Sporting

Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 107, 7 May 1941, Page 2

Sporting

REHANDICAPS DECLARED The following rehandicaps for the first day of the Egraont Eacing Club’s winter meeting, to be held to-morrow, have been declared by Mr. A. Tronson 1 as follow, the original imposts being given in parentheses:— Tongahoe Hurdles.—Mataroa 11.0 (10. G). Telegraph Hack Handicap.—Desert Tide 8.2 (.7.13). Hawera Handicap. —Endorsement 8.1 (7.0). Hack Scurry.—Sunny Knight 9.0 (8.8), Desert Tide S.O (7.7.). Mcßae Cup,—Amigo 9.5 (9.0). Tawhiti 3 lack Handicap.—Young Charles 9.2 (S.ll), Talenta 8.8 (8.2). The first race to-morrow is to start at 11.45 a.m., and the schedule for the day is follows: — 11.45. —T. ngahoe Hurdles. 12.25: Telegraph Hack Handicap. 1.5: Hawera Handicap. 1.45. Ega out Steeplechase. 2.25. Hack Scurry. •-i Co* Mcßae Cup. 5.45- Tawniti Hack Handicap. RIDING ENGAGEMENTS Most of the Awaouni horses engaged at Waverley went straight on to Hawera. Biding engagements available lest evening were as under:— W. J. Broughton: Battlegain, Survey-or-General, Squeers, Mountain Fox. B. H. Morris: Sunny Knight, Talenta. D. W. Eedstone: Authoress, Eoyal Star 11, Goldburn, Lady Puma. INDIA’S ACE RIDER Australian jockey, Edgar Britt, has headed the winning jockey’s list in India for the fourth season running. Britt usually returns to Sydney for the winter, but this year will has gone to Bangalore, where ho will ride for the Maharajah of Baroda. Britt has the biggest retainer of any jockey in India, but, although he docs a tremendous ( amount of riding, still finds time for j military training with the auxiliary army. Jockeys iu India help the war effort financially. They give 25 per cent, of their winnings to war funds and pay heavy income tax. For the first half of the season just ended, Britt rode for the Maharajah of Kashmir, but, by mutual agreement the contract was ended and Britt signed with the Maharajah of Baroda. OTAKI NOMINATIONS Nominations for the first day of the Otiaki Maori Racing Club’a meeting are:— TARARUA HACK HURDLE HANDICAP, of £130; 14 miles.—Moonlight Bay, Padnos, Eupatrid, Ruling Star, Regicide, Golden Memory, Screen Star, 1 Raana, Colibri, Arabic, Selkirk, Corrob- J oree, Wenewene, Mataroa, Master Cyk-! lon, Royal Vixen, Sunee, Debretts, Har- j hour Bar, Parekura, Sanguine King, Royal Romanee. j KUKU MAIDEN RACE, of £100; six furlongs.—Elufary, Winton, Lucky Lulu, Molly Malone, Lucky Comet, Kinkajou, Kekurangi, Vin-de-Honneur, Prathella, Miss Halomet, Ringless, La Rofita, Eastern Sport, Lady Govern, Belle Ideal, Atapuwhero, Moderate. OTAKI HACK HANDICAP, of £125; 7 furlongs.—Te Ore, Black Sovereign, Vietoire, Little Margot, Sceptre, Golden Enterprise, Gothic, War Credit, Newbury Queen, La liosita, Flying Hawk, Tit mark, Wenewene, Talenta, Tractometor, Caution, Araehne, Red Dash, Moderate. RUAKAWA HANDICAP, of £300; 1J miles.—Little Robin, Sanction, Beau Ciel, Trench Law, Piastre, The Monarch, Lambourn, Young Charles, Ned Cuttle, Sir Crusoe, Gladynev, Augment, Aurora Star. TE HORO HACK HANDICAP, of £125; 1 mile and 1 furlong. —Fox Tower, Myarion, Little Margot, Sanction, Hokumai, Haile Selassie, Arabic, Renascor, Katesbridge, Pretty Lass, Titter, Courting, Araehne, Valiant Lady, War Cloud, Sunfire, Half Caste. HUIA HANDICAP, of £200; seven furlongs.—Hagen, Noble Fox, Trench Law, Circular Note, Galtecmore, Colincamps, Whakarara, Night Eruption, Harina, Mittie, Grandora, Autolite, Endorsement, Sporting Gift, SurveyorGeneral, Valerian, Lady Montana. WAITOHU HACK HANDICAP, of £125; six furlongs.—Fly-by-Nightj Ringling, Vivid Light, Star Zone, Sceptre, Flying Hawk, Sweet Ann, Parlato, Tractometer, Day Lightning, Calliope, First Round, Tristan, Leighon Ray.