WESTLAND RACES
TABOO WINS CHIEF EVENT The Westland Racing Club’s meeting was concluded in perfect weather. The totalisator handled £8,334, compared with £7,787 last year, making a total of £17,931 for the meeting, as against £16,295 last year. Results: — County Handicap, SOsovs. Cf.—l Silver Tray (8.6) 1, 7 Motor Smash (7.1) 2, 3 Lytup (7.8) 3. Others: Birthmark 9.0, Wharfedale 8.5, Prince Charleroi 8.6, Some Abbey 8.4, Lord Middleton 7.0. Length; Neck. Time, Imin 17 2-ssec. Thompson Handicap, QOsovs. 61 f.— 2 Corinthic (9.2) 1, 1 Gay-bird (5.2) 2. 4 All Gold (8.12) 3, Others; Caliburn 7.10, Sartolite 7.2, Cash Box 7.0. Two lengths; length. Time, Imin 24 2-sseo. PACIFIC HURDLES, lOOsovs. About lsm.—2 Tenterfield (10.7) 1, 1 Hokioi (10.9) 2, 3 North Inch (10.0) 3. Also ran; Gay Gauntlet 9.2. Length; ten lengths. Time, 3min 28sec. HOKITIKA HANDICAP, 170sovs. lsm. 3—Taboo, 8.6 ... 1 2—Hallownoon, 7.2 ... ... 2 5 Will Oakland, 9.0 3 Others: Prince Ferouz 9.0, Goosestep 8.9, John Dix 7.3. Two lengths. Time, 2min 12sec. Summer Handicap, lOOsovs. 6f.—3 Some Abbey (8.0) 1, 1 Moorland (10.4) 2,2 Note (7.6) 3. Also ran: Lord Ashlea 7,11, Half a length; length. Time, Imin 18seo. Welter Handicap, lOOsovs. 7f.—l Steel Bar (9.4) 1, 4 Rapid Rose (8.4) 2, 3 Bitters (8.5) 3. Others; Kilris 9.7, Hicro 8.3. Head; neck. Time, Imm 32sec.
Railway Handicap, SOsovs. 6f.~ 4 Big Push (8.4) 1, 1 Coupon (7.12) and 3 Captain Wai (8.4) dead heat 2. Also ran: Sasham 8.12. Half a length. Time, Imin 17 l-ssec. Final Handicap, 90sovs. 6sf. —3 Pickaninny (8.7) 1, 1 Para (8.12) 2, 4 Viewpoint (8.4) 3. Others; Peho 8.7, Lord Leslie 8.7. Two lengths; one length. Time, Imin 24 3-ssec.
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Evening Star, Issue 19443, 29 December 1926, Page 4
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