OHINEMURI RACES

Evening Star, Issue 23695, 1 October 1940, Page 8

OHINEMURI RACES

PRESIDENT S TO TE KAWITI MISS TE KOURA'S SURPRISE WIN Tho totalisator increase was £5,689 on the spring meeting of the Ohinemuri Jockey Club, £61,430 being handled, against £55,741 last year. Tho sum of £23,930 was handled on the second day, against £22,453 last year. The track was in splendid order, and the weather dull and fine. There was an excellent attendance. WAJTAKAEURU HANDICAP, £l6O. Seven furlongs and 60yds. 1- CILLAS, 9.7 (Cleaver) ... 1 2- —Hunter’s Night, 9.0 (M’Kenzie) ... 2 5-3 —Paymaster, 7.64 (Dye) 3 Also started: 4-5 Te Haka B.TJ and Miss Valerie 7.15, 6-6 Plying Eagle 7.51. Won by a length and a-quarter. with a length between second and third. Te Haka was fourth. Time, Imin 31 4-ssec. THRU A, HURDLES, £l5O. One mile and three-quarters. 1-I—SMALL BOY, 11.12 (Burgess) 1 3- —King Musk, 9.7 (Kowhai) 2 44—Little Ruse, 9.3 (M'Kinnon) 3 Also started: 2-3 Loombination 10.9, 6-6 Lines Lad 9.11, 7-7 AHmetic 9.0, 5-5 DayWind 9.0. Won by five lengths, with three lengths between second and third. Lines Lad w-as fourth. Time, 3min ISsec. TIEOHIA HACK HANDICAP, £175. Niue furlongs. 7- GOLD SPOT, 7.7 (Messervy) 1 1- —Lord Waitangi, 7.12 (Dye) 2 4- —Hackenschmidt, 7.13 (M’Tavish) ... 3 Also started: 2-2 Hunting Bee 9.5, 3-3 Joan Peel 8.12, 6-7 Midland 8.64, 5-5 Forest Acre 7.11. Won by half a length, with a length and a-half between second and third. John Peel was fourth. Time, Imin 55sec. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, £250. Nine furlongs. 1-I—TE KAWITI, 8.9 (Wiggins) 1 8- Valamito, 7.15 (M’Tavish) 2 5- Esquire, 7.2 (Gilchrist) 3 Also started: 7-6 Young Paddon 8.15, 2- Lou Rosa 8.4, 6-7 Plying Acre 7.10, 3-3 Besiege 7.13, 12-12 Tooley Street 7.64, 9-8 Sunny Downs 7.4, 4-5 Sunola 7.0 i, 11-11 Pern 7.0, 10-9 Wildore 7.0. Won by three-quarters of a length, with half a length between second and third. Pern was fourth. Time, Imin 53 4-ssec. NOVICE HANDICAP, £l3O. Six furlongs, 1- DUVACH, 8.6 (B. Stewart) 1 6- —Heroic Star, 8.4 (Brown) 2 2- —Gay Rosette, 8.4 (Long) 3 Also started: 8-9 King Craft 8.8, 13-13 Radiant Bay 8.8, 18-10 Dorset 8.4, 14-16 Poutama 8.4, 7-5 Acute 7.13, 5-7 Evans Head 8.4 11-11 Envolee 7.114, 15-14 Marie’s Choice 7.11, 8-8 Bamboo 8.3, 3-3 Plying Jay 8.3, 17-17 Acre’s Beauty 8.3, 10-10 Hinciti 8.3, 34 Aberdovey 8.3, 12-12 Bournemouth 8.3, 16-15 Te Monoplane 8.3. Won by half a length, with three-quarters of a length between second and third. Radiant Bay was fourth. Time, Imin 15sec. TAXJMAEUNUI STEEPLECHASE, £175. About three miles. 5- BRITISH SOVEREIGN, 9.0 (Baker) 1 4- —Flood Light, 9.12 (Muir) 2' 2-2 —Gar Vaals, 10.9 (Mr Keyte) 5 Also started: 1-1 Biform 11.2, 34 Mahala 11.2. Won by two lengths, with three lengths between second and third. Biform was fourth. Time, smin 42 l-ssec. RAILWAY HANDICAP, £2OO. Six furlongs. 9- MISS TE KOURA, 7.6 (Ensor) ... 1 2- —Llangollen, 9.9 (Cameron) „ ... 2 7- —Merry Vaals, 8.0 (Dye) 3 Also started 1-1 Palustre 8.6, 1-1 Maxam 8.5, 5-5 Silver Quex 8.5, 9-9 Bronze Moth 7.9, 6-8 Brazen Bold 7.13, 3-2 Valimeen 7.11, 44 Queen City 7.3. Won by a long neck, with half a length between second and third. Brazen Bold was fourth. Time, Imin 13 4-ssec. ROTOKOHU HACK HANDICAP, £l5O. Seven furlongs and 60yds. 1-2—GOLD MONEY SONG, 8.11 (Smith) 1 6- —Cheval de Bataille, 8.0 (Jones) .. 2 3- —Lord Waitangi, 8.9 (Fenton) 3 Also started: 44 Verulam 8.12, 2-1 Joy Vaals 8.8, 8-8 Maxown 8.2, 7-7 Gasacre 8.2, 5- Karatoki 7.124. Won by two lengths, with half a length between second and third. Karatoki was fourth. Time, Imin^lsec.