SECOND DAY AT EGMONT
TWO SENSATIONAL DIVIDENDS The second day of the Egmont meeting was held in fine but overcast weather before a good attendance. The track was firm. Manawapou Hurdles, £175. One mile and a-half.—l-1 Eupatrid, 9.6, 1; 2-2 Mataroa, 11.11, 2; 5-4 Segra, 10.4, 3. All started. Won by a length and ahalf; nose. Time, 2min 47sec. Shorts Hack Handicap. £ISO. Six furlongs.—ll-12 Sea Link, 8.7, 1; 3-1 Salvation, 7.9, 2; 8-8 Fly By Night, 7.9, 3. Scratched: Ringling, Miss Hallomet. Lucky Lulu. Won by one and a-half lengths; a head. Time, Imin 16 2-ssec. The winner paid nearly two-thirds of a century. Mokoia Handicap, £2OO. Seven fur-longs.—9-10 Lord Cavendish, 7.5,1; 5-8 Noble Fox, 8.7, 2; 6-4 Endorsement. 8.2, 3. Scratched: Minority, Screen Star, Hagen. Won by half a head; a head. Time, Imin 29 3-ssec. Champion Hack Plate, £3OO. Nine furlongs.— l 3-12 Ra Houhou, 7.8, 1; 4-5 Phyto, 8.6, 2; 11-9 Acrobat, 7.8, 3. Scratched: Yin Rouge, Arabic. Won by three-quarters of a length; a head. Time, Imin 55sec. The winner paid almost a century. Adamson Steeples, £3OO. Nino furlongs.— 2-2 Aussie Ra, 10.7, 1; 3-3 Ruling Star, 9.5, 2; 1-1 Kaiwaka, 10.13, 3. Scratched: Riotous, Bridegroom, Iddo, Lady Jim Won by four lengths; two lengths. Time, 4rain 3sec. Davidson Handicap. £3OO. Nine fur-longs.—9-9 Aurora’s Star, 7.0, car. 7.5, 1; 4-4 Alexcelia, 7.6, 2; 3-2 Last Acre, 7.5, 3. Scratched: Royal Star, Pearl of Asia. Won by a length and a-half; four lengths. Time, Imin 55 4-ssec. Borough Handicap. £175. Seven fur-longs.—l-2 Mountain Fox (8.6) 1. 3-3 1 Tavoy (8.6) 2, 5-5 Le Marquis (9.0) 3. Scratched: Yal Pere. Arabic, (Ra Houhou, Israel. Won by half a length; mm length, and a-half. Time. Imin 27 3-ssec.
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Evening Star, Issue 23882, 12 May 1941, Page 4
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290SECOND DAY AT EGMONT Evening Star, Issue 23882, 12 May 1941, Page 4
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