Sporting CHAT IN WINTER STEEPLECHASE

Southland Times, Issue 24764, 8 June 1942, Page 3

Sporting CHAT IN WINTER STEEPLECHASE

AUCKLAND MEETING CONCLUDED (P.A.) AUCKLAND, June 7. The Auckland Racing Club’s winter meeting concluded yesterday. The weather was fine and the attendance large. The course was holding. The totalizator handled £111,323/10/- against £90,536/10/- on the final day last year (a Saturday), an increase of £20,787. The total for the meeting was £222,177 compared with £196,820 on the two corresponding days of last year, an increase of £25,357. Results; TAMAKI STEEPLECHASE, £350. About two miles and a-half—4-3 GAY MOVIE 9.2 (Coon) 1. 1-1 BRANDON HALL 10.5 (Jenkins) 2, 7-7 THOMOND LAD car. 9.3'/ 2 (Collett) 3. Scratched: Gay Bonnet, Wellaway. Eight lengths: three. Time, 5.12 3-5. ORAKEI HURDLES, £350. One mile—--1-2 EVAN’S HEAD 10.0 (McKinnon) 1, 3-4 RICH BLOOD 9.0 (Coon) 2, 5-7 CLASSIC 9.0 (O. Mclnally) 3. Scratched: Te Haka, Rajanya, Great Night, Hunto, Vaals Star. Four lengths; 12. Time, 3.21. YORK HANDICAP, £550. One mile. First Division: 7-6 RADIANT VAALS, car. 7.7 (McFarlane) 1, 2-1 CHERRY’S TICKET 7.9 (Beguely) 2, 18-18 BRITISH MINT 7.2 (Gillan) 3. Three lengths; one and a-half. Time, 1.42. Second Division: 2-1 CAMBRIA car. 8.0 (Ensor) 1, 5-4 EMPIRE ROSE car. 7.214 (Vaughan) 2. 15-11 YOUNG PADDON 8.7 (Coon) 3. One length; two and a-half. Time, 1.42 1-5. Brackets: Radiant Vaals and Royevrus, Cambria and Cherry’s Ticket, Empire Rose and Hinkler. Scratched: Landveyor, Foxsen, Foxwood. WINTER STEEPLECHASE, £750. About three miles—2-3 CHAT car. 9.7 (Lord) 1. 4-4 MASTER LACKHAM 9.13 (D. J. Burgess) 2, 1-1 CLANSMAN 10.8 (Skillington) 3. Scratched: Conflagration, Brandon Hall. A head; a neck. Time, 6.15. CAMPBELL HURDLES, £650. Two miles. -2-2 LAPIDARIAN 9.10 (Coon) 1, 3-3 HESSKETOON 9.0 (Hayes) 2, 5-5 RENASCOR 9.0 (Temperton) 3. Scratched: Master Appellant. Two lengths; five. Time, 3.51 3-5. VISITORS’ HANDICAP, £450. Six furlongs—l 3-13 GRANDORA 8.3 (Hooton) 1, 14-11 PRINCE LOUIS 8.0 (Williamson) 2, 3-4 RARA AVIS 8.0 (T. Green) 3. Scratched: Kentucky, Merry Vaals, Bronze Moth, Rex Maitland, Stylishman, Kinstep. Half a length; a head. Time, 1.17*,4. FITZROY HANDICAP, £350. One mile. First Division: 1-1 MARBLE FOX 8.4 (M. Caddy) 1, 4-4 FIRST EDITION 8.12 (T. Green) 2, 5-3 GREEK DANCER 8.10 (S. Green) 3. Scratched: Rara Avis, Marinoto, Bronze Royal, Gold Age, Naini Tai. One length; four. Time, 1.44 1-5. Second Division: 4-4 GAY LALLY 8.0 (McFarlane) 1, 1-1 LOWRY BAY 8.13 (Broughton) 2, 17-18 SNAKE GULLY 8.14 (Grattan) 3. Scratched: Penny Whistle, Hlneiti, Sir Reynard, Foxtoon, Bell Renarde. Two and a-half lengths; one and a-half. Time, 1.44 4-5.

