GLADYNEV WINS AT TRENTHAM

Southland Times, Issue 24574, 24 October 1941, Page 3

GLADYNEV WINS AT TRENTHAM

■WELLINGTON SPRING MEETING STEEPLECHASE WON BY CONFLAGRATION (P.A.) WELLINGTON, October 23. The spring meeting of the Wellington Racing Club opened at Trentham today in fine weather with a fresh, cold westerly wind. The going was soft and although it improved during the day it was always slow. There was a large attendance and the totalizator handled £59,055, an increase of £8489 on the first day last year. During the running of the Shorts Handicap, Enrich, ridden by H. N. Wiggins, got on the heels of another runner entering the straight and threw the rider and kicked him as he went past. Wiggins was sent to hospital with a leg broken in two places. Results: — GLEN HURDLES, £350. One mile and threequarters—s-5 STELLA LUX 9.0 (Register) 1, 3-3 STUDENT PRINCE 9.9 (Tito) 2. 6-6 LUCULLUS BOY 9.6 (Anderson) 3. Also started: 2-2 Majority 10.9, 4-4 Great Quex 10.7, 1-1 Night Dress 10.4, 7-7 Miss Leighon 9.0. Four lengths; one and a-half lengths. Night Dress fourth. Time, 3.19. RIMUTAKA HACK HANDICAP, £350. Six furlongs— First Division—4-5 DEOLALI 7.7 (Williamson) 1. 6-6 SANDY BAY 8.10 (M. Caddy) 2, 2-2 DALJARROCK 8.10 (Jenkins) 3. Also started: 3-4 Grand Chase 8.2, 1-1 Scottish Dale 8.1, 5-3 Willow Wood 8.0, 8-7 Elusory 7.11, 13-14 Arctic Night 7.7, 18-18 Erincourt 7.7, 15-16 Lady Boswell 7.7, 13-14 Matalite 7.7, 11-9 Te Awe Awe 7.7. Two and a-half lengths; one length. Scottish Dale fourth. Time, 1.15*,4. Second Division— 7-8 EGYPTIAN ROSE 8.8 (Hare) 1, 8-7 VIN D’HONNEUR 7.13 (Atkins) 2, 12-12 ROEON 9.4 (McTavish) 3. Also started: 2-2 Croupisino 8.10, 6-6 Green Gables 8.10, 10-10 Rouletima 8.4, 9-11 Atreus 8.3, 3-4 High Class 8.3, 1-1 Lady Derby 8.2, 5-3 Theatre 8.0, 17-17 Gunyah 7.11, 13-14 Alienate 7.7, 19-19 Ata Puwhero 7.7, 16-14 Cyprine 7.7, 20-20 Gay Dancer 7.7, 15-16 Gemara 7.7, 14-13 Little Chief 7.7. 11-9 Merry Fox 7.7. Two lengths; a neck. Croupisino fourth. Time, 1.1. The brackets were: Daljarrock and Croupisino, Sandy Bay and Green Gables, Grand Chase and High Class, Scottish Dale and Lady Derby, Willow Wood and Theatre, Elusory and Vin D'Honneur, Arctic Night and Alienate, Lady Boswell and Gemara, Matalite and Little? Chief. WAINUI HANDICAP, £4OO. One mile—--1-2 HEARTH 8.9 (Spratt) 1, 3-7 MINORITY 7.13 (T. Green) 2, 5-5 PAR AVION car. 7.10’/2 (Broughton) 3. Also started: 11-9 Old Bill 9.7, 10-11 Haughty Winner 8.3, 2-1 Wild Talk 8.3, 1414 Yogi 8.1, 13-15 Du Maurier 8.0, 9-8 Rakahanga 8.0, 6-3 Kotua 7.9, 7-10 Siglow 7.8, 4-6 Com Prince 7.4, 16-16 Last Acre 7.2, 8-4 White Rajah 7.5 and Blue Border 7.0 (bracketed), 12-12 Boden Park 7.0, 17-17 Flying Spy 7.0, 15-15 Sceptre 7.0. A nose; threequarters of a length. Wild Talk fourth. Time, 1.43. CHURCHILL STEEPLECHASE, £lOOO. Three miles—B-8 CONFLAGRATION 9.5 (Cleaver) 1, 13-13 SUMMONS car. 9.1>/ 2 (Gilmer) 2, 1-1 ASTRAL FLAME 10.3 (Boyle) 3. Also started: 2-2 Esperance Bay 10.8, 5-5 Bridegroom 10.7, 11-12 Erination 10.4, 7-6 Chat 9.12, 4-4 Gay Boa 9.10. 3-3 Dozie Boy 9.7, 6-7 Hyderabad 9.5, 9-9 Son and Heir 9.5, 11-11 Fundy Bay 9.0, 10-10 Night Scout 9.0. Half a length; two lengths. Fundy Bay fourth. Time, 6.25.

