TURNOVER DECREASE
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
HAWERA, February 8
A blustery day and heavy showers affected the attendance at the opening of the Egmont Racing Club's Summer Meeting today. Nevertheless there was a fair crowd present and the turnover of £16,283 10s, as against £18,733 last year, was satisfactory in the circumstances. The course ■ was in very good order, but the going was slightly heavy. f Results: —
Ohawe Hurdles, £150; lVz miles.—7-7 First Chapter, 9.2 (T. Chaplin), 1; 2-1 Student Prince, 10.0 (W. Grindlay), 2; 4-5 Race Boy, 9.0 (J. Chaplin), 3. Also started: 1-1 Disturbed 10.7, 3-4 Bisquit 9.13, G-6 Taitoru 9.8, 5-3 Bay Dawn 9.7, 8-8 Miss Appellant car. 9.3. Neck; three-quarters of a length. Time, 2min 51 4-ssec. (Winner trained by S. McGreal, Hawera.) FLYING HANDICAP, £175; 6 furlongs.. 1 —2 —Footloose, car. S.I (L. Dulieii) 1 5 —6—Ecstatic, car. 7.1 (D. Redstone) 2 6—7—Screen Star, car. 7.7 (0. Evans) ... 3 Also started: 2-1 Aniigo 9.4, 4-3 Alunga 7.12, 7-5 Fiancee car. 7.0, 8-8 Winsome Lv car. 7.0, 3-4 Gold Dale car. 7.0. Two lengths; three-quarters of a length. Time, lmin 17 l'ssee. (Winner trained by H. Dulieu, New Plymouth.) Trial Handicap, £130; 5 furlongs.—lo-11 Captain Gale, 8.7 (U. Sargent), 1; 8-9 Boden Park, car. 8.2 (V. Dye), and 2-2 Calliope, 8.7! (T. Green), dead heat, 2. Also started: 1-1 Mahaina 9.0, 6-4 Daregain 8.13, 5-3 Goldburn car. 8.8, 11-10 Gitana Lass 8.8, 9-8 Lv Chang 8.0, 15-12 Tavoy 8.7, 4-5 Vertex 8.7, 12-13 Gold Grip 8.7, 14-14 Wave Length car. 8.0, 3-6 Split Second 8.7, 12-15 Hoapal 8.7, 7-7 Don Quex 5.7. Two lengths and a half. Time, lmin 2 l-ssec. (Winner trained by H. Cannon, Stratford.) EGMONT CUP, £500; IM miles. I—l—Ned Cuttle, car. 7.12% (W. Doyle) .. 1 10—10—Royal Star 11, 7.4 (N. Vaughau) .. 2 B—B—Homily, 7.13 (K. Chotc) 3 Also started: G-6 Siegnmnd 9.0, 5-5 Notlum 8.5, 2-2 Cay Mimic 7.12, 4-3 Play On 7.10, 0-4 Classform car. 7.G, 9-9 Hunting Cat 7.4, 11-11 Tahurangi 7.0, 3-7 Ramleh car. 7.1. Half a head; three lengths Time, 2min 13 l-">sec. • I (Winner trained by K. Johnson, New Plymouth.) Juvenile Handicap, £130; 5 furlongs.—3-3 Sea Link, 5.3 (W. Mwdford), 1; J-l Wings of Song, 9.13 (B. 11. Morris), 2; 2-2 Zest, 8.3 iU Dulieu), 3. 'Also started: 6-6 Filbert 7.10,
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 34, 9 February 1940, Page 12
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