Heavy Going

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 48, 12 March 1937, Page 8

Heavy Going

— Presa Association.)

TRENTHAM OPENING Thompson Handicap Won by Friesland

DUNGARVAN'S RAILWAY

(By Telegraph-

WELLINGTON, Last Night. The autumn meeting of the Wellington Racing Club opened at Trentham to-day in showery weather, which cleared after the first race, but the day was cold though sunny. The track was heavy early. It impcroved later but was always soft and slow. The attendance was small and the totalisator handled £28,198 10/-. There was no corresponding day last year, when the meeting extended over three days, but on St. Patrick's Day twelve months ago the total was £29,439 10/-. Kesults: — RIMU HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP, , of £300; 1£ miles. j 8-7 LAGGABD, 9.0 (P. Burgess) 1 7-6 Bed Sun, 11.4 (Jenkins) 2j 2-1 Spender, 9.8 (Carroll) .... 3, ' Also started: 3-3 Beau Gallante, 4-4. ; B.evival, 1-2 Wananga, 5-8 Brigadore, ' 6-5 Lady Wessex. Won by a head; two lengths. Beviv- • tal was fourth. Time, 2.17. ! Laggard came from behind ■ the early leaders, Beau Gallante and Be- j vival, to take charge in the straight j and stall ofE a strong late run by Bed ' Sun. ; TRIAL PLATE, of £300; 7 furlongs. | 4-4 MYEIAM, 8.5 (Broughton) .. 1 j 7-6 Sunbeam, car. 8.6 (Hall) .... 2 ' 6-5 Southern Blood (Morris) .. 3 ' Also started; 8-8 Galteemore, 3-2 Good Sun, 10-10 Haupangi, 1-1 Nelumbo, 2-3 Peacock, 5-7 Bapa Waiata, 9-9 Waitohi!. Won by two lengths; a length. Ne- . lumbo was fourth. Time, 1.32J. Nelumbo led Myriam to the straight where Myriam took charge and won easily, Sunbeam coming through for a decisive second. N.Z. ST. LEGEB STAKES, of £400; j l£ miles. 1 WILDCHASE, 8.10 (Humphries) 1 2 Martara, 8.10 (Tattersall) .... 2 3 Cerne Abbas, 8.7 (Goulsbro) .. 3 The only starters. Won by five lengths; 10 lengths. Time, 3.9£. Martara made the pace but Wild ■Chase was on terms entering the straight and he then drew away for a very easv win. PACIFIG HANDICAP, of £500; 6 furlongs. 2-2 SMOKE SCREEN, 8.11 (Morris) A 3 6-8 Only One, 7.10 (S. Wilson) . » 2 1-1 Haughty Winner, 9.4 (Humphries) .... 3 ' Also started; 3-3 Boyal Chief, 9-9 Top Bow, 5-5 Belative, 4-4 The Crooner, 8-7 Lazybones, 7-6 Screamer, 10-10 Accomplice, 11-11 Mother-in-Law. Won by a short head; length. Tho t Crooner was fourth. Time, 1.16. Belative, Only One and Haughty { Winner were most prominent to tho j straight where the latter pair drew out. ! Smoke Screen challenged over the ■ last furlong and just got up in the last ! few strides. THOMPSON HANDICAP, of £750; i 1 mile. j 2-2 FRIESLAND, 8.6 (S. Wilson) 1 ' ! 3-3 Chief Banger, 8.1 (Morris) 2 ! 6-4 Arctic King, 7.11 (Broughton) 3 ! Also started; 10-10 Silver Bing, 1-.1 : !Paper Slipper, 7-7 Travenna car. 8-7, 8-8 Epria, 4-6 Haut Monde, 5-5 Debharu, 12-13 Rona Bay, 9-9 Alby, 11-11 Brazen King car, 7.9, 14-12 Darecourt, 13-13 Entail. , Won by a length and a-half; two lengths. Haut Monde was fourth. Time. 1.434. •

Debham, Alby, Chief Banger, Epris, Haut Monde and Paper Slipper"^ comprised the leading division to tho Btraight where Haut Monde and Chief Bangor drew out with Paper Slipper handy. Friesland then finished solidly on the outer and won going away, Haut Monde and Paper Slipper weakening and giving way to Arctic King. TINAKORI HACK HANDICAP, | of £300; 7 furlongs. j 3-3 GAY HUNTER, 9.2 (P. ! Burgess) . . -II 4-4 Old Surrey, 8.5 (Tattersall) . Si 7-7 Imposture, 7.13 (Broughton) . s' Also started: 6-6 Eari. Colossug c*r.| 8.2, Sanhedrim, 2-1 The Bigot, 1-2 Alunga, 8-8 Sunny Blonde. Three-quarters of a length; two. Sanhedrim was fourth. Time, 1.32. The Bigot and Old Surrey led to the straight where the latter took charge, but Gay Hunter, finishing on the rails from the xear, bgat him home decisively. ' RAILWAY HANDIGAP, of £450; 6 furlongs. 1-1 DUNGARVAN, 9.3 (L. A. ' Pine) i 5 6 Sansfoy, 7.7 (Forsyth) .... 2 4-3 Knockfin, S.5 (C. T. Wilsou) . 3 Also started: 2-2 Laughing Lass, 3-4 Karl, 7-7 Acceptable car. 7.9, 6-5 Deflci^t. Won by a neck; a length and a half. Karl was fourth. Time, 1.15. Dungarvan took charge from the pacemaker, Knockfin, entering thc straight and stalled off a strong late run by Sansfoy, SILVERSTREAM HANDICAP, of £300; 1 mile. 3-4 GATALOGUE, 8.8 (Atkins) . 1 7-7 Reipar car. 7.5 (Edwards) . . 2 : 4-2 Lady Siegfried, 8.4 (Gouls- j bro) 3 Also started; 1-1 Roaming, 6-6 LucuJ;lus Lad, 5-5 Stratosphere, 2-3 Rous- !«•»«, 8-8 Sea Wrack.

Half a neck; two lengths. Stratosphere was fourth. Time, 1.45 J. , Reipar ran to the front early and tried to win all the way but Catalogue «ame in straight with a well-sustaihed 'challenge and won naTrowly.