GOOD DIVIDENDS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 154, 1 July 1940, Page 10

GOOD DIVIDENDS.

EVENTS AT TE RAPA.

RAROTONGA THE BEST.

YOUNG FADDON WINS SPRINT.

Some good dividends were returned at Te Rapa on Saturday, when the Waikato Racing Clmb held a meeting in aid of the paftiotic fund, the best being that of Rarolonga, who won the Hack Hurdles and paid over a. quarter of a century. Xuipapa, who accounted for the concluding event, the Farewell Handicap, easi-y, and Flying Acre, who won the chief event, the Southern Queen Handicap, paid doubles figuTee. Flying Acre wae ridden by L W. Ford, a 15-year-old apprentice m J. W. Cathro's etable at? Ma.tamata, where Flying A&e is trained. Thie wae only hie second rid<?, and hie first success. The Hamilton Handicap, t-he open eprint, was won iby Young Paldon, who, after being handy to Te Monowai and Te Takina throughout, finished on too solidly for Te Monowai, with Te Takina a moderate third. The weather was fine and there wae a good attendance, while the track provided good winter going. During the day the euni of £28,619 wae .put through the machine. Later results were: — Hack Hurdles, one mile and a half.— 10-10 Rarotonga, 0.0 (J. F. Fergus), 1; SO Tavorn Song, U.O (D. McKinnon), 2; 2-2 Cappy, 9.U (I , - Brady), 3. Scratched: Air Commodore. Three lengths ; length and a half. Time, 3.56 3-3. Patriotic Plate, gentlemen riders, one mile.—3-2 Midland, 11.6 (Mr. L. Cleaver), 1- 7-7 Maxown, 10.7 (Mr. S. Holm«s), 2.; 9-B Spats. 10.7 (Mr. Burke), 3. Scratched: Full of Scotch. Half a length; length. Time, 1.53 2-"i.

Hamilton Handicap, six furlongs.— 4-2 Young Paddon, 8.7 (O. McTnally). l: 11 Te Monowai 8.0 <C. G. Goulsbro), 2; 2-3 Te Takina, 9.4 (G. Cemeron). 8. AH started. Length; four lengths. Time, 1.18 4-5. Karewoll Hack Handicap, seven fur-longe.—6-<J Xuipapa. 80 (V Dye). 1; 9-7 Ges Acre, 8.0 (R. E. Home), 2 : u-u SiejrMnde 8.2 (L. C. Brown). 3. Scratched: Monte Cristo, Mia Fratollo, Bronze Trail. Phil Vanls. Four lengths; head. Time, 1.34.