RACES AT ASHBURTON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 151, 29 June 1931, Page 4

RACES AT ASHBURTON

COUNTY CLUB’S MEETING ; QUANTUM WINS HANDICAP. STEEPI TECH ASE TO OR IFL A MB. [ Per Press Association. J ASHBURTON, June 27. For the winter meeting of the Ashburton County Racing Club the weather was fine and the track was soft. The attendance was good. The totalisator handled £6503, against £7658 10s last year. A. Peart, rider of Thurina, dislocated a shoulder when his mount fell in the steeplechase. Results were as follows: Hinds Hurdles. (Of £100; Ji miles). s—Barrington, 9.0, Trillo I 1— Caniisader, 9.6, Kerr 2 2 Gallivanter, 9.0, Mackie 3 Also: 6 Amorist, 9 Lancer, 4 Troilus. 3 West Dome, 10 Desert Glow, 8 Thursby, 7 Haze. Troilus fell, knocking down West Dome, which lost its rider Three lengths; four lengths. Time: 2.50. Moreton Hack Handicap. (Of £80; 6 furlongs). 2 Tippling, 9.8. Du lieu I 4 Moorbird, 9.0, Humphries .... 1 — Elude, 9.0, Jennings 3 Also: 8 Sharp Thorn. 6 Miss Redown. 5 Weatherly, 3 Crash, 9 Ramo, 10 Coroner, 7 Countermarch. Head; two lengths. Time: 1.16 4-5. Lyndhurst Trot. (Of £9O; 14 miles). 3 Aimworthy, limit, Frost 1 2 Giro, limit, Holmes 2 3 Plain Silk, limit, Grice 3 Also: IS C'laranda, 9 Matchless Bingen, 7 Edna Worthy, 12 Native Cole, 13 Ray wood, 13 Shortly, 4 Desert Roy, JO Gay Gordon, 16 Manoeuvre, 5 Logan. Fraser, J. Warbird, 6 Autowin, 19 Connaught, 7 Golden Harvest, J 5 Linella. 17 Nyallo Silk, 11 Rokena. Aimworthy and. Plain Silk were coupled. Neck; three lengths. Time: 3.31 2-5. Mayfield Hack Handicap. (Of £9O; If miles). 1— PUNCHESTOWN. 10.11, Didh am 1 5 SEMPER PARATUS, 9.12, Carmon t 2 3—WATER POWER, 9.1, Hogan .. 3 Also: 1 Taragona, 7 Quinopal, 4 Palmary, 6 Loeksley. Length; half a length. Time: 2.15. Dromore Steeplechase. (Of £120; about two miles). 2 Oriflamb, 9.9, O'Connor I 3 Diamond Jack. 9.9. Pratt 2 6 Seaboy, 9.3, Carmon t .. 3 Also: 1 Thurina, 4 Rangatahi, 5 Fresh Breeze. Rangatahi, Thurina ami Fresh Breeze fell. Oriflamb won by a length, with Seaboy the best part of half a mile behind, coming in at a jog. Time: 4.32 2-5. Maronan Handicap. (Of £100; seven furlongs). S—QUANTUM. 9.9, Young .... I 4—RED BOA. 10.3, McEwan .... 2 10—FRANCOL1N, 9.3, Jenkins .. .. 3 Also: 6 Charmeuse, 14 Arikiwai, 3 Ball Dress, S Noteworthy, 2 Rascal, 1 Glenrowan, 7 Starshooter, 12 On Top, 12 Dunraven. 9 Taku Tania, 12 Wise Choice, 15 Miss Mercia. Two length**; three lengths. Time: 1.30. Winchmore Trot. (Of £95; n miles). I —-Actor, 24yds., Toinkinson .... J 3 —Silver Bingen, 12yds., Kenncrlcy 2 s—Glensville. 48yds., McKendry .. 3 Also: 17 Native Cole, 10 Linella. 9 Tempo, 2 Aimworthy. 6 Rokena. 8 May Chenault, 14 Major Brent, 12 To A eke, 4 Master Dmn, 13 Bell Somerton, 15 Bingen Spiers, Jl. Licorice, 7 Tini Urin, 16 Torchlight. Length; three lengths. Time: 3.28 4-5.

Seaboy in Steeples. Until he ran third in the Dromore Steeplechase on Saturday at Ashburton, Seaboy, who has been entered for hack steeplechases at the Wellington

meeting, had not raced since ho won his second Lawford Steeplechase in succession at the Christchurch Hunt Club’s meeting in August after a remarkable contest. There were five runners in the race, but one went out early. At tho second to last fence Kulrange, Pcterette, and Wairio fell one after tho other, and then Seaboy. who was a long way in the rear, also camo to grief when his turn came. A number of spectators had run on to th< track to assist in re-capturing the horses, and Seaboy, the first caught, after negotiating the last fence in anything but certain style, came on to win before the next recaptured horse had crossed tho final obstacle. Seaboy, who is by Danilof from tho Patronus mare Sea Shore, has in recent years been troubled with leg unsoundness, and this has been the reason for his few public appearances.