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Hawera Star, Volume L, 9 January 1931, Page 3

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THAMES MEETING CUP TO ANTIQUE. FIRST DAY CONCLUSION. (By Telegrt<>n—Fr*sa Association.) THAMES, Jan. 8. The Thames Jockey Club held the first day of its meeting in overcast weather, later clearing. There was a fair attendance. The course was fast and in excellent condition. The totalisator handled £12,562 10s, compared with £16.296 10s last year, a decrease of £3734. Concluding results are: GOLDFIELDS CUP. Of £2OO. One mile and a-quarter. 3 Antique, 7.1 (Parsons) ...... 1 6 Clopton, 7.0 (Voitre) 2 I 7 Grand Tea, 8.6 (Gill) 3 Also started: 1 Maori Boy, 8.8; 4 High Pitch, 7.11; 2 Cruachan, 7.7; 5 Sir Mend, 7.0. Cruachan led to the straight, where Antique, putting in a strong claim, won handily by a good length from Clopton. who finished very fast from the hack of the field and beat Grand Tea by a length. Time, 2.6. BOROUGH HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP. Of £IOO. One mile and a furlong. 2 Brampton, 9.10 (Foster) 1 1 Patutahi, 10.1 (Olive) 2 3 Marble King. 10.8 (Preston) 3 Also started: 5 Steady Fire, 10.3 ;._8 I Master Armour. 9.0; 7 First Lap, 9.7 ; 1 9 Foxhound, 9.3 ;10 Lupin Abbey, 9.2; 4 Arch Eagle. 9.1 ; 6 Bizar.ro, 9.0. Won by a length ; third horse three i lengths away. Time, 1.55 3-5. PURIRI HACK HANDICAP. Of £IOO. Six furlongs. 2 Mauriaena, 7.13 (Green) 1 7 Crimestor, 7.10 (Keesing) ... 2 5 Liona, 7.9 (Gill) 3 Also started: 3 Sub-Editor, 8.6; 1 Foot Rule, 8.4; 6 Joy Girl, 7.7; .4 Smithfield, 7.3. Won by a neck; a length and a-half between second and third. Time, 1.14 1-5. ) HAURAKI PLAINS HANDICAP. Of £l3O. Seven furlongs. 3 King Willonyx, 7.5 (Cammick). 1 1 Valsier, 7.10 (Keesing) 2 2 Big Bertha, 7.0, car. 7.10, nc. slb re-handicap (Goldfinch) 3 Also started: 4 Hakanoa, 7.12; 5 Branson, car. 7.8; 9 Mosaic, 7.0; 7 Helium. 7.0; 8 Palmares, 7.0; 6 Quinsilia, 7.0. Won bv lialf-a-lengtli ; third horse a length away. Time. 1.27 4-5.

ACCEPTANCES FOP SECOND DAY. THAMES, Jan. 8. Acceptances for the second day (Saturday) of the Thames race meeting are:— KOiPU HANDICAP. Of £100; 6 furlongs. Searcher 810 Hit the Deck 8 1 Gay Idea 8 5 Trickle 8 1 Grand Talk 8 5 Momonatui 8 1 Laptown 8 5 Snow Lap 8 1 Pleasure Craze 8 4 Good Idea 8 1 Abbey Dream 8 3 Lapaway 8 1 Quec-n Yal 8 2 Valley King 8 1 Catchem 8 2 Cross Stitch 8 1 King Val 8 2 Smithfield 8 1 Royal England 8 1 HTKUTAIA HACK. Of £100; 7 furlongs. Tetrarcliate 9 5 Liona 7 7 Miss Albyn 8 5 Gallant Jack 7 5 Loving Cup 8 3 Neil 7 3 Snow Prince 7 13 Curra.iong 7 2 TITTHJA H A NDICA P. Of £T00; 0 furlongs. Ruling Chief 9 8 Crirnestor 713 Full Measure 8 5 Valcuir 7 7 King Win 8 3 Iliata 7 2 Welcome Boy 8 2 Crown Arch 7 0 Glenison 8 0 Good Idea 7 0 Vital 7 13 Momonatui 7 0 PRESIDENT ’S HANDICAP. Of £130; l) furlongs. Sir Russell 9 1 Town Bird 7 5 Royal Ruler 8 4 Hampton Park 7 3 Lady’s Boy 8 3 Ruffles 7 3 Billikins 8 1 Abbess 7 0 Hakanoa 710 Jack Jumper 7 0 Big Bertha 7 7 Footrule 7 0 THAMES PL ATE. Of £200; 1 mile 1' furlong. Grand Tea 8 7 Valsier 7 6 Maori Boy 8 6 Olopton 7 Sir Russell 8 5 Sir Monel I 1 Antique 8 0 Mosaic 7 0 High Pitch 7 8 Helium 7 0 Gruaclian 7 6

