RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 4033, 30 June 1931, Page 53

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

NAPIER PARK RACES. First Day—Thursday, June 25. The- Napier Park Racing Club’s winter meeting was opened in fine weather. There was a fair attendance. , The totalisator handled £5435. as against £9060 for the first day last year. The results were as follow:— MOTEO HACK HURDLES. One mile and a-half. 1— WARZONE. 9.11 (Blanch) .. .. 1 3 THE WARDEN, 9.5 (Burgess) .. 2 9—OKAPUA. 9.0 (Skipper)' .. .. 3 Also started: 5 Goshawk 10.13, 2 White Fang 10.3. 11 Battlement 9.11, 10 Masher 9.3, 4 Princess Elizabeth 9.2. 6 Cook (fell), 7 Bennanee, 8 Day Lass 9.0. Won by a length, with two lengths between second and third. Time. 2min 51 2-ssec. PETANE HACK STEEPLES. Two miles. 2 — WINTER DAY. 9.11 (Mathieson) 1 S—BON AYRAN. 9.0 (M'Donald) .. 2 4—KAOKAOROA. 9.4 (Griffiths) .. 1 Also started: 6 Call Again 9.11, 3 Sir Moment 9.8, 9 Modestrian, 8 Beau Regal. 1 Rigoletto, 7 Cloyne 9.0. Won by two lengths, .with 15 lengths between second and third. Time. 4min 22 3-ssee. MEEANEE HACK HANDICAP. Six furlongs, 2— NAVAHO. 9.11 (Robinson) .. .. 1 3— NIGHT SPEAKER, 9.5 (Morris) 2 7—LADY RONALD. 9.0 (Ridgway) 3 Also started: 9 False Scent 10.6, S Repay 9.10, 5 Moatoa 9.8, 7 Beverage 9.7 6 Rapallo 9.3. 4 Hystride 9.2. Won by three-quarters of a length, with one length between second and third. Time, Imin 19sec. NAPIER STEEPLECHASE. About two miles and a-half. 2— DISRANK, 9.11 (Jenkins) .. .. 1 I—RED FUCHSIA. 11.8 (M'Donald) 2 3— PANGOLIN. 9.9 (Miles) .. .. 3 Also started: 4 Fine Acre 10.0 (fell), ti Handy 9.5. 5 Woden 9.2, 7 Dapper Boy 9.0.

Handy led early, followed by Disrank Pangolin, and Woden. This order was maintained till Pangolin moved to the front at the stand double, Red Fuchsia displacing Woden in fourth position. Across the back Disrank was in the van from Fine Acre, Red Fuchsia, and Handy Fine Acre fell at the brush. Disrank. Red Fuchsia, and Pangolin were first into the straight, the first-named going on to win comfortably by 10 lengths from Red Fuchsia, who beat Pangolin by 15 lengths Handy was fourth. Immediately after the race Woden collapsed and died in the birdcage. Time "min 12 4-ssec. MAIDEN SCURRY, Five furlongs. 1— HAPPY HIT (Morris) + 2— DICK WHITTINGTON (Dulieu) -| H—BELL BOY (Wiggins) -3 Also started: 6 Abason. 8 Pikiti,,7 Mon Roi, 5 Crown Jest, 4 Valma, 3 Sweet Sue, 10 Lady Wangaehu, 9 Corneroff. Won by four lengths. Time. Imin 4 2-ssec. STEWARDS’ STAKES. One mile. 3— KAHIKATOA, 9.13 (Ellis) 1 9--MANIFESTO, 9.0 (Atkins) .. .. 2 1 -PEWA, 9.7 (Green) 3 Also started: 6 Great Charter 10.10, 8 Head Serang, 5 Royal Songster, 2 Ankira 9.5, 7 Rory Mor 9.3. 4 Cuticle, 10 Gaze 9.0. Won by half a length, a length between second and third. Time, Imin 45 l-ssec. SETTLERS’ HACK HANDICAP, Seven furlongs. 2— RASOULI. 9.12 (Morris) 1 3— CHIEF SAVAGE, 9.4 (Wilson) .. 2 S—BLACKSMITH, 9.2 (M'Donald) .. 3

