RACES AT TE RAPA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21116, 25 February 1932, Page 9

RACES AT TE RAPA.

SPEEDMINT'S HANDICAP WIN. GOOD DAY FOR FAVOURITES. SUCCESS OF NUMBER FOURS. > Features of Iho racing on the concluding , day of the Waikato Racing Club's nicotine I at To Rapa yeMcrdiiy were the success of favourites and horses carrying No. | 1 saddlecloth. Five favourites, three of ! whom wero nt odds-on. were successful, and horses with No. -1 saddlecloth won four races besides filling minor places in three other races, the winners being Valpai, Mia Stella. Spcedmint and Bronze Tray. The going w;n again fast and, although there were four one-dividend fields, the racing proved very interesting, several of the finishes being very close. 1" avouiiles Were successful in the two leading events. Speed mint taking the Te Rapa Handicap in decisive fashion, and I'aganelli the Flying Handicap after a good contest with King Ford. The attendance was very small, the smallest since the To Rapa course was opened, and the tutalisator dropped to £5928 10s. compared with X'tti.2's9* on the second day last year. The totalisator investments for the meeting amoun.ed to £l-1.301, as against .toll.(-5 j 10s last year, a decrease of t'O per cent. Results:— OHINEVVAI HANDICAP, Sweepstakes of 12 each, with £ij added: t> fur. 3—VALPAI. K. L. Collins' ih g. syrs. by Yalkyrian —Wahincpui. 7.13. car. 7.8 (R. Mcßae) 1 '2—CHATEAU, M. 11. Tims' <J.O (10. A. Keesingi . . . • . . 2 I—BOOK1 —BOOK LAW. R. 11. Shaw junr.'s. 7.13 (O. \V. Mclnally) 3 (Winner trained by owner, Horotiu.) Also Started.—l Illuminelli (T. Green). 5.9; 5 Reclaimer (li. W. McTavish). 7.1.3. Halt'-a-length; length. Time,'lni 15 1 -3s. RAG LAN HURDLES, Of £100; lj miles. 3—MIA STELLA. A. and I). Knfso's ch. g. 4yrs. by Day Comet—Mt-rry Sara, 9.0 (H. Turner) . . . . . . . . 1 2—CARGKN. J. C'loary's, 10.1 (J. Smith) 2 I—WILTSHIRE, T. C. and 11. W. Wilson's. 11.0 (G. Cannont) . . . . 3 (Winner trained by owner, Cambridge.) Also Started.—s Mangani ill. Tinker). 10.?; I Arcade I'. Mcllroy). HO. car. 1).3. Neck; tv.o and u-lialf lengths. 'time. 3m U 3-ss. TE RGRE HACK HANDICAP, Of £75 ; 7 tur. I—GLENRATA, W. A. Strahan's hr c. syrs. by Mountain Knight—Lady Rouge. 8.1 (R. W. McTavish) .. 1 3—RUBY DAWN. A. Totman's. 8.12 (E. A. Keesing) . . . . . . . . . . 2 2—TEELS, 11. H. Phnrazyn's, S.O (T. Green) 3 (Winner trained by owner. Ttutkau.) Also Started.—4 Welcome Boy (A. O. Parsons'. 7.1(1; t> Searcher (S. J. Cammick). 7.0; 5 Ilomelight (R. Mcßae). 7.0. car. 7.2: 7 Free Air (A. G. Murray). 7.0, car. 7.2. Head; head. Time, 1m 20 4-ss. TE RAPA HANDICAP, Of £165; 1 mile. I—SPEEDMINT,1 —SPEEDMINT, A. Courtney's b f, 3yrs. by Catmint—Sc.rita Thurnham, 7.5. car. 7.5 (R. Ilornc) 1 3—LLMEEN. Mrs S. L. Parson's. 7.0 (N. McKct'uie) 2 2—BAROSCOPE. E. H. Citcksey's, 7.10 (E. A. Keeping) 3 (Winner trained by P. E. Pope. Takanini.) Also Started.—2 Flying Prince ill. Gilmer). 7.4. bracketed with Baroscope; 4 Mosque (F. T. Ber.tley). 7.0. car. 7.1. Length; two and n-half lengths. Time. 1m lis. EUREKA HANDICAP. Of £9O; two-year-olds; (} fur. I—TEA TRADER. R. T. Reids oh c. by Tea Tray—Epitaph. 9.9 (T. Green) 1 3 —JONATHAN, Mrs. S.L. Parson's, 7.2 (IT. Brown) 2, 2—GIGANTIC. F. H. Bell's. B.S (E. A. Keeeing) 3 (Winner trained by P. 15. Pope. Takanini.) Also Started. —4 Te Waipu (11. Stokes), 7.10; 5, Senorita CH. Gilmer). 