TURF NEWS AND NOTES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 March 1941, Page 3

TURF NEWS AND NOTES

Meeting at New Plymouth

CENTENNIAL CUP WON BY NIGHT PILOT

(BY “THE GRAFTER.")

At the Taranaki Jockey Club's meeting yesterday the Centennial Cup was won by Night Pilot .who had an easy win over Sir Crusoe. The Flying Handicap was accounted for by Gold Dale.

TARANAKI MEETING

CENTENNIAL CUP TO NIGHT PILOT. GOLD DALE WINS FLYING. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) NEV' .PLYMOUTH, March 6. The Taranaki Jockey Club's Centennial Cup meeting opened in overcast weather, and half-way through the programme heavy rain set in. making conditions very unpleasant. The cup, which was run in misty rain, was won by the Aucklander, Night Pilot, who is in the same stable as Kindergarten. His owner, Mrs W. D. Graham, formerly lived in New Plymouth, and won the cup in 1935 with Fersen. The sprint event went to Gold Dale. There was a good attendance, and the totalisator handled £18.508 10s, compared with £15.566 last year, an increase of £2942 10s, which was a good result considering the unfavourable weather, which restricted betting. Results: — Waitara Hurdles, IJm. and 100yds.: 1/1, Foxiana, 10.8 (T. Tito), 1; 2/2, Rollicker, 9.10 (L. Albrey), 2; 4/3, General Riske, 9.5 (M. Coon). 3. Also started: 3/4, Celtic Lad; 5/5, War Lap; 6/7, Great Night; 8/8, Karere-Nui; 7/6, Resingold. Three lengths; neck. Resingold was fourth. Time, 2.49. Juvenile Handicap, for two-year-olds, 5f.: 1/2, Ring Chief, 8.3 (W. J. Broughton), 1; 12/10, Miss Phaleron, 7.3 (H. Stewart), 2; 3/3, Kaimanawa, 8.11 (H. Wiggins), 3. Also started: 7/7, Erinscourt; 6/6, Panoni; 4/4, Prince Plato; 5/5, Imperium; 2/1, Opuatia; 8/11, El Mauch; 13/12, Hard Frost; 11/13,' High Tone; 10/19, Chef D’Oeuvre; 9/3, Debanquer. One length; head. Opuatia was fourth. Time, 1.1 4-5. Flying Handicap, 6f.: 3/3, Gold Dale, 8.5 (J. Williamson), 1; 2/2, Kentucky, 7.13 (S. Waddell), 2; 6/7, Screen Star, 7.4 (H. Wiggins), 3. Also started: 1/1, Zest; 4/4, Dinky Di; 5/5, Trig Station; 7/6, Air Flight. Half a length; head. Air Flight was fourth. Time, 1.13. Moturoa Electric Hack, 5f.: 5/4, Valtour. 8.5 (G. Dowrick), 1; 1/1, Miss Hallomet, 8.5, 2; 14/14. Sunfire, 8.5 (T. Kilgour), 3. Also started: 4/5. Malo; 2/3. Salvation: 11/11, Metz; 3/2, En Volee; 13/12, Royal Talkie; 12/13, Ra Rena; 7/6, Gold, Glaze; 8/8, Windsor Glow; 6/7, Little Rose; 15/15, Silver Gold; 9/9, Gainly; 10/10. Teasof. Two lengths; length. Malo was fourth. Time, 1.2 1-5.

Taranaki Centertnial Cup. 10J.f.: 1/3, Night Pilot, 7.54 (H. Wiggins), 1; 2/2, Sir Crusoe, 9.0 (W. J. Broughton), 2; 5/5, Piastre, 7.5 (H. Stewart), 3. Also started: 8/7. Friesland; 7/7, Dark Eagle; 3/1, Gay Fox; 4/4, Cheval de Volee; 9/9, Olympus; 12/11. Aussie Ra; 10/10, Notium; 6/6. Ascot Bloom; 11/12, Stencil. Two lengths; three-quarters. Friesland was fourth. Time. 2.14 3-5.

Okato Hack Handicap. 9f.: G/6, Hunting Bee, 8.5 (S. Waddell), 1; 2/2. Sanction, 8.6 (W. L. Aitken) and 4/4. Filbert, 7.12 (W. Thomson) dead-heat for second. Also started: 1/1, Vai Pore; 3/3, Mahaina; 5/5, General Riske. Half a length. Vai Here was fourth. Time, 1.55.

