VALPEEN'S STEEPLES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 159, 10 July 1935, Page 5

VALPEEN'S STEEPLES

WELLINGTON MEETING WHYTE TO HOROWHENUA REVISION TAKES HURDLES. [ Per Press Association. ] WELLINGTON, July 9. The Wellington Racing Club’s winter meeting opened at Trentham today in fine, bright weather, but the racing was held on a heavy track. There was a large attendance and the totalisator turnover of £28,971 was an in Tease of £6654 over the corresponding day last year. The judicial committee were busy during the day. In the Wellington Steeples Ruby Meteor took up Vaipeen’s line at the last fence and the committee decided that A. Gilmer, rider of Ruby Meteor, deliberately tried to run Valpen off, and suspended him for three months. An inquiry was held into the falls of Dollar Bill and Rona Bay in the Woburn Hack, and the committee found the occurrence accidental. An inquiry was opened and adjourned to Thursday into interference with Lapel and other horses near the false rail in the Whyte Handicap. Results were as follow: MARIRI HACK & HUNTERS’ STEEPLES (Of £200; about 2} miles). 2/I—Diamond, 10.8, F. Thompson . 1 7/7 —Monastic, 9.9, R. Drinkwater . 2 4/4 —Cardhu. 9.4. .1. Mcßae 3 Also: 6/8 Cotsfield, 9/10 Invictus, 1/2 Reminder, 3/3 Anemometer, 8/6 Sir Music, 10/9 Petrarch. 11/11 High Speed, 5/5 Taura Lad. Five lengths; four lengths. Time, 5.32. WOBURN HACK HANDICAP. (Of £2OO ; six furlongs). 11/11—Collision, 7.13, Atkins .... 1 6/6 —Colombo. 8.1, L. J. Ellis .... 2 9/13 —Mount Vai, 8.1, C. T. Wilson 3 Also: 7/7 Full Throttle, 10/10 Dollar Bill, 18/16 Master Reynard, 1/1 Solaria, 14/12 Hunting Cat, 16/15 Brown Pearl, 8/8 Isaacs, 13/14 Gay Boy, 4/2 Grant I Score, 12/9 Me Heath, 5/4 Wahine Nui, 15/18 Happy Hunting, 2/3 Landlubber, 21/19 Rona Bay, 3/5 Linguist, 17/17 Windward. 20/19 Blue Tiger. 19/21 Thane. Half a head; three lengths. Time, 1.171. Dollar Bill and Rona Bay fell entering the straight. VITTORIA HACK HURDLES. (Of £2OO ; 1J mile*). 1/1 Hunting Jay, 10.3, .1. Mcßae . 1 6/6 —Swift and Sure, 9.1, R. Drinkwater 2 2/2 —Saltspray, 10.1, A. McDonald . 3 Also: 7/9 Semper Paratus, 4/4 Adult, 3/3 Master Musk, 5/5 Prince Vai, 12/12 Trishna, 13/13 Bright Sky, 9/8 Imasurvey, 11/10 Journet, 8/7 Kia Tina, 10/11 Lord Argosy. Two lengths; three lengths. Time, 3.44. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP. (Of £250 ; six furlongs). l/l- PRINCE ACRE. 7.4, .1. Winder 1 6/7 ASTARTH, 7.11, R. Horne .. 2 9/12—HUNTING LODGE, 7.9, Pine 3 Also: 4/4 Rebel Chief, 3/5 Orapai, 5/3 Guarantee, 12/13 Kamal Pasha, 2/2 Scafox, 13/14 Slippery, 7/6 Good Hunting, 10/10 Refresher, 15/15 Royal Bengal, 8/11 Tybalt, 11/8 Meriy Peel, 13/9 Acceptable. Length and a half, two lengths. Time, 1.184. WELLINGTON STEEPLECHASE. (Of £6OO ; about 31 miles). 3/2- VALPEEN, 11.4, W. Bowden . 1 10/9—RUBY METEOR, 9.11, A. Gilmer 2 6/6—DUNMURE, 9.13, V. Langford 3 Also: 2/4 Riotous, 7/7 Tudor, 4/3 Royal Limond, 1/1 Haakon, 9/10 Pahu, 5/5 London, 8/8 Dozie. Three quarters of a length; half a length. Time, 7.25’]. TRENTHAM HURDLES. (Of £3OO ; i; miles). 8/B—REVISION, 9.2, G. Ridgway . I 2/2 —ESTEEM, 9.11, D. O'Connor . 2 5/6 RASOULI, 11.2, E. Mackie .. 3 Also: 1/1 High Grader, 4/3 Stanchion, 12/11 Hounslow, 7/7 Black Duke, 11/12 Aladdin, 9/9 Verden, 3/4 Manawatu, 10/10 Tarcha, 6/5 Lycidas. Three lengths; half a length. Time, 3.364. WHYTE HANDICAP. (Of £300; one mile). 1/I— HOPvOWHENUA, 7.10, .1. M<Inally I 11/9—CURIE, 9.8, A. E. Ellis .... 2 3/2—LORD \ AL, 8.4, Goldfinch . . 3 Also: 20/20 Davolo, 16/15 Might. 2/2 Croupier, 6/5 West Tor, 7/10 Pladie, 15/13 Korero, 12/12 Water Power, 10/7 Lapel, 16/17 Miladi, 9/11 Miss Hushaby©, 19/19 Lady Ronald, 5/4 Wino, 8/8 Royal Gallant, 14/16 Boudoir, 18/18 1 Giggleswick, 13/14 Glenvane, 4/6 Mercian Prince. Three lengths; two lengths and a half. Time, 1.52. TE ARO HACK HANDICAP. (Of £2OO ; one mile). 4/3— Arctic King, 8.11, S. Wilson .. 1 3/4 —Royal Banquet, 10.0, p, Atkins 2 1/2 —Maine, 8,11, W. J. Broughton . 3 Also: 12/10 Quite Soon, 10/8 Pnkeko, j 2/1 Rebel Lad, 7/7 Round Score, J 1/1 I I Kurapae, 6/6 Sporting Song, 5/5 Lord Moutoa, 8/9 Hunting Bag, 14/14 Sisterina, 13/13 Dorado, 8/12 Valueless, 15/15 Pegged Exchange. Length; length and a half. Time, 1.54.