Wellington Events

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 50, 15 March 1937, Page 10

Wellington Events

ANOTHER WIN FOR COURTCRAFT Mariara Proves His Quality ROYAL CHIEF'S. STAKES (By Telegraph— Press Associntion.) WELLINGTON, Last Night. The autunm meeting of the Wellington Bacing Oluh concluded" at Trentham on Satarday in fine weather. There was a large attendance. The track was on the soft side and slow. The totalisator handled £55,926 10/-, as against £37,389 on the corresponding day last year, The total for th© two days was £84,125, as compared with £66,828 10/- for the corresponding days last year. Eesults; NGAIO HIGHWEIGHT. Of £300; li miles.

4/5 WANANGA 9-2 (Thomson) ... 1 3/2 Spender 9.9 (■Carroll) 2 2/3 Earl Colossus 9.12 (Burgess) 3 Also started: 1/1 Red Sun, 5/4 Revival, 7/7 Brigadore, 6/6 Black Fox. Won by half a length; two lengths, E.evival was fourth- Time, 2.12. Wananga was in front with. Black Fox throuahout and he drew clear over the ^ last half and "won well. PLUNKET NURSERY HANDICAP. Of £300 ; 5 furlong.s. 1/2 COURTOBAFT 8.9 (Atkins) 1 4/4 The Crooner 8.3 (TatterBall) ... 2 5/8 Top Row 8.3 (Jeunings) 3 Also started; 2/1 Only Oue, 3/3 Relative, 8/6 Son and Heir. 7/7 Lazybones, 5/5 Screainer, 9/9 Accomplice car. 7.9. Won by two lengths ; half a head. Only One was fourth. Timeu, 1.1. !Won all th© way comfortaWy. NORTH ISLAND CHALLENGE STAKES. Of £500 ; 7 furlongs. 4 ROYAL CHIEF, 7.8 (Wiggins) 1 « 2 Papei- Slipper 9.6 (Humphries) 2 2 Haughty Winner 7.5 (Messervoy) 3 Also started: 1 Francis Drake, 3 thuoke Screen. Won by "a nose; a head. Smoke • •Screen was foutfh. Time, 1.272. The aecond and third horses were bracketed, . RoyaJ Ohief was last in the running lo the ^tdaight and the others were well bunched. Royal Chief came sensationally on the'outer and in a blanket Imish just won ■ AUTUMN HANDIOAP. Of £600; 1 mile 3 furlongs. 2/2 MABTARA 8.10 (Tattersall) l •8/9 Korero 7.7 (Leaeh) 2 13/13 Entail car. 7.8 (Forsyth) ... 3 Also started: 6/6 Silver Ring, 1/1 Wild Chase, 3/3 Queen of Cong, 10/8 Hazoor, 7/7 Sunee, 6/5 Tunueller, 4/4 Arctic King, 9/10 Big Dook. 11/11 Last llefrain, 12/12 Rona Bay. Won by two lengjths. Martara led all the way, There was a clos© finish for second between the next three, who bad followed th© winner throughout. Wild Chase was .fourth. Time, 2*21^. OHAMPION HACK OUP. Of £500; including £100 gold cup; 1 mile and 3 furlongs. 12/10 REIPAE, 7.11 (Edwards) ... 1 11/13 Catalogue 8.12 (Wiggins) ... 2 V\ Maestro 8.5 (Bufgess) 3 Also started. 10/12 Gay Hunter, 2/2 Byazen King (fell), 5/7 Oern© Abbas, 3/4 Roaming car 8.8, 4/3 Soho, 7/9 Terry, 6/6 Lady Siegfried car S.IJ, 8/6 Stratosphere car, '*8.1, 13/13 Laggard, 9/8 Sanhedrin. 16/15 Lady Wessex, 14/14 Rousseau, Won all th© way, Catalogue just beatiua Maestro, both being followers of the winner in ihe running, Cerne Abbas was fourth. Time, 2.245. SUBURBAN HANDICAP. Of £450; 6 furlongs. 2/2 GOLD BOA 9.6 (Mackie) 1 4/5 Ben Braggie 7.9 (Bronghton) 2 3/3 Karl 8.0 (Atkins) 3 Also started: 1/1 Dungarvan^ 6/7 Emissary, 7/6 Knockfin, 5/4 Sansfoy, 3/3 Flammarion (bracketed with Karl), 9/9 Accej)table car. 7.9, 8/8 Deficit. Won all the way handily. Half a length, four lengths. Deficit was fourth. Time, 1.12 BELMONT HACK HANDICAP Of £300 ; 6 furlongs. 3/3 NELUMBO 7.10 (Wiggins) ... 1 11/11 Good Sun car. 7.2 (A. Q. Messervey) 2 1/1 The Bigot 8.1 (Morris) 3 Also started: 4/2 Old Surrey, 2/4 Myriam, 7/7 Imposturo, 6/6 Sunbeam. 6/5 Alunga, 10/10 Sea Wrack, 13/13 Galteeniore car. 7.8J, 12/12 Haupangd, 8/8 Peacock, 9/9 Sunny Blonde car 7.9. Nelumbo came brilliantly at the finish. to cut down Good Sun, who, witb Alunga, had led to the stiaight. The Bigot just failed to reach Good Sun. Won by a length ; a head. Imposture ! was fourth. Timo, 1.14J. I HUTT HANDICAP. Of £400; 1 mi]©. ! 1/1 OHIEF RANGER 8.6 (Morns) 1 ! 4/4 Debham car. 7.8J (Broughton) 2 0/5 Mandamus 7-9 (Atkins) 3 Also started; 3/3 Fi-iesland, 2/2 Conoortpitch. 6/ 6Travoiina car. 8.6, 8/9 flpris. 7/7 Alby, 10/10 Darecourt, 9/8 Pukeko. Won by a length and a-half ; balf 4 length. Epris was fourth. Time, 1.40-J. 1 Travenna and Epris led to th©

straight from Chief Rangev. The lat ter thon moved forward for a decisivf win.