TARANAKI MEETING

Chronicle (Levin), 11 March 1946, Page 6

TARANAKI MEETING

-Press Association

GREAT FINISI1 IN QUP.

By Telegraph-

NEW PLYMOUTH, Mareh 10. The first day of the Taranaki Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting was held ou Saturday in fine weather" and before a large attendance. The track was fast. The totalisator handled £46,935 10s, eompaTed with £29,085 th'e first day last year. After the Taranaki Cup an inquiry was held into alleged interfereiiee by Hippodrome to Eort Royal. AlteT hearing evidence, the judicial committee decided to take no action. The finish to the Taranaki Cup . was one of the best seen on. the course for a long time and in a desperate set-to four horses flashed aeYoss the line togther. Seafire, who won by a head, came on the outer in the str'aight withya sustained run which just secured him the verdiet over Hippodrome, who ran a great race after being last with a mile to. go. Mr. Rosa and Sir Bian, practically on terms, were third and fourth a head behind Hippodrome, Sir Bian seemed to be a shade unfortunate in the running. Ilulabaloo ran.a fair race to be fifth, but Blaek Plato, Fort Royal, Autoscore and Master Ted failed to stay. Dink's Own tailed off. A Decisive Win. Good Bay beat the sprinters in the Flying Handicap decisively, winning comfortably from Quick Draw and Black Beret. Dranibuie got away badly, and Omahina, who was strongly faneied, ran poorly. Towards the end of the day the totalisator failed to function as desired, and after seven races had been run under win-and-place the eighth was run under single pool betting. Ivesults: — WAITARA HURDLES; £250; 11 miles and 100 yards. 1-2 SHEPHERD'S MATE, 10.4 (J. Chaplin) 1 4-5 Potomac, 9.0 (F. Buchanan) . . 2 2-1 Gold Claim, 9.12 (E. TemperI ton) . . 3 Also: 3-4 Mimicry, 7-7 Dawn Flight, 5-8 Master Guard, 6-6 Hunting Comet, 5-3 Red Fort. Length and a-quarter; head. Master Guard was fourth. Time, 2.52. s NGAMOTU JUVENILE; £250; 5 furlongs. 1-1 D1AMOND DOLL, 8.7 (AY. Bagby ) 1 5-5 Rav's Pal, 7.7 car 7.81, (B. 4-3 White Diamond, 7.11 (N. Holland) 3 Also: 3-2 Aggravation, 2-4 Selas, 6-0 Hoariri Bay, 7-7 Lady Bian. Ilalf-a-length; oue and a-quarter lengths. Selas was fourth. Time, 1.2 2-5. COUNTY WELTER HANDICAP; ' £250; 7 furlongs. 1-1 ROYAL CHARTER, 8.10( I. Galvin) 1 3-3 Young Trent, 8.12 (W. Carter), 2 9-9 Ycrmette, 8.0 (K.. Chote) .... 3 Also: 5-6 Lord Coronach, 2-2 Bronya, 4-5 Bramble Song, 6-4 Gay Slipper, 10-10 Mulla Park, 8-8 Saltwater, 7-7 Kashmir!. Length; three lcngtlis. Kashniiri was fourth. Time, 1.26|. FLYING HANDICAP; £4C)0; 6 furlongs. 4-4 GOOD BAY, 7.7 car 7.S (Iv. Chote) : .. 1 5-5 Quick Draw, 7.0 (N*. Eales) . . 2 2-3 Black Beret, 8.11 (W. Bagbv), 3 Also: 1-2 Omahina, 3-1 Dranibuie, 6-7 Hlgh' 'Spa'fi, -'7-6 'Dymondy.' '' Three lengths; half a neck. Dymondy was fourth. Time, 1.15. MOTUROA ELECTRIC HANDICAP; £250; 7 furlongs. 1-2 DECLAIM, 8.5 (N. Ilolland), * 7-7 BREEZE ALONG, S.5 (J. Campbell) * 2-1 Silver Wedding, 8.5 (W. Aitken ) 3 (*Dead-heat for first.) Also: 10-.11 Full Piteli, 9-8 Shasta, 12-14 Lady Charm, 3-3 Kukunui, 11-10 Salome, 6-6 Sweet Veloc, 5-5 Meer Love, 18-12 Plato Boy, 8-9 Playtos, 13-15 Priority, 15-16 Stratford, i4-13 Windsor Starr 4-4 Freering Point. Dead heat; two and a-half lengths. Kukunui was fourth. Time, 1.27 1-5. TARANAKI CUP; £1000; 1 mile and 24- furlongs. 7-8 SEAFIRE, 7.0 (B. George) .. 1 2-2 Hippodrome, 8. 8 (I. Galvin) . . 2 3-4 Mr. Rosa, 7.10 (E. V. Dye) .. 3 Also: 8-7 Black Plato, 1-1 Fort Royal, 5-5 Sir Bian, 10-8 Hulabaloo, 9-9 Dink's Own, 12-11 Autoscore, 11-10 Master Ted, 4-3 Delinquent, 13-12 High Ideal. Head; nose. Time, 2.14. OKATO HACIv HANDICAP; £250; 9 furlongs. 1-1 PO MARAMA, 9.0' (S. Waddell) 1 3-2 Broiefort Star, 8.11' (N. Ilolland) 2 6-5 Manpower, 7.9 (L. Olifford) .. 3 Also: 7-6 Gayanne, 10-10 Mulla Park, '9-9 Francis Mond, 8-8 Balintore, 5 4 Restriction, 2-7 Jovial Princess, 4-3 Raphael. Threcquarters of a length; length. Restriction was fourth. Time, 1 .55. TIMARU HA OK ITANDTCAP; £250; 6 furlongs. 2 THEOCRTTUS, 7.10 (W. Aitken) 1 1 Golden Shar, 8.1 (N. Holland) .. 2 3 Bonnie Groy, 8.3 (W. Bagby) . . 3 Also: 4 Victory Dawn, 5 Tudor Chief, 9 -Perdition, 6 Tiercel, 11 Foxbrae. 9 Lumond, S Lady Merit. 10 Aberdonian, 7 Paganini. Head, three lengths. Lady Merit was fourth. Time, 1.14 2-5.