NOTES AND COMMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 21, 26 January 1931, Page 5

NOTES AND COMMENTS

WAIRIO CLUB

CUP TO POOR BOY

STEEPLECHASE AWARD

(By Telegraph—Press : Assoeiatiou.! INVERfcAItGJI.iI.,' 2311) January. At tho Wairio Racing Club's annual meeting yesterday tho attendance was good, but the totalisator handled only £6932, against £10,390 last year. The course was slightly holding. In the Birchwood Trot, shortly after the start Rollicking Wave fell and Chime Away and I'rairio King fell oVer him. B. Clcary, rider of tho latter, was removed to hospital unconscious, with head injuries. Itesults are as "follow:— Ohai Maiden Handicap, of 80 soys; six furlongs.—2 Memories, 7.9, car. 7.4. (1... Pratt), 1; 1 Cough, 8.4, car. 7.13, 2;- 1 Thornton, 7.7, car. 7.4, 3. Cough and Thornton were coupled. Also started: 5 Night Lark 7.1:!, car. 7.7, 6 Polling Day. 7.8, B Character, 4 Rombeau 7.7, 7 Slim Jim 7.7, 3 Insolvency 7.7, car. 7.2. Won by a neck, with three lengths between second and third. Time, lmin lOsec Nightcaps Harness Trot Handicap, of 100 sots; 3.45 class; one mile and a half. —6 Keo Chimes, 9Gyds behind" (T. J. Klrkwood), 1; 2 Rollicking Wave, scr, 2; 9 Aparima, scr, 3. Also started": 8 Chiming Wavo .scr, 3 Santa Maria scr, 5 Sergeant Dallas scr, 1 Godetia 24yds behind, 4 Prairie King 48yds behind, 10 Reta GO.yds behind, 7 Sadie Blngeii UOyds behind, 11 .Native Chief 210 yds behind. Won by a length, four lengths between' second and third.' Times, 3mln M 1-JJsec, 3min lnsec, 3miu 43 l-ssec. ; WAIRIO .CIJI' HAMJICAP, oC 1,"j0 soys; one milo and a quarter. 0 Poor Boy, 7.0 (A. Meservey) 1 5 Sentinel Lad, 7.2, car. 7.3 2 1 Night Rose, 7.7, car. 7.2 3 Also started: 3 Shortly 9.5, 2 Assemble 8.10, 1 Ballanco 7.13, car. 7.10, 5 Barn -Door 7.10, car. 7.5, 7 Birdwood 7.10, car. 7.5, 0 Pukemaori 7.3, car. 7.0, 8 Wlncetto 7.0, i Baby Bliss 7.0, car. 7.2 (coupled with Night Rose). Won by a length and a 'half, with a neck -between second and third. Time, 2min 12 2-ssec. Woodlaw Handicap, of SO soys; six furlongs and a half.—3 Banner Boy, 8.12 (N. lrillo), 1; 4 Sonio Form, 7.11, car. 7.«, 2; 1 Remindful, 7.11, 3. Also started: 5 Cyrlllo 8.4, car. 7.1, 2 Miss Redowa S.O, car. 7.9, 8 Cetchela 7.10, 10 Johnny Phar 7.7, car. ,7.11, 9. Ohal 7.7,7 Polling Day 7.7, 6 On Watch 7.7. Won by a neck, with a neck between second and third. Time, lmin 25 2-ssec. , . Aparima Steeplechase Handicap, of 125 soys; about two miles and a half.—s Soldier's Dream, 9.7 (W. Kitto), l; 1 Squatter, 10.3, 2; 2 Nyanza 9.13, 3. Also started: 3 Toa Taua 9^13, 4 Gayoma 10.7 (fell), 5 Glen Boa 9.0 Toa Taua finished first,' blit was disqualified for taking the wrong course, and the raco was awarded to Soldier's Dream, with fequatter second and Nyanza third. Birchwood Saddle Trot Handicap, of 90 soys; 3.5 class; one milo and a quarter.-Hl Honest Dillon, scr (J. Kcrr), 1; 11 Arabia, scr, i, 1 Zepn, scr, 3. Also started: 9. Chimeaway, 8 Chiming Billy, 14 Chiming Wave, 1 June Nelson (coupled with Zepp), 7 Merry Wave, 8 Nellio Osborno and Prairie King (coupled), 6 2 Rollicking Wave 12 Sergeant Dallas, scr; 3 Grey Girl, 13 Princess Thorpe 15 Rcta, 10 Sadie Bingen, 13 Snovvcap, 24yds behind. Won by six lengths, with four lengths between second and third. Times, 3min 1 1-5 sec,, 3min 3 l-ssec, 3min 4scc. June Nelson was fourth. Watrakl Handicap, of 80 soys; five furlongs. —7 Insolvency, 7.7, car. 7.2 (G. Barclay) 1, 4 Memories, 7.7, car. 7.5, 2; 2 Milliner, 7.11, 3. Also started: 5 Wise Choice 8.7 1 Some fcueen 8 4 car. T. 13, 5 Crubenmore 7.13, car. ?.IT9 Cetchela 7.101 8 Bachelor Boy .7 car 72, 0 Twilight T. 7, car. 7.i. Won by a length. Time, lmin 3 4-ssec. Wrey's Bush Handicap, of'loo soys; one mile;—l Assemble, 9.2 (P. Powell). 1; 2 Night Sose, 7.13, car. 7.5, 2; 6 Banner Boy, 8.12. 3. Also started: 4 Shortly 9.12, 5 Birdwood Sjl. car. 7.11, 3 Sentinel Lad 7.9. <f° »• » Takaka 7.5, 1 The Smuggler 7.7, car. t.5.9 -Wlncettc 7? car 7 5 Won by a length, with il length between second and third. Time, lmm 44 Powell rider of Assemble, being suspended for one .month. '