Also started: 8 Baskier 10.0, 1 Adventus 9.7, 10 Masher 9.4, 4 Arrowzone 9.3,- 6 Silver Fern, 11 Autumn Dawn. 7 Manuiri. 9 Waiforte 9.0. Won by a neck, four lengths between second and tfeird. Time, Imin 32 2-ssec. Second Day—Saturday, June 27. . The meeting was concluded— in fine weather and before a good attendance. The totalisator handled £7107, compared with £10,391 on the corresponding day last year. Results:— . WAIOHIKI HACK HURDLES. One mile and a-half. 2—WARZONE, 10.8 (Blanch) .... 1 1— THE WARDEN, 9.11 (Burgess) .. 2 4— BATTLEMENT, 9.9 (M’Govern) .. 3 Also started: 3 Mountain Heath 11.9 and Pat’s-Boy 9.0 (bracketed with The Warden), 4 Masher 9.0. Won by a length, with three lengths between’ second and third. Time, 2min 51sec. . - GREENMEADOWS HACK HANDICAP. Six furlongs. 2— BEVERAGE, 9.5 (K. Voitre) .. 1 I—NAVAHO,1 —NAVAHO, 10.7 (K. Robinson) .. 2 5 — HYSTRIDE, -9.1 (Kowhai) .. .. 3 Also started: 2 Night Speaker 9.10, Moatoa 9.6, Lady Ronald 9.1, Rapallo 9.0, Wee Boy 9.0, Bell Boy 9.0. Won by a head, with a neck between second and third. Time, Imin 18sec. ladies’ Handicap. One mile and a-quarter.

I—RORY MORE, 11.9 (Mr J. Morris) 1

4—FALSE SCENT, 10.13 - (Mr T. Hopkins) 2 2—BLACKSMITH, 10.7 (Mr G. Beatson) 3 Also started: 5 Gaze 11.10, 3<Day Lass 10.7, 6 Waiforte 10.7. Won by half a length, with a lengtn between second and third. Time, 2min 17 l-ssec. WINTER OATS HANDICAP. Seven furlongs 7—GREAT CHARTER. 10.9 ~ (B. H. Morris) 1 10—BRIAR ROOT, 9.0 (Mitchell) .. 2 4 —MANIFESTO, 9.5 (P. Atkins) .. 3 Also started: 8 Freehold 9.]0. 11 Moa Bird 9.9, 6 Merry Mint 9.8, 2 Vaslier 9.6, 3 Arikira 9.4, 1 Royal Songster 9.4, 5 Head Serang 9.3, 9 Taranto 9.0. Won by a head, with a neck between second and third. Time, Imin 31 2-ssec PARK STEEPLECHASE. About two miles and a-quarter. 4— PANGOLIN. 9.8 (Miles) 1 6—KAOKAOROA. 9.0 (A. Griffiths) 2 5— RIGOLETTO, 9.0 (L. Dulieu) . . 3 Also started: 1 Disrank 10.13, 2 Win ter Day 10.2. 3 Bon Ayron 9.0, 7 Dapper Boy 9.0. Won by six lengths. Only two finished; the others all fell. Rigoletto was mounted by a spectator and finished to get third place. TRIAL HANDICAP. Six furlongs. 2— SILVER FERN, 9.0 (S. Anderson) 1 1— DICK WHITTINGTON, 9.11 S—CROWN JEST 9.0 (Ludlow)* 3 Also started: 4 Dozie 9.0, 8 Pikete 9 3 7 Mon Roi 9.0, 6 Corneroff 9.0. 3 Valma 9.0, 9 Autumn Dawn 9.0. Won by a length, with half a length between second and third. Time, Imm 19 l-ssec. NEWSTEAD HACK HANDICAP. Seven furlongs. S—ADVENTUS5 —ADVENTUS (K. Voitre) 1 3— BASKIER (Ridgway) 2 2 — RASOULI (B. H. Morris) 3 Also started: 1 Chief' Savage, 4 Beverage, 6 Arrowzone, 7 Manuiri. Won by a head each way. Time, Imin 32sec. ASHBURTON RACES. Saturday, June 27. The Ashburton Racing Club’s winter . meeting was held in fine weather. - The track was soft. There was a good attendance. The totalisator handled £6503. compared with £7658 10s last year. A Peart, the rider of Thurina. dislocated his shoulder when his mount fell i n the steeplechase. Results: — HINDS HURDLES. One mile and a-half.’ S—BARRINGTON. 9.0 (Trillo) .. 1 1— CAMISADER. 9.6 (Kerr) .. . 2 2— GLLTVANTER. 9.0 (Mackie) .. 3 Also started: 6 Amorist 11.13. 9 Lancer 10.13. 4 Troilus 10.13, 3 West Dome 9.9, los>Desert Glow 9.2, 8 Thursby 9.0. 7 Haze 9.0. Troilus fell, bumping West Dome, which lost his rider. W T on by three lengths, with four lengths between second and •hird. Time, 2min 50sec. MORETON HACK HANDICAP. Six furlongs. 2— TIPPLING, 9.8 (Dulieu) .. .. 1 4— MOORBIRD. 9.0 (Humphreys) .. 2 1— ELUDE, 9.0 (Jennings) 3 Also started: 8 Sharp Thorn 10.8, 6 Miss Redowa 9.5, 5 Weatherly 9.4, 3 Crash 9.1, 9 Ramo 9.0, 10 .Coroner 9.0. 7 Countermarch 9.0. Won by a head with two lengths between second and third. Time. Imin 16.4-ssec. LYNDHURST TROT HANDICAP. One mile and a-half. 3— AIMWORTHY, scr (Frost) .. 1 2 — CIRO. scr (Holmes) 2 3— PLAIN SILK, scr (Grice) .... 3 Also started: 18 Clarenda scr, 9 Matchless Bingen scr, 7 Edna Worthy scr, 12 Native Cole scr, 13 Raywood scr. 13 Shortly ecr, 4 Desert Rey scr. 10 Gay Gordon scr, 16 Manoeuvre scr. 5 Logan Fraser scr, 1 W’arbird scr, 6 Autowin scr, 19 Connaught scr, 7 Golden Harvest 24yds bhd. 15 Linella 36. 17 Nyallo Silk 48, 11 Rokena 48. Aimworthy and Plain Silk were coupled. Won by a neck, with three lengths between second and third. Time, 3min 31 2-ssec. MAYFIELD HANDICAP. One mile and a-quarter. 4— PUNCHESTOWN, 10.11 (Didham) 1 5— SEMPER PARATUS. 9.12 (Carmont) 2 3 —WATER POWER 9.1 (Hogan) .. 3 Also started: 1 Taragona 10.7. 7 Quinopa! 10.3, 4 Palmary 9.0, 6 Locksley 9.0. Won by a length, with half a length between second and third/ Time. 2minIssec. DROMORE STEEPLECHASE. About two miles. 2— ORIFLAMB, 9.9 (O’Connor) .... 1 3— DIAMOND JACK, 9.9 (Pratt) .. 2 6 — SEABOY, 9.3 (Carmont) .. .. 3 Also started: 1 Thurina 9.9."4 Rangatahi 9.5, 5 Fresh Breeze 9.5. Rangatahi, Thurina, and Fresh Breeze fell. Won by a length. Seaboy was almost half a mile back, coming in at a jog. Time, 4min 32 2-ssec.

