MASTER DASH WINS

Southland Times, Issue 25335, 11 April 1944, Page 2

MASTER DASH WINS

Outsider In Great Easter (PA,.) CHRISTCHURCH, April 10. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn meeting opened today at Riccarton in fine weather. There was a large attendance and the totalizator handled £93,274/10/- compared with £94,77910/- last year. Results.— KILDARE HURDLES, £4OO. About a mile and three quarters.—4-3 KNIGHT COMMANDER 9.11 (Thomson) 1, 3-4 MAGGIORE 9.6 (Hawes) 2, 1- GOLD NUGGET 9.7 (Adamson) 3. Scratched: Valantua. Two lengths; six. Time, 3.17. CHAMPAGNE STAKES, £750. Six furlongs.—l-1 COLAIS (Jenkins) 1, 2- BRIDGE ACRE (McFarlane) 2, 4- PENSACOLA (L. J. Ellis) 3. Scratched: Black Simon, Master Baron, Alcyone, Cinderella. A neck; four lengths. Silvio was fourth. Time, 1.13 3 ’cOURTENAY HANDICAP, £3OO. Seven furlongs.—l 3-13 LEX 7.12 (Boag) and 7-7 CHELLOW DENE 7.12 (Connor) dead heat. 1, 8-9 SALARY 7.12 (Vaughan) 3. Scratched: Twelve Pointer, Ration, Cherry Circle, Receptive, Immediate. A length. Time, 1.28 2AUTUMN PLATE, £6OO. One mile and a half.-1-l VOLTAIRE 9.0 (Mackie) 1, 3-3 HONEST SAL 7.10 (L. J Ellis) 2, 5-5 GAMBLE 7.13 (Wilson) 3. All started. Three lengths; a length and a half. Time, 2.36. GREAT EASTER HANDICAP, £l5OO. Seven furlongs.—7-8 MASTER DASH 7.4 (McFarlane) 1, 4-4 PALORA 8 5 (Wilson) 2, 3-3 LORD ADVOCATE 8.7 (Mackie) 3. Scratched: Gulf Stream. Three lengths each way. Justitia was fourth. Time, 1.26. RUSSLEY HANDICAP, £4OO. Five furlongs.—4-3 PICCOLO 7.10 (Wilson) 1, 1-1 BLUE BONNY 8.4 (McFarlane) 2, 12.13 HINE REI 7.0 (Auckram) 3. Scratched: Cinderella, Black Simon, Dark Diana. A neck; a head. Time, 1.1 -3-4. SOCKBURN HANDICAP, £750. One mile and a • quarter.—B-8 MOUTOA BOND 8.3 (Garth) 1, 1-1 CAITHNESS 8.0 (McFarlane) 2, 11-12 LOWRY BAY 7.8 (Messervy) 3. Scratched: Fairy Bard. Two lengths; half a length. Time, 2.6. PAPANUI HANDICAP, £4OO. One mile. First Division: 9-11 RENARDE 8.5 (Stokes) 1, 12-10 MAHARAJAH 7.7 (Garth) 2, 9-8 WALTZING MATILDA 7.7 (A. M. Ellis) 3. Scratched: Gynerio. A neck; two lengths. Time, 1.41 3-4. Second Division: 4-5 IRISH NOTE 8.1 (L. J. Ellis) 1, 8-4 NURNIE 7.7 (Barrett) 2, 2-3 HIGH IDEAL 7.12 (Messervy) 3. Scratched: Night Fighter, Night Believer. A length; two. Time, 1.41 1-5. SURPRISE IN GREAT EASTER Voltaire’s Easy Win (Special) CHRISTCHURCH. April 10. Knight Commander followed Maggiore and Gold Nugget over the last seven furlongs in the Kildare Hurdles. There was not much between them at the last hurdle, but Knight Commander beat Maggiore home decisively. Gold Nugget was six lengths back with Dividend leading the others. Colais followed Pensacola and Bridge Acre early in the Champagne Stakes. Pensacola was in trouble a furlong from the post and Colais beat Bridge Acre narrowly. Silvio, handy to the leaders from the start, was fourth. Lex, Chellow Dene. Salary and Bill Gundi had the Courtenay Handicap to themselves over the last furlong. The first-named pair finished an exciting battle with a dead heat and the other two were close up. Stavros was next. Gamble was the pacemaker in the Autumn Plate, but Voltaire, second most of the way, ran past in the straight for a very easy win. Honest Sal came from the tail of the field to cut Gamble out of second place. Chiding was fourth. Even Calm ran a poor race. Master Dash provided a surprise in the Great Easter Handicap, which he won in hollow fashion. The Champ was the pacemaker, Eulogist, Palora, Dinah Dhu, Te Awe Awe and Master Dash following him early. Justitia and Lord Advocate moved up at the half-mile post. The Champ was still showing the way at the false rail, but Master Dash then ran through, drawing away for a very easy win from Palora. Lord Advocate followed after another gap, then came Justitia, Te