THE TURF SOUTH RIDING WINS G.N. HURDLES IN PHOTO FINISH

Grey River Argus, 7 June 1948, Page 6

THE TURF SOUTH RIDING WINS G.N. HURDLES IN PHOTO FINISH

AUCKLAND, June 5. The Auckland Racing Club’s winter carnival was opened at Ellerslie to-day. The track was heavy and the weather overcast. In a brilliant finish, a photo' decided in favour of South Riding by a nose from the favourite, C'orineus. in the Great Northern‘Hurdles. They jumped the last fence brilliantly, and fought out the issue head and head all the way down the home stretch. Victory Song attempted to lead all the way, but was ai beaten horse three furlongs from' home, where Boolamskee was under pressure, Corineus making up ground, and Ernada. the only other bright prospect of winning, ruining his chance by a faulty jump at the three furlong pole. Good Armour was running on strongly in fourth place, 'and thus enhanced his chance for the Great Northern teeplechase on Monday. Boolamskee was always one of the first four or five, and ultimately finished fifth. Victory Song, a very tired horse, was sixth, and then came Hippodrome and Foxstar. Contact fell at the first fence, Vassilikos six furlongs from home, and Montello de Oro - at the second last hurdle, a Results: — '

First Jervois Handicap: First Division: 8/8 BRIGHT SIDE (Cavaney) 1; 2/2' Fearless Wings 2; 6/6 Regal Chase 3. Also started: 13/15 Equator, 10/11 Concise, 5/4 Bouquet. 20/19 Treasure Island, 21/21 General March,- 15/16 Art' Shade, 22/22 Lady Oraline, 10/12 Merriply, 7/7 Raialal, 14/14 Blue Ghost, 16/13 Sylvan Spoon, 9/9 Premoinition, 17/18 Lady Bian. Length; two lengths. Time: 1.31 3-5. Second Division: 12/10 M-OONEE VALLEY .(A. Messervy) 1; 5/4 Venio 2; 16/13 Vera Lee, -coupled Sylvan Spoon. Also started: 3/3 Wondei’ Boy. 18/17 Tiercel, 1/1 Folkestone, 21/22 Dan Comet, 11/12 Brierly, 7/7 Balancer, 14/14 Faithful Knight, 19/20 Martial Song, 9/9 unny’s Last, 17/17 Silver Planet. Half a length; half a head. Time: 1.30 3-5. ! Greenlane Steeplechase: 6/6 ABARIS (Gibbs) 1; 11/12 Jason Lad 2; 7/7 Sir Waimai 3. Also started: 4/3 Green Boy, 1/2 Bronze Night, 9/9 Shenherd’s Ace. 3/4 Golden Reign. 2/1 Scale, 10/10 Rich Mint. 12/11 Hard Case. 5/5 Uganda, 8/8 Ballinabualy, 14/14 Sir Nyx, 13/13 Cape Queen. Twelve lengths:-length. Time: 5.19. Second Jervois Handicap: First Division: 6/6 STAR PERFORMER (Williamson) coupled The Bat 1; 12/11 Tin Musk 2; 11/12 Beau Pari, coupled Sir Lindsay 3. Also started: 1/1 Swift Robin, 5/4 Te Paerata, 15/16 Ballaview, 8/8 Sir Sydney, 14/14 The Trader. 9/10 Anthony. 19/17 Old Mac, 7/7 Lola May, 17/19 Lady Contact, 16/15 Noble Artist, 21/21 Cydonia. Length; three-quar-ters of a length. Time: 1.31. Second Division: 16/15 ALPENZA (Brown) coupled Noble Artist 1; 3/5 Happy Issue 2: 4/2 Highland Lad 3. Also started: 20/18 Altess. 273 Fencing, 17/20 Trenchant, 10/9 Flying Officer, 9/10 Why Not, 19/17 Scottish Horse, 13/13 Persian Garden, 7/7 St. Christophe, 21/21 Signal Son. Half a length; same. Time: 1.31 3-5. Penrose Hurdles: 2/2 DUNCAN (Sinton) 1; 1/1 Morocco 2; 5/5 Benburl? 3. Also started: 3/3 Leigh Hark. 4/4 The Fake, 6/6 Court Lad, 7/7 Carthage, 10/10 Toastmaster, 8/8 King Isaacs, 9/9 Superb, 11/11 Ruaina. Six lengths; three lengths. Time: 3 23 3_s_ Great Northern Hurdles: 10/9 SOUTH RIDING (Gibbs) 1; 1/2 Corineus. coupled Bright Fox 2; 8/6 Ernada 3. Also started: 271 Boolamskee. 11/11 Brookby Song. 5/7 Hunting Mac. 3/3 Foxstar, 7/10 Hippodrome, 6/5 Good Armour. 9/8 Red Glare, 4/11 Vassilikos. 12/12 Montello d’Oro, 13/13 Victory Song, 14/14 Race Chum, 15/15 Miss Contact. Nose; five lengths. Time: 3.54. ' Cornwall Handicap: First Division: 2/1 VALLEY BOY (Winder) coupled Lyn Vaals 1; 7/7 Prince Chat 2; 1/2 Double Chance 3. Also started: 5/8 Sylis. 4/5 Cowper, 9/6 Black Ace, 15/14 Tamaiti Kino. 16/17 Frontier Mac, 18/19 Foxfable, 11/9 Silver Lighting, 19/18 Distributor. Two lengths and a-half; head. Time: 2.12 3-5. Second Division: 2/1 LYN VAALS (Markwick) 1: 10/10-Honora 2; 20/20 Earldale 3. Also started: 8/11 Citation. 6/4 Conspiracy, 3/3 Bedive're, 13/13 Huntore, 16/16 Lord Barwon, 21/21 Saffron Walden, 12/12 Our Gold, 14/15 Ruling Master. Length; head. Time: 2.14 1-5. Hunt Club Hurdles: 1/1 PIMLICO (Dooley) 1; 5/5 Gaelic Salute 2; 7/7 Flying Attack 3. Also started: 4/4 Surpeen, 2/2 Hunting Dink, 6/6 Jemmy Button, 3/3 Dinkum Pal. 8/8 Aratoro. Four lengths; head. Time: 4.2.

