Unworthy’s Surprise Win At Hawera

Northern Advocate, 30 March 1937, Page 9

Unworthy’s Surprise Win At Hawera

Sensational Dividend Of Over ' £3OO

t Per Press Association. - Conyrlght.l HAWERA, This Day.

The second day of the Hawera Trotting Club’s meeting was held yesterday in fine weather before a large attendance. The track was in good order after overnight rain. Unworthy created a great surprise by winning the Opunake Handicap, in which he was the outsider of the field and paid a very substantial dividend. The totalisator handled £ 15,337 .10/- for the day, compared with £11,459 10/- last year, making the total for the meeting £29,724, compared with £20,875 10/- last year.— Waimate Plains Handicap, of 300 sovs, and trophy valued at 25 sovs; two miles.— (2-3) Red" Flush, 60yds, 1; (1-1) U. Scott, sex’, 2; (5-5) Aide de Camp, sex’, 3. Nine started. A neck; three lengths. . Time—4.3s 1-5. Patea Handicap, of 125 sovs; one mile and a) quarter.—(l-2) Truman, scr, 1; (2-1) Lady Slipper, scr, and '(3-3) Savoldi, 72yds, dead heat, 2. Nine started. Three lengths; dead heat for second. Time —2.54.

Opunake Handicap, of 150 sovs; two miles.— (8-8) Unworthy, scr, 1; (1-1) Tan John, 132yds, 2; (2-2) Bingen Sun, 12yds, 3. Eight started. A length and a half; three lengths. Time—4.s7 2-5. Unworthy paid a dividend of over three centuries.

Stewards’ Handicap, of 125 sovs; one mile and a quarter.— (2-3) Connemara, scr, 1; (3-1) King Guthie, scr, 2; (7-6) Kia Kaha, scr, 3. Thirteen started. Three lengths; two lengths. Time — 2.55 4-5.

Kopuni Handicap, of 200 sovs; one mile and a quarter.— (2-2) U. Scott, 12yds. 1; (1-1) Kenworthy. 12yds, 2; (5-5) Winaway, 24yds, 3. Six started. A head; two lengths. Time—2.49 3-5.