COUNTY HIGH-WEIGHT. Of £100; 1 mile 1 furlong. Marble. King 10 8 Neil 9 3 Brampton 30 7 Lupin Abbey 9 0 Patutahi 10 6 Arch Eagle 9 0 Steady Fire 10 0 Master Armour 9 0 Snow Prince 9 13 Massone J 0 First Lap 9 6 Bizarro 9 0 AGATEA HACK. Of £100; 0 furlongs. Footrule 8 5 Gay Idea 7 3 1 Liona 8 0 Abbey Dream 1 o ' Vital 8 0 Laptown 7 a Leasehold 711 Snow Lap 7 3 Joy Girl 7 5 EA REIWELL HAN 1) IGAP. Of £130; 7 furlongs. Grand Tea 9 0 Helium 7 0 King Willonyx 7 11 Brampton 7 0 Hakanoa 7 11 Quinsilia 7 0 Big Bertha 7 11 Palmares i 0 Sir Mond 7 8 Joy Girl 7 0

REEFTON RACES j CONCLUDING DAY RESULTS. MISS MERCIA WINS CHIEF EVENT. REEFTON, Jan. 8. The second day of the Reef ton Racine- Club meeting, opened in fine weather after heavy rain overnight. The attendance was iarge and the course was in good order. The totalisator handled £7720 10s, ar> against £lO.133 S on the corresponding day hast 1 year. There was a decrease of £3822

for the two days of the meeting. The results are: COUNTY HACK HANDICAP Of £9O; 61 furlongs. 9 Dawn O’ Day, 7.5 (W. J. .1 ones) I 3 Mat a a., 7.9 2 5 Varsity, '7.10 3 Also started.—l Solvoar 9.10, 2 Pari 8.6 4 Bright Spear 7.10, 6 Landmark and Our Rose (coupled), 7 Fair Go, 8 General Assembly 7.11. Won by half a length ; two lengths. Time, lmin. 24 4-s.seo. HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP. Of £IOO 7 furlongs. Taku Tama, 8.9 (C. McCarthy) I Ardfiinnan, 8.9 2 Kill (grew, 9.3 3 Also' started. —7 Gauntum 9.6, 5 Audience l 8.9. 6 Gourmet 8.9. Won by a neck; three lengths. Time, lmin. 30 2-ssec. WAIUTA TROT. Of £95; 1 mile. j August Pointer 12yds (T. Burrow) ; I 7 Flying Kate, limit 2 1 Nelson Chum, 12yds 3 Also started —12 Galindo Rose, 2 Planet, 5 Kawana, 4 Hokari, 10 harunai, 9 Alpine Melody, 8 Loco, 3 Dusoliniii. Won. hy two and a-half lengths, one length. Time, 2min. 20 2-sseo. PRESIDENT’S HANDIOAP. Of £140; J mile. 3 Miss Mercia. 7.9 (O. Hughes) 1 6 Coomassie. 7.5 2 2 Sapient, 8.7 3 Also started—l Black Duke 1 11.13. 4 Gold Bag 8.2. 7 Fortalioe 7.13, 5 Fails Tidings 7.7. 8 The Dove 7.3. Won by a length ; two lengths, limb, lmin. 44 l-sscc. (’ BONADUAI H AND I CAP. Of £95; 7 furlongs. 1 Jael, 8.3 (Eastwood) 1 2 Gourmet, 8.9 - 3 Quillfire, 8.4 3 Also started. —5 Arch Arrow 8.8. 4 Mataa 8.3, 6 Thturnham Lass 8.6. Won by a length ; two lengths, lime, lmin. 31 2-ssec.

