ELLERSLIE FIXTURE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 199, 24 August 1931, Page 5

ELLERSLIE FIXTURE

PAKURANGA HUNT CLUB MALAHAT SPRINGS SURPRISE NUKUTERE’S CUP SUCCESS. SPRINT TO BIDDY’S BOY. [ Per Press Association. ] AUCKLAND, Aug. 22. Beautiful weather favoured the Pakuranga Hunt Club’s annual meeting, held to-day at Ellerslie before a fair attendance. The course was slightly holding. The totalisator handled £22,420, compared with £34,871 10s last year. Results were as follows: GREENMOUNT HUNTERS’ STEEPLES. (Of £150; about 2% miles.) 2 St. Lucas, 9.1, Craddock 1 3 Lenaubin, 9.9, Fergus 2 s—Mountain Lava, 9.14, R. Olive .. 3 Also: 1 Town Beauty, 4 Contarf Bill 9.4, 6 Trampas 9.3. Six lengths; two furlongs. Time: 5.29 3-5. HARRIS MEMORIAL HUNTERS’ HURDLES (Of £150; miles.) 4 Land Measure, 9.0, Olive, .... 1 1— Te Homai, 10.10, J. Mcßae,.. .. 2 2 Pennyplain, 11.3, Rennie .... 3 Also: 5 Jiu Jazz, 3 Ruby Dawn 9.4, 6 General Lu 9.2, 7 Gay Cavalier 9.2, 8 Night Comet. Five lengths each way. Time: 2.50. SYLVIA PARK HANDICAP. (Of £150; seven furlongs.) 2 Valueless, 8.11, Goldfinch .... 1 3 Emancipation, 7.1, Bentley .... 2 4 GanpaU 8.5, Bagby 3 Also: 8 Full Measure, 7 Sub-editor, 1 Red Lion, 13 Royal Survey, 5 Karangapai, 14 Speedmint 7.13, 6 Catch’em, 15 The Jack Jumper, 11 L’Allegro, 9 Kairuri, 20 Autahi 7.4, 19 Illuminagh 7.5, 12 Kouranui 7.4, 17 Muskon 7.4. 17 Exaggeration, 21 Restaurant. 7.9. 10 Amber Link 7.6, 16 Kingsway 7.3. Two lengths; two and a-half lengths. Time: 1.29.

JELLICOE HANDICAP. (Of £350 ; 1 1 /! miles.) 9—MALAHAT, 7.5, Wiggins .... 1 S—CATOMA, 8.8, Bagby 2 2 GAY COCKADE, 8.10, Parsons 3 Also: 8 True Blood, 4 Prince Vai, 6 Standfast, 1 Te Hoia, 10 Valsier 7.13, 3 Flying Prince, 7 Prince of Orange. Catoma was first out but Gay Cockade took charge round the back and led into the straight, where Malahat came up strongly to win by three-quarters of a length from Catoma, who was a neck in front of Gay Cockade. Prince of Orange was fourth. Time: 2.10 4-5. PAKURANGA HUNT CUP. (Of £450 ; about 3 miles.) 4—NUKUTERE, 9.1, Rennie .... 1 I —BILLY BOY, 10.9, Foster .... 2 3 KING’S COUNSEL, 10.0, Mcßae 3 Also: 6 Importer, 9 Jiu Jazz, 7 Scaramouche, 5 Town Beauty, 2 Royal Visitor, 8 St. Lucas. Billy Boy led from the start, accompanied by St. Lucas, Royal Visitor and Nukutere. Royal Visitor fell at the five furlong fence the second time round. Nukutcre held close to the leader and took charge at the stonewall before entering the home straight to win by a length and a-half from Billy Boy, who was twenty lengths ahead of King’s Counsel. St. Lucas was fourth. Town Beauty also fell. Time: 6.15. AUCKLAND HANDICAP. (Of £150; one mile.) 1— Taurua, 8.10, Gray 1 2 vVild Country 8.11, Wiggins .. 2 3 Grand Sprint, 8.13, Murray .... 3 Also: 8 Protomint, 5 Grand Talk 7.6, 7 Union 7.12, 9 Excella Tea 7.3, 6 Lady Musk 7.6, 4 Sports King 7.4, 10 Cargen. Half a length; two lengths. Time; 1.41 3-5. LADIES’ BRACELET HANDICAP. (Of £l5O ; 1H miles.) 1— Dominican, 10.12, Mr Morris .. 1 2 Little Wonder, 10.9, Mr Fenton 2 3 Rugby Dawn, 10.7, Mr Clarkin 3 Also: 4 Royal Visitor, 5 General Lu. 10 Koe Whiwhi, 7 Cat-i-mes, 8 Gay Cavalier, 8 Semi-Circle, 9 Night Comet. Three lengths; neck. Time: 2.14 2-5. DUNEDIN HANDICAP. (Of £250 ; six furlongs.) 4 BIDDY’S BOY, 7.12, Keesing .. 1 2—‘ROYAL ARTIST, 7.3, Horne . 2 I—TANERIRT, 9.0, Gray 3 Also: 9 Gold Money 8.11, 6 Valroe 8.12, 2 High Comedy (bracketed with Royal Artist), 7 Tea Chat, 12 Maori Boy, 8 Ruffles, 5 Baroscope 7.3, 3 Jaeldy Karo, 7 Hampton Park 7.0, 10 Bennie 7.7, 11 United 7.1. Three-quar-ters of a length; half a length. Time: 1.14 2-5.