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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 105, 3 April 1926, Page 9

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RACES’ AT FEILDING. BRIGHT DAY AVINS MANCHESTER HANDICAP. Per Press Association. FEILDING, April 3. For the first day of tho Feilding Easter meeting tho weather is dull and cold, but flue. There is a largo attendance. The track is in splendid condition. Results: KAAVA K AAV A HACK HURDLES, of 200 sovs., 1J miles. Euchre, 9.11 ... ... 1 Matu, 9.7 ... 2 Slump, 9.0 ... ... ••• 3 Scratched: Mountain Bell. AVon by six lengths. Time, 3.13. ONGO HACK HANDICAP, of 200 sovs., five and a-lialf furlongs. Royal Elm, 7.0 ... ... 1 Royal Land, 7.8 2 Benzora, 8.10 ... ... ... 3 Scratched: Quillfire, Roburite, Rapiata, Kyla, Coma, Pouri and Memsahib. AVon by a long neck. Time, 1.8 1-5. MANCHESTER HANDICAP, of 500 sovs; H miles. Bright Day, 8.3 1 All Marimba, 7.6 2 Imperial Spark, 8.5 3 All started. AVon by a length and a-half, a length between second and third. Time, 2.7. AUCKLAND RACES . AUCKLAND, April 3. The Auckland Racing Club’s meeting opened in fine weather. There is a largo attendance and the course is in good order. Results: GREAT NORTHERN OAKS, of 700 sovs; 1J miles. Danae 1 Anklet 2 Queen March 3 Scratched: Judge’s Box, Mandane and Oreum. AA’on by a length and ahalf, two lengths between second and third. Time, 2.41". AVAIRARAPA MEETING. FEATHERSTON, April 3. The first day of the AVairarapa Racing Club’s Easter meeting is being held to-day in fine weather. There is a large attendance. Results: MAIDEN HACK, of 130 sovs., six furlongs.

Motion, 8.7 • ... ... ... 1 Grand Nationale, 8.7 ... 2 General AVai, 8.7 ... ... 3 Scratched: Airline and Thomond. Time, 1.15. RAILAVAY HANDICAP, of 270 sovs; 6 furlongs. Royal Dainon, 7.10 1 Morose, 7.0 2 Peneus, 9.13 . .... 3 Scratched: Archeen, Startlo and Epistle. Time, 1.14 1-5.

Nominations for all events for the Waikato Racing Club’s mee'ting close with the secretary (Mr E. H. O’Meara) on Friday, April 9, at 5 p.m.