RACES AT HAWERA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21098, 4 February 1932, Page 7

RACES AT HAWERA.

lieST DAY'S EVENTS.

jubilee cup contest. 1 SUCCESS OF ARIKIRA. PRINCE'S SPRINT DEFEAT OF LADY QUEX. [bt telegraph.—press association. ] HAWERA. Wednesday. The Egmoat. Racing Club's Jubilee Meeting "'as opened to-day in threatening weather and rain set in with the iixth race. The track until then had been fast and in perfect condition. The attendance was oniv moderate. The totalisator handled £6144 compared with £7.0,276 on the opening day last year. Eesulu were:— ' QHAWE hurdles, Of £75; 1} miles. j_BLACKSMTTH. W. G. Shannon's br if, ijyrs., by Arrowsmith—Venetian, 3.9 (Jenkins) 1 J. Fryer's. 9.13 (Sandiiands) . . 2 ' B—CALL A PAT. F. S. Bluett' i, 10.0 (H. Duiieu) 3 Also Started.—£ Royal Acre. 10.11; 1 The Swell. 10.1: 6 Gnstorm, 9.0. Half a length;, .two lengths. Time, 2m 47} s. JUVENILE HANDICAP, Of £SO; for two and three-year-olds; 5 fur. 3—LA CROWN. W. Pine's b m. 3yrs.. by Lackham—Coronet mare. 7.1 (J. Pine I . . 1 • 4—CHIEF MARIONETTE. R. J. McDonald's. 7.2 i Weston) 2 I—MERRY WAY, Mrs. W. D. Graham's. 5.3 (Gray) 3 Also Started.—2 Barbacail. 8.5: 7 Fairy Girl..'.s; 5 Amyril. 7.3; S Royal Papa, 7.2; I Glowlight, 6 Ripple Song, 7.0. Skor£ head; two lengths. Time. 1m 31s. TOKAORA HANDICAP. Of £75; 6 fur. I—THE TIGER. G. A. Richards'^ b g, 4yrs. k by Sheffield-Gazeley—Gleam mare. 8.12 (L. Duiieu) 1 3 ARVA-DA. F. V. Sampson's, 9.4 (Reed l 2 B—JADARINO, J. O'Brien's, 7.2 (Duncan) 3 The only starters. Keck; 12 lengths. Time, lm 14; S. EGMONT JUBILEE CUP, Of £200; including gold cup valued at £SO; li miles. I—ARIKIRA, Mrs. G. E. Bryant's br g. 4yrs., by Limond —Hinearoha, 7.4 (Voitre) 1 S—SHREWD. A. Syme's. 7.3 (McDonnell) 2 1-MONALOF. P. Tito's. 7.4 (Grylls) . . 3 Also Started.—s Calamine, 7.2; 2 Chopin. 7.13: 6 Little Doubt. 7.3; 7 Banbridge, 7.0. Three lengths; half a length. Time, 2m 7s, a record for the race. FLYING HANDICAP, Of £110; 6 fur. 3—LAUGHING PRINCE. T. A. Duncan's ch a. aged, by Quant.ock —Martian Princess. 9.8 (L. G. Morris) . . 1 /I—LADY QCEX. W. G. Emeny'a, 8.12 {Gray) 2 t—ORAPAI. Mrs. W. D. Graham's, 8.2 (voitre) -■ •. - 3 Aiao Started.—3 Green Linnet, 7.3; 5 Golden Dawji. 7.4. Length; head. Time, lm 14s. NOLAN HACK HANDICAP, „ Of £100; Si far. S—GREEN5 —GREEN PATCH. R. Johnson's b sr. 4yrs.. by Acre —Dominant, S.O (Reed) 1 I—CONSTANT - SUN. H. Bayly's. 7.12 (Voitre) 2 B—JOTS PEAR, R. J. Morrra', 8.5 (Gray) 3 Also Started.-—6 Biflex. 7.0; 5 Bon Eve, 7.1;' 4 Attentive. 7.0. Two lengths; two lengths. Time, lm 4£s. WHAREROA HANDICAP, Of £110; Si fur. I—AWAKEN, A. Alexander's, 8.7 (Voitre) . . . . . . .. • - . 1 2—ROBY MOR. 8.5 (Gray) . . . , 2 3—JUST AN IDEA. .C. R. S. Patter-, son's, 8.13 (Manson) 3 Aiso Started.—s Singer, 8.0; 4 Tentcall, 8.0. . Three-quarters of a length.; same. Time. lm 50s ' WAIPAPA HACK HANDICAP, Of £9O; 7 fur.. B—CAPTAIN DAN. 7.0 (Voitre) .. 1 I—OHBY'S CHOICE. 9.0 (Gray) .. 2 6—GQLDZONE. 7.5 (J. Pine) . . . . 3 Also Started.— 0 Moerangi, 7.13; 4 Kisslass. 7.0; 2 Miss Shef, 7.4. -Neck; head. Time, lm 30s. NOTES ON THE FORM. ARIKIRA'S COURSE RECORD. EXCITING FINISHES IN RAIN. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN COIinES.PONDE.NT.] HAWERA, Wednesday. Blacksmith won the Ohawe Hurdles impressively. Making the running after crossing the first fence, he shook off determined challenges by Airtight and Callapat. Royal Acre went a fair race. The Swell lost his rider at the third, fence, but he has possibilities as a jumper.