Members’ Handicap: 1/1 ASCOT LAD (Edwards) 1; 14/17 Rosslare 2; 3/3 Bridge Watcher 3. Scr: _ Citation, Mallee, Mahia Park, Mindora. Half a length; same. Time: 1.31 2-5.

FIELDS AND PROSPECTS FOR TO-DAY

Ranfurly Handicap, Ist div: Dukedom, Tin Mus. 2nd. div: Alpenza, Dominie. Hunt Club Cup: Dinkum Pal Jason Lad. Second Ranfurly Handicap, Ist div: Redingote, Moonee Valley. 2nd div: Stan Performer, Happy Issue. Remuera Hurdles: Boolamskec, Town Echo, Montello d’Oro. Great Northern Steeplechase: Good Armour, Prize Ring, Dualin. King George Handicap: Royal Scot, Citation, Rosslare. Panmure Hurdles: Ostentatious, The Fake, Leigh. Hark. Carbine Plate, Ist div: Te Paerata. Balintore. 2nd div: Incitatus, Broiefort Prince. 11.0: First Ranfurly Handicap, £750; seven furlongs: First Division: Wonder Bov (8) 9.4, Fencing (3) 8.11. Tin Musk (13) 8.8, Sir Sydney (4) 8.7, The Trader (10) 8.4, Dukedom (2) 8.2, Beau Pari (5) 8.1, Royal Chat (9), Faithful Knight (6)S, Miss Maudeen (11) Martial Song' (1), Lady Contact (12) Turkhudi (6) 8.0. Second Division: Dominie (13) 9.1, Alpenza (10) 8.10. Concise (7) 8.7, Flying Officer (5) 8.6, Roval Beau (3) 8.2. Antonio (1) 8.1. Revelga (11). Hilda Bells (2). Fahlwan (4). Skittles (12) Draper (8). Loud Checks (9), Signal Son (6) 8.0. Brackets: Ladv Contact and Loud Checks. Turkhudi and Signal Son. 11.45: Hunt Club Cup. £750; 2?miles: Jason Lad (4) 9.10, Dinkum Pal (2) 9.7, Hard Case (6) 9.5. Ballinabuoy (3) 9.3, Welldrop (1) ’9.2 Aratoro (5) 9.0. 12.30: Second Ranfurly Handicap. £750; seven furlongs: First Division: Moonee Valley (2) 9.3. Reeal Chase (1) 8.10, Redingote (4) 8.7. HoroYiui (13) 8.6, Silk Thread (11). Te Tui (8) 8.2, Contrive (5), Brierly (9). Easterling (7), Master Arthur (3). Hineroto (12), Kelowna Boy (10), Ladv Bian <6) 8.0. _ _ Second Division: Star Performer (5) 9.1. Ballaview (4) 8.8, Happy Issue (10) 8.7, Highland Lad (1) 8.5, Huntopay (7) 8.2, Vera Lee (6) 8.1, Noble Artist (1). The Bat (9)', St. Christophe (2), Art Shade (12), Felix Street (11),' Rhpnddavale (3) 8.0. Bracket: Rhon'ddavale and Lady Bian.

