GOLD VAALS SCORES

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 143, 20 June 1938, Page 13

GOLD VAALS SCORES

HUNTING BLOOD'S SPRINT

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) TAURANGA, June 18. The Bay of Plenty Racing Club's Winter Meeting was held today in glorious weather, and before a particularly large attendance. The track was in fairly good order. The chief event, the Opotiki Handicap, was won in impressive style by Gold Vaals, who appreciated the easier class than that ruling at Ellerslie recently. The promising Hunting Blood led all the way in/the Farewell Handicap, and just hung on long enough to shade Llangollen, who was having her first race for some time. Backers generally did not experience a good day as only two favourites were successful. The totalisator handled the sum of £19,860 10s, as against £17,510 last year, an increase of £2350 10s. Results:— Novice Handicap, £100; 6 furlongs.— First Division: 7-10 Miss Clipper, 8.0 (Winder), 1; 18-17 Spearford, 8.0 (Goulsbro'), 2; 6-4 Very Glad, 8.13 (McTavish), 3. Also started: 16-15 Slam 9.1, 1-1 Hessketoon 8.6, 19-18 Libra 8.6, 7-7 Lapidarian 8.3. 9-8 Devon 8.0. 13-8 Gold Petal 8.0, 4-5 Kotahi Acre 8.0. 12-15 Wild Acre 8.0. One

length; two lengths. Second Division:

Time, lmin 17sec. 2-2 Ngawiri, 8.6

(Home), 1; 3-3 King Silver. 8.6 (Howard), 2; 10-12 Kia Ora. 8.7 (Thomson), 3. Also started: 11-13 Long Span 8.13, 14-14 Acella 8.0. 16-20 Forlorn 8.0, 14-11 Hempton 8.0, 5-6 Midland 8.0, 21-21 Miss Dawn 8.0, 20-19 Te Monoplane 8.0. One length and a half; two lengths. Time, lmin 17 2-ssec. Stewards' Hack Handicap, £130; 7

furlongs.—6-5 Gay Sister, 8.11 (Home), 1; 2-1 Sen Acre, 8.8 (Vaughan), 2; 8-9 Strathire, 9.8 ((Fergus), 3. Also started: 10-11 Blue Needle 9.8, 4-4 Bonnie Song 9.1, 3-3 Mai de Mer 9.0, 5-6 Salesman 8.12, 1-2 Alyth B.lb, 9-10 Raceline 8.2, 11-12 Chikara 8.1, 13-13 Gazeful 8.0, 7-7 Miss Mestor 8.0, 128 Racing Lady 8.0. Short neck; length. Time, lmin 31 3-ssec.

Bay of Plenty Steeplechase, £250; about 2i miles.—l-2 Innes Lad, 10.2 (Muir), 1; 2-3 London, 10.5 (Foster), 2; 4-1 Bells of Bow, 9.5 (Watson), 3. Also started: 3-4 Lucidus 11.11, 6-7 Mio Lume 10.10, 8-8 Holly Lu 9.2, 5-5 Electric Flash 9.1, 7-6 Stray Dog 9.0. Six lengths; neck. Time, smin lsec. OPOTIKI HANDICAP, £250; 11 miles. 4—2—Gold Vaals, 8.8 (Vaughan) .. 1 B—s—Te Hai, 7.9 (Clifford) 2 3 —3 —Kena, 8.2 (McTavish) 3 Also started: 7-8 Airam 9.0, 2-1 Day Wind 8.12, 6-7 Miss Lu 8.11, 4-2 Johnny Walls 7.8, 1-4 Brown Lap 8.2, 9-9 Gay Rebel 7.10, 5-6 Requiem 7.8. 1 One length and a half; half a length. Time, 2min 10 2-ssec. j Waioeka H&ck Handicap, £120; 1 mile.—s-4 Mio Fratollo, 8.0 (Day), 1; 4-3 Long Span, 8.0 (McTavish), 2; 1-2 Gay Sister. 9.4 (McKenzie), 3. Also started: 3-5 Strathire 9.8, 2-1 Bonnie Song 9.1, 6-6 Raceline 8.2, 9-9 Libra 8.0, 8-8 Miss Clipper 8.0, 7-7 Paunui 8.0. Half a length; one length. Time, lmin 45sec.

K. S. Williams Memorial Highweight Handicap, £150; 1 mile.—s-6 Solomon, 8.0 (Day), 1; 1-1 Melvanui, 9.13 (McKenzie), 2; 4-3 Hessketoon, 8.0 (Dulieu), 3. Also started: 2-5' Hunting Mars 10.0, 7-7 Orac 9.10, 2-2 Mai de Mer 9.0, 6-4 King Silver 8.0, 8-8 Miss Mestor 8.0. Half a length; four lengths. Time, lmin 44 2-ssec.

Otara Hurdles, £200; 1J miles—2-4 Innes Lad, 9.12 (Muir), 1; 1-1 All Irish 11.6 (Mcßae), 2; 8-6 Queen Lu, 9.0 (Craddock), 3. Also started: 5-7 King's Archer 11.13, 4-3 Killadar 9.8, 7-9 Simint 9.1, 10-11 Air Commodore 9.0, 9-8 Chief Lap 9.0, 10-10 Count Roussillon 9.0, 6-5 Floodlight 9.0. Two lengths; two lengths. Time, 3min 17sec.

Farewell Handicap, £200; 6 fur-longs.—l-1 Hunting Blood, 8.4 (Winder), 1; 5-5 Llangollen, 9.12 (Clifford), 2; 4-6 Orate, 8.9 (Home), 3. Also started: 8-8 Impasto 9.10, 3-3 Gay Seton 9.0, 2-1 Farland 8.12, 7-7 Miss Lu 8.8, 6-4 Mangukaha 8.0. Head; one length and a half. Time, lmin 14 4-ssec.

UNUSUAL PERFORMANCE In riding two successive winners (Araboa and Valarth), both trained by him, one for his father, Mr. E. N. Didham, of Dunedin, A. E .Didhath performed a feat that can rarely have