NEWS OF THE TURF

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 116, 1 March 1950, Page 2

NEWS OF THE TURF

ACCEPTANCES

BANKS PENINSULA. CLUB (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 28. Twenty-nine horses were balloted out of the Wairewa Handicap Trot, leaving 30 in the field, when acceptances were taken for the Banks Peninsula Racing Club’s summer meeting yesterday. Eleven horses were balloted out of the Waihora Park Handicap Trot. The doubles totalisator will operate on the Peninsula and Kinloch Handicaps. The fields are:— 11.5 a.m Terawera Hack Hurdle Race Handicap, of £315 ;one mile and a half.— Kiloney 10.9, Periwig 9.13, Colonel Smart 9.12, Sailor Girl, Laindon 9.5, St. Nat 9.4, Wandering Minstrel 9.1, Feola, Goblin, Mr Buzz, Valiant Price 9.0. 11.50 a.m

Bradley Stakes,' of £250; six furlongs.—Acme, Airwork, Anytime, Bengal, Boost, Great Marshall, Mr Speaker, Travesty 8.7, Bacardi, Royal Saga 8.4, Argonaut, Black Wealth, Detective, My Hero, Struelpeter, Turbulent 7.9, Blue Slipper, Bobby Sox, Bridgeway, Lady Jane, Levant, Penchant, Praiseworthy, Preface, Royal Hoax, Ulster Queen 7.6. 12.40 p.m— Wairewa Handicap Trot, of £300; 2min 59sec class; one mile and a quarter—Bedelia, Chief Havoc, Dainty Doll, Eileen Lillian, Grattan Arrow, Kilts, Lady JosS, Larrikin, Main Force, Panic, Pattie Scott, Rifleman, Sergeant Major, Springston’s Pride, State Control, Treviso, Union Jack, Wentworth scr; Lucky Dan, Lucky Wrack, Margaret Gamble, Terrace Lass 12; Chatto Boy, Imperial Trust, Lunaria, ontilier 24; Doreen Axworthy, Our Babe, Our Sylvie, Young Salute 36. 1.25 p.m.— Peninsula Handicap, of £500; one mile and three furlongs.—Frances 9.0, Flying 1 Control 7.8, Balkis 7.6; Coxswain 7.4, Eulogie 7.3; Pandemonium 7.2; Personality, Terminate, Volomai, Romantic, Elofa, Beau Soir, Responsive 7.0.

2.10 p.m Ahuriri Hack Handicap, of £315; seven furlongs Skyzanq 8.6, Lady Guillotine 8.4; Great Way, Lady Philway 8.3; Te Kooti 8.0; Stagdance, Sym oblic, Repudiate, Deccan 7.12, Defectus 7.10 i Song Girl 7.8; Braemorn, Marauder, Jolyon, New Shoes, Cerisette, Loch Katrine, Colonel Argosy 7.7. Colonel Argosy and Lady Guillotine were balloted out with the right of reentry, and in the event of seratchings they will return in the field in that order.

2.55 p.m Kinloch Handicap, of £425; seven furlongs.—Ballochmyle 9.3; Magical 8.13; Flying Orders 8.8; Prawns, All Serene 7.12; Flying Control, Trinidad 7.8; Resolute 7.4; Tranbycroft, Disturbance 7.0. • • / 3.40 p.m.—

Parkinson Hack Handicap, of £320; nine furlongs.—Detention 9.0; Oronoko 8.7; Lady Guillotine, Chord 8.4; Flibbertigibbet 8.3; Philmarch 8.2; Pacific Edition S.O; Silver Chase 7.10; Maunga Reka, Valiant Prince, Cue, Paper Line, Excellent Flight, Charlie McCarthy, Salmarie 7.7.

4.25 p.m Waihora Park Handicap Trot, of £350; 3min 33sec class ;one mile and a half. —Bonny Brogue, Centenary Boy, Chief Eagle, Dark Duet, Dowry, Gambade, Gowan Globe, Helen Grattan, Kid Dale, jKtty Globe, Metropolis, Modern .Star, Officious; Roschana, Sailor’s Globe, Sleepy Valley, Sure Catch, Velvet Brown scr; Winston Hall, Noble Jack, Tiny Scott 12; David Dryden (T.) 24.

DUNIEDIN JOCKEY CLUB (P.A.) DUNEDIN, Feb. 28. The order of races for the second day of the'Dunedin Jockey Club’s autumn meeting on Saturday has been changed to enable the double to be run on the Wingatui and' March Handicaps. The fields are as follows: 11 a.m. — Allanton Hurdles Handicap, of £,400; 12 miles. —Young Bob 11.5, Gold Song 111.0, Kassai 10.12, Moonlit 10.10, Sea Power 10.6, Winger 10.0, Knight Crusader 9.12, Sailor Boy 9.1, Tamerlane, Bragden, Carnival, Hoopla, Stylus, The Denbigh, Zintui 9.0. 11.45 a.m.— -Novice Handicap, of £250; 7 furlongs.—Beau Esprit 9.0, Screw Picket 8.12, What Next 8.11, Nadir Shah 8.10, Red Convoy, Sylvan 8.9, Royal Venture, Bush Robin 8.6, Anas, Cerne Abbey, Chasemint, Gay Fenian, Real Raid Royal Windsor, Supermarine, Tip Top, Silver Standard, Wiltshire 8.5.

