MATAMATA RACES

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

MATAMATA RACES

I Calcutta Wins Opening Hurdles. Press Association —Copyright. Hamilton, February 6. j The weather was fine for the an- ! nual meeting of the Matamatfc Racing Club meeting to-day and there ! was a particularly large attendance, i The track was in excellent order. ■ Th/j totalisator handled £23,836 during the day,- compared with £l3,- ! 142 last year, an increase of £lO,j 694. ■ Results: HURDLES. ! 1/1 CALCUTTA (J. Day) 1 2/3 LADY RULER (Walters) .... 2 5/4 MIO LUME (Stewart) 3 Scratched: Shearcourt, Keith Lu. Four lengths; half a length. Time, 2.58 4-5. HINUERA HANDICAP. 3/2 POKER FACE (‘Cameron) .. 1 1/1 PAEPATA (Keeping) .... 2 4/4 VERY GLAD (McKenzie) .... 3 Scratched: Betterment, Graceful Betty, Tara, General Riske, Uneklaw. Half head; half length. Time, 1.15 3WAHAROA HANDICAP. 1/1 LORNACRE (Long). 1 4/4 BOUGHAL (McLaughlin) .. 2 2/2 ROYAL LANCE (Goulsbro) . 3 Sratched: Solana, Winlona, Lady Diana, King Ford. Half a length; head. Time, 1.13 4MATAMATA CUP. 3/3 RESPECTFUL (McLaughlin) 1 4/5 RACETTE 2 2/2 HUSKIE 3 Scratched: Sergia, Sunny Downs, Shining Spear. Half a length; three lengths. Time, 2.8 3-5. RAILWAY HACK. 4/4 RACEMOSUS (P. Fearn) .. 1 3/3 LADY DIANA (R. Horne) .. 2 2/2 GAPPY (Wiggins) 3 Scratched: Gloucester, Bonny Song, Star Turn, Raepata, Puke Tiki. Thrce-quarterf of a length; head. Time, 1.15. PUTARURU STAKES. 3/3 TAVERN SONG (N. McKenzie) 1 2/1 SUSAN (J. Winder) 2 1/2 SON OF THE SOIL (C. G. Goulsbro) 3

Scratched: Cometarium, Louvina,. Awatea Princess. Two lengths; head. Time, 1.3 3.5. WALTON HANDICAP. 1/1 LORNACRE (H. Long) .... ] 4/4 MISS LU (N. McKenzie) . . 2 6/7 M.ANGUKAHA (R. Horne) .. 3 Scratched: Royal Dance, Winlona, Tinlap, Swift Spear, Ford Acre, Tuahoahe. Head ; length. Time, 1.31 4-5. OK.OROIRE HANDICAP. 4/4 RAICEMOSUS (P. Fearn) .. 1 1/1 TROUVAILUE (H. Wiggins) 2 3/2 BONNIE SONG (N. R. McKenzie) 3 Scratched: Spearcourt, Poker Face. Half a length; three-quarters of a length. Time, 1.49 2-5.