FOXHAVEN SCORES AT ASHBURTON

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 188, 8 May 1944, Page 7

FOXHAVEN SCORES AT ASHBURTON

Gulf Stream In Sprint

Dominion Special Service. CHRISTCHURCH, May 7. Tho Ashburton County Racing Club Ajas favoured with dull but pleasant wea her for its autumn meeting yesterday and in suite of travel restrictions there nas a wry satisfactory alteadance .- t s t r act ed ouite up to the usual numbers attracted to the club’s meetings when special trains linv? been provided. „ With a small field in the first race, thpool was the smallest for many 3' ears _. and prospects of a successful day as la. as turnover was concerned did not look very bright, but from that onward 3 P t! ®’ J ' lation gradually assumed normal activity and, though many favourites tailed, business was very brisk over the second hall of the programme. The sum of £-7,-41 was handled, against £20,503/10/-. on the corresponding day last year, an of £6740/10/-. This turnover established a record for the club, a remarkable result in the face of many diflicultles. The course was in excellent order and provided fast going.’ . , The* Ashburton Handicap resolved itselt into a contest over the final furlong between Gamble and Foxhaveu. The former went to the front early and, as at Riccarton, attempted to lead throughout, fit did not, however, ever get any appreciable break on the field and was only a length in front of Arctic Dawn and Royal Writ going through the back stretch, witn All Night and Eulogist handy and 1 oxhaven in last place. Gamble still held his lead entering the straight from Arctic Dawn, Royal Writ, Foxhaven and All Night, and when he drew away again starting the run home his success seemed imminent, but Foxhaven quickly drew up to him and the pair settled down to a hard struggle in which Foxhaven always appeared to be doing the better work. Rawhamai, last away, put in some sound work in the straight to beat Arctic Dawn by three lengths for third money, with the remainder strung out. Foxhaven was seen at his best in a solid test and hla success compensated for several misses la recent months. Gamble did well in his first attempt in open company and was responsible for the fast time recorded. Gamble was withdrawn from the Flying Handicap, but All Night, Eiflogist and Rawhamai were again saddled up. John o’ London was sent out a much better favourite than Gulf Stream and was probably unlucky, as Gulf Stream, moving in as the barrier went up, shot to the front in a few strides and with half the journey covered had a big break on John o’ London, which he maintained to the straight, john o’ London then essayed to bridge the gap, but though he reduced it to two lengths, Gulf Stream was never asked a question and had a decisive win. Rex Maitland, third into the straight, held on to that position a length in front of Rawhamai, who beat St. Cloud by a head. Gulf Stream on the day would have taken a power of beating on even terms, but his lucky getaway nevertheless spoilt what was expected to be a closely contested race. This race gave the young Riccarton trainer C. G. Humphries his third success of the day, his previous winners being Maggiore and Silver Sal.

