SPORTING

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21976, 28 December 1936, Page 11

SPORTING

* ■OTINUED from page j WESTLAND u.C. loNI oNI pere wins handicap iSSnrUTIOM HUtGRAMJ HOKITIKA. December 26, I, Westland Racing Club’s meeting P, L fmc weather. The course was itnl order, and the attendance was pm iL tolalis-itor handled £5698 for Spaces, again.‘.l £5936 for eight races Rr ' su,t; " ■ maiden stakes. iigovs. Five furlongs and a half. ‘ V V a AS a w B '‘“ ’> gjllford 8-12 " “ g 'houv 8-12; Arrow Glen 8-12; . 8-12; Frontage 8-12; Poleslina < : j, Lady Bun 8-5; Kairangi 8-5 also ? Jiff’bv two lengths: neck second and (I Time. Imin 10 4-ssec. ji' THOMPSON HANDICAP, V. of 80 SOVS Six furlongs. ibTOKINO 7-7 ..I ■ iopytst 8-7 .. 2 Arena 8“io ...» Card 9-0. Golden Dart 8-13; Free "i.g-ll; Delium 7-10 also started. by two lengths; same second and Jd. Time. Imin Itiscc. KANIERI hack handicap. Of 80 sovs. Seven furlongs. 4&JLD LABEL 8-6 .. 1 •Wee Musk 8-4 .. 2 ; Ecold Boy 8-0 .. .. 3 ; rtjLtfa 8-3; Gas Mask 8-3; Derive 8-2; i m iandwichman 8-0; Knockbaln 7-11; 7-11 also started. * Sjj, by two lengths; half a length \ and third. Time. Imin 30 4-ssec. " WESTLAND HANDICAP, 1 Of 140 sovs. One mile. : _MONIPERE 8-6 1 | -Metal Bird 8-7 .. .. 2 jflord 9-o . ■ • • f Calito 8-12; Acla 8-1 a ‘ so started. Won by a head; half a length second «l third. Time, Imin 46sec. Tfj (jURISTMAS HANDICAP, T ‘.(vof .100 sovs. Six furlongs. ; luEEBEL CHIEF 9-0 .. .. 1 g-Laod Raid 9-0 .. .. .. 2 i-Artow Rose 8-11 .. .. ..3 The only starters. Won by three lengths; a length second jd tWrd. Time, Imin 15 4-ssec. * RIMU HACK HANDICAP, Of 100 sovs. One mile. I-SWORDSTICK 9-2 .. 1 hpark Rose 7-7 .. .. 2 l_Glenavon 8-0 .. ■. 3 Afrdwmid 7-11; Marmoration 7-6 also IJon by a length; half a length second nd third. HOARDS’ HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, l Of 90 sovs. Seven furlongs. 1-SILVER SLIPPER 8-9 .. 1 li-Cyclonlc 9-5 .. .. .. 2 1-Hunting Bag 8-10 .. .. 3 B»pk,Uead 8-7; Nautipol 8-0; Hossack 4 also started. Wwi a by two lengths: half a length icomLand third. Time, Imin 31 2-ssec. NOTES ON THE RACING *‘ >1 *• •. if [THE PRESS Special Service.] v GREYMOUTH, December 26. The West Coast racing circuit opened ritir the -Westland meeting on the lokitlka Racecourse to-day. The fields iere small, but productive of excel;nt racing. :<Meature of the meeting was the access'of the Riccarton horseman, A. lliuell, who rode five winners and wo thirds in the seven races. , Easy Wins Having her first outing since last Ihrjstmas, Malvasia was installed a ifiq',favourite for the Maiden Stakes, rad.drawing the rails, hopped out raarfest' and ' giving nothing else a ihance, came home an easy winner Uttflengths from Gilford and Guilloine, With Arrow Glen. Fleeting Hour md'-Kairangi next. Rotokino scored a hollow victory In he Thomson Handicap. Copyist was He pacemaker to the straight but iniflethe'distance Rotokino finished full )f. dash to win convincingly by three from Copyist with Arena two erigths Sack. Golden Dart was a creditible fourth after being slow to move. Sine-Card, backed as if unbeatable. aHed to handle the turning track, and tailing the field throughout, finished •'{, Gold Label Wins Drawing the inside position, Gold Isabel jumped away smartly in the Kankri Hack Handicap, and lead to win