AT HOKITIKA TODAY

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28792, 13 January 1959, Page 4

AT HOKITIKA TODAY

Golden Rhapsody Favoured Tlw Press* Special Service GREYMOUTH, January 12. Postponed from today because of rain, the Westland Racing Club’s New Year meeting will be held at Hokitika tomorrow. The softer track may bring about an alteration tn the recent form, which baa been consistent over the Grey mouth, Reefton, and Kumars meetings, all on hard tracks. The double will be on the Westland Handicap, for which Arrow Royal has been scratched, and the M. H. Houston Memorial Hack Handicap. Selections:— Noon.—Trial Stakes: Dark Planet. Rome, Lady Reka. 12.45 p.m.—J. J. Mclntosh Memorial Hack Handicap: Harkville, Heathcliff, Winning Treasure. 1.30 p.m.—Westland Handicap: Looking Forward, Nehru. Tonka. 2.10 p.m.—New Year Trot Handicap: Dither. Kotuku. Trickster. 2.50 p.m.—M. H. Houston Memorial Hack Handicap: Golden Rhapsody, London Tower, Duster. 3.30 p.m.—Summer Hack Handicap: Uproar. Heath. Arrow Royal. 4.10 p.m.—President’s Trot Handicap: Couihie. Trickster, Aussie. 4.50 p.m.—Stewards’ Hack Handicap: Heathcliff, Arrow Royal, Kerralyn. Fields are:— TRIAL STAKES, of £120: six furlongs.—Rome (6). Golden Rhapsody (14) 9-8; Duster (9). Gold Revue (4), King Lyn (5), Lady Reka (2), Princimere (8), Quemoy (3). Rushbrook (10) 8-10: Dark Planet (12). Last Fling (7), Our Beau (11). Taria (13) 8-5; Rajah (1) 7-10.

Balloted out, with right of reentry in the following order: Rome. Golden Rhapsody. Brackets: Golden Rhapsody and King Lyn, Rushbrook and Dark Planet

j. j. mcintosh memorial HACK HANDICAP, of £155; seven furlongs.—Arrow Royal (3) 9-0; Austere (8) 8-10; Heathcliff (13) 8-9; Harkville (12) 6-7; Winning Treasure (6) 8-4; Pickard (10) 8-3; Stentor (11) 8-2; Fickle Jade (5), Rome (4) 7-13; Kerralyn (9), Rosalei (1), Salmiranda (7), Westfield (2) 7-11. Bracket: Arrow Royal and Westfield. WESTLAND HANDICAP, of £250; one mile.—Curtain Raiser (6) 8-13; Tonka (5) 8-4; Looking Forward (2) 7-10; Winkles (8) 7-9; Totaranui (4) 7-8; Skyrain (7) 7-5; Nehru (3) 7-3. Scratched: Arrow Royal. NEW YEAR TROT HANDICAP, of £150; 2min 23sec class: one mile.— Aussie (5). Dither (7). Fronika (4). Jewel Song (10), Kotuku (li, Lynn Royal (8), Serpentine (2). Spring Gully (6). Trickster 112) scr: Couthie (4), Bestow (5). Fair Flight (1). Question (3), Sanfarer (2) 24. Bracket: Aussie and Serpentine Scratched: Hilton, Adonis. HOUSTON MEMORIAL HACK HANDICAP, of £150: six furlongs. —Winkles (9) 9-8; Austere (8) 8-6; Stentor (15) 7-12; Fickle Jade (10) 7-9; London Tower (5) 7-8; Duster (6), Efte (4). Golden Rhapsody (3), Jack’s Folly (7), King Lyn (11), Lady Reka (13). Our Beau (2), Quemoy (12),’ Salmiranda (14), Westfield (1) 7-7. Balloted out, with right of reentry 4n the following order: Our Bead, Lady Reka, Quemoy. Brackets: Winkles and Salmiranda. Golden Rhapsody and King Lyn. SUMMER HACK HANDICAP, of £175; one mile and a quarter.—Uproar (3) 10-2; Heath (1) 9-2; Arrow Royal (7) 8-10; Austere (5) 6-6; Rome (2) 7-9; Coppowa (6), Rosalei (4) 7-7. PRESIDENT’S TROT HANDICAP, of £150; 3min 37sec class; one mile and a half and 63 yards.—Aussie (9), Dither (5), Fronika (7), Jewel Song (3), Lynn Royal (1), Serpentine (10), Spring Gully (8), Trickster (2) scr; Buckaloo (2). Fair Flight (3), Question (1), Couthie (4), Bestow (5) 48. Bracket: Aussie and Serpentine. Scratched: Hilton. Adonis. STEWARDS’ HACK HANDICAP, of £150; seven furlongs.—Arrow Royal (10) 9-0; Heathcliff (3) 8-9; Harkville (2) 8-7; Piekard (1) 8-3; Stentor (8) 8-2; Fickle Jade (5) 7-13; London Tower (14) 7-12; Coppowa (12). Dark Planet (9). Jack's Folly (4), Jem Mace (7), Kerralyn (13). Taria (6), Westfield (11) 7-11. Balloted out, with right of re-en-try in the following order: Fickle Jade, Westfield, Dark Planet, Taria. Pickard. Brackets: Arrow Royal and Westfield. Fickle Jade and Dark Planet.