MANAWATU MEETING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 December 1939, Page 9

MANAWATU MEETING

MISHNA WINS CHIEF EVENT. CHAMPION HACK RACE TO CLASSFORM. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) PALMERSTON N„ December 27. The summer meeting of the Manawatu Racing Club concluded at Awapuni today, when there was again keen racing. The principal event, the Liverpool Handicap, was won by Mishna, and the shorter open races were won respectively by Night Eruption and Russian Ballet. The champion hack provided the best finish of the day, halfheads separating the first four, the winner being Classform. The weather was threatening, alternating with fine periods, but except for one or two light showers it remained fine. There was a sharp shower just before the last , race. Insufficient rain fell overnight to alter the going, which was fast. There was a good attendance, but the totalisator returns for the.day showed a substantial decline of £11,37!) the amount put through being £28.659, compared with £40.038. The total'for the meeting was £108.712, against £122,054 10s, a decrease for the three days of £13.342 10s. Results: — Tiritea Highweight Handicap, l.]m: 4 Esperance Bay, 9.0 (R. Hawes) 1; 1 Ruling Star, 9.2 (P. Burgess) 2; 3 War Lap, 9.7 (J. Chaplin) 3. Also started: 2 Cherry Picker; 5 Regicide; 6 Earl Colossus. Head; a length and a half. Regicide was fourth. Time. 2.11 3-5. Juvenile Handicap, for two-year-old fillies, sf: 1 Air Flight, 7.7 (W. J. Mudford) 1; 4 Kadina, 7.9 (H. N. Wiggins) 2; 5 Desert Tide, 7.0 (J. Williamson) 3. Also started: 2 Black Robe; 3 Royal Consort; 6 Santa Lucia; 8 Bonnie Bunsby; 9 Triple Crown; 7 Aoronit. Four

lengths; five. Black Robe was fourth. (Time, 1.2 2-5.

Westbury Handicap, 6f: 6 Harina, 7.1 (R. G. Howell) 1; 4 Military Maid, 7.1 (W. J. Stevens) 2; 5 Proclamation, 8.0 (R. Marsh) 3. Also started: 1 Scandal; 7 Shining Hours; 8 Vascones; 3 Siglow; 2 Sceptre; 9 Pas de Cheval. Two lengths; three-quarters of a length. Scandal was fourth. Time, 1.14 2-5. Wood Handicap, 7f: 3 Night Eruption. 8.5 (W. J. Stevens) 1; 2 Flammarion, 9.5 (W. J. Broughton) 2; 7 Boldstep, 7.0 (R. Kerr) 3. Also started: 6 Haughty Winner; 1 Globe Trotter; 5 Old Surrey; 4 Flying Acre; 8 Mother-in-Law. Two lengths; half a head. Haughty Winner was fourth. Time, 1.27 1-5. Liverpool Handicap, l.’m: 3 Mishna, 7.13(F. Hawes) 1; 5 Play On, 7.9 (W. J. Broughton) 2; 6 The Bigot, 7.5 (H. N. Wiggins) 3. Also started: 1 Tidewaiter; 4 Dainty Sue; 7 Hunting Cat; 2 Auro- j ra’s Star; 8 Limbohm. Half a length; length. Tidewaiter was fourth. Time, 2.7. Champion Hack Handicap, 1-jm: 5 Classform, 8.10 (E. Baker) 1; 4 Hunting Lore. 8.2 (B. H. Morris) 2; 2 Pekoe. 7.12 (A. Midwood) 3. Also started: 3 Lord Moutoa; 7 Brazil; 1 Gay Fox; 6 Colibri; 8 Renascor; 9 Girl Pat; 10 Golden Enterprise. Half a head each way. Brazil was fourth. Time, 2.9. Kawau Handicap, 6f: 1 Russian Ballet. 8.7 (W. J. Broughton) 1; 5 Ecstatic, 7.0 (D. Redstone) 2; 4 Rakahanga, 7.21 (R. G. Howell) 3. Also started: 2 Alunga; 3 Jeanne. Two lengths and a half; length and a half. Jeanne was fourth. Time, 1.14. Christmas Handicap, 7f: 1 Sir Cruso<l 8.12 (H. N. Wiggins) 1; 4 Little Dorrit* 8.6 (G. R. Tattersall) 2; 2 Kilometre. 8.13 (W. J. Broughton) 3. Also started: 5 Trench Law; 11 Golden Pam; 6 Counter; 9 Thrasos; 10 Royal Sign; 8 Vadanoe; 7 Prediction; 14 La Coquette; 3 Gay Gipsy; 13 Parian; 12 Floral Robe. Half a length; length and a half. Trench Law was fourth. Time, 1.28 3-5.