RESULTS AT OPUNAKE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22046, 28 February 1935, Page 9

RESULTS AT OPUNAKE

CUP TO MONANUI GOLDEN MISSION'S SURPRISES ST. CLARA BEATS Cm. IN VANE [BY TELEGRAPH —PHESS ASSOCIATION] HAWERA, Wednesday The annual meeting of the Opunake Racing Club was held to-day in flue weather. There was a large attendance and the totalisator handled £5755 10s, compared with £4509 10s last year. The track was holding. Results were:— * PATIKI HURDLES, of £100; 1} miles.— 2 Colossal, 9.4 (S. Auderson), 1; 1 March Alone, 10.1.'S (J. H. Mcßae), 2; 3 Beau Star, 9.0 (W. C. Grindlay), 3. Also started: 4 Gowanlea. 9.0. Nose; half a length. Time, 2ni 55 3-ss. RAILWAY HACK HANDICAP, of £75; 7 fur.—3 Earn, .8.2 (S. Anderson), 1; 1 Onewhetu. 8.13 (G. W. Guncan), 2; 2 Ring side, 7.9 (W. J. Broughton), 3. Also started: 4 Dombey, 9.0; 5 General Quex, 7.0. Length; same. Time, lm 31s. MAIDEN RACE, of £OS; special weights; 6 fur.—3 Passing Fancy, 8.5 (W. J. Broughton), 1; 4 Red Sand, 8.5 (S. Tremain), 2; 6 Kaola, 8.5 (L. Dulieu), 3. Also started: 5 Daivet, 1 Joy Box, 2 Colossal. 7 Le Sable, 8.5. Jlead: half a neck. Time, lm 18 2-ss. OPUNAKE CUP, Of £120; 1J miles I—MONANUI, 8.0 (G. W. Duncan) .. 1 3—TAHURANGI, 7.6 (S. Davoren) .. 2 2—CEREAL, 8.4 (S. Anderson) .. .. 3 Also Started.—i Taitoru, 5 General Quex, 7.0. Length and a-half; two lengths. Time, 2m 11 3-ss. F/LECTRIC HACK HANDICAP, of £75; 5 fur.—6 Gold Mission, 7.8 (S. Tremain), 1; 5 Gold Gleam, 7.12 (S. Anderson). 2; 1 Harvest Moon. 9.0 (W. J. Broughton), 3. Also started: 2 Silvor Wings, 8.10; 3 Merry Wny, 8.0; 4 Lady Eka, 7.8; 7 Joy Box, 7.4. Half a length; three-quarters of a length. Time, lm 4 3-ss. PRESIDENT'S HACK HANDICAP, of £9O; 9 fur.—2 St. Clara. 8.12 (L. Dulieu), 1: 1 Glenvane. 9.0 (W. J. Broughton), 2; 3 Ingenuity, 7.11 (G. W. Duncan). 3. Also started: 4 March Alone, 7.9; 5 Gowanlea, 7.0. Head; nose. Time, 2m 3s. FAREWELL HACK HANDICAP, of £75; 6 fur.—6 Gold Mission, 7.3 (Savage), 1; 2 Chiknra, 7.9 (S. Tremain). 2; 3 Eara. 8.3 (S. Anderson), 3, Also started: 9 Dombey, 9.0; 4 Onewhetu. 1 Harvest Moon. 8 13- ?. r^l r,T Wa T. 8.7; 8 Gold Gleam. 7.10; 7 Windsoreen, 7.0. Half a head; same Time, lm 17s SOUTHERN TROTTING EVENTS AT INVERCARGILL TO-MORROW'S ACCEPTANCES [BT TELEGRArH—PRESS ASSOCIATION*] INVERCARGILL, Wednesday Following are the acceptances for the first day of the Invercargill Trotting Club's annual meeting to be held on Friday and Saturday:— MAIDEN HANDICAP, of £100; limit. 3.43; ljr miles.—Autogo, Blue Spark. Chevalier, Chief Drusus, Edith Grattan, Eglinton. Eighteen Carat, Glencree, Gold Valley, Grand Mogul, Lady Ita. Leitrim, Master Garry. Mishap, Pacha, Silver Guy, Storm, Chimes Junior, Sunny Grove, Worthy Claire, limit. MONOWAI HANDICAP, of £IOO (trotters); limit, 3.49; li miles.—Alister Oag, Anna's Voyage, Annie Moko, Ann Parrish, Ballet, Boy Blue. Logan Bums, Gipsy Lee. Leeway, Molly King. Parrish Chimes. Sandy Drusus, Turi Boy, limit; Goodwood, 24yds bhd; Lady Sonoma, 30; Kilbirnie Dan, Sylvia Moko, 48; Bon Haven, 84. THOMSON HANDICAP.. of £100; limit, 4.53; 2 miles.—Carillon Chimes, Erin's Chief. Gold Salute, ifoko. Child, Nelson's Fortune. Ready * Money, Vologda, limit; Bronze Wave, Happy. Krijgh£ ,"2 4yd sibb d. ... - . INVERCARGILL TROTTING CUP HANDICAP. of £200; limit, 4.47; 2 miles.— Wrackette, limit; Lindrum, 12yds bhd: All Sunshine, Erin's Fair, 30; Liberal, 48; Margaret King, 601 Kibo. 72. CRESCIJNT HANDICAP, of £100; limit, 3.40; If miles.