WANGANUI JOCKEY CLUB

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22985, 14 September 1936, Page 13

WANGANUI JOCKEY CLUB

ICING WINS DEBUTANTE STAKES THE GUINEAS TO DEFICIT (Per United Press Association) WANGANUI, Sept. 12. The Wanganui Jockey Club’s spring meeting was concluded to-day in fine weather and before an increased attendance. The track was good, but slightly soft. The totalisator handled £15,653, against £12,109, making the total for the meeting £24,926 10s, compared with £19,152 10s. an increase of £5774. An inquiry was held into the fall of Spiral and West Tor in the Higgle Handicap, and it was announced that Spiral got on the heels of Full Trottle and brought down West Tor, who followed, the incident being accidental. Neither Peck nor Jenkins, the respective riders, suffered more than bruises and abrasions. Following are the results:— DEBUTANTE STAKES, Of lOOsovs. Four furlongs and a-quarter. 3 G. M. Currie’s b f ICING (Limond —Aspec), 8.0 (E. Peck) 1 2—W. Higgins’s b c SIGURD (Siegfried—All Bright). 8.5 (Wilson). 2 5—A. Symes's b g SCREEN STAR (Siegfried Painted Screen), 8.5 (Morris) 3 Also started: 7 Ticket 8.0, 6 Greenwich 8.0, 1 Aiwai 8.0, 10 Fairy Dale 8.0, 4 Girl Pat 8.0. 8 Jolly 8.0. 9 Wild Flower 8.0. , Won by a head, with two lengths between second and third. Aiwai was fourth. Time, 53 3-ssec. Screen Star and Sigurd were followed by Icing, Aiwai and Girl Pat into the straight, and Icing got up to win narrowly. GONVILLE HURDLES, Of 140sovs. One mile and threequarters. 2 LUCIDUS, 9.7 (Day) 1 4 BRIGADORE, 10.9 (Jenkins) .. 2 3 MIDACRE, 10.3 (Taylor) .. .. 3 Also started: 1 Valpai 10.8, 5 Don Erma 9.7, 6 Artful Dodger 9.0. 7 Prince Reno 9.0. Won by three lengths, with two lengths between second and third. Valpai was fourth. Time, 3min 15sec. Lucidus soon had charge and was followed by Artful Dodger, Don Erma, Valpai and Brigadore with a mile to go Midacre, Brigadore and Valpai attended Lucidus into the straight, where Lucidus was not really troubled.

