FOXTON SPRING RACES

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 30 September 1933, Page 9

FOXTON SPRING RACES

CHIEF EVENT TO EMINENT. HIGH SOCIETY WINS HURDLES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) FOXTON, Sept. 10. Perfect weather prevailed for the opening of the Foxton Racing Club’s spring meeting. Results were : POROUTAWHAO HURDLE'S: Of £7O. One mile five furlongs. 3-5 High Society, 9.0 1 1- Kirabo, 10.6 2 7-8 Air Laddie, 9.0 3 Also started: Tunbridge 9.13, Ramuna 9.10, Palace 9.3, Revision 9.3, Gambler 9.0, Thomist 9.0. Three lengths; eight lengths. Time, 3.1. MAIDEN STAKES. Of £SO. Six furlongs. First Division. 3-1 Arctic Region, 8.5 1 2- Prostration, 8.5 2 5-4 May pay, 8.5 3 Also started: Tommy Atkins, Aranline, First View, Bold Jim. Waipiata, Hint, Colossal, Lacktown, Tupurangi (all 8.5). A neck; one arid a half lengths. Time 1.161-5. Second Division. 11-11 Royal Passion, 8.5 1 2-3 Awektia, 8.5 2 1-3 Palm Queen, 8.5 3 Also started; Hawora, Zetes, Hark Forrard, Gay Coat, Wyndale, Raparahara, Prince Umberto, Celeste, Vestal Queen (all 8.5). A short neck; two lengths. Time, 1.16.

ROBINSON HANDICAP. Of £125. One mile and a-qmvrter. 2- Eminent. 8.5 , 1 3- All. Humbug, 9.0 1 4- Joie de Val, 7.7 3 Also started: Chopin 8.6, Thrasher 7.0, Beryl Latour 7.0. Won hv a length; half a length. Time, 2.9 4-5.