MARTON RACES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 July 1938, Page 5

MARTON RACES

WINTER STAKES TO MATORU. CHAT WINS HACK CUP. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) MARTON, July 3. Favoured by a fine day, the Marton Jockey Club staged a successful extra race meeting on Saturday in the presence of a good attendance. The totalisator handled £10,203 10s for the day. There was no meeting last year, but it is an increase of £3507 10s on the fixture of 1936. Results:—

, Maiden Plate, special weights; six furlongs.—2 Miss Waitarere, Oread, 8.0 1 (J. Chaplin) 1; 7 St Cedric, 8.10 (P. Burgess) 2; 3 Regicide, 8.0 (R. J. ' Flower), 3. Also started: 18 Hastie [ Maid, 15 Strolling, 13 Informer, 18 Charmante, 1 Sir Rabbi, 9 Fine Gold, 12 Cuddler, 8 High Peer, 11 Lady Wheta, 5 Quexona, 20 Sir Don, G Merry Thought, 16 Taitoa, 16 Resinguard, 4 Selkirk, 10 Prinihia, 14 Segra. Three lengths; half a head. Lady Whetu ’ was fourth. Time, 1.22 4-5. Hack Hurdles, one mile and a half. —1 Taillight, 9.13 (W. J. McDowell) 1; 8 King Mestor, 9.12 (A. Gilmore) 2; 7 Otaki, 9.0 (A. Jenkins) 3. Also started:, 5 Sinking Fund, 3 Black Man, 6 Agog, 4 Entheos, 2 Lustral, 9 Autumn Leaf, 10 Miss Louvain. Five lengths; two lengths. Black Man was fourth. Time, 3.3 2-5. Hack Flying Handicap, six furlongs. —9 Rustem, 8.8 (W. J. Broughton) 1; 5 Gold Glare, 8.10 (N. R. McKenzie) 2; 2 Short Circuit, 8.10 (C. G. Goulsbro) 3. Also started: 7 Barley Almond, 8 Tidewaiter, 4 Philemup, 3 Gold Band, 1 Flying Acre, 10 All Blood, 6 Golden Ridge, 11 Cuisinier. Half a head; length and a half. Flying Acre was fourth. Time, 1.22 4-5. Wintei’ Stakes, 7 furlongs.—6 Matoru, 8.0 (W. Doyle) 1; 11 Play On, 8.0 (S. Wilson) 2; 8 Dorado, 8.0 (P. Williams) 3. Also started: 10 Pakanui, 9 Master Cyklon, 7 Pukeko, 5 First Chapter, 1 Winsome Lu, 3 Erebus, 2 Te Hai, 4 Joe Louis, 12 Manawatu. Three lengths; head. Te Hai was fourth. Time, 1.36 1-5. Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase, about two miles and a half. —6 Air Shot, 9.31 Beale) 1; 7 Hanover, 9.5} (W. J. McDowell) 2; 2 Royal Romance, 9.10 (S. A. Wright) 3. Also started: 1 Artful Dodger, 5 Ruaform, 4 Croydon, 3 Lady Callaghan (fell), 8 Night Hero (fell). Six lengths; four lengths. Artful Dodger was fourth. Time, 4.36 2-5. Crofton Hack Cup, one mile and a quarter.—l Chat (G. R. Tattersail) 1; 3 'Skyful, 8.3 (B. H. Morris) 2; 5 Warehi, 8.3 (C. G. Goulsbro) 3. Also started: 2 Puroto, 8 iddo, 4 War Lap, 7 Royal Record, 6 Revival, 9 Brigadore. Half a head; two lengths and a half. Revival was fourth. Time, 2.22. Farewell Hack, five furlongs.—3 Shining Hours, 8.13 (J. Lewis) 1; 2 Sporting Gift, 8.13 (L. H. Clifford) 2; 5 Haile Selassie, 8.3 (C. J. Cameron) 3. Also started: 4 Paul Robeson, 7 Lady Hoariri, 1 Senacre, 6 Min Lu, 8 : Sir Rabbi, 10 Stargono, 9 Lady Whetu. ’ Three lengths; two lengths. Senacre was fourth. Time, 1.3 4-5.

AUSTRALIAN RACING GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES. NARROW WIN FOR DAKWOOD. By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright, MELBOURNE, July 3. At Flemington on Saturday the following was the result of the — GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES, three miles. Dakwood, 10.3 (Douglas) 1 Wallace Drake, 9.4 (McKee) 2 Giant Killer, 9.2 (Dummett) 3 Time, 5.50.]. Frisco was scratched. Heroic Chief made the early pace, but Giant Killer led over the last fence. Dakwood then raced to the front, and although hotly challenged by Wallace Drake, won by half a head. Giant Killer was a length and a half away third. Pooley Bridge looked like gaining a place approaching the straight, but faded away. Whernside was always in the bunch. A protest by Wallace Drake for alleged interference was dismissed. DOOMBEN CUP. WON BY BROWN LANCE. BRISBANE, July 3. The following was the result of the DOOMBEN CUP, one mile and 3 fur. Brown Lance, car. 7.3 J (Beresford) 1 Vivat Rex, 7.0 (Conquest) 2 Spearbleu, 8.0 (Cook) 3 Short head; head. Time, 2.19.