Great Northern Hurdles

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20822, 5 June 1939, Page 13

Great Northern Hurdles

ELLERSLIE CARNIVAL OPENS ROYAL APPELLANT SURPRISES GAY SETON AT LONG ODDS The impressive success of Charade in the Great Northern Hurdles and the surprise wins of Royal Appellant in the Cornwall Handicap and Gay Seton in the sprint were features of the opening day, Saturday, of the Great Northern meeting at Ellerslie. Ideal weather conditions obtained and the racing surface was in splendid winter order for this time of the year. Three favourites won outright but generally it was not a fortunate day for the investing public Royal Appellant's return being over a quarter of a century straight-out and that of Gay Seton in the last over a third of a century. Following are the concluding results:

CORNWALL HANDICAP Of £o0u; miles —H—ROYAL APPELLANT, Dr. M. O. Pezaro’s hr if by Appellant—Royal March, aged, 8.0 (Horne! 1 3 2—VAL.MI.NT, Mr W. J. Fergus" ch g by Vaals—Lnmlnt, r.yrs, 7.1. car. 7.3 (11. N. Wiggins) 2 9- IO—JACK TAR. Mr O. Nicholson and the Hon. E. R. Davis, b g by Captain Bunsby—Santaline 3 Also started: u—12 Round Up, 10.3 (Cameron;; 7—5 Valamito, 8.12 f.McTavlsh ; g—8 King Rev. 8.9 (Jenkins): 2 —3 Cheval de Voice, 8.5 (James; : s—r, Gold Yaals, 8.5 iManson); 6—7 Balinavar, 8.2 (C. G. Goulsbro); 10—9 Galilee. 8.1 (Halni; 13—14 Master Brierly, 8.0, car. 8.3$ (McKenzie); 12—13 Toolev Street. 7.13 (L. Dulieu); 4—4 Gay Rose, 7.10 (11. Long); I —l Royevrus, 7.6, car 7.9 (Atkins); 20—21 Pbilcourt. 7.2, car. 7.4 (Forsythe); 17—15 Black Musk, 7.1, car. 7.2 (Evans); 18—17 Gay Rebel, 7.0, car. 7.21 (Cammlck); 19—19 High Tea, 7.0, car. 7.8$ (Tremaln); 15—16 High Sea, 7.0 (Beagley); 16—18 Inver, 7.0, car. 7.2 (Messervy); 21—20 General Ruse, 7.0, ear. 7.6$ (T. Fearn). (Winner trained by J. M. Buchanan, Greenlane). Royal Appellant paid over a quarter or a century on the win machine. While. Curing the present term, he has shown encouraging Term on several occasions, today’s effort was his best performance to date, and it was due to the vigorous riding or the Te Awamutu horseman. R. E. Horne, that he scored narrowly in a spectacular finish, with the consistent blit unlucky Cornwall runner, Valmint. To-day was the third occasion on which Valmint has been deprived of the major prize. Jarl: Tar made a particularly meritorious showing. while Inver endorsed the g»>od Impression that has been created in recent track work. King Rey. arter hitting the front in the first furlong and makincr play half-way down the running, indicated an early return to former brilliance over the middle distances. Royal Appellant and Gay Rose began the smartest or the field and they were followed past the stands by Royevrus. Black Musk, Jack Tar and Philcourt, Gold Vaals all but railing as the field went out or the straight. Entering the back stretch. King Rey went to the the Tront and was followed by Royal Appellant, Gay Rose, Jack Tar, Philcourt. High Tea. Royevrus. and Gay Rebel. Royal Appellant was stifl racing behind King Rey hair a mile Trom home and the pair at this stage was setting a torrid pace Tor Tooley .•street. High Sea. Philcourt. Royevrus and Valmint. Tooley Street. King Rey and Royal Appellant were practically in line as they went to the home straight, with Philcourt and Royevrus handy behind and Valmint heading the others, in a good finish, in which oniy the judge was in a position to declare the verdict. Royal Appellant won by a short neck from Valmint. with Jack Tar three-parts of a length away third. Inver was fourth, and then came Valmint, Black Musk, Gay Rose and Philcourt. Time, 2.8. HUNT CLUB HURDLES Or £350; 2 miles i—I —BRIDEGROOM. Mr K. McK. Duncan's blk g by Mimetic—Bridal Veil. aged. 9.p (A. Jenkins) .... 