LADY CALLAGHAN AT WANGANUI (P-A.) WANGANUI, June 7. The Wanganui winter meeting concluded at Marton in fine weather before a good attendance. The totalizator handled £25,398 10/- against £30,656 on the second day last year. The total for the meeting was £47,035/10/- against £56,063 last year at Awapuni. The track was faster than the previous week. Results:— CASTLECLIFF HANDICAP, £l3O. Seven furlongs.—3-2 REBEL LADY 8.8 (Mudford) 1, 5-5 MIDIAN STAR 8.0 (W. Read) 2, 2-4 RED GLARE 8.8 (A. Anderson) 3. Scratched: Noble Eagle. Three lengths, a neck. Mercury Bay was fourth. Time. 1.34 2-5. CENTURY HURDLES, £2OO. One mile and three-quarters.—6-6 CUISINIER 9.4 (A. Sagar) 1, 2-3 GAY FOX 10.7 (Brindlay) 2, 3-1 HUNTING LORE 9.12 (Redstone) 3. Scratched: Talenta. Three lengths, one length and a-half. Dorado was fourth. Time, 3.22 4-5. HURRICANE HACK HANDICAP, £l5O. Six furlongs.—l-1 HIGH CLASS 9.8 (D. Redstone) 1, 7-7 MATALITE 8.4 (E. J. Lewis) 2, 8-8 LITTLE RUSE 8.2 (F. Meynell). All started: One length, one length and a-half. Frustration was fourth. Time, 1.18 2-5. BALGOWNIE HACK HANDICAP, £l5O. One mile and three furlongs.—s-5 RED CHIEF 8.0 (K. Chote) 1. 3-3 TAU URU 8.0 (Redstone) 2, 1-1 WORTON 9.0 (P. Atkins) 3. Scratched: Frustration, Prince Shad, Kehua. Half a length, a length. All Bunsby was fourth. Time, 2.4 4-5. GRANDSTAND STEEPLECHASE, £250. Two miles.—l-1 LADY CALLAGHAN 9.5 (Tito) 1, 3-2 SIEGALL GRINGLAY 9.0 2, 2-3 HANOVER 9.7 (Redstone) 3. The only finishers. Scratched: Tidewaiter. Acrobat and Midiass fell. Blue Note ran off and Ramillies was pulled up. Three lengths, a neck. Time. 5.15 3-5. EMPIRE HANDICAP, £235. One mile and one furlong.—s-6 CLASSFORM 8.1 (N. Holland) 1, 6-5 AUTHORESS 7.7 (K. Chote) 2, 3-4 NOBLE FOX 8.11 (Carter) 3. Scratched: Gayest Son, Night Eruption, Expellant. Two lengths and a-half, one length and ahalf. Maestro was fourth. Time, 1.59 4-5,

BELMONT HANDICAP, £175. (Six fur-longs.—lo-10 TRIG STATION 8.3 (P. Atkins) 1, 9-5 BLACK ROBE 9.10 (Didham) 2, 3-3 SOUTANE 8.4 (J. Garth) 3. All started. A neck, a head. Ring Chief was fourth. Time, 1.17 4-5.

spitfire SCUBBY, £l3O. Five furlongs. -9-9 NOBLE EAGLE, car. 8.1 >/ 2 (S. Anderson) 1, 1-1 DARAG 9.6 (Redstone) 2, 2-2 TEACONY 8.13 (Didham) 3. Scratched: Bright Lady, Yurllla. Four lengths, two lengths. Self Preservation was fourth. Time, 1.3 2-5. The winner paid half a century.

TWO DRAG RUNS AT THE KENNELS EASTERN SOUTHLAND HUNT CLUB Two drag runs were held by the Eastern Southland Hunt Club at a meet at the kennels, Otamita, on Saturday afternoon. The runs were in the nature of qualifying runs for Phalanx, Confidant, Rosaleen Dhu, Eastern Song and Shadow Boy and all these | horses gave good performances. There was again a big number of followers and the meet, which was held in ideal weather, was most successful. Jumping competitions were also held and a high standard was set. Those following were: Messrs G. Wayte (Master) on Free Trade, W. Wayte (huntsman) on Full Flight, A. Dodds (whip), on Paddy, R. Ford (assistant whip) on Banjo, Misses B. Scott, on Winnie, E. Carter on Gipsy, E. Esplin on Black Bess, S. Mullen on Tony, R. Hodd on Tarzan, L. Sheed on Leah, Messrs R. A. Gibson on Phalanx, J. Cochrane on Confidant, R. Phillips on Rosaleen Dhu, H. Redman on Eastern Song, A. Redman on Shadow Boy, R. McCallum on Sunstorm, A. Beattie on Polar Star, A. Terry on Rifle Range, R. Cochrane on Te Kaha, M. Roche, on Nellie Grey, D. Roche on Kitty, C. Bristow on Mount Cook, I. Dodds on Spot Cash, F. Cooper on Slim Jim, R. McIntyre on Freckles. The jumping competitions resulted as follows:— Maiden Jump (8 entries): Spot Cash (I. Dodds) 1, Te Kaha (R. Cochrane) 2, Freckles (R. Mclntyre) 3. Open jump (8 entries): Full Flight (W. Wayte) 1, Free Trade (G. Wayte) 2, Paddy (A. Dodds) 3. Consolation'jump (5 entries): Black Bess (Miss E. Esplin) 1, Freckles (R. Mclntyre) 2, Rifle Range (A. Terry) 3. Women’s jump: Ful' Flight (Miss B. Scott) 1, Black Bess (Miss E. Esplin) 2. Pony jump, 12 hands and under (6 entries): Silver (R. Cochrane) 1, Tarzan (Miss R. Hood) 2. Pony jump, 14 hands and under: Tarzan (Miss Hood) 1, Gipsy (Miss E. Carter) 2, Lindsay (R. Cochrane) 3. ’ ■