North Island Won Most Of Big Prizes At National Races

Taranaki Daily News, 25 August 1942, Page 4

North Island Won Most Of Big Prizes At National Races

Thp North Island eontingent that com•pcTcd at the Grand National mcetmg at Riccarton did not return unrewarded lnilced, they took the Uon's *h"lPV,-ridstered prizes. On Ihe open.ng day they rcgisteied five firsts (inclusive of a , f ouVdli the seconds, three thirds and one fourtll. tne last-named bringing with it a 5 amt for in both the National Steeplesand Hurdles a stake went to the 'h horse. Those dozen placings produccd £24in stakc-money. tni. On the second day tlic visitors from island won three races, were second three times, third in five instances. and flllett roui'th place in the big liurdles. The nione lary return was £1900, making an aggre- , gate of £4327 10s out of a total of £84o0. With the exeeption of the \\mter Cup and Lincoln Steeples, practically all the big prizes at the meeting went to horses from this island, Foxiana taking the Grana National Steeples, Renascor the big hurdles. Rakanui the Islington, Kanui te Pai the Sydenham Hurdles, and Happy Lnding the Paparua Handicap. Awapuni-trained horses took the good total of £2655 in stakemoney. , „ „ _ The South Island annexed five firsls, flve seconds and six thirds on the opening day. a dead-heat for first being included, for an aggregate of £2122 10s. On the second day they took a larger share of the placings in the minor events, to swcll their account bv another £2000, making an aggregate of £4122 10s, £205 behind the North Islanders.