HUNT CLUB RACES WELL ATTENDED AT TE TEKO: BEN BATTLE’S OPEN

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 91, 6 September 1948, Page 5

HUNT CLUB RACES WELL ATTENDED AT TE TEKO: BEN BATTLE’S OPEN

Saturday’s Hunt Club point-to-point race meeting at Te Teko drew a good crowd, despite changeable weather. Big events of the day, the open steeplechase for the Dunderdale Cup, and the Maori steeplechase for the Pahiopoto Cup were won by J. Thompson’s Ben Battle and R. Park’s Destiny respectively. Details: — • Children’s race, about 4 furlongs: J. Revell’s Bonny 1, P. Moko’s Baby Girl 2, E. Henry’s Phar Lap 3. Flat race, about 7 furlongs: R. Park’s- Kukunui 1, J. Haslam’s Adonis 2, T. Melrose’s Rua Hess 3. Maori boys’ race, about 6 furlongs: P. Hepa’s Golden Sovereign 1, P. Moko’s Baby Girl' 2, J. Pryor’s Brookby Song 3. Maiden pony hunter’s jump, rider 16 or under: P. Moko’s Baby Girl I. I Lightweight steeplechase, about 2 miles: J. Moore’s Water Port 1, D.Perkenson’s Star Gazer 2, W. M. Reynolds’s El Mino 3. Maiden jumper: B. * Simmons’s Ngongotaha 1, F. Lyons’s Yank 2, K. Sisam’s Mystic 3; Open steeplechase, about 2J miles, Dunderdale Challenge Cup: J. Thompson’s Ben Battle 1, J. Haslam’s Adonis 2, T. Melrose’s Rua Hess 3. Open jump: D. Slater 1, J. Thompson’s Manawahe Lass 2, A. Stewart’s Pie 3. Maori steeplechase, Pahiopoto Challenge Cup, miniature and whip: R. Park’s Destiny 1, R. Raki’s Banana 2, S. Williams’s All Red 3. Hunters’ jujnp, hunting style: G. Fogerty’s Golden Jubilee 1, B. Semmans’s Ngonjgotaha 2, T. Slater 3.. Heavyweight Hunters’ steeplechase, about, 2 miles: J. Thompson’s Ben Battle i, Ron Orr’s Midnight Matinee 2, B. W. Hughes’s War Barn 3. Hackneys’ race, about 1-h miles: J. E. Goldsmith’s Red 1, K. Sisam’s Mystic 2, P. Revell’s Prince 3.