POINT-TO-POINT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 July 1939, Page 8

POINT-TO-POINT

PAPER CHASE CLUB MEETING WAIRARAPA STEEPLECHASE. WON BY S. TAYLOR’S BARNEY. (“Times-Age” Special.) The Point-to-Point sports meeting of the Wairarapa Paper Chase Club is being held today at “Heatherlea,” Upper Plain. The racing is taking place under ideal conditions and a large and enthusiastic crowd of spectators are present. The course on the flat below the terrace was rather heavy.

The officials were as follow —Marshal Stewards.—Messrs R. S. Sharp and W. Tilson; stewards, Messrs P. Tilson (Master), F. B. Vallance. R. S. Pilmer, N. Skeet, T. Tully. I. Jackson, N. Speedy, J. Morrison, Misses N. Morrison and N. Booth; starter, Mr C. J. Bennett; Clerk of Scales, Mr C. J. Bennett; hon. surgeons. Dr G. S. Sharp and Dr J. C. Forsyth; Hon Secretary, Mr D. B. Vallance.

Results up to the time of going to press were as follow;—

Hunters wire jump—Mr F. Clancy’s Seagull, 1; Mr J. Amos’ Nobby, 2; Miss N. Morrison's, White Wings. 3. Open Jump.—Mr R. S. Pilmer's Omar. 1; Miss N. Morrison's White Wings. 2; Miss I. Bennett's Paul. 3.

Pony jump: Mr J. A. Moss's Nobby, 1; Mr C. Skill’s Blue Bell, 2; Mr lan Coutts’s Smoky, 3.

Wairarapa Point-to-Point Steeplechase (for Levin and Co.'s Challenge Cup and trophy): Mr S. Taylor’s Barney, 1; Mr J. Broughton's Roighail. 2; Mr I. Jackson’s Monarchy, 3. At the end of the first round Barney led from Monarchy with Roighail four lengths away in third place. Coming into the straight for the finish the order was the same but Roighail passed Monarchy and battled hard to pass Barney after the last jump but last year’s winner kept the lead to win by half a length.