STAKES LOWER BY £325

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28822, 17 February 1959, Page 5

STAKES LOWER BY £325

Banks Peninsula Meeting Stakes for the Banks Peninsula ■Racing Club’s meeting on March 7 are £325 less than for the corresponding meeting last year. Stakes have been lowered for every race on the programme, and will amount to £1725. The main race, the Peninsula Handicap, has been reduced from £«5O to £550. . The Kinloch Handicap this year is worth £3so—a decrease of £5O on last year. The stake for- the hack stayers’ .race has also been reduced by £5O and is now £2OO. There have been £25 decreases in stakes for each of the other races on the programme. I Jockey Suspended For Fortnight (New Zealand Press Association) HAMILTON, Feb. 16.P. K. Cathro, rider of Contract in the Waikato Hack Stayers' Plate at Te Rapa on Saturday, was suspended up to and including February 28 by the judicial committee of the Waikato Racing Club, for causing interference to Sassawon (W. J. Mudford) with a round to go. Evidence was given by the stipendiary steward, oy Mudford, and by G. F. Hughes, rider of Greenfire. Brackets At Tc Aroha Brackets for the Waihou Maiden Stakes at Te Aroha on Saturday are:—Caherciveen and Steel Rod; Minionaire and Silver Rev; Hamarama and Indeed; Blotter and Pescador; Land King and Mosey Time Alone and Mark John; Randy Stone and Larion; Lamapad a and Super Chance; Lord Filou and Wild Night; Marvo, and As Ordered; Highland Boy and Interlude: Hyperilon and My Meme;. Ruahine and Great Lark; Thelma Maye, and Telfire: Gay Sequin and Go Red Go; Zahara and Tekauwau; The Long Acre, and Balzac; Queen’s Light and Gold Symbol; Stylish Son and Hesitate: Sailor’s Romance and Kempten: Dusky Oman, Gold Strip and Waxman; Triple Count, Fairsea and Moon Moth; Miss Moss, Deesse and Ferrari; Temaco, Know How and Trueloch.

ARCHERY CLUB SHOOT

C. Campbell’s score of 252 points in the 180 yards single clout and practise round, held by the Christchurch Archery Club at the Burwood Park range, gave him. his second qualifying score for the New Zealand Archery Association’s merit pin. Results were:— Men’s 180 Yards.—C. Campbell, 252 points, 1; F. Holley, 198 points, 2; L Dunstan, 192 points. 3. Women’s 140 Yards.—‘Mrs P. Hollev. 240 points. 1; Mrs J. Cattermole, 189 ooints, 2; Mrs V. Ingham, 146 points. 3. Intermediate.—V. Manrath, 249 points, 1: K. Wilson. 155 points, 2: L. Holstein, 165 points, 3. Junior 120 Yards.—F. Davis, 165 points, 1; G. Adams, 158 points, 2; B. Holloway, 110 points, 3.