PROSY BOY'S CUP

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 199, 26 August 1935, Page 4

PROSY BOY'S CUP

PAKURANGA HUNT CLUB ENGE’S JELLICOE HANDICAP MEETING AT ELLERSLIE. [ Per Press Association. ) AUCKLAND, Aug. 24. The Auckland racing season opened at Ellerslie racecourse to-day, when the annual Pakuranga Hunt Club races were he’d: The weather was showery but t attendance was good. The track • very heavy. The totalisator handled 120,159, compare.l with £17.417 last year, an increase of £2742. Results: — GREENMOUNT HUNTERS’ STEEPLECHASE, of £lOO. About two miles and a half. ! Zane Grey, 9.12, Tucker 1 I—Ardmanning,1—Ardmanning, 10.1, Burgess .... 2 5 Launer, 9.3, C. Thompson 3 Also: 2 Gascille, 3 Parkhurst, 6 King Rod 9.7 Gascille and Parkhurst fell and King Rod lost his rider. Two and a-half ‘ lengths; twenty-five lengths. Time, 5.23. HARRIS MEMORIAL HACK HURDLES, of £lOO. One mile and three-quarters. 1— King’s Archer. 9.8, L. Dulieu .. 1 2 Ruling King. 9.6. W. Rennie . . 2 6 Ganpat, 9.13, Tucker 3 Also: 5 Sir Musk. 7 Volition. 10 Street Dancer, 3 Hawthorn 9.4, 8 Tea (’hat, 4 Winding Trail 9.3, 9 Principal Boy 9.6. Two lengths; twelve lengths. Time, 3.30. SYLVIA PARK HANDICAP, of £lOO. Seven furlongs. 2—Gay Defence, 8.4, Manson .... 1 1? —Hunting Maid, 8.0, Tremain .. 2 19—Valimint, 8.0, Clifford 3 Also: 7 Mazir. 3 Square Acre. 1 Salesman. 4 Landlubber 8.6. 6 Kilberis, 12 Air Lassie. 10 Teddy Bear. 14 Racing Lady. 15 Armacourt, 9 La Femme Noir, 17 Lornacre, 13 Race Whip, 20 Valise. Snow Lap, 8 Enlightenment 8.2. 18 The Vamp, 16 Red Flame. Three one and a half lengths. Time, JLLLICOE HANDICAP, of £2OO. One mile and a quarter. - ENGE, 7.4. P. F arn 1 • CNTGHT OF AUSTRALIA, 7.12. Horne 2 4- aILTOWYN, 9.3. Burgess .... 3 Also: 1 Lord Vai, 2 Master Norval "JO. 5 Baroscope 7.3, 7 Delrain 7.6. Ultowyn led early from Delrain, Enge, * r aster Norval. Baroscope, Knight of Australia and Lord Vai in that order. ?! led by five lengths along the top • <1 retained the lead to win easily by o and a-half lengths from Knight of ‘•stralia. with Kiltowyn three-quarters ’ a length back, a "ood third. Baro- >•? was fourth. Timo, 2.15. •'/.’IURANGA HUNT CUP, of £250. Three -PROSY BOY. 10.7. Webby .... 1 —ARDMANNING, 9.3, Burgess .. 2 2—CAPELLA ABBEY. 10.9, Baker 3 Also: 7 Kahunoke, 4 Miss Pango, 5 Q a idy Dix, 11 Ilhuningah. 10 Bells of ?ow. 6 Red Bray, 3 Gascille. 9 Zane fry 9.7. 12 King Rod 9.7. Gascille showed a clean pair of heels to the rest of the field at the start and led up the I ill, followed by Ardmanning, Prosy Boy. Zane Grey and Bells of Bow. Benching the straight Prosy Boy forged ahead, closely attended by Ardmanning, Prosy Bov just getting home first in a stirring finish. Capella Abbey was a bad third, and Bells of Bow fourth. Sandy Dix, Tlluminagh, Miss Pango, King Rod and Zane Grey fell. Kahunoke stopped on the hill. Head; eight lengths. Time. 6.25. AUCKLAND HANDICAP, of £lOO. One 2—Silver Brier. .9.5, McKenzie .... 1 I—Jewelled1 —Jewelled Girdle, 8.8, Manson .. 2 B—Wee Pat, 8.1, Parsons 3 Also: 4 Merry Lap, 5 Landlubber 8.7. 6 Express, 7 Charsong, 3 Te Eroney, 9 Valorous, 10 Primate, 11 Mountain Bruce. Two lengths; four lengths Time. 1.46 2-5. LADIES’ BRACELET, of £lOO. One mile and a quarter. I—Gainsay,1— Gainsay, Mr. K. McK. Duncan . 1 B—lllumlnagh. 10.9. Mr Mackay .. 2 4 Marching Song, 11.10, Mr. Dods . Also: 2 Gigantic, 6 Sir Romeo 11.3, 7 Sandy Dix, 3 Lap Up, 11 Ad sum. 8 Grand Tonic 10.8 J, 5 Sapless, 10 Survoy. One and a-half lengths; two and a-half lengths. Time. 2.21. DUNEDIN HANDICAP, of £l5O. Six furlongs. 5 GAY LAP, 8.4, Martin 1 I—TYBALT, 8.10, MeTavish .... 2 2*—lmamint, 8.3, Savage 3 Also: 3 Greek Gold, 4 British Columbia, 7 Crooning, 6 Roman Mascot. Gay Lap led all the way, the order at the turn being Gay Lap, Crooning. Imamint, Roman Mascot, Tybalt and British Columbia. Fifty yards from home Tybalt ran through but Gay Lap was too strong and won comfortably, with Tvbalt second. Imamint third and Greek Gold fourth. One and a-half z '"gths; two lengths. Time. 1.19 2-5. AT THE LAST FENCE. PRINCIPAL BOY’S FATAL FALL. I Per ”reM> A**o<'at!oß I AUCKLAND, Aug. 24. In the Harris Memorial Hurdles, the second race at the Pakuranga Hunt Club meeting at Ellerslie to-day, Principal Boy (J. Smith) fell at the last fence and suffered a broken back, having to be destroyed. The jockey was not hurt. QUEENSLAND RACING KING’S CUP DECIDED SERLODI’S EASY WIN Received Aug. 25, 7.5 p.m. BRISBANE, Aug. 25. The Queensland Turf Club’s races were held yesterday. Results: — King’s Cup.—Serlodi 8.1 (Sheau) 1, Regal Star 8.0 (Donkin) 2, Neptune 7.0 (Ward) 3. Twelve started. Glads wood and Waikare were scratched. Four lengths; two lengths. Time 2.38;'.