THE THAMES JOCKEY CLUB.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XX, Issue 1133, 28 December 1911, Page 10

THE THAMES JOCKEY CLUB.

GOLDFIELD’S CUP WON BY FUSS.

The opening day of the Thames Jockey Club’s summer meeting provided some very interesting racing. The weather was perfect and the attendance was satisfactory. The results were as follows: —

MAIDEN HURDLE RACE of 40sovs. Seven furlongs. Manurere, 7.11 (Curran) 1 Hesperian, 7.11 (Brown) 2 Invader, 7.7 (Cox) 3 Also started: Caruso, Little Stanley, Steplink, Master Dix, Miss Elma, Old Maid.

Manurere won by about three lengths. Time, Imin 35 3-ssec.

BOROUGH HANDICAP of 50sovs. Five furlongs. Peggy Pryde, 7.7 (Curran) : Fremantle, 7.12 (Brown) ! Echo, 7.8 (Hastedt) :

Also started: Hyperion, Parawai, Maranai, Maungatete, Arawa, Heremai. Peggy Pryde won by a lengthTime, Imin 4 3-ssec. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 65 sovs. One mile and three-quarters. Arty, 9.1 (Cox) 1 Taiaha, 11.0 (Mulcahy) 2 Golbourne, 9.8 (Brady) 3 Also started: Bon Cyr, The Chef, Dunrobin, Field Marshal. Arty won by half a length after a good race up the straight. Time, 3min 32 3-ssec. GOLDFIELDS CUP of 115sovs. One mile and a-quarter. Fuss, 7.7 (Curran) . 1 Spectre, 8.4 (Sceates) 2 St. Amans, 9.3 (Brady) 3 Also started: Scotch, Luperin, PipOn entering the straight Fuss fought his way to the front, with St. Amans a good second and Scotch third. Spectre, who had been left behind at the start, made a great run, and from a bad position ran past Scotch and St. Amans, and was only beaten for first place by a neck. St. Amans was half a length away third. Time, 2min 14 2-ssec. HACK RACE of 40sovs. Six furlongs. Manurere, 8.3 (inc. 71b pen.) (Curran) 1 Pet, 7.7 (Brady) 2 Master Dix, 7.8. (Cox) 3' Scratched Gibson Girl, Kilgarten, Invader, Free Gun, Hildur, Miss Nipple. ■ • •

Manurere won by a length from Pe- aftre a good race- Time, Imin 19 2-ssec..

st-riwARDS’ of 45sovs.. Six furlongs. Marangai, 7.3 (Batkin) 1 Peggy Pryde, 7.5 (Curran) 2 Impulsive, 7.7 (Brown) 3 Also started: Lady Cuirassier. Marangai won by a head after a grand race up the straight. Time, Imin 18sec.

HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE of 90 sovs. About two miles and threequarters.

Hautere, 9.10 (Pinker) .. • 1 Webfoot, 10.12 (Deerey) 3 Rebel, 9.10 (Chadwick) 3 Also started: Taiaha, xvapakapa, Creusot, Commander, Dhudeen, and Duchess.

Hautere won by two lengths. Time, smin lOsec.

MIDSUMMER HANDICAP of 40sovs. Seven furlongs. Blue Mount, 7.8 (Curran) 1 Waiotahi, 7.9 2 Pip, 7.0 3 Also started: Caruso and Luperin. Blue Mount won by two lengths after a good race. Time, Imin 32 l-ssec.

SECOND DAY.

ARISTOCRAT WINS THAMES STAKES.

The second day’s racing of the Thames Jockey Club’s summer meeting took place on Wednesday, the weather being again favourable and the attendance good. The amount invested on the totalisator was £6119 10s on the first day and £68,80 10s on the second, making a total for the two days of £13,000, which is a record for the club. The meeting was a successful one in every respect. The following are the results of the various events: — MAIDEN RACE of 40sovs. Six furlongs. Pet, 7.9 (Gray) ••. 1 Manurere, 8.12 (Curran) 2 Invader, 7.9 (Conquest) 3 Scratched: Master Dix, Whakarahia, Old Maid. Pet and Invader came up with a great rush in the straight, the former succeeding in passing the judge’s box a short head in front of Manurere, with Invader a close third. Time, 1 min 18 l-ssec. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP of 40sovs. Four furlongs. Marangai, 7.10 (Whittaker) 1 Hikuai, 8-0 (Gray) 2 Haku, 7.3 (Conquest) 3 Scratched: Hyperion and Manurere. Marangai won by two lengths. Time, 50 3-ssec. THAMES HURDLE RACE of 65sovs. One mile and three-quarters. The Chef, 9.2 (Hurle) 1 Matarere, 10.2 (McFlynn) 2 Arty, 9.13 (Cox) 3 Scratched: Taiaha. The Chef won easily by several lengths. Time, 3min 31 l-ssec.

THAMES STAKES of lOOsovs. One mile and 30 yards. Aristocrat, 7.10 (Brown) 1 St. Amans, 9-5 (Gray) 2 Fuss, 9.3 (Curran) 3 Also started: Scotch, Blue Mount, Waiotahi. This was a splendid race, Aristocrat getting away with a slight lead from a good start. Aristocrat kept the lead throughout, and won by a head, with Fuss a length behind, third. Time, Imin 46sec. HACK RACE of 40sovs. Five furlongs. Whakarahia, 7.7 (Whittaker) ..... 1 Faida, 8.0 (Sceats) 2 Tahora, 7.0 (Brown) 3 Scratched: Manurere and Hesperian. Whakarahia won by a head after a good race. Time, Imin 3 4-ssec. COUNTY HANDICAP of 45sovs. Six furlongs. Blue Mount, 7-6 (Pell) 1 Hyperion, 7.6 (Gray) 2 Haku, 7.2 (Conquest) 3 Also started: Marangai, Echo, Parawai, Manurere, Impulsive. Blue Mount won by half a length. Time, Imin 18sec. THAMES STEEPLECHASE of 90sovs. About three miles. Webfoot, 11.2 (Deerey) 1 Commander, 9.9 (Cox) 2 Golden Glow, 9.10 (Ellerton) 3 Also started: Red McGregor, Hautere, Rebel, Dhudeen. Dhudeen took the lead for the first round, but ran off at the fourth jump and fell at the post and rails near the river. Rebel fell at the back of the course. Webfoot won by three lengths, four lengths separating the second and third horses. Time, smin 35sec. WELTER S of 40sovs. One mile and 30 yardsScotch, 9.6 (Whittaker) 1 Aristocrat, 9.6 (Brown) 2 Waiotahi, 8.10 (Gray) 3 Also started: Fuss, Pip, and St. Wood. Scotch won by a length. Time, 1 min 47sec.