RACING.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1927, Page 4

RACING.

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RKEETON RACES. REKFTOX, Jan. 10. The second day of the Reefton Jockey Club’s meeting took place on Saturday.'• There was a good attendance, and the Club were again blessed with fine weather. County Handicap—(s) Hallownoon 1, (4) Prince Charleroi 2. (1) Nincompoop 3. Won bv half a length; a length. Time 1.17. Electric Trot Handicap—(3) Trespass 1, (7) IT a rim 2. (4) Merry Logan 3. Won Ijy one and a half lengths;, liu’f a length. Time 2.25 3-5. Second Hurdle Handicap—(s) EHali 1, (3) Lord Leslie 2. (1) Hokioi 3. Won by a length and a half; threequarters of a length. Time 2.50. Tnaiigahua Handicap—(4) Piccaninny 1, (5) No Response 2. (2> Gay Queen 3. Won by two and a half lengths ; a head. Time 1.4-b Cronadun Htuidical) —(3) Nincompoop I, (21 Note 2, (5) The Atom 3. Won by a bead; two lengths. Time 1.1.0 1-5. The starter bad some difficulty in getting the horses into position, and when the field jumped away, Some Abbey behaved most peculiarly, jumping in the air, and “pig-rooting” for a few yards, when she colbpsed. The jockey (Eastwood) had a narrow escape from being crushed against a post. Bnfulwav Trot Handicap—(s) Red Comet 1. (2) Bell Somerton 2, (3) Lord Jjytton 3. Won by two and /:i Tmlf lengths; two lengths. ’ High Weight Handicap—(7) Rapid Rose 1, (1) Sartolite 2. (3) Saxctte 3. Won by three-quarters of a length ; half j a length. Time 1.29 3-5. Farewell Handicap—(2) Silver Tray 1. (4) Corintliic 2. (1) Clonffarf 3. Won by Half a length ; a nose. Time 1.16 4-5. AN INQUIRY. The case of Some Abbey was gone into by the Judicial Committee. A sample of the horse's blood was taken and forwarded to ail analyst. It v<is decided that if the horse died, a post mortem would l>o held, and that further proceedings should be taken in any ease. At the conclusion of the meeting. Some Abbey was lying where siio bad been pulled through tlio ifiils.