EGMONT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 February 1940, Page 9

EGMONT

CUP WON BY ALGERIAN. DEAD HEAT IN STAKES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) HAWERA. February 11. The Egmont summer meeting was concluded on Saturday in the most wintry conditions experienced by the club for . some time. Despite this the attendance was good, but the heavy rain restricted betting, many refraining from leaving shelter to stand in the totalisator queues. The course was very heavy, and slow times were recorded. During the day the totalisator handled £19,427, a decrease of £3305 10s. The turnover for the meeting was £35,710 10s. which was £6754 below last year's. Results: — Okaiawa Hurdles, 11m: 2/2 Student Prince. 10.5 (T. Tito) 1; 4/4 First Chapter 9.12 (F. Chaplin). 2: 3/3 Race Boy. 9.2 (J. Chaplin) 3. Also started: 5/5 Red Sun - 1/1 Lady Jim. fell: 6/5 Bay Dawn. Four lengths; one. Bay Dawn was fourth. Time, 2.58 1-5. Waimate Handicap, 6f: 1/1 Saxon Tor, 7.6 (W. J. Mudford) 1: 6/6 Lickem, 7.0 (J. Williamson) 2; 7/7 Fiancee, 7.0 (D. Ryan) 3. Also started: 2/2 Ecstatic; 4/4 Alunga; 5/5 Solaria; 3/3 Screen Star. Half a neck; one length. Alunga was fourth. Time, 1.18 3-5. Meremere Hack Handicap. 7f: 6/6 Silver Gift, 8.0 (L. Altrey) 1; 3/4 Ripple. 7.10 (R. W. Shaw) 2; .4/3 Young Charles, 7.10 (C. G. Sargent) 3. Also started: 2/2 Kilometre; 1/1 Chief Lord; 5/5 Royal Sign; 7/7 Filbert. Nose; nose. Kilometre was fourth. Time, 1.36 4-5. Tonks Stakes, 9f: 2/2 Homily, 8.0 (K. Chote) *; 10/10 Tahurangi, 7.0 (H. Stewart) *; 3/3 Classform. 7.5 (W. J. Mudford) 3. *Dead-heat for first. Also started: 9/9 Notium; 7/5 Gay Mimic; 1/1 Royal Star II; 4/4 Play On; 6/7 Gaily! 8/8 Race Call; 5/5 Armacourt. Dead-heat; two lengths and a half. Play On was fourth. Time. 2.3. Electric Handicap, sf: 1/4 Triple Crown, 7.4 (W. J. Mudford) 1; 3/1 Ringling, 8.13 (L. Dulieu) 2; 4/2 Captain Gale, 8.4 (R. J. Sargent) 3. Also started: 2/3 Sea Link; 5/5 Calliope; 7/7 Windsor Glow: 6/6 Barry Boy; 8/8 O'Gonelloe. Half a head; three lengths. Sea Link was fourth. Time, 1.6 1-5. Nolan Cup, 9f (hack conditions): 3/4 Algerian. 8.9 (P. Burgess) 1; 7/6 Dainty Sheila, 8.10 (W. Stevens) 2; 1/1 Arabic. 8.2 (L. Dulieu) 3. Also started: 2/3 Pearl of Asia; 4/2 Trench Law; 8/8 Vaalsstar; 11/11 Amatory; 6/5 Miss Clipper; 5/7 Vai Pere; 12/11 Goldburn; 9/9 Young Charles; 10/10 Mahaina. Six lengths; same. Goldburn was fourth. Time, 1.58 2-5. Normanby Handicap. 7f: 6/7 Solaria, 8.8 (B. H. Morris) 1; 4/6 Tooley Street, 8.11 (S. Anderson) 2; 1/1 Rustem, 8.2 (W. J. Doyle) 3. Also started: 4/3 Le Toquet; 2/2 Rollicker; 5/5 Liberal’s Mint; 7/8 Winsome Lu; 3/4 RamleK: Half a head; half a length. Winsome Lu was fourth. Time, 1.34 1-5. Inaha Hack Handicap, 6f: 2/2 Race Away, 7.13 (W. Stevens) 1; 5/5 Lu Chang, 8.1 (S. Anderson) 2; 3/3 Pretty Las, 8.4 (W. J. Mudford) 3. Also started: 1/1 Veldette; 4/4 Boden Park; 6/6 Gold Grit. Six lengths; four. Veldette was fourth. Time, 1.19 1-5. —