Bay Of Islands Picnic Race Meeting At Kensington Park Today

Northern Advocate, 29 April 1944, Page 6

Bay Of Islands Picnic Race Meeting At Kensington Park Today

111-fortune has dogged the Bay of Islands Racing Club since it first decided to conduct a picnic race meeting for patriotic purposes. Three times the meeting has been postponed because of wet weather or unfavourable track condbions at Kawakawa, and it was decided to shift the venue to Whangarei.

Today, at Kensington Park, the meeting took place, although again the club was not favoured by the best of luck. Rain during the week and again this morning, made the track exceptionally heavy and ground conditions everywhere wet under foot, but in the afternoon, the weather cleared. With appeti:es whetted by the successful meeting conducted by the Whangarei Racing Club last Saturday, when more than £llOO was raised for patriotic purposes, Whangarei people, as well as many visitors from other districts, attended, and from noon onwards the crowd increased.

Except for £124 given as prize money in the eight rhces, all proceeds went to patriotic funds, but entrance fees from competitors contributed largely towards meeting prize requirements.

During the afternoon the Whangarei and County Pipe Band played selections and national dancing exhibitions were given.

Refreshment booths and stalls conducted by the Purua patriotic committee also contributed largely towards patriotic funds, men and women of that district having worked hard and given generously to ensure that the crowd’s requirements were fullv met. Results:

MAIDEN HACK HANDICAP. of AS. minimum weight !)si. Six furlongs. TIMOSHENKO, Mr. O. Finlayson’s (M. Tel for) 1 PARIAN, Mr. A. Oloiworthy's (C. 11. Clotworthy) 2 BREEZE, Mr. D. Wilson’s (Owner) .. 3 Also started: Boomps-a-Daisy (G. Ross), Bondsman (G. PloSsted), Mountaineer (.]. Sloane), Blazer (G. Clot worthy). Black Majesty (D. Wyatt). Won by three lengths, five lengths between second and third. Time, 1.20 IT). From a had start, Parian was first out, followed by Blazer and the others stringing out. The order was maintained along' the top, when 1 Timoshenko, which had been lying handy, made a run to assume the lead, and held on to win by throe lengths from Parian, with Breeze live lengths away third. Mountaineer was fourth.

MAORI MAIDEN HACK HANDICAP, of AS. Minimum weight list. Six furlongs. SARGON. Mr. S. Mawhiti's (J. Wilson) i MLNADE, Mr. R. Mahanga’s (G. Cam-

eron) - Also started: Shamrock (H. Mahanga). Won by 20 lengths. Time, L.3U. Saigon led from the start, and along' the hack was a length and a-lntlf in front of Minade. with Shamrock falling back. The order was maintained around the tou, where Shamrock was pulled up and Sargon continued to increase the lead to win easily.

K A WAKAWA PATRIOTIC HAN DIG AP, . of ,c:,o. Minimum weight !>st. One

mile. HALLEY’S COMET, Mr. T. I-lether-ington’s (C. H. Clotworthy) ... 1 W H AKATAME, Mr .F. Taylor’s <M. Teller) - , MONARCIL, Mr. A. Liddell’s (K. Carroll) •> Also started: Miss tinker (Cl. Clotworthy), Lady Light (.1. Sloane). Won by a length, four lengths between second and . third. Time 2m. ; Miss linker was left at the start, and the others went away together. Monarch showing the way to Whakntunc and Lady Light. Along the back. Monarch was still ahead, with Lady Light, Whakatane and i Halley’s Comet. Across the top, Halley’s Comet had moved up to second plaee behind Monarch, with Whakatane and Lady Light together, and Miss 1 Inker last Into the straight for a great finish, Monarch was challenged by Whakatane on the rails, and Halley’s Comet on the outside. Halley’s Cornet got up to head Whakatane by a length, with Monarch third four lengths away, and then Law Light and Miss 1-luker. LADIES’ BRACELET HANDICAP, of ,CS. Lady riders. Minimum weight, list. Six furlongs. AFTER SIX, Mrs. D. A. Lusk’s (Mrs. R. Passed) . .■ • 1 TIMOSHENKO, Mr. C. H. Finlayson’s (Airs. C. FI. Finlayson) 2 BONDSMAN, Mr. D. M. Walker’s (Miss P. Clements) •> The only starters. Won by two lengths. 15 lengths between second and third. Time, Ll.il. From a good start. Timoshenko led Bondsman, with After Six two lengths • awav, and the order was unchanged along ■ the 'hack until entering the top. where After Six moved up to take second place from Bondsman. Entering the straight, After Six challenged and raced to the distance neck and neck with Timoshenko, and went on to win by two lengths, with Bondsman well hack, last.

TA IT HENAKE MEMORIAL MACK HANDICAP, of £2O: Minimum weigh! list." Horses to lie owned and ridden by Maoris. One mile. OREAVAI, Mr It- Pone's (K. Hero-

wild) S ARGON. Mr S. Ngawati s (.1. Wil-

son) . . . ■ BONNY BOY, Mr B. Tipo-ne s (P

Cooper) , Also started: Minside (.1. Mahimga). Won by six lengths, double that distance between second and third. Time: 2-,y Going away together, Orcw.ai soon Pd from Sargon," Mlnade and Bonny Boy and that order was maintained , along the back at the end of which the first, two had opened up a big gap to Bonny Boy, who had moved ahead of Minade. Orewai was not challenged and won comfortably from Sargon, with Bonny Boy well hack. PRESIDENT’S HACK HANDICAP. of £3O. Minimum weight 9st. IIAl l A miles. PANAPU, Mr. C. H. Clotworthy’s (Owner) 1 BRIGHT ELMA. Mrs. C. H. Finlayson’s (M. Teller 2 AFTER SIX, Mrs. D. A. Lusk’s (K. Carroll) 3 The only starters. Won by a length; three lengths between second and third. Time, 2.32 3/5. At the start, the three were bunched, and passing the stand Panapu and AfteK Six were together, followed by Bright Lima. Round the back the pair raced heck and neck, with Bright Elma closing up the gap, and this oijder was maintained around the top. Bright Elma made a run as they came into the straight, but in an excellent finish, Panapu staved off the challenge to win by a length, with After Six three lengths further back.