ROYAL PAPAS SUCCESS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 2, 3 January 1936, Page 4

ROYAL PAPAS SUCCESS

£MKE OF GLOUCESTER CUP MARTON MEETING ENDS HUNTING LODGE, LAND TAX. (By “Kestrel.”) Defeating the locally owned Elhioj m a desperate finish, Royal Papa tar r:ed off the honours yesterday in th< first race for the Duke of Gloucester Cup, decided on the concluding day oi the Marton Jockey Club’s summei meeting. Though not among the well backed division for this coveted trophy Royal Papa’s victory was well re reived, for he is owned by a “battler/ Mr. P. Holman, of Feilding, former!} a jockey and also a trainer. In addi tion, the horseman associated with tht success of the appropriate-named win r.er was Mr. W. R. Duncan, son of Mr T. A. Duncan, who acted as host for th? Duke of Gloucester on his visit t: Hunterville twelve months ago. Aftei the race the owner and the suceessfu horseman received miniatures of th< beautiful cup presented by the Duke 01 Gloucester, the president of the Nev Zealand Racing Conference. Mr. J. S McLeod, making the presentation. The attendance was splendid, th< crowd being almost as large as tha’ on New Year’s Day. and the t*>tali<‘i tor handled £10.497, compared witl £6554 on the second day of the 19 . meeting. There was no second da’ twelve months ago owing to the rail forcing the abandonment of the meet ing after one day’s racing. The tota for the 1936 meeting was £23.838. The track in excellent order am the racing throughout was interesting though the favourites did not fare a al! well. Hunting Lodge won the Aid worth Stakes and Land Tax the oper sprint. Dungarvan Easily. Dungarvan, who had struck troubb in the corresponding race on the open ing day. was favourite for the Tria Handicap, and won with ease. MerJyn and Dungarvan were earb prominent, with Fleeting Arrow an Warehi next. Then Dungarvan wen into the lead and piloted Merlyn. Fleet ing Arrow and Warehi into th« straight, with Garter Red, Rustem am Muggins in the picture. Nothing go near Dungarvan and the favourite? woi by two lengths from Garter Red. wh< was a similar distance ahead of Mug gins. Fleeting Arrow was fourth am Warehi and Merlyn was the order o tha others. Royal King’s Hurdles. Petrarch was the favourite for th Tutaenui Hack Hurdles, but Roya King beat the first day’s winner Battleground, in a good finish. Royal King led past the stands frnu Royal Peak. Affliction, Battleground Fount Roussillon and Petrarch. Battle ground ran up to the leader comin; across the top and Petrarch improve* his position. Battleground leading int< the straight from Royal King ar.. Petrarch. The leaders drew out in th, run from the last obstacle and R*> King beat Battleground by half a nr Petrarch was seven lengths ba-k. we! dear of Count Roussillon and Roya Peak. One for Whyte Melville. Whyte Melville duly won the bum luer Hack Handicap, for which he wi better backed than Chief Ranger am Alcides, the finishing in tha order. Whyte Melville soon went to t’m front from Chief Ranger, Golden En terprise, Alcides, King’s Lancer an* Finnesko in that order. The rider <_• Alcides lost Loth irons and was of ri« assistance to the topweight, though In followed Whyte Melville and (’hie: Ranger into the straight, with King’ Ijaneer and Blue Tiger next. Over th* final stages Whyte Melville held of Chief Ranger to win by a length. w;U Alcides two lengths