Calm Comet Takes First Tauranga Leg
(New Zealand Press Association)
TAURANGA. The first day of the Bay of Plenty Racing Clubs autumn meeting was held at Tauranga on Saturday. The weather was fine and the track in good order. Results:— FIRST MAIDEN HANDICAP, £300; 7f.—l/1 URSINUS (1) 8-9 N. B. Holland 1; 6/6 CHEQUERS (6) 8-3 J. P. Riordan 2; 5/4 STIRLING CASTLE (5) 8-4 H. Green 3. Scratched: Golden Orbit. Sistine. Two lengths and a half; three-quarters length. Star Serra fourth. Time, 1:27 3-5. Win: £2 7s 6d. Places: £1 4s, £4 6s, £2 13s 6d.
TE PUKE HACK HANDICAP, £500; 6f.—B/9 SILVER SUNSET
(13) 7-11 B. Long 1; 3/2 REGAIN (5) 9-3 R. C. Lang 2: 5/5 PERSIAN AIR (4) 8-4 D. Foley 3. Scratched: Yugo. Length and a half; length and a quarter. Francis Castle fourth. Time, 1:13 2-5. Win: £l9 2s 6d. Places: £4 19s, £2 3s 6d, £3 3s.
SECOND MAIDEN HANDICAP, £300; 7f.—l/1 COLONEL FLACK (1) 9-0 N. B. Holland 1: 2/2 EQUAL SHARES (7) 8-3 J. F. Cry Us 2: 4/4 NASH MORE (4) 8-4 D. Wetherly 3. Scratched: Shahrez. On Safari, Marica. Marco’s Pride. Ship Shape. Two lengths and a half: half a length. Sunny Filou fourth. Time, 1:29. Win: £2 6s 6d. Places: £1 Bs, £1 16s, £2 4s 6d.
BREEDERS’ PLATE, £500; Im.— 4/2 PIREHE (2) 8-12 D. J. Wyatt 1; 2/4 KIRKMAY (5) 7-13 J. F. Grylls 2; 1/1 FAIR CREST (4) N. D. Riordan 3. Scratched: ArabeUe, Liz. Short Head; threequarters of a length. Almiranta fourth. Time. 1:39 3-5. Win: £6 Ils. Places: £2 Is 6d, £2 ss, £1 19s.
KATIKATI HIGH-WEIGHT, £500: lOJf.—3/4 SHAPIRO (17) 9-0 G. Walters 1: 1/1 EL DUENDE (1) 10-5 R. J. Leggatt 2; 4/2 COUNT UP (11) 9-0 J. Humphries 3. Scratched: Sir David, Rajan, Pharo s Song. Neck; length. Revello fourth. Time. 2:15. Win: £5 ss. Places: £2, £1 Us, £1 16s.
AUTUMN HANDICAP, £1150; 10}f. 8/7 CALM COMET (1) 8-12 R. J. Leggett 1 6/5 DRY TIME (9) 7-0 R. C. Lang 2 3/4 HONOURABLE (3) 7-13 D. J. Wyatt 3
1/1 Cheque Day, 9/8 Dashing Star, 5/6 Royal Tax, 4/3 Pale Face, 2/2 Garden Place, 13/13 Clymon, 10/10 El Khebira, 8/9 Oceanldes, 12/12 Supreme General, 11/11 Synola also started. Length: nose. Lu Filou fourth. Time, 2:12. Win: £9 16s. Places: £3 13s 6d. £2 14s, £2 7s. MOTITI HANDICAP, £400: 6f.— 3/5 TRAVEL ALONE (3) 8-3 J. F. Grylls 1: 5/3 GOLDEN HUNTRESS (12) 7-7 G. R. Edge 2: 1/1 LADY TRUSTFUL l 7) 7-12 J. P. Riordan 3. Scratched: Fairfleet, Beau Coup, Gay Susanne, Kisib. Length; two lengths and a half. Blue Lap fourth. Time. 1:14 4-5 Win: £9 16s. Places: £2 17s, £2 13s 6d, £1 2s 6d. CITY HANDICAP, £7OO ; 6f. 4/4 FAIR TIGER (2) 8-2 D. J. Wyatt 1 2/1 GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA <9) 7-3 N. D. Riordan 2 5/5 CLARENDON (3) 7-13 G. R. Edge t 9/11 FOREBRACE 113) 7-0 M. Long t •fDead-heat for third. 11/10 Calm Jane, 8/8 Khadija. 3/2 Yonda, 1/3 Final Call, 10/9 Antao, 6/6 Greymoon, 12/12 Seasonal, 13/13 Solid Gold, 7/7 Zarabee also started. Length; length and a quarter. Seasonal fourth. Time, 1:12 4-5. Win: £6 10s 6d. Places: £1 Ils 6d. £1 9s, £2 4s 6d (Clarendon), £5 17s 6d (Forebrace). OPOTIKI HACK HANDICAP, £500; Im.—4/4 LARBOARD (6) 8-8 G. R. Edge 1: 3/2 EARL MARSHALL (2) 8-12 J. F. Grylls 2: 1/3 ROSSFIELD (3) 8-11 J. P. Riordan 3. Scratched: Saltan. Capella, Chequers. Half a length; neck. Five Spot fourth. Tim 6. 1:41 2-5. Win: £7 is. Places: £2, fl 16i, £1 19s «d.
Calm Comet Takes First Tauranga Leg
Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30711, 29 March 1965, Page 4
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