TE RAPA RACES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23817, 19 November 1940, Page 5

TE RAPA RACES

(VICTORY FOR MINTLAW MERRY VAALS WINS SPRINT HACK CUP'TO LORD WAITANGI Two heavy rain showers, the first hefore the second race and the other before the chief event, temporarily quenched the enthusiasm of speculators at Te Rapa yesterday, when the Waikato Racing' Club's * Spring Meeting tvus concluded. The rest' of the afternoon was dull and warm, and the track ■was heavy. Mintlaw won the Hamilton jjandicap narrowly from Greek Queen, but the favourite. Merry Vaals. had a decisive victory in the open sprint xace, the Kirikiriroa Handicap. Lord "VViiitangi was successful in the Waikato Hack Cup. There was a good attendance, and the. iotalisator handled £33.457, compared with £38,719 10s. a decrease of £5202 10s. For •the meeting, the total was £82,030, compared with last jear's aggregate of £91,289. a decrease of £12,233. Details: — FRANETON HANDICAP, first £llO and per cent of. sweepstake of £3 each for; starters second £4O and 25 per cent of sweepstake, third i'-'O: 7 fur.—l—r. Foxwood, Mrs. H. C. Batchelor's br 111, :iyrs, by Foxbridge —Hazlewood, 7.11 (R. W. McTavisli). 1;, 11 —13 Miss Ridicule, 7.11, car. ■701; (V. 6ollop), 2; 6—f! Town Survey, •7 11, car. 7.12 Vi (C. G. Goulsbro), Also started; 15 —10' Marie's Choice, 5.5, car. 8/J; o 1 Evans Head. I—21 —2 Kinvara, 5.5; s—t £«dv Pay, 8.3; 7—9 Spats, S.O, car. 7.7; Face Value, '7.13, car. S.O; 10—11 Tioyal Musk. 7.13. car. 7.10: 10—20 Bon Trek 7.11, car. 7.0; 17 —17 Acquest, 7.11, rar 7.4; 20 —IS Beryl Vaals, 10 —10 Captain Bell, 3 —3 Lady Bloater. 18—10 TcmonoTilane 7.11, ear. 7.0; 14—15 African, 9—B Rovai Jay. 7.11, car. 5.2; 13—13 Gas Acre. 7.11 car. 7.4- B—7 Miss Eureka. 7.11. Half a" length; length and a-half. Time. 1111 30s. Winner trained by G. T. Mitchell, Cambridge. MATANGI HURDLES, first. £2lO, second £OO (bird £3O; about 1% miles.—I —5 Black Musk, O. M. Good's blk g, aged, by Mus-ketoon-—Queen Arch, 11.4 (J. L. Muir), l; -1 1 Loombination, 0.12 (J. Mcßae), 2; s—l Inness Lad, 9.10 (F. E. Baker), 3. Also started: 6—7 Midland, .11.4; 2 —2 Mio Lume, 20.7- 7—6 General Ruse. 30.3; 10—10 Spearcourt, 9.10; S—S Cappy, 9.0; 3 3 Aintree, 9.0; 9 —9 Te Bore, 9.0, car. 9.1. Six lengths; two and a-half lengths. Time, Kill 21 3-ss. Winner trained by J. L. Muir, Te Eapa.

