Cup to Ponty

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 5, 21 January 1937, Page 10

Cup to Ponty

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TRENTHAM UPSET Favourites Beaten On Opening Day GOLD BOA, FRANCIS DRAKE

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•WELLIN GTOJN , Jan. ZU. The -summer meeting of the Wellington Racing Club opened at Trentham to-day in fine and warm weather after a stormy night. The track was a trifle dead, but improved rapidly. There was a large attendanee. The totalisator handled £43,311 10/-. For the Cup day last year the figure was £40,959, and there was an off day on the seeond day, when the figure was £27,987. Results: — TRENTHAM HIGHWEIGHT. 5/6 LADY INA (C. Thomson) .... 1 1/1 Maestro (P. Burgess) 2 7/7 Soho (C. Stratton) 3 Also lan: 12/12 Soloist, 9/9 Stratosphere, 3/3 Convivial, 2/2 Reeolleetion, 4/4 Cricket, 10/8 Otaki, 8/10 Brigadore, 6/6 Earl Colossus, 12/11 Lady Siegfried, 17/17 Laggard, 11/10 Bonny Glow, 15/16 Lady We&sex, 13/13 Southern Blood, 15/14 Trevelyn Hold. Won by half a neek and 14 lengths. Earl Colossus was fourth. Time, 1.41J. Lady Ina and Soho led all the way. Maestro challenged in the straight, but, while he beat Soho, he could not reach Lady Ina. They were elear of the remainder. WELLINGTON STAKES. 2/1 EBANCIS DRAKE (Broughton) 1 5/4 Brunhilde (Hibberd) 2 4/5 The Crooner car. 7.2$ (Wiggins) 3 Also xan; 1/2 Paper Slipper, 9/8! Caudico, 6/6 Dawning Light, 8/9 Nelumbo, 3/3 Greenwich. car. 6.11$, 7/7 Relative car. 6.12. Won by three lengths and half a length. Paper Slipper was fourth. Time, |60$. Greenwich and Brunhilde led Francis Drake to the straight, where Greenwich retired. Erancie Drake ?an on to overwhelm Bunhilde. The Crooner finished fast, but could not overhaul Brunhilde. APPRENTICES ' PLATE, 4/3 MITTIE (Lamb) 1 7/6 Day Dress (Messervy) 2 9/8 Old Surrey (Caliahan) 3 Also rau; 3/4 Airing, 5/5 Export, 8/10 War Lap car. 8.2, 11/11 Good Sun car. 7.6, 10/9 Master Limond car. 8.6, 1/1 Petersham, 6/7 The Bigot, 2/2 Rotoma. War Lap and Day Dress were the pacemakers from Mittie. Mittie took « charge at the last furlong, but Day Dress, vigorously ridden, almost got up again on the post. FITZHERBERT HANDICAP. 6/4 HAUGHTY WINNER (Huinphries) 1 1/1 Geira (Broughton) 2 3/3 Icing (Peck) . ...t. ........... 3 Also ran*. 9/9 Wildflower, 10/11 Screen Star car. 8.2, 15/13 SeaEam, 2/2 Yfcle, 5/o Sigurd, 8/6 Son aud Heir, 10/13 Moreenary, 7/8 Muiatto, 16/16 Sly Fox, 4/7 Accomplice, 13/16 Aureus, 14/14 Dairy Dale, 11/10 Hineata car. 6.8, 12/15 Parinui, 17/18 Raroa. Won by two lengths each way. Accomplice was fourth. Time, 00g-. The placed hors&s were in front all the way, Haughty Winner scoring very decisively over the final furlong. WELLINGTON CUP. 9/9 PONTY (Atkins) 1 4/4 Lowenberg (Dulieu) 2 16/16 Tunneller (Tattersall) ...... 3 Also ran: 1/2 Flood Tide, 7/5 Argentic, 2/1 Queen of Song, 15/15 Yintage, 5/7 Dungarvan, 10/10 Spiral, 8/11 Davolo, 3/3 Oratory,. 13/12 Eer-sen, 6/6 Hazoor, 12/8 Sbotland, 11/13 Tiger Gain, 18/18 Guaranteo, 22/22 Great Star, 19/10 Lapel, 20/2.1 Limbohm, 9/9 Polydora (coupled with Ponty), 14/14 Eebel Lad, 17/18 Rona Bay, 16/16 Terry. Won by a length and two lengths. Tiger Gain, was fourth. Time, 2.32$. Terry and Great Star made a sound pace, leading a bunch also comprising Oratory, Dungarvan and Ponty, and then Tiger Gain clear of Lowenberg. Dungarvan and Lowenberg made fast forward moves round the home turn. Lowenberg dropped the leading bunch bar Ponty, who challenged in the straight and won decisively'. RUAPEHU HANDICAP. 9/9 DEBHAM (P. Burgess) 1 2/2 Tosh (Winder) 2 8/6 Cape Garbo (A. E. Ellis) .... 3 Also ran: 1/1 Orate, 6/8 Lacquer, 3/3 The Buzzer, 7/6 Thermidor, 13/13 Sansfoy, 4/4 Jazz Boy, 32/32 Sanhedrim, 5/5 Orange Bud, 31/11 Count Siegfried, 10/30 Toorak, 14/14 Potter. Wou by two lengths und three lengths. 'L'hermidor was fnurth. Time, 1.13. Jazz Boy made all the pace, nut stopped in the straight, where 'Tosh and Debh&m drew out, Debhaiu gomg ' on strongly for a decisive win. TELEGRAPH HANDICAP. 2/2 GOLD BOA (Mackie) ........ 1 4/1 Royal Dance (L. J. Ellis) .... 2 1/1 Laughing Lass (S. Wilson)' .. 3 Also ran: 8/11 Namaicia, 9/9 Knockfin, 7/5 Pakanui, 12/12 Greek Gold, 3/3 Concertpitch, 10/10 Lady Kyra, 6/7 Karl, 14/14 Lochlaggan, 35/35 Lone Raider car. 7-9, .11/8 Deflcit and Fulojoy (bracketed), 13/13 Mata Hari, 5/6 Peter Beckford. Won by five lengths and half a head. Fulojoy was fourth. Time, 1.12$. Gold Boa made an exhibition of the

field, rumiing • away to wiu with the greatest of ease. lioyal Dance ju-st got Laughing Lass on the post, the others weli bacli. ANN1VERSARY HANDICAP. 2/3 HAUT MONDE (Broughton) .. 1 3/2 Chief- Ranger (Morris) i 2 6/6 Pladie (A. E. Ellis) ........ 3 Also ran: 5/5 Friesland, 12/12 Passion Flower, 13/14 Rebel Chief, 1/1 Shy," 4/4 .Land Raid, 14/13 Jubilee Song, 7/7 Bun Fight, 8/8 Corroboree, 11/9 Geitel, 10/11 Manetho, 9/L0 Metal Bird. Won by a length and half a neek. Friesland was fourth. Time, 1.41$. Haut Monde led all' the way and won farrly comfortably from Chief Ranger, who had been with him throughout. Pladie and Friesland were also always near the front.