Details Of The Racing

LONGBEACH HURDLES, of £175. One mile and a half and 100 yards. 1/1 MAGGIORE, 10.7 (R. Hawes) 1 4/3 LINCOLN, 9.0 (P. Corby) 2 2/2 AS REQUIRED, 9.4 (K. Thomson) 3 Also started: 6/6 Leander; 7/7 Tan Peter; 5/3 Gold Blaze; 3/3 Force. Length: 10. Tan Peter was fourth. Time, 2.51 1-5. (Winner trained by C. G. Humphries, Riccarton.) APPRENTICES’ HACK HANDICAP, of £l6O. One mile. 5/6 SILVER SAL, 7.8, car. 7.3 (H. Ford) 1 6/5 NURNIE, 7.11 (L. Barrett) 2 4/4 OWAKA, 7.11 (G. Hampton) 3 Also started: 3/2 Patria; 8/7 Even Calm; 1/1 Grand Forest; 7/8 Sunny Sal; 10/9 Eulogia; 13/13 Hamish; 2/3 Stavros; 11/11 Roman Son; 12/12 Scottish Lad; 9/10 Pedantic. Length; two. Eulogia was fourth. Time, 1.40 1-5. (Winner trained by C. G. Humphries, Riccarton.) SELMA TROT, of £160; 3.43 class. One mile and a half. 6/7 WINDERMERE, scr (C. King) 1 8/8 RED ACE, scr (C. Bryce) 2 14/12 PENCARROW, 12 .. (McCormick) 3 Also started: 8/8 Barometer Chimes, bracketed with Red Ace; 6/7 Nonnie Grattan, bracketed with Windermere; 19/20 Naval Base; 9/9 Cameronlan; 17/15 GayPal and Spondullx, bracketed; 2/2. Impartial and Nellie Fraser, bracketed; 10/11 Killowan and Mine Host, bracketed; 16/17 Wee Peg; 1/1 Emulous; 3/3 Grelba; 18/19 Lady Beverley; 13/14 Lucky Loyal; 12/13 Nola Wrack; 5/4 Park Dale; 15/6 Quite Clever; 7/6 Warform; 4/5 Bonny Volo and Sunny Glen, bracketed; 20/18 Playwright; 11/10 Mother’s Wish; 21/21 Noble Peter. Half a length; length. Playwright was fourth. Times: 3.30 1-5, 3.30 2-5, 3.20 4-5. (Winner trained by R. J. Humphreys.) ASHBURTON HANDICAP, of £3OO. One mile and a quarter. 2/1 FOXHAVEN, 8.7 ... (C. T. Wilson) 1 1/4 GAMBLE, 7.9 (A. Messervy) 2 4/4 RAWHAMAI, 8.1, car. 7.8 (G. Hampton) 3 Also started: 3/3 All Night; 5/5 Arctic Dawn; 6/6 Royal Writ; 7/8 Eulogist; 8/7 Valcron; 9/9 Nightglass. Neck; four lengths. Arctic Dawn was fourth. Time, 2.6. (Winner trained by C. McCarthy, Riccarton.) TRIAL STAKES, of £l2O. Six furlongs. 6/4 LYNDEN LEA, 8.7, car. B.i; (R. J. Mackie) 1 1/1 CHESTNUT GLOW, 8.7 (C. McDonald) 2 3/3 CORNUCOPIA, 8.4 (E. Hunt) 3 Also started: 9/11 Bonnie Night; o/5 Cataract; 16/15 Surama; 8/8 Tatting; 2/2 Waltzing Matilda; 17/17 Cherry Circle; 12/9 Guile; 15/16 Lady Honour; 7/7 Master John; 4/6 Receptive; 13/13 Scottish Lad; 11/12 Sir Bernard; 9/10 Twelve Pointer: 14/14 Dark Diana. Three lengths; two. Dark Diana was fourth. Time,. 1.T4 1-5. (Winner trained by W. Barr* Riccarton.) EIFFELTON HACK HANDICAP, of £l7O. Six furlongs. 7/7 EULOGIA, 8.5, car. 7.12 (D. Stove) 1 4/3 BILL GUNDI, 8.3 .... (L. J. Ellis) 2 13/13 DASH O’ DINK, 9.0 (A. Stokes) 3 Also started: 15/15 Force; 2/4 Saldowa: 5/5 Grecian Glow; 11/8 Ann Mie; 1/1 Salary; 6/6 Lex; 3/3 Chellow Dene; 9/11 Gay Wells; 14/14 Night Believer; 8/12 Miss Clorane; 9/10 Good Friend; 14/9 Comic Paper. Length: head. Saldowa was fourth. (Winner trained by A. Stove, Riccarton.) FLYING HANDICAP, of £2OO. Seven furlongs. 2/2 GULF STREAM, 8.0 (A. Messervy) 1 1/1 JOHN O’ LONDON, 8.13 v (C. T. Wilson) 2 9/9 REX MAITLAND, 7.5. car. 7.4 , o (C. McDonald) 3 Also started: 4/4 All Night; 8/7 Schoolgirl!: 5/5 St. Cloud; 7/7 Eulogist; 3/3 Rawhamai; 6/6 Sham Boy; 10/10 Tea Drop. Two lengths each way. Rawhamai was fourth. Time, 1.25 4-5. (Winner trained by C. G. Humphreys, Riccarton.) RAKAIA TROT, of £170; 3.1 class. One mile and a quarter. 1/3 MAX BAER, scr (M. Holmes) 1 16/17 WORTHY PRINCE, scr. (C. Laing) 2 7/9 DINGHY, 12 (H. Smith) 3 Also started: 4/2 Elvo’s Pride and Panquitch, bracketed; 13/11 Mother’s Wish and Robinette, bracketed; 18/19 Vai Rey; 9/8 Pencarrow; 3/4 Caledonian Girl; 2/1 Gold Peg: 5/7 Mav Scott; 11/14 Noble Reta; 12/10 Silver Flach: 8/6 Steamboat: 15/16 Sunny Glen; 10/12 Communique: 18/18 Diamond Jim; 17/15 Keewah; 14/13 Lockheed; 6/5 Smirke. Eight lengths; head. Keewah was fourth. Times: 2.46, 2.47, 2.46 1-5. (Winner trained by M. Holmes, Addington.) Improvement Expected. Slow awav in both of his races at Riverton at Easter. Immediate, who was beaten only a short length by Pay Book, should not be long in the novice class. He is a three-year-old gelding by Siegfried from Quite Soon, by Shambles—Dame Straitlace, by Kilbroney—Discipline, bv Treadmill—Madowla, by Trenton—Azalea. by Galliard. Macedoine’s Future. The Salmagundi marc Macedoine, who was sold recently to the Indian owner Mr. A. Higgins, is to be looked after at Trentham by W. Bryce, who raced Lord Broiefort. at Riccarton, and also brought Hormuz and Crudeu Bay back with him. Crudeu Bay is ’ to go into P. Spratt's stable. Bryce whl train Macedoine in the meantime at Treutham. In the colours of her owner-trainer R. E. .McLellan, Macedoine has had seven starts this season for three wins, a second and a third. She has won £3955 in slakes this term. After winning the President’s Handicap, one mile and a quarter ,at Gore, she was fourth in the C.J.C. Metropolitan, third in the Dunedin Cup and won the Invercargill Cup. Coming to Trentham, Macedoine was second to Don r Quex in the Wellington Cup, and then on Anniversary Day went on to win the Wellington Racing Club Handicap, one mile and a half, the race in which Glenfalloch » was a certainty beaten. For her new owner Macedoine has had one race, being unplaced in the Churchill Handicap, one mile and a quarter, at the Souhtluad 7 patriotic meeting in March. Last season . Macedoine won £l7lO. She had only one 3 race as a two-year-old, being unplaced in the McLean Stakes.