WHANGAREI MEETING

Dominion, Volume 39, Issue 28, 27 October 1945, Page 9

WHANGAREI MEETING

Opening Day’s Card Dominion Special Service.

' AUCKLAND, October 26. The first day of the Whangarei Racing Club’s spring meeting will be held at Kensington Park tomorrow. The weather was fine in Whangarei today and the course is likely to be firm. Horses who may be in demand are:— ■ . ' ’ Maiden Stakes.—First division: Beau Martian, Bonnie Grey, Default. Second division: Skymaster, Miss Kotere, Freezing Point. / .... Kensington Hack Handicap.—Perdition, Old Scott, Transfix. . Huanul Hack Hurdles.—Rara Avia, Sir Dingle, Diamond King. . Whangarei Cup—Sousa, Corot. Light--111 Spring Plate.—First division: Default, Home James, Saladam. Second division: Bronze Man, Raphael, Sailor’s Song. Hlkurangl Haek Handicap.—Commissar, Raphael, Fosse-way. Manaia Handicap.—Sir Leon, Olga’s Pal, Good Bay. „ , Parahakl Handicap.—Sousa, Sir Dink,. Odvaals. Scratchings Include:—Maiden Stakes: Jovial Lad, 11.40 a.m. today. Kensington Haek Handicap: Theoress, 11.40 a.m. Thursday; Alameda,' 3.30 p.m., Thursday; . Victory Dawn, 11.40 a.m., today. Huanui Hack Hurdles; Royal Musk, 11.30 a.m.. Thursday. Whangarei Cup: Royal Musk, 11.30 a.m., Thursday: Brahman, 9 a.m., today. Spring Plate: United Effort. .11,40 a.m,, Thursday. Hikurangi Hack Handicap: Jovial Song, 11.40 a.m., today. The card is:—

12.0 . MAIDEN STAKES, of £135 (or £2OO If run in two divisions). Special weights. Five furlongs.—First division: Banetta,King’s Ace, Beau Martian, Interceptor, Highland View, Merrimake, Electron, Wai' roa Silver, Miss Julienne, Shortbread, Great Pleasure, Default, Noble Artist, Transfix, Prince Relhi, Bonnie Grey, Fair Dinkum, Gay Countess, 8.8. Second division: Monojay, Dlaphon, Royal Ranger, Blue Vixen, Old Dooley, Freezing Pollit, Jovial Lad. Tu Maro, Battledawn, Miss Kotere, Home James, Fai Deeng, Gay Joy, Medina, Grey Arch, Skymaster, Declaim, 8.8. Brackets: Gay Joy and Great Pleasure; Grey Arch and Highland View; Home James and 'lnterceptor; Jovial Lad and King’s Ace; Medina and Merrimake; Miss Kotere and Miss Julienne; Monojay and Noble Artist; Old Dooley and Prince Relhi; Royal Ranger and Shortbread; Skymaster and Transfix; Tu Maro and Wairoa Sliver.

KENSINGTON HACK HANDICAP, of £175. Six furlongs—Sir Leon, 9.13; Zulu Boy 8.2; The Fake, 8.1; Theoress. 7.11; Old Scott, (.10; Perdition, 7.10; Victory Dawn. 7.10, Miss Kotere, 7.8: Pink, Shell, 7.8; Bronze Royal, 7.8; Doll Dinks, 7.7; Home James. Sailor's Song-, Seatire, Tranß' fix, Alameada, Dlavll, 7.7.

. 1.30 HUANUI HACK HURDLES HANDICAP of £‘2oo. One mile and a half and 282 yards.—Sir Dingle, 10.1; Royal Musk, 9.8; Sporting Nation, 9.6: Koui'aeka, Rara Avis, 9.2; Biome, Sublime Fox, Skeataway, Entertainer, Titirangi, Dollar Money, Orient Dawn, Diamond King, Tangirlri, 9.0.

2.15 WHANGAREI CUP HANDICAP, of £425. One mile and a quarter.—Abbey Fox, 8.9; Betterman, 8.6; Corot; 8.3; Killeymoon, 8.4; Royal Musk, 8.1; British Mint, .7.11; Sousa, 7.10: Brahman, 7.9; Sir Dink, Lightmint, Dies Faustus, Heroic Star, Entertainer, 7.0. 3.0 SPRING PLATE, sweepstakes of £2 each, with £135 added (or £2OO if run in two divisions). Special weights. Six furlongs.—First division: Auto Lad, Black Market, Default, Fair Dinkum, Home James, Maxwell Park, Pedro, Royal Ranger, Saladani, 8.0; Gay Leonie, Princess Burleigh, 7.9. Second division: Beb, Bronze Man, Electron, Hayduk, Last Survey, Monojay, Raphael, Sailor’s Song, United Effort. 8.0; Miss Kotere, 7.9. 3 45 HIKURANGI HACK HANDICAP, of £175 Seven furlongs and a hall.—The Fake, 9.0; Fosseway, 8.9; Santa Anita, 8.8.; Jovial Song, 8.7; Slavonik, 8.1; Battle Hill, 713; Beau Volo, 7,13; Winstake. 7.13; Kajalal, 7.13; Raphael, 7.13; Commissar, 7.13; Golden Reign, 7.13.

4.80 MANAIA HANDICAP, of £250. Six furlongs.—B'lbrow, 9.0; KilleymOon, 8.10; Olga's Pal, 8.0; Sir Leon,'7.7; Good Bay, 7.5; Royal Slipper, 7.2; Odvaals, Heroic Star, 7.0.

PARAHAKI HANDICAP, of £220. One mile.—Te Kawiti, 9.0; Billy Peach, 8.13; Sousa 8.3; Sir Dink, Odvaals, Kouraeka, 8.0.