12.30 p.m.— Mosgiel Hack Handicap, of £350; 7 furlongs.—Winning Gem 9.1, Haughty Lyric, Gleneagles 8.12, Cricket Field 8.2, Incentive, Reprimand 8.11, Hillane 8.0, Slick, Royal Swing, Gay John 7.12, Tympani 7.7. 1.15 p.m.-r-Wingatui Handicap, of £800; 11 furlongs.—Signal Officer 9.12, Jamell 9.9, Salmon Spear 8.12, Night Owl 8.9, Trench Fray 8.1, Jan 7.12, Western Front 7.11, eSa Flower 7.10, Royal Sal 7.9, Waicoe 7.4, Jimmy the One 7.3, Kosher, Ned Kelly, Night Rider, Raineri, Speedy 7.0. Bracket: Western Front and Kbsher.

2 p.m.— , . Dominion Handicap, of £375; five furlongs.—Brutus 9.2; Delayed 8.7; All Profit 8.3; Clair de Lune 8.0; White Robe 7.13; Sirocco 7.8; Mythic 7.4; St. Columba 7.2; Bob’s March, Royal Heather, Seaway 7.0.

2.45 p.m Burnside Handicap, of £400; one mile.—Extra Flight 9.10; Western Front 9.2; Arctotis 9.1; Robinfaye 9.0; Waicoe 8.9; Merry Lancer, Open Sky 8.1; Beaugard, Baygundi, Relampago 7.13.

3.35 p.m March Handicap, of £500; six furlongs.—Faithful Pal 9.0; Super Flight 8.5; Finigin 8.3; The Hob 8.2; Red Pickle 8.0; Sea Venture 7.12; Gold King 7.10; Attractive Air, Western Winner, Sir Abbot, Philip Laing 7.9; Salma Royal 7.7; Glenlivet 7.5; Bonny Royal 7.4; King Gundi 7.0.

4.25 p.m Farewell Hack Handicap, of £450; one mile and three furlongs.—Raineri 9.3; String Band 8.10; Night Abbey 8.7; Loch Lennox 8.5; Winger 8.4; Governor, Indiana, Gay Gitana 8.0; Granddaughter 7.10; Good Form, Chaffinch 7.8; Beau Esprit, Coney Park,

Friar Phillip, Nadir Shah, Kamet, Puck 7.7. TRIADS AT NEW BRIGHTON TWO-YEAR-OLDS QUALIFY FOR NURSERY STAKES (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 28. Johnny Globe, Dual Flight, Dealer’s Choice, Killarney Lady, Red Sable, Esquire, Vivanti, Spring Princess, Wren, and Radiant Nancy all qualified to race in the Timaru Nursery Stakes at the Timaru Trotting Club’s meeting on March 11 when they were placed in their heats of the trials at the Canterbury Owners’ and Breeders’ Association’s meeting at New Brighton today. Together with the five horses which will qualify at the Timaru Trotting Club’s matinee meeting to-day, and Flying Pilot, which qualified when he finished second to Red Slipper in the Great Northern Trotting Stakes at the Auckland Trotting Club’s meeting

on Saturday, the horses named will comprise the field for the Timaru Nursery Stakes, which is the first classic for two-year-olds to be held in the South Island. Red Sable, Killarney Lass, War Tax, and Dealer’s Choice were the slowest to begin in the first division. Johnny Globe, which has shown much ability at matinee meetings this season, began well, and at the end of two furlongs be was followed . 'by Alouette, Dealer's Choice, Spring Water, War Tax, Killarney Lass and Red Sable, which was about 10 lengths behind the field at this stage. Johnny Globe carried the field along at a fast clip, and he was not troubled to win by two lengths from Dual Flight, with another tvvo lengths to Dealer’s Choice. Then came Killarney Lady and Red Sable. Nona Grattan, Highland Light and Spring Princess all broke at the start of the second division. Wren was the first to show out from Radiant Nancy. When the field settled down, these two were followed by Yivanti, Blue Pietro, and Esquire. Esquire, a winner for R. H. Butterick at a matinee meeting at New Brighton earlier in the season, finished solidly once the straight was reached to beat Vivanti by half a length with Spring Princess another half a length away. Wren and Radiant Nancy finished close up in the minor’ places.