WHANGAREI RACES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 April 1941, Page 3

WHANGAREI RACES

FIRST DAY RESULTS. CHIEF EVENT TO THE DOZER. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WHANGAREI, April 4. Beautiful weather prevailed for the first day of the Whangarei Racing Club’s autumn meeting. There was a good attendance. Totalisator investments were £19,438, as against £lB,479 10s on the first day last year. Results: —• Portland Hack Handicap, six furlongs: 6/6 Biddy Girl, 9.0 (Cameron) 1; 1/1 Land Court, 7.11 (Wiggins) 2; 3/4 Valdene, 8.6 (McKenzie) 3. Threequarters of a length; nose. Time, 1.15. Also started: 4/5 Ohmaha, 5/3 Onoatea, 2/2 Heroic Tar, 8/8 Fairfield. 7/7 The Pacifist. Trial Stakes, five furlongs: 7/6 River Plate, 7.11 (Keesing) 1; 2/2 Veyana, 8/8 (Wiggins) 2; 4/5 Harmony, 8.8 (Horne) 3. Short head; head. Time, 1.3 1-5. Also started: 10/9 Voorlouper, 9/10 Thurnvaals, 6/7 Expellant, 11/11 La Rosita, 8/8 White Mark, 3/4 Golden Tom, 13/14 Sir Grant, 14/13 British Camp, 3/3 Den Pasa, 1/1 Miss Gay. Mclnnes Memorial Handicap, one mile and a 'quarter: 1/1 The Dozer, 7.12 (C. G. Goulsbro) 1; 3/2 Clipper, 7.10 (Wiggins) 2; 4/3 Venture, 7.8 (Messervy) 3. Length; one length and a quarter. Time, 2.7 3-5. Also started: 6/6 High Delight. 2/4 Tellsom. 7/8 Rarotonga. 8/7' Hunting Bee, .5/5 Miss Bridge. Northland Hack Hurdles, one mile and a half and 282 yards: 2/1 Gold Spot, 10.0 (Sinton) 1; 6/5 Glen Abb, 9.7 (Cleaver) 2; 8/8 Rival, 9.0 (McKinnon) 3. Two lengths; two and a half. Time, 3.3 3-5. Also started: 1/3 Mintlaw, 4/4 General Riske, 3/2 Hackenschmidt, 7/7 Hot Shot, 6/5 Prival, 9/9 Paladin Star. Stewards’ Handicap, six furlongs: 1/1 Rex Maitland, 7.13 (Wiggins) 1; 6/5 Grandora, 7.9 (Hooton) 2; 2/3 Dinky Di, 7.12 (Long) 3. Short head; one length and a half. Time, 1.13 3-5. Also started: 3/4 Aero King. 8/7 Valmint, 7/6 Trilliarch, 4/5 Happicoat, 5/2 Noitaro. Settlers Plate, six furlongs: 1/2 Kaalooa, 7.9 (Wiggins) 1; 2/1 Flying Vixen. 7.9, 2; 3/3 Hineiti, 7.9 (Hooton) 3. Also started: 5/5 Successful, 8/8 Northern Sun, 6/6 Acquest, 7/7 White Mark, 4/4 Gold Bloom. Nose; three-quarters of a length. Time, 1.14 3-5. Mungatapere Hack Handicap, seven furlongs: 1/1 Court Favourite, 9.0 (McKenzie) 1; 3/5 British Mint, 8.4 (McMinn) 2; 4/3 Miss Valerie, 7.7 (Wiggins) 3. Also started: 2/2 Vitement, 5/4 Lady Acushla, 6/6 Orient Dawn. Neck; three lengths. Time, 1.35 1-5. Waipu Handicap, one mile: 1/1 Brahman, 7.13 (Wiggins) 1; 2/2 Brazen Bold, 9.6 (Duncan) 2; 5/5 Night Hawk. 7.13 (C. G. Goulsbro) 3. Also started: 6/6 Jewelled Girdle, 4/3 Eastern Heir, 3/4 Brazilian. Half a length; two and a half. Time, 1.41 2-5.