PRINCIPAL RACE AT TAURANGA WON BY KAITAWA
(P.A.) TAURANGA, April 4. The Bay of Plenty Racing Club’s autumn meeting was held on Saturday. The track wdas in good order. The totalisator handled £56,847, an increase of £27,800, compared with last year. Results: —
Handicap Mack Hurdles, of £300; about one mile and three-quarters.— 3-3 Greek Boy, 9.4 (J. R. Gillies), and 4-4 Miss Sterling, 9.0 (E. Jones), dead heat, 1; 8-8 Club .Moss, 9.0 (E. Burton), 3. Also started: 1-1 Nepeta, 6-6 Roto Parera, 2-2 Cyclades, 7-7 Sir Rajah, 10-10 Carthage, 5-5 Race Lad, 12-11 Valorous, 11-12 Seastone, 9-9 King’s Sceptre. Dead heat; threelengths, Time, 3.13 2-5. Brown Memorial Handicap, of £300: seven furlongs.—4-5 Ninth Week, 8.2 (W. A. Sinton), 1; 1-1 Intervene, 8.1 (A. Morton), 2; C-7 Royal Gleam, 7.3 (R. M. McDowell), 3. Also started: 9-9 Foxstar, 3-3 Victory Bridge, 2-2 Balancer, 7-8 Severe Lass, 10-10 Flash Tweed, 5-4 Alacrity, 8-6 Coast Patrol, 11-11 Waiwainui. Three-quarters of a length; three lengths. Time, 1.29.
Tanner Memorial Handicap, of £250; five furlongs and a half.—l-2 Lady Cometary, 7.9 (N. B. Holland), 1; 6-8 Dinah, 7.2 (C. A. Felling), 2; 8-6 John Silver. 7.11 (S. G. Dcvlyn), 3. Also started: 10-11 Mountain Glory, 9-9 Barfieur, 12-13 Clear View, 13-12 Aevel Tide, 14-14 Neytama, 8-6 Flexigold, 3-3 Town Hero, 6-7 Scotch Meadow, 2-1 Gay Chance, 4-4 Derbyshire and Atonement [bracketed). 11-10 Vienna View and Kilkenora (bracketed), 15-15 Malhomie. 6-8 Worthwhile, 5-5 Fraise View. One and a half lengths; one length. Time, 1.9.
Tauranga Hack Cup, Of £550; one mile and a quarter. 1-1 Kaitawa, 8.13 (J. R. Gillies) I 9-8 Connie’s Birthday, 7.5 (M.
Martinovich) “ 6-5 Earldale, 8.0 (R. Samson) .. 3 Also started: 4-9 Trenchant, 3-4 Tin Musk, 8-7 Kaimoni, 10-10 Millie Bon 5-3 Brierly, 7-6 Peter Nelson, 2-2 Dukedom, 14-14 Whirlwind Star, 15-15 Royal Beau, 12-12 Ranger Boy, 13-13 Chief Robin, 11-11 Broiefort Prince. Three-quarters of a length: half a length. Time, 2.8 3-5.
