HOLIDAY RACING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXVI, Issue 27, 31 December 1945, Page 8

HOLIDAY RACING

MANAWATU MEETING

ALETHEA ATONES. TAVERN LIGHT WINS.

(By "Spectator.")

The Manawatu Racing Club was more fortunate with the weather for the concluding day of its summer meeting on Saturday and the racing was conducted undor ideal conditions. The track was again in excellent order and some fino racing was witnessed. Favourites did • not fare very well, but despite this the sum of £58,585 was put through tho totalisator. This made a- total of £164,473 for the three days. When tho last three-day moeting was hold in 1940, tho sum of '£114,643 10s was handled. The meeting was well conducted and credit must be given to the president (Mr H.' R. Cooper) and his stewards. Tho secretarial department under Mr J. A. McUonell came through a strenuous time with colour flying. After running an ■ excellent rare in the chief handicap on Thursday, Tavern Light scored a popular win in the Christmas Handicap from Flying Ace and Lady Spiral, who stayed on bettor than .usual after making all tho running. Only five paraded for tho Farewell Hack Handicap and it was an excellent betting contest. Ring Scarf made most of the pace but a furlong from the post the five runners were in a bunch. In a great finish Delinquent beat Leighon's Glory by a neck with Fame a nock away and Solver right up. Leighon's Glory got pocketed and did not get out until it was too late.

Concluding results: — FREYBERG HANDICAP. One mile and a quarter.—2 Alethea (V. Sellars), 1; 7 Battle Dance, 2; 1 Typhoon, 3. Also started: 6 Duality (fell), 3 Foxcatcher, 5 Broiefield, 8 Phoenix, 9 Bay Robo, 4 Dunbar, 10 Lady Scholar. A length. Time. 2.5 2-5. TIRITEA HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP. One mile and a furlong.—6 Sir Raleigh (G. Walker), 1; 9 Carnforth, 2; 1 Master. Gary, 3. Also started: 5 Pompit, 3 TidApa, 8 Phalaria, 11 Norse, 10 Caelus, 2 Sporting Way, 7 Bezany, 4 Newel Post. Two lengths. Time, 1.56. WOOD HANDICAP. Seven furlongs.— 3 Gay Lena (H. Pcarcej, 1; 2 Whitley, 2: 6 Poutatau, 3. Also started: 5 Lord Thcio, 4 Alright, 7 Gaymecr, 1 Tumor*. Two lengths. Time, 1.26 1-5. WESTBURY HANDICAP. Seven furFlying Orders (V. Sellars) 1; 3 Young Margaret, 2; 1 Greek Chief, 3. Also started: 4 Behave, 6 Blue Chips, 7 Playfellow, 5 Aqua, 9 Sailor Boy 8 Iheio Light. Two lengths. Time, 1.27 2-5. CHRISTMAS HANDICAP One nnle and a furlong.-3 Tavern Light (W. Aitken), 1: 2 Flying Ace, 2; 7 Lady Spiral, 3 Also started: 1 Kuri, 4 Stony Broke, mile and a quarter—2 Delinquent (W. Connor , 1; 1 leighon's Glory, 2 ; 3 Fame Bian, 3. Also started: 4 Solver, 5 Ring Scarf. A neck. Time, 2.8 2-5.