MANAWATU

Evening Star, Issue 25679, 31 December 1945, Page 3

MANAWATU

ALETHEA WINS BIG EVENT The Manawatu Racing Club’s Summer Meeting was concluded in pleasant weather. There was a large attendance, and the track was in perfect order. The totalisator for the day handled £58,585. making a total of £104,473 for the meeting, compared with £134,-

294 10s for the two days last year, and £114,643 10s for the last three-day meeting in 1940. FREYBERG HANDICAP, £BOO. Uni. 2 Alethca, 8.8 (V. Sellars) 1 7—Battle Dance, 7.0 (B. Boreham) 2 1— Typhoon, 9.6 (A. Midwood) ... 3 Also started: 6 Duality 8.8 (lost rider), 3 Foxcatcher 8.4, 5 Broiefield 7.9, 8 Phoenix 7.5, 9 Bav Rohe 7.3, 4 Dunbar 7.0, 10 Lady ' Scholar 7.0. Length; neck. Dunbar was fourth. Time, 2.5 2-5. WOOD HANDICAP. £SOO. 7f. 3 Gay Lena, 7.9 (H. Pearce) ... 1 2 Whitley. 7.11 (W. Hardman) ... 2 6 Poutatau, 8.5 (N. Cavaney) ... 3 Also started: 5 Lord Theio 8.3, 4 Alright 8.1, 7 Gaymeer 7.13, 1 Tumere 7.0. Two lengths; neck. Tuinere was fourth. Time, 1.26 1-5. WESTBURY HACK HANDICAP, £3OO. 7f. 2 Flying Orders, 7.10 (V. Sellars) 1 3 Young Margaret, 8.3 (H. Pearce) 2 1— Greek Chief, 8.7 (W. J. Broughton) 3 Also started: 4 Behave 8.7, 6 Blue Chips 8.3, 7 Playfellow 7.11, 5 Aqua 7.7, 9 Sailor Boy 7.7, 8 Theio Light 7.7. Two lengths each way. Behave was fourth. Time, 1.27 2-5. CHRISTMAS HANDICAP, £450. lm If. 3— Tavern Light, 8.1 (W. Aitken) 1 2 Flying Ace, 9.4 (G. Tattersall) 2 7 Lady Spiral, 9.0 (M. Andrews) 3 Also started: 1 Kurt 8.10, 4 Stony Broke 8.3, 8 Theolateral 8.1, 5 High Ideal 8.1 and Kashmiri 7.11 bracketed, 6, War Effort 7.12, 9 Silver Note 7.11 Two lengths; half a length. Stony Broke was fourth. Time, 1.53. FINAL HACK HANDICAP, £375. Um. 2 Delinquent, 8.2 (W. Connor) 1 I—Leighon’s Glory, 8.10 (W. J. •Broughton) 2 3 Fame Bian, 8.11 (W. Stevens) 3 Also started: 4 Solver 8.7, 5 Ring Scarf 7.7. Short neck; neck. Solver was fo-urth. Time, 2.8 2-5.