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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21558, 22 January 1940, Page 9

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Surprise In Goldfields Cup Flying To Lornacre By Telegraph—Press Association THAMES, January 20. The Thames Jockey Club’s annual meeting opened in fine weather. The track was holding. A slight drizzle fell during the last three races. Results.— TRIAL HANDICAP, Of £130; 6 furlongs. 4/6 —Bronze Emerald, 8.7 (Messervy) 1 1/I—Merry Vaals, 8.5 (Howard) .. 2 6/s—Royal Fawkes, 8.10 (Carmont) 3 Also started: 2/2 Hunter’s Night 8.7, 3/9 Flying Eagle 7.13, 14/12 General Riske 8.8, 10/10 First Gold Money 7.13, 7/5 Mercury Bay 8.5, 9/7 Wishacre 8.6, 3/3 Lady Clorane 8.5, 12/11 Miss Bridge 8.5, 13/14 Kingcraft 8.5, 15/15 Red Hawk 8.5, 5/8 Whenua 8.5, 11/13 Every Port 8.5. Won by half a length; a head between second and third. Time— Imin 16 1-5 sec. MARAMARUA HURDLES, Of £150; 1 mile and 5 furlongs. 1/2—Dauber, 9.2 (Bur ss) 1 4/3—Royal Abb, 10.13' (Ritchie) .. 2 5/s—Haile Boy, car 9.1 (Ferguson) 3 Also started: 2/1 Hopalong 10.5, 6/6 Centauras 9.4, 7/7 Mal-de-Mer 9.1, 9/8 Master Appellant 9.1, 14/14 Phiakuo 9.0, 10/9 Mahotu Tane 9.0, 8/10 Enjoyment 9.0, 3/4 Midland car. 9.4, 11/13 Flash Spear 9.0, 12/11 Seneta 9.0, 13/12 Maereana 9,0. Won by three lengths; five lengths between second and third. Time—3min 1 3-ssec. FLYING HANDICAP, Of £200; 6 furlongs. 4/4—Lornacre, 7.9 (Green) 1 9/9—Trilliarch, 7.0 (Brown) 2 7/B—Corato 7.10 (Downing) 3 Also started: Maxam 7.10, 2/2 Brazen Bold 7.10, 5/5 Tosh car 7.4, 3/3 Foxmond car 7.4, 8/7 Anion 7.0, 6/6 Miss Te Koura car 7.5. Won by two lengths; a neck between second and third. Time—lmin 14 l-ssec. THAMES HACK CUP, Of £200; 1 mile and 88 yards. 1/I—Greek Queen, car 8.6 (Dye) .. 1 5/4—Trig Station, car 7.3 (Brown) .. 2 8/7—Clipper, car 7.2 (Gilchrist) .... 3 Also started: 4/5 Racecamp 8.5, 6/6 Town Section car 8.6, 3/3 Foxtoon 8.3, 9/9 Raepata 7.1, 2/2 Hunting Bee car 7.4, 6/8 Karatoki 7.7. Won by threequarters of a length; half a head between second and third. Time—lmin 47sec. GOLDFIELDS CUP, r ‘f £425: 11 miles. 11/11 —Mintlaw, 7.1 (Gilchrist) .. .. 1 9/s—Te Hai, 7.12 (Dye) 2 10/10—High Delight, car 7.4, (Evans) 3 Also started: 2/3 King Rey 9.0, 4/3 Narnara 8.5, 6/6 Pirate King 8.5, 1/1 Sunola 7.13, 8/9 Very Glad 7.4, 6/7 Scotland 7.3, 3/4 Royal Tray 7.2, 7/8 Bonstar 7.3, 12/12 Raceline 7.3. Won by a neck; a head between second and third. Time—2min 7 l-ssec. PURIRI HANDICAP, Of £150; 5 furlongs. 2/3 —Maneroo, 7.12 (Green) 1 1/I—Biddy Girl, 8.6 (Murray) .. ..2 12/13 —Fairfield, 7.11 (Skillington) .. ) Also started: 6/5 Heroic Maid 9.4, 9/9 Lady Waimai 7.11, 10/10 Glenbevan 7.11, 8/8 Royal Musk 7.8, 6/6 Gold Money Song 7.6, 7/7 Sprpai' 7.6, 7/2 Paymaster. 7.6, 3/4 Volifox 7.3, 15/11 Sharmin 7.3, 11/11 Bronze Bird 7.3. Won by a neck; same distance between second and third. Time—lmin 3 l-ssec. BOROUGH HANDICAP, Of £175; 7 furlongs. 2/2—Mon Acre, 7.12 (Horne) 1 6/7—Tosh, 8.7 (McKenzie) 2 5/4 —Erllck, car 8.2 (Dye) 3 Also started: 3/5 Pocket Venus car 8.2, 4/3 Prince Rangi 8.8, 1/1 Silver Eagle 8.6, 9/9 Grand City 8.5, 10/10 Eastern Heir 8.0, 8/6 High Sea car 7.10 i, 7/8 Valdene 7.7, 11/11 Calorie car 7.0. Won by half a length; a head between second and third. Time—lmin 28 3-ssec.