Barbacan tried to win tins Juvenile Handicap ail the way, but Merry Way, La Crown, Glowlight and Chief Marionette were handy at the home turn. La Crown was clear at the half distance, when Chief Marionette came with a strong run, failing by only half a head (o catch La Crown. Merry Way and Barbacan stopped badly.

Arikira, fartfurife in an even betting race, won the E;:mont Jubilee Cup in most convincing fashion in record time for the course. He left the field standing in tlie last ~>o yards. Shrewd and Monaloff carried the field along at a soiid pace, with Chopin and Calamine, both of whom were cut out at the start, bringing up the rear. Arikira Was alwaya handily placed on the rails behind the lenders. Chopin made a sharp forward move along the back and was outside tbr?e horses crossing tho top, where Arikira, Banbridgf* and Chopin were a length and a-hitlf behind Shrewd and MohnI"ff. Inside the distance, Arikira challenged and sunn gathered in the leaders, going away to win by two and a-half lengths .with Shrewd a neck ahead of Monaloff. . Calamine, i3;mbridge. Little Doubt and Chopin, followed. Arikira'a win was very Clear-cut. Tho much-bonmed The Tiger was a very hot favourite in the three-horse field for the Tokaora Hark Handicap. He led all the way, but only iust won from the consistent . Arvnda, who had the favourite doing his very best, 'i'he race should im'trove the winner. Laugljins L'rince defeated Lady Quex in tandsoine style in the Flying Handicap, •olid support for La<ly Quex causing the winner to go _out at a tine pric«. Orapai and Gold Dawn made the running- to the 'trn front Laughing Prince, with Lady Q»ex on the rails. Orapai was in charge "t the h;ilf-distance. when Laughing' Prince challenged. and won by three-quarters of a length from the fast-finishing Lady Quex. just Orapai by a head. Gold Dawn and Ixreen Linnett were right up. was a thrilling finish, with less than two lengths separating the field. Orapai U'neariy back to his best form. G-een Patch displayed a vast improvement on Paliiatua form by winning the -T<olan Hack Handicap very easily, the race being run in driving rain. Green : Patch 'Willed Bon Ev«, Joyspenr and ConstantSun. to . the straight and then ca/is through 10 .peat the odds-on fancy Constant Sun •asdy, with Joysppar third. Awaken, favourite for the Whnreroa Handicap. oanie through in the straight to win ®y half a length from Rory Mor and Just • an r , Idea, who were finishing on. . Captain Dan and Orby'a* Choice got all the best of the start in the Waipnpa Hack ■Handicap and they ran first, and second. Jti * thrilling finish in- heavy rain. Captain Hn won by a neck, with Goldzono half * head away. Moerangi finished fast right a l> m fourth place.