INA.NGAHUA HANDICAP. f Of £95 6i 1 4 Coomassie, 7.13 (Jones) 1 ' 1 Taku Tama, 8.9 - c 3 Baby Bun. 8.7 3 s Also started. —4 Sagittarius 9.4. 2 j. Wise Choice 9.4, 6 Buoyant 7.5, 7 Wai- \ hemo 7.3, 8 Bank Draft 7.1. Won by a length and a-half; three i lengths. "Time Imm. 23 2-ssec. 1 BROADWAY TROT HANDICAP. 1 Of £100; 14 miles. 1 Location, limit (H. Frost) ... I 9 Leading Lady, 24yds 2 2 Jester, limit 3 j Also started. —-5 Tmi Uria, 6 Match- , glow, 10 Undertaker, 7 Great Thought, ~ 4 Indian Author, 3 Alpine Melody. 3 Gobi Rush. f . / "Won by a head; four lengths. Time, j 3min. 35 4-ssoc. FAREWELL HANDICAP. 8 The Dove, 7.10 (Coveney) ... 1 ■ 3 Jaol, 7.11 2 1 7 Bright Spear, 7.6 3 - Also started.—2 Kill (grew 8.4, 1 ‘ Miss Mercia 8.0, 4 Fortalice 7.13. 10 ' Landmark 7.5, 9 Atone 7.5; 5 Gen- ( eral Assembly 7.11, 6 High Court 7.2. • Won by a neck, a length betwem ■ second and third, 'lime, Imin. 31 sec. ; WELLINGTON SUMMER, RACES WEIGHTS ANNOUNCED. ; WELLINGTON, Jan. 8. Weights for the Wellington summer meeting on January 20 are : Trentham High-weight Handicap, one mile.—Avro 11.2, Mountain Heath 10.10, Easterly 10.5, Dumblane 10.4, Tunbridge 10.3, Aberfeldy, Mister Gamp, Trishna, Imalone 10.1, Arrowzone 9.12, Crennatown, Rosshire 9.11, Quinopal 9.9, Ex DOllO 9.7, Air Laddie, The Sun, Arrowhead 9.4, Rich Harvest, Cal Inmart 9.2, Coroner, Gueress, Owl’s Flight 9.0. Fitzherbert Handicap, live l furlongs. —Korokio 8.13, Hampden 8.12, Solvent 8.11, Chief Cook 8.10, Royal Artist 8.7, St. Roger 8.0, Dulen, Capo Gold 7.10, Higli Comedy, Psychologist 7.7, Tigerism, Furlong 7.6, Gay Court, Sail Spray, Inuendo, Buster Brown, Priscilla, Verne, Lady Noel, Cricket Bat, Teller, Feodora, Distortion, White Squall, Mon h Queen, Lucky Moment 7.3, Flower 7.0. Wellington Cup, one mile and ahalf. —Nightmarch 9.12, Historic 9.3, Concentrate 9.0, Star Stranger 8.10, Gay Crest 8.9, In the Shade 8.3, First Acre, Cylinder 8.0, Merry Damon 7.13, Goshawk, Vertigern 7.7, My Own 7.4, Royal Parade 7.3, White Fang, Pride, Admiral Drake, Bold Front, Compris, Count Palatine, Dainty Ways, Don Joso. Marjoram, Mount Shannon, Monton Treasury, Shrewd, Stanchion, Sky-| rider 7.0. I

