JONATHAN’S EASTER

Taranaki Daily News, 2 April 1934, Page 12

JONATHAN’S EASTER

ELLERSLIE MEETING OPENS GOLDEN HAffl TAKES OAKS. ONSLOW STAKES TO LADY KYRA. TWO RACE RECORDS RUN.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Auckland Racing Club’s autumn meeting opened at Ellerslie yesterday in fine weather. The track was fast snd the attendance good. The totalisator handled £35,582, as against £38,887 last year, a decrease of £3305. Thespis ran the Brighton Hurdles in 3m 39 3-ss, a course record. Jonathan broke the race record by running the Easter in Im 37 l-ss. Hushing returned a double-figure dividend when he came home first in the Eden Handicap. Results are:— GREAT NORTHERN OAKS. Of £4OO, One mile and a half. 1— GOLDEN HAIR (H. Wiggins) ..... 1 2— RUST (L. J. Ellis) 2 3— MELISANDE (W. Broughton) ..... 3 The only starters. The field was together most of the distance until Golden Hair took command at the turn to win with plenty in hand from Rust by threequarters of a length, with Melisande half a length away. Time, 2m 41 3-ss.

PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP. Of £350. One mile and a quartet. S—MASTER BRIERLY (R. S. Bsgby) 1 B—GAY BRONEY, car. 7.2$ (S. Trei ain) »»<•-• 2 I—KNIGHT OF AUSTRALIA (E. Keesing) 3 Sunny Sky, car. B.ls, was fourth, Also started: 3 King March 8.0, 4 Royal Artist car. 7.8, 7 Baroscope car. 7.11, 10 Desert Star car. 7.9, 2 Epigram car. 7.6, 9 Whakapara car. 7.4, 12 -Prolyxo 7.0, 13 Ornamental car. 7.15, U Psychologist 7.0. Won by a neck three lengths between second and third. Time, 2m ss.

, BRIGHTON HURDLES. Of £4OO. Two miles. 2— THESPIS, 9.9 (Burgess) 1 7—WEE PAT, 10.7 ((McDonald) 2 4—SNOW PRINCE, 10.11 (J. Mcßae) . 3 Also started: 5 Simeon 10.2 (fourth), 8 Prince of Orange 10.13, 6 Biform 10.10, 3 3 Mia Stella 16.9, 1 Callamart 10.3, 9 Solanio 9.3, 11 Carlaris 9.0, 10 Golden Wedding 9.0. • . Golden Wedding was left at the start. Past the stand Thespis led the field by four lengths, with Mia Stella, Wee Pat and Snow Prince next in that order. Thespis increased his lead to win by five lengths from Wee Pat, with Snow Prince three lengths away third. Callamart and Carlaris fell. Time, 3m 39 3-ss. A course record. EASTER HANDICAP. Of £BOO. One mile. 3- 8.6 (R. McTavish) ... 1 16—POMP, 7.2 (R. Fearn) * 10-IMAMINT, 7.0 (O. Read) * Red Manfred Was fourth. (*Dead-heat for second.) Also started: 5 Curie 8.4, 8 KiltOwyn 8.6, 1 Gay Sheila car. 8.3|, 11 Star Artist car. 7.101, 4 Impasto car. 7.9, 7 Takakua car. 7.6, 6 L’Allegro car. 7.3, 12 Golden Chant car. 7.3, 15 Carfex 7.0, 9 Lady Spy 7.0, 17 Lordly Knight car. 7.1, 13 Seafox car. 7.2, 14 Reteatu 7.0, 18 King’s Archer 7.0.

Red Manfred, King’s Archer and Imamint were the first away from a good start. The order along the top was Imamint, Red Manfred, Gay Sheila, Curie and Pomp. At the turn Curie came up to third, attended by Golden Chant. In a good finish Jonathan spurted through to win by three-quarters of a length from Pomp and Imamint, who dead-heat-ed for second. Time, Im 37 l-55., a race record.

CHAMPAGNE STAKES. Of £6OO. Seven furlongs. 1— BURNISH, 8.5 (L. J. Ellis) • 2— GAY BLONDE, 8.5 (T. Green) ... * PIN MONEY, 8.10 (P. Atkins) 3 Royal Appellant was fourth. The only (’Dead-heat for second.) Burnish led from Gay Blonde, Pin Money and Royal Appellant along the back. The order at the turn Was Burnish, Gay Blonde, Royal Appellant and Pin Money. The two leaders raced past the post together in a great finish, with Pin Money four lengths away. Time, Im 26 3-ss.

