SPORTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 May 1943, Page 6

SPORTING

♦— — POVERTY BAY MEETING EVENTS AT TE AROHA. A WIN FOR JUSTINA. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) TE AROHA, May 16. For the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s meeting at Te Aroha the weather was showery after the first race, the course being in good order. The attendance was large. The totalisator handled £37,107 10s. There was no winter meeting last year. Results: — Hcrriesville Hack and Hunters’ Hurdles,'l% miles: 13/14, Winning Tray, £.O (Coon), 1; 14/11, Wildore. 9.0 (Sargent), 2: 1/1, Town Survey, 10.5 (Winder), 3. Scratched: Extra. Prince Rewa, Stella Lux, Surwin. Rich Blood, Boxing Day, Pakuranga Bay. Five lengths; half a length. Time, 3.11 3-5. Nursery Handicap, 6 furlongs: 3/3, Good Bay, 8.9 (Cameron). 1: 7/6, Richelieu. 7.10 (Mudford), 2; 6/7, Nepeta, 7.2 (Toki). c (bracketed, with Brantome). All started. Won by a length each way. Time, 1.13 2-5. First Junction Handicap, 6 furlongs: 7/7. Purple Vermeer, 7.7 (R. Bailey), 1; 3/3, Sir Standfast, 7.10 (A. Toki), 2; 1/2, Exeter, 8.1 (Mudford), 3. Scratched: Haku Kara, Sea Mist, Roman Orator, Fox Hunting, Hunting Princess, Royal Baffles. Length: three-quar-ters of a length. Time, 1.14 3-5. Waimata Hurdles, 1% miles: 4/3, Mendelssohn, 9.0 (V. Dye), bracketed with Radiant Bay,’ 1; 6/6, Kaspian. 9.13 (Coon), 2; 1/1. Hunte, 10.11 (Winder), 3. Scratched: Red Falcon, Venture. Two lengths ; half a length. Time, 3.12. Makaraka Handicap. 11 furlongs: 7/5. Justina. 7.1 (A. Toki). 1; 4/4, Folifox, 8.6 (Dye). 2; 6/7, Foxlore, 7.5 (Galvin), 3. Scratched: Neenah, Clinch, Foxsen. Half a length; neck. Time, 2.20 3-5. Second Junction Handicap, 6 furlongs: 5/6, Our Joy, 7.9 (McFarland). 1; 1/4. Foxbrae, 8.6 (Cameron), 2; 7/5, All Glory, 7.11, (Mudford), 3. Scratched: Hulabaloo, Young Autopay. Half a length; head. Time, 1.14 2-5. Roseland Hack Handicap, 1 mile: 1/1, Te Hinemoa, 9.0 (Cameron). 1; 4/7. Jeff, 7.8 (Meagher), 2; 11/11, Gentry, 7.4 (Hughes). 3. Scratched: Skydonna, Bright Gesture, Raurimu, Goldilocks. Length and a half; length. Time, 1.42. Electric Handicap, 7 furlongs: 12/13, Kentish, 8.2 (Wilkinson), 1; 1/1, Orakau, 7.6 (Wiggins), 2; 14/14, Billy Peach, 7.0 (McFarland), 3. Scratched: Esquire, Hasten, Length; three-quarters of a length. Time, I, 3-5. OAMARU EVENTS WINTER CUP TO KEVIN. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) OAMARU, May 16. The Oamaru Jockey Club's winter meeting was held in bright sunshine before a very largo attendance. The totalisator handled £32,433 10s, compared with £24,530 last year an increase of £7903 10s. Results: | Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase. 2 miles: | 2/6 Rockery, 10.9 (Johnston), 1; 7/4, Bene-, volent, 9.2 (Register), 2; 9/9, Night Scout, I 9 9 (Heaslev). 3. Scratched: Gold Ruby. Won; by three lengths; one length between second and third. Time, 3.51 4-5. ) Trial Handicap. 6 furlongs: 1/1. Saldowa, . 8.12 (W. F. Ellis), 1; 4/2, Waltzing Matilda. 8.4 (L. J. Elliis). 2; 2/3, Miss Myra, 8 1 (Messervy), 3. Scratched: Gay Wells, Irish' Treasure. Six lengths; length. Time. 1.13. Oamaru Winter Cup, 1U miles: 3/2, Ke-1 vin 710 (W. F. Ellis). 1; 6/5, Dominate, 7.8 (C 't Wilson), 2: 2/2, Strip, 8.10 (Didham). 3. Scratched: Silver Sox. Four lengths; half a length. Time. 2.6 3-5. > Burnside Hack Handicap. 7 furlongs: 5/3, Banco, 8.8 (Burnard), 1: 7/4, Dash a’ Dink 8.2 (A. Williamson), 2; 3/6, Last Effort, 9.3 (M Hollands), 3. Scratched: Irish Ruler. Five lengths; half a length. Time, 1.26 3-a. . Grange Handicap, 6 furlongs: 1/1, Grilse. 7.13 IW. F. Ellis), 1; 5/3, Rawhamai, 8.0 (L. J. Ellis)', 2: 7/6, Synthetic. 7.10 (C. T. Wilson), 3. All started. Two lengths; one. Time, 1.12 2-5. . . Farewell Hack Handicap, 1 mile: 4/4, Fairy Bard 7 8 (W. F. Ellis), 1; 2/2, Sascha, 8.9 (C. A. Mackie). 2; 1/1, Silver Sox, 8.12 (L. J. Ellis), 3. Scratched: Royal Writ, Hotch Potch, Papette. Sir Saladin. Kilcato. Three, lenghts; two. Time, 1.39 4-5.