OAMARU CUP

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 85, 12 April 1940, Page 9

OAMARU CUP

Thermidor Prevails In Tight Finish STRIP TAKES STEWARDS’ HANDICAP FIRST DAY’S RESULTS [ Per Pre«i Aseociation ) OAMARU, April 11. The first day of the Oamaiu Jockey Club's autumn meeting was held to- ’■ day. The totalisator handlcu £7259 110 s, compared with £12,798 10s last year, a decrease of £5839. ; Results are as follow: — I Trial Stakes. —3/3 Lady Don (Connor) 1, 1/1 Attractive Note (Jennings) 2, 4/4 Tissue iSpratt) 3. Also; 2/2 Big Joe, 5/6 Homing, 7/8 Poetic, 6,5 Val-cx-on, 8/7 Nisi Prius. Length; four lengths. Time, 1.15. Autumn Highweight. 1/1 Lockit (R. J. Mackie) 1, 4/4 Master Dingle (Ridgway) 2, 5/5 Roseman (Powell) 3. Also: 3/3 Prudent Prince, 2/2 I Alcatraz, 6/6 Good Health. Three lengths; neck. Time, 1.44 1-5. Weston Trot. —3/2 Beau Lass (Behrens) 1, 2/3 Tokalon (Teahan) 2, 10/10 Irish Dusk (Gallagher) 3. Also: 6/6 Diamond Jim, 9/9 Helenora, 13/11 Lisiette, 4/4 Lord Worthy and Mahoe (coupled), 10/12 Lyroia, 8,8 Mirage, 1/1 Passing By, 5/5 Pleasant Guy, 7/7 Star Voyage, 14/13 Ginger Rey, 11/14 Petite. Length; three lengths. Times, 3.21 2-5, 3.22 3-5, 3.23 1-5. Oamaru Cup. (Of £325; 11 miles.) 2/I—THERMIDOR, 9.0, A. E. Ellis 1 i 3/3—THE WRECKER, 7.11, L. J. Ellis 2 15/6—SETTLEMENT, 7.10, Wilson 3 ! Also: 1/2 Sword-Stick, 4/4 Night- • dress, 7/7 Balmenter, 6/5 Night Pal. iNight Pal led out from Night Dress, • Sword-Stick and The Wrecker. At the • bend Night Dress tooK the lead. Along | the back The Wrecker went to the ifrcnt and in the straight there was a (great finish between The Wrecker, Sword-Stick, Settlement, Night Dress and Thermidor, in which Thermidor prevailed by half a head, with The Wrecker the same distance ahead of Settlement. Sword-Stick was fourth, a neck back. Time, 2.6 4-5. i Windsor Hack Handicap.--2/2 The Raker (W. F. Ellis) 1, 1/1 Rebellion ! <D. R. Mackie) 2, 4/5 Dina* Dhu (Barrington) 3. Also: 3/4 Cherokee, 6, 6 Aravane, 8/8 Elmarch, Hl Guspini, 5/3 Johnemby. Length; one and a-h*ilf lengths. Time, 1.28. Stewards’ Handicap. (Of £160; 7 furlongs.) 1/1 —STRIP, A. E. Didham 1 2/2—NIGHTCALM, Billington 2 5/5 MILTIADES, W. F. Lilis 3 Also: 4/4 Petersham, 3/3 Valantua, 5/b Song Boy. Three lengths; neck. Time, 1.26 4-5. Redcastle Trot.—l/1 Sister Polly (R. AV. Townley) 1, 3/3 Sabu (D. Teahen) 2, 4/5 Tiny Axworthy (S. Townley) 3. Also: 13/12 Allan Wrack, 7/7 Chelijlon, 11/11 Ginger Rey, 12/13 Lord Zetland, 6/4 Scenic Gem, 2/2 Sunny Corner, 5/6 Walter Moore, 9/10 Petite, 8/8 Gold Bar, 10/9 Ben Wyvis. Length both ways. Times, 2.24 1-5, 2.24 2-5, 2.24 3-5. Parkside Hack Handicap.—6/6 Mid-! guard (Wilson) 1, 2/3 Race Away (Hibberd) 2, 1/1 King Gustavo (Jennings) 3. Also: 5/7 Prince Ruenalf, 3/2 Boloyna, 4/4 Gold Don, 7,5 Rosaleen Dhu. Time, 1.41 1-5. Acceptors for To-morrow. 12.30—Novice Stakes.—Attractive Note, Big Joe, Escort, Homing, Poetic, Royal Refrain, Slamannan, Silver Don, Swift Course, Vaunt, 8.8, Confidant, Nisi Prius, Tissue 7.11. Pukeuri Highweight.—Lockit 11.7, Master Dingle 10.12, Rebellion 10.2, Half and Half 9.13, Prudent Prince 9.4, Good Health, Alcatraz 9.0. 1.45 Waikaura Trot. Coleen Travis, Helenora, Irish Dusk, Lisette, Lord Worthy, Lyroia, Mahoe, Mirage, Navy Lass, Passing j_»y, Star Voyage, Tokalon scr., Ginger Rey 36 Petite 60. 2.2s—Gardiner Memorial.—Swordstick 9.0, The Wrecker 8.3, Settlement 8.3, Night Dress 8.0, Sir Hugh 7.11, Lazybones 7.6, Night Pal 7.5. Balmenter 7.4. 3.oo—Waitaki Hack.—Cherokee 9.1, Raceaway 9.0, Mosgiel 8.9, Vanity Queen S.->, The Raker 8.3, Dir ah Dhu 7.10, Johnemby. Guspini 7.7. 3.40 - Elaerslie Handicap.—Nightcalm 9.9. Tne Wrecker 8.5, Petersham, Valantua 7.11, Lord Puck 7.4, Miltiades, Roseman, Song Boy 7.0. 4.2& -Landon Trot.—Allan Wrack. Cbeiidon, Lord Zetland, Marfex, Passing By, Scenic Gem, Sunny Corner, scr., Fetite, Sabu Gold Bar 24, Ben Wyvis 48. 5.0 Farewell Handicap. Pink Dress 8.8, Midguard 8.7, Gold Don 8.1, Prince Ruenalf 7.13, Lady Don 7.11, Blazealong, Almarch, Attractive Note, Rosaleen Dhu, Homing 7.7.