WHANGAREI RACES

Evening Star, Issue 25939, 2 November 1946, Page 9

WHANGAREI RACES

DEAD-HEAT IN GUP GOOD DAY FDR FAVOURITES The weather was fine save for light showers for the first day. of the Whangarei Racing Club’s Spring Meeting. There was a large attendance, and the totalisator. handled £31,576 10s, as compared with £36,737 10s on the opening day last year, which was a Saturday. WHANGAREI JUBILEE CUP, £SOO. ljm. 1— Tweedsmuir, 8.11 (Edwards) ... t 2 Billy Peach, 7-3 (Wiggins) ...■ + 4—Good Bay, 7.12 (Holland) ... 3 Also started: 3 Bonny Pay. Deadheat; neck. Time, 2.10 2-5. HIKURANGI. HACK .HANDICAP, £3OO. ' lira. • 1- —Francis Mond, 8.11 (Holland) 1 2- —Duncan, 9.0 (Smith) ... ... 2 3- —Kill Fast, 7.11 (Harrison) ... 3 Also started: 4-3 Royal Advice, 5-5 General March, 6-6 1 Master, Patrick. Half a length; length. Time, 2.10 3-5. SPRING. PLATE, £l5O, and sweepstake of £2 each. 6f.. I- — Light Opera, 7.9 (Edwards) 1 4- —Yusuf, 8.0 (Ireland) ... ... 2 3-3—Beau Devoir, 8.0 (Hughes) ... 3 Also started: 15-15 Brome', 8-6 Cash Order, 9-9 Ditona, 16-14 Dicomet, 1717 Diophon, 40-13 Electron,' 6-8 (Relic League, 7-7 Interceptor, 14-16 Revelga, 5-5 Supervision, 13-11 Valmeer, II- Airies, 12-10 Expedient, 1-1 Maida Vale (bracketed with Light Opera), 2-2 Regal Scot (bracketed with Valley Trial). Neck each way. Time 1.16 4-5. MANAIA HANDICAP, £3OO. lm. 1- —Bronze Man, 7.0 (Messervy) 1 2- —Lord Dink, 7.7 (Pearce) ... 2 6-6—Llanarth, 7.0 (Blown) ... ... 3 Also started: 4-5 Hazroy, 5-4 Gay Chat and Odvanls (bracketed). 3-3 Old Scot. Length and a-lialf; neck. Time, 1.41 4-5. PARAHAKI HACK HANDICAP, , £2OO. lm. 1- —Tifox, car. 8,0 (Parker) ... 1 2- —Ostentatious, 8.8 (Holland) ... 2 3- —Beb, car. .8.2. (Edwards) ... 3 Also started: 5-5 Antipay, 7-7/Lady Banner, 6-6 Cottonwood, 4-4 Noble Knight. Neck; half a length. Time, 1.43 3-5. ■ / ' ' ' Antipay fell half a furlong from the post and his rider, Ireland, was removed m an ambulance.