TURF RESULTS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1409, 26 April 1917, Page 20

TURF RESULTS.

SOUTH CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. AUTUMN MEETING. MARSA WINSTIMARU CUP. (From our Christchurch Correspondent.) The weather was delightfully fine for the opening day of the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn meeting, and the track was in splendid order. Local patrons of the club turned out in good force, but the inconvenient train arrangements seriously affected the attendance of visiting sportsmen. Money for speculation was not as plentiful as usual, the totalisator receipts only amounting to £9685, as against £11,308 last year. Master Hamilton put up a fine effort in tiie Otipua Hurdles under his 12.5, jumping much better than in his Riccarton essays. His rider allowed the Grand Cross gelding to lie rather far iback in the early stages, with the result that he was standing Compulsion up fully eight lengths when heads were fa rly in line for home. Making up his leeway in fine style the top weight closed on Compulsion at the last obstacle, but the latter came away again on the flat, winning by half a length. With the exception of the three placed horses they were a very poor lot of hurdlers. The Gisborne-owned but Wingatuitrained Spectual had a comfortable win in the Rosewell Hack Handicap, for which Arthur George and Orderform were in more demand. Both the latter pair were well placed in the early stages, but they faded out badly over the last furlong. Spectual is a five-year-old daughter of Gazeley and Waewaepuku, who, though built on decidedly sparse lines, can muster up a fair turn of speed. She was followed home by Charley, who had her doing her best at the finish. A useful though by no means high class field of 10 went out to dispute possession of the old-established Timaru Cup, the distance of which has gradually been reduced from two and a-half to one mile. Three Riccarton representatives in Marc Antony, Fly-

ing Start and Varnish monopolised the betting, while the Trenthamtrained Bairnsdale had a fairly strong following. Two furlongs from home Varnish looked all over a winner, but he failed to withstand strong challenges by Marsa and Marc Antony, the former scoring by half a length. Marc Antony got badly galloped on in the race, and under the circumstances his performance of getting second place was full of merit. Unfortunately his rider weighed in a pound and a-half short, which brought about his disqualification. Flying Start never threatened danger, his display being a most disappointing one. Marsa, who is trained at Wingatui by D. P. Wilson, is a sister to Matty and Spangle, and her recent efforts have been much more genuine than those she showed when trained at Riccarton by G. M. Aynsley. Though burdened with 10.3 Oxenhope was made a good favourite for the Smithfield Handicap. He appeared to be unable to go the pace in the early stages, and though putting in good work at the finish had no chance with Speedometer and Sir Malt. Speedometer, who carried 111 b overweight, showed a return to his best form, but a well fancied candidate in Kilboyne never threatened danger. Nearly half the money invested on the result of the Electric Stakes was entrusted to Claverhouse, stood out in a class by h’mself. It was evidently one of the Chokeboretrained colts off days, for he failed to put the least heart into his effort, and never threatened danger. Victory rested with Mortham, a greatly improved brother to Bellrock, who can muster up a fine turn of speed. Despite her well known objection to facing the barrier Winter Cherry, a great galloper in private, was made a strong order for the Gladstone Welter. For the first time on record she got away with her field, but more than met her match in Glendower and Charley. The former is a stable mate of Fiery Cross, and his connections participated in a handsome dividend. Charley ran with his usual consistency, finishing only a neck behind the winner. King Star, who had been withdrawn from the Cup in favour of the

