SOUTH CANTERBURY CLUB

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 247, 18 October 1937, Page 4

SOUTH CANTERBURY CLUB

RACES AT TIMARU QUEEN DOROTHY AGAIN 1 Per Press Association. ] TIMARU, Oct. 16. The weather was fine for the concluding day of the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s spring meeting and there was a large attendance. The totalisator handled £15,355 10s, compared with £ll,BlO on the Saturday in October last year. The track was very fast. Results: — Tekapo Hurdles.—l Silver Sight 10.7 (Ridgway) 1, 3 Chaste 9.13 (Stove) 2,2 Superex 9.13 (Hogan) 3. Also: 4 Forum. Half a length; four lengths. Time, 2.49 1-5. Electric Stakes.—l/1 Prince Flaneur 8.10 (A. E. Ellis) 1, 4/4 Phalanx 8.10 (Jennings) 2, 3/2 Fayo 8.10 (J. L. Ellis) 3. Also: 2/3 Atlanta Lass, 7/6 Elmarch, 6/7 Elloughton Lad, 9/12 Fairlight, 12/10 Heidelberg, 8/8 Nuipai, 9/9 Sheeny, 11710 Vallock, 5/5 Warden's Gift. Two lengths each way. Time 1.1. Gladstone Trot.—4/4 Ivy Peterson (F. Holmes) 1, 3/3 Policy (M. Holmes) 2, 1/1 Ace High (M. B. Edwards) 3. Also: 10/11 Andy Watson and Zest (coupled), 1/1 Twenty Gran (coupled with Ace High), 13/13 Bridget Borough, 6/5 Irish Aggie, 8/10 Stylish Boy, 2/2 Zincali, 5/6 Lady Slipper, 9,8 Laurene Wood, 11/9 Old Faithful, 12/12 Santa Fe, 7/7 Molly Direct, 15/14 Silver Guy, 14/15 Marseilles. Two lengths; three lengths. Times, 3.21 1-5, 3.22 3-5, 3.23 1-5. Elloughton Handicap (Of 1225; li miles) 2/2— QUEEN DOROTHY, 9.2, L. J. Ellis 1 1/I—REBEL LAD, 8.6, Wilson 2 4/4—LAST REFRAIN, 8.5, Jennings 3 Also: 5/6 Queen of Song, 6/5 Araboa, 3/3 Fiord 7.0, 8/7 Wild Career, 7/8 Waitaka. Last Refrain took command reaching the straight but was headed by Rebel Lad. Queen Dorothy came on the outside and in a great struggle won by a nack from Rebel Lad, with Last Refrain two lengths away and Wild Career, close up, fourth. Time, 2.5. Smithfield Hack Handicap.—4/5 Peacock 7.11 (Wilson) 1, 1/1 llthyia 8.11 (L. J. Ellis) 2, 2/2 Epic 7.12 (Hibberd) 3. Also: 3/3 Rodeur, 8/7 Countervane, 7/6 Amount 7.5, 6/8 Volo Dale, 9/8 Gold Label 7.0, 5'4 Drink Up 7.0. Half a head; head. Time, 1.13 1-5.

Rosewill Hack Handicap. 2/2 Petersham 10.4 (A. E. Ellis) 1, 3/4 Recollection 8.2 (Jennings) 2, 1/1 Pink Robe 8.3 (Dooley) 3. Also. 4/3 Survey, 6/6 Heloise, 5/5 Made Money, 7/5 Dropped Catch, 8/8 Scrap. Half a length; two lengths. Time, 1.41. Otipua Trot.—l/1 Lightning Lady (Tatterson) 1, 2/2 Fremont (Berry) 2, 7/8 Marlene (Donald) 3. Also: 18/16 Baron Silk, 15/13 Crusheen, 3/3 Four Square, 5/4 Guncase, 9/9 Kilrea, 8/7 Lord Zetland, 12/12 Maurice Chimes, 13/14 Mirage, 17/17 Nelson McFarlane, 11/11 Oro Logan, 6/6 Resistance, 13/14 Sylvie’s Best, 10/10 Scottish Bard, 19/18 Staoul, 16/19 Wax Vestas, 4'5 Sans Peur. Length, two lengths. Times, 2.49 1-5, 2.49 2-5, 2.49 4-5.

Doncaster Handicap.—7/7 Top Row 7.0 (Spratt) 1, 1/1 Dictate 8.2 (L. J. Ellis) 2, 2/2 Rebel Mate 8.0 (Wilson) 3. Also: 4/5 Wino, 5/3 Invoice, 8/8 Lady Graceful 7.6, 6/6 Pelmet, 3/4 Wine Card. Wino and Top Row led to the straight from Lady Graceful. Top Row drew out and stayed on to win by a length from Dictate, who finished fast and beat Rebel Mate by half a length. Lady Graceful was a neck away fourth. Time, 1.12 1-5. GALLIO GOES WEST DESTROYED AT AVONDALE FALL IN PRINCIPAL RACE [ Per Press Association. 1 AUCKLAND, Oct. 16. The four-year-old Galiio, favourite to-day for the King George Handicap at the Avondale races, led into the straight in that race but suddenly fell. It was ascertained that he had broken both hind legs and he had to be destroyed. Had he stayed on his feet he should have won.

Gallio, a four-year-old chestnut horse by General Latour from Prodice, a half-sister to Ammon Ra. He was bred by Mr. W. H. Tims, of Te Awamutu, and was submitted at the 1935 yearling sales and passed in, being purchased later in the day by Mrs. S. L. Parsons, of Wanganui, for 250gns. Gallio won the Great Northern Foal Stakes as a two-year-old, and he started off his three-year-old career with the Avondale Guineas, Great Northern Guiseas, Trentham Stakes and Harcourt Stakes, only to break down on the eve of the New Zealand Derby (won by Wild Chase). So bad was his condition that his connections despaired of his recovery, and it is understood that he was returned to his breeder. However, it was in the colours of Mr. M. H. Tims that Gallio made his reappearance at the Pakuranga Hunt Club meeting at Ellerslie in August after being off the scene for ten months, and he finished second, beaten a head, to'Maori Song in the sprint. He carried 8.13 to win the Epsom Handicap at the Ellerslie spring meeting a week ago, and he was the popular pick for the President’s Handicap, which was won, so strange is coincidence at times, by Jonathan, who carries Mrs. Parsons’ colours. It is reported that on the day of Gallio’s breakdown Mrs. Parsons was in receipt of a letter from Australia requesting her to put a price on the General Latour colt, and it is easy to imagine that she could have asked, and received, 3000gns. for Gallio. Twelve months ago Gallio was carrying all before him. To-day he is a memory.—“ Kestrel.”