TODAY’S RACING

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 283, 26 August 1944, Page 9

TODAY’S RACING

Annual Hunt Meeting At Hawera

(By

St Simon.)

The Taranaki and Egmont-Wanganui Hunt Clubs will hold a combined race meeting at Hawera today. Fields of good size are engaged and the Weraroa Stakes Cor maidens will be run in two divisions as the acceptors exceed the safety number by seven. There has been a fair amount of rain at Hawera during the week, but the weather was line yesterday and the track dried out a good deal though it will bo soft for today's! racing. Hiding engagements are as follows:—W. J. Broughton, Desert Victory, Martial Note. Broiveine, Whackie. L. J. Clutterbuck, Rebate, Vermette, Battledress, Black Plato, Apocalypse. W. J. Mudford. General Saleve. Indian sport. Ette Quex. R. J. Flower, War Effort. Greek Art.

A. Midwood, Peter's Choice. W. Carter. Mountain Fox. Announcement.

P Walsh, Kilmanagh. E Lewis, Comrade. Mr. Cute. Colonel Plato. . , , Betting will be under the win-and-place system and the following horses are likely to be well supported:—

11.30— Hack and Hunters’ Hurdles: Colonel Bogey, Par Avion. Hunting Comet.

12.10— . . Weraroa Stakes: First division. Desert Victory. Breezealong. Second division, Longsword. Sublime Fox.

12.55— Waihi Handicap: Chef D’Oeuvre. KelteGe. Martial Note.

1.35— Hunt Clip Steeplechase: Last Match. Baron Bold, Pekoe.

2.20— r Holcombe Memorial: Broiveine. Indian Sport. Peter’s Choice.

3.0— . . t Ladies’ Necklace: Amigo. Aristocrat, stipulation.

3.45— Stratford Handicap: Whacltie, Black Pinto. Plato Lad.

4.30— Waverley Handicap: Waipero. Victory Dawn, Master Ted. Following is the card: — U HACK AND HUNTERS’ HURDLES, of £l6O. One mile and a half—Par Avion, 10.4: Colonel Bogey, Kinsman, 10.2; Duncannon. Mountain Fox, 10.0; Ascot Bloom, 9,7; Kilmanagh, 9.5; Lady Mldian, Hluminacre. Hunting Comet. Royal Talkie, Colonel Plato, 9.0.

12.10— ' „ WEREROA STAKES, of £l5O. Sis furlongs.—First division: Midflame, Sir Plato, General Saleve. Desert Victory, Silver Chain, Breezealong, Tcrewanui, Cleo, Beau Fox, Comrade, Mr. Cute, Light Tea, Golden Ash, Miss Corvette. Black Salve, 5.5. Second division; Sublime Fox. Star Paul, Dymondv, Announcement, Jackals, Merlac, Dawn Flight, Francis Mend, Apocalypse, Rebate. Parkash, Longsword, Political Boy. Houdini. Slvam. 8.5. Brackets: Dawn Flight and Cleo; Mr. Cute and Prakash: Light Tea and Longsword: Black Salve and Political Boy; Golden Ash and Slvam; Miss Corvette and Houdini.

12.55— WAini HACK HANDICAP, of £l>u. Seven furlongs.—Marlene, 9.3: Hnlabaoo. 9.1 : Cetewayo. Martial Note, Keitc-hc, Dark Morning, Vermette. 8.6; Clief d'Oeuvre, 8.. i; Rehearsal. War Effort., 8.4: Longsword, 8.3; Slnlla Park, Gayannc, Kathey, All Right, Dink's Own, Apocalypse. Mr. Cute, 8.0.

COMBINED HUNT CUP STEEPLECHASE, of £3OO. About two miles and n half.—Pekoe, 11.7; Last Match, Idle Hour, 10.3; Baron Bold, 9.13; Ascot Bloom Kilmanagh, 9.9; Colonel Plato. Political Boy. Nganiotu, 9.0. ' Brackets: Pekoe and Colonel Plato; Last Match and Ngnmotu.

2.20— lIALCOMBE MEMORIAL HANDICAP of £2OO. Nine furlongs.—Battledress. 9.12; Peter’s Choice, 8.10: Indian Sport 8.7; Broieveine. 8.4; Keen Play, 8.0; Kinsman, 7.11; Par Avion, Boden Park, 7.7.

3.0-LADIES’ LADIES’ NECKLACE, of £l5O. One mile and a quarter. —Amigo, 12.13; Red Chief, 11.2: Aristocrat, 11.0; Hunting Comet, Kilninnagh, llluniiimcre, Irvington, Last Match, Tamawhero, Bestir, Adrigoole, Poltical Boy, Stipulation, Mate o’ Mine. Windsor Boy, Hurray, 10.7. 3.45— STRATFORD HANDICAP, of £2OO. Six furlongs.—Whackie, 10.8; Black Plato, 9.3; Amigo. 8.13; Plato Lad, 8.11; Keen I‘lav. 8.4; Duncannon, Greek Art. Boden Park, 8.0. 4.30— WAVERLEY HACK HANDICAP, of £175. Six furlongs.—Greek Art. 9.2; Waipero, 9.0: Master Ted, S. 1); Vermette, Kcitehc, Martial Note, 8.7; Victory Dawn, Cetewayo, Dark Morning. S.G; Burras, 8.55; Lady Midian, Sublime Fox, Sir Pinto. Gay. mine. Dymoudy, Star Peer. Ette Quex, .Slvam. 8.0.