WAIKATO MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26620, 17 November 1947, Page 2

WAIKATO MEETING

CUP TO ROYAL CHARTER FOXBAY WINS GUINEAS P.A. HAMILTON, Nov. 16. The Waikato spring meeting was opened in fine but overcast weather and the track was in good order. The attendance was large. The following are the results:— WAIMAI HURDLES, Of £SOO. One mile and three-quarters. 4/3—Peria Prince, 9.13 (W. E. Carter) I 3/4 —Waiting, 9.1 (D. Mackinnon) .. 2 2/I—British Mint, 9.13 (F. Hain) .. ..3 A length, one length and a-half. Time, 3min 15sec. BRUNTWOOD HANDICAP, Of £4OO. Seven furlongs. (First Division) 1/s—Double Chance, 8.0 (W. Hooton) .. 1 4/4 —Peter Nelson, 7.13 (W. Caddy) .. 2 8/6 —Faline, 7.7 (E. J. Harrison) .. .. 3 Half a length, two lengths and a-half. Time, lmin 27 4-ssec.. Second Division 3/3—Formats, 7.9 (G. F. 1 Hughes) ~ 1 9/10—Magic Stride, 7.7 (R. Caddy) .. 2 11/12—Title, 8.2 (J. Bagby) 3 Half a length, a neck. Time, lmin 28sec. TAMAHERE STAKES, Of £450. Five furlongs. 1/I—Beaufighter, 8.2 (W. J. Mudford) 1 3/3—High Power, 8.5 (S. Green) .. .. 2 2/2—Coonbridge, 8.5 (J. Williamson) .. 3 A length each way. Time, lmin 1 2-ssec. WAIKATO CUP, Of £ISOO. One mile and a-half. 4/s—Royal Charter, 8.2 (W. J. Mudford) 1 5/4—Ostentatious, 7.0 (H. N. Wiggins) 2 1/I—Foxfable, 7.9 (G. F. Hughes) .. .. 3 Also started: 2/3 Sylis, 3/2 Precedency, 6/6 Chung Chong, 19/20 Sir Bian, 15/15 Tweedsmuir, 17/19 Gold Dash, 10/10 Saffron Walden, 7/7 Black Ace, 9/8 Jeep, 15/12 Peggy O’, 21/18 Titahi, 11/11. Pola, 16/16 Lord Barwon, 18/17 Landfire, 12/13 Frontier Mac, 13/14 Dumbarton, 20/21 Flying Jim, 8/9 Hunting Rua. A long neck, a neck. Time, 2min 31 4-ssec. WAIKATO GUINEAS, Of £6OO. One mile. 1/I—Foxbay, 8.10 (N. R. McKenzie) 1 5/s—Demonic, 8.10 (H. N. Wiggins) .. 2 7/7—Robin Leigh, 8.10 (A. Messervy) .. 3 Three-quarters of a length, a length and a-quarter. Time, lmin 41 2-ssec. HAUTAPU HACK CUP, Of £6OO. Eleven furlongs. 2/3—Distributor, 8.8- (T. W. Green) 1 8/7 —Beau Rosa, car. 7.4 (R. Samson) 2 13/11—Beb, car. 7.10 (J. R. Gillies) .. 3 A length and a-half, a neck. Time, 2min 21 2-ssec. CAMBRIDGE HANDICAP, Of £7OO. Six furlongs. 10/B—Desert Patrol, 7.0 (A. Leatham) J 7/7—Knight Templar, 7.5 (M. M. L. Edwards) 2 9/10—Hunting Camp, 7.2 (R. Brown) .. 3 A length and a-half, a length and a-quarter. Time, lmin 12 4-ssec. TE RAPA HANDICAP. Of £4OO. One mile. 1/2—Swanee (N. B. Holland) .. .. 1 17/16—Cairnwhin (S. Devlin) 2 4/4—Silver Race (R. Caddy) .. v. 3 Two lengths, a head. Time, lmin 40 4-ssec. The totalisator handled £117,470, a record for a country meeting in New Zealand. This was an increase of £20,731 over the total of £96,739 on the corresponding day. last year.