Gay Rouen's Steeples

Chronicle (Levin), 6 May 1946, Page 6

Gay Rouen's Steeples

GREAT DAY'S RACING AT POXTON The Foxton Cluh raced on its own course" on Saturday in brilliantiy fihe weather. The attendance was large •> and the totalisator handled £34,075 10s, compared with £21,356 10s in Septemher, 1940, the last time the clnh raeed on its own course. . Otamaire Won Nicely The Trial Htakes was runas one race and when the field liadL* kfavelled a' cduple of furlongs, Flak. #,nd L(mi Vietor wero shbwiiig tlie/way/to Glorit V Gift, ( ■zarina, Pellmeei', (lay Stitches and Iloinespun. Otamaire moved up steadily to'be in close attendance on Klak, t'lout's Gift and Pellmeer as lliey straightened up and he went on to scoi'e attractivelv hy half-'a lengtli from Pellmeer, ..wliicli linished well a lengtli an»i a-quarter iu f'ront of Hoiuespun wliicli just got up to beat Plalc. Merry Vaals Beat Foreign Coin There were six starters in the hurdles and when (told Money Song stood • of]' too far at the lirst jump he caine.'- to grief and Tid-apa went down over h'iiy. This left Merry Vaals in charge from Foreign Coin, Penwiit and War Oredit. They raced in close order to the liv'e, where Foreign Coin headed Merry Vaals. Merry Vaals, howeyerj .outjuinp ed him at the next fence and they raceu together to the straight whare Merry Vaals went on easily t-o win by tliree j lengths. Foreign Coin beat Penwiit by five lengths. r ... ■> /. ' Trig Point Wins Well r Trig Point won the &p'prentices ' rriee', i but lialf a mile from ./ioike.v he was ti j long way from the JeaderS; ;Glen. Urqu I liart and Grey'-Donne. '(jfrey Donne' wai first into the straight and "shc loqked ! likoly at the distance. Trig Point; how j ever, linished very well and he Scored i by lialf a lengtli. Glen Urquhart was over two lengths away third and Fair Game was fourth. ^ ' Dileas Won Dccisively Dileas was not nurried early in the j Carnarvon Handitap, but he uioved up smoothly at the home tuni ancf linished i.oo well for llulabafbo, Flying Hawk and lauly Spiral. Lady Spiral led eiirly and slie slipped out lo a four lengtli lead from llulabaloo . ahead of Flying I Havvk. Singing Hills moved up to join j llulabaloo at the live and they were vvitli Lady >Spiral as they raced to" the Straight. llulabaloo looked likoly. a | furlong from^ hoh.ie, but Dileas tlien j moved up to win attractively by a short lengtli from llulabaloo a lengtli and a, lialf in front. of Flying -Hawk. Lady Spiral was fourth. M-'. J ] , Gay Rouen's Steeples The steeplechase was won by Gay Rouen from Colonel Bogey and Speed King and it was a grand couteat. {Speed King, Lad.y Premier ,and Dunvegan were prominent early, but the paee was I slow for ti' mile. Mokonui came to grief | at the fence at tlic top of the straight i the second time through ?qnd with- a ! ronnd to go and- tlie1 paee on, Sp'eed | King and Dunvegan were clear of Lady Premier, Gay Rouen, Colonel Bogey, Lndy Charm and Xanook. Dunvegan liad luul cnough five furlongs from home and Gay Rouen went up to talte: on Speed King. Running to the last fence they were tliree lengths clear of Lhdy Premier and Colonel Bogey. Gay Rouen was first over the last fence and lio w*as so_pn under pressure to beat off chal leriges by Colonel Bogey and Speed King. Gay Rouen finished gamely and j won by a lengtli from- Colonel Bogey j with a lengtli to Speed Ivilig. Lady : Premier was fourth. ,

Easy for Parnell | Omahina, Sir Brndbury aud Tndian j Sport were prominent in the run to the straight in the open sprint and Parnell j was in close attendance as they straight | eed up. A furlong frolu home, Parnell i moved up to joi'n Sir Bradburv atiu ! after a short tussle drew right away to j beat liini by lialf a dozen lengths. Iiul 1 ian Sport was tfiree lengths back third i and Gay Lena was , fourth. Sergeant Jack Pays a Price Sergeant Jack won t,lie "Moutoa Back Handica]} aud paid anj outsi/.e in divide'nds. Theioway set most of the paee St. Hilton, Sailot Bpy, Man's Pride Broderie, Master Day, Alchemist, Cul loden Moor, Sergeant Jack and Gynerio were following in close order as they rau to the straight, where Sailor Boy J soon had charge. Later, Sergeant Jack ] moved into the picture and he bea I Sailor Boy liouie by lialf - a lengtiu J Thciowav stuck on gamely for third | only lialf a length away, aiid Broderie i .was fourth. ' Blue Cliips was slow auay in the con ; cluding race aud she ran wide at the home" tuni, but she won going away b) ucarlv two lengths from Theocritus wliicli beat the little fancied Ring Scart' by two lengths. Gold Shoes led early from Colopier and First Footing and First Footing was first into the . straight, where Blue Cliips ran wide. Blue Cliips, however, soon had- conunaui) and she won well from Theocritus which was fourth at the home turn. R inV Scarf, well back early, finished well for third two lengths from Theocritus and Colopier was fourth. Results: — TRIAL STAKES, £150; V aliout ti furlongs. 5-5 OTAMAIRE, 8.5 (K. Urwin) .. 1 11-10 Pellmeer, 8.5 (A. S. Ewanj .. _■ 1-1 Home Spun, 8.5 (A. Johnson) 3 Also started: 8-8 Bright F'lash 'and Clout's Gift . bracketed, 13-13 Circuit. 10 12 .Co-operate, 2-2 Czarina, 4-3 Fiak. 7-7 Gay Flaiue, (i-(5 Gay Stitches, 14-1 4 Inclfcape, 1(5-1(5 Lady Elva, 3-4 Lord Vietor, 10-11 Oemo, 9-9 Relampago. 15-15 Valliere. Half a length; a length and a-quart-er. Flak was fourth. Time, 1.18. (Winn er trained by W. J. McDowell, Alar ton). POROUTAWHAO HITRDLES, £200; about a mile and 5 furlongs. ' 5-4 MERRY VAALS, 9.2 (F.- • Power) 1, 1-1 Foreign Coin, 10.5 (J. Fagan)_ . 2

