REDUCED ATTENDANCE

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 37, 14 February 1938, Page 13

REDUCED ATTENDANCE

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) ■ HAWERA, February 12. Indifferent weather, steady rain falling for half the programme, affected •the attendance for the Egmont Racing Club's Summer Meeting, which was concluded today. The totalisator handled £16,449 10s, against £20,720 for the second day last year, making a total of £32,288 for the meeting, as against £37,350 last year. Results were:— Okaiawa Hurdles,- £150; li miles.— 4 Royal Romance, car. 9.1J (I. Rohloff), 1; 1 Bing Boy, 10.6 (W. J. MeDpwell), 2; 3 Kentucky Song, 8.9 (C. Thomson), 3. Also started: 2 Bouahal 10.1, 6 .Even Money 10.3, 5 Book Law 92 7 Life Guasd 9.0 (fell), 8 Royal Fire 9.0. Six lengths; neck. Time, 2min 50 l-ssec. "- W AIM ATE HANDICAP, £175; 6 fur- ; longs. 2 Clessamor, car. 8.0 (A. E. Bennet) t 3 Surella, 7.7 (H. N. Wiggins) .. t 1 Silvanus, 7.8 (S. Wilson) ........ 3 t Dead-heat for first. Also started: 4 Notium 7.9, 5 Dancing Lady 7.9. Third horse two lengths away. Time, Imin 18 l-ssec. Meremere Hack Handicap, £150; 6 furlongs.—l Race Call, 9.6' (J. Mclnally), 1; 3 High Test, car. 8.1 (R. W. Shaw) 2; 5 Amoroso, 7.7 (L. D. Monkley )„ 3. Also started: 2 Cloak car 7.9J, 1 Maahanui car. 7.4. Two lengths each way. Time. Imin 19 3-ssec. TONKS STAKES, £300 (including £25 trophy); 9 furlongs. 1 Lowenberg, 8.3 (B. H. Morris) . 1 6 Red Sand, 7-2 (R. J. Sargent) . 2 2 Francis Drake, 7.11 (P. A. Atkins) 3 Also-started: 3 Catalogue 9.0, 5 Siegmund 8.8, 4 Wildflower car. 7.0. Neck; length and a quarter. Time. 2min 0 1-5 j sec. Electric Handicap, £150; for two-! and three-year-olds: 5 furlongs.—sl Ramleh, car. 7.1J (R. J. Sargent), 1: i Footloose, 8.2 (W. J. Broughton), 2; 2'Gaily, 9.9 (B. H. Morris), 3. Also

started: 4 Rhodesian 8.4, 7 Prime Quality car 7.9, 7 Captain Bligh, car. 7.10, 3 Jean Quex car. 7.4. Three lengths: two lengths. Time, lmih 4 4-ssec. NORMANBY HANDICAP, £175; 8i furlongs. 4 Maestro, 7.9 (S. Wilson) ... 1 3 Taitoru. car. 9.6 (L. D. Monkley) ..;..; •••••• 2 5 Naughty Marietta, car. 7.4 (S. T. Edwards) 3 Also started: 1 Middle 8.2, 2 Winsome Lv 7.9. Head; three lengths. Time, lmin 53 4-ssec. Trial Hack Handicap, £150; 5 furlongs.—6 Daisy Chain,, car. 8.2 (R. J. Sargent), 1; 1 Slam, car. 8.6 (G. P. Dowrick), 2; 5 Trilitha, 8.9 (P. Atkins), 3. Also started: 2 Golden Orchid 9.0, 4 Fafner 8.12, 3 Gold Glare 8.12, 9 Wee Ethel 8.6. 7 Swift Sand car. 8.1, 8 Cytos car. 7.13. Four lengths each way. Time, lmin 3sec. • Inaha-Hack Handicap, £150; 7 furlongs.—6 Ned -puttie, 8.4 (P. Burgess), 1; 1 Conveyer, 8.2 (W. Little), 2; 2 Ili.as, 8.7 (W. J. Broughton), and 5 Earl Colossus, car. 8.1 (P. Williams), deadheat), 3. Also started: 3 Ohanga 8.7, 4 Bonny Glow 8.7, >7 Philemup 8.2, 8 Brilliancy 7.0, 9 Fox-Moth car. 7.1. Two lengths: three lengths. Time, lmin 30sec. .