RACING AT ELLERSLIE

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19900, 1 June 1936, Page 13

RACING AT ELLERSLIE

THE GREAT NORTHERNS. A BENSATIONAL HURDLEB. SURPRISE OF PRINCE lOF ORANGE. SUCCESS OF TE RAPA HORSES. The opening day of the Auckland Racing Club’s winter meeting at Ellersiie on Saturday, was full of Incident, (lie Great Northern Hurdles providing the most sensational spectacles in the history of the event. Seven of the 13 contestants failed to complete the course, the favourite, Jolly Beggar, falling at the second to last fence and the second fancied, Scotch Nation, coming to grief passing the stands the second timo and having to be destroyed. Clarion Gall, out some 20 lengths in tlie lead at the last fence, crashed through the obstacle and threw his rider, C. Thomson, who had secured the mount at the last moment through the disqualification earlier in the d.ay of A. Jenkins, who was to have ridden him. He was paying in the vicinity of u quarter of ti century to ! win. Three Te Rapa horses carried the day, Allegretto, Curlew and Prince of Grunge, while the ex-Te Rapa and Hamilton-owned Illuminagh scored In j the Hunt Club Hurdles. | Concluding results HUNT CLUB HURDLES. Or £275; 2 miles. 1 I—ILLUMINAGH, Mr L. Hodgson’s br g, by Rumination—Erlnagh, aged. (J. Mcßae) l 1 2—TANGLED, Mr R. Richardson’s br g, by Dead Sea—Dainty Step, syrs, 9.0 (C. Thompson) 2 1 9 - HIGH QUALITY, Mr 11. A. «warfield’s b g, by Acre—Grant’s Gift, 4yrs, 0.0, car. 9.7 (Sharkey) .. 3 ! Also started:—3 Cometra, 9.10 (M. G. 1 James); 5 Orenda, 9.4 (Baker); 6 Bells nr Bow, 9.1 (Lawson); 10 Irish Comet, '9.1 (W. Preston); 7 Friendly Boy, e.o A. Gilmer); 8 Royal Toast, 9.0 (Craddock); 4 Dark Princess, 9.0 (Muir) Warner trained by J. H. Mcßae, Te Awamutu. The Te Awamuth-tratned Illuminagh was a pronounced favourite and he won well arter being bandlly placed tbrougbi Cometra and High Quality were first ; out, but Tangled soon ran through to the ■ front, and led across the top Troin Bells 1 'T Mow, Illuminagh. Orenda. Royal Toast, ! 1 Ticndly Hoy, and High Quality. Rells or fiow headed Tangled to the Straight, and t 1 his pair were In the van passing the (Gauds from illuminagh. Royal Toast, High , Quality, Friendly Boy, Cometra, Orenda and Irish Comet. There was nothing be- ! 1 ween Rolls of Bow, Tangled and llluini- ; ‘.‘M'h a* they raced along the back whore • digii Quality, Royal Toast, Cometra, • Friendly Roy and Irish Comet were fol- ■ lowing in order. Tangled went to the front crossing the top, and led Into the straight from Illuminagh, High Quality, Rells of Bow and Irish Comet. Illuminagh hit the front approaching the last fence, and staying on well, went on to gain a decisive victory by two lengths rrom Tangled, who beat High Quality by five lengths. Irish Comet, Cometra, Bells or Bow, Friendly Boy, Orenda and Royal Toast finished as named. Time, 2.4 3 3-5. MEMBERS' HANDICAP, Or £350; 6 Tur. 7—DOLLAR BILL, Mrs D. Levin’s blk g, by Paper Money—Farisee, 4yrs, 7.5 (A. Messervey) 1 13—ADALENE, Mr J. Hannon’s b m, by Little England—Kinetic, 6yrs, 7.10 (H. Long) 2 19—ALBY, Mr A. T. Smith s br h, by Psychology—Marsala, syrs, 7.0 N. Dornan) 3 Also started:—2 Rereatu, 10.1 (Ellis); 12 Namakta, 9.1 (Goulsbro); 4 Galilee. 8.10 (McTavlsh); 8 Gold Mission, 8.6 (F.each); 5 Enge, 8.1 (P. Fearn) ; 10 Velocipede, 8.2 (J. Mclnally); u Greek Gold, 8.0 (Gladtng); 3 Tradesman. 7.1 1 (Wiggins); is Versant, 7.7 (Tattersall); 6 Bellkyrlan, 7.7 (Broughton); Puss Moth. 7.7 (Horne); 11 Mungacre, 7.1, car. 7.5 (Tremaln); 16 Prince Acre. 7.0 (Vaughan); 17 Whirling, 7.0 (Goulsbro); 9 Coronts, 7.0 (Illbberd); 15 Sweet Rose, 7.0 (Savage). Winner trained by J. S. Shaw, RlccarA stirring finish was provided in the concluding event when Dollar Bill prevailed at double figure odds. Adalene, Bellkyrlan, Luge, Tradesman and Puss Moth were in the forefront when the field settled down, and Adalene led across the top rrom Puss Moth, Dollar Bill. Inge, Galilee. Gold Mission, Bellkyrlan. \dalene. and this pair were first into the <tmight from Dollar Bill. Galilee. Enge. Prince Acre and Sweet Rose, and in a rare battle Dollar Bill just, got up to gain the verdict by a neck from Adalene. who was a similar distance In front or Alby. Puss Moth was fourth, and then followed Mungacre, Galilee, Enge, Namakia, Bellkyrian, Greek Gold and Versant. Time, 1.12 4-5, a race record. The Totalisator. The totalisator handled £44,251 Tor (fight races, compared with £48,283 10s for seven races last year, when the racing was held on the King's Birthday. This represented a decrease or £SO32 10s. PRINCE OF ORANGE. I j HIS G.N. HURDLES SUCCESS. PRODUCED IN FINE CONDITION. TRAINER RODE IN 1912. I Twenty-four years ago. A. J. Julian, then a horseman of no moan ability over hurdles, won the Great Northern | Hurdles on Nupper, but it was not j until Saturday at Kllerslie that ho was | aide to produce a winner for ttiis gruelling test, in his capacity as a trainer. Credit is due to Julian fori I lies way Prince of Orange was turned 1 out and apart from the rattier lucky j nature of Saturday's success, it was i well merited. Prince of orange, after showing 1 good form several seasons hack, failed to perform with any degree of sue- I ess in the tfißß-.U and Ifi.T.-.U) seasons, and tie was almost despaired of j as a racing proposition on account of | his unreliability. However, lie was taken in hand again Ibis season and disclosed a glimpse of his old form at 1

