WIN FOR LANGUE D’OR

Southland Times, Issue 25502, 24 October 1944, Page 7

WIN FOR LANGUE D’OR

Pearce Handicap At Wellington

(P.A.) WELLINGTON, October 23. The Wellington Racing Club’s meeting concluded at Trentham in overcast weather. The track was dead. There was a good attendance. The totalizator handled £158,102 10/- against £166,917 last year. The total for the meeting was £293,022, against £319,916 last year. Results:— RIMU HURDLES. £5OO. One mile and a-half.—2-1 MAGGIORE 11.2 (Baker) 1, 7-7 MYNET 9.10 (Hawes) 2, 1-3 ALBINO 11.13 (Heasley) 3. Scratched: First Role. A length; five lengths. Siglow was fourth. Time, 2.52 J. TRIAL STAKES, £350. Seven fur-longs.—2-2 MARTIAL NOTE 8.5 (Broughton) 1, 1-1 GOLDEN SOUVENIR 8.5 (L. J. Ellis) 2, 3-4 BIG MONEY 8.5 (Garth) 3. Scratched: Mine Host, Montosorrie, Tuis. Two and a-half lengths; threequarters of a length. Casilda was fourth. Time, 1.32 J. HARCOURT STAKES, £BOO. Weight-for-age. One mile and three furlongs.—l-1 KINDERGARTEN 9.4 (L. J. Ellis) 1, 2-2 GLENFALLOCH 9.4 (Broughton) 2, 3-3 LORD CHANCELLOR 9.4 (T. Green) 3. Scratched: Boulder Dam, Bunsby,. Happy Ending, Voltaire, Yogi, Macedoine, Colais. Half a length; five lengths. Rink was fourth. Time, 2.27 f. HERETAUNGA HANDICAP, £5OO. One mile and three furlongs.—l-1 LONGSWORD 7.0 (A. Stokes) 1, 2-2 TYPHOON 8.9 (Wiggins) 2, 14-14 SILVER COIN 8.8 (Hughes) 3. Scratched: Kiloney, Anchorage, Magnus Lux, Trueway, Honest Sal, Vafort, Debater. A length and a-half; half a length. Hakim was fourth. Time, 1.29 J. KARITANE HANDICAP, £6OO. Five furlongs.—l-1 ALSIRAT 8.0 (Wiggins) 1, 5-5 LORD CORONACH 7.13 (Broughton) 2, 11-12 LADY SCHOLAR 7.2 (Hughes) 3. Albstarted. Two and ahalf lengths; half a length. Provider was fourth. Time, 1.5. PEARCE HANDICAP. £1250. One nule.-4-4 LANGUE D’OR 8.3 (A. Stokes) 1, 2-3 GULF STREAM 8.9 (L. J. Ellis) 2, 18-18 PICCOLO 7.4 (J. Bowness) 3. Scratched: Amorlad, Sir Bradbury, Foxcatcher, Salmi, Cramopd Bay, Irish Note. Threequarters of a length; two lengths. Alethea was fourth. Time, 1-45. ' ' AWATEA HANDICAP, £BOO. Seven furlongs.—4-3 KAITOA 7.7 (Sellars) 1, 8-8 JOHN O’ LONDON 7.10 (C. Wilson) 2, 1-1 SALMI (A. Waddell) 3. Scratched: John Gay, Gulf Stream, Royal Heir, Master Ted, Tifox. Two lengths; half a length. Sir Bradbury was fourth. Time, 1.31?. BELMONT HANDICAP, £5OO. One mile.—ll-11 RAMICOURT 8.8 (Campbell) 1, 10-10 FAME BIAN 7.10 (Bowness) 2, 6-5 PENSACOLA 8.9 (L. J. Ellis) 3. Scratched: Conspicuous, Dark Morning, Longsword, Magnus Lux, Bueno, Delano, Allisloper, Hormuz, Moutoa Lad. Two lengths; a head. Ldrd Theio was fourth. Time, 1.46.

KINDERGARTEN IN FORM FIELD OUTCLASSED (Special) WELLINGTON, Oct.. 23. Making his first public appearance since he ran unplaced in the last Wellington Cup, Kindergarten scored his third successive win in the Harcourt Stakes at Trentham today. Kindergarten was opposed by some of the best handicap horses in the Dominion, including Lord Chancellor, winner of the last Auckland Cup, Glenfalloch, who won the Wellington Handicap on Saturday, Don Quex and Rink, but he disposed of them just as he did when at

his best and was accorded a warm ovation from the crowd, who welcomed his reappearance. His winning margin was small, but could have been considerably greater had his rider chosen to keep him going once he reached the front. The field went away to a splendid start. Master Baron took up the pacemaking from Lord Chancellor, Beau Cheval, Glenfalloch, Lowry Bay, Rink, Don Quex and Kindergarten. Before they reached the six furlongs Lord Chancellor had pulled his way up to Master Baron and took over at’ the five, where Rink, Kindergarten and Glenfalloch were in close attendance. Rink and Lord Chancellor were on terms

coming across to the straight from Kindergarten and Glenfalloch, who were well clear of the others. Kindergarten moved up brilliantly to assume command as they swung into line and quickly drew clear. He was allowed to come home well within himself. A late

dab by Glenfalloch raised some ex- { citement, but Kindergarten could have i won by a comfortable margin, instead I of the official half length. He was show- i ing signs of soreness when he returned ! to the enclosure. There was a gap of i five lengths to Lord Chancellor, who i narrowly beat Rink for third and an- I other long gap to Don Quex and Lowry | Bay. The two three-year-olds, Beau I Cheval and Master Baron, were beaten I off a long way from home. !

LANGUE D’OR’S CONSISTENCY j The consistent Langue d’Or scored j handsomely in the Pearce Handicap • from the Winter Cup winner Gulf Stream, who adopted his customary role of pacemaker, but was unlucky to be taken on in front by Conspicuous, who worried Gulf Stream from the six furlongs to the home turn and this probably cost him the race. The three-year-old Piccolo ran an excellent race to finish third and Alethea was a good fourth. Tara King, the favourite, missed the jump out and made a fine recovery to finish fifth, missing fourth place by a head. Kaitoa beat a small field in the Awatea Handicap. He was kept in check for the first half of the journey, while Air Ace and Sir Bradbury made the pace and after John o’ London and Salmi both looked possibilities at the last furlong Kaitoa ran them down to win going away by two lengths. John o’ London was a handy second, narrowly beating Salmi, with Sir Bradbury fourth. Air Ace dropped out disappointingly after being prominent in the run to the straight. L. Hare’s handling of Grand Coulee in the Trial Stakes was the subject of a judicial inquiry, Hare being suspended for one month for careless riding. Grand Coulee took Golden Souvenir’s ground soon after turning for home and ruined the last named’s chance.