TURF RESULTS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1359, 11 May 1916, Page 19

TURF RESULTS.

ASHBURTON RACING CLUB. AUTUMN MEETING. CHRYSOTIS WINS CUP. The autumn meeting- of the Ashburton County Racing Club came too close in the wake of the big fixture at Riccarton to be a success. In most of the events the fields were of meage proportions, nor was the quality of the contestants up to the average of former years. Visitors from Christchurch turned out in fair force, but the attendance of local patrons was distinctly disappointing. As a result there was a substantial shrinkage of £1929 in the first day’s totalisator receipts. No fault could be found with the race track, which was fast, though by no means hard, and the various events were all cut out in smart time. All the seven acceptors for the Ashburton Cup faced the starter, a useful though by no means high-class field. Weight of South Canterbury money sent Oxenhope out favourite, the big Obligado gelding carrying nearly twice as many investments as did Martius or Specialform. After Gnome had made all the early running Oxenhope and Snub looked to have excellent prospects as the home straight was entered. Then the former lost his place as the result of being crowded on to the rails, while Snub compounded badly. In the meantime Chrysotis and Martius, both of whom, had been badly placed in the early stages, gradually improved their position, and at the distance the former took charge. She had to be kept moving to stall off a late run by Martius, w'hile Oxenhope headed the others. Evidently the nice going suited Chrysotis, who seldom shows her true form unless the sting is out of the ground. Martius ran a sterling race, but Oxenhope disappointed his connections, who would not hear of his defeat. Crib stood out as in a class by himself in the First Hurdles, and he was supported with every confidence. Mescal made all the running till within a furlong of the post, where the favourite had everything else well beaten. Once called on for an effort Crib made short work of Mescal and scored in very decisive style. Though it was a very poor lot that finished behind him the manner in which the winner finished up his task was distinctly impressive. The Sarto gelding Bandy, who is now trained by F. D. Jones, scored a comfortable win in the Uongbeach Hack Handicap. He was well placed all through, and romped over Finless and Bellshire when Emerson asked him for a final effort. Had Bandy been out of the way it would have been an excellent race between Finless, Bellshire and Bon, who finished within heads of one another. Later in the afternoon Bandy put up a 101 b penalty and accounted for a rather useful field in the Fairfield Handicap. Derby Day, the favourite, looked all over a winner as the field turned into the home straight, but when challenged by Bandy he stopped very quickly, dropping back into fifth place by the time the post was reached. Bandy "is a useful sort, and should make good as a hurdler when his efforts are directed to that branch of the sport. Several of the dozen competitors in the Lagmhor Plate came in for solid support actual favouritism being divided between the Chokebore-trained Glen Helen and Yes. The former was slow to begin and never got near the fighting line while Yes was well beaten by Finboy and Bomb a furlong from the post. Finboy is a well proportioned four-year-old gelding by Finland from Circus Girl. He can muster up a fair turn of speed, but will always be more at home over short than lengthy courses. , , Only half a dozen went out to contest the Grove Farm Handicap, for which Twelfth Night was served up a very strong order. Peronilla looked to have winning prospects till the distance post was reached, but here Margerine came with a strong challenge. Tn a spirited finish between the par Margarine stayed on the better and gained a neck victory. The results were:— FIRST HURDLES HANDICAP. One mile and three-quarters. Crib, 12.5 1 Cast Iron, 9.13 Mescal, 9.9 ■ d Also started: Miss Mironan 9.4, Resemblance 9.0. . Won by a length. Time, 3min 14 l-ssec. LONGBEACH HACK WELTER HANDICAP. Six furlongs. Bandy, 8.9 (Emerson) 1 Finless, 8.8 J Bellshire. 8.3 ••■• • • ■ • 0 Also started: Bon 8.11. Arthur George 8 10, Veritas 7.13, San Sebastian 8.2, Trireme 7.11, Bonsign 7.9, Formola 7.7. Won by two lengths. Time, Imin 14 3-ssec. ASHBURTON CUP. One mile and a-quarter. Chrysotis, 7.0 J Martius, 8.11 - Oxenhope, 9.3 W’2,’ 0 Also started: Specialform <.12, Gnome 6 9. Don Francisco 6.7. . . Won by two lengths. Time, -min 6 4-ssec. LAGMHOR PLATE. Five furlongs. Special weights. Finboy J Bomb ; Ygg ° Also started: Finland Maid. Oakland. Amorter, Sport. Fabriquette, Highwater, Red Shield. Glen Helen. Donnata. Won by a length. Time, Imin lsec. FAIRFIELD WELTER HANDICAP of , lOOsovs. Seven furlongs. 9—Bandy, 8.13 (F. E. Jones) 1 3. —Fierv Cross, 8.1 (Emerson) - 6— Hap Dha, 9.3 (J. Campbell) . .... 3 Also’ started: 7 Multum in Parvo 8 12. 4 Aerial 8.11, 1 Derby Day 8.1 , a Lion B ’Won comfortably by two half a length between second and third. Time, Imin 27 l-ssec.

