COMBINED HUNT CLUBS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 September 1940, Page 3

COMBINED HUNT CLUBS

CUP STEEPLES WON BY BIFORM. NOBLE FOX SUCCESSFUL. (By Telegraph—Press Association, i NEW PLYMOUTH. August 31. The combined hunt clubs of Taranaki concluded their annual race meeting today in fine weather and before a large attendance. The track was heavy at the commencement, but improved rapidly as the day progressed. Biform and Veralum, winners on the first day, each scored another win in its respective class, while the two open races on the flat went to Noble Fox and Sea Link. The totalisator handled £19.670 10s. compared with £20,441 on the second day last year, when the Gloucester Cup was run. The total for the meeting was £33,109 10s, compared with £34.543 last year, a decrease of £1433 10s. Results: — Hack and Hunters’ Hurdles, Ijm. and 110yds.: 2/1, Tolaga, 9.5 (D. Burgess), 1; 5/4, Larwood, 9.0 (Hayes), 2; 3/3. War Lap, 10.4 (Toki), 3. Also started: 1/2, Kaiwaka; 6/6, Car Leaf; 4/5, One Whetu; 7/7,. Prinihia. Ten lengths; six. Car Leaf was fourth. Time, 3.2 3-5. Opunake Stakes, 5f.: 1/2. Verulam, 9.2 (Cleaver), 1; 2/1. Boden Park, 3.7 (Chote), 2; 14/13, Mansura, 8.3 (Atkins), 3. Also started: 4/3, Abbey King; 8/5, Gold Blaze; 15/12, Hoapai; 6/7, Uvedale; 17/17, Valtour; 10/8, Liberation; 5/6, Vacation; 9/9, Gold Card; 13/14, Te Monoplane; 11/15, Gainly; 12/11, Teasoff; 3/4, Merrymeer; 16/16, Red Myosotis; 7/10, Glen Birman. Three lengths; length and a half. Vacation was fourth. Time, 1.4 3-5. Waihi Hack Handicap, 7f.: 5/6, Autosweep, 8.0 (Goulsbro), 1; 1/1, Eupatrid, 8.11 (Atkins), 2; 4/4, Te Ore, 8.2 (Broughton), 3. Also started: 2/2, ARoeon; 8/9, Captain Gale; 9/7, Gitana JrLass; 6/5, All Bunsby; 3/3, Stratford; 7/8, Wave Length. Three-quarters of a length; a neck. Gitana Lass was fourth. Time, 1.30. ' Taranaki Cup Steeples, about 21m.: 2/1, Biform, .11.6 (P. Burgess), 1; 3/3, Tigreterre, 10.1 (Rae), 2; 4/4, Lactose, 9.4 (Cleaver), 3. Also started: 1/2, Harbour Bar; 6/5, Conflagration; 5/6, Last Matrh. Six lengths; six. Only the placed horses finished. Time, 5.10 2-5. Halcombe Memorial Handicap, 9f.: 3/3, Noble Fpx, 7.1 (Sargent), 1; 2/2, Raceline, 7.2 (Stevens), 2; 5/5, Student Prince, 7.8 (Mudford), 3. Also started: 1/1, Winsome Lu; 4/4, Windsor Chief; 6/6, One Whetu. Short head: half a length. Winsome Lu was fourth. Time, 2.4.

Ladies’ Necklace Handicap, 11m.: 2/2, Beau Monde, 10.13 (R. Dally), 1; 5/5, Mitigation, 10.7 (A. W. Cole), 2; 4/4, Karere-Nui, 11.2 (A. Lupton). 3. Also started: 3/3, Hokumai; 1/1, Helios; 6/6, Nanda. Four lengths; two. Helios was fourth. Time, 2.21. Stratford Handicap, 6f.: 3/3, Sea Link, 8.0 (Mudford), 1; 1/1, Screen Star, 9.0 (Flower), 2; 5/5, Rollicker, 8.5 (Shaw); 3. Also started: 2/2, Fiancee; 6/6, Stencil; 4/4, Heroic Maid. Two lengths and a half; short neck. Fiancee was fourth. Time, 1.17. UrCnui Hack Handicap, (if.: 2/1, Mountain Fox, 8.9 (Shaw), 1; 1/2, Silver Gift, 8.2 (Wiggins), and 5/5 Abbey King, 8.0 (Brown), dead-heat for second. Also started: 4/4, Ringling; 7/7, Barry Boy; 3/3, Moymell; 9/9, Uvedale; 6/6 ,Lu Chang; 8/8, Colerica. Two lengths. Colerica was fourth. Time, 1.17 3-5.

Wanganui Rehandicaps. The following rehandicaps have been announced for the Wanganui meeting:— Gentlemen Riders - Handicap. l.’.m: Autosweep, 11.9. Durie Hack Handicap. Cf: Mountain Fox. 8.6; Eupatrid. 8.3. Marangai Handicap, l.’,m: Royal Star 11. 9.2. '