WAIRARAPA RACES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 April 1941, Page 3

WAIRARAPA RACES

CHIEF EVENT TO LAMBOURN SPRINT GOES TO MINORITY. INCREASE IN TOTALISATOR TURNOVER. (Special Reporter.) In brilliant sunshine and with a fast » track the Wairarapa Racing Club’s Easter meeting was opened on Saturday and attracted a large crowd. Some ■excellent racing was witnessed. The major event was won by Lambourn, while Miss Phaleron proved to be the best in the Nursery Handicap. The totalisator handled £16,978 10s, as against £13,568 last year, an increase of £3410. A regrettable incident of the day’s racing was the breaking down of Mr J. Payton’s Counter, which on examination proved to have seriously injured a shoulder, and had to be destroyed. Results in detail are as follow:—

MAIDEN PLATE, of £l4O (all 8.7) Six furlongs.

2 Kinstep (W. L. Aitken) 1 7 Haughty Rival (P. Williams) 2 9 Dark Water (W. J. Stevens) 3 Also started: 10 Ata Puwhero; 5 Black Sovereign; 12 Blue Heaven; 6 Half Caste; 4 Lady Quinette; 3 Nalla; 1 Singapore; 10 Tractormeter; 8 Tristan; 13 Wenewene.

Neck; three lengths. Ata Puwhero was fourth. Time, 1.15 1-5.

MOKAI HACK HANDICAP. Seven furlongs. 7 Red Dash. 7.1 (J. Garth) !

6 Sceptre. 8.1 (A. Midwood) 2 2 Centennial. 8.5 (W. J. Broughton) 3

Also started: 1 Beau Ciel; 3 Dainty Dell: 4 Great Night; 8 Goldcraft; 9 Ashaboy; 5 Myrna Loy; 11 Master Solway; 10 Arctic Queen. Neck; two lengths. Dainty Dell was fourth. Time, 1.27 3-5.

TUHITARATA HIGHWEIGHT. One mile, one furlong and 80 yards.

1 Native Chief, 10.4 (J. Nicolson) 1 2 Mahaina, 9.0 (C. Healy) 2 5 Te Ore, 9.7 (L. Dulieu) 3 Also started: 3 Rollicker; 7 Sunee; 4 Namesake; 8 Golden Ridge; 6 Locrian. Five lengths; two. Rollicker was fourth. Time, 2.2 3-5.

EASTER HANDICAP. One mile and a

quarter. 1 Lambourn. 8.8 (W. J. Broughton) 1 4 Native Song. 9.0 (F. M. Power) .... 2 2 Siglow, 7.13 (A. Midwood) 3 Also started: 4 Piastre; 8 Diana Tetrix; 9 Gay Fox; 3 Boldstep; 7 Charing Cross; 11 Master Cyklon; 6 The Monarch; 10 Counter. Half a length; one. The Monarch was fourth Time, 2.7 4-5.

WAIRARAPA NURSERY HANDICAP.

Five furlongs. 3 Miss Phaleron. 8.4 j (A. Jenkins) 1 4 Come True, 7.11 (R. Shaw) 2 5 Erii’scourt, B.OJ (S. Anderson) .... 3 Also started: 2 Daljarrock; 1 St. Bill: 6 The Whippet; 10 Colombo Bay; 12 Makarora; 7 Olein; 9 Dusky Bay; 7 Captain Star; 11 Eastern Sport. One length and a half; neck. St. Bill was fourth. Time, 60.

KAHUTARA HACK HANDICAP. Six

furlongs. 2 Battlegain, 8.9 (W. J. Broughton) 1 5 Roeon, 9.4 (F. M. Power) 2 1 Kinnell, 9.1 (W. L. Aitken) 3 Also started: 4 Wakarara; 3 Vivid Night; 8 Moderate; 6 Yurilla; 7 First Round. *

Two lengths; one and a half. Vivid Night was fourth. Time. 1.13 4-5.

MARTINBOROUGH ’ HANDICAP. Seven furlongs. 1 Minority, 8.4 (W. J. Broughton) 1 2 Flying Spy, 7.0 (W. L. Aitken) .... 2 3 White Rajah, 7.7 (A. Midwood) .... 3 Also started: 4 Trench Law; 5 Lady Montana. Half head; four lengths. Trench Law was fourth. Time. 1.27 4-5.

FERRY HANDICAP. One mile. 1 Beau Ciel, 8.10 (W. J. Broughton) 1 2 Lady Ex, 7.11 (W. L. Aitken) 2 4 Parchment, 7.9 (A. Midwood) .... 3 Also started: 3 Kilometre. Two lengths; five. Time, 1.40 4-5.