OTAKI MEETING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 June 1940, Page 3

OTAKI MEETING

WINSOME LU WINS. NEREUS CAUSES SENSATION? (By Telegraph—Press Association.) OTAKI, June 23. Favoured by a fine bright day the Otaki Maori Racing Club concluded its season’s activities very successfully on Saturday with the second winter meeting. Good fields provided interesting racing, and punters found it hard to keep up with the winning form, there being three double-figure dividends, two of them of handsome proportions. The principal race, Ta Timi Kara Handicap, was won narrowly by the Hawera-owned and trained mare Winsome Lu which has run very consistently for a long time, -and the second leg, the Taipua Handicap saw a surprise win by the cast-off Nereus, who is now running for his fourth owner. The only actual favourite to win was El Meynell in the hurdle race, but another win favourite in First Round divided honours in the second division of the Waikanae Scurry while Hagen in the last race was an equal favourite. The going was soft and slow, and in patches, heavy. There was a good attendance and the .totalisator handled £19,053 (win £9061 J 10s, place £9991 10s), compared with I £17,142 10s last June (single pool) an increase of £l9lO 10s. There was a lag in the timetable and the last race was run 30 minutes late, but there was still plenty of light for the horses and jockeys. The delay was mostly due to the large fields which prevented quick dispatches. Results:— Rangiuru Hack and Hunters' Steeplechase. About 2\ miles. 5/5 Game Pit, car 9.3 (S. A. Wright), 1; 8/7 King Mestor, car 9.3 (P. Jarvis), 2; 2/3 Ruenzori, 9.6 (A E. Lord), 3. Also started: 4/4 Glenvane, 1/1 Lactose. 7/8 Hazoor, 3/2 One Whetu, 6/6 Royal King. Four lengths; one length. One Whetu was fourth. Time, 4.37 2-5. Waikanae Hack Scurry. Maiden conditions. Five furlongs. First division. 2/3 Silver Shekel, 8.0 (G. R. Tattersail), 1; 3/1 Loyal Queen, 8.7 (B. H. Morris), 2; 5/4 Cherry Hunter, 8.7 (W. J. Mudford), 3. Also started: 6/7

China Clipper, 4/5 Parchment, 10/10 Sporting Luck, 1/2 Sir Musket, 7/6 Blue Border, 8/8 Inform, 9/9 Takahe. Two lengths; six lengths. Sir Musket, was fourth. Time. 1.5.

Ta Timi Kara Handicap. I.} miles. 43 Winsome Lu, 8.5 (H. N. Wiggins), 1; 3/4 Aurora's Star, 8.0 (S. Waddell), 2; 2/1 Tidewaiter. 8.7 (P. Atkins), 3. Also started: 6/7 Du Maurier, 10/10 Francis Drake, 8/8 Mittie, 9/9 Galteemore, 1/2 Colonel Boey, 7/6 Liane, 11/11 Brazil, 5/5 Mataroa. Half a head; four lengths. Liane was fourth. Time. 2.14. Pukehou Hack Hurdles 11 miles. 1/1 El Meynell (L. Dulieu), 1; 8/8 Pekoe, 10.2 (G. P. Dowrick), 2; 9/9 Smoke Screen, 11.1 (P. Burgess), 3. Also started: 7/7 Gay Chou. 3/4 Grand Sport, 4/2 Segra, 5/6 Gold Ballad, 2/3 Kincora, 6/5 Good Sun, 10/10 Baron Bold, 12/12 Trilitha. fell, 13/13 Royal Vision,'fell, 11/11 Golden Hawk. Half a length; two lengths. Kincora was fourth. Time, 3.1 2-5. Waikanae Hack Scurry, Maiden conditions. Five furlongs. Second Division. 6/5 Bold Blood (H. N. Wiggins), *, 1/2 First Round (P. Burgess), *, 7/9 Pillory, 8.7 (W. J. Mudford), 3. #’ Dead-heat for first place. Also started: 4/6 Colerica. 21 Dark Water. 5/3 Squeers, 10/11 Rondalina. 9/8 Sanction', 8/7 Vienna, 3/4 Royal Fleet, 11/10 Swing. Third horse two lengths back. Squeers was fourth. Time, 1.8. Taipua Handicap. Seven furlongs. 9/10 Nereus (C. Sargent), 1; 5/5 Lady Tinkle. 8.3 (P. Atkins), 2; 7/6 Viracious, <W. J. Mudford), 3. Also started’ 4/6 Colerica. 2/1 Dark Water. 5/3 Notium. 1/2 Royal Star 11. 10/9 White Rajah. 6/4 Colossal Chief, 4/7 Screen Star, 8/8 Gold Chase. Half a length: length. Royal Star II was fourth. Time, 1.32. Ohau Hack Handicap. 1 mile and 55 yards. 9/7 Little Robin. 8.5 (B. H. Morris), 1; 2/1 Young Charles. 10.0 (P. Atkins). 2; 5/5 Great Fair, 8.0 (W. J. Mudford), 3. Also started: 1/3 Stella Lux. 6/6 Chore Amie, 3/2 Regicide. 10/10 Balgowlah, 11/11 Buccaneer, 7/8 Rhodes, 7/10 Renascor. 4/4 Royal Show Length and a half; one length. Renascor was fourth. Time. 1.51 1-5. Tainui Hack Hep. 6 furs. 2/1 Hagen 10 0 (P. Atkins). 1; 4/4 Little Dorrit. 8.4 (B. H. Morris), 2; 9/10 Conversion (A. Midwood). 3. Also started: 1/2 Military Maid. 7/8 Anita Foe. 6/6 Wakarara, 5/5 Shining Hours, 3/3 Variance, 8/7 Debretts, 10/9 Little Margot. 11/11 Boniden. < Four lengths; head. Debretts was fourth. Time, 1.19.