TRIAL HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. 2 MANDAMUS, 8.11 (Atkins) .. 1 3 SEA WRACK, 7.8 (Wilson) .. 2 I—MAY SONG, 8.3 (Anderson) .. 3 Also started: 6 Airing 7.13, 5 Lavish 7.10, 8 Kia Tere car. 7.8£, 7 Sunny Blonde car. 7.8, 4 Cloudy Bay car. 7.8, 10 Mazzini car. 7.8, 11 Laggard car. 7.8 J. 9 Count Siegfried 7.7. 12 Meritor car. 7.8 j. Won by a length, with two lengths and a-half between second and third. Airing was fourth. Time, Imin 16 l-ssec. Mandamus and May Song led into the straight, with Sea Wrack, Airing and Kia Tere following. The result was never in doubt. WANGANUI GUINEAS. Of 250sovs. One mile. 7—W. Higgins’s b c DEFICIT (Lackham —Passbook, 3yrs, 8,10 (Wilson) 1 4T. A. Duncan’s LAUGHING LASS. 8.5 (Morris) 2 I—F.1 —F. Ormond's KARL, 8.10 (Atkins) 3 Also started: 8 Siegmund 8.10, 3 Brazen King 8.10, 2 Gallic 8.10, o Dawning Light 8.5, 6 Imposture 8.5. Won by two lengths, with a nead between second and third. Brazen King was fourth. Time, Imin 44 l-ssec Laughing Lass and Karl disputed the lead to the straight from Deficit, Gallic, Imposture and Brazen King, but once straightened up Deficit came through to win decisively, the next three being almost in line, Brazen King coming fast from the rear, and Dawning Light was next. HIGGIE HANDICAP, Of 200sovs. One mile and a distance. 7—DELRAIN, car. 7.8 i (R. Horne) 1 4—FULL THROTTLE, 8.1 (L. H. Clifford) 2 1— BOOMERANG, 8.5 (S. Wilson) 3 Also started; 5 Spiral 9.5 (fell), 2 West Tor 8.5 (fell), 6 Gasman 7.7, 3 Red Sand car. 7.2. Won by halt a neck, with threa lengths between second and third. Time, Imin 57 2-ssec. Red Sand was fourth. Full Throttle, Red Sand, and Delrain led Spiral at the half-mile, but Spiral was going up to the leaders at two furlongs when he fell, cringing down West Tor. Delrain got the inside running in the straight to win narrowly. MOUTOA HACK HANDICAP, Of ISOsovs. One mile and a distance. 2 8.11 (P. Burgess) .... 1 3 ORAC, 8.10 (J. M’Laughlin) ... 2 13—RUAFORM, car. 7.9 (J. Leach) 3 Also started: 1 Hunting Maid 9.0, 5 Entheos 8.13, 12 Master Cyklon 8.5, 10 Leo Colossus 8.5, 5 Lady Voyonne 7.11, 9 Wahine Nui car. 7.12, 7 Recollection car. 7.11, 14 Mirth car. 7.9, 15 The Tramp car. 7.2, 11 Whetuma car. 7.8 i, 4 The Sandwichman car. 7.8, 3 Padnos car. 7.8. Won by half a neck, with half a length between second and third. Time, Imin 58 2-ssec. Hunting Maid was fourth. Orac, The Sandwichman, Master Cyklon, Ruaform, Wotan, Entheos and Hunting Maid led into the straight, but Wotan finished best and Ruaform also did well. OWEN HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. 4 ROYAL SECRET, 8.3 (W. J. Broughton) 1 3—DUNGARVAN, 9.2 (W. Pine) .. 2 1— NOTIUM, 8.0 (P. Atkins) .... 3 Also started: 6 Jonathan 10.3, 7 Red Manfred 9.7. 2 Farmer 8.12, 5 Passion Flower 8.9, Won by a length and a-half, vyith a length between second and third. Time, Imin 14 l-ssec. Jonathan was fourth. . , _ Passion Flower and Notium led Farmer to the straight, where Dungarvan came fast, but failed to catch the pacemsksr SPRING HANDICAP. Of lOOsovs. Five furlongs. 1 SURELLA, 7.13 (S. Tremain) .. 1 2 PHILEMUP, 7.10 (H. Wiggins) .. 2 9—HATUMA, car 8.7 J (H. Young) 3 Also started: 4 Sardius 8.3, 7 Moquette 8.0, 5 Free Gold 7.11, 3 Impersonator 7.11, 6 Fast Acre car. 7.13 i, 8 Glenation 7.7, 10 Cycloyean 7.7 (left at the post) Won by two lengths, with three lengths between second and third Time, Imin 2sec. Surella led Philemup and Hatuma to the straight and won easily. Free Gold was fourth. NOTES ON THE RACING (Special to Daily Times) WANGANUI. Sept. 12. Aiwai was favourite for the Debutante Stakes, but she drew No. 9, and although she showed early pace the effort to get up to the leaders saw her fail to run on. There was no outstanding runner, but Icing put up a good performance and finished very resolutely. She is a half-sister to Aspian. Lucidus made a one-horse race of the Hurdles. He went to the front early and stayed there. He had a big break with the race half over, but was held hard and had sufficient reserve in the finish 1o win very comfortably from Brigadore. who stayed on better than Midacre. Valpai was next. Valpai was the favourite, but he jumped ba May Song and Sea Wrack were the choice’ of backers in the Trial after several of the form horses had been scratched. They both ran well but at the finish were decisively beaten by Mandamus. Mandamus finished like a very resolute stayer. Deficit’s win in the Guineas was a mild surprise,-but he won well on the day, staying the journey much better than more fancied opponents. .Deficit was always well placed in behind the pacemakers, Laughing Lass and Kan, with Gallic handy on the outer of Deficit. The others were strung out behind. There was no change in the order all the way, but on the turn Brazen King, who had been well back in second last place, began to move up. Laughing Lass and Karl led Deficit into the straight, with Deficit going exceptionally well. It was obvious he would win if he could get a clear run, and as soon as they straightened up he ran to the front and won comfortably from Laughing Lass, who kept her head in front of Karl. Brazen King was only another head away, and Dawning Light and Gallio were next. Deficit could not win the hack race on Thursday, yet he beat both Karl and Laughing Lass handsomely. Similarly, Brazen King improved, and there is no doubt he should have won. He made up a tremendous lot of ground in a fast run race. Gallio improved, but was well beaten at the finish. The Higgle Handicap was marred by the fall of Spiral on the turn as he was challenging the leaders, Full Throttle and Delrain, while West Tor fell over him just as he was beginning to move up from the rear. Boomerang and Gasman were also badly interfered with. This left Delrain and Full Throttle to fight out the finish, the former winning narrowly and at double figures. Boomerang was third, but he had lost too much ground at the time of the accident to do any better Wotan held on well at the finish of the Moutoa Hack to wear down Orac, who again attempted to win all the way. Hunting Maid, who was favourite, with L. J. Ellis up, got a poor passage and was an unlucky fourth. Recollection ran a creditable race for six or seven furlongs, but was not suited by the track. The favourite, Notium, could finish only third in the Owen Handicap, which Royal Secret won from end to end. Dungarvan made a determined effort to reach Royal Secret in the straight, but the winner won well, thus gaining her second success at the meeting Notium was always well placed, but could make no impression in tbe run home. Jonathan looked likely when he poked up on the rails just after entering the straight, but his condition would not permit him to go on, and he weakened into fourth place. Red Manfred was a close fifth. Jonathan and Red Manfred should be improved with their racing. Farmer was prominent to the turn, and then faded. The Aucklanders Surella and Philemup were favourites for the Spring Hack Handicap, and they finished urst and second. They were always in front, and Surella was always going well to win very decisively. Hatuma, one of the first to begin, was third, and Free Gold was fourth ahead, of Impersonator and Moquette Surelk is very speedy, and is a good-looking colt who should make a smart sprinter. Impersonator was never dangerous.