TARANAKI RACES.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 354, 8 February 1937, Page 7

TARANAKI RACES.

Only Three Horses Contest ! Big Race The Taranaki Jockey Chib's most • tuccessful autumn meeting for many ; years concluded on Saturday in fine | weather. The attendance was vi. ry i large; gate receipts were £lB3 I greater than on the corresponding I day of last year, making a total in- ■ crease for the meeting of £309. The ! race books tales showed an increase I of £7O. The totalisator handled £ 19,496, • an increase of £6332 IQs from the | second day last year, when the total ; handled was £13,163 lOe.. The total j for the meeting was £34,454 10s, an i increase of £11,268 on last year’s I figures, which were £23,186 10s. The j totalisator investments might even i have been greater but. for the fact j that the 23rd Taranaki Stakes event I was contested by a field of three. Though the field was small the race provided a thrilling finish, the Waikato horse Cheval de Volee beating a hot favourite in Oratory . Results are:

HURDLES. j 2/2 ROYAL ROUTINE ~. 1 j 1/1 DON ERMA ».. 2 i 3/3 BAZAINE 3 I Two lengths and a half; four lengths. Time, 2.53 4-5. AWAKINO HANDICAP. 1/1 FLYING CHIEF 1 I 4/4 GLENTHAWN 2 2/2 KENTUCKY SONG 3 Scratched: Te Broney. Two lengths; head. Time, 1.15 25. MOKAU HANDICAP. 6/6 COROWA 1 1/2 LE GRAND 2 2/4 INTERNATIONAL 3 Scratched; Glenthawn. Head; neck. Time, 1.56 1-5. TARANAKI STAKES. 3 CHEVAL DE VOLEE 1 1 ORATORY 2 2 GREENWICH, car. 7.3 3 The only starters. Head. Time, 1.14 2-5. PAUL MEMORIAL.

2/2 CHIEF RANGER ........ I 1/1 TAITORU 2 4/5 ONE WHETU 3 Scratched; Grateful, Aussie Ra. Good head; length. Time, 2.7 45. FARIT UTU JUVENILE. 1/2 ORATE 1 3/1 EAGLE’S EYE 2 2/3 WILDFLOWER 3 Scratched: Cheval de Volee, Cardsharper. Three lengths; two lengths. Time, 1.2 3-5. URENUI HANDICAP. 2/2 FRIESLAND 1 4/4 SUPREME COURT 2 1/1 GRATEFUL 3 All started. Short neck; two lengths. Tme, 1.26. OMATA HACK. 3/2 SANSFOY , 1 1/1 EXPORT . 2 2/3 RUSTEM 3 Scratched: Cheval de Volee, Cardsharper. Head; two lengths. Time, 1.14 2-5. ■ ■