FRANKLIN RACES.

North Otago Times, Volume CVII, Issue 17748, 14 March 1927, Page 2

FRANKLIN RACES.

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PUKEKOHE, Saturuay. The Franklin Club's annual meeting was held to-day .in fine' weather with a reeord attendance. The totalisator handled £26,024 (£24,044). TUNI HANDICAP— 2 Passionate (S. Henderson) 1, 3 Thursday 2, 1 Uralla 3. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 2min 13 4-5. BOMBAY HANDICAP— 5 Respir;ator (Reilly) 1, 3 Atapai 2, 1 The Immigrant 3. Won hy a head. Time, Imin 15 4-5sec. BUSKLAND HACK— 5 Judge's Box (E» Ludlow) 1, 2 Abbess 2, 1 Tekoroke 3. Won hy a length. TimeImin 29sec. * FRANKLIN GUP. — Transformer (R. McTavish) and Gold Jacket (Reilly) dead heat 1, 4 Barometer^ 3. Also ran: 7 Eden Hall, 5 Ruapapa, 3 Spooney, 2 Princess, 6 Phaola, 12 Right and Left, 10 Thnrsby, 9 Passionate, 11 Royal Form. Barometer was close up. Time 2min 9sec KAIUKU HACK— 6 Star Comet (W. H. Jones) 1, 1 Town Guard 2, 2 Bold Front 3. Won by a head both ways. Time, Imin 30 l-5sec. TUAKAU FLYING. — 2 Bright Knight (W. H. Jones 1, 3 Ring the Bell 2, 10 Whitehird 3. Won by a short neck. Time Imin 15 l-5sec. 1 RAMARAMA HACK— 7 Gold Clip 1, (E. Keesing 1, 11 Major Abbey 2, 4 Dimmer 3. Won by two lengths. Time, Imin 2sec. Cynthia and Storm Fiend fell. Ta^lor, the rider of the latter, sustained a broken collarhone. PUKEKOHE HANDICAP, 1 Quincoma, (McTavish) 1, 3 New Moon 2, 6 Clarus 3. Won by a long neck. Time, Imin 29 2-5sec.