well. Culotte was he nearest attendant to the straight Bhfete We skipped out oi the contest, Sandwichman and Wee Musk put n theis claims. Gold Label stayed on tobeat Wee Musk by two lengths with Sandwichman half a length back, men came Maroha, whose effort was Jtomiaing, and Gas Mask. The Westland Handicap Respite, the small field of five the npStland Handicap provided a great jjassle between the Omoto-trained pair nonipere, a staunch favourite, and Metal Bird. The last-named was the WMmaker to the distance where MoniPMefrsn past the leader and in a ftting'finish Monipere prevailed by Ware jiead from Metal Bird, with **®[d,.tyell back, and Carfex next. •The stewards enquired into boring Monipere over on to Metal Bird in the straight, and after hearing the evidence, it was decided to take no nelito, A Small Field Ifhe scratchings of six acceptors left jW three, starters in the Christmas gMdicap, Arrowrose piloted Land «*id, and . Rebel Chief along at a “'“ty pace. Land Raid drifted early it was a two-horse race. Rebel vWef 'overhauled Arrowrose in the to win with comparative ease lengths from Land Raid, who S™ «P to beat Arrowrose in the last stride, —-r A Hot Favourite Swordstick won the Rimu Hack at swemely cr,amped odds, leading JdfOUghout, and his task was an ytlpss one. Dark rose ran a credit-jd-Xace whilst Glenavon, who checked twice, put up a good per‘Onnance to run third. ,1’ '■* A Smart Sprinter .Sflver Slipper outsprinted the field S‘he Stewards’ Handicap, which she J® handsomely. Cyclonic was the wCemaker to the straight from Silver r!PPer and Hunting Bag, where the WntL‘Collared Cyclonic, going on to .Py one and a half lengths with wo lengths away. Back a moderate fourth. acceptances for to-day ■ (PRESS ASSOCIATION rBL.KOKA.M-/ IJ,J ' HOKITIKA. December 27. acceptances have been re- . vt a f6r the second day’s .racing:— SVICE STAKES, ot 70 sovs. Six furlongs. ' e tl)ll -- st.lb. st.lb. awilotirie B j 2 Gay Colecn 812 Oil ng Hour 8 12 Gilford .. 8 12 U.-b's .. fr 12 Lady Bun ..8 5 •• 8 12 Maka Ahi ..8 5 .. 812 Roy Bun .. 8 5 HANDICAP, of 80 sovs. Seven furlongs, feu , ' st. lb st- JhLabel 813 Malvasia .. 711 Wtoi 5 ® Ra S B s Derive .. 710 £7 Musk- .. 8 5 Delium .. 710 zmnvmid 7 13 Maroha ..7 8 -Si 6t te .. 7 13 Gold Boy ..7 7 Sand- Knockbaln .. 7 7 “wichman 7 13 HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. Six furlongs. '•Stills.' 1 « . st. lb. st. lb. Slipper 9 0 Arrowrose .. 8 9 •• 813 Culotte .. 7 12 MSSCard 811 Gilford ..7 7 Wist .. 810 ■ IrtfT

W. E. WILLIAMS MEMORIAL HANDICAP. of 200 sovs. One mile. st. lb. st. lb. Rebel Chief 9 5 Carfex 8 9 Monipere .. 9 0 Copyist •• 8 7 Fiord ■. 812 Free Rose . • 8 6 Land Raid .. 8 10 Mafoha ..7 7 Metal Bird 810 Gay Colcen 7 7 PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of 90 sovs. Seven furlongs, st.lb. st.lb. Golden Dart 812 Arrowmid .. 711 Metal Bird 8 12 Delium ..7 9 Copyist •. 810 GOLDSBOROUGH HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. One mile. st. lb. st. lb. Silver Slipper 9 1 Gas Mask .. 712 Wee Musk 8 4 Dark Rose .. 710 Rotokino • ■ 8 3 Marmoration 7 7 RAILWAY HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, of 90 sovs. Seven furlongs. st. lb. st, lb. Cyclonic ..97 Nautipol ..80 Gold Label 9 2 Pollstina .. 8 0 Back Lead .. 8 7 Guillotine .. 8 0 Ada .. 8 6 Hossack .. 8 0 Delium .. 8 0