WOODVILLE RACES

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 199, 20 May 1944, Page 9

WOODVILLE RACES

Good Programme For Winter Meeting (By St. Simon.) The Woodville District Jot-key Club will hold its winter meeting at Woodville t0(1n.5 (ln.5 when a card ot seven raws will be presented, chief of which will be the Woodville Cup. The lield of 22 in the Maiden Plate exceeds the safely number by two. Provision has been made to run tiie event in divisions, but with only two withdrawals required there is evpry prospect of it being run in one heat. Arabic, who was likely to be favourite in t lie Papatawa Steeplechase has broken down and will not fulilt his engagement. There are no brackets on the card. The track is in good Winter order, but on the soft side. To meet popular demand the club has reverted to the win-and-place system of betting and the following horses are likely to be well supported:— Oringi Hurdles: Red Glare Lightfalr. Noble Fox. Maiden Plate, first division: Glen Urquhart, Light o’Dawn. Second division: Tintern. Ever Aussie. Papatawa Steeplechase: Malacca, Malik Kafur, Anglo-Irish. Woodville Cup: Lowry Bay. Langue (I’or. Lady Sp'iral. President’s Handicap: Walk Off. Hard Frost. Solver. Ruahine Handicap: Whaekie. Sterling Lad. Lady Acora. Knmeroa Handicap: Broiefield. Hakim. Ilulabaloo. Following is the card:— 11.45— ORINGI HURDLES, of £175. One mile and five furlongs.—Epping, 10.11; Pompic, 10.9; Noble Fox, 10.7; Red Glare, 10.5; Abdicate, 9.10; Light Fair, Indian Sign, 9.9; Ascot Bloom, 9.7; Park Light, 9.4; Rhodes, Combination, ’Theatre, Kilmauagh, Rollicker, Northfield. Sporting Gold. Crackerjack, Ramillies. 9.0. 12.30— MAIDEN PLATE, of £l3O. Six furlongs.—First division: Atoma, Beneve, Broderie, Gadier, Glen Urquhart, Grey Donne. Light o’ Dawn. Royal Scholar, Titoki, Theioway, Tidapa, 8.11. Second divi sion: Bay Robe, Blanket Ever Aussie, Ganges, Gold Shoes, Kinzano, Merry Pal, Sporting Pal. Te Wanaka. The Rail Tintern, 8.11. 1.15— PAPATAWA HACK AND HUNTERS’ STEEPLECHASE, of £175. Two miles and a quarter.—Arabic, 11.2; Malacca, 10.7; Anglo-Irish, 10.6; Opaltown, 9.11* Malik Kafur, 9.9: Mainaku, Coaster. Lucullua Boy, Irish Heart, 9.0. * WOODVILLE CUP, of £3OO. One mile and a quarter.—Nighean, 9.0; Lowry Bay, 8.9; Te Kawiti, B.S; Lady Spiral, 8.6; Langue d’Or, 8.2; Authoress, 7.7; Young Charles, 7.5; Alchemy, Blue Border. Tauuru, Moderate. 7.0. 2.45— PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, or £175 Seven furlongs.—Hard Frost, 9.0; Fox Cover, 8.11: Solver, 8.2; Walk Off, 8.1; Ben demeer, St. Bill, Haughty Queen, 7.12; Ring Scarf, 7.9; Lady Premier, Theioway, Lady Midlan, Atoma, Jackels, Sandy Bay, Pennyroyal, Rosinate, Pongi, Severity, Vernon, 7.7. 3.30— RUAHINE HANDICAP, of £225. Six furlongs.—Whaekie, 9.0; Lady Acora, 8.8: Wings of Song, 8.5; Duncannon, 8.1; Siglow. Duality, 7.10; Lotto. 7.7; Sterling Lad, 7.6; Glaciate. 7.3. 4.15—

KUMEROA HACK HANDICAP, of £175. One mile and a quarter.—Broiefield, 9.3; Vera Lynn. S. 10; Hulabaloo, 8.3; Hakim, 5.2; Dashup, 7.12; Worton, 7.11; Haughty Queen, Advocate, 7.10; Mynet, Golden Tide. Lady Midian, Lady Premier, Greek Hon our. Aristocrat, Gothic, 7.7.