Advocacy Wins At Whangarei
(N.Z. Press Association)
WHANGAREI. The weather was fine and the track soft for the second day of the Whangarei Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday. On-course the totalisator handled £43,209 15s, including £7401 5s on doubles. Results: PARUA BAY HACK AND HUNTERS’ HURDLES HANDICAP, £375; 13f and 62yds.—8/8 PAPER SISTER (8) 9-0 C. R. Bell 1; 1/1 SUMMER SUN (1) 9-9 K. J. Mauriri 2; 5/5 LUCID (7) 9-0 R. J. Sutherland 3, Scratched: Sea Battle. Nose: three-quarters of a length. Court Fair fourth. Time, 3:3. Win: £32 12s 6d. Places: £5 16s 6d, £1 8s 6d, £2 Us.
JUNIOR HANDICAP, £250: 5f First division: 1/3 BEAU COUP (13) 7-12 W. J. Mudford 1: 7/7 ABLE PAL (3) 8-10 T. J. Sharkey 2; 2/2 PRICELESS 9-1 C. N. McLeish 3. Scratched: Carolette. Head; half head. Soondar Rani fourth. Time, 1:2 2-5. Win: £1 17s. Places: £2, £2 Us 6d. Second division: 5/6 COMPUTOR (2) 8-11 R. J. Fergus 1: 17/16 MOUNT SECRET (10) 8-7 M. Laurence 2; 4/4 TOP CAT S-9 D. A. Raklander 3. All started. Head: two lengths. Spot On fourth. Time, 1:2 3-5. Win: £5 6s. Places: £2 18s 6d, £l2 19s. TIKIPUNGA HANDICAP, £325: 6f.—2/3 ODEON (1) 9-4 K. J. Maurirl 1; 4/5 BEAU SEANT (6) 7-13 N. W. Day 2; 8/8 ARABIAN BELLE (5) 7-13 R. N. Fitzgerald 3. Scratched: Fontura, Retire, Standfast. Head; two lengths. Innes Maid fourth. Time, 1:14 3-5. Win: £6 3s 6d. Places: £1 19s, £2 14s 6d, £3 17s 6d.
WHANGAREI HACK HANDICAP. £450: Um.—2/2 NEVER DESPAIR (6) 7-10 R. J. Sutherland 1: 5/5 OTAIKI (9) 7-9 B. W. McDonald 2: 1/1 INNER CIRCLE (2) 8-5 R. J. Fergus 3. Scratched: Leawayne, Tori, High Voltage, Golkhan, Te Mapara. Head; head. Time, 2:8 2-5. Goliath fourth. Win: £4 ss. Places: £1 9s 6d, £3, £1 6s 6d. R. G. HOSKING MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £1000; Um. 1/1 ADVOCACY (4) 7-13
D. A. Raklander 1 4/4 LEAWAYNE (9) 7-6
D. Moore 2 2/2 PARALOVINE 7-10
B. F. Andrews 3
3/3 Tasman Lad, 6/6 Lucky Bob, 7/7 Royal Dee, 5/5 Skyline also started.
Head: two lengths and a half. Tasman Lad fourth. Time, 2:6 2-5.
Win: £2 12s 6d. Places: £1 16s £2 10s 6d.
RUATANGA STAKES HANDICAP, £325; 6f.—5/5 STANDFAST (4) 8-10 B. F. Andrews 1; 2/2 WHISPERING HOPE (11) 8-2 T. J. Sharkey 2; 3/3 KUBLAI KHAN (7) 8-6 P. J. Kempton 3. Scratched: Fair Proof, Gold Tax, Blue Hawaii. Long neck; two lengths. Nandana fourth. Time, 1:16 1-5. Win: £8 0s 6d. : Places: £2 Bs, £1 16s, £2 6s 6d.
ONERAHI HANDICAP, £650: 6f. 5/4 TE PARI CHAT (8) 7 13 R. F. Sutherland 1 2/3 AMURA (12) 7-10
D. A. Raklander 2 7/6 MALI PETER 9-3
> R. J. Fergus 3 1/1 Gold Imp. 6/7 Hamir, 9/9 Preferable, 14/14 Repel, 10/10 Mattiwilda, 3/2 Proud Child. 13/12 Don Palatine. 12/11 Maskour, 8/8 Look Twice, 11/13 Regal Ruler also started. Length; three-quarters of a length. Black Saga fourth. Time. 1:13 1-5.
Win: £9 2s. Places: £2 17s 6d, £2 8s 6d, £3 4s.
KIA ORA HANDICAP, £375; Im and 60 yds.—s/2 TOPSIL 7-11 D. K. Moore 1; 2/4 FONTURA 8-8 B. W. McDonald 2; 1/1 BASANT 8-2 G. N. McLeish 3. Scratched: High Voltage, Velusha, Kublal Khan. Half length: three lengths. Odeon fourth. Time. 1:44 2-5. Win: £7 Is 6d. Places: £2 4s 6d, £2 8s 6d, £1 17s 6d.