PAEROA RACES.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5353, 19 November 1928, Page 2

PAEROA RACES.

SPRING MEETING. A SUCCESSFUL OUTING. The inaugural spring meeting run by the Ohinemuri Jockey Club was held on the Paeroa Racecourse on Saturday in glorious weather. There was an attendance of upwards of 1009 people, and everything passed l off very smocjthly. The racing was good throughout, and in nearly every event the issue was fought out in the straight, with little separating the first three houses. One of the best races wa# perhaps tne last, in which Eh. Timi, lying third on entering the straight, fought hard and for the second time during the day was declared the winner. This veteran of the track received hearty applause c ; n both his wins. During the afternoon a programme of delightful music, was rendered by the Waihi Federal Band and was much appreciated. The running of a spring meeting is an experiment so far as the club is concerned, and in order to make- it a payable venture all the officials of the day were volunteers, and it must be said of them that they carried through their duties without a hitch. The absence of the totalisator was 1. It, but to create an interest in the afternoon’s racing sweepstakes we ; re the order of the day, and groups of people were to be seen drawing their “lot” from the hat. It is not generally known, but this form of creating an interest in the races is qdite legal on a racecourse up to £5. the proviso being that no investment greater than 5s c,an be placed in the sweep by one person, and also that there are no blanks or the promoter does not receive anything for his work.

The officials for the .day were :— President, Mr H. R. Bush ; vicepresident, Mr P. E. Brenan ; stewards, Messrs P. E. Brenan, H. R. Bush, J. Clarkin, W. Neil, E. Fathers, T. P. Vuglar, F. E. Flatt, J. J. Barrett, F. Tierney, M. Crimmins, H. I. Spinks, T. Barrett; judicial copimittee. Messrs Clarkin. Neil, and Buslh ; judge, Mr C. W. Winder ; paddock steward, Mr P. Eva ; starter, Mr A. Coxhead ; handicapper, Mr T. Considine; clerk of course, Mr B. Neil ; .timekeeper, Mr P. Corbett; medic#! officey, Dr. Smith ; veterinary surgeons, Messrs Shepherd and Costello.; secretary, Mr H. Poland.

The results were as fallows: — TRIAL HANDICAP of £2O. ■ F?ive and a-'hajf furlongs. UNOCO, Messrs C. Carmoint, senr., and R. Brown’s ch g, 6 yrs (K. Gill), 8.6 1 THE JACK JUMPER, Mr,s M. E. Lark’s bg, syrs, 9.0 (Forbes) .. 2 VIOLATION, Mr W. I. Hunt’s b f, 3yrs. 8.1 (Cammick) 3 Also started : Foxhound 8.12, Venus Abbey 8.9. Lucilius 8.6, Ebl'in 8.4, King Leslie 8.3, Swift Light 8.1, Snqw Prince 8.0, Muskot 8.0. Won by a length and a-half, a le.ngth separating second and thir.d. Time, lm 10 2-'ss. HANDICAP HACK HURDLES of £3O. One and a-half miles. HIGH FLOWN. Mr R. P. Ganley’s b g, aged, n.o (GO1) 1 MIDNIGHT, Messrs M. and J. O’Connor’s blk g, aged, 9.0 (Burgess) 2 EVERY’ DAY, Mr E. J. Aislable’s b g, aged, 9.0 (Forbes) 3 Also started : King Amahs 10.5, Tarrapeen 9.0, Town Rambler 9.0. Won by two lengths, the; third horse being, a length away. Time, 2m 58 3-ss. HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP of £3O. Six furlongs. ORC'HUS. Mr D. Tyes’ b g. 6yrs, 9.7 (Goldfinch) * TAUMAI, Mr P. A. Swney’s b g, syrs, 8.0 (McTavish) RED DAY, Mr A. Totman’s ch m, 4,vrs, ,9-7 (K. Gill) 3 • Dead hept. Also started : Connemara 8.10. Menance 8.3, Eblin 8.0. Red Day was one and a-half lengths away third. Time, lm 18 l-ss. PAEROA CUP of £5O and Trofrhy £lO 10/-. One and a-quarter miles. EH TIMI, Mr W. M. Sorensen’s gr. g, aged, 8.0 (Spin.ks) 1 GLENSTAR, Mr N. D. S. Rumney’s b g. 6yrs, 7.0 (Chandler.) 2 HANGAWERA, Mr S. G. Dobson’s b g, aged, 7.7 (Ca,mmiqk) 3 Also started: Gold Rain 8.8, Always 7.0. Won by a length with third horse two lengths away. Time, lm 8 3-5,s-LADY’S BRACELET of £2O and Bracelet £5 5/-. Six furlongs. MASTER LU, Messrs M. and 1 J. O’Connor’s b g- aged 10.10 (Mr O’Conner,) 1 QUEEN COMET, Mr R. Burke’s ch m, aged, 10.10 (Mr Burke) .... 2 MASTER ARCH, Messrs J. M. a.nd T. H. Reedy’s b g, aged. 10.10 (Mr Preston) 3 Also started : Muskot 10.0, Town Rambler. 10.0. Won by three lengths, a long,th and, a-half between second and third. Times, lm 18 2-ss. PLAINS HANDICAP c;f £3O. Seven furlongs.

ARCH QUEEN, Mr Hanger’s br m. aged, 8.5 (McTavish) 1 RED DAY, Mr A. Totmkn’s ch m. lyrs, 8.8 (Gill) 2 THE JACK JUMPER. Mrs M. E. Lark’s bg , syrs, 8.0 (Forbep) .. 3 Also started : Menance 8.1, Archangel 8.0, Crown Arch 7.0. Won by two length, with third horse a head away. Time, lm 28 2-ss. * PUBLICANS’ PURSE of £4O. Six furlongs. EH TIMI, Mr W. M. Sorensen’s gr g, aged, 8.0 (Spinks) 1 LUCY ROSE, Mr G. A- Reid’s blk f, 3yrs. 8.7 (Goldfinc.h) 2 TAKUTAMA, Mr W- Dcjnaldson’s b g, 4yrs, 8.13 (McTavish) 3 Also started : Gay Comtet 7.9, UnOco 7.5, Violation 7.0. Won by a head, third horse half a length away. Time, lm 16 2-ss.