TARANAKI CUP WON BY BRAMBLE SONG

Wanganui Chronicle, 10 March 1947, Page 3

TARANAKI CUP WON BY BRAMBLE SONG

SPRINT TO THEOCRITUS IN CLOSE FINISH (P.A.) New Plymouth, March 9. The Taranaki Jockey Club’s autumn meeting opened on Saturday in fine weather on a fast track before a good crowd. The totalisator handled £50,682 10s, compared with £46,760 last year. An inquiry was opened into an accident to T. Green, rider of Yusut, in the Moturoa Electric Hack and was adjourned. Results: WAITARA HURDLES (Of £300; about miles 100 yards) 2/2— Peter’s Choice, 11.1, Cleaver 1 1/I—Rockanui, 9.6, M. Andrews 2 3/3—Dies Faustus, 9.0, A. Morton 3 Also: 5/5 Voltaire, 7/7 Montain r ox, 4/4 Political Boy, 6/6 Master Guard, 9/8 Last Match, 10/10 Our Mug, 8/9 Foxland. Five lengths; half a length. Master Guttl'd fourth. Time, 2.51. NGAMOTU JUVENILE HANDICAP (Of £250; 5 furlongs) 1/I— Great Trek, 8.3, J. Campbell ... 1 2/2—Golden Beau, 8.3, N. Holland 2 5/5 —La Rita, 7.9, R. Horne 3 Also: 4/4 Night School, 5/5 Omar Khayyam (bracketed with La Rita), 9/8 Revel Lad, 8/9 Galazie, 7/7 Miss Bairnsfather, 6/6 Airpewer, 3/3 Faultina. Three lengths; length. Night School fourth, 'rime, 1.1 3-5. MOTUROA ELECTRIC HACK (Of £225; 7 furlongs) 2/3— Night Venture, 8.5, Holland 1 3/I—Siieve Bloom, 8.5, F. Cleaver 2 8/6—Don Tara, 8.3, N. McKinnon 3 Also: 1/2 Yusuf, 13/12 Schoolboy, 10/11 Lady Hilton, 14/14 Selected, 5/5 Hormond,. 4/4 Afton Water, 6/'< Surrender, 9/9 Belle Mignonne, 16/16 Captain Drake, 7/8 Broielink, 12/13 Battle March, 10/10 Olivitt, 15/15 Shadow King. Four lengths; six lengths. Olivitt fourth. Time, 1.27. COUNTY WELTER HANDICAP (Of £300; 7 furlongs) 1/1 — Stony Broke, 8.8, W. Doyle 1 3/2—Broiefort Star, 8.2, Holland 2 5/s—Yandra, 8.0, W. Aitken 3 Also: 2/3 Beau Raide, 6/8 Beau Martian, 7/3 Chef d’Oeuvre, 4/4 Rebate, 10/10 Gold Dale, 9/9 Te Kuru, 8/7 General Saleve. Length; half a length. Chef d'Oeuvre fourth. Time, 1.27 1-5. TARANAKI CUP (Of £1250; 10i turlongs) 1/I— BRAMBLE SONG, 8.3, Holland 1 7/7—LA FILETTE, 7.4, Brennan 2 3/3—FORT ROYAL, 7.8. K. Chote 3 Also: 4/4 White Blaze, 2/2 Flying Gold, 5/6 Our Bridge, 8/8 Delinquent, 6/3 Paganini, 9/9 Clyde Bridge. Half a neck; length. White Blaze fourth. Time, 2.14. FLYING HANDICAP (Of £5OO ; 6 furlungs) 1/I— THEOCRITUS, 8.12, Aitken ... 1 6/6—FURIOSO, 7.13, Kendall 2 3/S—CRAVEN, 7.13, J. Eaton 3 Also: 2/2 Tideless, 7/7 Dymondy, 8/8 New Deer, 4/3 Babrow, 9/9 Victory Dawn, 5/4 Mindora. Head; length. Babrow fourth. Time, 1.14. OKATO HACK HANDICAP (Ot £3OO ; 9 furlongs) 2/2—Peggy O, 8.6, W. L. Aitken 1 3/3—Francis Mond, 8.13, Holland ... * 9/B—Hunting Park, 8.8, Cleaver ..... * * Dead-heat lor second. Also: 8/7 Tifox, 1/1 Selas, 5/5 Nancy Boswells, 7/6 Manpower, 4/4 Sivam, 12/11 Night Charm, 10/10 Balintore, 13/11 Ocean Song, 6/9 Minion, 11/13 All Bay. Two lengths; dead-heat. : Sivam fourth. Time, 1.54 2-5.

TIMARU.HACK HANDICAP 10l £275 ; 6 turlongs)

1/I— Playtos, 8.7, F. C. Cleaver 1 2/3—Morning Dew, 9.1, Brennan ... 2 5/4—Aggravation, 8.3, K. Chote . 3 Also: 6/6 Nancy Vaals, 3/2 My Way, 7/7 Yalta, 8/8 Lady Merit, 9/9 Tudor Chief, 4/5 Yours and Mine, 11/9 Repudiate, 12/12 Oranmore, 10/10 Pan Walla. Nose; three lengths. Yours and Mine fourth. Time, 1.13 3-5.