EGMONT MEETING

Northern Advocate, 3 May 1934, Page 9

EGMONT MEETING

OEAPAI WINS SPRINT. TRES PEC A SFRPRISE. (Per Press Association.—Copyright.) H-AW ERA, This Day. All the Auckland candidates were beaten at the opening of the Egmort Racing Chib’s winter meeting yesterday, but several of them raced prominently, Brown Abbey, Princess Star, and British Columbia running second, and Solomon third. .Features of the racing wore the surprise wins of Moatoa, Illuminate and Tres Sec, who returned good dividends. Some delay occurred in the running of the programme, and the last race was started over an hour late.. There was a good attendance, the gate takings being £BO larger than on the first day last year. The totalisatnr turnover was £8,457 10/-, an increase of £2,265 10/-, the win-aud-place sys-! tom being used on each occasion. The remaining events resulted; — Flying Handicap, of 120 sovs; six furlongs. — (1-1) Orapai, S.l (R. Reed), 1; (2-2) British Columbia, 8.0 (Tremaine), 2; (.1-5) The Tiger, 7.1 (Wiggins), .‘l. Also started: (00) Carfex, (4-d) 'Callus, (8-8) Protomiut, (7-71 Royal Bengal, (3-4) Diagauo. Half a head;, two lengths. Time—l.l.l. Hack Scurry Handicap, of .100 sovs; five furlongs.— (5-5) Illuminate, 7.1 (Voitro), .1; (2-2) Princess Star, 8.7 (R, Reed), 2; (1-1) Solomon, 8.1 (W'iggins), 3. Also started:' (3-4) Amyril, (12-12) Musqnil, (8-0) Grumpy, (4-3) Money Gran, (0-0) Hyhisens, (7-7) Calcutta, (0-10) Snowball, (14-13) Do Trop, (15-15) Lady Chcval, (10-14) Gold Mission, (11-S) Lebanon, (K'.-ll.) Colossal. A short neck; a neck. Time —l.l 2-5. Mcßae Handicap, of 150 sovs: one mile and a quarter. —(1-1) Ruri. 7.0 (Duncan), 1; (2-2) Prince Colossus, 7.9 (Wiggins), 2; (4-5) Chopin, 7.5 (L. Jones), 3. Also started: (.3-3) Alloy, (5-4) Round Table. A neck; a length and a half. Time—2.lo.

Tawhiti Hack Handicap, of 100 sovs; seven furlongs.—(7-7) Ties See, 7.5 (Leach), I; (2-2) Silk Sox, 7.4 (Dancan), 2; (4-4) Gay Court, 5.9 (Goldfinch), 3. Also started: (1-1) St. Clara, (0-8) Tea Garden, (S-9) Bugle Call. (3-3) Headmistress, (10-10) Freeze, (0-5) Lady Ronald, (5-0) Prince Reno. Two lengths; a head. Time —1.2 S .1-5. An Inquiry. During the running of the Mcßae Handicap, Ruri veered out from the rails in the run home, and checked Chopin and Alloy. There was an inquiry into the incident, and the. explanation of Duncan, the rider of Ruri, was accepted.