SPORTING

Grey River Argus, 6 December 1940, Page 5

SPORTING

WHANGAREI RACES Meeting Opens 10-day With win and place betting in operation, the Whangarei , Racing Club’s meeting will open to-day, and conclude to-morrow. Large fields are engaged in most events and prospects and starting times are as follows: — 12.10. MAIDEN STAKES, £lOO, 5 furlongs.—Akanora, Tea Blossom, Bambury Cross, British Mint, Court Favourite, King Louis, Auto Star Kalletatoa, Onetea,, Money Spinner, Veyane, Auburn Lad, Thakoor, King’s Flight, Gold Bloom, Tea Lass, Grey Wings’ 8.8, Rue de Paix 7.11. Tea Blossom Money Spinner Onetea 12.50. KENSINGTON HACK HANDICAP, £l3O, 6 furlongs.—Pasture 8.3, Verulam, Expellant 8.2, Judgment, Sir Lysander. Rara Avis 8.0, Karotangi 7.10, Fairfield 7.9, Agog 7.8, Miss Valerie, Lady Acushla, Bronze Ora, Ballivor 7.7. Verulam Pasture Sir Lysander 1.30. HUANUI HACK HURDLES, £l5O, 11 miles and 282 yards.—Night Hawk, High Star 10.6, Bright Idea, Bachelor King, Silver Eagle 10.3, Chief Lap 9.1, Rajanya, Pertinax, Worthy King, Master Appellant, Fleur d’Or, General Riske 9.0. General Riske Chief Lap Bright Idea 2.10. WHANGAREI CUP, £375 11 miles. —Silver Quex, Clinch 9.0, Clipper 8.4, The Dozer 8.1, Raratonga 8.0, Saccone 7.11, High Sea 7.1, Hunting Bee, Bronze Emerald, Maiora, Poland 7.0. Clinch Rarotonga Clipper 2 55. SPRING PLATE, £lOO, 6 furlongs. —Night Pilot, King’s Flight, Orient Dawn, • Worthy King Land Court, Bournemouth 8.0, Softly, Nineiti, Justina, Kaalooa, Acquest, Gold Bloom, Tea Lass 7.9. Night Pilot Bournemouth Kaalooa 3.40. HIKURANGI HACK HANDICAP, £l3O, 71 furlongs.—Lord Waitangi 8.13, Tellsom 8.12, Valdene 8.11, Valley Maid 8.7, Venture 8.6, Expellant 8.2, Bronze Emerald, Surpai 7.10, Rey Lu 7.8. Corot, Muscatine, Flying Vixen, March By 7.7. Lord Waitangi Valley Maid Valdene 4.25 MANAIA HANDICAP, £2OO, 6 furlongs.—Dinky Di 9.0, Maxam 8.12, Gold Money Song, Grandora 8.4, Noitaro 7.13, Trilliarch, Selwyn 7.9, Happicoat 7.6, High Delight 7.4, Merrymeer 7.0. Dinky Di Gold Money Song Maxam 5.15. PARAHAKI HANDICAP, £l5O, 1 mile.—Namara 10.0, Raratonga 8.10, Glen Abb 8.4, Tellsom, Hunting Bee. Poland, Land Court 8.0. Namara Glen Abb Poland

Whangarei Riders: Riding engagements for the first day of the Whangarei Racing Club’s meeting to-day include: G. Gilchrist, Bronze Ora, Poland, British Mint; B. Markwick', Miss Valerie, Glenn Abb; J. Chaplin, Pertirtax; T. Williams, High Star;’ M. Coon, Rajanya; C. G. Goulsbro, Rara Avis; W. Thomson. Fairfield, Tea Blossom; A. C. Messervy, Silver Quex, Corot; S. Tremain. Lady Acushla; G. Cameron, Night Pilot, Rue de Paix; N. Vaughan, Auto Star, Land Court; T. Pead, Bronze Emerald; N. R. McKenzie, Court Favourite, The Dozer, Namara; F. Beguely, Noitaro, S'urpai; G. Smith, Gold Money Song; J. McMinn, Rey Lu, High Sea; V. Gollop, Maxam; J. Mclnally. S'accone, King Louis, Grandora, Hineiti; R. W. McTavish, Kaalooa; E. V. Dye, Rarotonga; G. Cameron, Clinch, Rue de Paix, Night Pilot; M. Ritchie, Silver Eagle; W. Thomson, Maiora, Merrymeer; A. C. Messervy, Silver Quex; J. Bond, Onetea. RACING FIXTURES. December 6, 7—Whangarei R.C. December 7, 9 —Woodville District J.C. December 14 —Otaki-Maori R.C. December 14 —Waipa R.C. December 14 —Hororata R.C. December 21— Manawatu R>.C. December 26 —Waipukurau J. C. December 26, 28 —Manawatu R.C. December 26, 28—Dunedin J.C. December 26, 28 —Taranaki J.C. December 26, 30, January 1, 2—Auckland R.C. December 28 —Westland R.C. January I—Wyndham R.C. January I—Waikouaiti R.C. January 1 2—Wairarapa R.C. January I,’ 2—Marton R.C. January 1, 2 —Stratford R.C. January 1, 2—Hawke’s Bay J.C. January 1, 2 —Greymouth J'.C. January 2—Oama'ru J.C. January 2, 3—Southland R.C. J'anuary 9, 11 —Reefton J.C. January 10, 11—Vincent J.C. January 16, 18, 22—Wellington R.C. In Australia. December 4, 7—A.J.C. (Warwick Farm). December 7—Epsom T.C. December 11 —Victoria Park R.C. December 14—Rosehill R.C. December 14—V.T. and R.A. TROTTING FIXTURES. December 7 —Wairio T.C. (non-totali-sator). December 7—New Brighton T.C. December 14 —Roxburgh T.C. (nontotalisator). December 21 —Reefton T.C. December 26 —Ashburton T.C. December 26—Gore T.C. December 26, 27—Westport T.C. December 27, 28, 31—Auckland T.C. December 28—Winton T.C. January 1, 2—Canterbury Park T.C. January 4. 6—Greymouth T.C. January 11—Cambridge T.C. January 11 —Timaru T.C. January 22 25 —Wanganui T.C. January 23,’ 25 —Forbury Park T.C. January 30, February I—Wellington T.C.