SPORTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 July 1943, Page 3

SPORTING

COMBINED HUNT MEETING. STEEPLES TO COLONEL ROUGE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) PALMERSTON NORTH, July 18. The Manawatu and Rangitikei Hunt Club were favoured with a sunny day for their annual combined race meeting, held on the Manawatu Racing Club's course at Awapuni on Saturday, and the large attendance gave the clubs the splendid turnover of £43,614 10s. The turnover last year, when the meeting was held at Marton, was £lB,123 and the previous year at Awapuni it was £34,869. Details of the racing:— Hack Hurdles, one mile and three-quarters: 9. Borak. 9.0 (J. Fagan), 1; 2, Colonel Bogey, • 9.7 (E. Temperton), 2; 1. Opaltown. 9.6 (D. Redstone), 3. Also started: 3. Imperium; 4, Flying Spy; 7, Lucullus Boy: 6. Colossal Chief; 5, Half Caste; 12, Blue Title: 8. ExPupil; 10. Race Away; 11, Po-Huka. Ten lengths; two. Blue Title was fourth. Time, 3.26 1-5. Flying Hack Handicap, seven furlongs:— First division: 1, Flying Ace, 9.5 i.D. Redstone), 1; 6, Foxcatcher, 9.1 (B. H.. Morris), 23, Phalaria. 8.2 (W. Broughton), 3. Also started: 13, Royal Melody; 11, Sandy Bay; 20, Waimutu; 16, Golden Days; 21, Pikitararua; 8, Dashup: 10, Fox Fur; 7, MaramaNui; 15, Matalite; 14. Kai Tiaki. Three lengths and a half; two. Sandy Bay was fourth. Time, 1.32 1-5. Second division; 9 Sovereign Lad, 8.0 (R. Ireland), 1; 5, Davilia, 9 2 (V. Sellars), 2; 12, Sporting Gold, 8.0 (C T. Wilson), 3. Also started: 2, Statue- 4, Sivana; 17, Light Moments: 13, Advocate- s' Lord Reay: 10. Citizen; 7. Beneve- 15 The Tosser; 19, Russell Lupin; 14, Mak'ai'bra. Four lengths; two. Beneve was fourth. Time. 1.33, Ladies’ Bracelet, for amateur riders one mile and a quarter: 3, Greek Effort, 10.9 (C. Waller). 1: 1, Taane Pango, 11.6 (G. James), 2- 6 Astute, 10.7 (A. Denton), 3. Also started- ’4 Circular Note; 2, Ascot Bloom; 7, Screen Star; 5, Red Chief; 11, Pindarus; 9, Winning Smile; 8. Cheetah; 10, Knights Caprice. One length and a had; threequarters. Red Chief was fourth. Tune, Hunts' Cup Steeplechase, about two miles and a half; 5 Huirangi Sun 9 G (R Bealei 1; 1. Red Glare. 9.K ID. Red stone), 2; 2, Forest Glen, 10.2 (M. Coon), „ Also started: 3, Smooger (lost ridel), . Midiass (pulled up); 6, Mataimat; 4. Skjette- 8, Midway (pulled up), rhree-quarters of a length; 100 yards. Skyettc was fourth. T ini e 452 Champion Hack Cup. one mile and a quarter: 3. Young Jim, 8.8 (W 1. Elh»), 1, 4 Vnventeher 812 (D. Redstone), 2: 2, Wai i Credit, 8.12 (W. Broughton), 3. Also started: 1 Broiveine; 7, Bendemeer; 6. Petei s Wife;'s, Sports Flash; 9, Valky s Boy; ;8, Sir Fox. Head; three-quarters of a length. Peter's Wife was fourth. Time 2.17 1-5. West Coast Steeplechase, about three miles. 1 Colonel Rouge, 10.2 (E. Temperton). 1: 3. Henry of Huntingdon, 9.0 (J. Williamson) 2, 2, Gav Fox, 9.13 (D. Redstone) 3 Also started: 4. Golden Channel ipullcd up). Halt ■i length-' 150 yards. Time. 6.7. President's Handicap, seven h»’ lon / s = 4 '- Betterman, 7.10 (M. Mannovich) 1. 2 Gay miss 9 0 (R. Shaw), 2; 14, Pai Avion, 7.7 (A. C. Messervy), 3. Also started: 5 Noble Fox- 1 Theolatcral: 13, Kanui te Pai, 9, BHe'k Robe; 6, Vivid Night; 10, Duality; 12, Clieddington; 3. Indian Sport; 8, Ring. Chief, 15, Triple Crown; 7. Brokers Dream, 11, Gold Money Song. Three-quarters of a length; half a neck. Black Robe was fouit . T Farewe 3 ll Hack Handicap, one mile- and a distance: 5, Sovereign Lad, 8 3 iR licl ™ d £> i» 3 Young Jun, 9.0 (W. F. Luis), z Cheap Lodging, 8.4 (C T. Wilsoji) 3 Also started: 1, Alchemy: 4. Davilia, First Eal tion arid Silver Coin (bracketed); 8, Royal Melody; 7, Siyana; 9, Prince Alchemic; 12, Rickie- H. Queen’s Charm: 10, Gold Dip, 15. Sporting Style; 13. Gothic; , °y Night. Eight lengths; meek. Gold Dip was fourth. Time, 2.2. AUSTRALIAN RACING

V.R.C. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLES. WON BY VICTORY MARCH. (By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright) MELBOURNE, July 18. The Grand National Steeplechase at Flemington resulted:— Victory March. 10.13 (Godfrey) 1; Highland March, 11.9 (Meenan), 2, Jack Farr. 9.12 (Regan), 3. Thirteen started, of which only seven finished. Five lengths: three and a half. lime. course record. Mag Mort broke a leg and was destroyed. By riding Young Jim to win the chan ß pion Hack Cup at the combined hunt at Awapuni on Saturday W. F. Ellis regained the lead by one point ovei W. J. Brough ton in the contest for the premiership Thirds on Phalaria and War Ciedit were the closest Broughton got on Saturday. Ellis will be riding at the South Canterbury Hunt next Saturday, . day’s racing of the current season. Biougn ton. who is in camp in the Ma "awatu district stated that it was most unlikely that he would be at South Canterbury. In such an event Ellis becomes the champion jockey ?or the season with 42 wins to Broughton s 4U Broughton has been the champion jockey for the past four seasons.