TRIPLE DEAD-HEAT

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20014, 12 August 1939, Page 10

TRIPLE DEAD-HEAT

DOMINION INSTANCES

TWO IN ONE RACE

TRE XTIIAM lIAPPENIXC!

EAST AT PUKEKOHE

By ‘‘Trenton’'

The triple dead-heat at Riccarton on Thursday .between Tidewaiter, Lowenberg and Settlement is sure to arouse a certain amount of curiosity as to similar occurrences in the Dominion.

Prior to Thursday, the last instance in the North Island was at Pukekohe on the occasion of the Franklin Racing Club’s meeting, when the judge was unable to separate VaR (R. S. Bagby), Respirator (A. G. Parsons) and Gcmlight (R. W. McTavisn) At Napier Park in 192 C, honour*were even between Crown Gem (L Daly), Tiega (L. G. Morris), and Tuahine (R. Reed). Two ill One Race The Ruapehu Handicap, six furlongs, run at the Wellington Racing Club's summer meeting, has two triple dead-heats in its records. The first ■cession was cn- January 20, 1920, wnen Nursing Sister (A. Reed), Boreasis (G. Young) and Hepta (R. S. Bagbyi shared the winning honours. Eighi years later the horses and riders concerned were Broad" Acre (A. E. EUis). me'de (W. Brown). The Ellerslie trainer R. S. Bagbv thus has had the experience of taking part in two such decisions, which in New Zealand at least is probably a a unique one. When the New Zealand Grand National, under the aegis of the Auckland Racing Club, was contested at Ellerslie, the June meeting, 1903, saw the Prince of Wales Handicap, seven furlongs, divided by St. Olga ( T Chaafe, jun.), Paratutu (J. George, jun.), and Miss Lottie (Mr. W. i'C. Ring).

In the City Handicap, 1.1 miles, at the Auckland Racing Club's meeting on 'November 10, 1394, First Nelson (T. Hodson), Forme (R. Hall) and Ben Godfrey (Creamer) crossed the line on terms, but in the run-off F : rs‘ Nelson won by two lengths from Forme, with the other horse 12 lengths behind. Two protests against the ultimate winner on the grounds of alleged interference wcr.e dismissed. Races Re-run At Stratford in January. 1893, the Flying Handicap, six furlongs, resulted in a triple dead-heat between Shiela (Cudd), Mutiny (Crocker) and Chatterbox (Knight). In the run-01l Shiela won by a neck from Mutiny. Probably the first such official ve” diet in New Zealand was given at the Dunedin Jockey Club's meeting at Forbury Park on February 24, 1881 The horses concerned were Huntin ' don (T. Monaghan). Sir William (MAllen), an.rl Little Fraud (H. McKay), in the Selling Race, li miles In the run-off Huntingdon won easily by two lengths. This was a race with set weights, the two first-named horses carrying 7.0 and Little Fraud 5.12. A similar occurrence, in which the v/inner was not concerned, took place at Gisborne on February 2, 1911. Tbs Maiden Scurry was won by Birklinn (F. Porter) from three who divided the second prize, namely, Oma Terr (J. Griffith), Apelles (J. Dwyer), anri Miss Murphy (W. Kirk). The most remarkable recorded instance of gallopers showing absolu?*: equality in racing occurred at Moorfield, New South Wales, on October 17, 1903. Highflyer, Loch Lochie and Barindi dead-heated twice in th.i Moorfleld Handicap, l. 1 , miles. The stakes were then divided. There ar“ several instances, however, of two. horses dead-heating twice, both in match races and ordinary events.