1 length. Time, 1.50 4-5.

Dash Hack, of £l5O, six furlongs.--2 Ruatiti 8.7, car. 8.0 (Reynolds), 1; 4 Saki 8.0 (Jenkins), 2: 0 Night Eruption, 7.9 (Stevens), 3. Also started: 1 Soorting Gilt 9.3, 3 Copy Cat 8.7, 5 Daisy Chain, 7.7 car 7.4, 7 Brazil 7., car. 7.12 L Copy Cat was fourth. Won bv a length and two lengths. Time, 1.13 2-5.

TO-DAY'S ACCEPTANCES

(Pit Press Association.) WANGANUI, this day

Acceptances for the second day of tlie Marlon meeting to-day are as follows:-

Ladies' Necklace, of £115; nine furlongs.—Hirangi 11.7, Blackman 10.13, Otaki 10.13, Master Hector 10.10, All Spirit 10.9. Gladium, Mataroa, Prinihia, Taitoa 10.7.

Junction Plate, of £150; five furlongs.—Ecstatic 9.8, Varimond 8.0, Great Legion 8.5, Military Maid 8.0, Aurora's Star 7.10, Cheetah 7.9, Classform, Miss Leighton 7.0. Tutacnui Hack Hurdles, of £150; 1J miles.—Bing Boy 11.0, Entheos

J 10.10, Ambition 10.8, Princess Isabel 9.3. Otaki 9.2, Pound Sterling 9.0. Bracket: Entheos and Princess Isabel. Wairoma Hack Handicap, of £l5O, 7 [urlonss.-Cold'forl <u. Guidon Ridge 8.12, Ruling Spi 8.5, Viracious 7 12, Dark Eagle 7.11, Donegal 7.11, Thrasos 7.11, Doctor Defoe 7.7, Maahanui 7.7. Peach Blossom 7.7. Red Chief 7.7, Snigger 7.7, Travail 7.7. Aldworth Stakes, of £325, 9 furlongs.—Gav Oltou 8.10. Mittie 8.1. Amiigo Lady Montana 7.13, Siegmund 7.11, Old Surrev 7.10. Oorroboree 7.9. The Bigot 7.8, Te Hai 7.0, Rustem. Lone Raider, Taillight 7.0. Telegraph Handicap, of £2OO, 0 furlongs—Mittie 8.13, Amigo 8.5, Lady Ina 8.3, Laucuing Lass 8.1. Russian Ballet 8.1. Te Hai 7.7. Acceptable. Aureus, Sporting Gift 7.0. Rangitikei Hack Cup, of £3OO, 1{ miles.—Roval Choice 9.0. Nereug 8.1!., So varied 8.6, Ruling Spi 3.2, Rarctonga 7.13, Dark Eagle 7.8, TweiV.; : Grand 7.7. Farewell Hack Handicap, of £lsj 5 i f url'ong.s.—Ecstatic 9.4, Saki !'. Great Legion 8.1, Copy Cat 8.0. Da! Chain, Brazil, Filetto. Doctor Deu.w