AWAPUNI DOUBLE

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29797, 13 April 1962, Page 4

AWAPUNI DOUBLE

Chief Hall, Scotleigh

"The Press" Special Service AUCKLAND, April 12. The Manawatu Trotting Club will conclude its meeting on Saturday The feature event will be the two-year-old Futurity Stakes. The T.A.B double will be on the Stewards’ and City Handicaps.

Auckland and Waikato horses are likely to race prominently. Chief Hal! and Michael Et'ngen nave good prospects in the Stewards’ Handicap- and Scotleigh and Five Star Ih the City Handicap. Vinderford may again beat Anarca Direct in the Futurity Stakes. Selections:—

Noon.—Rangitlkei Handicap: Goodwin, Scotch Pleasure, Legion Queen. 12.35 p.m.—Longbum Handi-cap-First Division: Otara Girl, Promotion. Second Division: Opini Lad Super Chat.

1.10 p.m.—Fitzherbert Handicap: Twilight Star, Russley Song On Duty. 1.50 p.m.—Stewards’ Handicap: Chief Hall, Michael Bingen Dark Orator. 2.30 p.m.—Futurity Stakes: Vanderford. Anarca Direct, Tutankhamen.

3.10 p.m.—Lockwood Handicap: On Duty. Bonny’s Treasure. Twilight Star. 3.50 p.m—City Handicap: Scotleigh, Five Star. Sleepy Guy 4.30 p m.—Farewell Handicap: Count Camille, Smoke Concert. Fancy That, Double fields with form, are: STEWARDS’ HANDICAP, Of £350: imin 45sec class; two

£6OOO SALE Colt, Waitaki Hanover "The Press" Special Service DUNEDIN. April 12. The three-year-old pacer. Waitak: Hanover, has been sold for £6OOO. one of the biggest prices paid in New Zealand for a lightharness horse. Waitaki Hanover has been bought by Mr F. A. Smith, a publican of Kurow, and his mother. Mr Smith has raced the horse on lease from his owner, Mr C J. Munro, since last November Mr Munro, also a resident of Kurow. bred Waitaki Hanover and leased the horse to Mr Smith as a two-year-old. For the first nine starts of his three-year-old season Waitaki Hanover was leased to Mr F Steel, for whom he was trained by J. D. Litten. Mr Smith sent the horse to Auckland for P. T. Wolfender, to train, and for this trainer Waitaki Hanover won four races including the Great Northern Derby, beating Lordship. Altogether in New Zealand Waitaki Hanover has started 21 times for six wins, all this season, and has won £3249 in stakes. Of this sum £3154 has been earned this season. Waitaki Hanover is at present campaigning in Australia. He finished second in the New South Waits Pacing Derby, Since that placing he has won at Harold Park and Is an entrant there tomorrow night

miles. 4221 Chief Hall (10) . It. 3204 Dreadnought (3) . It. 2610 Geordie (8) .. . It. 0451 Hamilcar Chief (7) . It. 9300 Last Cry (9) . It. 0505 Light Rey 12) . It 4077 Montaigne (5) . It. 0800 Silver Image (6) . It. 0703 Smokey Hal! (1) . . It. WOO Speed (4) . It 9249 Black Sheen (5) . 12 2382 Bobbinet (6) . 12 3373 Dark Orator (1) . 12 0000 Last Trail (4) . 12 2023 Michael Bingen (2) . 12 1490 Tongariro (3) . 12 0410 Fancy That (1) . 43 9707 Wee Lord (2) CITY HANDICAP, . 48 Of £425; trotters; 3min 51sec class; one mile and five f wrlongs. 2211 Dior (2) it 3251 Five Star (6) It 2235 Ideal (3) It 3346 Mary Mayfield (5) . It 8487 Minstrel Song (1) . It. 00 Pukatutu (4) It. 4292 Full Measure (2) 12 0522 Sleepy Guy (1) 12 1000 Ivy Scott (4) 24 0509 Kola (5) 24 0848 Our Comrade (3) 24 4579 Profitable (1) 24 2534 Scotch Grattan (2) . 24 1037 Nimble Grattan (2) . 48 7411 Seotleigh (1) 48 0203 Tribune (1) 60