HAWERA RACES.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 360, 15 February 1937, Page 7

HAWERA RACES.

Friesland Won Principal Race. Press Association—Copyright. Hawera, Saturday. The most successful meeting the Egmont Racing Club has held for many years was concluded on Saturday. Though the, weather in the morning was cold and showery the gathering attracted a very large crowd. The gate receipts showed a considerable increase, the takings for the two days being £360 in excess of those of last year. The totalisator handled £20,720, compared with £12,266 for the second day last year, an increase of £8454, making a total of £37,350 for the meeting, an increase of £11,955 on last year, when the total was £25,395. Directly after the sixth race Wotan v-ias sent once round at three-quarter pace, running the last half-mile in 555. He again received an ovation. OKAIAWA HURDLES. 1/2 RUAFORM 1 2/1 DON ERMA 2 3/3 BAZAINE 3 All started. Two lengths; four lengths. Time, 2.50 2-5. WAIMATE HANDICAP. 3 GOLD MISSION 1 1 C LESS A MOR 2 2 NOTIUM 3 Scratched: Moatoa. One and a half lengths; three-quar-ters of a length. Time, 1.16 4/5. MEREMERE HACK. 1/1 GREAT HOPE 1 3/3 MAESTRO . 2 2/2 EXPORT 3 Scratched: Rustem, Er: bus. Neck; four lengths. Time, 1.16 1/5. TONKS HANDICAP. 2/2 FRIESLAND 1 3/3 ONE WHETU 2 7/6 SPIRAL 3 Scratched: Taitoru, Grand Jury, Gold Mission. Supreme Court. Won by three-quarters of a length; half a head. Time, 1.57.

ELECTRIC HANDICAP. 1/1 WILDFLOWER 1 2/2 SEAHAM 2 6/6 TRIM 3 Scratched: Ruling Spi, Settlement. Five lengths; length. Timo, 1.3. NORMANBY HANDICAP. 1/1 BRAKEN KING . 1 2/2 LE GRAND 2 5/5 BLACK FRIAR 3 Scratched: Refresher, Moatoa, Airing. Two lengths; length. Time, 1.50 2-5. TRIAL HACK HANDICAP. 2/3 COLLEEN GAIN 1 1/1 KENTUCKY SONG ...... 2 4/4 KIA ORA 3 Scratched: St. Cedric. Neck; short head. Time, 1.3 4-5.

INAHA HACK HANDICAP. 2/3 EARL COLOSSUS 1 7/7 BONNY GLOW 2 9/8 AUTUMN LEAF 3 Scratched: The Bigot, Cloudy‘Bay. Half a length; head. Time, 1.30 3-5.