1.15: Remuera Hurdles. £1500; two miles: Bright Fox (6) 11.13, Prize Ring (1) 11.6, Boolamskee (10) 11.0. Air Port (9) 10.11, Town Echo (8), Ernada (7) 10.3, Sir Jovial (5) 9.3. Montello d'Oro (2), Victory Song

(4), Diamond King (3) 9.2, Bronze Man (11) 9.0. Brackets: Bright Fox and Town Echo; Ernada and Bronze Man. 2.5: Great Northern Steeplechase, £4000; about four miles: Brookby Song (8) 12.0, Surpeen (19) 11.0, Good Armour (12) 10.13, Prize Ring (6) 10.11, Town Survey (2), HuntingMac (20) 10.6, Merriful (5) 10.2. Hunting Dink (11) 10.1, Ernada 9.11, Bravura (3) 9.7, Dualin (18) 9.6, Golden Reign (14) 9.1. Dinkum Pal (17) Scale (7), Abbey Lu (4), Haereatu (13), Sporting Nation (16), Rival (1), Forest Glen (15), Sir Waimai (21), Abaris (10) 9.0. Brackets: Brookby Song and Hunting Dink; Forest Glen and Sir Waimai. „ „ nA 2.50: King George Handicap, flbOO; seven furlongs: Sleepy Fox (5) 9.11, Roval Scot (16) 9.3, Ascot. Lad (14) 8.12, Citation (22). Tiger Tan (12), Bonny Pay (17) 8.8, Artificer (4) 8.5. Master Ted (8) 8.2, Super Vaals (3) 8.0, Beaute (11) 7.11, Rozami (24) 7.7, Golden Pay (1) 7.6, Black Beret (13), Rosslare (15), Bridge Watcher (7) 7.5, Mindora (6) 7.2. Shirley Fox (18) 7.1, Barrow (21). Silver Lighting (9) Happy March (23), Felias (19), Gay Youth (10), Boswell Hill (20), Ga’njah (2) 7.0. 3.35: Panmure Hurdles, £750; 1:. miles: Leigh Hark (12) 10.9, Montello d’Oro (8) 10.7, The Fake (10) 10.5, Court Lad (4) 10.2. Carthage (11), Ostentatious (9) 9.7, Our Gold (2) 9.6, Benburb (6) 9.5, Jemmy Button (3) 9.4. Modern View (5) 9.3,* Skywriter (7), Toastmaster (1), King Isaacs (13) 9.0. 4.20: Carbine Plate, £750; one mile: First Division: Balintore (8), Mission School (9), Cash Order (5), General March (3), Jon Rosa (12.', Old Mack (13), Rajalal (10). Sea Ranger (2), Stanford King (.7), Te Paerata (6), Town Echo (11), Trenchant (4) 11.4, Bright Side (14), Queen Opal (1) 11.0. Second Division: Broiefort Prince (3) Camp Queen (12). Epic Hero (10) Incitatus (13). Mr Rowl (2), Parthian Shot (11), Ruaina (6), Sir Duke (14), Sweet Baffles (9), Tiercel (8), Treasure Island -41, Valsan (7) 11.4, Folkestone (5), Turkhudi (1) 11.0. j , Brackets: Trenchant and Valsan; Bright Side and Folkestone; Queen Opal and Turkhudi; Broiefort Prince and Mission School.