Countv Hack Handicap, 7f.: 4/4. Miss Clipper. 7.7 (H. P. Stewart), 1; 3/3. Marlene, 7.101 (W. J. Broughton), 2; 6/6, Gitana Lass, 7.7 (W. Thomson), 3. Also started: 5/5, Mansura; 1/1, Wavelength; 2/2, 'Le Marquis; 8/8, Bidens; 7/7, Ra Houhou. Half a neck; neck. Mansura was fourth. Time, 1.28 2-5. Timaru Hack Handicap, 6f.: 1/2. Circular Note, 9.2 (W. J. Broughton), 1: 2/3, Surveyor-General, 9.13 (W. J. Mudford), 2; 5/7, Mountain Fox. 8.0 (R. W. Shaw), 3. Also started: 3/1, Boden Park; 4/4, Tavoy; 6/6, Kriemhild: 7/5, Barry Boy; 9/8, Empire Action; 8/9, Captain Gale; 10/10, Windsor Glow. Three-quarters of a length; three. Tavoy was fourth. Time. 1.14 4-5. ACCEPTORS FOR TOMORROW. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH, March 8. 12.0 —Okoke Hurdles, 1-lm. and 110 yds.: Kaiwaka, 11.12; Disturbed, 10.6; Southern Blood, 10.3; Rollicker, 10.2; Celtic Lad, 10.1; General Riske, 9.7; Great Night, 9.3; Karerc-Nui, 9.3; Lady Jim, 9.0; Resingold, 9.0. .12.45 —Awakino Hack Handicap, 6f.: Valtour, 9.0; Minvaal, 8.7; Sunfire, 8.6; En Voice, 8.6; Malo, 8.4; Gainly, 8.4; Royal Talkie, 8.3; Ra Rena, 8.3; Windsor Glow. 8.3; Silver Gold. 8.3; Teasof, 8.3. I.3o—Mokau Hack Handicap, 9f.: Hunting Bee, 9.6; Sanction, 9.6; Vai Pere, 8.5; Filbert, 8.1; Miss Clipper, 8.1; Martene, 8.0; Wave Length, 7.10; Mansura. 7.9; Southern Blood, 7.9; Mahaina, 7.8; Ra Houhou, 7.1; Bidens, 7.1; Little Rose. 7.1. 2.10 —Taranaki Stakes, weight-for-age. 6f.: Sir Beau, 9.4; Gold Dale. 9.0: Air Flight, 8.5; Kaimanawa. 7.2; Ring Chief, 7.2; Imperium. 7.2; F.l Maadi. 6.13; Panoni, 6.13. 2.so—Pau] Memorial Handicap, l,|m.: Friesland, 9.0; Gay Fox, 7.12; Dark Eagle, 7.12; Piastre, 7.9; Cheval de Voice, 7.8; Aussie Ra. 7.6; Ascot Bloom. 7.6; Hunting Bee, 7.6; Notium, 7.6. 3.35--Paritutu Juvenile Handicap, 5f.: Ring Chief, 8.13; Erinscourt, 8.9; Panoni. 8.8; Prince Plato, 8.8; Imperium, 8.4; Opuatia, 7.10; Come True. 7.9; Vermette, 7.9; Miss Phaleron, 7.7; Hard Frost, 7.5; Park Light, 7.2; High Tone. 7.0; Debanquer, 7.0. 4.15 —Urenui Handicap, 7f.: Royal Star 11. 9.4: Kentucky. 8.4; Zest. 7.13; Veldette. 7.11: Notium, 7.10; Dinky Di. 7.10; Lord Cavendish. 7.9; Screen Star, 7.5; Trig Station. 7.4; Air Flight, 7.0; Taitoru, 7.0. 5.0 —Omata Hack Handicap, 7f.: Sur-veyor-General, 9.6; Boden Park, 8.6; Mountain Fox, 8.6; Miss Clipper, 8.2; Kriemhild, 8.1; Ringling. 7.12; Barry Boy. 7.8; Le Marquis, 7.8: Gitana Lass. 7.8; En Volee, 7.7; Captain Gale. 7.7.

A Comfortable Win. The win favourite, Night Pilot, scored a comfortable win in the Taranaki Centennial Cup yesterday. He was kept in a handy position throughout, while Olympus and Cheval de Volee took turns in the lead and, nearing the home turn, he moved up to a position from where he could assume command as soon as the field entered the straight. He got to the front in a few strides and over the last furlong the issue was never in doubt, Night Pilot winning by two lengths from Sir Crusoe, who trailed the leaders for a mile but then lost his position. He came on again in the straight and comfortably beat the others, without looking likely to overhaul the winner. Piastre, who was last till the three furlongs mark, finished with his usual solid run from the back, just beating Friesland, who was also doing his best work at the close. Cheval de Volee was fifth. Gay Fox sixth, and Dark Eagle seventh. A Good Three-year-old. Even allowing for the fact that he secured a lucky run on the rails when . the leaders swung wide at the turn, the three-year-old Night Pilot was responsible for a nice performance when he won the Dynes Fulton Memorial Handicap at Pukekohe. It might not : have been easy for him if he had not secured such a fine run, but he would ■ have been unlucky to lose, and more is sure to be heard of him in the near future. The impression left by Night . Pilot is that he will stay well, and this will not be surprising in view of his ; pedigree. He is a good-looking bay colt by Night Raid from Lytup, by Clarenceux from Flame, by Phaeton ! from Catherine Wheel, by Maxim. Night Pilot is thus closely related to . Phar Lap, who was by Night Raid I from Entreaty, by Winkle from Prayer ! Wheel, by Pilgrim's Progress from Catherine Wheel.