THE TURF.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 40, 27 January 1936, Page 7

THE TURF.

Wellington Meeting Concludes. SILVER STREAK’S WIN IN THORNDON. Press Association —Copyright. Wellington, January 25. The Wellington Racing Club’s summer meeting concluded at Trentham to-day. The totalisator put through £48,820 10s as against £41,020 10s on the corresponding day last year, an increase of £7OOO. The total for the meeting was £117,7GC against £112,448 10k last year, an increase of £5317 10s. Concluding results:

MELROSE HANDICAP. 2/I—CHIEF RANGER 1 4/S—VINCO 2 3/3—COLOMBO 3 Also started: 7/7 Mesurina, 5/4 Blue Garter, 8/8 Brown Pearl, 9/9 Going Gay, G/(J Revival, 1/2 Ben Braggic, 14/14 Aotopoen, 10/10 Barley Almond, 12/13 Blue Mauritius, 11/11 Niglitlass, 12/12 Sansloy. Length; two lengths. Revival.was fourth. Time, Irn 2Gls. SUMMER HANDICAP. 2/3—RON A BAY 1 3/2 —SPIRAL 2 1/I—PASSION FRUIT 3 Also started: 4/4 Grand Jury, 5/5 Argentic, C/6 Great Star, S/7 Sunee, 7/8 Senior, 9/9 Hunting Lodge. Nose; length and a-quarter. Grand Jury was fourth. Time, 2m 51s. THORNDON PTANDICAP. Of £2OO. One mile. 7/7—SILVER STREAK 1 11/11—METAL BIRD 2 9/9 —TUNNELLED. 3 Also started: 2/3 Fracas, 5/5 Princess Doreen, 1/2 Sweet Agnes, 3/4 Full Throttle, 4/1 After Money, 6/6 Pladie, 12/12 Cheap Money, 10/10 Knockout, 8/8 Round Score. Neck; length and a-half. Fracas was fourth. Time, 1m 3SJs.

CITY HANDICAP. 1/I—INVOICE 1 3/2—QUEEN OF SONG 2 4/4f —KNOCKFIN.. .. 3 Also started: 2/3 Diatonrous, 5/G Bon Tray, 7/7 Symcony, C/5 Copyist, S/8 The Ark. Halt a length; three lengths. Diatomous*was fourth. Time, 1m 12s. KELBURN HANDICAP. 3/3—DBBHAM 1 1/I—PUKEKO 2 3/2—SILVER JEST 3 Also started; G/G Windscreen, 7/7 Master Reynard, 5/5 W.hetuna, 4/4 Contract, 8/8 Ayresleigh. Half a length; two lengths. Contract was fourth. Time, 1m 3915, TAKAPUNA MEETING OPENS. Press Association —Copyright. Auckland, January 25. The Takapuna Jockey Club’s summer meeting opened at the Ellerslio racecourse to-day. The . totalisator handled £24,801 10s against £23,003 10s on the lirst day last year, an increase of £ll9B. Kurapao gained a surprise , win in the Rangieoto Handicap to return a dividend of nearly a score. Jockeys wore crepe arm bands in mourning for the King. Concluding results: CALLIOPE HANDICAP. 2/I—NULETTE 1 3/3—SUOBLLA 2 5/S—GAY STREAK 3 Also started; 4/4 Marjory Daw, 10/ 11 Locknit, 8/8 Abbess of Whitby, 7/7 Gay Talkie, 1/2 Inver, 13/13 Hapulate, 11/10 Ron Star, 12/12 Lone Flier, 9/9 Palustre, G/G Lorita. Neck; half a length. Inver was fourth. Time, 1m Oijs.

