DUNEDIN MEETING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 October 1940, Page 3

DUNEDIN MEETING

HANDICAP WON BY THE RAKER. | SILVER LADY SUCCESSFUL IN ! STAKES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, October 12. The Dunedin spring meeting opened in fine weather and attracted a large attendance. The track provided good going but was a bit on the slow side.) The totalisator handled £23,929 10s | against £21,081 10s last year. Results:— Spring Hurdles, 11m.: 1/1, Sir Frederick, 10.0 (I. Walthers). 1; 2/2, Master Dingle. 10.7 (R. Register), 2; 7/7, Airdrie, 9.0 (H. Shannon), 3. Also started: 4/4, Milford; 3/3, Roseman; 5/5, Cbm- , bat; 6/6, Prince Flaneur; 8/8, Crack o'l Dawn. Head; two lengths. Time 244 I 3-5. Trial Handicap, 6f.: 2/1, Sir Amyas. 8.12 (A. E. Didham), 1; 3/3, Wild Fox, 8.7 (C. T. Wilson), 2; 15/15, Rawhamai, 8.0 (A. Anderson), 3. Also started: 1/2, Pleading; 4/4, Circular Note; 8/5, Slamannan; 5/5, Safe Light; 9/6. Poetic; 7/7, Leighnor; 6/12, Berrima; 17/17, Hoiho; Tincpai; 11/11, Chatterbug; 14/16, Point Blank; 13/14, Flippant; 10/10, Irish Colleen; 12/8, Milton Abbas; 15/13, Very Happy. Half a length; two. Time, 1.16 1-5. Maungatua Handicap, Im.: 4/3, Tissue, 7.7 (L. J. Ellis), 1; 6/6, Green Boa,

7.13 (L. Hare), 2; 1/1, Airline, 9.0 (P. Spratt), 3. Also started: 3/5, Heidelberg; 2/2, Spearthrust; 5/4, Blazealong. Half a length; head. Time, 1.43 1-5. Air Force Handicap, 6f.: 1/1, Doria, 8.5 (A. Messervy), 1; 1/2, Don’t Forget, 7.5 (W. F. Ellis), 2; 4/4, Lord Nuffield. 0.0 (J. VZ. Jennings), 3. Also started: 8/8, Royal Chief; 7/5, Silver Streak; 3/3, Rebel Mate; 6/7, Spanish Lad; 9/11. Nightbeam; 11/9, Boswell; 10/10. Phalanx; 4/6, Gold Flight. Two lengths; one. Time, 1.15. Churchill Handicap. 10!f.: 3/3. The Raker, 7.10 (W. F. Ellis), 1; 8/5, Straightdel, 7.6 (L. Hare), 2; 4/6, Swordstick, 8.7 (L. Clutterbuck), 3. Also started: 6/4, Capricious; 1/1. Passaform; 2/2, Winning Rival; 5/8. Settlement; 7/7, Glehora Boy. Neck; length. Time. 2.14 3-5. McLean Stakes, 4f.: 1/1, Silver Lily. 8.0 (L. J. Ellis), 1; 5/4. Desert Maid. 8.0 (W. F. Ellis), 2: 10/9, Dash o’ Dublin, 8.5 (M. M. Caddy), 3. Also started: 7/10, Full Pitch; 11/13, Damascus; 3/6, Palfrey; 9/12, Divorced; 8/7, Lady Nuffield; 15/16, Cruden Bay; 6/5, Verlagia; 2/2, Salutation; 12/11, Blue Bouquet;! 16/15. Solerity; 4/2, Gay Flight; 14/8, Southern Wave; 13/14, Sing Song. Two lengths; head. Time, 48 3-5, a track record. October Handicap, Im.: 4/3, Night Pal, 8.7 (J. W. Jennings), 1; 5/4, Petersham. 9.8 (C. T. Wilson), 2; 6/8, Strip. 8.12 (W. Connor), 3. Also started: 8/7. 1 Hanlon; 3/5, Shikari: 2/1, Sir Hugh; ' 7/6, Araboa; 9/9, Fidelis; 1/1, Lord Puck. Half a length; length. Time. ‘ 1.40 4-5. Taioma Handioap, 7f.: 1/1, Royal J Lancer, 7.10 (W. F. Ellis). 1; 8/9. Southern Sail, 7.7 (F. J. Boyle), 2; 9/8, Johnemby, 7.8 (C. T. Wilson), 3. Also start- 1 ed: 2/2, Counter Lunch; 7/7, Islay 1 Downs; 5/5, Taxpayer; 3/3, Prince , Ruenalf; 6/6, Twenty Grand; 4/4, Gay • Lancer; 10/10, Pink Dress. Four J

