WANGANUI RACES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 133, 7 June 1937, Page 13

WANGANUI RACES.

CLARION CALL WINS. STEEPLES TO ROYAL BANQUET. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WANGANUI, Saturday. Threatening weather, which turned to bleak conditions with heavv showers, was experienced for the opening of the vvanganui Jockey Club's meeting to-day. The attendance under the circumstances was good. The track was soft. The totalisator handled £12.822, against £12,403 on the first.day last year, an increase of £419. Later results were: — WINTER OATS. HANDICAP of £200. Six furlongs. 3—GOLD MISSION, B.ll—lt W Savage ' •. I—BEN Bit AGGIE, 0.12—8. H Morris *> 2—NOTIUM. B.ll—C. Cole . . . . . 5 Also started: 4 Tonnerre.*B.6 ; 5 Solaria h-: 6 Hunting Lodge, 8.0. Neck; two lengths. Time, 1.17 1-5. CENTURY HURDLES of £350 Two miles anil 1!)4 yards. r VA'm I?'V.%". CALL, 11.2—A. Jenkins 1 • > —JOHN CIIAKLES, 9.2—A. Lord •» ti—BKIGADORE. 0.9—8. Sullivan !! 3 Also started: 3 Kuaform, 10.3: 1 Jouriret. 0.12 ; 7 Contact, 0.4 ; 4 Sporting Song (lost rider). 9.2. Jlalf a length ; length and a half. Time 4..) l-.j. BALGOWNIE HACK HANDICAP of £175 One mile anil 110 yards. SPENDEIt. B.2—F. Bentley 1 2—MYRIAM. O.l—S. Wilson -j I'vAKA, B.2—S. Anderson •. . . 3 Also started: 4 Brazen King. 9.5: 6 Corowa, S Lady Seigfried. 8.11; The Sandwiehman. 8.6; 1 Maalianul, 8.7: 7 Galteelnore, 8.2; 10 Cloudy Bay, 8.0: 3 Koura Rua 8.0, car. 8.1 J ; 3 Parakino, 0 Naughty Marietta, 8.0. . Half a length ; length. Time. 1.56.

GRANDSTAND STEEPLECHASE of £350. About two mill's and a half. I—ROYAL BANQUET, 9.B—A. Jenkins . 1 ; 4—SPORTING SUNG. 9JI—P. Bur--B?ss , 2 2—RIOTOUS, 10.12— W. J..Bowden . 3 Also started: 3 Bonnie Rollox (broke down), 11.7; 5 Battleground (f»H). 0.0, car. !).3J ; 6 Platter. 7 Rioghail. !t.O. Length ; six lengths. Time. 0.21 2-5. EMPIRE HANDICAP of £250. One mile and a distance. 3—TAITORU, 8-13, car. B.B—S. Edwards 1 5»-INTKRNATIONAL, 7.11. car. 7.8— A. :Caffyn 2 2—PUKEKO, B.ll—D. Lamb .. 3 Also started: 1 Friesland, 9.9; 6 Tiger Gain, 8.9; 4 Gay Boy, 8.6: 8 Master Norval, 7.9; 7 Le Grand, 7.8. Long head; three lengths and a half. Time, 2.1. BOROUGH HACK HANDICAP of £150. ,' Six furlongs. 6—ROTOMA, B.5—A. Jenkins 1 4—AIRING. 9.4— K. Chote 2 7— WINSOME LU, 8.13—P. Burg€*» . 3 Also started: 2 Dictate, 9.9; 1 Flying Chief, 9.G; 3 Taro. 9.5: 8 Dawning Light. 8.10: 10 Ngatirahiri, 8.5; 5 Te Huia, 8.3; 11 Race Call, 8.2, car. 8.3; 13 Captain Trevllle. 8.0, car. 8.2J ; 14 Fleeting Arrow. 8.0: 8 Malibu, 8.0, car. 8.1. Short length; two lengths. Time, 1.17