MARTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 January 1941, Page 3

MARTON

CUP WON BY THE BUZZER.

SPRINT TO NIGHT ERUPTION

ißy Telegraph—-Press Association.) MARTON, January 1

'Die Marton Jockey Club's summer meeting opened successfully in brilliant weather and in the presence of a large holiday crowd. Race books sold out before the first race, and there were 1.400 motor-cars in the enclosure.

The principal race the Marton Cup. was won solidly by the favourite. The Buzzer, and Night Eruption, also first choice, scored in the sprint. The track was in excellent order and fast. The totalisator turnover reached £28,034 compared with £22.373 last year, when the betting system was single pool, an increase of £5661. The gate takings also showed an increase of 25 per cent. Results:—

Maiden Race, weight. 8.7; 6f; 22 Ringcraft (K. Chote) 1:3 5 Inform (J. Williamson) 2: 1 1 Wildfire ‘H. P Etewart) 3. Also started: 4 4 Smiling Morn; 11 8 Ninia; 5 3 March Easy: 10 10 Greek Idol: 8 9 Gold Tray; 7 7 Airshot; 6 6 Sunny Dale: 9 11 Thorarna. One length and a half: six. Greek Idol was fourth. Time. 1 14 1-5. Ladies' Bracelet 9f: 5 5 Hokumai 110 <S. G. Davidson) 1; 3 2 Doctor Defoe. 11.9 <M. P. Power) 2; 1 3 Pitmark IM (E. W. Watson' 3. Also started: 2 1 Waimutu; 6 4 Seyfried; 9 7 Wenewene; 8 8 Idalion; 4 6 Parekura; 10 10 Arachne; 7 9 Luath. One length; one and a half. Luath was fourth. Time 1.57 1-5.

Juvenile Handicap, for two-year-olds. sf: 22 Lady Acora. 7.3 'D. W Redstone) 1:11 Soutane, 8.13 «N Cavancy> 2; 3 3 Leisurely. 7 5 (H P. Stewart) 3. Also started: 5 5 Athenian; 6 6 Greek Step: 4 4 Amorangi. Two lengths; three. Amorangi was fourth. Time. 1 1 4-5, Rata Hack Hurdles 2-lm: 6 0 Haile Selassie 9 2 (M. Wright 1 1: 2 1 Great Quex, 10 2 (J. Toki 1 2. 1 2 Segra. 1! 5 < P Jarvis) 3. Also startiHi: s.s’Hanevei; 4 3 Prinihia; 3 4 Selkirk: 7 7 Gold Nut; 9 9 Spearcast; 8 8 Manleuu Six lengths; half a length Selkirk fourth- Time, 245 Marton (*up. Ijm: 1 I The Buzzer 9 4 <D. W Redstone* 1; 3 3 Amigo 9 0 <N Cavancy) 2; 5 4 Dark Eagle. 7,11 (J. Mclnally) 3 Also started- 22 Globe Trotter: 4 5 Dynasty; 6 6 Old Surrey: 8 7 I.aughmg Song; 7 8 Charles Edward. 'l')'.:)'c-«!u.ir:e;.- of ti length; three lengths. Old Surrey was fourth. Time, 2.5 4-5 Globe Trotter tel! Railway Handicap, th: 1 1 Night Eiuption. 713 (K Chotei I; 3 3 Blair; R.,be. 7 0 tJ Williamson) 2.2 2 Grat;data 712 >J Mclnally) 3. Aistarted: 4 4 Oli.oy, .5 5 C..ko f ..d Chief. 6 G Raev Gall, Three-qlitil’Wrs at a le'igth. halt a length Ciilossal Chief was fourth T.:n<- 1 13 2-5 Not Y<-:.r H.ek H .<!)<! to ■ 9f 85 Curtail 7-7 >K- Cnm<-i !, 4 3 Talvnta 8.0 I'nvanev) 2 4 If- e Aen 7 ? ■J. Will(;<ms>>n * 3 A !.--•> -.'.aried: 3 2 !!a<u-r., I I G..ld P.t-Mee; 5 8 Aratne; ■< 9 ‘p-ua-r, t; 7 Roy.il (‘oos,rt, 10 |(i B d<- ■ W<-< 7 9 S.jc-or- T.v , lengthj’eri: Arabic was fourth Tune I 54 4 5 l);rr: Hack Handicap. Of I I '•!. l.r-mhoji 8 0 'J William -■!>' > i 4 G' Ider. Pam 7Hr •/ Me|n;»)!y ’ '<•: 3 '■ Gvmnra 8 5 ‘R F Haw ■ 3 AMtarted Di-trc-' Sq’na); G 6 V ■■ :re. :> 5 Nw.bury QiU’cn l-'-ngih and :. half; niT<: 5' <-:■■.re wrei "■ or’)’. Titre’ : I 12 3-5 ! i ■(•!’,<• il teac'ni r w.c: rccetitlv i st'.pjH-d iti a Ci's f,r driving through ‘ red light and given a ticket railing fori her ;jppe.irrit.<*r m traffic- e...;0 ‘ ti. p -a mg Mi.mia) S-- ■ib< i jiatge sternly y . : a■. t: ■■: teach That • ?: in- ■!. ii det-ed •. • ~ :t right dov. '- at that table : and I thrrugn a p hj-.dred