ST. WARRIGAL’S STEEPLES

Taranaki Daily News, 16 June 1931, Page 3

ST. WARRIGAL’S STEEPLES

LITTLE DOUBT’S SUCCESS / SUBURBAN EASY FOR TRADESMAN VALUELESS TAKES HACK SEVEN. By Telegraph.—Press Association. ' Hamilton, La«t Night. The Waikato Racing Club’s winter meeting was concluded to-day in fine weather, though the course was holding. There was a fair attendance, and the totalisator put through £7302, making £15,140 10s for the meeting. Results:— MAIDEN HURDLES. Of 75 sovs. One mile and a-ha If. 3 —UNOCO, 9.3 (R. E. Thomson) .. 1 •2—NASSOCK, 10.2 (H. Turner) ... 2. 1— COOLMINT, 9)13 (H. Dulieu) .. 3 Also started—4 Production, 9.0; 6 Palmares, 9.0; 5 Nassone, 9.0. Won by eight lengths; seven lengths between second ayd third. Time, 2min 57 2-ssec. MAIDEN PLATE. Of 75 sovs. Six furlongs. 2— WEE PRINCE, 9.11 (Ellis) .... 1 I—SNOW LAP, 9.6 (Gray) 2 3— ALL SOULT, 9.0 (Green) ...... 3 Also started—4 Rangi King, 9.0; 6 Ruby Meteor, 9.0; 5 Book Law. 9.0; 7 Abbey Fair, 9.0. Won by a length; six lengths be-, tween second and third. Time, Imin 21 3-ssec. VICTORIA HURDLES. Of 150 sovs. Two miles. 1— MONETIZE, 9.13 (Rennie) .... T 2- ANTRIM BOY, 11.7 (Mackie) .. 2 ' The only starters. Won by a length. Time, 4min 2 d-oefcc.. HAMILTON STEEPLECHASE. Of 150 sovs. About three miles. 41—ST. WARRIG AL, 10.5 (Turner) 1 1— COPEY, 10.2 (Tucker) 2. S—PENDAVIES, 9.11 (Carmont) .. 3 Also started—2 Star Comet, 11.4; 3 Spalpiko, 10.8. . Won by five lengths; third horse .ten lengths away. Time, 6min 29 3-s&ec. HILLSIDE HANDICAP. Of 150 sovs. ■ mile. 2— LITTLE DOUBT, 9.11 (Green) . l i 1— VALROE, 10.0 (McTavish) .... 2 3— TE HOIA, 9.1 (Gray) 3 Also started—-8 Paddon, 9.10; 6 Ruffles, 9.65 Flying Prince, 9.1; 4 Prince of Orange, 9.1; 7 Trishna, 9.0. Half a length each way. Time, Imin: 50 2-ssec. - SUBURBAN HANDICAP. Of 100 eovs. Six furlongs. 4— TRADESMAN,' 9.0 (McLoughlin) '1 2- KINGFIELD, 9.4 (Mcßae) .... 2. 1— GAY LAP, 9.12 (Gray) 3 Also started—3 Bronze Tray, 9.0;, 5 Rekaraurau, 9.0. Won by eight lengths, a head be-' tween' second and third. Time, Imin 20 2-ssec. TE PAHU HANDICAP. ’ Of 75 sovs, Seven furlongs. 2— VALUELESS, 10.1 (Goldfinch) . I 9—FIRST LAP, 9.13 (P. M. Brady) 2 4—WILD COUNTRY, 9.0 (Voitre) . 3 Also started—‘B Steady Fire, 10,1; 8 Valmarie, 10.0; 7 Derry Belle, 9.9; 1 L’Allegro, 9.9; 11 Snow Prince, 9.8; 6 Rose Lupin, 9.7; .5 Holly Holm, 9.6; 10 All Soult, 9.0.

Two lengths each way. Time, Imin 36 sec. SOUTH CANTERBURY RACES. ACCEPTANCES ANNOUNCED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. ■ Timaru, Last Night. Following are the acceptances for the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s winter meeting on June 20: — PUKAKI HURDLES HANDICAP/ of 100 sovs. One mile .and a-half.—-Lancer 10.13, Troiltis - Aladdin 10.6, Craigmore 9.9, Desert Glow 9.8, Camisader 9.6, Haze 9.2, Wayward 9.2, Barrington 9.0, Red Heather 9.0, Oriflamb 9.0, Gallivanter 9.0. t NOVICE HANDICAP/of 70 so vs. Six furlongs—llkley 10.3, Sleipner 10.3, Homecoming 9.11, Tippling 9.9, Tea Urn 9.9, Coroner 9.2, Whatnot 9.2, Crunchen! 9.0, Silver Salver 9.0, Locksley 9.0, Elude 9.0, Teresa 9.0, Blue Ray 9.0. ; ■

PRINCE EDWARD HANDICAP,, of 150. sows. One mile and 35 yards. —■ Arikiwai 10.9, Royal-Saxon 10.6, Inevitable 10.3, Starshooter 9.11, Rascal 9.11, Noteworthy 9.11, Glenrowan 9.9, Win-,, gatui 9.2, First Raid 9.2, Night Effort 9.0, Nightmaid 9.0, Shortly 9.0, Takutama 9.0, Thursby 9.0. , CRAIGMORE HACK AND HUNTERS ■STEEPLECHASE, of 120 sovs. About two mile.s and a-half.—West Dome 11.2, Valves 10.5, Umtali 10.2, Diamond'Jack 9.12, Craigmore 9.12, Rangatahi 9.9, Thurina 9.0,; Star Tractor-9.0. ■•/ / TEMUKA HACK. HANDICAP, of ICO sovs. Che mile and a-quarter. —Quinopal .10.6, Taragona 9.9, • Jock Hazeldean 9.7,; Water Power 9.5, High Speed 9.0, Palmary 9.0, Uxbridge 9.0.