MELROSE TROT HANDICAP of 100 sovs. One mile. 4 —Louie Dri.t, 13sec (R. J. Munro) 1 3— Elveno. 10sec (Bebbington) 2 1— Tracey Dillon, 13sec (Brankin ) . . 3 Also sta.ted: 5 Mountain Palm 9sec. 2 Lucille 9sec. Won easily by 10 lengths. Time, 2min 20 3-ssec. GROVE FARM HANDICAP of 13 Oso vs. Six furlongs. 4— Margerine, 7.4 (N. Shore) 1 2 — Peronilla, 7.9 (C. Emerson) 2 6 —Speedometer, 7.4 (Anderson) ... 3 Also started: 5 Chudic S 2, 1 Twelfth Night 7.4, 3 Briar Patch 7.9. Won by a neck, a length between second and third. Time, imin 13 3-5 sec. CONCLUDING DAY. MARTIUS WINS AUTUMN HANDICAP. It was a very disappointing attendance that turned out to witness the second day of the Ashburton Racing Club’s meeting, and there was- a decided want of life about the proceedings all through. The track was in almost as good order as on the opening day, but again the fields were decidedly below the average. There was again a heavy falling off in the totalisator receipts, and the club will make little profit to hand over to the patriotic fund. During the afternoon the sum of £9398 was handled, as against £10,719 last year, making a total for the two days * of £19,183. as compared with £2 2,433 for the 1915 gathe.ing. Daylight Bill was the best of a very poor lot that went out to contest the Second Hurdle Handicap, but he was palpably short of work. Half a mile from home he took charge, but then died away. Laving Cast Iron to score decisively. For a maiden effort Sartosta performed creditably, and looks like developing into a fair hurdler. Bellshire had a slight call in the betting for the Moreton Hack Handicap over Comely, Arthur George and Finless. Commencing very smartly, Sir Malt cut out the running till well into the home straight, where Bellshire and then Comely ran past him. Drawing away at the distance the last-named easily outstayed the opposition, and won by a couple of lengths. This was Comelv’s first race in the colours of Mr. H. A. Knight, who recently purchased the Gluten filly from Mr. G. B. Starkey. Despite his failure on Thursday, Oxenhope was in most demand of the eight that went out to dispute possession of the Autumn Handicap, while the bracketed pair Martius and Margerine were almost as well fancied. After Down and Margerine had taken a turn at pacemaking, Martius and Oxenhope put in their claims when racing round the top turn. A little further on Oxenhope retired well beaten, and it was left to Down to chase Martius home. The Downshire gelding stuck to his task in resolute style, and got to within a neck of Martius as the post was passed. Oxenhope’s display was a wretched one and confirms the impression that he is an in and out customer. Martius ran a game race, as did Down, while had the journey been a little further Chrysotis may have caught both of them. The Chokebore pair of two-year-olds Glen Helen and Subterfuge were slightly better fancied than Aycliffe for the Juvenile Handicap, but none of the trio took a hand in the finish. Subterfuge got a break on her opnonents at the start and with half a mile gone was light out by herself apparently winning easily. A furlong from the post the leader stopped to nothing, her display being disappointing in the extreme. With the favourite in trouble. Bonsign, who had always been at the head of the second division, drew away

