WINTER RACING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 118, 3 May 1934, Page 2

WINTER RACING

SURPRISES AT EGMONT. TRES SEO AN OUTSIDER. By Telegraph—Press Association. HAWERA, May 2. The Egmuut Racing Club’s winter meeting opened in fine weather before •i good attendance, the gates being £BO up on last year. The tracks were in fine omlition. The totaiisator handled CS-l.u Hl'-. a n iiv rease of £2265 10/oii the first day of last year. Late results:— ELY ING HANDICAP 01 £170; 6 furlongs. l/l ORAI’AI 8.1 fit. Reed) I 2/2 British Columbia 8.6 (S. Iremain) 2 5.0 The Tiger 7.1 (li. Wiggins) ... 3 Also run: 6/6 Carfex 7.12, 4/3 Cullus 7.7, 8/8 Protominl. 7.5, 7/7 Royal Bengal 7.5, 3/1 Diagona 7.0. The Tiger was m front at the end of a furlong ami led Cullus, Orupai anil Royal Bengal into the straight. Orupai drew out mid beat the challenging British Columbia by half a head. Hie Tiger was two lengths buck mid Royal Bengal was fourth. Time, 1.13. HACK SCURRY Of £100; 5 furlongs. 5/5 ILLUMINATE 7.0 (K. Voilre) J 2/2 Princess Star 8.7 (R. Reed) ... 2 l/l Solomon 8.3 (II Wiggins) ... 3 Also ran: 3/4 Am.yril P.O, 12/12 Musquil 8.5, 8/9 Grumpy 7.J1, 4/3 Moneygrmi 7.9, 6/6 Hybiscus 7.7, 7/7 Calcutta 7.3, 9/10 Snowball 7.1, 14/13 De Trop 7.0, 15/15 Lady Cheval 7.0, 10/14 Gold Mission 7.0, 11/8 Lebanon 7.0, 13/11 Colossal 7.0. Solomon and Princess Star led down the back, Hybiscus came up at the straight entrance just clear of Illuminate, which finished best to beat Princess Star by a short nock. Solonion was a neck back. Grumpy was close up Time, 1.1 2-5. McRAE HANDICAP Of £150;. 1) mile. l/l RURI 7.6 (G. Duncan) 1 2/2 Prince Colossus 7.9 (H. Wiggins) 2 4/5 Chopin 7.5 (L. Jones) 3 Also ran: 3/3 Alloy 7.10, 5/4 Round Table 7.3. Round Table was first to show out, leading Run and Prince Colossus in the early stages. Ruri went ahead down the buck and was joined across the top by Chopin. Prince Colossus came again and finished a neck behind Ruri, with Chopin a length mid a half away. Alloy was next, Time, 2.10.

TAWHITI HANDICAP Of £100; 7 furlongs. 7/7 IRES SEC 7.5 (J. Leach) ... 1 2/2 Silk Sox 7,4 (G. Duncan) ... 2 4/4 Gay Court 8.9 (H. Goldfinch) 3 Also ran: I/I St. Clara 8.3, 9/8 Tea Garden 7.11, 8/9 Bugle Call 7.8, 3/3 Headmistress 7 3, 10/10 Freeze 7.2, 6/5 Lady Ronald 7.2, 5/6 Prince Reno 7.0. Headmistress, Prince Reno, Gay Court and Silk Sox made the leading bunch down the hack. Tres Sec, always handy, came with a strong run from llie straight entrance and won by two lengths, with a head between the next two. Lady Ronald was fourth. Time, 1.28 1-5. About 70 yards from home Prince f'eno stumbled, throwing his jockey. Tremain and falling on him. The rider escaped with a severe shaking.