RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18875, 20 February 1933, Page 11

RACING.

WANGANUI JOCKEY CLUB. SUMMER MEETING CONCLUDED. GOLDEN WINGS' CARNIVAL. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WANGANUI, Saturday. The second and 'concluding day of the Wanganui Jockey Club’s summer meeting was held to-day in fine weather before a large attendance. The track was in good order. Following were the concluding results:— WANGANUI HANDICAP. Of £150; U miles. 2—i EMINENT, 8.2 1 1— BRAMBLETORN, 8.6 2 6—5 RICH FELD, 7.7 ■ 3 Also started.—High Faintin’, 9.4; First Acre, 8.1; Jury, 7.6; Shrewd, 7.5; Ganpat, 7.0. Won by half a length, with two lengths between second and third. Time, 2:8 3-5. OKOIA HACK HANDICAP. Of £80; 1 mile and a distance; 2 NAVAHO, 8.12 1 I—l CLANGOR, 8.9 2 4 4 DAVISTOCK, 8.0 ;. 3 Also started.—Arikitea, 8.1; Beaconsfield, 7.9. Won by a length, with a similar distance between second and third. Time, 1.56 2-5. CARNIVAL HANDICAP. Of £115; 5 fur. 1— GOLDEN WINGS, 9.9 .. 1 3 ASTON, 7.11 2 5 ARISUS, 9.6 ' 3 Also started.—Royal Routine, Midinette.' Won by five lengths, with a length between second and third. Time, 1.0 2MATARAWA HACK HANDICAP. Of £Bo;'6 fur. PESCI-lIERA, 7.12 1 BONNIE VALE, 7.0 2 MIGHT, 9.0 _ 3 Also started: Haulbowllne, '8.9; Nebulae, 7.7; Lady Court, 7.2; No Humbug, Dakar, 7.0. Won'by a neck, with a similar distance between second and third. Time, 1.14. The Totalisator. During the day £B9OO was put through the totalisator, making £14,922 for tly? meeting, compared with £15,112 last year.

, THE CANTERBURY CLUB.

SUMMER MEETING HELD. SHATTER’S BIG HANDICAP. CRAVEN TO. ASSEMBLE,' . (By Telesranh. —Press. Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. The summer meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club was held at Riccarton to-day in fine weather before a large attendance. The track was in good order. Following are the concluding results : ' "MIDSUMMER HANDICAP. Of £200; li miles. 2 SHATTER, 8.4 1 3 3 TOUT LE MONDf 7.9 ..2 I—l RED HECKLE, 8.4 3 Also ■ started: Concentrate, 9.3; Ramo, 7.2; Rocket, 7.0. Won by a length and a half. Time, 2.10 3-5. HAL SWELL HANDICAP. Of £100; 6 furlongs. 6—4 CRASH, 7.9 1 4 5 METAL BIRD, 7.13 2 3—3 MUFF, 8.9 3 Also started: Azalea, 9.0; Denise, 8.6; Rothen, 7.6; Verden, 7.2; Cranford, Imperial Spear, 'Lucky Dive, 7.0. Won by a length. • - CRAVEN PLATE. . . Of £150; 7 furlongs. 3—2-ASSEMBLE, 7.7 1 1— 1 CRICKET BAT, 9.3 2 2 3 MARTIAN CHIEF, 7.4 .. 3 Also started: Spoon, 8.3; Gustavo, 7.13; Grecian Prince, 7.11; Juniper, 7.6; Wise Choice, Royal Love, 7.0. Won by half a length. Time, 1.26 2 LYTTELTON PLATE. Of £100; two-year-olds; 5 furlongs. I —i TRIVET, 7.13 1 3 2 SILENT FLIGHT: 7.5 2 4 GAYSOME, 7.4 3 Also started: Counterplay, 8.13; Nightly, 7.7; Gian Dovey, 7.5; Sweet Arrow, Bright Shade,. Scarlet Rambler coupled with Silent Flight, 7.4. Won by a length and a half. Time, 595,

POST HANDICAP. OP £100; 1 mile. 1— ZEEEHUGGE, 8’.4 1 2 IMPORTANCE, 7.3 2 5—6 WATER POLO, 7.11 3 Also started: Miss Nightrald, Silver Sight.,- Reserve Fund, Robin Hood 7.0. Won by a neck. Time, 1.40 1-5. The TotalAsator. The win machine handled £4704 10s and the place machine £8406 10s, a total of £13,165. . Last year the summer meeting was held on a wet day and the lotalisalor handled £6787 10s; bul the 1931 figures were £13,758. Record Established. Silver Scorn.-by. winning the Middle Park Plale, set a new Australian and New Zealand record of lm. 9 2-ss. for six furlongs: CLIFDEN MEETING. ANNUAL FIXTURE.

LEADING BOY SCORES. INVERCARGILL, Saturday. The Clifdcn Racing Club’s annual meeting was held in line weather. Results : LI LB URN HANDICAP. Of £3O; 6 furlongs. 9 GREAT SHUT, 8.8 1 8 XI(HIT LARK, 8.8 2 6 BELLA SAI.LA, 8.8 3 Scratched: Wrey Boa. Won by a length and a half. Time, 1.17. , TUATAPERE TROT. Of £4O; 1A miles. 7 APARIMA. limit 1 6 GOLD FLOWER., limit .... 2 2 CHIMING LOU, limit 3 All started. Won by a short neck. Time, 3.34 BELMuNT HACK. ' uf i':i,3; 3 furlongs. 7 IRISH, B! Rl H IATCII HR, 7.7 i 3 MAYAM; 8.2 2 2 HRi iI'OIISIIANE, 8.2 3 Scr.ilcliod: Beam. Won ,hv a neck. Time. 1.2 4-5.

