TURF NEWS AND NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 March 1940, Page 3

TURF NEWS AND NOTES

CURRENT TOPICS FROM STABLE AND COURSE Wellington Club’s Autumn Meeting KEEN RACING IN BRILLIANT WEATHER KATHBELLA WINS THOMPSON HANDICAP (BY “THE GRAFTER.”) The autumn meeting of the Wellington Racing Club opened at Trentham yesterday in brilliant weather. The racing was very keen and was watched by a large crowd. Favourites did not fare veiy well and the biggest surprise of the day was the win of Student Prince in the first event. The principal race, the Thompson Handicap, provided a very close finish for the first two places, Kathbella beating Orelio in the last stride. The Railway Handicap was won by Sir Crusoe, who has had a rapid rise to good class, and had run out his hack nomination only last week at Taranaki. Yesterday saw his first start in an open handicap. The St Leger Stakes drew only two opponents for the crack three-year-old Beau Vite, and he had no difficulty in scoring an easy win. The time was slow. The totalisator handled for the day, £54,254 10s (win £24,3/1 10s, place £30,153), £5334 ahead of the opening day last March. The track was in excellent order, and provided perfect going.

There were several inquiries io occupy the judicial stewards. They expressed dissatisfaction with the riding of both Gaelic Song and Ruling Star in the Highweight, but the connections of the horses produced evidence to show support, and there was no suggestion of malpractice, no action being taken. Interference to Areas in the Trial Plate, also inquired into, showed no grounds for action. Interference to Ruatiti in the Tinakori Handicap resulted in an inquiry being opened and adjourned till tomorrow. T. R. George, trainer of Lord Cavendish, was fined £2 for late scratching in the Railway Handicap. Results:—

Rimu Highweight Handicap Im 3f: 8/9 Student Prince, 10.12 tC. Cole) 1: 1/1 Gaelic Song. 9.9 (P. Burgess) 2; 7/7 Good Health, 9.0 (A. E. Ellis) 3. Also started: 2/2 Hunting Moments; 9/8 Good Sun; 3/4 Ruling Star: 5/3 Thrasos; 4/5 High Peer; 6/6 War Cloud. High Peer went up and joined Hunting Moments at the seven furlongs, and they opened up a gap of six to eight lengths on the field. Hunting Moments and High Peer led into the straight from War Cloud, Student Prince and Good Health. Student Prince then came forward and ran on to beat a late challenge by Gaelic Song by half a length. Good Health was four lengths away third, half a length in front of War Cloud.

Trial Plate, 7f: 4/4 Areas (B. H. Morris) and 12/10 Charles Edward (N. Coveney) dead heat 1; 2/2 Moradabad (G. R. Tattersall) 3. Also started: 10/11 Augment; 1/1 Authoress; 14/12 Batsham; 7/6 Dainty Dell; 13/14 Dark Water; 11/15 Debretts; 9/9 Happy Ending; 8/8 Jungle King; 6/5 Pink Lad; 5/7 Stylist: 3/3 Tavoy; 15/13 Valiant Lady. Moradabad began well from the inner and took up the running with Debretts. The two leaders carried on to the straight, where Dainty Dell moved up to Moradabad. A little later Charles Edward and Areas put in their claim and at the post Areas and Charles Edward dead-heated half .a head in front of Moradabad, with Dainty Dell a head away fourth. Time, 1.273. N.Z. St Leger Stakes, 13m: 1 Beau Vite, 8.10 (A. E. Ellis) 1 2 Duncannon. 8.10 (B. H. Morris) 2; 3 Dynasty. 8.10 iN. R. McKenzie) 3. The only starters. Beau Vite went up alongside Dynasty about six furlongs from home and took sole charge at the half-mile, where Duncannon also ran up. Duncannon followed Beau Vite into the straight, where the latter kept his lead to win by a length and a half. Dynasty was 10 lengths back. Time, 3.8. Pacific Handicap, 6f: 2/2 Lambourn. 8.3 (W. J. Mudford) 1; 1/1 Cetawayo, 8 8 (G. R. Tattersall) 2; 4/4 Night Beam, 8.5 (G. Cameron) 3. Also started: 5/5 Air Flight; 6/6 Absolve; 7/7 Kentucky; 8/8 Ringcraft; 3/3 Stencil: 10/10 Cherry Bay; 11/11 Kadina; 12/12 Dyne; 13/13 Locrian; 9/9 Pleading. Cetawayo drew ahead as they came on to the course proper, followed by Nightbeam. Cetewayo held on to his lead till Lambourn came strongly from the back and ran on to win by a length. Nightbeam was a length and a half away third, six lengths clear of Cherry Bay. Time, 1 13°. . Thompson Handicap, Im: 5/4 Kathbella. 8.4 (P. Atkins) 1: 6/6 Orelio. 7.9! (R. W. McTavish) 2; 14/13 Globe Trotter 7.10 (C.'T. Wilson) 3. Also started:

