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Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 February 1943, Page 6

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EGMONT MEETING. CUP WON BY NIGHTRAY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) HAWERA, February 14. The weather was fine and the track in good order at the Egmont Racing Club's meeting on Saturday. The totalisator handled £36,820 10s, against £28.766 10s on the second Satur(day of last year's meeting. Results:— Juvenile Handicap, 6 furlongs: 2/2, KeiteHe, 8.4, 1; 8/8, Panamint, 7.5, 2; 5/5, Fort Royal, 7.4, 3. Scratched: Barras, Our Pat, Tideless. Won by two lengths; one length. Time '1.17. Highweight Handicap, 1 1 /: miles: 5/5, Broker's Dream, 9.0, 1: 1/3, War Effort, 9.2, 2. 7/6, Stratford, 9.1, 3. Scratched: Gitana Lass, Bunsby, Young Jim, Vermette. Won by a head; a length. Time, 2.9. Flying Handicap, six furlongs: 3/3, Expellant, 7.9 (W. H. Reid), 1; 1/1, Celebrity, 7.10, 2; 5/5, Ring Chief. 7.0, 3. Also started: 2/2, Prince Plato; 4/4, Panoni. Neck; length and a half. Panoni was fourth. Time, 1.14 2-5. Nolan Hack Cup, nine furlongs: 4/3, Frustration, 7.0 (W. E. Carter), 1; 9/9, Keen Play, 7.7, 2; 2/1, Golden Acre, 8.9, 3. Also started: Davilia; 6/6, First Girl; 5/5, Bunsby; 1/2, Young Jim; 12/11, Irish Morn; 7/7, Valsheen; 8/8, Polario; 13/13, Vermette: 3/4, Martarawa; 11/12, Gitana Lass. Three lengths; half a neck. Young Jim. was fourth. Time, 1.56 2-5, Egmont Cup, one mile and a quarter: 8/7, Nightray, 7.3 (J. Garth), 1; 6/8, Mahaina, 7.5 (N. Vaughan), 2; 2/2, Arctic Dawn, 8.5 (A. Jenkins), 3. Alsp started: 3/3, Classform: 1/1, Jonathan Jo; 4/4, Mountain Fox; 7/6, Imperium; 5/5, Dynasty; 10/10, Windsor Chief; 9/9, Par 1 Avion. Half a head; length and a half. Par Avion was fourth. Time, 2.8 2-5.

