Egmont Meeting

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 February 1932, Page 2

Egmont Meeting

RAWER A, Last Night

The Egmont Racing Club’s Jubilee meeting concluded in fine weather before a moderate attendance. The track was in ideal condition. The totalisator handled £555-1 as compared with £9852 for the second day last year. The total for the two days was £11,698 as compared with £20,128 10s, Results:— TONES STAKES, of 120 govs.; one mile.

1 SILVEEMINE, 9.2 (L. G. Morris) 1 4 SHREWD car. 7.3 (McDowell) 2 3 RORY MOR, 7.1 (J. M. Pine) .. 3 Also started: 2 Chopin 8.3, 5 Green Linnet car. 7.10, 6 Little Doubt 7.7. Shrewd made the pace for Silvermine, Little Doubt, Rory Mor, Green Linnet and Chopin over the early stages, the same pilot holding the position at the half mile where Silvermine drew level. Shrewd got clear at the distance but Silvermine came again in a good finish to get the decision by a short head, with a gap of two lengths to Rory Mor. Chopin was fourth. Time, 1.49* TRIAL HACK HANDICAP, of 60 sovs.; five furlongs. 1 FORCEFUL, 8.1 (Gray) j

3 SPARKLING MORN, 8.1 .. 2 6 LOTERIE, car. 7.9 (Weston) 3 Also started: 5 La Crown 9.0, 7 Jadarino 8.5, 4 Duckling 8.3, 9 Fairy Girl 8.2, 2 Tavora 8.1, 8 Leabrook 8.0. Forceful was first out and was never headed. He had a clear two lengths from La Crown, Tavora, Sparkling Morn and Lotcrio as they turned for homo and improved to win by four lengths. La Crown was fourth. Time 1.2 L ’ NORMANBY HANDICAP, of 90 sovs.; seven furlongs. 1 AWAKEN, 9.3 (Voitre) 1 2 JUST AN IDEA, 9.1 (Manson) 2 5 MISS SHEF, 8.0 (Broughton) .. 3 Also started: 3 Calaihine 8.7, 4 Singer 8.0, 6 Kissless 8.0. Kissloss was in charge for three furlongs; Singer then moving up to lead Awaken and Calamine. Miss Shef came on to lead Calamine and Singer at the turn but Awakcn’s finish on the outside took the decision by a length and a half, there being a similar distance between second and third. Singer was fourth. Time, 1.39. WAIMATE HANDICAP, of 100 sovs.; sis furlongs. 2 AWAKEN, 7.6 (Broughton) .. 1 1 ORAPAI, 8.4 (Voitre) 2

3 GOLD DAWN, 7.6 (McDowell) .. 3 The only starters. Orapai and Gold Dawn disputed the leadership till half way down the straight when Awaken came up smartly and won comfortably iby a length and a half, Gold Dawn being a length back. Time, 1.13-1. INAHA HACK HANDICAP, of 80 sovs.; 81 furlongs.

5 BON BYE, 7.0 (Broughton) .... 1 6 ATTENTIVE, 7.0 (Duncan) .. 2 2 CONSTANT SUN, 8.3 (B. H. Morris) 3

Also started: 1 Joyspear 8.6, 3 Banbridge car. 8.0, -1 Gold Zone 7.6, 7 Biflex 7.0.

Biflex, Joyspcar and Bon Eve were successive leaders to the half mile where Bon Eve was piloting Attentive and Constant Sun clear of the remainder. Attentive took the van at the home turn, Bon Eve, Attentive and Constant Sun being practically in line over the concluding dash, Bon Eve staving off Attentive by half a neck, Constant Sun being a short head away and Joyspear fourth. Time, 1.49.