1 S—2—BRITISH . SOVEREIGN, Mr W. J. Brooks and Mrs M. F. Williamson’s b g by Little England— Ngahere. 6yrs, 9.7 (A. Gilmer) . . 2 S—S—GREEN LABEL, Messrs E. N. Bunker and R. T. Russell’s b m g, bv Nasranl—Musky, syrs., 0.0 (P. McD. Brady) 3 Also started: 4—4 Windsor Lass, 9.0 (Watson); 3—3 Tupeotu. 9.0 (Simpson). (Winner trained by L. Knapp. Awapuni) Bridegroom, who had been schooling Impressively prior to the meeting, hit the front hair a mile .rrom home and from then on never appeared to be in danger or being defeated. British Sovereign, who who had also been working impressively berore the meeting, gave a solid display and may do better as the meeting progresses. Green Label, displaying early brilliance, hit the front at the outset and was followed past the stands by Tupeotu. Bridegroom, British Sovereign and Windsor Lass. Racing along the back Bridegroom had run up behind Green Label and the pair was followed at this stage by British Sovereign, Tupeoto and Windsor Lass, who were at the end or a gap or Tour lengths. Rridegrooin hit the front at the hair-mile and led into the straight clear of British Sovereign and Green Label. Over the deciding stages, the leader held on to win convincingly by five lengths from Rritish Sovereign, with eight lengths to Green Label. Tupeoto was Fourth, with Windsor Lass next. Time. 3.47. MEMBERS’ HANDICAP Or £400; 6 rur 13 —10—GAY SETON. Mr J. Fklenars* b g by Gay Shield—Persia, 8.6 (R. E. Horne) 1 S—9—BLACK THREAD, Mr D. J. Barry’S br g by Mimetic—Slipstitch, 6yrs 10.5 (Atkins) 2 4 4 —WHIRLING. Mr R. T. Reid’S Ch g by Whirlwind—Legality, aged, 9.9 (H. Goldfinch; 3 Whirling was coupled with Royal Bachelor. Also started: Royal Bachelor, 9.4 (Cameron); Maori Song, 9.7 (McKenzie); Young Paddon. 9.4 (Long); Prince Acre, 9.3 (Winder); Marie’s Acre, 8.11 (Wiggins); Erndale, 8.11 (C. G. Goulsbro; ; Aero King, 8.10 (Tremaln); Jayola. 8.8 (Messervoy); Orwere. 8.6 (Evans); Pocket Venus, 8.5 (Thomson); Anion. 8.4 (McTaviSh); Lady M*atlh. -8.3 Forsythe); Mon Acre. 8.0 (Murray); Surell;i, 8.0 (Kerr); Tepoto. 8.0 (Parsons); Alyth. 8.0 (P. Fearn); Silver Quex, 8.0 (Gilchrist)-; Omaha, 8.0 (R. J. Fearn). (Winner trained by owner, Te Awamutu) .-taging a great burst in the straight Gay Seton won the final event attractively. Orwere attempted to win rrom end' to end but could not go on with it In the straight. Whirling was first to show out but when the field settled down Orwere had charge from Gay Seton, Tepotu and Marie’s Acre. Across the top Orwere had opened up a gap or three lengths and led into the straight from Gay Seton, wliu was moving rapidly. Black Thread, and Whirling, who was trying to coine through on the inside. llair-way down the running. Gay Seton went to the lead from Black Thread, and carried on to win rrom Black Thread, with Whirling third. Maori Song was fourth and then followed La<iy Meath, Royal Bachelor, Anion, Orwere. Totalisator Falla A decrease of £19,867 was registered on the totalisator at Ellerslie on Saturday, when the machine handled £59 606 los for eight races (one of which was run in divisions . compared with £79,474 Tor seven • last year when the first day or Ihr mg was held on the King’s Blrthua..

Machinery Exported An interesting development in the Dominion’s export trade is the ship- / ment to London and Africa of fruit-grading machinery inanufac toured in New Zealand. Although the trade lias as yet reached only relatively small dimensions it is stated to show promise of considerable development.