COMBINED HUNT CLUBS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 September 1939, Page 9

COMBINED HUNT CLUBS

MEETING AT NEW PLYMOUTH. DUKE OF GLOUCESTER CUP TO WINDSOR CHIEF. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH, September 2. The Combined Hunts’ meeting concluded at New Plymouth today in fine, bright weather. There was a large attendance, and the handled £20,411, compared with £16,046 on the second day last year, an increase of £4395. The total for the meeting was £34,543, against £27,105 10s, a total increase of £7437 10s. Results:— Hack and Hunters’ Hurdles, Um. and 100yds.: 1/1, Chat, 10.6 (J. Mcßae), 1; 6/6, Prince Tractor, 9.2 (F. E. Bgker), 2; 5/4, Bimbo, 9.0 (I. Rohloff), 3. Also started: 2/2, Gaine’s Choice (ran off); 3/3, Helios; 4/5, Booklaw; 7/7, Car Leaf. Eight lengths; half a length. Car Leaf was fourth. Time, 3.4 2-5. Opunake Stakes Handicap. 5f.: 1/1, Hum a Song, 9.0 (J. Winder), 1; 4/2, Race Away, 8.7 (O. Evans), 2; 8/6, Colossal Chief, 8.5 (B. H.- Morris), 3. Also started: 3/4, Solitary; 6/6, White Foam; 16/17, Everland; 14/13, Ugly Duckling; 9/9, Captain Bligh; 19/19, Sir Shang; 12/14, Sunfire; 17/16, Minority; 10/11, Eupatrid; 7/8, Valvern; 5/5, La Coquette; 2/3, Duncannon; 11/10, Sweet Nothing; 14/18, Brown Bird; 18/15, Vai Pere; 19/20, Wee Ethel; 13/12, Laughing Chief. Two lengths; neck. Duncannon was fourth. Time, 1.4 1-5.

Waihi Hack Handicap, about 7f.: 2/4, Susan, 8.5 (F. Hain), 1; 4/5, Young Charles, 8.4 (N. R. McKenzie), 2; 3/3, Nereus, 8.12 (P. Burgess), 3. Also started: 1/1, Viracious; 5/2, Liberal’s Mint; 8/8. Autosweep; 7/7, Bronze Step; 9/9, Gold Card; 6/6, Golden Orchid. Three lengths: head. Viracious was fourth. Time, 1.30 1-5.

Taranaki Hunt Cup Steeplechase, about 2jm.: 4/3, Lady Jim, 9.10 (F. E. Baker), 1; 2/1, Little Briton', 10.7 ,-(J. Sharkey), 2y 7/8, Car Leaf, 9.0 (W. Grindlay), 3. Also started: 1/2, Glenvane; 4/3, Cynical Jack (bracketed with winner); 8/7, Baydawn; 6/6, Civic Reception: 5/5, Prince Tractor; 3/4, Blue Steel. Six lengths; eight. Glenvane was fourth. Time, 5.13 1-5.

Duke of Gloucester Cup, gentlemen riders, I’m.: 6/7, Windsor Chief, 10.1 (Mr R.- Butler), 1; 3/4, Du Maurier, 11.2 (Mr K. McK. Duncan), 2; 9/9, Cuisinier, 10.12 (Mr Si B. Monteith), 3. Also started: 10/10, Taitoru; 2/2, Aussie Ra; 7/6, Conveyer; 1/1, Raana; 4/3, Golden Ridge; 8/8, Very Glad; 5/5, El Meynell; 12/12, Silk Sox; 11/11, Misurina; 13/13, High Test; 14/14, Karerenui. Length and a half; two. Very Glad was fourth. Timo, 2.19.

Stratford Handicap, about 7f.: 2/2, Screen Star, 7.13 (W. J. Broughton), 1; 1/1, Black Thread, 9.0 (B. H. Morris). 2; 4/4, Orate, 8.6 (A. G. Murray), 3. Also started: 7/3, Notium; 6/6, Young Paddon; 3/5, Rollicker; 8/7, Winsome Lu; 9/9, Student Prince; 10/10, Hunting Blood; 12/11, Red Sand; 5/8, Fils de Vaals; 11/12, Deficit. Length; neck. Winsome Lu was fourth. Time, 129 1-5.

