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Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 June 1942, Page 4

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AUCKLAND MEETING ERNDALE WINS HURDLES. STEEPLES TO DOZIE BOY. (Bv Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, May 31. The Auckland Racing Club’s winter meeting opened in showery weather on a holding track. The attendance was good, but not up to last year’s, when the fixture opened on Monday, the King's Birthday. The totalisator handled £110.353 10s, against £106,283 10s, an increase of £4570. Results: — First Jervois Handicap, seven furlongs: 2/3 Greek Dancer (S. Green), bracketed with Gay Lally, 1; 4/4 First Edition 2; 1/1 Marble Fov, bracketed with Hunting Princes 3. scr.— Prince Louis, Dan Quex, Kinstep, Sir Dingle, Abbey King, Gayjax, Waka Nene, FlyingHazard, Akanora. Head, neck. Time, 1.29.. Greenlane Steeplechase, about two miles and a half: 1/1 Brandon Hall (Jenkins) 1;. 5/6 Selwyn. 2; 6/4 Master Appellant 3. Scr.— De Friend, Ruling Star, Wong Foo, Beaurock, Flying Arrow. Four lengths, 25. Time, 5.12. ' Second Jervois Handicap, seven furlongs, First Division: 1/1 Silver Note (Broughton) 1; 21/20 Korotangi 2; 8/7 Princte Rewa 3. Two lengths, three. Time, 1.29 1-8. Second' Division: 3/2 Rara Avis (Cleaver) 1; 9/10 Taku Kara 2; 7/6 Willie Pay 3. Two lengths and a half; nose. Time, 1.29 1-5. Scr.— Bronze Meter, Royal Musk, Mokb Moko, Valhaven, Hineiti (bracketed with Taku Kara). Great Northern Hurdles, two miles and a half: 6/6 Erndale, 10.2 (M. Caddy) 1; 4/5 Streamline. 11.10 (A. E. Ellis) 2; 1/1 Kanui te Pai, 9.5 (Jenkins) 3. Five lengths; One lengths and a quarter. Time, 4.45. Scr. —Master Appellant, Beverley, Bronze Ora, Hot Shot, Prival. Cornwall Handicap, one mile and a quarter, First Division:. 11/11 Lovaals . (Messervy) 1; 10/9 Cambria 2; 20/20 British Mint 3. Long neck, two lengths and a half. Time, 2.10 2-5. Second Division: 5/6 Landveyor (Ho’oton) 1; 7/10 Regal Fox 2; 16/13 Gay Rosette 3. One length and a half; three lengths. Time, 2.11. Scr.—Volifox, Lady Ex, Town Survey, Flying Acre. Foxlore, Silver Quex, Hinkler. Funny Fox was bracketed with Lovaals, and Tellsom with Cambria. Great Northern Steeplechase, about three miles and three-quarters: 3/3 Dozie Boy, 9.5 (Jenkins) 1; 1/1 Conflagration, 10.5 (Cleaver) 2: 10/10 Erinatioh, 9.12 (Barr) 3; 11/11 Smiling Thru’, 9.5 (C. L. Go'tllsbro) 4. Length; ten lengths. Time, 8.6 2-5. Scr.— Streamline, Segra, Ruling Star, Dark Rose, Stokowski. Hunt Club Hurdles, two miles: 1/1 Golden Memory (Jenkins) 1; 6/4 Gay Movie 2; 5/6 ■ Stirpeen 3. Ser.—Etruscan. Five lengths, eight. Time, 3.55. Members’ Handicap, six furlongs, First Division: 11/10 Aero King (Begu'ely) 1; 14/12 Sure Pay 2; 9/9 Kentucky 3. Head; threequarters' of a length. Time, 1.17. Second Division: 1/1 Cherry’s Ticket (Gilchrist) 1; 6/7 Pay Roll 2; 8/6 Foxwood 3. Length; four lengths-. Time, 1.16 4-5. Ser.—Gold MoneySong. Air Port was bracketed with Aero King. WANGANUI MEETING YOUNG CHARLES SUCCESSFUL. TRIPLE DEAD HEAT IN CHIEF EVENT. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WANGANUI, May 31. The Duke of Gloucester Cup, run at the Wanganui Jockey Club’s winter mfeetihg at Marton on Saturday, was won by Young Charles, who was bought a few months ago by Mr M. Rough, Palmerston North, fol' £22 16s. The weather was bleak with a high wind -‘ and the track was heavy, but provided good winter going and did not cut up. There wasthe unusual spectacle of a triple dead-heat being hoisted in the Connolly Handicap, main race on the flat, between Full Hand, Mya- ' rion and Red Dash. The totalisator handled £21.637, compared with £25,407 last year at Awapuni, a decrease of £3770. Results:— Purua Hack Hurdles, one mile and a half: 5/5 Talenta (J. Hastie) 1; 1/1 Hunting Lore 2: 7/6 Cuisinier 3. Eight lengths; tout. Elusory was fourth. Time, ,2.56 1-5. Maiden Race, six furlongs, First Division: 3/8 Potomac (L. Dulieu) and 13/11 Red Glare (A. Anderson) dead-heat 1; 21/21 Alchemy 3. Third half a length back. The Grand -was fourth. Time, 1.15 3-5. Second Division: 6/7 Matalite (C. Bowry) 1; 15/17 TasmarY Taxi 2; 1/1 Farcical 3. Nose; three lengths. Sunlore was fourth. Time, 1.19. ' Duke of Gloucester Cup, one mile and a quarter: 5/4 Yotihg Charles, 12.1 (G. Jarnfes) 1; 1/1 Pekoe, 12.5 (A. Lupton) 2; 3/3 Little Ruse, 10.7 (K. Dun'can) 3. Also started: 4/3 Hokumai. 11/10 Taitoru, 7/6 Great Quex, 2/2 Kinsman, 6/7 Parekura, 10/11 Golden Ridge, 13/13 Marquis, 12/14 Royal Show, 9/9 Inventor, 14/12 Ramillies. Three-quarters of a length; three. Parekul’a was fourth, time, 2.20 4-5. River Hack Handicap, nine furlongs: G/7 Behdemcer (D. Redstone) 1; 3/4 All Burisby 2; 1/1 Hamish 3. Three-quarters of a length, two. Tau-uru was fourth. Time, 2.3 4-5. Wanganui Steeplechase, about two miles and a half: 1/2 Foxiana (D. Redstone) 1; 2/1 Cherry Pfinn 2; 3/3 Lady Callaghan 3. Also started: 5/5 Midday (pulled up); 4/4 Promenade. Nose. 50 yards. Promenade was fourth. Time, 5.10 3-'5. Connolly Handicap, one mile and a quarter: 4/4 Full Hand (F. Meyhell), 7/7 Red. Dash (J. Garth) and 11/9 Myarion (A. Waddell) triple dead-heat for first. Also started: 1/1 Amigo. 3/3 Minority, 2/2 Classform, 5/5 Aurora’s Star, 8/8 Chief Lord, I’o/11 Keha, 13/13 Vitement, 9/10 Beau Ciel, 12/12 Maes.tro, 6/6 Authoress. Authoress was fourth. Time, 2.16. Winter Oats, six furlongs: 4/5 Saint Tor (D. Redstone) 1, 3/4 Ring Chief 2, 6/3 Black Robe 3. Five lengths; three. Nuna was fourth. Time, 1.17 4-5. Borough Hack Handicap, six furlongs: 1/1 Black Renarde (N. Holland) 1, 2/2 High Class 2; 5/5 Teacony 3, Head, half-length. Frustration was fourth. Time, 1.18 2-5.