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Track heavy; weather showery. TUI HURDLES $900; Um. 3/4 CHUI (7) 9-0 R. J. Walsh 1 5/5 BLISSFUL LAD (5) 9-0 W. J. Short 2 8/7 MATANUKU BLUE (13) 9-0 .. R. T. Cleaver 3 Scratched: Mister Peen, Half Shares, Nashe More. Rocky Road, Summer Fury. Six lengths; two lengths. Empire Lad fourth. Time: 3:21. Win: $6.80. Places: $2.25, $2.85, $3.80. COUNTY HANDICAP $900; 6f. 9/9 SYNLOCH (4) 8-2 R. T. Heaslip 1 7/7 LIBYA (3) 8-3 D. W. Blake 2 5/5 ARGOHEAD (11) 7-11 B. S. Compton 3 Scratched: Top Fox, Radiant Ann. Length and a half; two lengths. Choucuana fourth. Time: 1:17. Win: $32.45. Places: $8.15, $3.55, $2.80. FIRST PIARERE HANDICAP $600; 6f. 4/4 CHENAB (1) 8-8 R. C. Lang 1 5/5 CARMONTE (4) 8-7 D. J. Wyatt 2 3/2 JAVET (14) 8-6 K. B. Opie 3 Scratched: Jet Commander, Christina Anne Jaynagh, Superfield, Survey. Three-quarters of a length; nose. Disgrace fourth. Time: 1:19 1-5. Win: $7.50. Places: $2.65, $2-80, $2.35. BUCKLAND HANDICAP $900; 7f. 5/5 BRIGHT COURT (8) 8-4 N. D. Landers 1 1/1 KOTAHI NUI (13) 8-1 G. L. Willetts 2 2/3 GAY COLLEEN (9) 7-12 D. W. Blake 3 Scratched: Golden Dane. Eradeinee, Comte De Liege. Tuhoe, Joyman, Kizllkhan. Half a length: nose. Sea Dream fourth. Time: 1:30. Win: $10.60. Places; $3.30, $1.70, $2.75. PERIA STEEPLES $9OO ; 2jm. 2/1 WIT (1) Hl P. R. Wilton 1 6/5 MARCO LASS (8) 9-1 G. R. Bell 2 3/3 KIRRIBILLI (3) 9-6 . W. J. Short 3 Scratched: Owai’t Billy Boy. Choc Wallace. Length and three-quarters; three lengths. Bollard fourth. Time: 5:49. Win: $4.40. Places: $1.90, $2.20, $2.00.
GEORGE JOHNSTON MEMORIAL $2400; lim. 2/2 INSIDE STORY (3) 8-3 G. R. Edge 1 4/3 COMMENDABLE (5) 7-13 R. C. Lang 2 5/5 MESSENE (16) 7-7 J. A. McDonald 3 Also started: 7/9 Wiri. 10/8 Clarendon, 3/4 Foxonewa, 6/10 Aro, 8/6 Abbey’s Son, 13/13 Macdonald, 12/12 Angelicum. 9/7 Annie Laurie. 11/11 El Cid, 14/14 Invincible, 1/1 Olwyn Ann. Head; length and a half. Foxonewa fourth. Time: 2:14 2-5. Win: $5.85. Places: $2.35, $2.95, $3.45. SECOND PIARERE HANDICAP $600; 6f. 2/2 BYDELLA (3) 8-7 D. A. Weatherley 1 9/9 CON MCDEVITT (8) 8-6 W. T. Cardwell 2 11/12 RUA BARD (17) 8-6 G. L. Willetts 3 Scratched: Tide Song, Master Dan, Tere Toki, Ann Erra, Gazara, Kerry Dawn, Win Min, La Ora, Princess Moss. Neck; two lengths and a half. Hine* matua fourth. Time: 1:19 3-5. Win: $5.35. Places; $2.05, $5.80, $9.00. STEWARDS' HANDICAP $1500; 6f. 8/7 FAIR LAW (13) 6-1 A. J. Tweedie 1 10/10 GAY COBBLER (8) 8-6 K. V. Opie 2 6/3 WAI RARE LASS (5) 8-9 A. G. Colven 3 Also started: 11/11 Midnight Kiss. 15/15 Creollan, 7/8 Chief Warrior. 9/9 Claroch, 1/1 Gay Marilyn 4/6 Alkaid, 5/5 Charmain, 2/2 Chino, 12/13 Count Two, 16/16 Game Hunter, 13/12 Gray Knight, 3/4 Thundercloud, 14/14 Unsurpassable. Five lengths; half a head. Count Two fourth. Time: 1:16 2-5. Win: $11.15. Places: $3.40, $6.35, $3.10. FIRTH HANDICAP $900; lim. 2/1 SUPREME JOY (18) 8-0 G. R. Edge 1 6/5 STERLING LAD (23) 8-0 R. J. Skelton 2 5/7 CH EKARO (2) 8-7 J. P. Rlordon 3 Scratched: Kandara, Empire Fair, Misty Fox, Punchiline, Great Summit. Gurkha. Lord Ambrose, Taxann. One length and a half: neck. Harimi fourth. Time: 2:17 1-5. Win: 36.15. Places: $1.85, $2.95, $3.25.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31761, 19 August 1968, Page 5
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