FOWLE HANDICAP. Of £65; li miles. 3 LEADING BOY, 7.12 ...... 1 •5 STEETON, 8.7 2 1 TOREADOR, 8.6 3 Scratched: Totolomal., Won by four lengths, Time, 2.10. ORAWAI STEEPLES. ' Of £45; about 2 miles. 4 NYLOTIS, 10.10 ■ i 3 BANDY BOA, 9.0 2 1 SLIM JIM, 9.0 3 All started. Won by five lengths. Time, 3.59. WAIAU HACK. Of £4O; 6 furlongs. 5 SLEAMI3II, 7.13 i 7 YOUNG SENTINEL, 7.13 .-. 2 2 JACK-A-DANDY, S.ll 3 Scratched: Mazam, Lady Anglem. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.15 ALTON TROT. Of £4O; li miles. 3 REVIEW, limit ' 1 6 ELECTRIC CII7.MES, limit ... 2. 9 HARD TIMES, limit 3 Scratched: Maurice Lee.' Won by a length. Time, 3.40 2-5. FARE WE L L 11A N DIC AP, Of £SO; 1 mile. 4 ROYAL DUKE, 8.0 1 1 THORNTON, 7.0 2 2 TOREADOR, 7.12 * 3 LEADING BOY, 7.5 * ’Dead heat for third place. AVon by a length. Time, 1.42 2-5. The Totalisator, The totalisator handled £445 4, against £1578 last year for seven races, when the meeting was held at Clifden.

WAIKATO RACING CLUB.

CRUACHAN NOMINATED. Cruachan was omitted from the nominations for the second day of the Waikato Racing Club’s Autumn meeting, which will be held at Te Rapa, on March 9 and 11.

GARTER KNIGHT’S FATE.

TO BE DESTROYED. DUNEDIN, Sunday. Mr J. M. Samson has sent instructions to Sydney to destroy his Uvoyear old colt Garter Knight, by Licnond —Anklet, as the case appears hopeless. Garter Knight received his injury when being landed from the steamer at Sydney, when lie accompanied Admiral Drake on his trip in the spring. INQUIRY FOR AIGUILLE. GISBORNE, Monday. The Gisborne gelding Aiguille, winner of the Douro Gup at Trenthan last month, and of a total of .eight races this season, has been placed under offer to an Australian buyer at 1000 guineas. If he is not sold he will be given a special preparation for the Easter Handicap at the Auckland autumn meeting.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

THE CAULFIELD MEETING. IB'RANI WINS PLATE. MELBOURNE, Feb. 19. The autumn meeting of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club opened at Caulfield in delightful weather yesterday. The track was fast. Ibrani won the Oakleigh Plate in record time for Australia and New Zealand and' Oratory / won the Bond Cup in .time, equalling ,the. course record. Results of principal races:— BOND CUP. •■*. Of £700;. U miles. , ORATORY, S. Green’s hr c. 3yrs by ‘ Verbius—Gallantry,'7.7 (Sharpe) 1 METALLURGY, 11. King’s. 6.9 (Moran) 2 NOKILA, R. T. Lane’s, 7.3 (Elliott) 3 Seventeen started. Oratory won by a head after a brilliant finish, with Metallurgy and Nokila, which was half a neck away, third. Cupidity was fourth and then eftme Dark Man, Scalpel, Gossiper, Protea and Trevallion, with Beunilly last. Tho time, 2m 30As, equals the course record. OAKLEPGII PLATE,' Of £1500; 5i fur. IBRANI, H. N. Leonard’s blk g, 4yrs by Moabite—lrolene, 7.13 (Wright) 1 WIN O OKA, McDonald and Matthew’s, 9.9 (Britt) 2 CLOSING TIME, J. T. Jamieson's 8.12 (Bartle) 3 Fifteen started. Closing Time headed the field at the distance from Pacific Flight, but Ibrani then took charge, and lasted long enough lo stall off a determined challenge by Wlnooka ’to win by a head, with Closing Time threequarters of a length away third. Then came Valmist, Eminere, Merab, (st. Ardent, Pacific Flight and Greenline. Time, im 4Js, which is stated to be an Australian . and New Zealand record.

. ST. GEORGE STAKES. Of £750; weight-for-age, with penalty and allowance; 1 mile i fur. EASTERN CHIEF, ,1. P. Arthur’s b.c. 3yrs, by Eastern Monarch —Eleanors, 7.7 (E. C. Britt) 1 KUVERA, "F. Smilhden’s,” 5.13 (E. Baxter) 2 RUACII, “S .A. Rawdon's,”' 5.3 (J. O’Brien) 3 Ten started, including Yarramba, Liberal, Rulanut (New Zealand-bred) and High BraeHalf a head; 1A lengths. Rulanut was fourth. Time, Ili 52As. LIBERAL BREAKS FETLOCK. United Press Assn.— Klee. Tel. Copyright. MELBOURNE, Fob. 19. The thrcc-year-old colt Liberal, by Windbag from Charade, owned by Mr A. J. Hunter, broke a fetlock while competing in the SI. George Slakes at Caulfield yesterday and may have to be destroyed. Liberal won two races last season and his victories Ibis season include the Caulfield Guineas and Victoria Derby.