MANGERE STEEPLES. Of £5OO. Two mites and a half. 2— RIOTOUS, 10.10 (C. Thomson) .. 1 3— BROWN ABBEY, 10.10 (B. Sullivan) 2 1— PATUTAHI, 10.5 (D. J. Burgess) .. 3 Also started: 5, Grant’s Opal 9.0 (fourth), 4 Zane Grey 8.1, who fell at the seven furlongs fence. Won by mix lengths, three lengths between second and third. Time, 4m 565. ONSLOW STAKES. Of £275. Six furlongs. 2— LADY KYRA, car. 7.11 (L. J. Ellis) 1 3— CAPRIS, ear. 7.2 (S. Tremain) .... 2 I— CORONILLA, 8.6 (W. Broughton) 3 Also started: 4 Wataka car. 7.3. Won by half a length, three-quarters of a length between second and third. Time, Im 12 3-ss. EDEN HANDICAP. Of £275. One mite. ll— HUSHING, car. 7.2 (L. Clifford) .. 1 I—SENIOR, 8.3 (W. Broughton) 2 S—MUNGACRE, car. 7.2 (S. Tremain) 3 Also started: 2 D’Artagnan 8.8 (fourth), 8 Werohia 8.13, 3 King Musk 8.7, 10 Versant 8.3, 4 Hunting Bag 8.1, 7 United car. 7.8, 13 Wee Musk car. 7.8, Coronis car. 7.10 and Solomon 7.3 (bracketed), 16 Glen Rata 7.9, 9 Expectancy car. 7.24, 12 Loombination 7.5, 17 Darrywell car 7.9, 14 Supreme Court car. 7.7, 15 Supreme Ruler 7.0. Won by three-quarters of a length, a neck between second and third. Time, Im 38 3-ss. L. Dulieu, the rider of Zane Grey, who fell in the Mangere Steeplechase, received scalp wounds and a fractured shoulder blade and was admitted to the hospital.

ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY. Acceptances for the second day of the Auckland meeting are:— G.N. ST. LEGER STAKES. £450. Three-year-old. Colts and geldings 8.10, fillies 8.8. One mile and threequarters. D’Artagnan 8 10 spiral 8 10 Epigram 8 10 Werohta 8 10 Impasto 8 10 Gay Sheila 8 8 Kiliadar 8 10 Jlelisande 8 8 Red Manfred 8 10 NELSON HANDICAP. Of £275. One mile. Senior 8 8 Lagoon 7 7 King Musk 8 6 Expectancy 7 6 Royal Dash 8 3’ Loombination < 4 Versant 8 2 Solomon 7 2 Hushing 8 2 Chief Clerk 7 0 Gold Pocket 8 1 Bawywell 7 0 Alpinus 8 1 Moreira 7 0 United 7 12 Supreme Ruler 7 0 Coronls 7 8 Horowhenua 7 0 VICTORIA HANDICAP. Of £3OO. 'Six furlongs. Royal Capris 7 7 Appellant 3 2 Waitaka I 9 Kyr* . 8 7 I.

ST. HEUER’S HURDLE RACE. Of £275. One mile and three-quarters. Brown Abbey 11 5 Mangu King 10' 1 Vai Watch 10 6 Ruby Meteor 9 8 Oatomi 10 1 Carg’a 9 0 THE H. O. NOLAN HANDICAP. Of £650. One mile and a-half. ’ Matter Royal Artist 7 9 Brierly 10 # Baroscope 7 8 Takakua S 0 Gay Broner 7 6 Sunny Sky '8 0 Epigram 7 3 King March 712 Ornamental 7 0 Knight of Maori Boy 7 0 Australia 7 10 AUTUMN STEEPLECHASE. Of £350. About three miles. Callamart 1112 Bltorm 10 7 Billy Bov 11 11 Patutaht 9 7 Snow Prince 10 in Town Beauty 9 7 Simeon 10 10 Grant's Opal 9 0 HUIA HANDICAP. Of £450. Six furlongs. Jonathan. 9 4 Puss Moth T 8 Gay Sheila 8 5 Lordly Knight 7 4 Star Artist 7 11 L'AHfegro 7 3 British King Ford 7 1 Columbia 7 10 Hampton Park 7 0 Pomp 7 9 Sinking Fund 7 0 ISLINGTON HANDICAP. Of £350. One mile. Curie 9 13 Hast S 3 Impasto 8 10 Sea Fox 8 0 Pomp 8 10 Karangapal 8 0 Imamint 8 8 Psychologist 8 0 Desert Star 8 7 Gay Cockade 8 0 Chief Cook 8 3 King’s Archer 8 0 Lady Spy 8 3 Jalldy Karo 8 0 Cartel 8 3 Prolyxo 8 0 TO-DAY’S PROSPECTS REVIEWED. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The weather remains fine and conditions should again be excellent for the conclusion of the Auckland Racing Club’s meeting at Ellerslie to-morrow. A rearrangement in the order of running has been decided and the Great Northern St, Leger will now be the first race. Horses likely to be well supported in their engagements are:— 12.2, G.N. St Leger: Spiral, Red Manfred. 12.42, Nelson Handicap: Senior, King Musk, Lagoon. 1.27, Victoria Handicap: Lady Kyra. 2.7, St. Helier’s Hurdles: Vai Watch, Catoma. 2.52, H. O. Nolan Handicap: Knight of Royal Artist, Master Brierly. 3.32, Autumn Steeplechase: Biform, Snow Prince, Callamart. 4.17, Huia Handicap: L’Allegro, Jonathan, Pomp. 5.2, Islington) Handicap; Curie, Imamirit, Impasto. i