RUAKURA STAKES HANDICAP, first £175. second £'oO, third *£2s; two-year-olds; 4 fur. —6 —6 Panonl, B. Clarke's br f, by Taals—'Angry Words, 7.10 (F. Hain), 1; ■X 5 Soutane, 5.9 (N. R. McKnnzie), 2; I—l1 —1 Tlnketoon, 7.11 (S. Waddell), 3. Also started: 5—3 Peter Douglas, 5.2; 3—El Maadi, g-1; s—S "Willie Pay, 12 —3 3 Betterman. o—i Himalaya, 11—10 Mihinui. 7.12; 7-i_7 Bivbrow, .15 —15 Berylmecr, 7.7, car. 9 —9 Edna's Birthday, 7.7; 10 —11 Transmitter, 7.0; 13—12 Josette. 7.5, car. S.oy 2 ; 16—16 Burford, 7.5; 1-I—l4 Declaim. 7.0, car. 7.1. Half a length; length. Time, f>Os. "Winner trained by J. F. Tutchen, To Eapa. HAMILTON HANDICAP. First £350, second £IOO, third £SO; 1y 4 miles g—S—Mintlaw, A. H. Storey's b g, syrs, by Ynals —Administration, 7.0, car. 7.1 (H. Long) .. . • .. 1 43 —Creek Queen, 7.6 (S. "Waddell) . 2 33 —12 —Racecamp, 7.1 (W. H. Jones) 3 Also Started. —5 —5 Llangollen, 0.2; I—21 —2 Royevrus. 9.0; 10—11 Golden Sheila. S. 10; 5—6 Lou Rosa, 5.3; 7—l Bronze Moth, 8.2; 2—l Anita Foe, 6—7 Pern, o—o Besiege. 7.4, car. 7.0: 11 —10 Forest Acre, 7.0, car. 7.1; 12—13 Town Section, 7.0. Neck; two lengths. Time, 2m 14 4-ss. (Winner trained by J. F. Eva, Te Awainutu) CLARKIN HACK AND HUNTERS' STEEPLES, first £2lO, second £6O, third £3O; about 2% miles.—2—4 Gar Vaals, R. Douglas' b g, aged, by Vaals —Gortyn, 11.0 (M. Ritchie), 1; 3—2 British Sovereign, 10.1 (Fi jE. Baker), 2; .4—-3 Temonatekapa, 0.1 10.11,- 6—7 Bells of Bow. 10.0; S-9 Honi, 0.10; 5—5 Celtic Lad, 0.4; 10—10 Imperial Prince, 9—B British Lass. 11—11 Sabu, 7 —o Jill, 9.0. Six lengths each way. Time, 5m 17s. "Winner trained by Owner. Morrinsville. WAIKATO HACK CUP, first £250, second £7O, third £3O; 1 mile.—3 —2" Lord Waitangi, R. Lewis' b hj, lyrs, by The Ace — Swift Bird. 5.6. car. 5.3 (S. Waddell), 1: <i —5 Palmint, 8.0 (R. W. McTavish), 2; I—3 Trig started: 4—t Hunter's Night. 0.1, car. B.S; Wildorc, 0.1. and Bellachy. 7.7. bracketed; B—S Joan Perl, SO; 5—6 Racpata, 8.2, car. 7.11; 11—0 Son of the Soil, 7.10, car. 7.3; o—ll Hornpipe, 7.0, car. 7.4; 7 —7 Ngawiri, 7.8; 11—10 Karatoke, 12 —12 Dorset, 7.7, car. 7.0; 13—13 Loch Acre. 7.7. Neck each way. Time, lm 4(! -l-os. Winner trained by R. H. Martin, Matamata. KIRIKIRIROA HANDICAP, • First £250, second £7O, third £3O; 6 fur. 1—1 —Merry Vaals, E. Montgomery's br g, 4yrs, by Vaals—Merry Lu, 5.3, car. *7.11 (V. Gollop) .. .. 1 2—2—Foxsen, 7.3 (H. Long) . . . . 2 6—7—Queen City, 7.1, car. 7.2 (E. V. Dye) . -. • • • • • • 3 Also Started.—3 —3 Farland. 0.3: 4—4 Jlaxam, 8.1; 11—11 Lornacre. 8.0. car. 7.7; 6—5 Erlick, 7.12; 7—6 Miss Te Koura, 7.9, car. 7.2; »—lO Star Vaals. 10 —0 Trilliarch. 7.0, car. 7.1; B—B8 —8 Noitnro, 7.0, car. 7.2. Three-quarters of a length; two and a-half lengths. Time, lm 18s, (Winner trained by M. B. Abbot, Rotorua) TAUWHARE HANDICAP, first £2lO. second £6O. third £3O; 7 fur.—3—3 Gold Money Song, A. Gustofson's br c, 3,vrß, by Hunting Song—Gold Money, 8.10, car. 8.7 (G. Smith), 1; 6 —6 Royal Pilot, 7.10, car. 7.13% (L. Dulieu), 2; o—o Te Haka, 7.12 (E. V. Dye), and 7—7 Veritable, 7.11 (H. Long), dead-heat, 8. Also stnrted: I—l1 —1 Chain Acre, 9.0; o—4 Acreman, S—B Penzance, 8.4, car. 8.07,; 4 —5 Gold Spot, 8.1; 2—2 Forest Bridge, 7.10, ear. 7.8; 10—10 Flying Eagle, 7.8. Three lengths; four lengths. Time, 3m 32 3-ss. Winner trained by F. Smith.' Takanini. RETURN OF BEAU VITE i Mr. R. Sfen'art, owner of Beau Vite, accompanied by Mrs. Stewart, arrived in Auckland yesterday by flying-boat. The horse reached "Wellington at anout the same time by steamer. » No definite" arrangements have been made regarding Beau Vito's itinerary while he remains in New Zealand.