I WYNYARD PLATE. j 5/5 —TIN LAP 1 2/2 —VALMINT 2 ! 4/4—LIGHT COMEDY 3 I Also started; 3/3 Keith Lu, 7/7 [ Velocipede, 9/S Loombinatiou, 1/1 Prince Yen, G/G Ringshot, 8/9 Sweet 1 Agnes. A head. Time, 1m 26 3-ss. ZEA LAND IA HANDIC AP. 3/3-GALILEE 1 1/1 —'11EREATU 2 7/7—PRINCESS STAR 3 Also started; 5/5 fiouglial, G/G Puss Moth, 2/2 Crooning, 4/4 Star Artist, 8/8 United. RANG ITO TO HANDICAP. 9/ 7 —K U R A PA E 1 8/9—TAG HEA D E 2 11/11 —TE P.RONEY 3 Also started: 2/2 Dancing Lady, 1/1 Tidalia, 5/4 Bonnie Song, 7/8 Oiac, 10/10 Polly Douglas, 4/5 Arawa Rose, 3/3 Vera Acre, G/G Persian Lady. Length and a-halt; two lengths. Time. Du 2G 3-ss. Half a head; length. Crooning was fourth. Time, 1m 12 3-ss.

TROTTING AT CHRISTCHURCH. Press Association-^Copyright. Christchurch, January 2G. For the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s summer meeting the weather was fine and the track in excellent order. The attendance was good. The totalisator investments were £17,217 10s, compared with £18,222 10s at the Duke of Gloucester’s meeting last year. At a meeting of the judicial committee M. J. McTigue, driver of Real Burton in the Liverpool Handicap, was severely cautioned for undue use of the whip. There was also an inquiry into the running of Isabel Derby in the Liverpool Handicap, and it was decided to accept the explanation of the owner and driver. In this race the mare was pulled up by the driver as he was afraid of her treading on a loose bandage on her foreleg, she having nearly fallen when she made a break in the early part of the race. Results are; — SPREYDON HANDICAP. Of £2OO. One mile and a-half. G-6—GERMANICUS, limit (C. S. Donald) 1 5-S—KUINI, 12yds (J. R. Shaw) .... 2 2- RESOUND, 12yds (E. J. Smith) 3 Also started: 8-7 Header, 4-4 Lady Sonoma, limit; 7-8 Kolinga, 12yds; 9-9 Amonos, 1-1 King's Guard, 36yds; 3-3 Flotsam, 60yds. Neck; four lengths. Flotsam was fourth. Times, 3m. 23 4-55., 3m. 235., 3m. 23 4-ss. DURHAM HANDICAP. Of £2OO. One mile. 4- TAXPAYER, 24yds (G. Cuddy) 1 1-I—SUNNY MORN, 24yds (M. Holmes) 2 5- KINGCRAFT, 3Gyds (G. Withers) 3 Also started; 9-9 Arachne, 8-8 Golden Direct, 2-3 John Jinks, limit; 3-2 Homeward, G-7 Reporter, 7-4 Somerby, 12yds. Neck; head. John Jinks was fourth. Times, 2m. 8 l-55., 2m. 8 2-55., 2m. 7 3-ss. MIDSUMMER HANDICAP. Of £450. Two miles. 1- LLEWELLYN’S PRIDE, limit (G. McKendry) 1 3- —GOLD TINGE, 12yds (M. Stewart) 2 2- REY SPEC, 12yds (R. B. Berry) 3 Also started: 8-8 Avernus, 3-4 Craganour, limit (bracketed with Gold Tinge); G-6 Kingcraft, 12yds; 4-1 Vesuvius, 12yds (brheketed with Blue Mountain, 48yds); 5-5 Wracker, 24yds; 7-7 Worthy Light, 48yds. Passing the stands Avernus and Vesuvius led from Llewellyn’s Pride. Craganour, Gold Tinge, Wrecker and Worthy Light. With a round to cover Vesuvius had charge from Avernus, Craganour, Llewellyn’s Pride, Wrecker, Gold Tinge and Roy Spec. Vesuvius was still the leader with three furlongs to cover and was followed into the straight by Craganour, Llewellyn’s Pride, Worthy Light, Gold Tinge and Rey Spec. Llewellyn’s Pride finished best to win by half a length from Gold Tinge, with Rey Spec a head away. Craganour was fourth. Times, 4m. 235., 4m. 22 l-55., 4rn. 22 2-ss.