Doncastor Welter, had a very strong following for that event. He quite failed to reproduce his Riccarton form, though well placed all through. A furlong from home Kaminohe looked a certain winner, but by a wellsustained effort Thaddeus wore h m down, eventually winning in decisive style. The results were: — OTIPUA HURDLES of ISOsovs. One mile and a-half. 1 — W. H. Christie’s br g Compulsion, by Crichton —Monte Carlo mare, 6yrs, 10.11 (O. Reed) 1 3—Master Hamilton, 12.5 (F. Ellis) 2 2 — Peerless, 10.9 (J. Mclntosh) S Also started: 4 Glenthorpe, 6 Salathiel, 5 Honest Fred, 7 Won by a long neclC eight lengths between second and third. Time, 2min 47 l-ssec. ROSEWILL HACK HANDICAP of 100 sovs. Five furlongs. 3— F. J. Lysnar’s ch g Spectual, by Gazeley—Waewaepuku, syrs, 8.3 (O. Reed) 1 4— Charley, 8.5 (F. Ellis) . 2 11—Minesweeper, 7.4% (Anderton) 3 Also started: 2 Orderdown, 1 Arthur George, 12 Placid, 5 Linden, 10 Bellrock, 7 The White King, 9 Helicon, 8 The Finn, 5 Malvolia, 13 Cosy Corner. Won by a lengthy half a length between second and third. Time, Imin 2 2— TIMARU CUP of 300sovs. One mile. 5— D. P. Wilson's br m Marsa," by Martian — Nantes, syrs, 8.2 (A. Wilson) 1 3— Varnish, 8.13 (G. J. Pin O 2 6— Golden King, 9.1 (Donovan) .... 3 Also started: 8 Rorke’s Drift 9.13 (W. Robinson), 2 Flying Start 9.4 (Shore), 1 Marc Antony 8.11 (F. Gray), 10 Sedd-el-Bahr 8.8 (Anderton), 9 Redshire 7.13 (J. Campbell), 7 Highwater carried 8.0 (L. King), 4 Bairnsdale 6.7 (McDonald). Won by half a length, a head between second and third. Time, Imin 41 l-ssec. Marc Antony finished second, but his rider failed to draw the weight, being l%lb too light. SMITHFIELD HANDICAP of 120sovs. Five furlongs. 5—W. H. Christie’s br g Speedometer, by Bezonian —Pedometer, 6yrs, 7.8%, inc. ll%lb over (F. Gray) 1 4— Sir Malt, 8.5 (F. Anderton) 2 1 — Oxenhope, 10.3 (H. Donovan) .... 3 Also started: 2 Kilboyne, 3 Tremena, 6 Helicon. Won by two lengths, a length between second and third. Time, Imin ELECTRIC STAKES of lOOsovs. Four furlongs. 3—R. C. Gillies’ br g Mortham, by Rokeby—Canterbury Belle, 2yrs, 8.0 (J. Beard) 1 2— Triple Entente, 8.9 (J. Beale) .... 2 7— Lady Grafton, 8.9 (R. Ellis) .... 3 Also started: 4 Lady Buller, 5 Trevena, 6 Tunic, 1 Claverhouse.

Won by a length, a similar distance between second and third. Time, 49sec. GLADSTONE HACK WELTER of 100 sovsz Six furlongs. 7 —D. H. Roberts’ b g Glendower, by Gienapp—Ecarte, 3yrs, 5.9 (J. Campbell) 1 2 —Charley, 8.4% (F. Ellis) 2 I—Winter Cherry, 8.4 (L. King) ... 3 Also started: 10 Muzzle, 4 Don Pacifico, 9 San Sebastian, 5 Benefit, 3 Borodino, 6 Volspiel, 8 Marianne, 11 Point Blank. Won by a head, a similar distance separating second and third. Time, 1 min 15 l-ssec. DONCASTER WELTER of 150sovs. Seven furlongs. 5— Y. T. Barren’s br g Thaddeus, by Vasco — Lewars, 4yrs, 9.9 (A. Wilson) e.......... 1 6— Kaminohe, 8.2 (R. Ellis) 2 9 —Sir Tarka, 9.4 (J. McClusky) .... 3 Also started: 7 Magdala, 4 Bon, 1 King Star, 8 Hardshot, 13 Redowa, 3 Wild Pilgrim, 10 Kazan, 12 Bill Terry, 2 Golden Prince, 11 Ogier, 14 Riga. Won by half a length, the same distance between second and third. Time, Imin 28 4-ssec. CONCLUDING DAY. THADDEUS WINS AUTUMN HANDICAP. There was a fair attendance at the Washdyke course on Saturday, when the autumn meeting was brought , to a successful conclusion. The track was again in nice order, and the racing was full of interest. The totalisator staff handled £11,968, as against £14,080 on the concluding day of the 1916 autumn fixture, making a total for the two days of £21,653, as against £25,380 last year, a decrease of £3727. Golden Rupee, a five-year-old son of General Average and Silver Rupee, defeated a very moderate lot in the Wai Iti Hurdles, for which he had a slight call in the betting over Master Hamilton, Bill Terry and Peerless. After clouting several of his fences Golden Rupee ran out badly at the last obstacle when tiring, but his pace on the flat enabled him to head Peerless in the run to the post. Master Hamilton put up a fine effort under his big weight, finishing just beirnd the placed division, but Bill Terry never got into the fighting line. On her first day’s running backers would have nothing of Malvolio for the Temuka Hack Handicap, the most fancied candidates for which were Golden Prince and Spectual. After being badly placed in the early stages,

Malvolio came through at the distance and won handily by a length from Marianne, with Minesweeper a similar distance away. Golden Prince, Arthur George, Linden and The White King were all well placed in the early stages, but failed to sustain their efforts. Spectual, on the other hand, did not begin well, but he was going as well as anything at the finish.