Trial Stakes, of £200; seven furlongs.—First Division: 9-8 Lord Baffles, 8.4 (D. Edlin), 1; 2-1 Redoubt, 8.4 (G. F. Hughes), 2. ’.three lengths; neck. Time, 1.29 Second Division: 1-3 Silver Atom, 8 4 (I. Galvin), 1: 6,-5 Judy Garland, B*2 (R. Horne), 2. Head; two lengths and a half. Time, 1.29. Also started: 17-17 Jovial King; 13-13 Epic Hero, 14-16 Houdini. 15-15 Flying Pennon, 3- Dr John and Youghal (bracketed) 9-8 Brixham, 10-10 Dusty Shoes U-11 Don Robin and Dan Musk’ (bracketed), 7-7 Swift View. 1-3 True Dink, 6-5 Wmstake, Chantilly, 12-12 Straight Tip an Diamond King (bracketed), 4.-4 Ladj Hyde and Melody Night (bracketed), 8-9 Sharlacly, 16-14 Valerie Jay and Miss Venture (bracketed). Greerton Handicap, efl £6OO one mile— 9-10 Robin Leigh, 7.0 (A. 1. Wilson), 1; 10-9 Mindora, 7.1 S ndora 7.i, bracketed with Bueno A Messervy), 2; 12-11 Greek Silver, 7 3 (R. C. Caddy), 3. Also staited. 4- Contango, 13-13 Ostentatious 3-3 Huntore, 11-12 Lyn Vaals, 1-2 Vig antia, 5-6 Miss Julienne, 2-1 Ross fare 6-5 Tilting, 7-7 Coolgardie, 14-14 Rozami, 15-15 Vonettee, 8-8 Royal Silver, 16-16 Zulu Boy. Half a head; length and three-quarters. Time, 1.40 4-5. Novice Stakes, of £200; six fur-longs.—-1-1 Lady Contact, 8.2 (G. F. Hughes), 1; 2-2 Bengal Bay. 8.4 (A. Morton). 2; 5-5 Tweedora, 8.2 (A. Messervy), 3. Also started: i-7 Omapai, 12-11 Black Streak, 9-9 Vmchase and King's Law (bracketed), 8-8 Robin Rex. 15-14 Orelio Sun, 3-3 Venerable, 4-6 Betterboy, 10-12 Master Shikari, 14-15 Melview, 6-4 Golden Spangle and Lalquiddei (bracketed), 11-10 Amwamwa, 13-13 Trieste, 16-16 Garthrose. Half a length; three-quarters of a lengtn. Handicap, of £350; six furlongs.-6-7 Faline. 8 9 (Hughes) I- 5-5 Shahnaz, 8.4 (Gillies), 2, 1 Furolie (A. Gibbs), 3. Also started. 13-14 Ballaview, 10-11 Nanakra, 4--' Pavaals, 7-6 Lady Oral, 4---rakau, 8-8 Mont Y’ „ 9 ’ 9 T^nd Rmer 11 io CFav Town, 13-13 Lnncl rtuitvr, 15_15 Woolooga, 16 " 16 . n W Aniclen Bridge 12-12 Chatacre, !-■> Golden Hero 8 ’ Three-quarters of a lengu , neck.' Time, 1.14. RUSSIA OUTCLASSES COLUMNIST IN THE A.J.C. PLATE SYDNEY, April 3. Russia which outstayed Columnist the A.J.C Plate at by five i m ye ßussia led all the way and ran the two miles and a quarter journey m meanly one and a quarter seconds sloxver than Phar Lap’s record. Columnist raced to within a lengtn of Russia at the half-mile and stayed close to him into \ he , well beaten in a battle ot , The win of Sanctus in the Dan to - Handicap so impressed his connecSons that he will be spelled immediately with the Melbourne Cup m view The Melbourne-trained hoi so moved up easily from sixth place to dispose of the front runners m a lew St The Melbourne filly, Jalna, also showed she had fully recovered from slight indisposition when she delca.ed Respond, Shading, and Nizam s Ring in the Adrian Knox Stakes. The former New Zealand horse, Piccalo, pulled up lame in the Final Ha.ndican after colliding with Cronides at' the barrier.
Results: — Adrian Knox Stakes, of £2OOO. One mile and a quarter.—Jalna 8./ (Badger) 1; Respond 8.7 (Williams) 2; Shading 8.8 (Munro) 3. There were six starters. Three lengths; two lengths. Time, 2.5 J. Dangar Handicap, of £1250. One mile and five furlongs.—Sanctus 8.0 (Badger) 1; Herbert River 8.2 (Sellwood) 2: New Cashmere 7.12 (Eaves) 3. There were 11 starters. Length; three-quarters of a length. Time, 2.45 J. A.J.C. Plate, of £2OOO. Two miles and a quarter.—Russia 9.4 (Thompson) 1; Columnist 9.4 (Badger)- 2; Paktong 8.11 (Moore) 3. There- were four starters. Five lengths; same. Time, 3.50 f.
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