TURF RESULTS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIX, Issue 1109, 13 July 1911, Page 9

TURF RESULTS.

GISBORNE RACING CLUB’S STEEPLECHASE MEETING. FIRST DAY. Glorious weather prevailed for the opening of the Gisborne Racing Club’s Steeplechase meeting at the Park racecourse . on July 6. The attendance was a record one, and included visitors from all over the Dominion. The entries were large and the racing interesting. Mr. W. G. Sherratt, occupied the judge’s box, Mr. A. G. Wood despatched the fields, while Mr. H. E. Dodd proved an indefatiguable secretary. The sum of £7934 was put through the total!sator, against £4562 on the corresponding day last year. On the last race there was the sum of £1629 on the machine, a record for any one race in Poverty Bay. The results were as follow: — HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 80sovs. One mile and three-quarters. Mr. W. H. Judge’s b g Artie, syrs, by Daunt —Archeress, 9.13 (D. P. Watt) 1 Mr. C. Morse’s b g Te Kainui, aged, 9.8 (W. Young) 2 Mr. W. D. S. MacDonald’s b g Appelles, aged, 9.9. (J. Jones) 3 Also started: Raupare 9.12, Master Stead 9.7, Game 9.4. Won by half a length. Time, 3min 25sec. MAIDEN HACK RACE of 50sovs. Four furlongs. Mr. C. (Morse’s br g Goldemar, 4yrs, by Gold Reef—Fairy, 9.0 (A. Whittaker) 1 Mr. J. Sisterson’s br m Tyne Dass, 9.0 (W. Kirk) 2 Mr. A. Henderson’s gr m Vaultress, 9.0 (D. Cameron) 3 Also started: Carver Doone 9.0, Kathleen Tyne 9.0, Karaua 9.0, Marta 9.0, Sagamore 9.0, Colleen Dhu 9.0, Te Hakirirangi 9.0. Won by four lengths, with a head between second and third. Time, 52sec. FLYING HANDICAP of 70sovs. Six furlongs. Mr. iC. J. 'Parker’s b m Erin, by Menschikoff —Cressy. 10.4 (W. Young) .. 1 Mr. G. C. Ormond’s b h Te Rakato, 9.2 (D. Cameron) 2 Mr. Andrew Mack’s br g Scotch, 9.11 A. Whittaker) 3 Also started: Sublime 10.7, Scorch 10.5, Pluck 9.5. Won by a length. Scotch five lengths further back. Time, Imin 18% sec. GISBORNE, PARK STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP of 150sovs. About three miles. Mr. F. B. Ross’ b g Dhudeen, by St. Hippo—(Billingsgate mare, 9.7 (A. McFlynn) 1 Mr. F. Seccombe’s ch g First Barrel, 11.5 (B. Cowan) 2 'Also started: Reservoir 10.12, Swarthmoor 10.8. ' Reservoir baulked at the second brush and was pulled up, while Swarthmoor came to grief at the ricker. Won comfortably. Time, 6min 40%sec. J. Williamson, trainer of First Barrel, entered a protest, on the ground that Dhudeen missed the brush on the western end of the course. The protest was dismissed. HACK FLAT HANDICAP, seven furlongs.—Ardfert 1, Stourton 2. (Miss Ada 3. Won by two lengths. Time. Imin 34 2-ssec. WINTER OATS HANDICAP of 70sovs. One mile and a distance. Mr. L. Furr’s Iney, by Birkenhead— Lady Reay, 10.4 (J. Buchanan) 1 Mt. C. J. Parker’s Erin, 10.0 (W. Young) 2 Mr T. W. Hackett’s Sublimq, 9.13 '(iS. Reid) 3 Also started: Spate 10.1, Obscurity 9.1, Berengaria 9.0. Won by a neck, four lengths separating second and third. Time, 2min 3%sec. SECOND DAY. The concluding day of the meeting was held in fine, cold weather. The sum of £7936 was put through the totalisator, making £15,870 for the meeting, as against £9481 for last year’s meeting. Results:— SECOND HANDICAP HURDLES of SOsovs. Two miles. Mr. R G. Jellie’s Game, by Redcourt —Oxford mare, 9.7 (R- Gray) 1 Mr. W H. Judge’s Artie, 10.12 (D. P. Watt) 2 Mr. C. Morse’s Te Kainui, 9.13 (F. Reid) 3 Also started: Appelles 9.4, Master Stead 9.0. Won by ten lengths, inches separating second and third. Time, 4min. MAIDEN HACK HANDICAP, of 50sovs. Five furlongs. Mr. C. Morse’s Goldemar, by Gold Reef—Fairy Dream, 10.8 (A. Whittaker) • • • • • • • 1 Mr. J. Sisterson’s Tyne Lass, 9.8 (D. Cameron) • • 2 Mr. H. Brewster’s Kathleen Tyne, 9.4 (T. O’Brien) y Also started: Karaua 9.5. Vaultress 9.6, Carver Doone 9.2, Marta 9.0. Won comfortably by two lengths, naif a length between second and third. Time, Imin 6%sec. WAIKANAE HANDICAP of 70sovs. Seven furlongs. Mr Andrew Mack’s Scotch, by Soult— Vane, 9.10 (A. Whittaker) 1 Mr. L. Furr’s Iney, 11.3 (Buchanan) .... 2 Mr. T. W. Hackett’s Sublime, 10.5 (S. Reid) 2 Also started: Bunkum 10.0. Won comfortably by a length and ahalf, the same distance separating second and third. Time, imin 34 2-ssec. TE. HAP ARA STEEPLECHASE! HANDICAP of 120sovs. Two miles and ahalf. Mr. J. Williamson’s Oka’hau, by Salvadan—Orini, 11.3 (J. Pinker) 1