. ■!.-», 1 - .nr , I V ; V f \ ■ 4-5 Penwiit, 9.0 ' (H. Po#ell) .... 3 Also stafted: 2-3 Gold' Money Song, 3-2 Tid-'apaj '6-6 War Credit.; ; * Thrce' ■ lengths; "'five -lengths. War Gredit.waS; fourth. Time," 3i2 3-5, (Win-' ner trained by K. Qiiinlivan, Hastings ). BERRINGTON HACK HANDICAP, £200; about 7 furlongs;! ' • 1 -1 TRIG P0INT, car. . 8.9 ( H. Pearce) .. .. ..... .. ..... 1 6-6 Grey Donne, car. , 7.13 (li. Col; lins)- .... .... ... .. . . 2"2 q Glen .. Urquhart, . car. 8.2 (C. ;Christenaen) '. . i. ... , . ' . v; ... . . 3. Also. started: 3-3 Incline, ' 4-4 Ca"rthage; .5-5" Eaiiy.Game, 7-,7 lmprint. Ha'lf a length; two and a-half. lengths. Fair Game wa3 .fourth. Time, 1,29 3-5. ( Winner, trained by owner, ,L. C. Br^akwell, Dannevirke). ■ . CARNARVON. TIANDICAP, £400; •about a- niile and a-quarter. ' 4-3 DILEAS, 7.0 (H. Pearce) 1 5-4 llulabaloo, 7.7 (J. P. Bowness) >2 3-5 Flying Hawk, 7.11 (G. K. Tattersall) 3 • Also started: 1-1 Lady Spiral, 2-^ Singing Hills, 6-6 Tavern Light. . Short length; oue and a-half lengths Lady Spiral swas fourth. Time, 2.8. (Winner trhiued. by G. W. New, Awa puni). . WHIROKINO HACK s STEEPLE- ' . - CIIASC, £200; about 2i miles. 2-1 - GAY,- ROIIEN, 9.0 (J. . Fagan) 3 5-6 Colonel Bogey, 9.3, ( J, Hastie) 2 6-5 'Speed King, 4 ,9.0 (N. Rnuse) . . 3 Also stafted: lr2 Dunvegah, 3-3, Nan ook,- 4-4 Lady Premier, 7 -7 Lady. Charm, S-8 Mokonui. ' • . : Length each way. Lady 'Premier wa»fourth.- Time, 6.19 -1:5.' (Winner train ed by A. M. 'Wright, •Awapqni). ■ ' ' KEBBELL MEMO-RIAL HANDICAP, £3Q0; abo'ut 6 furlongs. 1-4 PARNELL, 7.7 (F.,;Mfillins) ' 3 3-1 Sir ' Brfi'dbuf^, 8.ii * (C.' A. Bowry).' .'. VI . .... 2: 5-5, ' Tndian 'Sport, 8.2, "(A; Jqlinsou )' 3 Also started: ,2-2 Gay Leua, 4-3 Uma hina. ' • ' ' Six lengths; tliree lengtlis. ".Gay Lc'ua was. fourth. Timti, '1.13 4-5. ( Wiunej trained byTA' R. 'Williaihs, Otaki). •' MOUTOA HACK 'HANDICAP, £200;. , • ' ' V about 9 fuflongs: 14-14- SERGEANT d'ACK; / 8.0 (S. . Farland) . ..... . 1 1-1 Sailor- Boy, §.6 ("J. Ih Bowness) 2 3-3 "Theioway, 8.3 (P.-Spratt) ;. ... 3 Also1 started: 4-3 (iyfieEio*, ,7-7 i£ar\ Jo,. 17-18' Golden Ti4?q 3-2 , Culiodei; Moor, 16-17. Sir Boswell,/ 2-4 Master liay, D-ll Manirtere) "10-3 'Bfqderie, 11-13 St. Hilton^ 13-12 Baft'le* Ciuef,Master Galhj'fi-G Moutoa. Lord, 8-9 AlcheiriistV iu:15' ,6ay' Stitches, 12-10 Man 's Pride. s " ' ; '■* i . Half a- leligUi each "' way. Rfoderlt* was fourth." Time, T.58'1-5. (Winner trained by owner, " R. W. Hofnig, Levin).'- - ' " . Himatangi iiack handicap, •• ' ■ £200; about 6 furlongs.' 3-3 BLUE OHIPS, 8.12 (W. 'Rout) J 4-4 Theocritus, 8.6 (R. Uiwin) .. 2 9-9 Ring Scarf, 7.7 (J. P- Bowness) 3 Also s'farted: "• 2:2 CoIo"pier^ 1-1 Golcj Shoes, .5-5 Cbdiaclare, 8-8 Thunderheaa. 7-7 •First HOoiiiig, ' 10-10 Miss Pompa-dour,;6-6 Rock&riui,. ll-ll Circuit. ■ A' length and a-h'alf ; two ' lengths. Colopier was fourth. Time, 1:,16.' (Win aer trained' by A., W. •McDonatd, Awapuni). ' " •