WESTLAND R.C.

Evening Star, Issue 22895, 1 March 1938, Page 4

WESTLAND R.C.

WAITAKA WINS HOKITIKA HANDICAP FIHAHdERE AHC STORM SIGNAL SCORE AGAIN The Westland Racing Club’s Meeting was concluded yesterday followins a stormy night, the weather cleared in the morning, but there was a tropical downpour just before noon, pasting half an hour. The weather then cleared, and the afternoon, was fine. The attendance was moderate. Ihe track was heavy. The totalise ,or handled £3,648, as against £4,343 for the third day of the Christmas meeting in 1936. Tin.TAT, STAKES, £7O. Six furlongs. 1— 7.7 1 2 Gold Coat, 8.12 2 4 Lisnacree, 8.5 6 Also started: Metric 8.12, Culverclen 8.12. Queen Linda 8.12. The winner led all the way and won by two lengths, with three lengths between second and third. Time, Imin 20 2-ssec. KOITERANGI HACK HANDICAP, £BO. Seven furlongs. 1— PIN AN CIER, 7.3 1 5 Amount, 8.10 2 3 Gilford, 8.0 ... ... 3 Also started: Owlsgleam 8.12, Rotohino 8.6, Gay Spear 7.10. Won by three lengths, with two lengths between second and third. Time, Imin 34 l-sseo. PROVINCIAL HANDICAP TROT, ; £BO. One mile. 2 AMYWYN, scr ... ... ... 1 I—Temeraire, scr ... ... 2 s—Red Glow, 12yds 3 Also started: Colonel Wrack scr, Galindo Roy scr, Orhy Lad scr, Key Pointer scr. Storm Signal 48yds, Renew scr, Wicklow Lady scr, Winning Post scr; Parallax 36yds, Tarn 36, Kate Bingent 48. , Won by a nose, with a length between second and third. Time, 2min 32'2-ssec. HOKITIKA'HANDICAP, £IOO. One mile. 3 WAITAKA, 9.9 ... •> ... 1 1— Swordstick, 8.3 2 2 Silver Ring, 10.7 ... ... ... ... 3 Also started; Wino 9.7, Metal Bird 7.12. , Won by a length, with half a length between second and third. Time, Imin 49 3-ssec. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, £9O. Six furlongs, 4 AMOUNT, 7.8 ... ... 1 3 Wine Card, 8.5 ... - 5 Invoice, 8.0 3 Also started* Arrowrose 8.0, Copyist 8.2. Delium 7.11, Rebel Star 7.6. Won by two lengths, with_ a length Ijetween second and third. Time, Imin Msec. KOKATAHI HACK HANDICAP, £IOO, One mile. \ 4 GASMASK; 7.4 ... ... ... ... 1 2—Emmeline Girl, 7-7 I—Elmarch, 8.2 . ... ••• 3 Also started: Windward 9.7, Gold. Boy 8.10, Gold Coat 7.8. Won by a length, with a length between second and third. Time, Imm 50Sjfeo, DOMINION HANDICAP TROT, £IOO. One mile and a-half. 7—STORM SIGNAL, 36yds (bracketed with Rey Pointer, scr) * 3 10—Black Marble, 36 ... ... C—Free Author, scr ° Also started: Galindo Boy scr, Orby Lad scr, Rey Pointer scr, Temeraire scr. Winning Post scr, Big Nelson 12yds, Brian Bom 12, Parallax 12, Tagua 24, Kate Bingen 36, Lady Ann 48, Superb 60. , Won by two lengths, with a length between second and third. Time, 3min 57sec. • . . This\gave Storm Signal three wins at the meeting.■ MINERS’ HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, £9O. Seven furlongs. 1— POTENT, 9.0 ... ... 1 2 Acceptable, 9.0 ... 2 7—Silver Lark, 8.8 ... ... ... ... 3 Also started: Invoice 9.5, Owlsgleam 8.12. Maroba 8.9, Gold -Boy 8.9, Haulbowline 8.4 Won by half a length, with a length between second and third. Time, Imin S6sec.