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Hawera Star, Volume L, 5 March 1931, Page 3

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BRILLIANT PHAR LAP AGAIN TAKEBI KING'S PLATE. GLARE IN SECOND BERTH (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) MELBOURNE, March 4. The. weather was fine and there was a satisfactory attendance for the Fleanington races. Home Made was last early, ibut outstayed the opposition in the'Hurdles and won nicely. Blast, Romeo, and Certitude fell. Semitist was third early and won the Gibson Carmichael Stakes easily. He also won at Flemington on New Year’s Day. Myavin was last at the half mile, but won the B'ourke Handicap first division brilliantly. Trainer P. Foster also has King Aura. Cervantes led always, in the River Handicap. It was an excellent cup trial. He is trained by his part-owner, T. Oden. Waterline made a brilliant effort in the second division of the Bourke Handicap. He cost his owner 30(H) guineas; in Now Zealand last season and has won four races in Australia. Trainer Skirving won the Bourke Handicap with Imputation in 1923.

Nauru tried to lead throughout in the March Steeples, but tired, and Good Whisky finished well. Trainer Quinlan has; Mystic Peak. P'har Lap bad no l trouble in recording his fourteenth successive victory in the King’s Plate. He also won the event lastyear. His stakes aggregate is £51,462. Glare pleased liis Australian Cup admirers and showed an improvement on Saturday’s; form. ■The results are: —•

AUTUMN HURDLES. Of £350. Two and a-half miles. Home Made (N.Z.-ibred), 9.13 (J. Harris) 1 01 ina, 9.8 (iW- Hoiwson) 2 King Aura, 9.12 (J. Baker) ... 3 Ten started. Won by a length; eight lengths. Praetor was fourth. Time, 4.42 a. GIBSON CAR,MICHAEL STAKES. Of £350. Seven furlongs. Semitist, 7.11 (A. Rleed) 1 Viol D’Amour, 7.6 (H. Badger) 2 Heroic Prince, 8.12 W. Duncan) 3 There were fourteen starters. Won by five lengths; a head. Sol ex was fourth. Time, 1.28. BOURKE HANDICAP. Of £360. Seven furlongs. First Division. | Myarin, 9.0 (R. Wilson) 1 Merab, 10.7 (J. Pike) 3 Double It (J. Thomas) 3 Nine started. Won by one and nlialf lengths; lia.lf-n Opera 'Queen was fourth. Time, 1.271. Second Division. Of £360. Seven furlongs. Waterline (N.Z.-hred), 10.7 (W. Duncan) 1 The Doctor's Orders, 8.10 (A. Wilson) 2linnworth. 8.3 (A. God dart) ... <> Twelve started. Won by one and aqunitor lengths; a length. First Arrow was fourth. Time, 1.26). RIVER, handicap. Of £350. One ami si-quarter aides. Cervantes, 7.11 l ON. Pore i vail) ... 1 Cany On, 7.13 (W. Duncan) ... 8 Liquid Cry, 7.9 (Dempsey) 3 Twelve started. Won by three-quar-ters of a Jen nth; four lengths. Time. 2.7'.. AUTUMN STEEPLECHASE. Of £350. About two and a-half miles. Good Whisky 10.7 (W. Howson) 1 Nauru, 10.9 (R. Inkson) 2 Cellist, 9.7 (W. Sandif-oid) 3 There were nine starters. Mon by six lengths; a head. Sir Gleam was fourth. Gill',-Yoongally and Diamond Plume fell. Time. -J.l , KING’S PLATE. Of 6700. One and a-half miles. Pliar Lap (N.Z.-hred), 9.7 (J. Pike) .....: 1 Glare (ex-N-Z.), 8.3 ('Dempsey) 2 Lampra, 8.0 (R. Wilson) -3 There were five starters. Won by one and a-quarter lengths, with Glare one and a-half (length ahead of Lampra. Prince Don was fourth. Time, 2.37). 1 The sectional times in the King’s ) Plate were: First half mile 56sec, next half mile 53}, last half anile 47-i-seo. Glare was timed privately to run his last half mile in 47-sec. Waterline ran the last four furlongs in the Bourke Handicap in 48)sec.

RANGITIKEI RACES FIRST DAY CONCLUSION. C'ADLAND WINS MEMORIAL. MARTON, March 4. The Rangitikei. Racing Chib’s annual meeting opened to-day in fine weather and before a good attendance. The totalisator handled £6533 10s, compared with £13,147 for the first day last year, when there were eight races instead of seven. The concluding results are: IMNOITIKFI err. Of £175. One and a-rjnarter miles. I Chopin. 7.11 1 3 Grand Jury. 7.5 - 5 The Hawk, 7.13 3 Also started: 2 Cashier ft. 3, 7 Monton Treasury 7.1), 6 Arikira 7.5, 1 Mount Shannon 7.8, 8 Kawhakinn 7.0. Won by a neck, a head bet ween second and third. Time, '2.11. NO ATI A PA HACK HANDICAP. Of £lO3. Seven furlongs. 1 Par a 100. 9.3 1 4 Singer, 7.2 2 6 Desert Lad, 7.1 3 Also started: 2 Lordlike ft. 6, 7 Ex Dono 7.10. 10 Nightmare 7.9, 3 Chief Savage 7.6, 4 Coldlike 7.5, 8 Arrowhead 7.4. 9 Hinewai 7.2. Won by a head, one and a-half lengths between .second and third. Time. 1.28 4-5.

SCOTT M FMOI.UAL HANDICAIt Of £135. Six furlongs. 1 Cadland, 8.13 • 3 Gold Dawn, 7.0 - -4 Cnllapat, 7.0 5 Also started: 6 Historic .9.9, 5 Richfield 7.11. 2 Blue Paper 7.9, 8 Gold Cure 7.8, 7 Sight Draft 7.0. Won by a length, four lengths between second and third. Time, 1.13 4-5 PUKENUI HACK HANDICAP. Of £IOO. Eight and a-half furlongs. 2 Warfille, 8.3 I 3 Brambletorn. 7.6 2 7 Zephyrus, 7.0 3 Also started: 5 Auctioneer 5.4, 6 Bon Eve 7.5, ] Little Doubt 7.5, 4 Courtlike 7.1, 9 Warzone 7.0. 8 Kilorell 7.0. Won by half-a-length; a length. Time, 1.51 4-5. CARNARVON HACK HANDICAP. Of £IOO. Six furlongs. 4. Playground, 8-9 1 2 Leisure, 8.9 2 6 Blacksmith. 7.4 3 Also started: 3 King Acre 8.5, 5 Sporting Chance 8.2, 1 Knollmere 8.1, 7 Gaswyu 7.2, 8 Pimple 7.0. Won by. a length, a neck between second and third. Time, 1.15.