GERALDINE RACES

Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1940, Page 8

GERALDINE RACES

(By "Hurry On,")

MEETING OPENS TO-DAYi REVIEW OF THE FIELDS

Though the fields are not large the form displayed at the Geraldine Racing Club's spring meeting, which opens today and concludes on Saturday, may prove useful. The fancies may include: — First Hurdles: Jewish Lad, Waka, Recollection. Ohapi Handicap: Wild Coon, Green Gables, Foxette. Geraldine Cup: Roy Bun, Nightdress, Glenora Boy. Hack Handicap: Raceaway, Taxpayer, Airline. Squatters' Handicap: Skyrena, Kilrobe, Rebel Star. Belfield Hack: Iceland Spar, Grey Silk, The acceptors are: — FIRST HURDLE HANDICAP, of £140. One mile and five furlongs.— Recollection 11.2, Courtyard 10.13, Top Rank 10.10, Jewish Lad 10.9, Master Dingle 10.0, Land Raid 9.10, Waka 9.3, Aggravate, Arita, Crack o' Dawn, Donadea 9.0. OHAPI HANDICAP, of £120. Six furlongs. — Richelieu Pearl, All Night 8.13, Wild Coon 8.10, Cesarina. Camphor, Foxette, Green Gables, Platform, Rose Warden, Safelight, Tissue, Urge 8.8, Leighnor 8.0. GERALDINE CUP, of £210. One and a-quarter miles.— Passaform 8.7, Swordstick, The Wrecker 8,3, Roy »Bun 8.0, Combat, Nightdress 7.8, Petersham 7.7, Glenora Boy 7.6, Dunstan, Night Hawk 7.0. GERALDINE TROT HANDICAP, oi £130; 3.43 class. One mile and three furlongs.— Aurie's Star, Ben Travis, Black Label, Canister, Castlebar, Clonard, Diviner, Bright Lass, Hamarfast, Happy Man, Haughty, Joan Potts, Lady Denise, Lady Truman, Marco Polo, Nilgau, Paddy, Pointer, Passing By, Rorqual, Turret, Waikari Chief, Wee Truman limit, Boreas 12yds, Lorene Val 36yds, Raukapuka 60yds. HACK HANDICAP. of £130. Seveu furlongs.— Raceaway 8.11, Cymric 8:8, Dinah Dhu 8.4, Taxpayer 8.3, The Vulture 7.11, Muscatine 7.9, Airline, Lady Magellan, Blue Abbey, Halt, Kilcato, Royal Refrain 7.8. SQUATTERS' HANDICAP, of £130. Six furlongs.— Toro Koura 8.9, Kilrobe 8.4, Skyrena 8.1, Rebel - Star 7.6, Gay Parade 7.4, Hearth 7.1, King Gustavo 7.0. ORARI TROT HANDICAP, of £134j 3.2 class. One mile and a-quarter.— Captain Potts, Great Waitaki, Happy Man, Haughty, Joan Potts, Lorene Val, Passing By, Silver Grattan, Irish Dusk limit, Blue Diamond, Erin's Lad, Karu, Manawai, Oasis, Pursuit, Swift Lady, Titua 12yds, Clive Brook 36yds. BELFIELD HACK HANDICAP, oi! £130. Nine furlongs— Iceland Spar 9.0, Great Night 8.9, Dranoel 8.2, Grey Silk 7.12, Ferriby 7.10, Airline, Blazealong, Link Bird, Whiphand 7.7.