Ladies’ Necklace Handicap, Ijm.: 1/1, Glenthawn, 10.11. (Mr H. Dods), 1; 5/6, Pekoe, 11.8 (Mr A. Lupton), 2; 2/2, Hokumai, 11.0 (Mr N. Davidson), 3. Also started: 3, Ohanga; 6/5, Kohika; 4/4, Baron Bold; 7/7, Moonlight Bay; 8/8, Red Mint. Two lengths; half. Ohanga was fourth. Time, 2.21. Urenui Hack Handicap, 6f.: 4/4, Shining Hours, 8.7 (W. Doyle), 1; 2/3 Noble Fox, 7.10 J (W. J. Broughton), 2; 3/2, May Song, 8.8 (F. Hain), 3. Also started: 1/1, Maxam; 7/7, Sir Lysander; 8/8, Dainty Dell; 5/6, Amoroso; 6/5, Ruling Lady. Length. Dainty Dell was three lengths away third, but her rider weighed in 2.11 b. overweight, and she was disqualified for the race, third place going to the fourth horse, May Song. Time 1.17 2-5. Callahan was fined £2 for carelessness. He admitted he took a soft drink after weighing out. OTAGO HUNT CLUB JOY BOA WINS CUP.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, September 2. The Otago Hunt Club's meeting was held in fine weather, but disturbing news from England did not tend to build up the attendance, which was, however, fairly good in the circumstances. Results:—

Seasview Hurdles, 11m.: 1/1, Pink Robe, 10.11 (Anderton), 1; 4/4, Ballad 9.0 (Register), 2; 2/2, Last Link, 10.2 (Richards), 3. Scratched: King Willow. Eight lengths; two. Time, 2.56 Brookville Trot, 3.5 class, I’m.: 3/2, Drumbunnif, 24yds. behind (Welsh) 16/4, Royal Chief, 24yds. behind (McKay),. 2; 4/6, Kansas City, scr. .(Thurlow), 3. Scratched: Ben Travis, Stanza Neck; head. Time, 3.7 1-5. Otago Hunt Cup Steeplechase, 2Jm. - 6/6, Joy Boa, 9.0 (C. G. Humphries), 1; 2/2, Sunny Comet, 10.6 (Gough), 2- 8/8 Empire Sun. 9.0 (D. Hamill), 3.’ All started. Eight lengths; eight. Time 5.38. President's Handicap, 5f.: 1/1 Dark Flight, 8.3 (Caddy), 1; 2/2, Flame Queen, 8.3, 2; 13/13, Lower Deck, 7.7, 3. Scratched: Gipsy Fair, Donadea, Lord Midas, Gusterina, St. Cloud. Seven lengths; head. Time, 1.6. Tally-Ho Handicap, Im.: 5/5, Straightdel, 8.2 (Dooley), 1; 4/2, Monipere, 8.11, 2; 6/6, Sir Hugh, 8.0, 3. Scratched: Pink Robe, Adina. Head; half a length. Time, 1.47. Wingatui Trot, 3.43 class, IJm.: 10/9, Allen Wrack, scr. (Barr), 1; 2/3, Montiel, scr. (Kerr), 2; 1/1, Royal Chief, 24 yds. behind (McKay), 3. Scratched: Wandle Chimes, Tracey Lass, Helenora. Stanza, Drumbunnif. Head; neck. Time. 3.50. Hunters’ Flat Handicap, Im. 21f.: 3/2, Turaki, 9.10. 1; 9/8, King Icel, 9.0, 2; 1/1, Ashaway, 10.12, 3. Scratched: Empire Sun. Vauxhall Handicap. 6f.: Donadea, 3.5 1: Flame Queen. 8.2, 2; Night Pal. 7.13. 3. Scratched: Straightdel. Lord Midas. Lord Ouyen, Lady Constant. RACING IN AUSTRALIA WIN FOR BEAU VITE. SPLENDID PERFORMANCE IN CANTERBURY STAKES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. SYDNEY, September 3. Beau Vite opened his account in Australia on Saturday by winning the Canterbury Stakes, beating both Gold Rod and Brazant in the good time of 1.12.' for six furlongs. The other visiting New Zealander, Paddy the Rip, weakened in the run home in the Ashbury Handicap. a mile and a furlong, won by Rathlin, in the course record time of

