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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 124, 3 September 1910, Page 8

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HOROWHENUA MEETING. Bj- Telegraph.—Press ivodation. Levin, Last Night. ' The spring meeting of the Horowhen- ! ua Racing Club was opened at Levin to-, ] day. There was a fair attendance. ' There were heavy showers and heavy going. The fields were large but the total- ' isator turnover was ibelow the usual volume, the heavy going making punters ' wary. The racing was of good quality, and first favourites won four out of seven races. Results:— Flying Hack, six furlongs, 60 sovs.— Penza 9.1, 1; Prancer 7.6, 2; Tina Toa 8.12 3. Also ran: Succession 7.10, First Battery 7.9, Mediterranean 7.0. Penza had to ibe shaken up to win. Time, I lmin. 20 3-ssee. j Park Stakes, six furlongs, 80 spvs.—| Multiple 8.6, (C. Jenkins) 1; Dervish 6.10, 2; Kareroa 7.10, 3. Also ran: Tanekaha 8.3, Separator 7.8, Ascalon 7.4, Red Wing 6.12. Multiple won fairly easily. Time, lmin 20sec. , I Maiden Hack, six furlongs, 80 sovs.— | Vibration 8.0, (T. Meagher) 1; Merry Frank 8.11, 2; Varna 8.0, 3. Also ran: Katipo 8.13, Moutoa Girl 8.11, Perceler 8.11, Lord Kilcheran 8.0, Tamako 7.11, Owhiro 7.11, Dearest 7.11, Admiral Bell 7.11. It was a punishing finish, and won by a short nose. Time, lmin 7 2-Ssec. Horowhenua Cup, one mile and a furlor-?, 150 sovs.—Sir Frisco 9.0, (C. Jenldi. i) 1; Bismarck G. 12, 2; Bourrnsque 7.10, 3. Also ran: Iranui 8.11, Roosevelt 8.4, Koran 8.2, Tiptoe 7.10. St. Felix 7.1, j Gold Battery 6.10, Marathon 6.9, Re-! peat 6.8. Sir Frisco was running prom-1 inently from the start to the finish, but it was not a runaway race. Bismarck ran from behind the field into second] position over the last four furlongs, and I Bourrasque finished strongly also. Ira-1 nui was fourth. Time, 2min 3 2-ssee. Welter Hack, seven furlongs, 60 sovs. • —Torpoint 7.8, (V. Lee) 1; Rangikapua 7.9, 2; Rangikura 8.9, 3. Also ran: Teotane 9.7, Tina Toa 9.5, Waipunui 9.3, Notorious 8.9, St. Lumsden 8.8, Mallet 7.13, Prancer 7.12, Pakau 7.7. Torpoint and Rangikura showed up in the first few strides, but Rangikura dropped back a little after a couple of furlongs, and thereafter, Rangikapua and Torpoint battled it o.wt. Time, lmin 36 2-ssec. / Hack Hurdles, one mile and a half, 70 sovs.-rTeku 9.0, (W. Young) ]; Rosegrove 9.0, 2; Maharanui 10.0, 3. Also ran: Don Carlos 10.0, Gaelic 9.11, ! White Lie 9.5, Hawick 9.5, Porere 9.0, . Castup. Teku was prominent all the way and won by two lengths. Electric Hack, four furlongs, 60 sovs. 1 —Nukuhau 8.5, (H. Gray) 1; Moreykoff . 2; Turna 7.7, 3. Also ran: Conquestina 9.0, Magneto 8.5, Niwaru 8.1, Raupare j 8.1, Lady Moutoa 8.0, Celebrity 8.0. Yorkshire 7.10, Subdue 7.7, Sienna 7.7, ' Toapango 7.7, Lady Edna 7.7, Parel wanui 7.7, Converter 7.7. The placed . horses paced each other all the way. N.Z. CUP ACCEPTANCES.

Christchurch, Last Night. First acceptances for the New Zealand Cup, of 2000 sovs, second horse 300 sovs, and third horse 200 sovs from the stake; two miles.—Oiyoi 8.10, California 8.9, Husbandman and Diabolo 8.3, phous, Boanerges and Taskmaster 8.1, Advocate and Sandstream 7.11, Sir Frisco, Wimmera, Bridge and In;?orla 7.10, Los Angelos 7.8, Merrivonia, Merrie Zealand, Outlander, Osiris, Merhva, Cullinan, Sir Antrim, Coronetted and Formeden 7.2, Kopu 7.1, Tikitere, St. Aidan, Tawhaki, Amibrosian, Appellon and ViceAdmiral 7io, Binkdale 6.1.1, Adjudge and Master Laddo 6.10, Cronstadt, Gunboat, Grand Slam and Amato 6.9, Lovelorn, 'Marton, Gold Battery, Poitiers, Sir Solo, Cheddar and Martist 6.8, Lawn Rose 6.7, Daibehiek, Golden Loop, St. Lumsden, Nigfetlight, Rangikapua, Crown and Derby 6.7.