KEEN PLAY PREVAILS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 1, 2 January 1945, Page 7

KEEN PLAY PREVAILS

FIRST DAY AT STRATFORD P-A. NEW PLYMOUTH, Monday. The Stratford Racing Club's summer meeting was opened to-day in fine weather. The totalisatoi- handled £54,414, against £45,850 last year. Results:— OHURA HURDLES of £225, one mile and a half.—l-1 MASTER MERUIT, 9.2 (E. Temperton) 1; 3-2 OUR NATION. 9.ii (P. Cleaver) 2- 2-3 HARD FROST. 9.2 (G. Dowrick). 3. Scratched: Winning Tray, Gayjax, Spliced, Vafer-Flame, Dualin. Tarzah. 2 46*4 s lengths ; lnrfre lengths and a half. Time, FIRST TRIAL STAKES of £175, six furlong — 6-6 TOWER LADY. 8.5 (J. Kendall). I; 11-11 MISS KOTERE. 8.5 (S. Edwards). 2: 9-R YOUNG TRENT 8.5 (J. McGovern). 3. Scratched: Black Salve, Bonny Baf. Breezealong. Head: length and a. quarter. Time, 1.16 4-5. Bracket: Tower Lady and Shona's Pal. JUVENILE HANDICAP of £200, five furlonms — 3-3 POLOTOWN fc 7.6 (P. Buchanan), 1: 2-1 GOOD COMPANY, 7.6 (S. Edwards), ?: 1-2 DRAMBUIE 8.0 (L. J. Clutterbuck). 3. Scratched: Behave. Queen's Knight, silver Pai. Neck; three-quarters length. Time, 1.4. STRATFORD CUP of £600, one mile and a quarter—4-4 KEEN PLAY. 8.0 (E. V. Dye), 1; 8-8 BROIVEINE, 7.13 (G. Dowrick). 2" 7-6 PETER'S CHOICE, 8.2 (L. J. Clutterbuck), 3. Scratched: Black Plato. Greenfeast. Cracroft. Length ajid a half; two lengths. Time, 2.9 2-5. SECOND TRIAL STAKES of £175. seven furlongs.—First division: 1-1 COMMISSAR. 8.7 (E. V. Dye). 1; 5-5 RAPHAEL. 8.7 (B. Markwlck). 2; 4-3 FOREST ART. 8.7 (S. Edwards), 3. Scratched: Royal Scholar. Four lengths: two lengths and a halt. Time. 1.34 1-5. Second division: 2-2 FOXBUN. 8.7 (M. Martinovich). 1; 6-6 ADRIGOOLE. 8.7 (R. Flower), 2; 7-8 LUMOND, 8.7 (L. J. Clutterbuck), 3. Neck; nose. Time, 1.33 1-5. Scratched: Illuminacre. Bracket: Priority and Raphael. TARIKI HACK HANDICAP of £225, nine fur-longs.—4-3 DAWN FLIGHT. 7.7 (S. Edwards), 1; 4-3 DINK'S OWN. 7.7 (E. V. Dye). 2; 6-6 Jovial Hour. 7.9 (W. Hunter). 3. Scratched: War Effort. Bournemouth. Singing Hills, Dark Morning, Bueno, Leigh Hark, Mr. Cute, Broiefort Star, Vafer-Flame, Chevalita. Three-quarters length: two lengths. 1 Time, 1.57. Bracket: Dawn Flight and Dink's j Own. DOUGLAS HANDICAP of £275. six furlongs.— ! 5-5 OLGA'S PAL. 7.7, car. 7.0 (S. Edwards), 1: I 1-1 GAYMEER. 8.8 (F. Cleaver), 2: 7-7 TE AWE I AWE. 7.1 (W. Hunter). 3. Scratched: Whackie, Bonny Pay. Plato Lad, Alderman, Waipero. Three lengths; four lengths. Time, 1.13 4-5. RAILWAY HACK HANDICAP of £200, six fur-longs.—s-6 FIRM LASS. 7.7. car. 7.4 (W. Hunter), 1; 1-1 FORT ROYAL, 7.11 (L. J. Clutterbuck), 2; 7-7 WAIPERO, 8.4, car. 7.11 (R. Kamo). 3. Scratched: Alderman, Novocaine. MangaraJcau, Dark Mominpr, Foxbun. Blonde Gipsy. Shona's Pal. Bonny Baf, Raphael, Liimond. Golden One. Young I Trent. Neck: nose. Time, 1.15 2-5. Bracket: Port Royal and Mldflame.