WELLINGTON HANDICAP, £lOOO. One mile and three furlongs—6-6 GLADYNEV 8.13 (Midwood) 1. 8-9 LAMBOURN 8.0 (Atkins) 2, 2-2 NIGHT PILOT 7.11 (McTavish) 3. Also started: 10-11 Amigo 9.1, 5- Wardress 8.7, 1-1 The Monarch 8.3, 3-3 Trench Law 8.1, 11-10 Little Robin 7.11, 9- Piastre 7.7, 4-4 Happy Ending 7.5, 12-12 Beau Ciel 7.4, 7-7 The Raker 7.4, 13-13 Dynasty 7.3. A length; a neck. Happy Ending fourth. Time, 2.25. WELLESLEY STAKES, £6OO. Five fur-longs—2-1 INDIAN SIGN 8.7 (Broughton) 1, 1-2 RINK 8.7 (Morris) 2, 7-7 DASH UP 8.7 (Callahan) 3. Also started: 5-5 Crackerjack 8.7, 9-9 Martian Fox 8.7. 4-4 Samara 8.7, 11-11 Sir Wina 8.7, 6-6 Transcend 8.7, 10- Verify 8.7, 3-3 Foreign Princess 8.2, 8-8 Playgirl 8.2. A head; three lengths. Foreign Princess fourth. Time, 0.62 ! ,4. SHORTS HANDICAP, £5OO. Six furlongs -4-3 KENTUCKY 9.0 (A. E. Ellis) 1, 9-7 BURRA SAHIB 7.13 (Campbell) 2, 7-8 AUGMENT 8.4 (Midwood) 3. Also started: 13-12 Globe Trotter 8.13, 2-6 Boswell 8.12, 12-13 Autolite 8.10, 11-11 Saxon Tor 8.9, 3-1 Black Majesty 8.7, 10-9 Circular Note 8.7, 1-2 Enrich 8.4, 8-10 Pay Roll 7.12, 6-4 Premature 7.12, 5-5 Monetary 7.4, 15-14 Screen Star 7.7, 14-16 Glaciate 7.3, 16-15 Transmitter 7.0. A neck; two lengths. Premature fourth. Time, OCTOBER HACK HANDICAP, £350. One mile—l-2 BATTLEDRESS 8.0 (Broughton) 1, 2-1 SALUTATION car. 7.5 (S. Green) 2, 6- GAY GENET 8.4 (Howell) 3. Also started: 5-5 Scarteen 8.11, 3-3 Wild Fox--8.10, 7-8 Parchment 8.7, 15-15 Ringcraft 8.3, H-ll Phyto 8.2, 10-10 Ackemma 8.0, 13-13 Lord Defoe 7.11, 14-14 Mansura 7.1, 8-7 Wildfire 7.9, 12-12 Auburn Lad 7.7. 16-16 Gold Kip 7.7, 4-4 Myrna Loy 7.7, 9-9 Renarde 7.7. A length; two and a-half lengths. Wild Fox fourth. Time, 1.43. INVERCARGILL TRACK WORK BOISTEROUS WEATHER Boisterous weather and heavy rain showers did not assist horses with engagements at Gore in their final workouts at the Southland racecourse yesterday morning. The track soon became heavy and fast times were not registered. Secret Flight continues to make good progress. She was accompanied by Colonel Rouge over six furlongs and had no difficulty in covering the distance in Imin 19 2-ssec. The first half took 52 l-ssec. Colonel Rouge was beaten off over the last furlong. Anglo-Irish was sent a mile and took lmin 34 4-ssec over the last seven furlongs. He was brought home by Hotch Potch and covered the last half in 54sec. Anglo-Irish looks*well. True Range and Elvena took lmin 37 3-ssec to run seven furlongs AngloFrench and Batsham covered a similar distance easily in lmin 39 4-ssec, and Southern Sail and Heidelberg took lmin 35 3-ssec. Desert Maid showed out in a gallop over six furlongs in lmin 21 l-.ssec. She was accompanied by Doubleack, who galloped freely, and Chandelier. Irish Ruler headed Sir Denis and Black Bard over half a mile in the smart time of 51 l-ssec, the first two furlongs taking 25sec. Filibeg and Melodist ran half a mile in 54sec, and Platform was too good for Knight of Old and Bantas over six furlongs in lmin 23sec. Platform is not quite over his cold and although he shaped well he was stopping at the finish. Bow Street and Fleet Street were given a couple of sprints over two furlongs and several other horses were given easy tasks. SWIMMING MURIHIKU CLUB’S RACES Three races were decided during the Murihiku Swimming Club’s hour at the Municipal Baths last evening. Results;— Tiny Tots (Width). —Section A: J. Cockroft 1, M. Meredith 2, P. Perrelle 3. Time, 0.15 2-5. Section B: J. Allen 1, E. Wiig 2, S. Lynch 3. Time, 0.16 2-5. 33 1-3 Yards Junior Handicap: R. McDonald 1, A. Robinson 2, L. Feaver 3. Time, 0.33 2-5. 66 2-3 Yards Handicap: B. McKitterick 1, B. Kirkland 2, J. Kirkland 3. Time, 0.66 2-5. WRESTLING BLOMFIELD BEATS CORBET (P.A.) DUNEDIN, October 23. Forcing his opponent to submit to an octopus clamp in the seventh round, Lofty Blomfield (16.10) scored a victory over Fred Corbet (16.10) in a profes-.

sional wrestling contest here tonight. Corbett scored a fall in the fifth round with flying tackles and a body press, but after submitting to a clamp in the seventh he was unable to continue.