TARANAKI

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 December 1941, Page 6

TARANAKI

CHIEF RACE TO GOLD CARD. SPRINT TO SURVEYOR-GENERAL. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) NEW" PLYMOUTH, December 26. The Taranaki Jockey Club opened its Christmas meeting in boisterous weather. There were frequent heavy showers and a high wind made conditions unpleasant. The totalisator handled £18,764, compared with £25,095 on the opening day last year, a decrease of £6421. Results: — Rahotu Hurdles, Um and 100 yards: 4/4 Resingold, 9.0 (W. Grindlay) 1; 2/3 Student' Prince, 9.12 (D. Ryan) 2; 1/1 Great Quex, 10.9 (P. Brady) 3. Also started: 3/2 Kaiwaka, 8/6 Last Match, 5/5 Mamaku, 6/8 Poutama, 7/7 Bonny

Gaze. Six lengths; three. Time, 2.54 1-5.

Huatoki Plate, weight 8.5; 6f.: 6/5 Hine-iti (A. Jenkins) 1; 14/13 Young Jim (J. Graham) 2; 1/1 Sir Dingle (L. Clifford) 3. Head; two lengths. Time, 1.16 1-5.

Borough Juvenile Handicap, 5f.: 1/1 Clarice, 8.4 (J. Campbell) 1; 5/5 War Effort, 8.0 (S. Anderson) 2; 3/3 Bright Gesture, 7.8 (J. McFarlane) 3. Three lengths each way. Time, 1.2 3-5. Flying Handicap, 6f.: 1/1 SurveyorGeneral, 9.4 (L. H. Clifford) 1; 5/5 Trig Station, 8.3 (K. Chote) 2; 4/3 Dinky Di, 8.4, car. 7.11 (R. Markwick) 3. Also started: 3/4 Gold Dale, 2/2 Boden Park, 8/7 Happicoat, 6/6 Miss Phaleron, 7/7 Peter Douglas, 10/10 Vitement, 9/9 Venture. Neck; half a length. Boden Park was fourth. Time, 1.15 1-5. Atiawa Hack Handicap, 9f.: 2/4 Mahaina, 8.0 (W. Doyle) 1; 4/2 Ocean Breeze, 8.6 (R. W. Shaw) 2; 1/1 Martene, 9.0 (L. Clifford) 3. One and a half lengths; two and a half. Le Marquis was fourth. Time, 1.58. I Christmas Handicap, IJm.: 5/4 Gold Card, 7.10 (R. W. Shaw) 1; 1/1 Clinch, 8.7 (A. Jenkins) 2; 2/2 Clipper, 8 7 (L. Clifford) 3. Also started: 9/9 Windsor Chief, 6/6 Young Charles, 3/3 Full Hand, 4/5 Davilia, 8/8 Eastern Heir, 7/7 Stencil. Eight lengths; one and a half lengths. Full Hand was fourth. Time, 2.13.

Tikorangi Stakes, weight 8.3; 5f.: 1/1 Prince Plato (R. Horne) 1; 7/7 Quination (J. Taylor) 2; 3/2 Verulam (W. Doyle) 3. Six lengths; two.. Valsome was fourth. Time, 1.2 1-5. Stewards’ Hack Handicap, 6f.: 7/7 Tea Drop, 7.11 (S. Anderson) 1; 3/2 Cetewayo, 8.8 (A. Jenkins) 2; 5/6 Vermette, 7.7 (R. W. Shaw) 3. Also started: 4/4 Landveyor, 2/3 Salvation, 8/8 Acquest, 1/1 Stylishman, 6/5 Bay Peter, 9/9 Miss Clipper, 11/11 Ra Hou Hou, 12/12 Ramleh. 13/12 Captain Gale, 10/10 On Patrol. Five lengths; one and a half. Salvation was fourth. Time, 1.15.