7.0, car 7.1; ..6 Loombiuation (F. T. Bentley), 7.0, ear. 7.1*.' Length and a-half: three lengths. Time. ,1m 14 l-ss. RANG IRI RI HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, Of £9O; 1 mile. I—BRONZE TRAY. Mrs. M. W. and R. A. Powell's b S, syrs. by Tea Tray— Florent, 9.5 (O. AY. Mclnally) . . 1 4—CRUACHAN. T. C. and H. W. Wilson's. 9.7 (J. 11. Mcßae) . . . . 2 S—ROYAL RULER, B. E. Hart's, 9.9 (R. W. McTavish) 3 (Winner trained by M. Stack, "Whangarei.) Also Started.—2 Gay Cockade (R. S. Bagbv), 9.5; 7 Te Iloia (E. A. Keesing). 9.1; 0 Hit the Deck (T. Green), 8.13: 3 Kairuri (10. Ludlow), 8.0. Neck; length. Time. Jm 10 I-ss. FLYING HANDICAP, Of .£ 135; ti fur. I—PAGANKLLI. R. W. Roberts' b 2. ar:cd. bv Lord Ouex —Ringdove. 9.1 (O. W. Mclnally) 1 4—KING FOR D, Mrs. F. Baker's, 7.2 (S. J. Cammick) . . .. . . . . 2 3—CAN PAT, Mrs. T. Hurley's, 7.4 (R. Home) * . . . . ■ ■ . . . . 3 (Winner trained by M. J. Carroll. Te Hana.) Also Started.—2 Tea, Chat (T. Green), 8.1; 5 Iniamint (G. .(ones). 7.0. Three-parts of a length; length. Time, lm 12 4-53. HUNTLY HACK HANDICAP, Sweepstakes of £2 each, with XIOO added; 1 mile. I—LADY1 —LADY MUSK, R. Monds' b 111. 3yrs. by Musketoon—Miss Amans, 7.9 (J. "\V. Chandler) 1 2—GAY IDEA. Mrs. M. W. Powell's. 8.1 • (O. W. Mclnally) 2 4—LADY LULU, L. W. Davis', 7.10 (S. J. Cammick) 3 (Winner trained by A. E. Cox. Te Aroha.) Also Started.—3 Princess Bcde (T. Green). 8.10; 1 Holly Holm (.T. Day). 8.3: 0 Homelight (A. CI. Murray). 7.0. car. 7.4 J. Half-a-length; length. Time, lm 40 4-ss. TURF IN AUSTRALIA. RACES AT MENTQNE. (Received February 24. 11,25 p.m.) MELBOURNE. Feb. 21. At the Menlone races to-day the results | of the principal events were: NEWMARKET TRlAL.—Legislator. 1; | Merab. 2; Mystic Peak. 3. Won by three- I quarters of a, length. Time, lm 13js. THREE-YEA R-OLD HANDICA P .-First division: (Hideaway, I; Movie Star, 2; High Brae, 3. Won by half a length. Time, lm 14s. Second dtvisioir: Gold Digger. 1; Count OrlofT, 2; Vavite, 3. Won by half a head. Time, lm Ills. MELBOURNE TURF NEWS. MELBOURNE. Feb. 24. A. Heed rides Dominant, R. Wilson Iliri'iii. and H. Skidmore Gallopade in the Newmarket Handicap at Fleniington on Saturday. Amnion Ra. with M. McCarlen up, worked serviceably to-day. Ho looks well. Cape Royal and Rnlaiuif covered seven furlongs in e\eris. Gesto went seven furlongs in 1.41, while Ormolu look 39e to cover three furlongs. Hazel wood and Duugannon ran 11 furlongs in 2.33. Strength has been scratched for the Australian Cup. and Thurletone for all engagements. / Maurice McCarlen. formerly of New Zealand, has been engaged to ride Tolgus in the Newmarket Handicap. RACING FIXTURES. February 25—Woodvilie District Jockey Club. February 25 —< lore Racing Club. February 25—Waiapn Racing Club. I February 27, 29—Te Aroha Jockey Club. March 2, 3 Rangitikei Racing Club. March 4, 5- Naflier Park Racing Club. March s—Banks Peninsula Racing Club. , March s—Franklin Racing Club. March 9. 10—Dannevirke Racing Club, March 11. 12- Cromwell Jockey Clul). March 12—Bay of Plenty Jockey Club. March 17 —Opunake Racing. Club. March 17—Waimate Racfflg Club. March 17, 19—Wellington Racing Club. March 17, 19—Ohineinuri Raring Club. March 23—Opotiki Jockey Club. March 26, 28—Auckland Racing Club,