Trial Stakes, six furlongs: 1/1, War Effort, 8.8 (Tito), 1; 7/5, Plato Boy, 8.9, 2; 2/2, Rosy Dawn, 8.6, 3. Also started: 6/6, Statue; 13/13, Ngamotu; 14/14, Greek Anthos; 15/15, Matarita; 9/9, Young Bill; 11/12, Pongi; 16/16, River Light; 4/4, Skipper Gay; 5/7, Goldform; 8/8, Aoronit; 2/2, Dawn Flight (bracketed with Rosy Dawn) ; 10/10, Colonel Dink; 20/20, Magic Chief; 3/3, All In; 17/19, Frakash; 18/18, Dawn City; 19/17, Lady Pippin; 12/11, Platinum Wings and Gold Camp (bracketed). Two lengths and a half; neck. Platinum Wings was fourth. Time, 1.16 1-5. Tonks Stakes, seven furlongs: 1/1, Daljarrock, 8.5 (A, Jenkins), 1; 2/2, Duality, 7.12, 2; 5/5, Ring Chief. 7.5, 3. Also started: 4/4, Trig Station; 3/3, Expellant; 6/6, Alexcelia. Head; three lengths. Alexcelia was fourth. Time, 1,28 2-5. Tokaora Hack Handicap, six furlongs: 2/2, Plato Lad, 8.10 (W. Doyle), 1; 8/9, Embroider, 7.8, 2; 1/1, Sunblaze, 8.3, 3. Also started: 4/4, Hinepo; 5/5, Bright Lady; 3/3, Manpower; 7/6, Valsheen; 6/7, Polario; 9/8, Potomac; 10/10, Retort. Half a head; head. Manpower was fourth. Time, 1.15 2-5. ROTORUA RACES. LADY PAY WINS CUP. HAMILTON, February 14. For the Rotorua Club’s races at Matamata there .was fine weather. The track was fast. The totalisator handled £37,369, compared with £24,001 last year at Rotorua Results:— Pohutu Hurdles, 1 mile and 5 furlongs: 6/5, Ginno, 9.0 (Williamson), 1; 2/1, Radiant Bay, 10.9 (Evans), 2; 8/7, Surpeen, 10.2 (Coom), 3. Won by five lengths; I’/a lengths. Time, 2.58. First Mokoia Handicap, six furlongs: 6/5, Prince Rewa, 8.2 (W. Hooton), 1; 5/6, Miss Whcriko, 7.7, 2; 1/1, Llandine, 7.8, 3. Scratched: Noble Eagle, Gay Picture. Neck; neck. Time, 1.13 2-5. Tourist Handicacp, six furlongs: 4/4, Paymaster, 7.10 (M. Martinovich), 1; 2/3, Black Thread, 8.8, 2; 5/5, Noble Eagle, 7.0, 3. Head each way. Time, 1.13, All started. Second Mokoia Handicap, six furlongs: 1/1, Bevace, 8.2 (S. Brown), 1; 5/5, Skydonna, 7.10. 2; 2/4, Powys, 8.6, and 9/9, Goldland, 7.7, dead-heat, 3. Scratched: Gunman, Century. Conquistador, Tough Guy. Two lengths; length and a half. Time, 1.13.. Rotorua Cup, about one mile and a quarter: 2/2, Lady Pay, 7.10 (Pell). 1; 7/8. Royevrus. 7.13 (Hooton), 2; 3/3, Corot, 7.0 (Anderson), 3. Scratched: Gay Rosette. Clinch, Marinoto, Aguilo, Nose; head. Time, 2.5 4-5. Arawa Park Stakes, five furlongs: 1/1, Century, 8.4 (coupled with Gratify, 8.4, J. Williamson), 1; 7/7, Yes Tor, 8.4 (coupled with Jovial Lass, 8.4),2; 12/12, Tudor Rose, 8.4, 3. Head each way. Time, 1.1. Second Division: 1/1, Gratify, 8.4 (W. J. Mudford), 1; 7/7, Jovial Lass, 8.4, 2; 9/11, Flowerburn, 7.0, 3. Head: neck. Time. 1.1 1-5. Scratched: Mr Chips, St. Leon, Conquistador, Roman Orator, Hazacre, Atatu, Toora Vale, Stepping. Geyser Hack Handicap, nine furlongs: 1/2, Lady Reynard, 8.4 (M. Caddy), 1; 13/13, Diagonal, 7.7, 2; 6/6, Marinoto, 7.8. 3. Scratched: Prince Rewa, Mazoe. Half a length each way. Time, 2.53 3-5. Hot Springs Handicap, seven furlongs: 3/3, Chain Acre, 7.7 (Hooton), 1; 1/1, Babrow, 8.1. 2; 4/3, Esquire, 7.9 and 6/6, Manuma, 7.7, dead-heat, 3. Scratched: Black Thread, Full Hand, Paymaster, Glenbevan, Miss Whiriko.

The Middle Park Plate, run at a matinee meeting at Riccarton on Saturday, was won by Botany (Didham), who beat King Herod by a neck, with Foxleap Junior next. Hurry Home (Messervy) easily won the Irwell Handicap from his two opponents, Rout and Paper Lily. There were eleven starters in the Lyttelton Plate, and Arustra (L. J. Ellis) led throughout and won decisively from Langne d’Or, with Stavros and St. Nattan next.