COMBINED HUNTS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 September 1938, Page 9

COMBINED HUNTS

MEETING AT NEW PLYMOUTH. SALON WINS STEEPLECHASE. ( By Telegraph—Press Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH, September 4. At New Plymouth on Saturday on the second and concluding day of the Combined Hunts’ meeting, favourites went down consistently and there were several surprises, four of the winners returning more than double figures on the straight-out machine. The weather was fine and sunny, and a southerly breeze had dried up the track well, although it was still on the soft side. The totalisator handled £16,046, an increase of £1879 10s. The total for the two days, with 15 races, was £27,105 10s, an increase over last year’s 14 races of £2131. Details of the racing:— Hack and Hunters’ Hurdles, Ijm. and 100yds.: 3/3, Student Prince, 9.7 (C. Cole), 1; 8/9, Otaki, 9.4 (W. C. Grindlay),”2; 9/8, Don Erma, 9.10 (L. Aubray), 3. Also started: 11/10, Ruaform; 2/1, Red Rufus (fell); 5/4, Chat; 1/2, Mangukaha; 7/5, Even Money; 12/11, Leaf; 4/6, Ngakaru; 13/13, Glorietta; 10/12, Gay Maid; 6/7, Right Royal. Six lengths; four lengths. Mangukaha was fourth. Time, 3.0. Opunake Stakes Handicap, 5f.: 6/6, Windsor Chief, 8.0 (L. H. Clifford), 1; 2/4, Eurotas, 8.7 (C. P. Sheild), 2; 1/2,. Namara, 8.11 (R. E. Horne), 3. Also started: 3/1, St. Cedric; 4/3, Corato; 5/5, Rolling Home; 8/7, Narrator; 7/8, Misora; 13/13, Orestar; 10/11, Basra; 9/9, Lady Pouma; IQZIO, Gold Tray; 10/12, Flying Hostess. * Head; length and a half. Corato was fourth. Time, I. Waihi Hack Handicap, about 7f.: 3/4, Susan, 7.12 (F. J. Hain), 1; 2/1, High Sea, 8.0 (L. H. Clifford), 2; 10/11, Race Boy, 8.10 (N. R. McKenzie), 3.' Also started: 7/3, Gold Ballad: 8/8, Ohanga; 11/12, Disturbed; 1/2, Sly Fox; 6/7, Viracious; 5/5, Shangri La; 12/9, Iddo; 4/6, Auto Sweep; 9/10, Informer; 13/13, Reo Ra. Half a length; head. Auto Sweep was fourth. Time, 1.28 1-5. Taranaki Hunt Cup Steeplechase, about 2|m.: 6/6, Salon, 9.6 (C. Carroll), 1; 3/5. Annoyer, 9.9 (J. F. Fergus), 2; 11/11, Lactose, 9.0 (F. E. Baker), 3. Also started: 2/1, Hirangi; 1/2, Power Chief; 5/4. Red Mint; 7/9, Book Law; 4/3, Nino Martini: 8/8, Lady Callaghan; 10/10, Sir Acre; 9/7, Sabatini; 13/13, Daniel Boone; 12/12, Star View. Four lengths: 100 yards. Book Law was fourth. Time, 5.0 2-5. Stratford Handicap, about 7f.: 5/5, Master Cyklon, 8.7 (P. Burgess), 1; 2/1, Prince Acre, 8.6 (F. Hain), 2; 4/4, Light Comedy, 7.0 (R. W. Shaw), 3. Also started: 1/2,, Clessamor; 3/3, Pakanui; 6/6, Jazz Boy. Three-quarters of a length; half a length. Pakanui was fourth. Time, 1.27 3-5. Ladies’ Necklace Handicap, gentleman riders. ljm.: 2/4, Tres Sec, 12.11 (Mr G. G. Beatson), 1; 3/2, Umpire, 11. (Mr P. Bradbury), 2; 1/1, Misurina, 11.9 (Mr N. A. Cowie), 3. Also started: 4/3, Glenvane; 6/5, Interlocutor; 7/8, Car Leaf; 8/7, Te Morehu; 5/6, Green Timber; 9/9, Danimai. Neck; length and a half. Glenvane was fourth. Time, 2.20 2-5. Urenui Hack Handicap, 6f.: 8/9, Viracious, 7.13 (S. Anderson), 1; 7/7, Sing Lee, 7.0 (F. J. Hain), 2; 4/4, Le Toquet, 8.10 <"P. Atkins), 3. Also started: 1/1, Alyth; 3/3, Proclamation; 6/6, Advance Plane; 9/8, Deficit; 11/11, Wynardo; 2/2, Ruling Lady; 5/5, Milanion; 10/10, Blab. Half a length; head. Alyth was fourth. Time, 1.17.