for a comfortable win from Deltonio. Bandy was made a slightly better favourite than Fiery Cross for the Winchmore Welter and he lan a good race under his big weight. Fabrikoff was very quick to begin, and, leading throughout, he lasted long enough to win by a length from Bandy. This was the best race Fabrikoff has run for a long while and he rewarded his supporters with a nice dividend. The results were:— SECOND HURDLES HANDICAP. One mile and a-half. Cast Iron, 10.3 1 Daylight Bill, 12.2 2 Sartosta, 9.13 3 Also started: Copper Boy 9.5, Miss Maronan 9.0, Resemblance 9.0. Won by six lengths. Time. 2min 46 3-ssec. MORETON HACK HANDICAP. Six furlongs. Comely, S.ll 1 Bellshire, 8.2 2 Sir Malt. 8.13 3 Also started: Finless 8.11, Bon 5.9, Arthur George 8.8, Veritas 7.7, Trireme <6, Aaland i.O, Red Shield 7.0. Amort'ir 7.0. Won by a good length. Time, Imin 13 4-ssec. AUTUMN HANDICAP. One mile. Martius, 8.9 1 Down, 7.9 2 Chrysotis. 7.13 3 Also started: Oxenhope 9.4, Marge.ine 7.10, Tannhauser 5.12, Special , orm 7.11, Gnome 6.10. Won by a length. Time, Imin 40 l-ssec. JUVENILE HANDICAP. Six furlongs. Ponsign, 7.8 1 Deltonio, 7.13 2 Subterfuge, 6.7 3 Also started: Aycliffe 7.8, Highwater 7.3, Glen Helen 6.12. Won by three lengths. Time, Imin 14 2-ssec. WINCHMORE WELTER HANDICAP. Seven furlongs. Fabrikoff, 9.10 1 Bandy. 9.12 2 Feg, 9.10 3 Also started: Hap Dha 9.4, Multum in Parvo 8.9, Fiery Cross 8.5, Lion 8.3, San Sebastian 7.10, Moneymaker 7.10. Won by a length. Time, Imin 28 l-ssec. SELMA TROT HANDICAP. One mile and three furlongs. Iledvic. Ssec . 1 Lucille, Ssec 2 El Cai bine, 12sec 3 Also started: Mountain Palm 9sec, Joyful llsec, Searchfield 16sec. Won by a length. Time. 3min 15 3-ssec. WAKANUI HANDICAP. Six furlongs. Speedometer, 7.7 1 Peronilla. 8.4 2 Chudic, 7.13 3 Also started: Daytime 9.0, Obsono 8.13, Derby Day 8.6. Won by a length and a-half. Time, Imin 13 3-ssec.

Hyttus, the best two-year-old gelding in New Zealand on actual form, was not long in getting into a bit of shape again after racing so badly at Ellerslie nearly a fortnight before, but once more Sasanoff, who beat him in the Hawke’s Bay Stakes after being last away, gave evidence of staying form, and can be relied on to turn out as good a stayer as any of his age racing this season. The Hawke’s Bay Stakes has resulted previously in some good races, and has only been run faster on four occasions and the going has been faster than it was last week.

Reputation’s winnings in New Zealand and Australia total over £9020. The black gelding Try Fluke was offered at auction at Buckland’s yards on Friday, and passed in at a reserve of 150 guineas. Prince Bardolph, who won the Sydney Cup, is by Bardolph from La Mosca, by Simmer from Giril, by Carbine, and cost 270 guineas as a yearling. Mr. P. Reynolds bred him, and believes that Bardolph is destined to get great stayers. The double winners, Eurobin and Prince Bardolph, which secured the Doncaster Handicap and Sydney Cup, were quoted on double charts at 2000 to 1. The victory of Reputation over a good field in the A. J C. Autumn Stakes is described as a brilliant one. It is a great pity this good young horse has gone out, even temporarily, though an enforced rest sometimes uas a good effect Mr. G. D. Greenwood has at last won a race with his imported filly Greenstreet, who is the first foaled at sea and got in the Old Hand to win a race in the Dominion. As a matter of fact, Greenstreet was foaled oil the Tasmanian coast on her way to the Dominion, and was named Greenstreet after the captain of the steamer on which her dam was shipped. Kooya, who won on both days of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s meeting, was looked upon a season or two back as one of the best of her sex racing. Last year, carrying 8.6, she won the Manawatu Cup, and in 1914 the Hawke’s Bay Cup, the Masterton Cup, Dannevirke Cup, Woodville Cup and other races, and is now six years old, and has some form still to recommend her. Mr. W. G. Stead was reported to be thinking of an Australian trip with Eligible some few weeks ago, but whether he will go on with the idea remains for time to tell. Eligible is a useful one of his age without being a champion, though he beat a useful field in the Hawke’s Bay Cup. Like some of his breed on his dam’s side he may improve with age, and he is probably now better than ever he was 1 reviously. Kandos, who won the A.J.C. Plate, is by the Pilgrim’s Progress horse Abundance from Fulminate, who proved a match for Advance over six furlongs in the Newmarket Handicap when the black son of Vanguard was taken to Australia, and Wakeful beat them both. Wakeful, however, was receiving a good deal of weight at that time, and Fulminate, who just beat Advance, had lib. the worst of matters on the weight-for-age scale through that horse. Advance jumped the tan track or it is thought would have won. He was going for a lot of New Zealand money.