—Guywin, Happiness. Lucky Lee, Monty Chimes. Royal Drive, Stalwart, Suncup, limit; Carillon Chimes, Fairhaven, Hard Times, Harold Wrack, Red Glow, Sir Gowan, I'Jyda bhd- Sunny Southland, 24; Duaky, 36. TRAVIS MEMORIAL HANDICAP, of £IOO (trotters); limit. 3.46; 1} miles.—Anna's Voyage. Cor?opsia, Goodwood, Lady Sonoma, Leeway. Parri«h Chimes. Turi Boy, limit; Kilbirnie Dan. 12yds bhd; Journey's End. 24; Lee Boy. 36; Bon Haven, Golden Bingen. Helen's Bay. Kippagb. Minstrel, 48: Cathedral Rose, GO - MEMBERS HANDICAP, of £100: limit. 2.58; H miles.—Anthum, Bright Voyage, Nellie Osborne. Royal Guy, limit; Lynwood. Mountain Jewel, 12yds bhd; Bingen Wrack. Frank Mac, Scotfree. Sergeant Dallas. 24; Erin'B Boy, 36. TA.KITIMU HANDICAP, of £IOO (saddle); limit,, 2.23; 1 mile.—Anthum, Erin's Star, Manrico Lee, Nelson's Fortune, Vologda, limit; Weary Voyage, 12yds bhd; Lynwood, 24; Rocks ahead. Scotfree, 38_ TAURANGA MEETING ENTRIES CLOSE TO-MORROW Entries for the Bay of Plenty Jockey Club's annual race meeting, to be held at Tauranga on March 23 and 25, close at 5 p.m. to-morrow with Messrs. Blomfield and Company,; Auckland, or the secretary, Mr. S. Geo. Willcock, Tauranga. The programme is an attractive one, providing for a total of £1035 in prize-money. The Tauranga Cup Handicap enrries a stake of £2OO, and the Herries Memorial Handicap, the principal event on the second day, is worth £l5O. The two-dnys' meeting last year was very successful and the club appeals for the support of owners and trainers in securing an even better result this year. WELLINGTON TROTTING CLUB SINGLE POOL BETTING SYSTEM [BY TKLEGKAPH —PBESS ASSOCIATION] WELLING ON, Wednesday The stewards of the Wellington Trotting Club decided to-day not to use the Forbury Park system of betting at its meeting on Saturday, but to revert to the old single pool system, with two dividends, on. the 75 and 25 per cent basis, in fields of five or more 6tarters. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS "W.G.F.," Waijmkuratt.—Rin Tin Tin has never defeated Limerick at Duivedin. The only occasions on which they have met in n race were when both were unplaced m two open sprint events at Trcntham iu March. 1931. TRAINERS' SUCCESSES GOOD RECORDS AT TE AROHA The' Takanini trainer P. E. Pope has a Rood record at Te Aroha, having won at leant one race at each of the meetinga there. Prince of Orange and Bells of Shandon were successful in 1930; High Comedy and Speedmint in 1931: High Comedy in 1932; Gay Shiela in 1933; Gay Blonde in 1934; and Gay Blonde twice, and Gay Sbeik this year. These make a total of 10 wins in six years. In the same period A. Cook, of Te Awamutu. has a tally of 12 wins, including three ' dead-heats, but hj? failed to produce a winner this year Leitrim, Tenakoe and To Hoia id«iad-heut) scored in 1930; Pegaway and Leitrim in 1931; Sea Ruler, Leitrim and Soloist in 1932: King's Knave in 1933; and Impasto (one win and one dead-heat) and Knight of Australia (dead-heat) in 1934. In 1933, when trained by J, W. Anderton. Knight of Australia won the President's Handicap, and last year, when trained by Cook he dead-heated with King March, while this year he was only narrowly defeated by Gay Blonde.

HANDICAPS FOR TE RAP A C.ipsy Moth. 9.4, was omitted from the woightH for the Linloy Hack Handicap, G fur,_ to be run on the first day of the "VVaikato Racing Club's coming meeting at Te Bapa. Record Flight, 8.0. also has to be added to the Puketaha High-weight Handicap field.