SPRING MEETING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 233, 14 September 1934, Page 2

SPRING MEETING

Wanganui J.C. Meeting LIMBOHM THE MARANGAI By Telegraph—Press Association WANGANUI, September 13. Ideal spring weather prevailed this afternoon for the opening of the Wanganui Jockey Club’s meeting and the attendance was satisfactory. The going was good after rain. The totnljsator bandied £7,596 10/- compared with £6253 10/- last year when the first day's racing was postponed till Friday. After the Okehu Hurdles nn inquiry was held into the running of Brigadore. It was decided to exonerate the owner. While accepting the explanation of Trillo, the rider, the stewards expressed dissatisfaction with bis handling of his mount. Trillo apparently was suffering from the after-effects of illness. La to results:— MARANGAI HANDICAP Of £115; 1) mile. 2 LIMBOHM 7.10 (W. Broughton) 1 2 Spiral 8.4 (L. J. Ellis) 2 1 liger Gam 8.3 (K. Voitre) ... 3 Also rati: 6 Plateau 8.2. 6 Mercian Prince 7.6, 4 Beryl Latour 7.0. _ Mercian Prince and Tiger Gain led Spiral and Plateau down the back and into the straight, wnere Spiral came through, but was worn down by Limbohm, who won by a head. Tiger Gam was three-quarters of a length away, and Plateau was fourth. Time, 2.8 2-5 SEAFIELD HANDICAP 01 £115; "i furlongs. 3 PASSION FRUIT 7.12 (Atkins) 1 2 Rereatu 8.2 (K. Voitre) 2 5 Korokio 7.7 (K. Marsh) 3 Also ran; 1 Orapai 9.8, 6 King’s Knave (car. 8.7), 4 Pomp 8.8, 8 Mother Superior 8.0, 9 Windscreen 7.7, 7 Prolyxo 7.7 Rereatu, Mother Superior, Windscreen, King’s Knave and Pomp was the order along the back, but Passion Fruit ran round his field on the home turn and won easily by two lengths, Rereatu beating Korokio by a head for third. Pomp was fourth. Time, 1.32. DURIE HACK Of £100; 6 furlongs. 3 REREPAI 7.12 (K. Voitre) ... 1 1 Cyclonic 8.10 (B. H. Morris) ... 2 2 Hunting Lodge 9.6 (P. Atkins) 3 Also ran: 7 Hunting Jay 9.6, 8 Midian 9.0, 11 Pheon 8.10, 17 Blue Boy 8.4, 9 Courtega 8-2, 16 Gold Gleam 8.0, 10 Bodyline (car. 7.10), 5 Canopy 7.12. 6 Ethiop 7.8, 14 Windward (car. 7.3), 13 Artful Dodger 7.7, 12 Whyte Melville 7.7, 19 Whetuma (car. 7.0), 4 Hybiscus (car. 7.0), 15 Evasion (car. 7.1 J), 17 Purse 7.0. Rerepai and Cyclonic were in the ftS* for the greater part of the journey, Rerepai holding off Cyclonic by threequarters of a length, with Hunting Lodge half a length away. Hunting Jay was fourth. Timo, 1.14 1-5. FLYING HANDICAP Of £120; 6 furlongs. 1 THE TIGER 8.1 (W. Broughton) 1 5 Good Hunting 8 8 (B. Alonis) ... 2 3 Uadland 9.3 (L. G. Morris) ... 3 Also ran; 6 Burnish 7.12, 2 Pin Money (car. 7.10), 4 Superior 7.0. . The Tiger soon assumed the lead and held off Good Hunting by a neck with Uadland halt a head away. Pin Money was fourth. Time, 1.14.