DANNEVIRKE MEETING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 16 December 1920, Page 6

DANNEVIRKE MEETING.

(BY TELEGEAPH —PUKSS ASSOCIATION.* 1 | DANNEVIRKE, Dec. 15. ' The Dannevirke races were held to- 5 ■day in fine but dull weather. The totalisator investments were £31,533, compared with £28,323 for the two days' racing and the Hunt Club meeting combined held in the spring of last year. Results: Glengarry Hack Hurdles —Pacific S%>e 1, Tornea 2, Crosswords 3. Also rafr; Orane, Sweet T # ipperary, Manhattan, Better Luck, Powder King, B-ftck Eye, Trentham Rose, Tipperary Lass, General Raven, Lady Witchet, Hajjanui, Portraiture. Won easily. Time, 2.48. Sweet Tigperary* Lady "Witchet, Buck Eye, Trentham Rose, and Tipperary Lass fell. Maiden Plate-^Wamba 1, Blissfulness 2, Melting Moments 3. Also ran: Polini, Arion, Tout Bon, Houngaria, Shadow dancer, "Weird, Rebuff, Actor, Sun Rose, Sweet Rest, THarzonia, Black Tea, Prudent Lad, Multimaid. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.15. Otanga Handicap—Asterina 1. Dunedin 2, Handy 3. Also ran: Waimatoa, Hymarty, Woden, Paonui. Won by half a length. Time, 1.13 3-5. Tiratu Juvenile Stakes —Taipairu 1, <^renie de Men&he 2, Anomaly 3. Also ran: Prince Ferouz, Grotesque and Landbird (bracketed), Edendale, Warpath (bracketed with winner), Bonnie Rose, Ruse. by a length. Time, 1.1 4-5.

Dannevirke Handicap—ldle Talk 1, Gas Bag 2, Railand 3. Also ran: Molyneaux, Demagogue, Walton, Ben Bolt, Hyttus, Tari, Vasilkof. Won by two lengths. Time, 2.9. Tamaki Hack Welter —Automoana 1, Valley Rose. 2, American Beauty 3. Also ran: Hepta, Yankee Dan, Hotoke, Prince Martian, Larkspur, Samarang, Probate, Willy's Knight, Bacchante, ! Miss Elva. Won by a length. Time, :

1.14 3-5.

Oringi Welter—^Black Lace, 1, Sycorax 2, Miss Maid 3. Afeo ran: Nobleman, Punka, Potentiality, Honey Bee, Paddington Green, All Talk, Verjnillion, Scornful, Doric, Convention. Won by a length and a half. Time, 1.28 1-5. Wahine Welter—Perite 1, Festivity 2, Mahiahera 3. Also ran: Olynthus, Beloved, Signysian, Mumble, Sir Huon, Transmission, Passenger, Pupil, Arion, Conziska, Potomea. Won by ialf a length. -Xime, 1.49.

TAUMARUNUI RACES. . TAUMAEUNUI, Dec. 15. The Taumarunui races were held today in wet weather. The totalisatov handled £12,497 10s, as against £13,----811 last year. Results : Novice Handicap—lnfante 1, Leithfield 2, Miss Melva 3. Also. .started : Hypothesis, Chintz, Kuranui, Harrington, Master Rohan, Lucy French, Miss Rangi, Paulician, Fair "Mount. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.9 2-5. Taringamotu —Elsie Aroha 1, Oanowindra 2, Penona 3. Also started: Shell Shock, Pukemaramara, Valley Queen, Glenval. Won by a nose. Timej 1.16 3-5. A protest was lodged by the owner of Canowindra -against Elsie Aroha appearing in the book as trained by the owner, whereas It was trained during the last month by T. Morris, another trainer. The' Judicial! Committee imposed a fine of £20 on Carroll, for a breach of the rules, meanwhile jfaS^syit the divi--deuds, but withheld tn6: stake. Taumarunui Cup—lndependence 1, Lovelight 2, -Lady" Energy 3. Also started: Corregidor, Winsome Arch, Boomaday. Won by half a length. Time, 2.12 3-5. Matapuna Handicap-—Passionless 1, Knight On 2, Lady Glissas 3. Also ran: Falwin. Wamgan, Ellie, Colonel Abbey, Princess Renown, Lucy French, . Glenval, Lady Liiic, Delysian, Neu--•ritis, Kuranui. Won by three-quar-ters of a length. Time, 1.5. • Manunui Hurdles—JLombardy 1, "Shell Shock 2, Wangawa 3. Also ran: Keystone, Stilts, NKautahoe,, Grand -Canyon, Harrington'. Scrutineer. Won by one and a half lengths. Time, 3.3Matiere Handicap—Canowindra 1. Wanigan 2, Th<%-a 3. Also started: Penona, Hypothesis. Won by half a length. Time 1.19 3-5. Rangaroa Handicap — Escaped 1, Dribble 2, Independence 3. Also start-. -«d: Jollie Princess. Won by three--quarters*"bf a length. Owhanga Handicap—Silver Lode 1, Aircraft 2, Over There 3. Also started: Silver Pine. Won by a length.