SPORTING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 47, 24 January 1938, Page 12

SPORTING

THAMES RACES. RONA BAY WINS. HACK CUP TO MELVAjMUI. THAMES, Jan. 22. Good dividends were a feature of the opening of the Thames Jockey Club’s meeting to-day, High Delight, Rona Bay and Mungacre all paying double figures. The weather was good and the track fast. There was a record attendance. The totalizator handled £23,323, against £14,031 on the first day last year, an increase of £9292. Results:—

TRIAL HANDICAP, of £l3O Six fur-longs.—9-13 High Delight, 8.7 (T. Chaplin), 1; 4-3 Quilp, 8.9, 2; 10-8,, Town Section, 8.7, 3. Also started: 12-11 Free Advice 9.0, 3-4 Prival 8.13, 6-6 Maereana 8.13, 1414 Siwell 8.8, 7-9 Aynho 8.7, 13-12 General Riake 8.7, 15-16 Gael car. 7.10, 5-5 Nuipapa 8.7, 15-15 King Stroud 8.7, 11-10 Sir Joo Joe 8.7 and Nichavo 8.7 (coupled), 6-7 Long Span 8.7 and Te Menti 8.7 (coupled), 2-2 Windcress 8.7 and Red Ledger 8.7 (fcoupled), 1-1 Pamela 8.7 and Romani 8.7 (coupled). A head; two lengths. Time, 1,15 2-5.

MARAMARUA HURDLES, of £l5O. One mile and five furlongs.—4-5 Mungacre, 9.1 (11. Turvey), 1; 2-1 Desert Star, 9.0, 2; 7-7 Gascyne, car. 9.5*, 3. Also started: 1- Boughal 10.13, 3-3 Belbroney 9.3, 8-8 Diacquedoon 9.0 (lost rider), 9-10 Dombey car. 9.1*, 12-11 Libra 9.0, 6-9 Mia Acrea car. 9.1 j, 5-4 Golden .Spahi 9.0, 13-13 Dialogue 9.0, 11-12 Surv’alyon 9.0, 10-6 Seven Seas 9.0. Two lengths; two and a-half lengths. Time, 2.58 2-5. FLYING HANDICAP, of £2OO. Six furlongs.—l-3 Palustre, 8.3 (T. Green), 1; 2- Orate, 8.4, 2; 5-5 Gay Seton, car. 7.4, 3. Also started : 3-2 Galilee 7.9, 4-4 Johnny Walls car. 7.8*, 6-6 Torch 7.0. A head; three-quarters of a length. Time, 1.13 1-5. THAMES HACK CUP, of £225. Ono mile. 2- MELVANUI, 8.6 (G. Cameron) ... 1 3- KENA, 8.9 (R. McTavish) 2 5-5 BARRISTER, 7.6 (P. Fearn) ... 3

Also started: 6-7 Black Musk 8.9, 11-12 Professional 8.3, 1-1 Prince Rangi 8.2, 7-6 Gay Sister car. 7.9, 14-14 Mustang 8.0, 9-9 Ilopalong 7.5, 12-13 Flashing Spear car. 7.8*, 8-8 British Banner car. 7.0, 4-3 Ivy Willonyx car. 7.4, 9-10 Muskon 7.1, 15-15 Gai Wind 7.0. 13-14 Siwell 7.0.

A head; half a length. Time, 1.40 1-5, GOLDFIELDS CUP. of £4OO. One mile and a-quarter.

6-6 RONA BAY, 8.1 (G. Cameron) ... 1 1-3 GRATEFUL, 8.5 (R. McTavish) ... 2 4-4 MISS LU, 7.9, car. 7.9*. (R. Glading) 3 Also- started: 7-7 Scotland 9.0, 2-2 Sinking Fund 7.10, 3-1 Day Wind 7.7, 9-9 Con Fuoco car. 7.8, 10-10 Bonny Gay 7.6, 5-5 Rulotte 7.5, 8-8 Parquet 7.2. A neck; a length. Time, 2.4—a course record

PURIRI HANDICAP, of £l5O. Five furlongs.—4-6 To Poto, 8.7 (N. R. McKenzie), 1; 6-5 Friskland, 8.8, 2; 8-9 True Bill, 7.6, 3. Also started: 3-3 Barricade 8.8, 11-11 Raceline 8.6, 1-1 Miss Brierly 7.12, 12-12 Wild Acre 7.11, 2-2 Galloping Acre 7.11,10-8 Flash By 7.11, 9-7 Mischel 7.8, 13-13 Little Idea 7.8, 7-10 Royal Abb car. 7.13*, 5-4 Pocket Venus car. 7.7, 1514 Poiriri car. 8.0, 16-16 Miss Tidal 7.3. Three-quarters of a length; half a length. Time, 1.2 3-5. BOROUGH HANDICAP, of £175 Seven furlongs.—s-5 Crooning, car. 7.12 (A. Walker), 1; 2-1 Airam, 8.3, 2; 3-3 Paso Robles, 8.2, 3. Also started: 1-2 Kilonsa 9.0, 6-6 High Tea 8.13, 4-4 Gold Vaals 7.0. A nose; half a length. Time, 1.28 1-5. TAPU HANDICAP, of £l5O. Six fur-longs.—s-6 Clooneen, 7.1 (N. Vaughan), 1; 6-4 Hatuna, car. 7.9, 2; 3-3 Miss Te Koura, 8.6, 3. Also started? 4-4 Strathire 810 1-1 Pirate King 8.2, 9-8 Ellanui car. 7.5, 7-7 Glen Abb car. 7.9, 2-2 Forest Acre 7.11, 8-10 Chief Lap 7.0, 10-10 Miss Mestor car. 7.8*, 12-12 Free Advice car. 7.2, 10-9 Madelon oar. 7.3*. Half a head each way. Time, 1.13 4-5.