FOXTON RACES

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11735, 24 January 1924, Page 8

FOXTON RACES

BITTERS SUCCESSFUL. MOUTOA WELTER TO EMPYREAN. Per Press Association. FOXTON, January 23. Continuous rain interfered with the attendance at the second cay of the Foxton Racing dub’s meeting. The totalisator investments for two days were .£35,786, against .£38.750 last year. The investments for the day were .£13,540, against ,£19,01") last year’s jubileo meeting. Results;— PATAKA HACK HURDLES, Of 150 sovs; one mile and about 100 yards. Labour Morn, 9 1 Waimatao, 9.13 2 Advent, 9.13 -3 All started. Won by a length; a length and a half between second and third. ’Time, 3min 2sec. WHIROKINO HACK HANDICAP, Of 140 sovs; six furlongs. Puketoi, 7.13 1 AVaetea, 8.6 2 Atapo, 8.11 3 Loyal Maid finished first, hut lost the stake owing to the rider weighing in without a breastplate, but the dividend was paid out on Loyal Maid. Won by two lengths; a head between second and third. Time, Imin 18 2-ssec. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, Of 270 sovs; one mile and a distance. Bitters, 7.11 1 Hallowroz, 7.5 2 Happy Days, 7.12 3 All started. Won by a length; a head between second and third. Time, 2min 3 l-ssec. MOTUITI MAIDEN RACE, Of 140 sovs; six furlongs. Lapidary, 8.10 1 Mountain Top, 8.10 2 Bonny Marion, 8.10 3 All started. Won by three lengths; a length between second and third. Time, lmin 18 2-ssec. CARNARVON HACK WELTER, Of 140 sovs; one mile and 100 yards. Regard, 7.7 1 Empyrean. 8.9 2 Bonny Rill, 7.9 3 Scratched Knighton, Moonstruck, Bonifant. Won by a nose; a length and a half between second and third'. Time, lmin 54 4-ssec. WHARANGI HANDICAP, Of 180 sovs; six furlongs. Prince Hal, 7.10 1 Irapuka, 9.11 2 Birkie, 8.11 3 All started. Won by a length and a half: two lengths between second and third. Time, lmin 18sec RANGIOTU HACK HANDICAP, Of 140 sovs; seven furlongs. Knighton, 811 1 Heathcote, 8.8 2 Deborah, 7.7 3 Soratclied Atapo, Waetea, Debate, Lapidary, Asleep, Elothenes. Won by a length; similar distance between second and third. Time, lmin 35 l-ssec-MOUTOA WELTER. Of 180 60vs; one mile and 100 yards. Empyrean, 7.7 1 Askari, 8.13 2 Mangawhero, 9.1 3 Scratched—Hallowroz, Pantler. Won by a good length; half a length between second and xliird. Time, lmin 54sec.