SEADOWN HANDICAP, of 100.sovs. Six furlopgs —Royal Saxon 10.13, Mount Boa 10.9, Limited 10.6, Isa 10.3, Francolin 9.11, Greenaway-9.10, Wise Choice 9.8, Miss'Mercia 9.1, Takutama 9.0. WAI-ITI TROT.—Edna Worthy, Flying Prince, Jester, Mahara, Matchless Bingen, Symmetry, Tat Wrack, Black Watch, Worthy King, Master Don, Prince Wrack, Lord Antrim, Great de Oro.

BEACONSFIELD TROT. — 'Ballade, Great de Oro, King Oscar, Lily Bingen, Lord Antrim, Needles, Sandown, Silverwood,- Bracken, Dusolina, Rafa, Tahoe, Pronto Bingen, George Rey. TURF TOPICS. (By “Moturoa?’) , Waitaunaha and Moerangi have returned froin Wanganui and are now being trained at Waitara. • # * * Valueless, wh.o won at Waikato each day, is a four-year-old gelding by Valkyrian from that good mare Passionless. He had won two races previously this season. . * * .* • Little Doubt has been a good winner for his owner, Mr. Owen Casey, and his double at Waikato shows him to be a greatly improved horse. His wins were well anticipated’ by Taranakian's. • * * « The Hawera gelding Copey ran two good races at Te Rapa but, taking a line through his recent form, he seems just good enough to be beaten. ♦ # • * w St. Warrigal, who won the steeplechase at the Waikato meeting, is well endowed with pace, but during his last few starts his fencing has been very erratic. * * * • Monetize took the hurdle race each day at the Waikato meeting, but his

form there was a big improvement oi» his displays at the Te Kuiti meeting. He seems to be back to his best form again. '"•••• Judging by .Spalpiko’s two failures at the Waikato meeting, it looks as if he was feeling the effects of his strenuous racing at EHerelie. He may be all the better for a short spell. * * * e Pouri has returned to the tracks at Te .Rapa. There is a possibility that he may stand a. further preparation. !"« * * * Limosin, the five-year-old gelding by Limond from the Absurd mar© Intrigue, suffered injury' during the running of the final race on the first day of the Feilding Easter meeting, and his death is now reported. Limosin was owned and trained by H. Brown, formerly of Trenthani, but now of Otaki. * ♦ * « Recently in England, according .to London Sporting Life, Mr l . Sol Green, when questioned as to the relative merits of Strephon II and Phar Lap, I said that, while their records were similar, he considered Phar Lap to be the better. •• , • Several Americans have won the English Derby, but' Iroquois is the only American-bred, horse to succeed in the race. He. won for Mr. Pierre Lorillard in 1881. Twenty years later Mr. W. C. Whitney was successful with Volodyovski, but the colt was English- y bred, being held on leage from Lady Meux. Then “Boss”. Croker won -in 1907 with the Orme colt Orby, whose dam, however, was American-bred. Then in 1914 Mr. H. B. Duryea, an American resident in. France, captured the Derby with Dunbar 11, but he was bred in France, and was by an English-bred horse—Rabelais, although his dam was American-bred. *»• . • The progeny of Heroic, the wonderhorse of bis day, continue to win fame for him as a sire in Australia. The latest success coming their way was that gained by Illustrious in the Two-year-old Handicap, six furlongs, at Aspendale Park (Victoria), in which, starting favourite, he won “running away” from a big field. This youngster has a. special interest for New’ Zealand, as he is from the Dominion-bred pourri, by Bezonian from Crimson Rose, the latter a product of Mr. T. H. Lowry's “Okawa” stud, being by Royal, Fusilier—Roee Madder. • - ’ . * End of a Useful Horse. Perle de Leon, who broke his backwhen he fell in the Great Northern Steeplechase on Saturday, had some useful form to his credit, on the flat and over hurdles. Unfortunately, he had been unsound for some time, or his record would have been much better. He joined P. T. Hogan’s stable in South Canter- ’ bury a few months ago, and. some of his recent performances suggested that he was likely to play a leading part inimportant jumping events during the* winter. Phar Lap in Again. Phar Lap returned to H. Telford’s stable on June 1, and reports state that < he appears benefited by his holiday. He , has apparently .thrown off the trouble/' that caused his retirement in March, and it . should not be long before he is at his best again. Winter Cup Candidate. The Smuggler, who was considered unlucky to be beaten in his engagement at Wingatui on Saturday, is to be kept in commission with a view to racing at the Grand National meeting, and it-, is intended to nominate him for the Winter Cup, states an exchange. Histhree races at Wingatui stamped him as a gallopeixabove the ordinary on any class of ground, and also'suggested that . he is a very likely Winter Cup proposition. The ’Smuggler is a four-year-old gelding by Balboa from .Miss Fleetham.