TWO NEW RECORDS AT ELLERSLIE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 15, 11 October 1937, Page 14

TWO NEW RECORDS AT ELLERSLIE

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Smoke Screen Wins the Guineas SMALL B0Y THE CUP

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*" AUCKLAND, Oct. 9. The Auckland Racing Club's spring meeting opened at Ellerslie to-.day in ideal weather and there was an attendance of 13,000. The track was fast and the totalisator handled £42,647 10s, a3 eompared with £34,631 last year, the increase being £8016 10s. Results: — TRIAL HUEDLE RACE, of £300; 1J miles. • " 3 LADY BULER, 10.11 (F. E. Baker) 1 4 Count Roussillon, 9.0 (H. Turner) 2 1 Lady England, 10.3 (L. Dulieu) 3 Also started: 2 Sporting Song (fell),. 7 Sir Russell, 10 Gowanlea ca>r. 9,2, 5 Kilberis (fell) car. 9.2, 8 Celtic Lad (fell) car. 9.3, 9 United, 6 Stanstead. Won by a neck; five lengths. Time, 3.18.. The rider of Kilberis, N. Trillo, was taken to hospital suffering from coneussion but his condition is not considered to be serious. 8 GREAT NORTHERN GUINEAS, of £700; 1 mile. 2 SMOKE SCREEN, 8.10 (B. H. Morris) 1 1 Royal Chief, 8.10 (L. J. Ellis) 2 5 Trilliarch, 8.10 (R. E. Horne) . . 3 Also started: 8 Auto Sweep,'7 Baliitayar, 3 Royal Bachelor, 6 Airam, 4 Wildflower. Won.by a head; 2i lengths. Time, 1.37 2-5— a race recorct. Af ter a furlong Royal Bachelor showed the way to Smoke iScreen, Airam, Balinavar, Wildflower and Royal Chief. At the halfway Royal Bachelor still held a lead of three lengths but Smoke Screen had moved up by the home turn 1 in c'ompany with Royal Chief and Airam. Once in line for the judge Smoke Screen assumed the lead, just staving off the determined challenge from Royal Chief by a head in an exciting finish. Trilliarch was 24 lengths away third and Airant was fourth. SHORTS HANDICAP, of £400; 6 furlongs. 5 GOLDEN SHEILA, 7.10 (H. Long) .. 1 2 Anion, car. 7.3 (H. N. Wiggins) 2 7 Galilee, car. 7.9$ (R. W. Mc- . Tavish) 3 Also started: 1 Gallio, 4 Whirling, 8 Kelly, 9 Prince Acre car. 8.1$, 3 Royal Dance car. 7.12, 6 Tosh car. 7.12, 10 Crooning. Won by a nose, three-quarters of a length. Time, 1.13 1-5. Galilee took charge after two fur- • longs from Anion, Prince Acre, Tosh, Golden Sheila, Royal Dance and Gallio. After leading into the straight Galilee was deposed by Anion at the dist'ance but Anion weakened and Golden Sheila snatched a victory by a nose. Galillee was three-quarters of a length back third and Gallio fourth. MITCHELSON CUP, of £1050; 1$ miles. 12 SMALL BOY, car.- 7.3 (H. N.' Wiggins) .. 1! 2 Cerne. Abbas, 7.6 (C. G. Goulsbro) 21 3 Scotland, 8.8 (R. W. McTavish) 3 Also started: 7 King Rey, 1 Taitoru, • 13 Master Brierly, 8 Ferson, 5 Boomer- ; ang, 10 Day Wind, 4 Mungatoon, 9 | Kiltowyn car. 7.54, 6 Knight of Australia, 15 Tybalt, 16 Loombination car. 7.6$, 17 Huskie car. 7.3, 14 Gay Rebel, 11 Entail car. 7.2. Won by three-quarters of a length; 1$ lengths. Time, 2.32 — a race record and equal to the course record. Running to th© front after two furlongs Knight of Australia made play from Day Wind, Taitoru, Mungatoon, Cerne Abbas, King Rey and Huskie. Little change was effeeted in the leading positions to the etraight Where Knight of Australia was followed by Taitoru, Day Wind, Cerne Abbas, Small Boy and Mungatoon. At the distance Small Boy and Cerne Abbas hit the front, Small Boy winning by threequarters of a length, Cerne Abbas being 1$ lengths ahead of Scotland. Mungatoon was fourth followed by Loombination, Boomerang, Gay Rebel, Knight of Australia, Taitoru and Tybalt. HUNTERS ' STEEPLECHASE, of £300; about 2$ miles. j 3 ALL IRISH, 12.5 (J. McRae) .. U 1 Lochiel Lad, 10.10 (R. E. Thomson) .. • • .. .. «. • • •• • . • 2 8 Domo, 9.3 (P. Mclnally) 3 Also started: 4 Red Fox (fell) car. J.ll, 6 Grantham (fell), 5 Mio Lume (rau off), 2 Rozel (fell), 7 Adsum (fell). Won by a neck; 200 yards). Time, (.58. WELCOME STAKES, of £500; 5 furlongs. 1 1 PROTECTOR, 8.5 (L. J. Ellis) 1 2 Namara, 8.5 (S. Cleaver) .. .. 2 4 Eastern Heir, 8.5 (J. Mclnally) 3 Also started: 6 Gay Hussar, 5 Nordic . 1 Song, 7 Wynardo, 3 Mihga car. 8.2$. > Won by 1$ lengths; three-quarters of ' a length. Time, 1.1. ] GORDON HANDICAP, of £400; 6 furlongs. j 1 PALUSTRE, 8.8 (T. Gfeen) . . 1 8 Besiege, 9.3 (C. G. Goulsbro) .. 2 i 5 Inver, 8.8 (L. J. Ellis) * 3 ' ! Also started: 4 Black Musk, 3 Rol- ' licker, 2 Marie's Acre, 10 Royal Pas- ! sage, 9 Captain Bruce, 6 Tui Nui car. 7.9, ' 7 Dragon Jloth, 13 Student Prince car. 7.0$, 20 Olivette, 17 My Money car. 7.13, 11 Land Girl ear. 7.4, 12 Gold Eagle car. 8.3, bracketed with Hutana car. 7.4, 16 Maereana car. 7.1$, 15 Seven Seas bracketed with Tiverton car. 7.10, 14 Bronze King bracketed

with Prival, 18 Ohmaha car. 7.2$, 19 Piracy car. 7.11$. Won by one length; three-quarters of, a length. Time, 1.13 3-5. FLYING HANDICAP, of £400; 7 furlongs. i 7 ROUND UP, ear. 7.3 (H. N. Wiggins) 1 2 Lornacre, 7.10 (H. Long) 2 4 6 Mazir, 8.5 (C. G. Goulsbro) .... 3 Also started: 4 Royal Appellant, 6 Stretto bracketed ' with Mazir, 1 Debham, 11 Sinking Fund, 5 Jonathan, 9 Golden Blonde, 12 Merial, 8 .Dark Shadow, 3 Paso Robles, 13- Valise, 10 Kilonsa. Won by three-quarters' of a length; a | neck. Time, 1.25-