Calm Comet Wins

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31307, 1 March 1967, Page 5

Calm Comet Wins

(N.Z. Prest Association) WAIROA. The Northern galloper, Calm Comet, won the main event, the Wairoa Cup, the first leg of the T.A.B. double at the Wairoa Racing Club's meeting yesterday. In the second leg, Kiileymoon, confirmed his liking for the Te Kupenga circuit and just edged out Ta Vince, with Astral Blue, a solid favourite and off-course substitute, a nose away, third. The doubles dividend was £4O 19s. The betting on-course was £18,640, up £lO7B 10s on the third day in 1966. Investments with the Totaiisator Agency Board amounted to £78,267 (win and place £25,015 10s and double £53,251 10s). The off-course substitute was Astral Blue. Results: HURUMUA HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, £250; lim. and 80yds.— 4/4 KAIMOI STAR (7) 9-0 N. McLiesh 1; 1/1 MY SURPRISE (1) 9-13 B. L. Hillis 2; 6/7 STROME (4) 9-9 M. Miratane 3. Scratched: King Minos. Half length; three lengths and a half. Passenger fourth. Time, 2:19 3-5. Win:

£8 Is 6d. Place#: £1 19s, £1 4e 6d, £5. Sir Loin, which finished third, was disqualified for weighing in light. NUHAKA NOVICE STAKES. £220; 6f.—7/7 FINAL SAIL (7) 8-0 J. S. Harris 1; 4/3 GREAT AFFAIR (3) 8-7 R. J. Skelton 2; 3/2 GREAT LUCK 8-7 K. Cullen 3. Scratched: Proud Chief. Half a length; head. Reaal fourth. Time, 1:13 3-5. Win. £26 15s. Places: £7 8s 6d, £2 13s. NWAIAU HACK HANDICAP. £220; 7f. and 40yds.—4/3 HIGHBROW (6) 7-44 M. Donoghue 1; 1/2 TICOTAT (3) 7-12 G. K. Long 2; 5/6 PATSY'S PRIDE (9) 7-10 N. Eastwood 3. Scratched: Albaneta, Squall, Bright Light. Head; length. Red&irs fourth. Time, 1:29. Win: £7 5s 6d. Places: £2 17a 6d, £1 18s. PAEROA NOVICE STAKES. £200; 6f —2/2 FIRST NIGHT OUT (4) 8/7 R. B. Marsh 1; 4/4 CLAP HANDS (7) 84 W. D. Skelton 2; 3/3 LLANARAE 8-7 R. J. Skelton 3. Scratched: Carolette, Countess Grasse, Phylene, Nam Sang. Four lengths; one length and a half. Armored fourth. Time, 1:13 3-5. Win: £2 17s. Places: £1 Ils, £3 Is. WAIROA CUP HANDICAP. £1000; lim. and 80yds. 5/4 CALM COMET (1) 8 3 H. N. Rauhihl 1 4/3 GRISBI (11) 7-8 W. D. Skelton 2 2/2 CAPELLA (7) 7-10 B. K. Long 3 11/11 Bientot, 7/8 Otherwise, 6/6 Humber, 10/10 Matawera, 3/5 Royal Red, 1/1 Dark Song, 9/7 Prince Mahmoud, 8/9 False Problem, 13/13 Alsarita, 14/14 Hyfort, 12/12 Within The Law also started. Neck; neck. Royal Red fourth. Time, 2:7. Win: £9 5s 6d. Places: £3 0s 6d, £2 10s, £2 3s 6d. SUMMER HACK HANDICAP. £400; lim. and . 80yds.—4/3 A LEAN ETA (2) 8-0 H. N. Rauhihl 1; 5/5 SQUALL (6) 7-10 N. E. Eastwood 2; 2/1 COLLING* WOOD 7-113 R. J. Skelton 3. Scratched: My Surprise, Romanella, Bright Light. Nose; three lengths. Gurkha fourth. Time, 2:11 1-5. Win: £4 4a 6d. Places: £2 4s 6d, £2 10s 6d. BEEFEATER GIN HANDICAP. £450; 6f. 4/4 KILLEYMOON (2) 8-6 G. L. Willett* 1 3/8 TA VINCE (7) 7-12 B. Cullen 2 1/1 ASTRAL BLUE 8-6 G. N. McLiesh 3 2/2 Harry Lauder, 5/5 Reciprocal also started. Neck; nose. Harry Lauder fourth. Time, 1:13. Win: £4 16s. Places: £2 .Ta, £2 3s. FAREWELL HACK HANDICAP. £250; 6f;—4/3 BELLAMOUR (5) 8-3 W. D. Skelton 1; 4/4 HOOTEN* ANAY (3) 8-9 H. N. Rauhihl 2; 7/7 REDBOROUGH 8-2 R. J. Skelton 3. Scratched: Ticotat. Four length*; half length. Aqullegia fourth. Time. 1:11 2-5. Win: £6 10s 6d. Place*: £2 17a, £2 19a 6d.