WANGANUI CLUB’S MEETING

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20822, 5 June 1939, Page 13

WANGANUI CLUB’S MEETING

STEEPLES TO LORD HEREFORD HOMILY WINS CONNOLLY (By Telegraph—Press Association) WANGANUI, Saturday The track was Arm and there was a large crowd present for the opening day of the Wanganui Jockey Giuh s waiter meeting to-uay. The weather was line but dull. GouciUQi..|g results;— RIVER HANDICAP Of £30o; 1 mile and a distance 2—VErthY LIGHTS, 8.6 (G. R. TatterSUU) 1 9—\V I.UJBUH CHIEF, 8.4 2 7—HAPPY IIEEI-S, s.B 3 Also started: Brazil, 9.9; Rehearsal, 9.7; Preuy 8.9; nuiing star, o.a; Lucuilus Boy, 8.7; Auroras aiar, 8.2; Karere-Nui 8.0. . uree-quarters or a length; head. Time, 1.57. GRANDSTAND STEEPLECHASE Ui £400; about 2$ miles 2—LORD HEREFORD, 9.12 (R. savage) 1 .I—SPOUTING SONG, 10.0 2 S—LADY CALLAGHAN, 9.0 3 Alsu started: silk sox, 10. l ; Lactose, 9.0. Two lengths; lo lengths. Time, 5.2 2-5. silk Sox lost his rider at the first rence. CONNOLLY HANDICAP or £400; li miles 1 HOMILY, 8.3 (U. DowiNCk) 1 1— EN 1 AIL, 8.6 2 S—AUSSIE RA, 7.7 3 Also started: Lady Furst, 9.0; Foxglove, 8.8; Happy Landing, 8.3; Royal Minstrel, 7.10; sergia, 7.9; Mataroa, ;.S; Hustein, Eastern Heir, Might, Prince Ilangi, 7.7. brackets: Entan and Homily, Alram and Eastern Heir. Neck both ways. Time, 27 2-5. WINTER OATS Or £250; 6 Tur. 5 CORATO, 8.2 (S. T. towards) .. 1 7—SOLARIA, 8.0 2 2 AMIGO, 9.4 '. 3 All started. Length and a-quarter; length. Time, 1.13 2-5. BOROUGH HANDICAP or £200; 6 rur. I—NATIVE SONG, 8.7 (G. R. Tatter - sail; 1 2—LIBERAL’S MINT, 8.1 2 B—-LORO MOL’TOA, 9.12 3 All started. Length and a quarter; length. Time, 1.14. Totalisator Shows Gain The totali.-'Uior handled £20,342, against £1 5,844 on the first day, a Thursday, at me May meeting last year, an increase or £4498. NAPIER MEETING COUNT WILLCNYX WINS 6TEEPLEB FLYING TO FLAMMARION (By Telegraph.—Press Association) GREENMEADOWS, Saturday The Napier Park Racing Club’s winter meeting opened Lo-day in perfect weather. There was a large attendance and the track was in good order. Gon'cluding resuits: — NAPIER STEEPLECHASE or £200; about 24 miles 2 COUNT wilui.ua, u.io (Ueslandes) 1 1— RAPA WAIATA, 9.11 2 3 WYKEMIST, 9.3 3 Also started: Prosy Boy, 10.4; Red Count, 9.u. Four lengths each way. Time, 6.175. Red Count fell and Prosy Boy was puiled up. LADIES’ HANDICAP Of £7O In tropines; gentlemen riders; 1$ miles I—MISURINA, 11.8 (Mr N. Cowie) .. 1 3—LAUGHING SONG, 10.7 2 2 l.MitiU IANCE, 10.7 3 Also started; Empire, 11.4; Ebb and Flow, 10.7. One and a-hair lengths; two lengths. Time, 2.16 1-5. FLYING HANDICAP or £120; 6 rur. 2 FLAMMARION, 9.3 (W. Doyle) 1 I—OKAWA, 8.12 2 3 FOSSICKER, 8.0 3 Also started: Stitch, 8.0. Two lengths; neck. Time, 1.165. MEANEE HANDICAP or £100; 6 rur. 6 QUILP, 8.0 (J. Campbell) 1 S—HUNTING ROYAL, 8.0 2 I—LE TOUQUET, 8.8 3 Also started: Shining Hours, 9.7; Screen Lord, 8.11; Golden Flame, 8.9; Gold Ballad, 8.9; Gay Laura, 8.6; Gay Hunting, oreenore, 8.0. Head; length. Time, 1.16. Decrease in Investments The totalisator handled £5953 10s, compared with £8 124 tos last year, a decrease of £217 1.