SECOND DAY AT WINGATUI

Southland Times, Issue 24368, 24 February 1941, Page 8

SECOND DAY AT WINGATUI

Big Handicap Won By Trench Fight SOUTHLAND HORSES’ TWO WINS (From Our Special Reporter) DUNEDIN, February 22. Close finishes in several events and fast times generally assisted to produce some excellent sport on the second day of the Dunedin Jockey Club’s summer meeting at Wingatui today. One track record was broken and in two other instances the times recorded were fractions of a second outside the record. The weather was brilliantly fine and the attendance, which included many Southland sportsmen, was a large one. Southland horses again performed well. Their opportunities were not as numerous as on the opening day but almost without exception they raced well and those who did not win stake money were not disgraced. Royal Lancer continued with the good form he showed on the first day and won the Flying Handicap from a particularly smart field of sprinters. He thus completed a double success for the meeting. Anglo-Irish was Southland’s second winner for the day and Wild Career ran a good third in the Jockey Club Handicap, the big handicap event of the day. Stake money won by Southland horses on Saturday amounted to £5OO and made the total for the two days £l5lO. In all southern horses gained five wins (including the Dunedin Cup), a second and three thirds.

Trench Fight won the Jockey Club Handicap in decisive style at the end of a hard race in which a solid pace was set by Straightdell and Wild Career. Trench Fight was not produced on the first day because of soreness following a training gallop. On Saturday’s form he must have been a hard horse to beat in the Dunedin Cup. The James Hazlett Gold Cup was won by Doria after an interesting race in which four of the five runners had chances of success over the last furlong. Gay Parade made the pace for the first six furlongs, but in the straight the issue was fought out by Doria and Royal Chief, the latter just failing to reach the winner at the post. It was one of the best races in the event for several years. The totalizator for the day handled £34,998 compared with £52,278/10/last year.

Results:— OWHIRO HURDLES, £175. One mile and a-half.

5- SUPEREX 10.0 (Ingram) 1 6- ROSEMAN 9.9 (Richards) 2 3-3 DONADEA 9.8 (Register) 3 Also started: 8-9 Araboa 11.6, 2-2 Combat 11.0, 1-1 Spendthrift 10.5, 4-5 Flagman 10.1, Song Boy 9.11, Master Hotspur 9.1, 10-10 Viking 9.0, 9-7 Night Scout 9.0. Won by a neck, third a length away. Time, 2.40 2-s—a track record. NOVICE HANDICAP, £l2O. Six furlongs. 1- LADY DERBY 9.0 (L. J. Ellis) 1 2- LEGIS B.G (R. Mackie) 2 6-7 PALADEO 8.0 (Hare) 3 Also started: 4-4 Kurawhi 8.7, 8-8 Georgia 8.3, 3-3 Kohara 8.2, 14-14 Lady Adin 8.1, 12-12 Gipsy Minstrel 8.1, 10-9 Maxina 8.1, 7-6 Tripalong 8.1, coupled with Light Cavalry 8.0, 13-13 Golden Herald 8.0, 9-10 Tatting 9.4, 11-11 Dark Olga 7.13, 5-5 Jacksonville 7.13. Won by a neck, third three lengths away. Time, 1.15 1-5. FLYING HANDICAP, £3OO. Seven furlongs. 3- ROYAL LANCER 7.11 (W. F. Ellis) 1 6-5 BOLOYNA 7.8 (Anderson) 2 5-6 NIGHTCALM 8.8 (Jennings) 3 Also started: 8-8 Silver Streak 8.10, 4- Spanish Lad 8.9, 12-12 Thermidor 8.8, 11-11 Swordstick 8.0, 1-1 Pleading 7.13, 1-2 Leighnor 8.5, 7-8 Craiglea 7.4, 9- Cymric 7.2, 10-10 Skyrena 7.0. Won by half a head, third three lengths away. Time, 1.26. JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP, £4OO. One mile and two furlongs and a-half. 5-6 TRENCH FIGHT 9.0 (Wilson) 1 1-1 SCHOOLGIRL 8.1 (Messervy) 2 9-9 WILD CAREER 7.12 (Jennings) 3 Also started: 8-10 Wardress 8.12, 2-2 Mona’s Song 8.8, 4-4 Doubleack 8.5, 6-5 Straightdell 7.10, 3-3 Iceland Spar 7.7, 11- The Wrecker 7.3, 7-7 Knight Commander 7.1, 12-12 Sir Hugh 7.0, 10- Green Boa 7.0. Won by half a length, third a neck away. Time, 2.12 4-5. ABBOTSFORD HANDICAP, £175. Six furlongs. 3- WITHDRAWAL 8.11 (Anderson) 1 1-2 SECRET FLIGHT 8.7 (Powell) 2 14-13 GAY LANCER 7.7 (Sellars) 3 Also started: 2-1 King Gustavo 9.10, 6-6 Philibun 8.1.1, 5-9 Gold Nugget 7.0, 12- Islay Downs 8.0, 13-14 Astaire 7.13, 7-4 Irish Lass 7.12, 9-10 Lawford Lass 7.11, 8-7 Big Joe 7.10, 4-5 Queen Beth 8.5, 11-11 Valcron 7.7, 10-8 Central Star 7.7. Won by a length, third a head away. Time, 1.15. HOPEFUL HANDICAP, £2OO. Five furlongs. 1- BIRD OF PREY 8.8 (Wilson) 1 5- ESPIONAGE 7.7 (Messervy) 2 4- DASH O’ DUBLIN 7.9 (L. J. Ellis) 3 Also started: 2-2 Desert Maid 8.7, 3-4 Silver Lily 8.5, 6-6 Solerity 7.0. Won by three lengths, third a head away. Time, 1.1 2-5. JAMES HAZLETT GOLD CUP, £5OO. One mile. 2- DORIA 8.9 (Messervey) 1 1- ROYAL CHIEF 9.11 (L. J. Ellis) 2 4- WINNING RIVAL 8.11 (Wilson) 3 Also started: 3-4 Lord Nuffield 9.6, 5-5 Gay Parade 9.1. Won by a neck, third a length and a-half away. Time, 1.39 1-5. WAIHOLA HANDICAP, £3OO. One mile and two furlongs and a-half. 2- ANGLO-IRISH 8.6 (Strathern) 1 3- PARLANCE 7.7 (Anderson) 2 5- BLUE ABBEY 7.8 (Wilson) 3 Also started: 8-9 Raroa 8.6, 1-2 Foxette 8.1, 6-7 Lord Midas 8.1, 4-5 Airline 7.12, 7-6 Prince Ruenalf 7.12, 10-10 My Song 7.7, 9-8 The Joker 7.7. Won by three lengths, third two lengths away. Time, 2.13 2-5. GIRLS’ BASEBALL (United Press Association) WANGANUI, February 23. The New Zealand inter-club girls’ baseball championships held at Wanganui resulted in Amazons (Wanganui) beating Southern Aces (Wanganui) by 20 runs to five. Seven teams competed, including Red Aces (Auckland), Monowai (Christchurch), Wembley (Wellington), Libertyland and West End (Palmerston North).