BIG ASHBURTON DIVIDEND

Taranaki Daily News, 17 September 1934, Page 12

BIG ASHBURTON DIVIDEND

GOLD CROSS OVER CENTURY

VENTRAC IVINS PRINCIPAL EVENT,

SPRING HANDICAP TO RED BOA.

There was sunny weather and a fast track for the Ashburton County Racing Club’s spring meeting on Saturday. Gold Cross paid a dividend well ovOr the century on the win machine. The attendance was good. Results: — NOVICE STAKES. Of £7O. Five furlongs. First Division. 8- BELLA ROSA, 8.4 1 6- THEATIN, 8.0 2 10- IMPOSSIBLE, 8.0 3 Also started: Unseen, Moonbeam, Foreign Star, Starlight, I Spy, 8.4; Trumpet Blast, Polygraph, Coat of Arms, Orris, First Course, Hortui, 8.0. Won by a head, the same between second and third. Time, Im 2 l-ss. LONGBEACH HACK. Of £9O. One mile. 1- COTTINGHAM, 9.6 1 2- RANK, 9.8 2 12-13—HUNTING GO, 9.0 3 Also started: Free Air 9.8, Importance 9.6, Doiran, Grampian, Velvet 9.4, Morepork, Elgindale 9.2, Braw Lad, Jolly Beggar, Silver Step, Hostile, Palatinate, Epris 9.0. Won by a neck, a head between second and third. Time, Im 41 3-ss. SELMA TROT. Of £B5. One mile and a half. Limit 3.43. 1-I—VANITY FAIR, limit 1 7- DON WRACK, 12yds bhd 2 19- SAGE KING, limit 3 Also started: Boltaire, Drag Harian, Edgar Wallace, Epilogue, Ironside (coupled with winner), Midshipmaid, Nelson's Child, Noble Prince, Paragon, Wild Wrack, Zest limit, Starvale 12yds bhd, Charteris Vale, Doris Derby, Wild Drcam 24ydS bhd, Adsum 36yds bhd. Won by two length, a neck between second and third. Times, 3m 26 4-ss, 3m 275, 3m 28 l-ss. NOVICE STAKES. Of £7O. Five furlongs. . Second Division. 3- EMISSARY, 8.0 1 1-2—REBEL CHIEF, 8.4 2 7^6—WONDERFUL, 8.0 3 Also started: Tuirau, Arrowform, Madam Pompadour, Guillotine, Jeremy 8.4, Horn’s R66f, Black Lead, Top Coat, Hdneste 8.0. Won by a length, three lengths between second and third. Time, lm 0 3-ss. ASHBURTON HANDICAP. Of £ll5. One mile and a quarter. 3-S—VENTRAC, 8.5 . 1 9- ARGENTIC, 8.5 2 5-4—TOUT •-E MOND, 7.0 3 Also started: Davolo 9.9, Ranelagh 8.8, Some Shamble 8.2, Giggleswick 7.9, Silver Light, Cleaner 7.7, Locksley 7.0. Won by a length, two lengths between second and third. Time, 2m 7 2-ss. PENSCROFT HACK. Of £9O. Six furlongs. 14-14—GOLD CROSS, 7.5 1 ROSE OF TRALEE, 7.0 2 5-6— SAM SMITH, 8.13 3 Also started: Grand Review 9.0, Horowhenua 8.10, Master Reynard 8.9, Cheap Money, Traveha 8.8, Sea Fox 8.6, Jacobin, Brown Pearl, Silver Jest, 7.13, Maroha 7.5, Knock Out 7.0. Won by a neck, a length between second and third. Time, lm 14s. SPRING HANDICAP. Of £lOO. Six furlongs. 7- RED BOA, 7.8 1 3-3—WATER POWER, 8.5 2 8- DISMISS, 7.9 3 Also started: Southdown 9.0, Great Star 8.9, Manetho 7.13, Fracas 7.11, Cough 7.3, Quietly, Grecian Prince 7.0, Night Recital 7.0. Won by a neck, half a length between second and third. Time, lm 13 4-ss. RAKAIA TROT. Of £9O. One mile and a quarter, limit 3.2. 11- BIDE-A-WEE, 12yds bhd 1 3-I—VANITY FAIR, limit 2 20- SUMMIT, 15yds bhd 3 Also started: Adsum, Cam Dillon, Charteris Vale, Edgar Wallace, Grand Author, Great Seaman, Imposter, Irish Peach, Licorice, Moana Tama, Oversight, Te Kara, Portlight, Sky Wink limit, Azure, Black Shadow 12yds bhd, Ezywurk, Garry Thorpe 24yds bhd.

WOn by half a length, three lengths between second and third. Times, 2m 48s, 2m 49 2-ss, 2m 50s.