MARION FIXTURE

Evening Star, Issue 23380, 25 September 1939, Page 3

MARION FIXTURE

HOMILY WINS BIG HANDICAP STEEPLES TO BLUE STEEL The Marten Jocke.v Club's Spring ■Meeting was held in fine weather before a large attendance. The track was in good order. In the Spring Hack Handicap Richelieu Pearl (J. Williamson) fell two furlongs from the finish and brought down Classform (H. Stewart). Williamson suffered slight concussion. Princess Isabel fell heavily in the Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase, broke a shoulder, and had to be destroyed. The totalisator handled £15,767 10s, against £16,146 10s, a decrease of £379. JUVENILE HANDICAP, £l2O. Four furlongs. 3 TAITOMA, 8.5 (B. H. Morris) 1 s—Uvedale, car. 8.24 (N. R. M’Kenzie) 2 2—Enrich, 8.5 (P. Atkins) 3 Also started: IT Silver Shekel 8.5, 4 Nationalist 8.5 and Black Robe 8.0 (bracketed), 6 Barry Boy 8.5. 15 Locrain 8.5, 10 El Minola 8.5. 1 Miss Hallomet 8.3. 12 Sly Girl 8.0, 7 Golden Hind 8.0, 13 Lady Gustavo 8.0, 8 All Quiet 8.0, 9 Belle Cane 8.0, 14 Cherry Boy 8.0 Miss Hallomet was fourth. Won by a head, with three-quarters of a length between second and third. Time. 51 l-ssec. MAIDEN RACE, £IOO. Sis furlongs. 1— WINGS OF SONG,'B.7 (Morris) 1 2 Authoress, 8.3 (N. J. Callahan) 2 4 Colossal Chief, 8.7 (H. N. Wiggins) 3 Also started: 16 Trilitha 8.7, 11 Anita Foe 8.7, 18 Royal Talkie 8.7, 8 Land Cry 8.7, 13 Leighton Rei car. 8.10, 12 Chere Ami 8.7, 14 Golden Hawk 8.7, 17 Game Pit 8.7, 3 Race Away 8.7. 6 Royal Show 8.7, 5 La Coquette 8.7, 7 Val Pere 8.7. 10 Caution 8.7, 9 Glen Donal 8.7, 15 Waimutu 8.7. La Coquette was fourth. Won by five lengths, with a neck between second and. third. Time, Imin 15 2-ssec. HACK HURDLES, £135. About one mile and a-half. 1— HUNTING LORE, 9.13 (Jarvis) 1 5 Sir Nigel, .9.2 (Cavany) 2 4 Sunbeam, 9.6 (Chaplin) 3 Also started: 2 Chat 11.0, 6 Spender 10.6, 3 Earl Colossus 9.6, 7 First Chapter 9.2, 8 Primithia car.' 9.3. Earl Colossus was fourth. Won by four lengths, with three lengths between second and third. Time, 2min 48 2-ssec. TUTAENUI HACK HANDICAP. £l3O. Six furlongs. 2 NOBLE FOX, 8.6 (Green) ... 1 5 Eurotas, car. 7.0 (Horne) 2 6 Ramleh, 8.3 (Morris) 3 Also started : 4 Sudan 9.1 and Shining Hours 9.0, TColincamps 8.8, 8 Barabbas car. 7.11 J, 7 Gay Hunting 7.7. ' Won by a length, with three-quar-ters of a length between second and third. Time, Imin 15 2-ssec. HACK AND HUNTERS’ STEEPLES, i £l5O. About two miles and a-half, I—BLUE STEEL. 9.13 (Chaplin) 1 6—Willen, car. 9.2 (Zuppicich) ... 2 s—Potoa Lad, 9.0 (Rohloff) ... ... 3 Also started ; 2 Lady Callaghan 10.7 (ran off), 4 Ruaform 10.2 (ran off), 3 Princess Isabel 9.0 (fell). Won by 50yds. Time, 4min 38sec. MARTON HANDICAP, £2OO. Nine furlongs. 4 HOMILY, 8.6 (N. M’Kenzie) ... 1 3 Solaria, 7.5 (L. Deeley) t 5 Winsome Lu, car. 7.6 (H. Wiggins) + Also started: 8 Play On 9.0, 11 Royal Star 11. 8.6, 9 Dainty Sue 8.5, 1 The Bigot 8.4, 6 Mataroa 8.4, 2 Flying Acre car. 7.0, 7 Liane car. 7.4, 10 Student Prince 7.4, Won bv a neck. Royal Star 11. was fourth, time, Imin 65 l-ssec. SPRING HANDICAP, £l5O. One mile and a-quarter. S—AURORA’S STAR, 8.0 fMudford) 1 I—Kaiwaka, car. 8.9 (Kilgour) ... 2 B—Seyfried, 7.9 (Marsh) 3 Also started: 7 Amatory 8.3, 3 Donegal 7JI, 2 The Ring oar. 7,11, 6 Regicide 7.7, 4 Classform car. 7.0 (fell), 9 Golden Orchid car. 7.54, 12 Hokua 7.0, 10 Little Robin 7.0, IT Richelieu Pearl 7.0 (fell). Won by a head l , with a length and a-half between second and third. Time, 2min 10 4-ssec. FAREWELL HACK HANDICAP, £l2O. Five furlongs. I—SLEEVELESS, 8.0 ((Mudford) 1 8— Pretty Lass, 8.7 (Goulsbro) ... 2 9 Deflation, car, 7.11 i (Broughton) 3 Also started: 2 Liberal’s Mint ear. 8.7, 6 Le Toquet car. 8.2, 4 Filetto 8.1, 5 Military Maid 7.9, 7 Le Marquis car. 7.104, 11 Daisy Chain 7.7. 10 Dark Waters 7.7, 8 the Smiler 7.7, Won by two lengths, with a length between.second and third. The Smiler was fourth. Time, Imin 2 4-ssec. JOCKEY SUSPENDED. An inquiry was held into an incident in the Spring Hack Handicap, in which Richelieu Pearl fell, bringing down Classform. T. F. Kilgour, the rider of Kaiwaka, was suspended for two months for careless riding.