LATEST RACING

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20738, 23 February 1939, Page 10

LATEST RACING

WANGANUI EVENTS

FIRST DAY’S RESULTS LADY STELLA OVER HURDLES (By Telegraph.—Pres* Association) WANGANUI, Thursday The Wanganui Jockey Club s meeting opened to-day in fine weather bofore a good attendance. The track was in excellent order. Results: WE6TMERE HURDLES or £l5O, 1 mile 4i rur. 3 LADY STELLA. 9.0 <l. Hobloff) .. 1 4 RED RUFUS, 10.6 2 I —LNTHEOS, 11.0 3 Also started Hanover, 10.6; WarefeL Doctor Defoe, 9.0. Two lengths; six lengths. Time, 2.51 4-5. JUVENILE HANDICAP Of £l?5; two-year-olds; 5 furs. 3—VARIMOND, 8.7 (I. Howe) 1 1 — LA FRL*. 8.6 2 2 SUBMISSION, 9.0 3 Also started Military Maid, 7.13; A Hex. 7.5; Lord Midas, 7.5, Royal Huntress, 7.2: Veldette, 7.0; Lady Drake, 7.0; Pearl of Asia. 7.0. Short head; length. Time, 1.2. KAI-IWI MAIDEN RACE Of £150; 6 fur. 2 FIANCEE, 8.7 <W. J. Broughton) .. 4 I —LE MARQUIS. 8.7 • 3 LITTLE DORP.IT, 8.7 3 Also started: Koval Lassie. Dissipation, March Easy, Darthura, The Smller, Ruling Star. g. 7. Three lengths; half a length. Time, 1.14

TE AROHA FINALS

RULETTE’B PLEABINQ SPRINT SCOTLAND BEATS JONATHAN GOLDEN SHEILA HITS OUT The final gallops for the Te Aroht meeting took place on the course proper and inner grass track, both of which provided excellent going. Silver Eagle had a slight advantage over Rival over five furlongs in 1.3. Suleiman went a round, moving fast over the last three furlongs in 36 l-ss.

Kakareke and Star Vaal ran five furlonigs in 1.4 with very little between them. Aynho, under a nice hold, traversed five furlongs in 1.14. Haile Boy and Kenneth Robert got to the end of five furlongs in 1.3.

Sir Robin galloped freely over five furlongs in 1.3 2-5. Rulcttc, Mon Acre and Lady Meath Jumped off at the six furlong post, the first named scoring by a head, with the other two in line, in 1.14 3-5.

Silver Stick, La Vie and Peru finished in that order over five furlongs in 1.5.

Hesketoon, who has freshened up perceptibly, beat Bulwark by four lengths over five furlongs In 1.3 1-5. Odtaa, alone, got over the same distance, in 1.5.

Lady Montana, galloping freely, traversed a round, running on in 2.15. Gay Chou sprinted down th« straight. A Solid Trial Jonathan and Scotland Jumped off at the mile post on the course proper and kept close company throughout. Jonathan was a head in front at the post but in the next stride Scotland had a slight advantage in 1.45 1-5. Galilee (Goulsbro) and Golden Sheila (Tremain) were associated over a mile. The first-named led along the back stretch by a length and a-half but before reaching the half-mile Golden Sheila joined the issue, and, racing along smoothly, scored by a short head in 1.45 1-5. Surmise dashed over two furlongs In 26 2-5 s and Foxmond registered 49 2-5 s for four furlongs. Several others, including Coronation, were allotted useful work.

TRIALS AT ELLERSLIE

TE AROHA CANDIDATES GALLOP GLEN ABB IMPRESSIVE MISS APPELLANT —TOOLEY STREET {Bv TeU»«T«n»' ~ AUCKLAND. Thursday Chief features or the work at Ellerslle this morning were hair-a-mile by Cheiandry. five rurlong* by Pasture, six by Miss Appellant and '1 ooley Street and an attractive round by Glen Abb. The horses mentioned arc* engaged at the Te Aroha meeting. The No. 1 grass track was available and the going was hard and fa? : t. Chelandrv was first out and. arter running the initial furlong in 12 3-s*. 00mpleted half-a-mile in 49 1-s*. It was a good effort and -lie d:d her work well. Silver Ouex wa* eiear of Bronze Emerald over a similar distance m 50s Electric s-pear was too good for Jolt® Dance over a round in 1.2 5 2-5. Tlw last mile took 1.47 3-5 and the final half 35 3-ss. Aero King was in front or Trevaee at the end of five furlongs in 1.4, the last

hair-mile in 50s. Glen Abb went particularly well over a round in 1.4'.'. the ia*i mile being covered in 1.41 3-5. Royal \bb assisted him over the last, seven lurl.ng* which took 129 2-5 and the final hair-mile in 50*. Glen Abb - .* effort will give him more than an outside chance in tT* Aroha Cup. The stable-mate.* Mi- Appellant and Toolev treet ran six rurlonfs in 115 3-5. the first three in 37 3-ss. Miss Appellant was clear ot her companion at the finish although Tooley street was not unduly bustled. Royal Message finished in front of Norse Ladv over live lu: ngu ;n 1 5. the la.*t hair-mile in 51 s Over a Similar d stance Pasture recorded 1.3, the last bair-mlle In 58 4-ss—the best of the morning.

TAKANINI GALLOPS

TE POTO AGAIN BRILLIANT BON STAR’S FAST STX 'By Telegraph t<\ Tinr»*«x AUCKLAND, Thursday Thick fog delayed operation* at Takanlnt i thi- 1j• • rn.ng t.i: 1 1 • mi . *ll. -t or the 1 trainer* pn-r« r ing twa t till it cleared | before w.ikui:: timi hors- • Tin* ou.-ide was in excellent order and some wi'iV a tew r ill .;•* on the plough. Rrouwen ami I'.ilu-iwen* <>n -.-mi* at the end ot live rurlong* m 1.2, both working well, particulard> the former, who shaped well lor one of h;s cla.**. Te P do. who ha* been rking con- j si sternly xx ell V-'V.::. 1 a.i live in 1.1. >he j appear* to be right at the top of her form. > .litary and pen/we were to have gone together Ir un the live lurl. mg post but solitary brok away and ran live in 1.2 Penzance Jumped away at the half-mile and. displaying dash, completed that distance in 4S 2-s*. Inver again worked nicely over six furlong*. taking 1.14 4-5. ( Veritable appeared to have the mea^tu*