- MARONAN HANDICAP. Seven furlongs. S—QUANTUM, 9.9 (Young) .. .. 1 4—RED BOA. 10.3 (M’Ewan) .... 2 10—FRANCOLIN. 9.3 .(Jenkins) .... 3 Also started: 6 Charmeuse 10.9, 'l4 Arikiwai 10.6, 3 Ball Dress 9.12, 8 Noteworthy 9.10, 2 Rascal 9.9, 1 Glenrowan 9.6, 7 Starshooter 9.6. 13 On Top 9.3, 12 Dunraven 9.0, 9 Taku Tama 9.0, 11 Wise Choice 9.0, 15 Miss Mercia 9.0. Won by two lengths, with three lengths between second and third. Time, Imin 30sec. WINCHMORE TROT HANDICAP. One mile and a-half.

I—ACTOR.1 —ACTOR. 24yds bhd (Tomkinson) .. 1 3—SILVER BINGEN. 12 (Kennerley 2 S—GLENVILLE,5 —GLENVILLE, 48 (M'Kendry) .. 3 Also started: 17 Native Cole scr, 10 Linella scr, 9 Tempo scr, 2 Aimworthy scr, 6 Rokena scr, 8 May Chenault scr 14 Major Brent 12yds bhd. 12vTe Aike 12, 4 Master Don 12, 13 Bell Somerton 12, 15 Bingen Spiers 12, 11 Licorice 24. 7 Tmi Uria 48, 16 Torchlight 48.

Won by a length, with three lengths between second and third. Time, 3min 28 4-ssec.