back, dea; of B!u> Tiger and King’s Lancer. Outsider of Three. Only three started for the Aidwortl Stakes, with Gulden Hair backed do.vi tc a little under even money, but Hum ing Lodge won well. Golden Hair led Round Score out o the straight, but Hunting Lodge movet up close along the back and they wen at half-length intervals across the top Once straightened up Hunting Lodgi overhauled the others and won by length and a quarter. Golden Hair w v e.’ ly a head in front of Round Score Another Hot Favourite Beaten Laughing Lass was at a Gloam;u» price in the Junction Plate, but tht favourite was beaten by Distinguished who returned a splendid price for a second favourite. Laughing Lass was followed acros--the top by Distinguished, with Laggard and Surprise Item next. Distinguished challenged Laughing Lass at the dis lance and went on with it I • win by a ahead of Surprise Item. Royal Papa’s Win. 'J Ark and General Quex. brack ct•■•l. formed the premier selection j*j th® race for the Duke ui Gloucester • up, the appropriately named Royal I’apa scored narrowly from Ethiop. From his outside position The Aik was taken into the lead and he was followed out of the straight by General Ethiop, Donegal, Indefinite. Ruenzori ami Royal Papa. Tannin □ moved up along the back and at the h2flf mile The Ark was followed by Ethiop, General Quex, Taumau, Indefinite, Plantation Song, Ruyal Papa an-’ Laconic. Taumau wrested the lead from The Ark at the entrance to the straight, where the pair were clear of Ethiop. Royal Papa. Laconic, Wyzxiale. cg&l and Otaki. Royal Papa ran past Taumau at the distance but Ethiop then challenged, Royal Papa getting home by a short head. Two lengths behind Ethiop was Taumau. a head in front of Entheos, and next to finish were The Ark, Donegal, Spender and Wyndale. Land Tax Scores Again. Land Tax. who had won two events at Awapuni last week, was best ba -ked in the Telegraph Handicap and won with ease. Limulus led Land Tax. Bodyline, Severe and Porotiti nut from the

' tapes, but Land Tax was soon taken tc the front and led across the top frou: Liniulus, Bodyline, Porotiti and Fulo joy. In the straight Land Tax waj always going nicely to win by twlengths from Limulus, who was <i length in front of Fulojoy. The othei four were together, a couple of lengthiback. De Trop Takes the Last. Lifeguard was favourite for the concluding event, but De Trop score*! nicely. ’ After the tapes had been broken more than once Lifeguard went out in front of De Trop and Vivienne over the early stages and there was little change to the straight. At the distance Lifeguard weakened and De Trop ran up to him. winning by half a length. Two • lengths back was Vivienne, with La • Crown fourth. Details of results:— TRIAL HANDICAP. > (Of £80; six furlongs.) 1/1 —Dungarvan (Mr. J. C. Ken- , nedy;, br g, 3yrs, by Colossus—- , Tikinia, 8.3. B. H. Morris .... 1 . 2/2 —Garter Red (Mr. F. Wood), I 8.13. T. Tito .. 2 , 6/7 —Muggins (Mr. R. F. Mudgway), p 8.6 j, C. Thomson 3 Also: 3/4 Merlyn 9.0 (W. N. Taylor), 4/3 Apopo 8.7 (J. McCauley), 5/5 Fleeting Arrow 8.8 (J. Fergus), 7/6 . Warehi 8.2 (L. H. Jones'). 8/8 Rustem 5.2 (R. J. Mackie'. Two lengths each way. Time, Lil 35. TUTAENUI HURDLES. •Of £lOO : about Ij miles. 3 Royal King (Mr. .1. Duggan - ), ch h. aged, bv Royal Divorce—--1 -Musical Moment.' 9.12, W. Blanche 1 I 2/2 Battleground (Mr. T. O'Rourke» 10.6, S. Wilson .... 