FOXTON CUP
WINSOME LU SCORES SPRINT TO NELUMBO SURPRISE IN HURDLES VICTORY FOR TITTER (Per Press Association.) FOXTON, this day. The Foxlon Racing Club’s winter meeting was held in ideal weather on Saturday in the presence of an excellent attendance. The “tote” handled £14,655, compared with £14,099 at the 1938 meeting at Foxton and £19,065 10s at the Awapuni meeting last year. Results: — Trial Stakes, of £9O; 6 furlongs.— 1- Valiant Lady, 8.5, car. 8.8 (A. Jenkins), 1; 5-5 Great Fair, 8.5 (G. R. Tattersall), 2; 2-2 Dark Water, 8.5 (W. Broughton), 3. Also started: 4-4 Beauty 8.5, 10-8 Doctor Defoe 8.5, 8-7 Haughty Rival 8.5 car. 8.9, 3-3 Oraiti 1 8.5, 7-6 Royal Fleet 8.5 car. 8.61, 9-11 Spearthorn 8.5, 6-9 Vin Rouge 8.5, 1110 Vienna 8.5. Threequarters of a length; two lengths. Time, 1.16 2-5. Poroutawhao Hurdles, of £130; 1 mile and 5 furlongs.—B-8 Segra, 9.0, car. 9.1 (J. Take), 1; 1-1 Qld Surrey, 10.7 (P. Rae), 2); 6-6 Kincora, 9.0, car. 9.3 (P. Jarvis), 3. Also started: 7-7 Haupongi 9.0, 9-9 Karere-Nui 9.0, 5-5 The Smiler 9.0. 4-4 Patahi 9.0, 2-2 Good Sun 9.5, 3-3 Grand Sport 9.10. Two lengths; five lengths. Time, 2.59. FOXTON CUP, Of £225; l j miles. 2- WINSOME LU, 7.9, car. 7.12 (W. J. Broughton) .. . . . . 1 I- CLASSFORM, 9.0, car. 8.7 (J. W. Williamson) .. .. .. 2 6-7 DARK EAGLE, 7.1 (A. .Midwood) 3 Also started: 10-9 War Lap 7.0 car. 7.6, 8-6 Sporting Gift 7.3 car. 7.51, 9.10 Mataroa 7.6 car. 7.7, 5-8 Liane 7.11, 4-4 Galteemore 7.12, 3-2 Aurora’s Star 8.0, 7-5 Master Cyklon 8.0 car. 8.8. A short head; two lengths. Time, 2.10 1-5. Himatangi Hack Handicap, of £115; 6 furlongs.—7-7 Stella Lux, 7.10, car. 7.12 (W. J. Broughton), 1; 1-1 Heroic Maid, 9.1 (P. Atkins), 2; 3-3 Judgment, 8.2 (W. J. Mud ford), 3. Also started: Counter 8.6 car. 8.8, 5-5 Wakarara 8.5 eati 7.12, 4-4-Yadanoe- 8.3 car. 7.12, II- Conversion 7.11 carl 7.6, 9-8 St, Grace 7.9 car. 7.2, 6-6 Buccaneer 7.8, 8-9 Debretts 7.7 car. 7.0, 10-10 All Bunsby 7.7. A head; a head. Time, 1.16 1-5. Whirokino Hack and Hunters’ Steeplechase, of £115; 2] miles.—l-2 Master Hector, 9.5 (S. Wright), 1; 2-1 Ruenzori, 9.4 (A, Ford), 2; 4-4 Gamepit, 9.0 (P. Mcßrearty), 3. Also started: 5-6 Blab 9.0, 6-5 Gaswyn 9.0, 3- King Mestor 9.7. Half a length; 12 lengths. Time, 4.26 1-5. Kcbbcll Memorial Handicap, of £150; 6 furlongs.—2-3 Nelumbo, 7.0 car. 7.5 (H. A. Wiggins), 1; 1-1 Alunga, 9.0 (P. Burgess), 2; 5-5 Sporting Gift, 8.7 (S. Anderson), 3. Also started: 4-2 Gay Chou-8.2 car. 7.11, 3-4 Screen Star 7.7 car. 7.12, 6-7 Gay Seton 7.0. 7-6 Gold Chase 7.0, 8-8 Debham 7.0. Three lengths; half a length. Time, 1.15 4-5. Mouto.a Hack Handicap, of £115; 9 furlongs.—3-3 Titter, 8.7 (B. H. Morris), 1; 2-2 Colincamps, 9,0 (W. P. McKenzie), 2; 9-9 Regicide, 7.11 (K. Chote), 3. Also started: 6-6 Red Shoes 7.7, 10-10 Royal Vision 7.7 car. 7.13, 5-5 Sir Musket 7.9, 8-7 Chere Amie 7.11 car. 7.7, Renascor 7.12 car. 7.7, Kohika 7.13 car. 7.11, Filbert 8.9, Arabic 8.11. A neck; three lengths. Time, 1.58.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20257, 27 May 1940, Page 3
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