WANGANUI RACES
first day's results GANDSTAND STEEPLECHASE WON BY PRINCESS ELIZABETH WINTER OATS TO CHIEF LINIC WANGANUI, Thursday. The first day of the Wanganui Jockey Club's winter meeting was held to-day in dull, threatening weather before a moderate attendance. The track was soft after heavy rain overnight. Following are- the results : RATA HACK HURDLES Of £75; about 1 mile 4 fur. 5— CALLAPAT, 10.1 1 4 — BON EVE, 9.3 2 1— BALLOON, 10.5 3 Also started: Fernden 9.12, Royal Mint 9.8, Banbridge 9.7, Henry of Navarre 9.3, Clopton 9.3, The Sun, Pass On 9.0. Won by two lengths; half a length. Time, 2.53 3-5. CENTURY HURDLES Of £125; 13 miles. 2— EASTERLY, 10.5 :..... 1 3 — CONJURER II., 10.5 2 4 — ADVENTUS, 9.0 3 Also started: Otari 11.10; Mister Gamp 10.12. Won by a head; seven lengths. Time, 3.21 2-5. BALGOWNIE HACK HANDICAP Of £75; 1 mile and distance. 5 — KISSLESS, 7.5 1 3— DAVISTOCK, 8.7 2 1— FAIRWAY, 9.0 3 Also started: Air Laddie 8.3, Lady Spy 8.1; Thermopylae 7.0. Won by one and a half lengths; half a length. Time 2.0 1-5.
GRANDSTAND STEEPLECHASE Of £125; about 2 miles. 5— PRINCESS ELIZABETH, 9.0 1 7 — FREEHOLD, 9.0 2 8 — JEN, 9.7 3 Also started: Just an Idea, 10.2; Democratic 9.10, Airtight 9.2, Slump, Kowhatu 9.0. Won by six lengths; ten lengths. Time, 4.9 3-5. EMPIRE HANDICAP Of £125; 1 mile and a distance. 1 — LITTLE DOUBT, 7.7 1 5— HIGH FALUTIN, 8.2 2 2— RICHFIELD, 8.2 3 Also started: Havering 9.0, Chopin 8.11, Shrewd 7.7, Capetown 7.0, Mt. Shannon 7.0. Won by three-quarters of a length; three-quarters of a length. Time, 2.2 3—5. BOROUGH HANDICAP Of £75; 6 fur. 3— ORBY'S CHOICE, 7.13 1 1 — SPARKLING MORN, 8.0 ...... 2 4— GAY COURT, 8.7 3 Also started: Cereal 8.9, Lady Court 7.10, King Peg 7.4, Forceful 7.4, Trader Horn .7.0. Won by a length. Time 1.19 2-5. WINTER OATS Of £100; 6 fur. 4— CHIEF LINK, 7.0 1 1 — KAIHORO, 7.3 2 2_JUGGLE, 7.0 3 Also started: Arisus 9.4, Pomp 7.7, Ganpat 7.0. Won by a neck; two lengths. Time, 1,17 3"5* •
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 222, 13 May 1932, Page 6
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