TARANAKI

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 December 1939, Page 9

TARANAKI

NED CUTTLE WINS. FLYING GOES TO GAY SETON. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH, December 26. The Taranaki Jockey Club's Christmas meeting opened in fine weather. The going was good and there was a large attendance. The totalisator handled £25.658 10s, a decrease of £1483. compared with the first day last year. Results:— Rahotu Hurdles. 11m and 100yds: 7/6 Lady Jim, 9.0 (W. Grindlay) 1; 1/2 Student Prince. 10.10 (R. W. Savage) 2: 4/5 Centaurus, 9.5 (N. Murtagh) 3. Also started: 3/3 Taitoru; 2/1 Male de Mer; 5/4. Wynardo; 6/7 Sockettes. Eight lengths; one. Taitoru was fourth. Time. 2.53 1-5. Huatoki Plate, 6f: 1/2 Estro. 8.5 (H. Goldfinch) 1; 2/1 Vai Pere. 8.5 (J. McInally) 2; 3/3 Tane Mahotu, 8.5 (O. McInally) 3. Also started: 15/17 Captain Bligh; 13/14 Bidens; 12/9 Sunfire; 4/5 Mercury Bay; 8/11 Lu Chang; 7/7 Ripple; 11/13 Bay Dawn; 10/8 Ghana Lass; 18/16 Chiltern; 9/10 Boden Park: 13/18 Last Match; 5/4 Zest; 16/15 Empire Action; 20/20 Filbert; 16/12 Mey Mell; 19/19 Kernel Mint; 6/6 Young Charles. Half a neck; half a length. Mercury Bay was fourth. Time, 1.16. Borough Juvenile Hack Handicap. sf: 1/1 Gold Dale, 8.5 (T. Chaplin) 1; 3/3 Veldette, 7.11 (G. Sexton) 2; 2/2 Heroic Maid. 9.0 (J. Logan) 3. Also started: 7/7 Golden Hind: 6/6 Calliope; 9/11 Captain Gale: 8/9 Vai Pere; 5/4 Lucky Lulu; 4/5 Army Girl; 10/8 Stencil: 11/10 Belle Caste. Head; two lengths. Calliope was fourth. Time. 1.2 3-5. Flying Handicap, 6f: 8/8 Gey Seton, 7.1 (V. Dye) 1; 1/1 Foot Loose. 7.10 (L. Dulieu) 2; 7/7 Lexden, 7.2 (C. Woolhouse) 3. Also started: 5/4 Race Call; 6/6 Tosh: 3/5 Corato; 4/3 Fiancee; 1/1 Brazen Bold: 10/9 Clessamor; 1/1 Rollicker; 9/10 Prince Rangi. Short head: three-quarters of a length. Race Call was fourth. Time, 1.14. Atiawa Hack Handicap,' 9f: 3/3 Bronze Step, 7.4 (V. Dye) 1; 1/2 Racecamp, 7.9 (J. Logan) 2; 4/4 Nereus, 8.4 (R. W. Shaw) 3. Also started: 2D Noble Fox; 6/5 Glenthawn; 5/6 Leigh-1 on Rei. Two lengths; half a length. Leighon Rei was fourth. Time, 1.55. Christmas Handicap, l.'m: 3/3 Nedj Cuttie. 8.6 (W. Doyle) 1; 2/2 Namara. 8.2 (J. Logan) 2; 5/5 Te Hai, 7.5 (V. Dye) 3. Also started: 1/1 Kaiwaka; 4/4 Notium; 6/6 Black Musk: 8/8 Tahu- p rangi; 7/7 Eastern Heir. Nose; nose. Notium was fourth. Time, 2.8 2-5.

Tikorangi Hack Stakes, sf: 4/4 Tane Mahotu. 9.3 (O. Mclnally) 1; 1/1 Saxon Tor, 9.3 (L. Dulieu) 2; 6/6 Herbage, 9.3 (W. Doyle) 3. Also started: 3/3 Valerian; 5/5 Dawn Star; 11/11 Wave Length; 2/2 Vertex; 9/7 Ra Houhou; 10/10 Hoapai; 7/7 Valsome; 8/9 Helga. Neck; head. Valerian was fourth. Time. 1.2 1-5.

Stewards’ Hack Handicap, 6f: 2/2 Mountain Fox, 7.6 (R. W. Shaw) 1; 3/3 Chief Lord, 8.4 (D. Ryan) 2; 1/1 Miss Valerie, 8.5 (H. Goldfinch) 3. Also started; 5/5 Liberal's Mint; 4/4 Sunny Downs; 7/8 Pretty Lass; 8/7 Silver Gift; 6/6 Panthiest. Two lengths; half a head. Liberal’s Mint was fourth. Time. 1.15.