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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 5, 5 December 1931, Page 8

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TAUMARUNUI RACES. HIT THE DECK WINS. I’cr Prces Association. TAUMARUNUI, Dec. 5. For the second day of Taumarunui races there is fine weather and a fair attendance. The track is in good order. Resuits : KAUIUMU HACK HURDLES, of 50 sovs. One and three-quarter miles. 1 Hit tho Deck, 9.7 1 2 Advance Camp, 10.11 2 3 Cargen, 9.11 3

Also started: Nassone 9.3, All Soult, Haputa, Bonny Play, Star Lupon 9.0. Won by one and a-half lengths two and a-tiaff lengths between second and third. Time, 3.15 4-5. MAIDEN HANDICAP, of 50 sovs. Six

furlongs. £ Queen Arpa, 3.6 1 6 Armenia, 8.6 ... ... ... ... ... 2 1 Kanapa, 3.10 ... ... ... ... ... 3 Also started: Toujours 9.0, Trowbridge 8.7, Sirnint, Tenure, Llanfviln, inuminelli 3.6. Won by a neck, a head between second and third. Time, 1.16. ASHBURTON MEETING. MA BELLE POLLY SURPRISES. Per Press Association. ASHBURTON, Dec. 5. The Ashburton Count}- Racing Club's summer meeting is being held to-day in glorious weather. Tho track is hard and the attcndanco small. Results : WINCHMORE HACK HANDICAP, of 90 sovs. Six furlongs. 10 Ma Belle Polly, 9.0 ... 1 7 High Tor, 9.6 2 6 Pharaoh, 9.10 3 Also started: Semper Paratus 9.13, Merry Peel, Battle Hero 9.3, Sailor’s Love, Elude 9.2, Red Arro-.v, Countermarch, Grand Review 9.0. Won by a head, two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.13 3-5. WAIKATO TROTS. FIRST EVENT TO OUTSIDER. Per Press Association. HAMILTON, Dec. 5. The Waikato Trotting Club’s spring meeting opened in glorious weather with a good attendance. The track is in excellent order. Results: IMPROVERS’ HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. Unhoppled trotters; class 3.50. One mile and a-half. 9 Zanzibar, 103yds bhd 1 5 Bessie Pairish, 72yds bhd 2 6 Bingen Bell, 12yds bhd 3 Also started: Rosalie’s Triumph, Kohewah, Mati Herbilwyn, Miss Braesidc, Reply, Golden lluia, Tiny Bell scr., Arapai 46yds bhd-, Ba Campione 60, Hue Coronado 108, Windchat 120. Won by one and a-quarter lengths, six lengths between second and third. Time, 3.23 2-5. PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. Class 3.4. One mile and a-quarter . 1 Free Logan, scr 1 2 Pegaway, scr 2 3 Wor,hy Cause, scr 3 Also started: Pukemiro, Cracker, Cogent, Taniwha, Wee Machine, Derby Fame, Black Ballin, La Triumph, Rulfy Thorpe scr., Prince Etawah 24, Cleao, Lady Coronado 60. Won by a head, two and a half lengths between second and third. Time, 2.53. RAGLAN HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. Class 2.20. One mile. 10 Glandore, 36yde btid 1 3 Some Dillon, 12yds bhd 2 1 Derby Vale, scr 3 Also started : Sailor Boy, Jersey Thorpe, Rolfo Audubon scr., Bell Dial, Prince Pedro 12yds bhd., liohora 36, Van Rich, Our Peter 48. Won by a neck, a head between second and third. Time, 2.15 1-5. CANDIDATES FOR WOODVILLE. WORKERS AT AWAPUNI. (By "Binocular.”) Awapuni will be represented by a team of 14 horses at VVoodville on the opening day and the majority were galloped this morning. Both the course proper and the plough were in use, tho flags on the former being about 30ft. out, while the latter was heavy with dirt. Times were not particularly fast as a result. Beaconsfield (Broughton) had Haulbowline (Reed) as a partner over six furlongs, the pair running the first threo in 38 2-5 and the full distance in 1.20 4-5. Beasonsfield will forgo tho maiden company at Woodvillo for the hack sprint. The Feilding Cup winner King Colossus (Reed), had the improving hack, Manawatu (Anderson), as a companion, over seven furlongs. They ran on terms throughout and the maiden performer was with tho Colossus gelding at the close. King Colossus will again he ridden by B. Morris in tho Woodvillo Cup, but Manawatu will not make his next appearance till Dannevirlce. Chief Line (Bell) and Whangaroa (Chisholm) ran six furlongs on the plough in 1.23 1-5. The latter had the advantage at the close, but the Chief Ruler gelding, apart from being a lazy worker, had much the worse of tho weights . , _ Saltpot (Anderson), Lady Court (Broughton) and Jean Ladosio (Reed) were associated over six furlongs, ihe last-named showed a brilliant turn of speed over the early stages, but the other pair befit her home in 1.21, ,he first three furlongs having been left behind in 40 3-5. La Moderno (Reed) strode away from the six furlong post to speed up over tho last three and come home in 37 4-5. Inflation was not asked to gallop, being restricted to an easy task on one of the inner tracks. In company with Chief Cook, the two-year-olds will do their Christmas racing at Ellerslio. Tho Chief Ruler-Dolly Fisher filly will race at AVoodvillo under the cognomen of Chief Marionette. Since early in her career Chief Marionette (Franco) has displayed a good turn of speed and in a scamper with Santoft (Thompson) and a Tea Tray two-year-old the filly ran right away from her companions. Santoft, who will also race at Woodville, is a full-brother to Playground and Parkland. Blacksmith (Bell), who is always a free worker, ran six furlongs on the plough in 1.21. Tho Arrowsmith gelding will make his first appearance since the beginning of the season in the Whariti Hack Handicap at Woodville. Happy Hit (Reed) and Hunting Boy (Broughton) were well clear of a companion at the end of a five furlongs gallop, the last half 'mile taking 54*. Neither Happy Hit nor Hunting Boy has been up very long but Hunting Boy will race at Woodville oil the flat prior to essaying tho hurdling role. Chief Cook was doing Ins work nicely at tho close of a. gallop with Chief Clerk and In Vain over six furlongs on the plough the distance being botli Chief Cook and Clnei Clerk at AVoodvillo. „ . ~ , . There was little fast work attempted by the workers alter breaklast, but Decree Nisi (Voitre) and Patearoa (Pagan) ran five furlongs on tlio plough in 1.8 2-6. The former, who is improving, held a slight advantage at tho post. The many friends of Alan McDonald will regret to learn that this wellknown cross-country horseman has not made the recovery from tlio injuries he received at tho Grand National meeting that could be desired and he has decided to enter hospital at llotorua ‘for treatment.