Mr. F. Seccombe’s First Barrel,. 11.0 (B. Cowan) 2 Also started: Dhudeen 10.0. Dhudeen came to grief. Okaihau winning easily. Time, smin 30sec. SECOND HACK FLAT HANDICAP of 50sovs. Six furlongs. Mr. F. Jones’ Ardfert, by Seaton Delaval —Lady Augusta, 11.0 (W. Young) 1 Mr. C. Morse’s Goldemar, 10.7 (A. Whittaker) 2. Mr. W. Sharp’s Miss Ada, 9.12 (P. Brady) 3 Also .started: First Marshall 9,7, Josie 9.4, Santiago 9.4, Happy New Year 9.4, Rising Sun 9.0, 'The Chef 9.0, Zulu Queen 9.1. Won by half a length, with two lengths' between second and third. Time, Imin 20sec. TURANGANUI HACK .STEEPLECHASE, two miles. —Okaihau, 11.10, 1; The Plough, 9.7, 2. Wanstead and Waiohika, the other starters, fell. Won anyhow. Time, 4min 16 4-ssec.-FAREWELL HANDICAP, one mile — Iney, 11.0, 1; Scotch, 9.6, 2; Stourton, 9.11, 3. Also started: Obscurity 9.2, Berengaria 9.0. A great race. Won by a length. Time, Imin 48 3-ssec. AUSTRALIAN RACES. VICTORIA RACING CLUB’S' GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. The V.R.C. brought the Grand National meeting to a conclusion at Flemington on Saturday. The following was the result of the principal event: — THE GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. of 20sovs each for starters, with 1500sovs added; second horse to receive 300sovs and third horse 150sovs out of the stake. About three miles and a furlong. Mr. C. T. Godby’s b m Confide, 6yrs, by Marcombe—Trust. 10.2 1 Mr. ~W. Hill’s blk m Leah Kleshna, syrs, by Carbineer —Spieler, 9.3 .... 2 Mr. J. iP. Cox’s b g Grafnax, aged, by Grafton —Xantippe, 13.5 3 Also started: Ripon 12.6, Central Green 11.4, Harvest 11.2, Simple Simon 10.11, Lycaon 10.2, Squirm 9.12, Hawthorn 9.10. Obelisk 9.10, Thunderstorm 9.8, Arty 9.0. Squirm was the first to show out, with Harvest, Central Green and Leah Kleshna and Confide following. Arty led over the first fence, with Obelisk and Squirm next. Ripon took charge at the bridge, Arty and Confied being his closest attendants. Soon after Arty baulked. Approaching the straight Hawthorn was leading, with Squirm, Ripon, and Central Green next. Hawthorn showed the way out of the straight, when Lycaon dashed to the front, and he secured a four leng-ths’ lead along the river from Hawthorn, Central Green and Ripon. Grafnax took command at the seven furlongs post, and at the abattoirs he held a four lengths’ lead from Confide, who was followed by Squirm, Lycaon and Ripon. Grafnax had the advantage of Confide over the last fence, but the latter stayed it out in fine style, and drawing away he won by five lengths from Leah Kleshna. who was four lengths in front of Grafnax. Time. 6min 41% sec.