SPORTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 May 1942, Page 5

SPORTING

EGMONT MEETING STEEPLECHASE WON BY ENJOYMENT. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) HAWERA. May 17. Rain fell throughout the afternoon, making conditions unpleasant, and the track became very heavy. The totalisator handled £28,090 10s, compared with £21.992 for seven races last year. Results: — Tongahoc Hurdles, one mile and a halt: 2/2 Besiege, 8.11 1. 6/5 Colibri, 9.0 2, 1/1 Erndale, 10.9 3. Six lengths; three. Time, 2.52 2-5. Telegraph Hack Handicap. six furlongs. First Division: 4/4 Frustration, 7.3 1, 1/1 Hurry Girl, 9.0 2, 2/2 Young Bill, 7.0 3. Nose; two lengths. Time, 1.18. Second Division: 2/2 Black Renarde. 7.10 1. 6/7 Bright Lady, 8.6 2, 1.6/16 Skydonna, 7.0 and 3/3 Naini Tai, 7.11 (dead-heat) 3. Six lengths; one. Time, 1.17 2-5. Brackets: Keen Play and Plato Boy, Black . Renarde and Young Bill, Skydonna and Captain Gale. Gitana Lass and Retort, Naini Tai and Sir Knight. Hawera Handicap, seven furlongs: 1/1 Merry Vaals, 8.1 1, 5/5 Arctic Dawn, 7.8 2, 13/13 Ring Chief. 7.0 3. Six lengths; one. Tuatara was fourth. Time, 1.34 4-5. Egmont Steeplechase, about two miles and a half: 10/11 Enjoyment, 10.4 1. 7/7 Dozie Boy, 9.8 2, 4/5 Chat, 9.5 3. Twelve lengths; two. Time, 5.35. Champion Hack Plate, nine furlongs: 3/3 Lotto, 8.6 1, 1/1 Hinkler, 9.0 2, 13/13 Greek Dancer, 7.4 3. Head; four lengths. Time, 2.2. Hack Scurry, five furlongs: 1/1 Darag, 8.5 1, 2/2 Prince Louis, 8.9 2, 9/7 Golden Acre, 7.1 3. Half a length; head. Time. 1.6 2-5. Mcßae Handicap, one mile and a quarter: 7/7 Kanui Te Pai, 7.0 1, 6/6 Lambourn, 7.11 2, 5/4 Surveyor-General, 7.2 3. Five lengths; head. Time, 2.14. Borough Hack Handicap, seven furlongs: 1/2 Rara Avis. 7.5 1, 5/5 Duality, 9.6 2, 3/3 Hamish 7.3 3. Four lengths; three. Time, 1.35. EVENTS AT OAMARU CUP TO GOLD FLIGHT. SOME BIG DIVIDENDS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) OAMARU. May 17. The Oamaru Jockey Club’s winter meeting was held on Saturday. The track was in capital order after rain. There was a very large attendance. On the win and place system the totalisator handled £24,572, compared with £13,676 10s last year, an increase of £10,896 10s. Results:— Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase Handicap, two miles: 2/3 Rockery, 9.0 1. 6/5 Night Scout, 9.7 2, 1/1 Anglo-French, 11.3 3. Scr.— Half and Half, Knight Commander, Great Flight. Three lengths; half a length. Time, 3.49 4-5. Trial Handicap, six furlongs: 9/10 Miss Clorane, 7.10 1, 3/2 Desert Love. 7.12 2, 5/4 Irish Coin, 7.11 3. Scr.—Crossmaglen. Half a length; two lengths. Time, 1.14 3-5. The winner paid over a quarter of a century. Oamaru Juvenile Trotting Stakes, for two-year-olds, one mile and a quarter: 2/1 Captain Morant 1. 6/5 Nola Scott, coupled with Abbey Volo. 2, 1/3 Radical 3. Scr.—Tam o’ Shanter. Won by a length; four lengths. Time, 2.53 1-5. Oamaru Winter Cup, one mile and a quarter: 4/6 Gold Flight. 7.6 1. 7/12 Tissue, 7.0 2, 2/1 The Raker. 8.1 3. Scr.—Nightcalm. Length; head. Time, 2.7 1-5. Burnside Hack Handicap, seven furlongs: 14/14 Valcron, 8.9 1, 9/9 Gay Lancer, 8.1 2. 6/4 Prince Shad, 7.13 3. Scr.—Forte. Half a

head; head. Time, 1.27 3-5. The winner paid over a half-century. Grange Handicap, six furlongs: 3/3 Lord Nuffield, 9.13 1, 1/1 Scottish Dale, 8.1 2. 2/2 All Night, 7.12 3. Scr.—Bashful Lady, Maggiore, Craiglea. Length; half a length. Time, 1.13 2-5. Waikaura Trot Handicap. 3.43 class, one mile and a half: 15/14 Rainstorm, scr 1, 9/9 Fancy Goods, scr i coupled with Trevathan) 2, 10/10 First Royal, scr 3. All started. Three lengths; two. Time, 3.27 2-5. The winner paid over a century. Farewell Hack Handicap, six furlongs: 6/6 Bali, 8.11 1, 3/3 Imperium, 9.0 2, 4/5 True Mate, 7.7 (coupled with Irish Lass) 3. Scr.— Legis, Hinepo, Kohara, Royoney, Chandelier. Gay Lancer, Coy, Latest Song. Two lengths; three. Time, 1.12 4-5. NEWCASTLE CUP ' WON BY GOOSE BOY. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) NEWCASTLE. May 16. The Newcastle Cup resulted: Goose Boy, 7.7 (Young) 1: Katanga. 8.12 (Munro) 2; Catch Up. 7.9 (Hinto) 3. Eleven started. Half a head; length. Time, 2.9'/4.