J lengths; three. Time, 1.28. 3 A Track Record. Silver Lily and Desert Maid, first and - second in the McLean Stakes at Dune--3 din on Saturday, drew 1 and 3 at the ) barrier. Lady Nuffield from wide out - led to the straight with Desert Maid ! and Silver Lily. Inside the distance • Silver Lily ran to the front and won > by three lengths from Desert Maid, who beat Dash o’ Dublin by a head. : Salutation came with a fast run and ! finished fourth. Palfrey and Salutation > were slow away. The winner put up : a track record on a slowish track. Weights for Shorts Handicap. : The weights are as follow for the Shorts Handicap, 6f, to be decided at 1 the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting ’at Trentham: Amigo, Old Bill 9.2; ■ Kathbella 8.13; Saxon Tor 8.11; Sleeveless 8.9; Density 8.7; Duncannon 8.6; Bronwen 8.3; Mittie, Nigger Boy, Night Eruption 8.2; Blonde Princess, Orelio 8.1; Enrich 7.12; Rakahanga, Globe Trotter 7.11; Endorsement, Phaleron 7.9; Gaymiss. Not Out 7.7; Screen Star 7.6; Hearth 7.3; Vascones 7.2; Kentucky. Nelumbo, Olympus, White Rajah 7.0. Wellington Handicap. The following are the weights for the Wellington Handicap, lm. 3f, to be run at Trentham: Royal Chief 9.7; Beau Repaire 8.9; Sly Fox 8.8; Te Kawiti 8.4; Lady Furst. Royal Star 11, Siegmund 8.3; Ned Cuttie, The Ring 7.11; Swordstick 7.10; Trench Law, Lady Montana. Winning Rival 7.9; Little Robin 7.8: Areas 7.7; Homily 7.6; Lockit 7.5; Colonel Bogey, Pearl of Asia 7.2; Anita Foe, Auto Sweep, Raeburn 7.0.

A Keen Duel. The Hema Te Ao Handicap at Otaki on Saturday provided a keen duel between Enrich and Trench Law, the former hanging on a bit the better at the end after a good deal of use had been made of Trench Law. Trench Law went up to the front half a mile from home, and the effort found him just weakening at the end. while Enrich had been nicely saved in behind for his run, and when he did come uphe was able to save ground by getting through on the rails. Noble Fox was a good third, after looking more dangerous in the straight. He had been in the rear throughout the early, running. Sleeveless was fourth. She led for a couple of furlongs, and was then restrained in behind. She put up a creditable performance. Guide to Bigger Events. The Masterton Racing Club’s meeting

as has been pointed out in these columns before, is a good guide to form at Wellington and New Zealand Cup meetings. Last year was no exception to the rule. The winner of the C. F. Vallance Memorial Handicap on the second day was Yours Truly, who ran second to Centrepoise in the Watkins Handicap at Trentham a week later and then went on to win the New Zealand Cup at Riccarton. The first day's winner of the mile Masterton Handicap was Mishna, who beat everything except Old Bill (later to win the Wellington Cup and W.R.C. Autumn Handicap) in the Wainui Handicap on the opening day at Trentham. Two years ago the winner of the Masterton Handicap was Arctic King, who also succeeded within a month in the New Zealand Cup. The preceding year Arctic King was narrowly beaten in the same Masterton race, but, after then going amiss for a time, he came back in the ■ autumn to win the C.J.C. Great. Autumn. Handicap. The Vallance Memorial victor that, year was Galteemore, a very useful horse subsequently in provincial cup company.