THE RAKER WINS KUROW CUP

Southland Times, Issue 24244, 30 September 1940, Page 8

THE RAKER WINS KUROW CUP

GOOD PERFORMANCE BY SILVER STREAK

PLACINGS REVERSED IN SECOND TROT

(United Press Association)

OAMARU.' September 28.

The Kurow Jockey Club’s meeting was held today at the Oamaru racecourse in overcast but fine weather and before a large attendance.

The totalizator handled £13,561/10/-, compared with £BOBl/10/- last year, an increase of £5480. Results:—

TRIAL STAKES, £75. £ive furlongs. 1- GREEN GABLES 7.11 (P. Spratt) 1 2- JOHNEMBY 7.11 (C. T. Wilson) 2 4-4 POETIC 7.11 (L. Hare) 3

Also started: 10-11 Evemary 7.11, 7.6 Gold Nugget 7.11, coupled with My Ship 7.11, 9-8 My Song 7.11, 5-5 Pink Gauntlet 7.11, 3-3 Portadown 7.11, 6-7 Rora Hiko 7.11, 13-13 Silver Don 7.11, 12-12 Vaunt 7.11, 8-9 Lady Nuffield 7.11, 11-10 Verlagia 7.11. Won by three lengths, third four lengths away. Time, 1.2 2-5.

HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP, £125. One mile. 1- DRANOEL 9.0 (R. J. Mackie) 1 2- SIR HUGH 10.4 (J. Richards) 2 7-7 CHIRP 9.6 (R. Beale) 3 Also started: 3-3 Entail 10.3, 4-4 Master Dingle 9.12, 5-5 Flame Queen 9.12, 6-6 Lord Puck 9.10, 8-8 Crack o’ Dawn 9.0, 9-10 Gay Rebel 9.0, 10-9 Twenty Grand 9.0. Won by a head, third a neck away. Time, 1.41 1-5.

WAITAKI TROT HANDICAP, £llO. Class 3.33. One mile and a-half. 1-2 PASSING BY 12yds (J. McLennan,

jun.) 1 7-5 BEN TRAVIS It (P. Gallagher) 2 2-1 LADY DENISE It (P. Brosnan) 3 Also started: 2-1 Black Label It, coupled with Lady Denise, 12-9 Colleen Travis It, 8-10 Diviner It, 10-12 Fast Friend It, 6-6 Gleam It, 9-7 Hoyden It, 13-13 Little Kathleen It, 4-11 Navy Lass It, 3-4 Happy Erin 12yds, 11-8 Mandrell 12yds, 5-3 Mirage 36yds. Won by three lengths. Times: 3.23 2-5, 3.25, 3.25 2-5.

KUROW CUP, £l5O. One mile and aquarter.

2-2 THE RAKER 7.2 (W. F. Ellis) 1 4-4 STRAIGHTDELL 7.3 (L. Hare) 2 1-1 PETERSHAM 8.5 (C. T. Wilson) 3 Also started: 3-3 Araboa 7.8, 5-5 Cymric 7.0.

Won by a neck, third a length away. Time, 2.6 4-5.

HYDRO HACK HANDICAP, £l2O. Seven furlongs. 1- SPEARTHRUST 8.11 (C. T. Wilson) 1 3-3 MIDGARD 9.0 (P. Spratt) 2 2- BLAZEALONG 8.2 (W. F. Ellis) 3 Also started: 6-6 Prince Ruenalf 8.5, 5-4 Twenty Grand 8.3, 7-7 Crack o’ Dawn 7.7, 4-5 Muscatine 7.7. Won by a head, third a neck away. Time, 1.27 2-5. T. A. MUNRO HANDICAP, £135. Seven furlongs. 5-5 SILVER STREAK 8.9 (P. Spratt) 1 3- STRAIGHTDELL 7.6 (L. Hare) 2 2- NIGHT PAL 7.6 (V. Sellers) 3 Also started: 1-1 Toro Koura 8.10, 4-4 Boswell 8.5. Won by three lengths, third a length away. Time. 1.26 2-5. HAKATARAMEA TROT HANDICAP, £125. Class 3.1. One mile and a-quarter. 3- IRISH DUSK It (P. Gallagher) 1 2-2 SABU It (D. Teahan) 2 5-5 MIRAGE It (J. Brinsdoh) 3 Also started: 7-7 Irish Dawn It, 10-9 Loyal Emblem It, 9-10 Mandrell It, 6-6 Titus It, 4-4 Wainoni Jack It, 1-1 Manawai 12yds. Sabu won by two lengths from Irish Dusk, but a protest against Sabu for boring in the straight was upheld and the placings were reversed, Irish Dusk gaining first place, Sabu second and Mirage three lengths back third. Times: 2.48 2-5, 2.48 4-5, 2.49 4-5. GILLIES HACK HANDICAP, £l2O. Six furlongs. 1- AIRLINE 8.2 (J. Dooley) 1 2- CRAIGLEA 8.4 (L. J. Ellis) 2 8-8 TISSUE 7.7 (C. T. Wilson) 3 Also started: 6-6 Miltiades 8.12, 3-3 Gay Lancer 8.5, 4-4 Lord Midas 7.12, 5-5 Asia 7.12, 7-7 Prince Flaneur 7.12. Won by two lengths, third two lengths away. Time, 1.13 2-5.