YOGI’S VICTORY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 71, 26 March 1940, Page 9

YOGI’S VICTORY

Nolan Handicap At Ellerslie BEAU VITE’S ST. LEGER BLONDE PRINCESS SCORES IN ' SPRINT STEEPLECHASE WINNER DISPLACED J 11 ir f< [ Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, March 25. C The Auckland Racing Club's autumn 1 meeting was concluded to-day in fine, 'I overcast weather, before a large at- o tendance. The track was in good order, v The totalisator handled 180,832, a against £74,154, an increase of £6675. C For the two days the turnover was £161,350, against £153,838 10s, an in- c crease of £7511 10s. 1 Results:— r 1 NELSON HANDICAP (Of £350 ; one mile.) 7/7 —Landaff, 7.7, Messervy 1 1/I—Tea Gong, 9.10, Cameron 2 2/2—Hunto, 8.8, McTavish - 3 1 Also: 6/6 Wildore 8.12, L 5 Odta.i, z 5.8, 9/9 Beeswing 8.4, 3/3 Raepata, 2 13/12 Hunting Bee 7.10, 10/10 Foxtoon, 14/15 Valerian 8.2, 8/8 Acreman I 7.9, 11/11 Maioro 7.4, 5/4 Joan Peel I 17.1*, 19/19 Clansman 7.1, 17/13 Clinch, 1 118/18 Valley Maid 7.101, 15/16 Milanion 7.2, 12/14 Runanga 7.0, 16/17 Iwhenua. Neck; three-quarters of a I length. Time, 1.39 3-5. Wildore was t I fourth. VICTORIA HANDICAP (Of £450 ; six furlongs.) ( 2/T —Marshall Hall, 8.8, Cameron 1 ; 13/13—Mysito, 7.124, Horne 2 . 7/9—Beau Leon, 7.7, Thomson 3 j Also: 4/4 Phaleron, 1/2 Luu Rosa, 8/5 Cillas, 11/10 Grandora, b/7 Happicoat, 5/6 Miss Jose, 12/12 Surpai, 10/11 Sure Pay, 14/14 Oragon, 3/3 Volifox. 9/8 Night Pilot, 16/16 Ballivor 7.44 > 15/15 Beaucoup. Neck; head. Time, 1 1.13 3-5. Grandora was fourth. ' ST. HELIER'S HURDLES (Of £350; li miles.) .3/3 —Baldric, 9.5, Walters 1 i'J/B—Aintree. 9.2, Watson -2 15/s—Race Boy, 9.4, Chaplin 3 I Also: 3/3 All Irish (bracKeted with | Baldric), 1/1 Midland, 7/7 Siwell 9.3, ■ 16/6 Melvanui, 2/2 Right Royal, 4/4 Te ' I Ronga 9.2, 8/9 Rajanya. Length; ■ quarter of a length. Time, 3.13. All Irish was fourth. NOLAN HANDICAP (Of £650 ; li miles.) I I /I —YOGI, 8.0, Goldfinch 11 2/3—CLASSFORM, 7.2, Dye 2 i 3/2—MINTLAW, 7.7, Mudfoid 3 ! Also: 4/4 Golden Sheila, 6/7 Beau-j partir, 7/6 Royal Appellant, 5/5 > Gamos, 8/8 Kena, 9/9 Raratonga. Neck; length. Time, 2.32 3-5. Royal] - Appellant was fourth. • AUTUMN STEEPLES (Of £5OO ; three miler.,) 1/1 —Forest Glow, 11.0, Chaplin 1 j 3/3 —Lucidus, 11.8, Kowhai 21 4/4 —Gascyne, 9.0, Braddock 31 Also: 2/2 Begorrah, b/7 Britisn Sovereign, 7/6 Celtic Lad, 5/5 Tutor 9.3}. Begorrah was fourth. Lucidus beat Forest Glow by a nose but the judicial committee reversed the first two plaeings owing to Lucidus boring out at the finish. Gascyne was a length away. Time, 6.2 2-5. ST. LEGER STAKES (Of £500; 11 miles.) 1— BEAU VITE, 8.10, Morris 1 . 2—FOXSEN, 8.5, McKenzie 2 ) 3—MILLAMENT, 8.5, Goulsbro 3 The only starters. Two and a-half lengths; three lengths. Time, 3.3. HUIA HANDICAP (Of £5OO ; siy furlongs.) 3/S—BLONDE PRINCESS, 7.1, Mudford 11 7/6—BLACK THREAD, 9.8, McKenzie —2 3/3—PALUSTRE, 7.94, Long 3 Also: 2/2 Suleiman, 4/4 Kathbella, 6/7 Bronwen, 1/1 Orelie, 8/8 Orwere, 10/10 Brazilian, 9/9 Aero K.ng, 11/11 Miss Te Koura. Head; three-quarters of a length. Time, 1.12. Kathbella was fourth. ISLINGTON HANDICAP (Of £4OO ; one mile.) 4/4 —Bronze Moth, 7.12, Slcckley 1 5/6—Pocket Venus, 8.7, McKenzie 2 7/B—Philcourt, 7.12, Cleaver 3 Also: 2/1 Te Kawiti, 3/3 Valmint, 1/2 Cornish, 6/5 High Sea, 9/7 Mon Acre, 11/10 Ivy Willonyx, 8/9 Royal Message, 10/11 Land Giri. Neck, head. Time, 1.37. Valmint was fourth. The stewards held an inquiry into interference to Valmint and Te Kawiti and as result Cleaver, rider of Philcourt, was found guilty ot careless riding and was suspended for two > ■ months. ’ - | Also: 5 Notium 9.0 (C. Cole). 2 i Brunhild 8.6 (J. Campbell). 6 Lickem 7.7 (J. Williamson), 4 Colossal Chief 7.1 (T. Kilgour). Three lengths; neck. Time, 1.26 1-5. (Winner trained by H. Griffiths, Hastings.) REWA HACK (Of £150; six furlongs.) 2 Zest (Mr. W. S. Glenn), b f, 3yrs., by Beau Pere—Sparkling Morn, 8.10, L. Dulieu 1 6—Vai Pere, 8.4, W. Jenkins 2 3 Sceptre, 8.4, K. Chote 3 Also: 1 Scandal 8.13 (G. R. Tattersail), 4 Gold Chase 8.12 (D. B. McGregor), 7 Pretty Lass 8.2 (N. Vaughan), 8 Bronze Lass <-6 (T. Kil- . gour), 5 Debretts 7.10 (A. Midwood).,' Five lengths; half a head. Time, 1.13. ‘, (Winner trained by H. Dulieu, New j Plymouth.)