LINWOOD HANDICAP. Of £2OO. One mile and a-quarter. 2-I—GRACE McELWYN, 12yds (R. B. Berry) 1 2-I—SYLVIA SYDNEY, limit (M. Holmes) 2 5-4—GUNFIRE, 12yds (L. A. Maidens) 3 Also started: G-G John Jinks and Warcss (bracketed); 9-9 Mocast, limit; 10-10 Bracken, 8-7 Homeward, 11-11 Colonial Boy, 4-5 Fernbrook Lass, 7-8 Queen Author, 1-2 Recess, 12yds; 3-3 Bingen Palm, 3Gyds. Neck; head. Recess was fourth. Times, 2m. 43 2-55., 2m. 44 3-55., 2m. 43 4-ss. LIVERPOOL HANDICAP. Of £2OO. Two miles. 2-3 DE SOTO, 24yds (J. Bryce) .... 1 4- SUNSHINE, limit (E. C. McDermott) 2 5- BURTON, 24yds (M. J. McTigue) 3 Also started: 9-7 Golden Cross, 12yds; 7- Aristotle, 8-9 Editor, 3-2 Grand Mogul, G-8 Gunmetal, 1-1 Isabel Derby, 24yds; 10-10 Giro, 48yds. Two lengths; same. Gunmetal was fourth. Times, 4m. 27 2-55., 4m. 29 4-55., 4m. 28 l-ss. CASHMERE HANDICAP. Of £250. Two miles. 2- BESSIE PARRISH, 24yds (R. D. Kennerloy) .- 1 3- —TEVIOT DOWNS, 12yds (J. Fraser junr.) 2 5-S—NEW METFORD, limit (J. Pringle) 3 Also started: 4-4 Groat Way, 12yds; 2-2 Raima, 60yds (bracketed with Bessie Parrish); 1-1 First Wrack, 60yds. Neck; five lengths. First Wrack was fourth. Times, 4ra. 33 4-55., 4m. 355., 4m. 37 l-ss, PAPANUI HANDICAP. Of £250. Two miles. 5-S—SYLVIA SYDNEY, limit (R. B. Berry) 1 8- AUTHOR, 24yds (C. King) .... 2 2-2—PETER LOCANDA, 24yds (L. A. Maidens) 3 Also started: 5-5 Lilian Bond, limit (bracketed with Sylvia Sydney); 7-7 Prairie King, limit; 10-10 Waress, 12yds; 4- Agile, limit; 1-1 Guy Junior, 24yds; G-G Chancellor, 3Gyds; 9-9 Great Author, 36yds; 3-3 Willow Wave, 48yds: Neck; length. Willow Wave was fourth. Times, 4m. 275., 4m. 25 l-55., 4m. 25 2-ss.

CRAVEN HANDICAP. OC £250. One mile and a-quarter. 3-2—CLOUDY RANGE, limit (J. Fraser) 1 5-G—SURE, 12yds (S. A. Edwards) .. 2 9-9 AVERNUS, limit (G. McKendry) 3 Also started: 1-1 Graham Direct, 11-11 Reporter, 4-5 Supertax, limit; 7-8 Bingen Palm, 10-10 George Roy, 2-2 Roy Spec, 8-7 Sunny Morn, 6-4 Worthy Light, 12 yds bhd; 3-2 Indianapolis, 108yds (bracketed with Cloudy Range). Avernus led out from Reporter, Worthy Light and Sure. Passing the stands Avernus had charge from Worthy Light, Reporter, Sure, Cloudy Range and Sunny Morn. The leaders were the same going along the back for Worthy Light to load into the straight from Cloudy Range. Avernus, Sure and Bingen Palm. In a good finish Cloudy Range beat Sure by a neck, with Avernus a length and a-half away. Sunny Morn was fourth. Times, 2m. 44 2-55., 2m. 44 2-55., 2m. 44 4-ss.