EGMONT SPRINT

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30065, 25 February 1963, Page 6

EGMONT SPRINT

Flying Hep. To Poet’s Pride

(N.Z. Press Association) HAWERA, February 24. Poet s Pride beat Fine Time to the post by half a head in the Flying Handicap on the first day of the Egmont Racing Club s summer meeting at Hawera on Saturday. Tom Foolum beat Blue Blade when he raced home half a length clear in the feature race of the day, the Egmont Cup. Although the track was slightly easy early in the day it dried out rapidly. There was a good attendance. Resuits:— . •

TE ROTI HIGH-WEIGHT, £300; 14m and 110 yards.—2/2 ECONOMIC (8) 9-6 A. J. Murray 1; 4/4 MILEMASTER (4) car. 9-6} C. R. Cooksley 2; 3/3 PRINCE ROBIN (5) 9.5 G. Lawson 3. Scratched: Wonderway, Fair Rulah, Kotera, Paper Sister, Inkling. Two lengths; length and quarter. Young Greg fourth. Time, 2:15. Win: £4 ss. Places: £1 12s 6d, £2, £1 14s 6d.

TRIAL PLATE, £300; 7f._ First Division: 1/2 ESTATE (8) car. 8-7 K. Thomson 1; 8/8 REACT (23) 8-5 W. Cotter 2; 7/X CALENDAE 8-5 A. G. Colven 3. Scratched: Lucky Filou, Might Be, Princess Thea, Stanza. Half a length; same. Banditti fourth; Time. 1:27 4-5. Win: £2 Ils. Places: £1 13s, £4 13* 6d. Second Division: 4/5 HORI (11) 8-5 V. Tinsley 1; 2/1 CLARENTINE (6) car. 8-5 J K. J. Grylls 2; 8/8 SUPERIOR PAL 8-5 W. Hardy 3. Scratched: Kaweora King. Head; three lengths. Marilla fourth. Time, 1:27 2-5. Win: £4 2s. Places: £1 18s 6d, £1 13s 6d. Brackets: Clarentine and Fondness, React and Superior Pal.

TAKAROA HACK HANDICAP, £325 ; 7f.—5/5 RED HOT (12) 8-0 L. K. Tinsley 1; 4/2 CROYDON’S GOLD (19) car. 7-9 V Tinsley 2; 3/4 PARALOVINE (5) 8-5 P. J. Kempton 3. Scratched: Red Oman, Stanza, Rhyme, Purserette, Triston, Akubra, Calendae. Caliph, Colonial King, Ocean Blue. Three-quarter* of a length; nose. Sir Mink fourth. Time. 1:26. Win: £8 10*. Places: £2 4s fid. £2 Is, £2 4s.

JUVENILE HANDICAP, £300; 6f —2/2 ILBINT (21) 8-5 L. J. Hodren 1; 1/1 BRENDA LEE (9) 7-9 D. Doell 2: 3/4 FRIENDLY MISS (11) 7-8 V. Tinsley 3. Scratched: Tahi, Trutax, Rand. Gay Coll. Pharos Song. Nefetari, Odeon, Jubilee Boy. Three-quarters of a length: length and a quarter. Roley fourth. Time. 1:15. Win: £3 3s. Place*: £1 7s, £1 4s, £1 14s Bd.

EGMONT CUP, £1300; Ilf. 3/2 TOM FOOLUM (8) car. 7-54 .. A. M. Dulleu 1 4/3 BLUE BLADE (4) 7-8 D. Doell 2 8/7 SAGE (23) car. 7-71 L. K. Tinsley 3 9/11 Auriette. 5/5 Tunku, 1/1 Grasher, 2/4 Cony Boy, 13/14 Marlese, 11/10 Sampler, 13/J3 Earl Robin. 15/15 Lady Mayo. 10/9 Tension, 18/16 Madame Letitia. 12/11 Golden Memory, 6/8 Lucky Lu, 7/6 Revello also started. Half length: two lengths. Auriette fourth. Time. 3:18 3-5. Win: £6 16s fid. Places: £2 6s. £2 6s. £4 2s. COASTAL HACK HANDICAP. £325; 6f.—2/1 PURSERETTE (5) 7-7 K. J. Dombroski 1; 7/7 FANTASIA (4) car. 7-111 W. Cotter 2; 5/5 CALALAD (9) car. 7-51 D. A. Peake 3. Scratched: Dart, Red Oman, Dark Venus. Hori, Riffstar. Three lengths and a half: half head. Aureum fourth. Time. 1:14 2-3. Win: £3 13* fid. Places: £1 9s fid. £5 1* fid. £3 13a. FLYING HANDICAP, £700; 6f. 5/fi POET’S PRIDE (2) 9-0 R. Jury 1 «/5 FINE TIME (9) car. 7-6} M. J. Dombroski 2 4/4 DONALD DINNIE (3) car. 8-4 .. V. Tinsley 3 1/1 Tara’s Pride. 3/3 Texarkana. 2/2 Corador, 8/8 Trim Laddie, 7/7 Minstrel Beau. 10/10 Pine Ridge. 9/9 Dr. Jekyell. 11/11 Fierce also started. Half head: three-quarter* of a length. Dr. Jekyell fourth. Time. 1J 1-5. Win: £lO 2s fid. Places: £3 18* fid. £3 13* fid, £3 7s fid.

WAIPAPA HACK HANDICAP, £330; 11m and 110 yard*.— 1/2 LIONHEART (4) 8-7 R. Jury 1; 3/2 RHYME (8) car. 7-12 D. Doell 2; V 4 BLUE FIELD 8-3 L K Tinsley 3 Scratched: Irishman, AorangL Vivid L>«bt. Fair Rullah. Ah Ha, Stale Line, Bon Voyage. Length and half: length and a quarter. Galleon'* Luck tourt?:. Time, 2:14 2-5. Win: £2 17a. Ptaces: £1 15* fid. £1 fifiM.