WAIPUKURAU MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 307, 27 December 1924, Page 12

WAIPUKURAU MEETING.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) NAPIER, Friday.

The Waipukurau Jockey Club's Summer Meeting was held to-day under unfavourable weather conditions. As the result of heavy rain the course was very soft. The totalisator Investments totallt-d £1O,!I37, against £13,108 last year, a decrease of £il7l. The following are the results: — Maiden Race, sii furlongs.—The StraDd (R. Hunt) and Cherry Pie (A. Leaden), dead heat, 1 : Mountain Liss, 3. Also started: Crown Seal. Selinite, Sunny A'alley. Polyastra, Sandy McGregor, Crown Keel.' Time, 1.18. Nursery Handicap, five furlonss.—Batfe ! Scotch (IT. Griffiths). 1: Addlepate. 2: ! Plain Sailing, .'i. Also started: War Raid. Won by a length and a half. Time, 1.3 4-">. ; Amalgamation Handicap, one mile and a 'quarter.— Blissfulne.ss (A. Griffiths). 1; ; Festivity, 2 : Dissertation, 3. Also started : I Correspondent, Lady Joyce, Suspicion, I Crown Jet, Kebuff. Won by a length, with ! two lengths between second and third. Time. 2.11 3-r.. Tahoa Hack Handicap, five furldngs.— Cherry Pie (E. Rosewearn), 1; Coot. 2: Tongatotoa, 3. Also started: Stmonette, Cushat, Peradenyia, Awangawanga, Minstrel Boy, Kllmere, Crown Lady, Pele. Won by a length. Time, 1.5 1-3. Porangahau Hack Handicap, seven furlongs.—Mountain Top (A. Dixon), 1 : Rebuff, 2; Pale Star, 3. Also started : Velvet King, Road Hog, Dean Forest. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time 1.33 4-5. Braeburn Welter nandleap, one mile Merry Bells (H. McPherson). 1; Convention. 2: Bezau, 3. Also started: Good Mark. Mosthenes. Logic. Won by three lengths. Time. 2.8 1-5. Open Flying Handicap, six furlon~s Dissertation (C. Prance), 1 ; Lady Joyce 2; Stymie, 3. Also started: Crown Jem' Matareka, Simonette. Won by a lencth and a half. Time, 1.18 2-5 S Lake Hack Handicap, six furlonins — Copper Nob (E. Deslandes). 1; Tongatoi 2Cushat. S. Also started: Crown UdV lV" ~b ? three parts o£ a length. Time!