THE TURF

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXX, Issue 159, 15 July 1935, Page 7

THE TURF

THE WELLINGTON MEETING ... LARGE TOTE INCREASE (Per Press Association) WELLINGTON, Saturday. The winter meeting of the Wellington Racing Club was concluded today in fine clear weather before a very large attendance. The ti ack was heavy after an overnight frost. The totalisator handled £45,663 for the day, against £38,229 for the third day last year, an increase of £7,434. The I total for the three days was £104.288 10/-, compared with £83,604 last year ,an increase for the meeting of £20,684 10/-. Results additional to those published in Saturday's “Press”: — Onslow Handicap.—3/5 Guarantee 8.7 (Mackie) 1; 1/1 Prince Acre 8.5 [(car. 8.0) 2; 5/4 Kemal Pasha 8.13 3. Time, 1.171. Kia Ora Handicap.—B/8 Sisterina 7.9 (car. 7.5) (McCauley) 1; 5/3 Dorado 7.9 2;'3/5 KurapaeO 8.4 3. Time, 1.52. H.B. HUNT CLUB POINT-TO-POINT STEEPLECHASE The Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club held its point-to-point steeplechase meeting at Mangateretere on Saturday afternoon. The weather was delightfully fine and there was quite a large attendance. The course was laid out over good hunting country with ploughed land, pasture and a variety of obstacles, the final being a log fence. The jumping was good, there being compaiaiively few falls, though in two out of the three steeplechase events a fall occurred at the last fence and in each instance spoilt what would have otherwise been a very close finish. The course was less heavy than plight have been expected, and this contributed to what was on the whole a really good exhibition of jumping and good racing. The quality of the hunters competing was distinctly good, and it will not be very surprising if more important victories come to each of the three steeplechase winners, for all are well bred and are good jumpers, with as yet, no experience of racing. TTie following were the results: — Lightweight Steeplechase (minipium weight, list. 71bs., 2J miles). — Mr. E. W. Symes’s b. g. Salon (owner) 1; Mrs. A. P. White’s br. m. Mausim (Mr. H. McKenzie) 2; Mr. T. A. Gatenby’s b. g. Bright Stone (owner) 3. Heavyweight Steeplechase (minimum weight 13st., 2£ miles). —Mr. G. Mattson’s ch. g. Panpadair (owner) 1; Mr. J. N. Lowry’s blk. g. Dusky [(Mr. P. Donnelly) 2; Mr. A. Master’s folk. g. Gentleman Jim (Mr. T. B. McNeill) 3. Kellaway also started. Open Point-to-Point Steeplechase [(for qualified hunters. Minimum .weight, list. 71bs., 2£ miles). —Mr. C. E. Twist’s br. g. Prosy Boy (Mr. E. W. Symes) 1; Mr. T. A. Gatenby’s b. g. Bright Stone (owner) 2; Mr. R. H. Lowry’s b. g. Banjuke (Mr. P.

Donnelly) 3. Vera Lux, Golden Area and Rory Mor also started. Hunters’ Trial (for men). —Mr. T. Sherratt’s Stroller 1; Mr. H. Hassall’s Stella 2; Mrs. J. N. Lowry’s Star X 3. Hunters’ Trial (for ladies). —Mr. H. Hassall’s Stella 1; Mrs. R. H. Lowry’s Merry Legs 2; Mr. T. Sherratt’s Togo 3.