DOUBLE AT EGMONT
Vitapointe As Leg
"The Press" Special Service WELLINGTON, June 23. The Egmont Racing Club will open its winter meeting at Hawera on Saturday. The double will be on the Mcßae Handicap and the Hawera Handicap. Asoka, a last-start winner and top-weight for the Telegraph Handicap, will not start. He is to be raced at Hastings. Brown Grouse will not start in the Egmont Steeplechase. There has been a good deal of rain and the track is heavy.
Riding engagements include:— c D 'i J • O'SuUivan: Foreign King, Smoky Bay. AJouter, Concern. K. A, Thomson: Granite. Cneiro Moomba. Juventas, Highborn. B. McSeveny: Nostradamus, Claras Revenge. J. Ruscoe: Burning Star, w. I. Johnson: Amber Lu. P Mohl: Move Over, Lennox Boy. N. W. eelsham: Melody Miss, Ourdex. W. L. Aitken: Golden Fortune, Harsh. Bobalula, Hello Zena. Hibiscus, Fettle. I. Lord: Havoc. V. J. Sellars: Sula, Bright Coral, Waitaha. C. R. Cooksley: Sir Totara, Mighty Rose. D. M. Keenan: False Alarm, Cinn Mear. A. G. Colven: Royal Albert, Indelible. D. J. Rich: The Cinder, Pleasure Craft. Double Roll, Lavrnagi, Blue Client, Robin’s Joy. R. A. Burt: False Credit. Gatlwyn. K. J. Cropp: Nonchalant. J. J. Glen: Hurdon, Vitapointe, King's Glen, Paddy, Compound, Gay Deceiver K. J. Grylls: ShirleyDowns, Advance General, Red Lancer, Gossamer Wings, Sweet Cindy. G. W. Lawson: Mare Nostrum, King Creole, Dewklst. L. N. McCutcheon: Earl Robin, Trim Laddie. Eloquent, Pandex, Lady Be Fair, Bonne Valeur. R. I. Thompson: King’s Mate, Marmaduke. R. F. Malcolm: Balzarine, Crimson Queen. Selections:— 10.45 a.m.—Turuturu Hack Hurdles: Sagittarius. Bailiff, Amber Lu.
11.25 a.m.—Telegraph Hack Handicap: Sula, Hello Zena, Concern.
12.15 p.m.—Egmont Steeplechase: Sea Contour, Calm Lass, Consign. 1 p.m.—Mcßae Handicap: Vitapointe, Moomba, Earl Robin. 1.45 p.m.—South Taranaki Trial Stakes: First Division: Trueali, Cheiro. Second Division: Golden Fortune, Eloquent. 2.30 p.m.—Hawera Handicap: Gay Deceiver, Pandex, Waitaha. 3.15 p.m.—Patea Hack Handicap: High Born, Golden Road, King's Glen.
3.55 p.m.—Tawhiti Hack Handicap: Sable King, Stephen’s Chance, Sunset Gold. McRAE HANDICAP,
Wool Men Leave Japan.— Three members of the New Zealand Wool Board left Tokyo by air today for a week’s visit to Hong Kong. They were the general manager, Mr J. D. Fraser, the chairman, Mr H. J. Wardell, and the deputy chairman, Mr J. Acland. During their stay here they visited textile centres and inspected markets.—Tokyo, Juna 22.
Of £700; one mile and quarter, st. lb 1120 Moomba (9) ..8 3 0100 Shirley-Downs (11) ..8 3 5947 Earl Robin (3) .. ..8 3 9203 Vitapointe (13) ..8 2 0048 Fettle (1) ..8 0 7110 Audrey's Rose (7) .. 7 12 900 Indelible (10) .. 7 10 1763 Kings Mate (12) ..7 9 4060 Rocket Range (8) ..7 7 9690 Grit (4) ..7 7 7005 Elwyn (5) .. 7 7 7170 Pleasure Craft (6) ..7 7 Scrachted: The Drum. HAWERA HANDICAP, Of £450; seven furlongs. st. lb 1014 Double Roll (5) ..9 9 2538 Juventas (9) ..9 5 5440 Smoky Bay (6) .. ..9 2 0140 Harsh (11) ..8 7 0000 Pandex (10) ..8 1 0475 Gay Deceiver (2) ..8 0 0830 Waitaha (1) ..8 0 7070 Lesparre (3) • •8 0 0600 Lennox Boy (7) ..8 0 4060 Rocket Range (4) .. 7 7 Scratched: Seraphic.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29239, 24 June 1960, Page 4
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