Awe Awe and The Champ. Tara King was next, never having been prominent. Blue Bonny was soon the leader in the Russley Handicap, but after being well clear starting the final furlong he tired and Piccolo overhauled him on the post. Hine Rei was only a head away with Beau Cheval coming from further back to be fourth. Gunga Din and Rawhamal were in front all the way to the straight in the Sockburn Handicap. Moutoa Bond drew out at the distance and won easily. Caithness stayed on to beat Lowry Bay for second. Rawhamai was fourth, then came Arctic Dawn, Sascha and Foxhaven. Renarde stayed on well to beat Maharajah in the first division of the Papanui Handicap after this pair had taken charge a furlong from the post. Full Chase and Home Rule were the pacemakers from Waltzing Matilda, but the first-named pair were beaten a furlong from home. Irish Note, always handy, stayed too well in the second division for Nurnle, who tried to win all the way. Lance Wing and Grand Forest were unlucky at the start. WAIKATO TROTTING CLUB Empire Handicap To Carnival Queen (P.A.) HAMILTON. April 10. The second day of the Waikato Trotting Club’s patriotic Easter meeting was held in fine weather. There was a good attendance. The totalizator put through £25,035. Results: ALLIED NATIONS HANDICAP, £l5O. One mile and five furlongs—3-3 MAORI TOA 60 (Mitchell) 1, 8-6 GOLDEN JOURNEY 24 (Donohue) 2, 6-8 SURPRISE MOKO it (Cutts) 3. Scratched: Bridget Mac, Little Hero, Jimmy Scott. Two lengths; four. Times: 3.52, 3.55 4-5, 3.59 2-5. EL ALAMEIN HANDICAP, £l5O. One mile and a-quarter. . First Division: 1-1 MEDICAL STUDENT it (Smith) 1, 4-5 DAINTY JEWEL It (Broughton) 2, 13-15 TOMMY TRUE It (Hall) 3. Scratched: Chedworth Lass. A long neck; six lengths. Times: 2.52, 2.52 1-5. 2.54 3-5. Second Division: 12-13 BILL OVA It (A. Bryce) 1. 6-7 EVEREST 12 (Cutts) 2, 2-2 ROYAL ENSIGN It (Stewart) 3. All started. Two lengths each way. Times: 2.54 2-5, 2.51 1-5. 2.56. LIBYA HANDICAP, £2OO. One mile and five furlongs—l-1 GALLANT NAVY it (Stewart) 1. 5-5 CLIVE BROOK It (N. Paul) 2 3-3 CYONE MAID 12 (Smith) 3. Scratched: Aranui Jack, Certify. Times: 3.43, 3.44 4-5, 3- 45 I' s ' EMPIRE HANDICAP, £3OO. Two miles—- -- CARNIVAL QUEEN It (Oliver) 1. 1-1 SIR VOLO it (C. Smith) 2, 2-3 KEWPIE’S CROWN 12 (McMillan) 3. Scratched: Waiwera Jewel. Two lengths: half a length. Times: 4.28 3-5. 4.29 2-5, 4.29 3-5. SOLOMONS HANDICAP, £l5O. Two miles -1-1 OTAWA LASS 48 (Lee) 1, 6-6 SILVER FLAME 48 (Norris, jun.) 2, 11-10 HIGH PRESSURE it (Edwards) 3. Scratched: Little Hero, Jimmy Scott, Win Thru. A head: half a length. Times: 4.48 2-5, 4.45 3-5, 4.52 4-5. MACARTHUR HANDICAP, £l5O. One mile and five furlongs—2-1 ALBERT TRACEY It (Mahoney) 1, 5-3 EVEREST 12 (Cutts) 2, 1-2 DAINTY JEWEL it (Broughton) 3. Scratched: Bill Ova. Medical Student, Royal Ensign, Julyssia. Two lengths; four. Times: 3.50, 3.49 4-5, 3.52 2-5. BARRACLOUGH HANDICAP, £3OO. One mile and a-quarter—2-2 SANDIWAYS it (McKendry) 1, 1-1 SIR VOLO It (C. Smith) 2 9-9 KATOOMBA It (Mitchell) 3. Scratched: Sir Victor, Modern Jewel, Village Lass, Carnival Queen, Gallant Maid. Two lengths;, five Times: 2.47 3-5, 2.48 2-5, 2.50 1-5. VICTORY HANDICAP, £350. One mile and a-quarter—4-4 ALCAZAR 12 (Cockbill) 1 1-2 BETTY BOOP 24 (McKendry) 2, 6-5 CHANNEL FLEET it (Laird) 3. AH started. Half a head; a neck. Times: 2.46 4-5, 2.46, 2.48 1-5. DRAUGHTS

Dominion Championship (P.A.) NELSON, April 10. With twelve games played in the New Zealand draughts championship tournament J. Gardiner (Nelson) and W. Davis (Raglan) lead with 12 points each, followed by A. Macdonald (Westport) with 8, T. I. Gillhooley (Dannevirke) 7, H. Lowther (Westport) 7, and C. Mac Murray (Dunedin) 7. Mr John Lucas (Dunedin) has been elected president of the association.