SATURDAY’S RACING

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 452, 21 June 1937, Page 7

SATURDAY’S RACING

RECORD TAURANGA ATTENDANCE Poverty Bay And Hastings Press Association —Copvnght. - Hastings, June 19. The Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club concluded its winter meeting at Hastings today in bright sunshine. The course was in good order, and the attendance was satisfactory. Totaiisatdr investments were £lO,916, compared with £7094 on the second day last year. The total for the meeting was £17,876, an increase of £647' 10s. ReSults were: HASTINGS Handicap, of £lOO. 54 furlongs. 5 COLLEEN GAIN (Choate) .. 1 4 MARSYAS 2 7 FIRST CHAPTER 3 Scratched: Shani and Mahala. Won hy a head; a neck. Time, 1.10. HAWES BAY HURDLES, of £l5O. 13 miles. 7 IDDO (Zuppicich) .. .' 1 2 JOURNET 2 1 JOHN CHARLES 3 Contact and Bothwell both tell. All started Won by two and a-half. lengths; neck. Time, 3.18 25. HAVELOCK HANDICAP of £lOO. 61 furlongs. 3 FOSSICKER (Marsh) 1 4 GLADIUM 2 2 ROYAL.FEAST 3 Scratched: Liane. Won by a head; two lengths. Time, 1.24. JUNE STEEPLECHASE, of £l5O. About two miles and a half. 2 RIOTOUS (McDowell) 1 5 PADNOS 2 3 COTSFIELD 3 Scratched: Battleground, Monarchy. Won by four lengths; ten lengths. Dozie and Mitzi fell. ROTOPAI HANDICAP, of £lOO. One mile. 4 TRAILER (Marsh) 1 2 TAIL LIGHT 2 1 TERRY 3 Won by a head: head. Time, 1.45. WOODLANDS HANDICAP, of £lOO. Six furlongs. 3 QUAKE (Morris) .. .. 3 4 TOP HAT 2 2 COLLEEN GAIN 3 Length and a-half; half a length. Time. 1.17 25. FINAL HANDICAP, of £l2O. Six

furlongs. 2 BEN BRAGGIE (Morris) .... 1 7 BLYGAIN 3 1 PETER BECKFORD 3 Length; two lengths. Solaria was fourth. Time, 1.15.

POVERTY BAY MEETING Press Association —Copyright Tauranga, June 19. The Opotiki Jockey Club’s meeting was held in glorious weather, the track being in good order. There was a record attendance, the totalisator handling £17,465 compared with £19,370 last year. Results:— NOVICE HANDICAP, of £l3O. Six furlongs. First Division. 1/1 MAORI SONG 1 15/14 BARRISTER .... . 2 7/9 SLAM .. .. 3 Scratched: Erlick, Ngakaru. Four lengths,; one length. Time, 1.2 4-5. Second Division. 5/5 POLAND 1 9/11 FREE ADVICE 2 13/7 LIBRA 3 Scratched: Australian Star. Won by a head each way. Time, 1.5. STEWARDS' HACK HANDICAP, of £l3O. Six furlongs. 2/1 BESIEGE 1 6/5 BONNY SONG 2 3/3 MAY SONG 3 Scratched: Hopalong, Madelon. Won by half a length; a length. Time, 1.15 1-5. OPOTIKI CUP, of £2OO. One and a quarter miles. 6/5 DAY WIND 1 4/3 JEWELLED GIRDLE 2 1/1 ENGE 3 All started. Won by a half a length each way. Time, 2.11 1-5. WAIOKEKA HANDICAP, of £lOO. One mile. 1/1. GAY REBEL ? 3/2 BONNIE 'SONG / 2 6/6 GENERAL RUSE 3 Scratched!! Poker Face, Haile Boy. Won by half a length; three lengths. Time, 1.45. WILLIAMS MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of £l3O. One mile. 6/8 DUTCH GIRL 1 1/1 hAile BOY 2 8/7 SEAMAN 3 All started. Won by a length; two lengths. Time, 1.45 1-5. OTARA HURDLES, of £l5O. One uiile and a half. 1/2 BOUGHAL (Muir) 1 3/3 KILLADAR 2 2/1 GADGER .. 3

One length and a half; same. Time, 2.52. FAREWELL. HANDICAP, of £l5O. Six furlongs. 6/8 MISS LU (.McKenzie) ...... I 1/1 JOHNNY WALLS 2 8/6 WINLONA 3 Long head; one length. Time, 1.15. WAIPA REHANDICAPS Press Association—r.mvrleht Auckland, June 20. The following rehandicaps for the Waipa Racing Club’s winter meeting at Te Awamutu on Saturday have been declared:— ' Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase.— Lucidus, 71bs., making 11.3. Woodstock Stakes. —Day Wind, 41n., making 8.4. W. G. Park Steeplechase.—Lucidus, 71b., making 9.8. Orakau Hurdles. —Boughal, 71b., making 9.11. Hairini Hack Handicap.—Gay Rebel 61b., making 9.11; Besiege, 61bs., making 9.7. The weights for the Arapuni Handicap were originally cast with a 7.7 minimum, whereas it should have been 8.0. The rules of racing state that any meeting held on any day from June 1 in any year to August 31 in the next succeeding year inclusive the lowest weight to be carried in any flat race other than the principal flat race on each day of any meeting shall not be less than 8.0. The principal flat race at the -meeting is the Woodstock Stakes, which has a 7.7. minimum. The weights have been amended accordingly.