1.52.1. Results: — Canterbury Stakes, 6f.: Beau Vite, 8.0 (Cook), 1; Gold Rod, 9.2 (McCarten), 2; Brazant. 9.2 (Coutts), 3. Six started. A length; three lengths. Time, 1.12’. Canterbury Guineas, Im. and If.: Bonny Loch, 8.5 (Cook). 1; Marengo, 8.5 (McCarten), 2; Dashing Cavalier, 8.5 (Coutts), 3. Six started. Head; a neck. Time, 1.53—a race record. VICTORIA TURF CLUB. ANOTHER WIN FOR AJAX. MELBOURNE, September 3. Results at the Victoria Amateur Turf Club’s meeting at Caulfield were: — Memsie Stakes, Im. and If.: Ajax, 9.11 (Badger), 1; El Golea, 9.4 ~(Dewhurst), 2; Ortelle’s Star, 8.13 (Heather), 3. The other starter waS Eleanage. Ajax led throughout, and won untroubled by two lengths and a half, with a length and a half between second and third. Eleanage was a bad last. Time, 1.58. The two divisions of the Warriston Handicap for three-year-olds were won respectively by Skirl and Pure Gold. The latter registered an excellent Derby trial, overwhelming the field in heavy going, and winning by two lengths. SPORT OF KINGS OVERSEAS PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Racing was thrown out in the State of New Jersey by legislature 42 years ago. It is, however, to again have it, a vote in its favour being carried by 459,461 to 302,652 last June. New Jersey once had the finest racecourse in America. That was Monmouth Park. Speculation is to be restricted to the pari-mutuel, and it is improbable many tracks will be licensed.

Tel Asur has been backed by his connections for the Caulfield Cup in doubles with prominent Melbourne Cup candidates (says a Sydney writer). He has been coupled with Mosaic to win £20,000, Defaulter to win £lO,OOO, and Spear Chief to win £lO,OOO. Long odds were quoted for these transactions and the outlay was not extensive. Tel Asur won the mile Fernhill Handicap, the longest race for two-year-olds, at the A.J.C. Easter meeting at Randwick last April with 7.7 and was successful a week later in another Randwick two-year-old race at City Tattersail’s meeting with 8.0. He completed the season’s racing by winning Tattersail’s Two-Year-Old, carrying 9.0. Tel Asur has 7.6 in the Caulfield Cup, a pound under weight-for-age.

The National Hunt Committee purposes altering the rule bearing on topweights in England. It is proposed to make the top-weight in handicap steeplechases of four miles or upwards not more than 12.0.

A newspaper is said to have beaten the 6 to 5 on favourite, Tout Change, for the Bilbury Cup, of £470, at Salisbury last month. Someone threw a paper on the track about 100 yards from home, and Tout Change jumped in order to avoid it. He was momentarily thrown off his balance and. though he quickly got going again, failed by a head to reach a 10 to 1 chance, Nettleweed. “There's some good in newspapers after all," was the comment of a bookmaker who would have had a heavy pay-out if Tout Change had won.

The New York “Herald” records an attractive success by The Wind in a race over six furlongs and a-half for three-year-old fillies run at Aqueduct recently. The Wind, who is owned by Mr J. H. Witney, is by The Porter from Nea Lap, sister to Phar Lap. A colt. Poet’s Corner, by Royal Minstrel, from Nea Lan. in Boyd Rochfort’s stable h\ England, has yet to race, but is expect-' ed soon to earn distinction.