WELLINGTON RACES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 July 1939, Page 9

WELLINGTON RACES

STEEPLES WON BY SURVOY. WHYTE HANDICAP TO JACK TAR. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The feature of the opening of the Wellington Racing Club’s winter meeting at Trentham yesterday, was the success of the Auckland jumping form. It swept the board in all four races confined to this class of horse. Bridegroom led off by repeating his Auckland success in the hack steeplechase, Jewelled Girdle won the hack hurdle race, Survoy and Power Chief restaged their placings in the Great Northern by similar efforts in the Wellington Steeplechase, though Survoy this time won much more easily, and King Rey, Loombination and Inness Lad took all the prizes in the Trentham hurdle race. In addition to this, Jack Tar won the principal handicap on the flat, the Whyte. There was a large attendance and the totalisator returns are still going up. The total for the day was £57,341 (win £25,137 10s, place £32,203 10s), compared with £51,664 10s on the first day last year, an increase of £5,676 10s. Mariri Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase. about 21m: 1/1 Bridegroom, 10.7 (A. Jenkins) 1; 3/3 Rapa Waiata, 9.13 <C. L. Kerr) 2; 2/2 Lactose, 9.7 (A. E. Lord) 3, Also started: 4/4 Hanover; 5/5 Count Willonyx; 6/6 Car Leaf. Three lengths; two lengths. Hanover was fourth. Time, 5.351.

Woburn Handicap, 6f: 18/18 Blonde Princess, 8.8 (L. Dulieu) 1; 10/10 Lucullus Boy, 8.11 (B. H. Morris) 2; 6/6 Viracious. 8.6 (N. R. McKenzie) 3. Also started: 15/14 Wild Talk; 1/1 Shining Hours; 9/7 Halley; 5/5 Susan; 12/13 Rex Maitland; 14/15 Rarotonga; 17/16 Auto Sweep; 19/19 Conversion; 3/4 Erlick; 7/8 High Test; 11/12 Joe Louis; 6/6 Gemara. bracketed with Viracious;. 2/2 Regicide, and White Rajah, bracketed; 4/3 Floral Robe, and Little Ruse, bracketed; 21/20 Beauly; 18/18 Cushla’s Last, and Gay Hunting. bracketed; 20/21 Great Bramble, and Lady Cygnus, bracketed; 13/11 Laughing Song, and Neptune, bracketed;'22/22 Royal Lassie: 16/17 Te Haka, and Wai- Cloud, bracketed. One length; half-head. War Cloud was fourth. Time, 1.21.',. Vittoria Hurdle Handicap, 11m: G/4 Jewelled Girdle. 9.13, (H. Maria) 1; 10/10 Toper, 9.3 (R. A. Hawkings) 2; 8/5 Vantoon, 9.5 (J. C. Richards) 3.

Also started: 1/1 Lustral; 5/8 Ponty; •7/7 Export; 2/3 Araboa; 9/9 Contract; 3/2 Mount Vai; 4/6 General Ruse; 11/11 Far East. Half a length; six lengths. Ponty was fourth. Time, 3.15. Stewards’ Handicap, 6f: 1/2 Amigo, 9.11 (L. J. Ellis) 1; 5/5 Fleet Street. 8.9 (R. J. Mackie) 2; 4/4 Sporting Gift, 8.2 (B. H. Morris) 3. Also started: 12/12 Majority; 20/21 Catalogue; 7/6 Flammarion; 8/8 Royal Bachelor; 9/10 Rebel Mate; 11/11 Counterblast; 16/15 Kathbella; 10/9 Lord Cavendish; 7/4 Notium; 6/7 Prince Acre; 3/3 Besiege; 13/13 Grey Honour; 5/5 Gay Seton; 19/16 Taitoru; 15/17 Bachelor King; 2/1 Matoru; 21/20 Aureus; 18/18 Peacock. A neck; a length and a half. Prince Acre was fourth. Time, 1.21.

Wellington Steeplechase Handicap, 3.1 m: 2/2 Survoy, 9.13 (A. E. Ellis) 1; 1/1 Power Chief, 9.13 (A. E. Lord) 2; 4/4 Gold Wren, 9.10 (W. E. Shand) 3. Also started: 6/6 All Irish; 5/5 Riotous; 3/3 John Charles; 7/8 Court Yard,' 8/7 Chile; 9/9 Slayer. Ten lengths each way. Chile was fourth. Time,- 7.21,1• Trentham Hurdle Handicap, ljm: 1/1 King Rey, 10.5 (H. Turner) 1; 5/5 Loombination, 9.10 (A. J. Gilmer) 2; 8/7 Inness Lad, 9.7 (R. W. Savage) 3. Also started: 6/8 Curie; 7/6 Silver Sight; 3/2 Fireguard; 4/4 Royal Dance; 2/3 Ellanui; 9/9 Manawatu. Two lengths; eight lengths. Fireguard was fourth. Time, 3.331. Whyte Handicap, lm: 7/6 Jack Tar, 7.8 (O. Evans) 1; 6/9 Alma, 8.6 (A. Messervy) 2; 13/14 Meamea, 8.6 (H. J. Callahan) 3. Also started: 9/10 Haughty Winner; 2/2 Maori Song; 11/13 Trench Fight; 3/3 Quadroon; 12/12 Sly Fox; 8/7 Lady Montana; 18/18 Lowenberg; 1/1 Valmint; 22/23 Waitaka; 19/17 Monipere; 17/19 Ned Cuttie; 14/11 Mataroa; 20/20 Mishna; 4/4 Yours Truly; 16/16 Lazybones; 5/5 Might, and Tidewaiter, bracketed; 7/6 Corroboree, bracketed with Jack Tar; 15/15 Deficit, and Du Maurier, bracketed; 21/21 Gay Rebel, and Lord Moutoa, bracketed; 10/8 Rustem, and Skyrena, bracketed; 23/22 Skyway- and War Lap, bracket-, ed. Two lengths; half a length. Quadroon was fourth. Time, 1.501. Te Aro Handicap, lm: 1/1 Colonel Bogey. 8.0 (W. J. Broughton) 1; 14/13 Bow Street, 8.10 (R. J, Mackie) 2; 15/15 Haile Selassie. 8.0 (C. J. Cameron) 3. Also started: 2/4 Centrepoise; 6/6 Verey Lights; 8/8 Colfort; 13/14 Wagner; 11/10 Le Toquet; 3/2 Hutana; 10/12 Vocal; 4/3 Happy Heels; 12/11 Larwood; 7/7 Haupongi; 18/17 Little Robin; 17/17 Renascor: 5/5 Selkirk; 16/16 Warehi. Three lengths; length. Wagner was fourth. Time, 1.52 J.