7/8 Amigo; 2/2 Haughty Winner; 1/1 Old Bill; 4/5 Beaupariir; 10/19 Jack Tar; 8/7 Sternchase: 3/3 Laughing Lass: 16/16 Homily: 12/12 Night Eruption; 9/9 Baran; 11/11 White Rajah: 13/14 Wild Talk; 15/15 Raeburn. White Rajah immediately took up the running and was joined by Night Eruption, and they settled down in front. Amigo went up into third place before they ran out of the back. White Rajah drew ahead in the straight, but was challenged by Orelio and Kathbella, with Globe Trotter putting in an appearance on the outside. Orelio held on till just short of the post where Kathbella finished a little stronger to win by half a head. Globe Trotter was a length and a quarter away third, a length in front of White Rajah. Time. 1.39.!.

Tinakori Handicap, 7f: 2/2 Minority. 8.0 (W. Doyle) 1; 5/4 Rehearsal. 8.11 (N. R. McKenzie) 2; 3/3 Millament. 8.6 (B. H. Morris) 3. Also started: 4/5 Ruatiti: 1/1 Great Night; 7/7 Great Swoop; 6/6 King Gustavo; 8/10 Gay Fox; 9/9 Acrobat; 10/8 City Song.

King Gustavo took up the running from City Song and Millament. King Gustavo and Millament led into the straight, where Minority and Rehearsal moved up. Minority ran on to win by a neck from Rehearsal. Millament was four lengths back third, half a length in front of King Gustavo. Time. 1.26:;. Railway Handicap. 6f: 4/4 Sir Crusoe, 7.8 (W. J. Mudford) 1; 1/1 Footloose, 8.10 (L. Dulieu) 2: 3/2 Density, 7.5 (P. Spratt) 3. Also started: 2/3 Arvakur; 9/9 Russian Ballet; 5/5 Rakahanga; 7/6 Disdain: 10/10 Flammarion; 8/8 Brunhild; 6/7 Lexden; 12/12 Alunga; 11/11 Sporting Gift. Footloose and Density piloted the field out of the stretch and wore still in front, at the last furlong, where Density began to weaken. Sir Crusoe then came along and wore down Footloose to win by a neck. A length away Density was third, half a head in front of Disdain and Brunhild together. Time, 1.111.

Sil verstream Handicap. Im: 3/3 Trench Law, 9.3 (A. Foster) 1; 9/9 Titter, 7.3 (A. Midwood) 2; 2/2 Siglow, 8.10 (P. Atkins) 3. Also started: 6/6 Pearl of Asia; 4/4 Arabic; 7/7 Chief Lord; 1/1 Scold: 5/5 Serenata; 8/8 Waka; 12/11 Colibri; 11/12 Goldburn; 10/10 Piastre.

Waka and Siglow made the running and on the turn Colibri had run up outside the leaders. Siglow ran to the front at the false rail, but Trench Law and Titter then put in an appearance. Trench Law ran on to win by a length from Titter, who beat Siglow by half a length. Scold was less than a length away fourth. Time. 1.40.1. RACING FIXTURES March 16—Wellington. March 16, 18 —Westport. March 16, 18 —Ohinemuri. March 23—Tuapeka, March 23, 25 —Auckland. March 23, 25 —Wairarapa. March 23, 25 —Feilding. March 23 25. 26 —Riverton. March 25 —Kumara. March 25—Beaumont. March 25 —Waipukurau. March (25, 26 —Canterbury. March 28, 30—Greymouth. March 30, April I—Avondale.1 —Avondale.