the Auckland Christmas meeting, where he scored three seconds and a first in as many starts. His showing at the recent Waikato meeting was anything hut enoouragaing, byt he was never at his best on a left-handed track and was consequently allowed to remain in the Great Northern Hurdle field of 1936. He has been . schooling Impressively at Te Rapa over the past month and it was his splendid jumping ability that stood to him on Saturday, and It is worthy of note that his figures for the race, 4.31, have never been bettered. The patient riding of the Hamilton horseman, A. Gilmer, was a contributory factor in the success of the aged son of Valkyrlan and Lassie Doon. It was a coincidence that the saddle ■cloth of Prince of Orange bore the Devil’s number, 13, and he drew that position at the barrier. FOXTON MEETING. JUBILEE 80NG WINS MEMORIAL. MOUTOA TO REIPAR. _- _ FOXTON, Saturday. . The Foxton Racing- Club’s meeting was held to-day in fine weather. There was a good attendance and the track was in excellent order. Concluding- results: HIMATANGI HANDICAP. Or £75; 6 fur. 1 — HAPPY, 8.2 i 2DE TROP, 8.6 ... I 7—MINNOW, 7.0 o All started. Won by a length, with one and a hair jengths between second and third. Time, WHIROKINO HACK AND HUNTERS' Of £80; 2J miles. 2—TAURA LAD, 9.5 i 7—THE RANGER, 9.11 i"" I 6 OTAKI, 9.0 3 Scratched: Battleground, Croydon. Won by 18 lengths, with 20 lengbts between second and third. Time, 4.10 Royal Banquet and Tiger Bill rell. KEBBELL MEMORIAL. Or £9O; 7 fur. 2 JUBILEE SONO, 8.3 1 3 BOOMERANG, 7.3 ' 2 7 ROYAL BENGAL, 7.0 3 Scratched: Gay Boy, Slippery, Llmulus. Won by a head, with a length and a hair between second and third. Time, 1.31. MOUTOA HANDICAP. or £80; 6* rur. I —REIPAR, 8.5 i 6—LA PARLEUSE, 7.0 I 4 SUNDER, 7.0 3 Scratched: Blue Boy, De Trop, Revival. Won by two lengths, with a nock between second and third. Time, 1.15 1-5. The Totalieetor. The totalisator handled £7147, compared with £6009 10s last year, an increase or £1137 108. AUSTRALIAN TURF. MOONEY VALLEY REBULTS. WIN FOR PALATINATE. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. SYDNEY, May 31. At the Moonee Valley races yesterday Palatinate proved an easy winner in the Headwind High-weight Handicap. Cape Race filled third plaoe in the Federal Hurdles, in which Greencape was unplaced. In the Keilor Handicap, six furlongs, Radiant Star was third and Te Huon unplaced. Membo and Hit the Deck unsuccessfully contested the Commonwealth Steeples, carrying a stake of £525, including a trophy valued at £25. Greenhorn and Jack Horner were unplaced in the Mount Alexander Handicap, one mile and three furlongs. Results:— HEADWIND HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, * or £300: 1 mile. PALATINATE (N.Z.-bred), R. McLelsh’s b g, syrs., by Paladin—All Style, 8.13 (H. Skidmore) 1 BRIGHTBEARD, Clark and Robinson’s cli g, 3yrs., by Heroic—Greytlnge. 8.4 (J. It. Smith) 2 SAROKOS, G. J. Docker’s gr g, aged, by Sarehedon—Mairatunga, 10.1 (T. Webster) 3 Firteen started. Won by three lengths, with hair a head between second and third. Time, 1.395. ROSEHILL EVENTS. DUAL RATIO INJURED. SYDNEY, May 31. At the Rosehlll races Dual Ratio was unplaced in the Maiden Hurdles, We Three in the Juvenile Handicap’ and Golden Gate and Golden Chance in the Flying Welter Handicap. The racing career of Dual Ratio may be ended. When he made his debut as a hurdler he broke his near fore fetlock joint.