SOLO PARK WINS NAPIER STEEPLES

GREENMEADOWS, June 5. The weather was dull for the opening day of the Napier Park Racing Club’s winter meeting to-day. The track was in good winter condition. Results:— Moteo Hack Hurdles Handicap: 7/5 GENERAL LYTUP (Power) 1; 1/1 Trig Point 2; 4/6 Royal Duce 3. Neck; t,wo lengths. Time 2.50 3-5. First Maiden Scurry 2/2 BANDMASTER (Holland) 1; 3/3 Lady Minter 2; 6/4 Cheerful Knight. 3. Head; length. Time 1.16 3-5. Marewa Hack Handicap: 1/1 LORD LATOUR (Holland) 1; 2/3 Neap Tide 2; 6/6 Master Kip 3. Two lengths; head. Time 2.11. Napier Hack Steeples: 4/4 SOLO PARK (Wood) 1; 2/3 Find Out 2; 5/5 Royal Sward 3. Four lengths; same. Time 5.13 1-5. Second Maiden Scurry: 3/2 LADY KINDINE (Holland) 1; 3/3 Motoka 2; 1/1 Flying Bridge. Length and a haff; half a neck. Time 1.17. Strome Handicap: 1/1 WELCOME GUEST (Macfarlane) 1; 2/2 Dark Flash 2; 6/6 Lowry Bay 3. Two lengths and a half; head. Time 2.12. Flying Handicap: 5/5 COT CASE (Galvin) 1; 8/8 Beau Devoir 2; 1/1 Bonny Fair 3. Two lengths; half a length. Time 1.29. Meanee Hack Handicap: 2/3 MABEL KNIGHT (Jenkins) 1; 5/10 Farrier 2; 11/11 Vakura 3. Head; lengths. Time 1.17 3-5.

LISHEEN HAS EASY STEEPLES WIN AT WINGATUI

DUNEDIN, June 5. Lisheen completed a treble in the Otago Steeplechase for his Invercargill ownef-trainer, Mr W. E. Hazlett, when he won the Centennial Steeplechase nicely at Wingatui to-day after a. clean and solid exhibition of jumping. Mr Hazlett’s earlier winners were Oraball and True Range, but Lisheen looks of better class and may easily go on to more important success. The Dunedin Jockey Club’s winter meeting was opened in fine weather on a holding track and attracted a good attendance. The totalisator turnover for the day was £68,666, compared with £64,042 10s for last year, an increase of £4623 10s. Results Tahuna Steeplechase: 2/1 FIRST OUT (B. J. Langford) 1; 6/6 Maharajah 2; 7/7 French Glider 3. Eight lengths; length. Time 5.29. Trial Stakes: First Division: 4/3 BEAUGENCY (L. J. Ellis) coupled Chord, 1; 8/7 King of Erin coupled Running Brook 2; 11/11 Night Rider coupled Olio 3. Length; three. Time 1.19 4-5. Second Division: 12/12 MR MICAWBER (B. S. Wilson) coupled Harlev. 2; 2/4 Cricket Field coupled Crease 2; 1/1 The Turk coupled Tattoo 3. Neck; length. Time’l.l9 3-5. Otagd Hurdles: 5/2 BATAL (W. Bain) coupled John Gay 1; 6/6 Turf Topic 2; 1/3 Desert Trek 3. Five lengths; half a head. Time 3.20 3-5. Brighton Handicap: 11/14 VICTORY FLIGHT (A. J. Stokes) 1; 5/6 Sir Raimond 2; 3/3 Night Owl 3. Head; two lengths. Time 2.32 3-5. Otago Steeplechase: 1/1 LISHEEN (W. J. Hillis- 1; 7/6 Roman Son 2; 3/2 Eleanor Star 3. Two lengths; same. Time 5.29.

Birthday Handicap: 2/2 DARK ARROW (C. Stokes) 1; 6/7 Thornbridge 2; 3/4 Graeme 3. Length; two lengths. Time 2.40 1-5. Winter Handicap; 2/4 DUVAALS (L. Hare) 1; 5/6 Special Flight 2; 7/10 Lorna Leigh. Half a length; length. Time 1.32 1-5. St. Clair Handicap: 3/3 VOLOMAI (A. M. Ellis) 1; 9/8 Wee Mac 2; 4/5 Some Sal 3. Four lengths; half a length. Time 2.28 1-5.