2 ■ 1./I —Petrarch (Mr. L. H. Collinson), 9.13. A. McDonald 3 1 Also: 4/4 Affliction 9.2 (C. Thomson). 7/7 Count Roussillon 9.0 (.1. Fergus), 6/6 Royal Peak 9.0 (K. Chote)’ 5/5 Tainbo 9.0 (M. H. Nicol). Half a neck; seven lengths. Time, 2.46. j SUMMER HACK. (Of £9O ; seven furlongs.) ’ 1/I—Whyte Melville (Mr. T. A. Duncan), blk g, 4yrs., by Hunting Song—Merit, 8.0, B. H. MorI 3/2 —Chief Ranger (Mr. T. J. Evans), 7.13. L. H. Jones .... 2 2/3 -Alcides tMr. L. G. Paul 1 J. McCauley 3 Also: 5/5 King's Lancer 7.13 (K. ' Choto. 4 4 Blue Tiger 8.04 (T. Tito . 6/6 Finnesko 7.0 (D. Mansfield), 7/7 Golden Enterprise 7.14 (N. Vaughan). [Length: two lengths. Time, 1.27 25. ALDWORTH STAKES. | <Of £I-'.O; nine furlongs. I 3- HUNTING LODGE (Mr. J. I’. Coyle), b m., 6yrs, by Hunting S.,ag —Martinnette, 7.5. L. B. Jones ] ’ I—GOLDEN HAIB (Mr. G? E Moore), 9.4. B. 11. Morris ' « | J— ROUND SCORE (Mr. E. W. Collins). 7.9. J. McCauley) 3 , The only starters. One anil n-quarter a lengths; head. Time. 1.53 4-5. JUNCTION PLATE. (Of £9O; five furlongs.) 1 Distinguished (Mr. D. Gillon), b 3yrs.. by Lackham—Great Lady. 7.7, 1.. 11. Jones j 1 I Laughing Lass (Mr. T. A. Duncan). 8.8, B. H. Morris .... 2 4 4 —Laggard (Mr. Alan H. Marshallt, 7.2. J. McCauley 3 Also: 3/2 Surprise Item 7.5 (N. laughan*. ■; 5 Laughing J.ad 7.2 *.l. ‘ N ' >rk: fo,lr len Tim.’. DUKE OF GLOUCESTER CUP. •Of £150; 1 miles.) ? 5.4 ROYAL PAPA (Mr. p. t ll'jlnian . <-li a. syrs. bv RuaI papa—l.adv Hazel, 1 1.4, Mr W R- Dun.-aa ( ? 2-ETIUOI’ (Mr. A. T. Gatrell, 1 11.12. Mr. .1. I--. Morris . . ' “ 5-TACMAI’ (Messrs. C. Watkins and E. W. Watson) 12.7, Mr. E. Watson 3 Also: 1/1 The Ark 12.11 (.Mr. 1). I.'. ! Jackson), and General Qttex 11.0 (Mr. t N. Davidson') brai-keted. 4/3 Wyndah 12.0 (Mr. H. Afi-Pherson). S/,8 Laconic 11.-i (Mr. E. IL Semes'), 7.6. Entlieos • 11.0 'Mr. K. M. K. Dnni-ani, 6/7 Plan [ tation Song 11.0 (Mr. W. Al. Lean) and s Donegal 11.0 (Mr. F. Beasley) bracketed, 9/10 Spender 11.0 (Mr. 1). <>. Wilson), 12/13 Indefinite 11.11 (Mr. lan Higgie), 10/11 Tiger Bill 11.0 (Mr. G. H. James). 13/12 Ruenzori 11.0 (Mr. T R. Taylor . 10/9 Otaki 11.0 'Mr. .1. M'P.eth). Short head: two lengths. Time, 2.10 1-5. . TELEGRAPH HANDICAP. (Of £120; six furlongs.) ’ 1/I—LAND TAX (Mr. .1. O’Donnell) hr m. 6yrs., by AcreGreat Effort, 8.13. L. H. Jones I 2 2--LIMI Li t?, Mr. T. A. Duncan, 8.11. B. H. Morris g 4/4—FI LOJOY (Mr. W. Higgins,., 7.8, N. Vaughan :: Also: 3/3 Rnyal Routine 8.12 (R. J. Mackie), 5/5 Porotiti 8.4 (J. Mc(.’au|py., 6/G Severe 8.0 (T. Tito). 7.7 Bodyline 7,6 (D. Mansfield). Two lengths; length. Time. 1.15. FAREWELL HACK. (Of £9O ; five furlongs.) DE TROP (Mr. R. G. Smith*, b m, 6yrs, by Hymestra— Tigeroy, 7.4 A, L. H. Jones .... 1 1/1 —Lifeguard (Mr. L. Jarvis), 9.9, B. 11. Morris ’ J 5/5 —Vivienne (Mr. W. Mcßeth), 7.0 1. \V. Kimura 3 Also: 2/2 Bazaine 9.]:: (('. Thomson*, 4 La Crown 7.4 t.F. McCauley). Half a length; two lengths. Time. I. 1-5. RACING FIXTURES Jan. 1, 4 —Stratford R.C. .fan. 2. 3 —Southland R.C.' Jan. 7, 9—Refton J.C. Jan. JO, 11—Vincent J.C. Jan. 11 —Greymouth J.C. Jan. 16, 18 —Thames J.C. Jan. 18—Wairio J.C. Jan. 22—Ashhurst-Pohangina R.C. Jan. 22, 24. 25 —Wellington R.C. Jan. 25—Clifden R.C. (at In vercarJan. 25, 29 —Takapuna J.C. Jan. 31, Feb. I.—Wanganui J.C. Jan. *3O, Feb. I—Wairoa1 —Wairoa R.C. Feb. I—Matamata R.G, Feb. s—Tapanui5—Tapanui R.Q,