WAIPAWA RACES

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11657, 23 October 1923, Page 8

WAIPAWA RACES

MEGAN WINS COUNTY. RAILWAY TO HAURANGI. Per Press Association. NAPIER, October 22. The Waipawa County Racing Club’s annual meeting was held to-day in beautiful weather. There was a large attendance, and the totalisator handled .£9672 as against £11,676 last year. Results:— MAIDEN PLATE, Of 65 sovs; five furlongs. Royal Song (R, Berry) 1 Awangawanga 1 Mountain Top 3 Also started—Crown Coin, Bezau, Logie, Purse Proud, Arbitration, Killian, Whanti, Puki, Mohi, Merry Monk, La Crecy. Won by a length and a half, with halt' a length between second and third. Time, lmin 4 l-ssec. JUMPERS’ FLAT, Of 120 sovs; one mile and a quarter. Prince Rufus, 9.13 (Tricklebank) j Palm Oil, 9.13 \ 2 Import, 9.2 3 Also started—Toa Taua 10.9. Won by four a similar distance between second and third. Time, 2min 18 4-ssec. WAIPAWA COUNTY HANDICAP, Of 200 sovs; one mile. Megan, 7,9 (A. Griffiths) 1 Haurangi. 9.3 2 Queen’s Ferry, 7 3 Also started Makere 8.2. Won by three-quarters of a length, two lengths between second and third. Time, lmin 48 2-ssec. WELTER. HACK HANDICAP, Of 85 sovs; seven furlongs. The Author, 8.4 (A. Griffiths) 1 Command, 8.12 2 Velvet King, 8.2 3 Also started—Antler 9.1, Larkspur 7.0, Won by a length, a neck separating second and third. Time, lmin 36 2-ssec. NOVICE STAKES, Of 80 sovs; six furlongs; special weights. Whariti (A. Griffiths) 1 Arbitration 2 Royal Song 3 Also started—Form, Logic, Bezau, Killian, Shake Hands, Puk Mohi, Mountain Top. Won by two lengths, half a length between second and third. Time, lmin EPSOM HANDICAP, Of 70 sovs; one mile and a quarter. Merry Bells, 11.1 (McPherson) 1 Gay Bobbie, 10.12 2 Zeus, 11.5 3 Also started—Mountain Eagle 10.7. Won by five lengths, with the some distance between second and third. Time, 2min 24 l-ssec. RAILWAY HANDICAP, Of 100 sovs; six furlongs. Haurangi, 9.8 (C. France) 1 Queen’s Ferry, 7.4 2 Mosthenes, 7.5 3 Also started—Simonette 8.1, Makere 8.9. Won by three lengths, with the same distance between second and third. Time, lmin 20sec. HACK FLYING, Of 80 sovs; six furlongs. Import, 7.9 (L Berry) 1 Velvet King, 8 2 The Author, 8.2 3 Also started—Merrv Imp 9, Cornmuni* cate 8.10, Grace, 8, Merry Wnnuerer 7.5, Kenyon 7.4. Won by two lengths, with half )ui length between second and third. TiijSe, lmin 20 4-ssec-