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Grey River Argus, 28 February 1944, Page 3

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Taranaki J.C. CORDAY WINS CUP NEW PLYMOUTH, Feb. 26. The weather was fine and the track fast for the Taranaki Jockey Club’s one-day Cup meeting. Results:— Highweight Handicap: 2/2 BLACK PLATO (A. Midwood) 1; 4/3 Aga Kay 2; 1/1 Crucible 3. Scr.: Spliced, War Effort, Gay Theio. Four lengths; head. Time 2.9 1-5. Moturoa Electric Hack Handicau: 4/4 OMAHINA ■ (V. Sellars) 1; 171 Sedgemere 2; 5/5 Forest Art 3. Scr.: Political Boy, Chef d’Oeuvre, Zahara, Platinum Wings, Gay Theio, Sivam, Beneve. Six lengths; head. Time 1.27 2-5. Ngamotu Juvenile Handicap: 1/1 BROIEDAME (S. Waddell) 1; 8/8 Mangurakau 2; 2/2 Seropuri 3. Scr.: Master Ted, Aiderman, Killarney Boy. Half a head; length. Time 1.15. Taranaki Cup: 1/1 CORDAY (L. Clutterbuck): 1; 5/4 Embroider 2; 3/5 Yogi 3. Scr.: Amigo, Sunblaze, Bobden Park, Young Jim, Mansura. Half a length; length and a half. Time 2.8 1-5. Okato Hack Handicap: 1/1 SUNBLAZE (W. Carter) 1; 4/4 Keen Play 2; 3/3 Peter’s Choice 3. Scr.: Plato Lad, Black Plato, Lady Bertha, Mulla Park. Two lengths; half a length. Time 1.56 2-5. Flying Handicap: 1/1 KOL RAGI (J. Campbell) 1; 2/2 Tideless 2; 6/6 Night Ray 3. Also started: Prince Plato, Boden Park, Vermette, Windsor Star. Two and a half lengths; three-quarters of a length. Time 1.13 1-5. Timaru Hack Handicap. CHEF D’OEUVRE 1; Starlet 2; Fort Royal 3. Scr.: Black Plato, Crucible, Golden Acre, Peter’s Cho ce, Almazs, Pongi, Cetewayo, Hullabaloo, Forest Art, Plato Boy, Sedgemere, Home Rule, Young Bill.

Te Aroha J.C.

HERRIES MEMORIAL TO TE HINEMOA. TE AROHA, Feb. 26. For the Te Aroha Jockey Club’s annual meeting the weather was fine and the course in perfect order. The attendance was large and the racing keen with very close finishes. The totalisator took £63,194 against '£67,325 last year, a decrease of £4,131. Results: — Rufikara Hurdles, about 111 miles. —2/2 Our Nation, 9.4, (Howard, 1; 3/4 Royal Jayl 10.2, (Winder) 2; 1/1 Chain Acre, 9.11, (L. Brown) 3. Scratched: Kouraeka and Black Musk. Won by a head; one and ahalf lengths. Time: 3.11. Waitoa Handicap, 6 figs. First Division.—4/5 ZULU BOY 7.12 (W. Caddy) 1; 12/13 Mercurical, 7.8, (Buchanan) 2; 9/7 Chevalita; 7.7, (Howarth) 3. Scratched: The Fake, Landfall. Won by three-quarter length; a neck. Time: 1.14 2-5. Second Division.—1/1 HAZROY, 7.7, (Wiggins) 1, bracketed with Swift Jay; 4/3 S'wift Quarry, 7.7 (Hughes) 2; 3/4 Cowper, 7.8, (R. Caddyt) 3. Scratched: General Burleigh, Pink Shell, Jaymond, Ninth Star. Won b.y| half a length; one and a-quarter lengths. Time: 1.13 4-5. Juvenile Handicap, 5 figs.—4/4 NAVROZE, 7.7, (Hooton) 1; 1/3 High Span, 8.7, (Wiggins) 2; 2/1 Quick Draw, 8.1, (Bagby) 3. Scratched: Rabis, Firm Lass, Brown Atom. Won by half a length, a nose. Time: 1.1. Herries Memorial Cup, 1 mile and 3 figs.—4/4 TE HINEMOA, 7.0, (A. Toki) 1; 5/5 Merry May, 7.7, (J. Bagby) 2; 1/1 Neenah, 8.6, (Galvin) 3. Scratched: Conquistador. Won by a short head; one and a-half lengths. Foxwyn was fourth. Time: 2.18 2-5.

Shaftesbury Hack Handicap, 6 figs. —7/7 QUINATION, 9.9. (Hayes) 1; 6/5 Nepeta, 9.1, (Cameron), 2; 2/1 Laddie Boy (S’. Brown) 3. Scratched: Goldine, Lady Dink, Cowper, Bronze Meter. Won by a short head; a neck. Time: 1.13.

Champion Hack Cup, 1.1 miles.—3/1 JOLLY FOX, 8.4, (T. Green) bracketed with Fox Star 1; 3/3 Fortune’s Smile, 8.9, (Galvin), 2; 7/7 Gold Stand, 7.7, (Docherty) 3.- Scratched: Lozin, Prince Guard, Urotas, Passionace, Loch Acre, General Burleigh. Won byj a short head; half a length. Time: 2/7. Waihou Handicap, 6 figs.—2/1 (Hughes) 1; 5/5 Olga’s Pal, 7.6, (Wiggins) 2; 9/9 Landveyor, 9.1, (Hooton) 3. All started: Won by a nose; a head. Time: 1.125. Hot Springs Handicap, 1 mile.—2/1 EXETER, 7.12, (Galvin) 1; 5/4 Water Vixen, 7.13, (J. Bagby) 2; 1/2 Balfron, 8.8, (Wiggins) 3. Scratched: Te Hinemoa, Yes Tor. Won by threequarters of a length; one and a-half lengths. Time. 1.39. • VICTORIAN EVENT. (Rec. 6.30.:) MELBOURNE, Feb. 27. The postponed futurity meeting was held on Saturday. The Futurity Handicap resulted as follows. —Counsel, 8.2 (Jarman) 1; > Phones, 7.11, (O’Brien) 2; Simmering, 8.2 (Neale) 3. Fifteen started. Won by a length and a-half, with a head between second and third. Time 1.261, Counsel, who started at very long odds, was having his first run since he ran second to Dark Felt in the Melbourne Cup. He was ridden by an apprentice who had not previously won a race. Another amazing feature of the race was the failure of all the well-backed horses.