WHANGAREI’S SECOND DAY

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 279, 9 November 1931, Page 2

WHANGAREI’S SECOND DAY

PRESIDENT’S TO TRADESMAN GRAND TEA SURPRISES. Whangarel, Nov. 7. For the second day of the Whangarei races beautiful weather prevailed and the atti...dance was good. The totalisator handled £Bl5B making £14,783 for the meeting as against £26,715 10s for last year, a decrease of £11,932 10s. Late results:— PARK HANDICAP. 5 Grand Tea (Bentley) ... ... 1 1 Volimond (Keesing) ~ 2 6 Brompton (Parsons) 3 Also ran: 3 Sir Mond. 4 Vandyke, 2 Bronze Tray. Won by a length, third a neck away. Timo, 1.40 4-5. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP. 2 Tradesman (Monton) ~. 1 3 Lucky Alice (Chandler) 2 I White Wings (Keesing) 3 Also ran: 4 Full Measure. Won by one and a half lengths, third three-quarters of a length back. Time, 1.15 J. KAMO HANDICAP. 3 Alloy (Mcßae) ... 1 5 Paper Dart (Bentley) 2 1 Bronze Tray 3 Scratched; Hoihoma. Won by a neck, third threequarters of a length away. Time, 1.30. MARSDON HANDICAP. 1 Whakapara ... , 1 3 Stimulant 2 4 Wild Country ... ~ ... 3 All started. Won by half a length each way. Time, 1.14 1-5. FAREWELL HANDICAP. 2 King Willonyx (Keesing) ... ... 1 4 Sir Mond (Rennie) 2 1 Gay Cockade (Manson) 3 Scratched. Bronze Tray. Owairaka. Won by half a length, third a neck away. Time, 1.41. WAIKATO REHANDICAPS. Wellington. November 8. Following are the rehandicaps for the Waikato Racing Club’s meeting:— Waimai Hurdles.—Neil 11.6. Hautapu Handicap.—Holly Holm 8.10. Waikato Cup.—Grand Tea 8.2. JOCKEY'S INJURIES t METCALF GRAVELY HURT. FALL AT~RIOCARTON. Christchurch, Nov. 8. The condition of T. Metcalf, jockey, uho was badly hurt when his mount, Countermarch, fell in the finish of the Linwood Handicap at Riccarton on Saturday, had slightly improved today, but was still serious. When Countermarch fell Peter Jackson, ridden by H. Stockley, came down oyer him, and Sharp Thorn also lost his rider, I. Tilson. Metcalf fell heavily, and was struck by the feet of the galloping horses, suffering grave head injuries, the worst being a fracture at base of the skull.