A serviceable field, of nine went out to contest the Autumn Handicap, and despite the knocking about he got in the Timaru Cup on Thursday, Marc Antony was installed a strong order. He moved nicely in his preliminary, but ran a most disappointing race, being beaten a long way from home. After Ardenvhor had cut down Hardshot and San Sebastian he looked all over a winner. Inside the distance Thaddeus came with a well-sustained run and quickly having the leader’s measure won handsomely. This was Thaddeus’ first essay over a mile and a quarter, and he shaped like a stayer, Ardenvhor was on the big side, and undei' the circumstances he ran a creditable race. On pulling up, Marc Antony was very lame. Blairfinde, an Australian-bred son of Antonio and High Jinks, was made a strong order for the Pareora Handicap. He had every chance, but failed to sustain his run under pressure. He is a fine stamp of sprinter.

susceptible to a lot of improvement. After being one of the quickest to begin, Tremena was not headed, scoring comfortably by a length from Speedometer, who was putting in good work at the finish. Charley’s two genuine races on Thursday warranted him being made favourite for the April Stakes, which only attracted five moderates. He and Triple Entente raced on terms all through, and after fighting out a great finish the judge was unable to separate them. Had Charley’s rider put a little more dash into his finish he would certainly have won. The results were: — WAI-ITI HURDLES of lOOsovs. One mile and a-half. 1 — Golden Rupee, 9.0 1 4 — Peerless, 10.8 2 5— Glenthorpe, 9.7 . 3 Also started: 2 Master Hamilton 12.0, 3 Bill Terry 12.8, 6 Salathiel 9.0, 7 Honest Fred 9 0. Won by a head. Time, 2min 48 l-ssec. TEMUKA HANDICAP of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. 7—Malvolio, 7.5 . 1 10—Marianne, 7.4 ... 2 4 —Minesweeper, 6.10 3 Also started: 1 Golden Prince 9.3, 2 Spectual 8.13, 4 Arthur George 8.12, 3 Linden 8.5, 6 White King 8.4, 8 Benefit 8.4, 9 Placid 8.0. Won by a length. Time, Imin 14 2AUTUMN HANDICAP of 200sovs. One mile and a-quarter. 2 — Thaddeus, 7.12 1 4— Ardenvhor, 8.13 2 5 — Golden King, 8.9 3 Also started: 3 Rorke’s Drift 9.9, 1 Marc Antony 8.13, 6 Highwater 7.5, 9 Hardshot 6.7, 8 Redowa 6.7, 6 San Sebastian 6.7. Won by half a length. Time, 2min 9 3—ssec jPAREORA HANDICAP of HOsovs. Five furlongs. 6 — Tremena, 7.12 1 3— Speedometer, 8.9 2 I—Blairfinde, 8.9 .’ 3 Also started: 2 Daytime 9.8, 5 Sir Malt 8.13, 7 Sveaborg, 4 The Finn 6.13. Won by a length. Time, Imin 1 2-5 Se APRIL STAKES of lOOsovs. Five furlongs. 1— Charley, 8.9 * 2— —Triple Entente, 8.9 . * 4— Lady Grafton, 8.9 3 Also started: 3 Lady Buller 8.9, 5

Tunic 8.9. Time Imin 1 l-ssec. BEACONSFIELD HANDICAP WELTER of lOOsovs. Seven furlongs. X 9'B ‘PPBId —9 1 — Borodino, 8.8 2 7 —Volspiel. 8.6 3 Also started: 9 Bill Terry 9.6, 2 Glendower 9.5, 4 Compulsion 9.5, 3 Orderdown 9.5, 8 Benefit, 5 Bellrock 8.6. Won by a head Time, Imin 29 2-5 sec. SEADOWN WELTER of 120sovs. Six furlongs. 2 — Kilboyne, 8.12 1 7 —King Star, 8.13 2 14—Bairnsdale, 8.9 3 Also started: 6 Aerial 10.3, 3 Redshire 9.10, 8 Sir Tarka 9.1, 1 Bon 9.1, 10 Golden Prince 8.9, 9 Wild Pilgrim 8.9. 11 Ogier 8.4. 5 Kaminohe 8.3. Won by a long neck. Time. Imin 14 3-ssee.