TAPU HACK HANDICAP, Of £150; 6 furlongs. 5/6—Hunter’s Rose, 7.8 (Marwick) .. 1 1/1 —Sir Robin, 7.11 (Long) 2 3/2—Paxeno. 8.3 (Cameron) 3 Also started: 2/4 Ora King 9.6, 7/5 May Song 8.12, 4/3. Penzance 8.9, 10/10 Little Ruse 8.3, 8/9 Silver Cloud 8.2, 6/7 flgawiri 7.12, 9/8 Pasture 7.10, 7/11 7/7. Won by a nose; a neck between second and third. Time—lmin 15sec. ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY Noon KOPU HANDICAP, of £130; 6 furlongs.—Merry Vaals 9.1, Royal Fawkes 8.10, White Foam 8.5, Flying Vixen 8.1, Flying Eagle 8.1, General Riske 8.1, Mandalay 8.0, Mercury Bay 8.0, Wishacre 8.0, Lady Clorane 8.6, Kingcraft 8.0, The Alibi 8.0, Gold Spot 8.0. 12.45 p.m. HIKUTAIA HURDLES, of £150; li| miles.—Hopalong 10.5, Dauber 10.0, Inquisitor 9.13, King Musk 9.9, Haile Boy 9.3, Eastern Heir 9.2, Master Appellant 9.0, Enjoyment 9.0, Midland 9.0, Maereana 9.0. 1.30 p.m. PARA WAI HANDICAP, of £200; 6 furlongs.—Hot Box 8.0, Lornacre 8.5, Corato 7.11, Bachelor King 7.10, Tosh 7.10, Brazen Bold 7.9, Mon Acre 7.8, Trilliarch 7.5, Gamos 7.3, Miss Te Koura 7.0, May Song 7.0, Noitaro 7.0, Valdene 7.0. 2.15 p.m. NGATEA HACK HANDICAP, of £150; 1 mile and a distance.—Racecamp 8.9, Clipper 8.2, Foxtoon 8.1, Trig Station 8.0, Raepata 7.10, Karatoki 7.7, Hunting Bee 7.7, General Riske 7.7. First Gold Money 7.7, Whenua 7.7. 3.0 p.m. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £250; 9 furlongs—Narnara 8.4, Te Hai 8.3, High Delight 7.6, Foxmond 7.4, Very Glad 7.2, Erlick 7.1, Bonstar 7.0, Raceline 7.0, Anion 7.0. 3.45 p.m. TURUA HANDICAP, of £150; 5 furlongs.—Heroic Maid 9.1, Maneroo 8.8, Fairfield 7.13, Hunter’s Night 7.11, Phil Vaals 7.11, Classical Song 7.11, Lady Waimai 7.10, Glenbevan 7.10, Royal Musk 7.7, Radiant Vaal 7.7, Paymaster 7.5, Surpai 7.5, Volifox 7.2, Sharmin 7.2, Bronze Bird 7.2. 4.30 p.m. COUNTY HANDICAP, of £160; 7 furlongs.—Te Hai 9.4, Tosh 8.8, Mon Acre 8.6, Grand City 8.2, Ora King 7.10, High Sea 7.10, Calorie 7.7, Mai de Mer 7.7, Poland 7.7. 5.15 n.m. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of £140; 6 furlongs.—May Song 8.11, Town Section 8.5, Paxeno 8.4, Hunter’s Rose 8.4, Sir Robin 8.2, Little Ruse 8.1, Silver Cloud 8.1, Biddy Girl 8.1, Ngawiri 7.11, Pasture 7.9, Paint 7.7, Royal Fawkes 7.7, Kakarere 7.7, Flying Eagle 7.7, Lady Clorane 7.7, White Foam 7.7. Old Bill, who won the Wellington Cup with 8.0, was weighted at 7.9 in the Auckland Cup, but was allowed to drop out at the first acceptance He was given his rather plebeian name after the late W. Stone, of Te Awamutu, who trained horses for Mr f or e.o rears.