DURING WEEK-END

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 461, 20 February 1933, Page 5

DURING WEEK-END

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SILVER SCORN PUTS UP AN AUSTRALASIAN RECORD. RICCARTON FAST TIMES.

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Christchurch, Sat. The "Flying Filly" Silver Scorn proved her wonderful* ability hy setting up new recoi'd figux-es for the six furlongs for Australia and New Zealand axxd incidentally cax-rying the biggest weight to victory ever carried in the Middle Parlc Plate when she beat Inflation by a length in 1 9 2-5. The previous record was held by The Hawk and Chimera jointly, The Hawk running his at Trentham and Chimera at Riccarton. Both were New Zealand- owned and bred horses and their time was 2-5 slower than the new record. Silver Scorn has now started 12 times and has notched 11 wins axxd a seeond, the latter being at Ellerslie when she was beaten by the Waikato horse L Allegro bnt on this oceasion her jockey had injured his foot earlier in the day and was not able to ride her rigiit out or she would probably have won. She paid a very srnall return on the win machine and her backers actually lost money oix the place. machine the first tixna that this has occurx'ed sixxce the xxew system was

in auguarated. Shatter won the Midsumxxxer Handicap, and it is interesting to note. that a hack Cxash equalled the previous six furlongs record winning the Halswell Handicap ixx 1.9 4-5 also by 'a length fronx Mefcal Bird. The tote handled £13,165, compared with £6,787/10- last year (which was wet) and £13,758 in 1931. The win machine carried £4,704£ and the place £84601. Results were: — HORNBY HANDICAP, nine furlongs. 1/2 Locksley, 10.2 1; 3/1 Elude, 9.13 2; 7/6 Pixie Gold, 9.0. 3. Also started. Taku Tama, 10.1; Nightguard, 9.13; Morepork, 9.5; Fleeting Glance, 9.4. Two lengths. Time 1.55 4-5. TRIAL STAKES, seven furlongs, special weights. 2/3 Rebel Song 1; 1/7 Heather Glow 2; 3/2 Eupator 3. Also stai'ted: King Musket, Tea Garden, Shelter. Two lengths. Time 1.27. MIDDLE PARK PLATE, Six furlongs 1/1— SILVER SCORN, 9.11 1 2/2— INFLATION, 9.0 2 3/3— SWEET AGNES, 6.13 3 Also started: Dx-umfire, 9.0; Fracas 8.2; Deiice, 8.1; Liege Lord, 7.2 Length. Time 1.9 2-5. New Zealand and. Australian record; also a weight-carrying record for a winning hox-se in this race. MIDSUMMER HANDICAP(, One rnile and a quarter. 2/2— SHATTER, 8.4 1 3/3-TOUT LE MONI), 7.9 2 1/1-RED HECKLE, 3.4 3 Also started: Concentx-ate, 9.3; Ramo, 7.2; Rocket, 7.0. Length and a half. ime 2.10 3-5.

HALSWELL HANDICAP, six furlongs. 6/4 Crash, 7.0 1; 4/5 Metal Bird, 7.13 2; 3/3 Muff, 8.9 3. Also stax-ted: Azalea, 9.0; Denise, 8.6; Rothen, 7.6; Verden, 7.2; Cranford, Imperial Spear, Lucky Dive, 7.0. Length. Time 1.9 4-5. CRAVEN PLATEj, Seven furlongs. 3/2— ASSEMBLE, 7.7 1| 1/1— CRICKET BAT, 9.3 2 2/3— MARTIAN CHIEF, 7.4 3 Also started: Spoon, 8.3; Gustavo, 7.13; Grecian Px-ince, 7.11; Juniper, 7.6; Wise Choice, Royal Love, 7.0. Half a length. T.ime 1.26 2-5. LYTTELTON PLATE, five furlongs. 1/1 Trivet, 7.13 1; 3/2 Silent Flight, 7.5 2; 4/4 Gaysome, 7.4 3. Also started: Glan Dovey, 7.5; Sweet Arrow, Bright Shade, Scarlet Rambler, 7.4. Length and a half. Time 50s. POST' HANDICAP, one rnile. 1/1 ■Zeebrugge, 8.4 1; 2/2 Imp-ortance, 7.3 2; 5/6 Water Polo, 7.11 3. Also started: Miss Nightraid, Silver Sight, Reserve Fund,. Robin Hood, 7.0. Won by a neck. Time 1.40 1-5-.