OTAKI MEETING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 December 1941, Page 3

OTAKI MEETING

PIASTRE SUCCESSFUL.

SPRINT WON BY WINGS OF SONG.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) OTAKI. This Day.

Despite the sudden restrictions imposed on road traffic, the summer meeting of the Otaki Maori Racing Club held on Saturday proved very successful. Some of the fields were thinned as a result of horses being unable to get transport to the course, none of the Opaki horses being present, but the the racing was good. The weather was fine and hot and the track fast; in fact, the times recorded in most of the races were practically track records. There was a good attendance, «end the totalisator turnover showed an increase of £1962 10s on last year, the respective totals being £18,113 on Saturday and £16,150 10s

twelve months ago. Results:— Puketoi Highweight Handicap, L}m: 1/1 Master Lackham, 9.7 (P. Burgess) 1; 8/6 Maestro, 9.4 (E. J. Lewis) 2; 5/5 Pretty Lass, 9.0 (S. Anderson) 3. Also started: 2/3 Colonel Bogey; 3/2 Hagen; 1 4/4 Gothic; 5/8 King’s Mark; '7/7 Sir Fox. Three lengths; two. Colonel Bcgey was fourth. Time, 2.14. Pukekaraka Hack Handicap, 6f: 3/3 Lord Defoe, 7.13 (S. Anderson) 1; 6/5 Parlato, 7.3 (R. J. Atkins) 2; 1/2 Ladv Derby, 8.9 (H. P. Stewart) 3. • Also started: 4/4 Sandy Bay; 2/1 Legal; 5/6 Black Saint; 8/8 Colombo Bay; 10/10 Day Lightning; 8/9 Lady Boswal; 7/7 The Hawker. Short neck; three lengths. Legal was fourth. Time, 1.13 4-5. Rere Nekitini Memorial Stakes, Ijm: 3/3 Piastre, 7.6 (H. P. Stewart) 1; 5/2 Talenta, 7.0 (T. W. Read) 2; 2/4 Siglow, 7.7 (W. J. Stevens) 3. Also started: 1/1 Globe Trotter; 6/6 Du Maurier; 4/5 Classform; 8/8 Race Away; 7/7 Master Cyklon. Half length; half head. Globe Trotter was fourth. Time, 2.4.

Manuao Maiden Plate, weight 8.7, 6f: 9/11 Makaroro (N. Vaughan) 1; 3/4 Golden Tide (P. Williams) 2; 1/2 bragon (E. J. Lewis) 3. Also started: 12/12 Bronze Night; 11/9 Bright Lad; 10/8 Eastern Sport; 7/7 Fox Cover; 8/10 Gold Dip; 14/14 Inventor; 13/13 Leighondale; 15/16 Merger; 2/1 Olein; 5/3 Swell Chance; 4/6 Sir Raid; 6/5 Trekalcng; 16/15 Full Light. Length and a half; half head. Gold Dip was fourth. Time, 1.14 1-5. Otaki. Hack Handicap, apprentice riders, 7f: 4/3 The Whipper, 7.4 (K. Mallowes) 1; 1/2 Flying Hawk, 8.3 (V. Sellars) 2; 2/4 Legal, 8.5 (A. N. Toki) 3. Also started: 2/1 Triple Crown; 6/6 Flying Spray; 7/7 Sanction; 5/5 Kehua; 11/11 Cicada; 9/9 Locrian; 8/8 Miner’s Hope; 9/9 Arctic Night. Two lengths; four. Kehua was fourth. Time, 1.26 1-5. Wairongomai Handicap, 7f: 3/3 Wings of Song, 7.12 (D.. W. Redstone) 1; 2/2 Duncannon, 8.11 (H. P. Stewart) 2; 1/1 Black Thread, 9.2 (P. Burgess) 3. Also started: 6/6 Lord Cavendish; 4/4 Night Eruption; 5/5 Glaciate. Neck; half-length. Night Eruption was fourth. Time, 1.25 2-5.

Rahui Hack Handicap, Im. 55yds: 4/4 High Morale, 7.7 (S. Waddell) 1; 1/2 The Champ, 9.2 (H. P. Stewart) 2; 5/5 Wildfire, 7.7 (N. Vaughan) 3. Also started: 2/1 Maharajah; 6/6 Arachne;

3/3 Gunyah; 7/7 Broker’s Dream; 9/9 Merry Fox; 8/8 Advocate. Two lengths; three. Gunyah was fourth. Time, 1.44 3-5. Rekereke Hack Handicap, sf: 3/2 Parlato, 7.7 (R. J. Atkins) 1; 1/1 Dungloe, 8.11 (H. P. Stewart) 2; 5/6 Croupisino, 8.11 (A. Midwood) 3. Also started: 6/4 Ex Pupil; 3/5 Soutane; 2/3 Moutoa Bond; 8/7 Tetratina; 9/10 Erinscourt; 11/11 Ata Puwhero; 12/12 Autoscore; 7/8 Jolly Ruler; 10/9 Tasman Taxi. One length; half. Moutoa Bond was fourth. Time, 1.1 2-5.