FOXTON MEETING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 May 1940, Page 3

FOXTON MEETING

CUP WON BY WINSOME LU. nelumbo Accounts for sprint (By Telegraph—Press Association.) FOXTON, This Day. Favoured by fine weather the winter meeting of the Foxton Racing Club on Saturday attracted a large attendance and was successful in every way. The principal race, the Foxton Cup, was won by the Hawera representative Winsome Lu, and the Kebbell .Memorial by the Hastings owned and trained Nelumbo. There were two outstanding surprises during the day by Segra in the hurdles and Stella Lux in the hack sprint, favourites on the whole faring only moderately on a day of tricky form. The going was in excellent order. The totalisator handled £14,655, compared with the figures for the last winter meeting held at Foxton two years ago, £14,099, an increase of £565. \ Only two winners. Master Hector and Titter, carried their handicap weights. All the others carried overweight. Results: — Trial Stakes, weight 8.5, Gf.: 1/1. Valiant Lady, carried 8.8 (A. Jenkins), 1; 5/5, Great Fair (G. R. Tattersall), 2; 2/2, Dark Water (W. J. Broughton), 3. Also started: 4/4, Beauly; 16/8, Doctor Defoe; 8/7, Haughty Rival; 3/3, Oraiti; 7/6, Royal Fleet; 9/11, Spearthorn; 6/9, Vin Rouge; 11/10, Vienna. Half a length; two. Vienna was fourth. Time. 1.16 2-5. Poroutawhao Hurdles, Im. and 5f.: 8/8, Segra, 9.1 (J. Toki), 1; 1/1, Old Surrey, 10.7 (P. Rae), 2; 6/6. Kincora, 9.3 (P. Jarvis), 3. Also started: 3/3, Grand Sport; 2/2, Good Sun; 4/4, Pa5/5, The Smiler; 9/9, Karere-Nui; 7/7, Haupongi. Two lengths; five. Good Sun was fourth. Time, 2.59. Foxton Cup, Ijm.: 2/3, tyinsome Lu, 7.12 (W. J. Broughton),.!; 1/1, Classform, 8.7 (J. Williamson), 2; 6/7, Dark Eagle. 7.1 (A. Midwood), 3. Also started: 7/5, Master Cyklon; 3/2, Aurora's Star; 4/.4, Galteemore; 5/8, Liane; 9/10, Mataroa; 8/6, Sporting Gift; 10/9, War Lap. Head; two lengths. Sporting Gift was fourth. Time. 2.10 1-5. Himatangi Hack Handicap, 6f.: 7/7, Stella Lux. 7.12 (W. J. Broughton), 1; 1/1. Heroic Maid. 9.1 (P. Atkins), 2; 3/3, Judgment. 8.2 (W. J. Mudford). 3. Also started: 2/2, Counter; 5/5, Wakarara; 4/4, Vadanoe; 11/11, Conversion; 9/8, St. Grace; 6/6, Buccaneer; 8/9, Debretts; 10/10. All Bunsby. Neck; head. Debretts was fourth. Time, 1.16 1-5. Whirokino Hack and Hunters' Steeplechase, about 2.1 m.: 1/2, Master Hector, 9.5 (S. A. Wright). 1; 2/1, Ruenzori, 9.5 (A. E. Lord), 2; 4/4, Game Pit, 9.0 (P. Mcßrearty), 3. Also started: 3/3, King Mestor; 6/5, Gaswyn; 5/6, Blab. Half a length; 12 lengths. Gaswyn was fourth. Time,

4.26 1-5. Kebbell Memorial Handicap, 6f.: 2/3. Nelumbo, 7.5 (H. N. Wiggins), 1; 1/1. Alunga, 9.0 (P. Burgess), 2; 5/5, Sporting Gift, 8.7 (S. Anderson), 3. Also started: 4/2. Gay Chou; 3/4, Screen Star; 6/7, Gay Seton; 7/6, Gold Chase; 8/8, Debham. Three lengths; half a length. Screen Star was fourth. Time, 1.15 4-5.-Moutoa Hack Handicap, 9f.: 3/3, Titter, 8.7 (B. H. Morris), 1; 2/2. Colincamps, 9.0 (N. Pl. McKenzie), 2; 9/9, Regicide, 7.11 (K. Chote), 3. Also started: 1/1, Arabic; 4/4, Filbert; 11/11, Kohika; 7/8. Renascor; 8/7. Chore Arnie; 5/5, Sir Musket; 10/10. Royal Vision; 6/6, Red Shoes. Neck; three lengths. Red Shoes was fourth. Time, 1.58.

RACING FIXTURES June 1, 3. —Napier Park. June 1, 3.—Wanganui. June 1,3, 5. —Auckland. June 1, 3—Dunedin. June 8. —Dunedin. June B.—Hawke’s Bay. June 15. —Hawke’s Bay. June 15.—Greymouth. June 22. —Otaki-Maori. June 22. —Ashburton County. June 22. —Waipa. June 29. —Dannevirke Hunt. June 29—Oamaru.

Winsome Lu Successful. The favourite. Classform, was relegated to second place in the Foxton Cup on Saturday by Winsome Lu. but only narrowly, and with a bit of luck she would have won. Classform was in the rear early, and running up down the back about five furlongs from home, she was over a considerable amount of extra ground on the turn. She had hit the front at the straight entrance, and even then might have won had she come straight home, but she veered over to the rail, and Broughton, who had ridden a more patient race on Winsome Lu, got to her, and in a. flat out finish beat her by a short head. Dark Eagle, who received an interrupted passage, finished on for a fair third. Valiant Lady’s Success. Valiant Lady, .a warm favourite for the Trial Stakes at the Foxton meeting on Saturday, won in a brilliant manner. She was for a time seriously threatened by Great Fair. Valiant Lady was always in a winning position in behind the two leaders, Haughty Rival and Dark Water, and when she ran to the front in the straight it looked like a comfortable win. Great Fair, however, had moved up from the back round the turn, and Valiant Lady had to be ridden right out to hold him off. Dark Water weakened for third, and Vienna was fourth, followed by Oraiti, Doctor Defoe, Haughty Rival. Royal Fleet and Spearthorn. The winner car-

ried 31b over. Wanganui Rehandicaps. Mr H. Coyle has made the following rehandicaps for the Wanganui meeting:—Purua Hack Hurdles. —Segra. 9.9; Connolly Handicap.—Winsome Lu, 8.6; Winter Oats.—Nelumbo, 8.4. Jockey Premiership. At Foxton on Saturday Broughton rode two more winners and his nearest rivals, Morris and Wiggins, rode one each.