Anniverasry Handicap. one mile. — First Acre 0.11, Yertigern 0.8, First Sight 0.6, Habit 0.3, Cull Feather 0.1, Black Duke, Lore Song 0.0, Refresher, Caterpillar 8.11, Desert Song, The Hawk, Marjoram, Llandudno 8.10, Mount Boa 8.0, Rational II 8.5. ( adland, Malayan 8.1, First. Raid 8.3, Compris, Havaspot 8.2. Full Mark, Gold Day. Noteworthy. Rory Mor, Dolomite 8.0. Telegraph Handicap. six furlongs.— Hunting Cry 0.7. Paganelii 8.13. Consent 8.10, Meadow Lark 8.8. Arrow Lad 8.2, limiting Day 8.1. Bay Acre 8.0. Autopay 7.11. Compensation 7.(5. Malayan. Tenterdeu. Cuticle 7.2, Blue Paper, Chief Link, Havaspot, Head Sevang. Lord Thomoml. Mandy. Palermo 7.G. Ruapehu Handicap, six furlongs. True Shaft 0.0. Werata 8.12. Paratoo 8.11, Playground 8.10, Cliarmeuse 8.9, Hunting Call, King Acre, Trojan Melody, Lordlike. Royal Routine 8.5, Solmnr 8.4. Adelplii, Tahoma 8.2. Simba. Spearful. Appledore 8.0, Arikira, Sylvan Doll 7.13, Pythia 7.12. Oral. Chief Joy, Tripping. Fitz Quex 7.10, Ganpnt 7.8, Dermod, CYaigavon 7.5. Killigrew 7.4, Sleinner, Open Cheipie 7.3, Tea Queen, Ilkley. Cyrille 7.2. Arvada. Emotion, Gold Sand. Half Acre. High Speed. Little Thrush. Orby’s Choice, Patearoa, Royal Bengal. Sharp Thorn, Valquette. White Doe, Winlock , .0. ASHHURST MEETING WEIGHTS DECLARED. 1 PALMERSTON N.. Jan. 8. r Weights for the Ashhurst meeting _ on January 22 are: t Hack Hurdles Handicap, one mile 2 and a-half. —Royal Damon 11.3, Dis-

rank 10.12, Balloon 10.3. Evening Hero 10.13, Wye ford, Tenacre 0.0, Lieutenant I Bill 9.2, Lay Lass, Wanderlust, Desert Lad 9.1, He Whanga, Braggart, Spearopa, Blacksmith, Winter Day, Star Lupin Doe, Gambler, Deflector 9.0. /Siberia. Hack Handicap, five furlongs.—Silver llule 9.3, Travbond 8.13, Baskier, Painkiller 8.6, Golden Shadow San Quex, Leisure 7.13, Rule Britannia, Abbey Queen 7.8, Quinola 7.4, The Budget, Protomint, Infusion 7.3, Might- Speaker 7.2, Valueless, Nimble, Sir Donald, Jocose, Navaho, Gaswyn, Black Acre, Pimple, Shootist 7.0. Ashhurst Cup, one mile and acjuarter.—Otniri 9.0, Ruanui 8.9, Marjoram 8.3, The Swell 8.2, Billion, Llyn Dim 7.9, Balloon, Paiko, Aurora Borealis 7.7, Mount Shannon 7.5, Kawhakina. Discourse, Spearform, Grand Jury 7.0. Pohangina Handicap, six furlongs. — Freehold 9.0, Ridgemount, Blue Paper 8.11, Kaiti, Portrav 8.8, Dobbin 8.5. Silver Dale 8.1. Sight Draft 7.12. Manawatu Gorge Hack Cup, one mile and 110 yards.—Acmil 9.0, Spearform 8.9, Arrowhead, Adventus, Merry Melody 8.3, Easterly 8.2, Ex Dono 8.1, Lucretia, Statuary 7.13, Brambletorn 7.11, Some Acre, Kilorell, Air Force 7.9, Warfille, Seneschal 7.8, Warzone, .Patearoa, Protomint, Elizabeth, Gran Chaco, Fallow, Hatteras, Black Acre, Gambler, Catherine of Aragon 7.7. Komako Hack Handicap, six furlongs.—Silver Rule 9.0, Acmil 8.12, Statuary, Baskier 8.1, Golden Shadow, San Quex, Leisure 7.9, Abbey Queen 7.4, Air Force 7.3, Patearoa, Quinola, Winlock 7.1. Valorous Knight, Navaho, Black Acre 7.0. Raumai Handicap, one mile and 110 yards.—The Swell 9.3, Paiko 8.13, Maui 8.11, Billion 8.9, Balloon 8.8. Tenacre 8.3, Belle Star 7.13, Broad Acre. Chopin 7.12, Briar Root 7.10, Kawhakina 7.9, Atareria, Pale Star t. t .