BAY OF PLENTY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22315, 28 April 1947, Page 6

BAY OF PLENTY

SILVER LIGHTING MERRIES MEMORIAL KURAWHI’S COLLAPSE Perfect weather prevailed for the second and concluding day of the Bay of Plenty Racing Club’s autumn meeting at Tauranga on Saturday. The totalisator handled £52,785, an increase of £9466 over the second day of last year. In the Hairini Hack Handicap Kurawhi collapsed and died while negotiating the home turn, Kaimai Hurdles, of £225; about 1$ miles.—4-4 Land Warden, 9.6 (W. Skiffington) 1; 3-3 Lotto. 9.11 (A. Morton) 2; 7-7 Royce, 9.10 (R. Gibbs) 3. Eight lengths; 2£ lengths Scratched: Stock Exchange. Default. Waiwainui, Mercury Bay,- Parthian Shot. Time, 3.15. Novice Stakes, of £200; 6 fur. —First Division: 1-1 Lyn Vaals, 8.7 (N. McKenzie) 1; 15-13 Diatomic, 8.4 (W. Mudford), 2; 4-4 Severe Lass, 8.2 (Gallagher), 3. Three lengths; neck. Scratched: Master Patrick, Hauiti, Lady Orel. Time, 1.12 2-5. Second Division: 3-3 Torino, 8.2 (R. Horne) 1; 2-2 Ranicra, 8.9 (IT. Pearce) 2; 8-12 Sir Emmett, 8.9 (G. Gillies) 3. Qne and a quarter lengths; 1J lengths. Scratched: Siver Lap, Cacdonian Bov, Tilly. Time 1.16.

Maunganui Hack Handicap, of £200; 1 mile. —4-5 Hazara, 7.12, car. 7.9 (,J. R. Gillies), 1; 3-3 Pavaals, 7.9 .car. 7.12 (N. Holland). 2; 2-1 Hunting Park, 9.3, car. 8.12 (G. Meqchan), 3. One and three-quarter lengths: 4 lengths. Scratched; Greek Silver. Tifox. Master Dink. Replete, Big Wonder, Stanford King, Martian Rose, Night Spv, Day March. Time. 1.43. HERRIES MEMORIAL HACK HANDICAP Of £300; 1,1 miles. 3- SILVER LIGHTING, 8.4. car. 7.13 (J. R. Gillies) 1 2-3 Tin Musk. 8.8 iW. J. Mudford) 2 4- Blue Vixen 8.1 car 7.10 (Fraser) 3 One and a half lengths; a length. Scratched: Raphael, Master Dink, Big Wonder. Time. 2.9 4-5. Motiti Handicap, of £180: 2-year-olds: 51 fur. —5-5 Wonder Boy, 7.10 (Wilson), 11-2 Robin Leigh, 8.6 (S. Pell), 2; 3-4 Woolooga, car. 8.2 (M. Fraser), 3. Won by 21 lengths; two lengths. Scratched: Omar Khayyam, Nothing Doing, Blue Riband. Time, 1.3 2-5.

Hairini Hack Handicap, of £200; 7 fur.—B-3 Silver Race, car. 7.2 (B. Pelling), 1: 4-4 Tamaiti Kino. car. 7.12 (E. Harrison), 2; 3-1 Lady Blandford. 7.10 <R Turnwald), 3. Won by a long neck; three lengths. Scratched: Hardware. Sleepy View. Ruatoria Lass, High Praise, Invermay, Kathshara. Time. 1.29 4-5

Railway Hack Handicap, of £210: fi fur.— l-1 Rossi ar. 7.9 (E. V Dye), 1; 5-6 Balancer,'B.4 iHootan), 2; 12-12 Quick Draw. 9.5 iR. A. Dye) and 6-7 Desert Patrol, 9.1 (P. Kinita), dead heat, 3. Won by II lengths: three lengths. Scratched: Bronk. Spiteful Lad, Middle Page, Caledonian Boy. Time, 1.15 4-5. Stewards Handicap, of £200; 1 mile.— 3-2 Rrmhnel. 8.3 (Hootnn). !: 1-1 Briefly. 7.7 (Gillies), 2: 2-3 Hunling Park, 9.3 (Samson), 3. Won hv a quarter of a length: 11,l 1 , lengths. Scratched; Antipay. Donnybrook, Blue Vixen, Jollac, Te Wohine, High Praise, Tim Trim. Time, 1.43.