PROSPECTS FOR TO-DAY THE OPUNAKE MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21906, 18 March 1933, Page 19

PROSPECTS FOR TO-DAY

THE OPUNAKE MEETING

(Special to Daily Times.) WELLINGTON, March 17. The following may be amongst those fancied for the second day at Wellington:— High-weight Handicap.—Revision, Red Flush. Plunket Nursery Handicap.—Trivet, Red Manfred, Epigram. Challenge Stakes. —Fracas, Autopay, Inflation. Autumn Handicap.—Shatter, ’ Rocket, Eminent. Muritai Handicap.—Chief Light, Rebel Song, Zeebrugge. Hutt Handicap.—Cricket Bat, Assemble, Suburban Handicap.—Lordly Knight, Kerbside, Hunt'the Slipper. Belmont Handicap.—Mobile, Shining Gold, Palace.

RICHFIELD WINS THE CUP (Peb United Peess Association.) HAWERA, March 17. The annual meeting of the Opunake Racing Club was held in fine weather before a good attendance. The track was fast. The totalisator handled £4lßl 10s, an increase of £466 over the £3715 10s of last year. Following are the results: — • ' PATIKI HANDICAP, Of SOsovs. Nine furlongs. 1/2—DAVISTOCK, 10.0 (Burgess) .. 1 3/3—ROYAL PAPA, 9.0 (Miles) .. 2 4/4—JOYSPEAR, 9.4 (Leach) .. ..3 A?so started: 2/1 Calamine 10.7, 5/5 Day Lass 9.0. Won by three lengths, with a head between second and third. Time, 2min 4sec. MAIDEN HANDICAP, Of 60sovs. Six furlongs. 1/2—Headmistress, s.o (M'Leod) i 3/I—RAPPER, 8.0 (W. B. Pine) .. 2 2/3-WHARAURANGAI, 8.0 (Button) 3 Also started: 4/5 St. Clara 8.5, 5/4 Shillong 8.5, 6/6 Tenacre 8.5. Won by three lengths,* with two lengths between second and third. Time, Imin 17 4-ssec. RAILWAY HANDICAP, Of 70sovs. Seven furlongs. 1/1 —ATTENTIVE, 8.8 (Burgess) .. 1 3/2—ILLUMINATE, 8.5 (M'Leocl) .. 2 2/3—MISS CAVENDISH, 8.4 (Button) 3 Also started: 5/4 Tentcall 7.0, 4/5 Glowi'ight 8.4. Won by three-quarters of a length, with half a length between second and third. Time, Imin 30 3-ssec, OPUNAKE CUP. Of 140sovs. One mile and a-quarter. 6/6—W. Patterson’s br g RICHFIELD (Acre —Pergola), aged, 7.13 (George) .. 1 2/2—W J. Wood’s CHOPIN. 8.9 (L. Pine) 2 5/5—P. Tito’s MONALOFF, 7.0 (W. Pine) 3 Also started; 4/4 Gibraltar 8.4, 3/3 Lucky Alice 7.11, 1/1 Carfex 7.7. Won by a head, with a length between second and third. Time, 2min 15sec.

ELECTRIC HACK HANDICAP, Of 60sovs. Five furlongs.

4/4—ILLUMINATE, 8.2 (Burgeas) .. 1 1/I—CEREAL, 9.8 (George) .. ..2 5/S—SHILLONG, 7.0 (W. Pine) .. 3 Also started: 2/3 Merry Way 8.12, 2/2 Forceful 7.11. '■ Won by a neck, with a length between second and third. Time, lmin 4 l-ssec. ST. PATRICK'S HANDICAP, Of 60sovs. Six furlongs. I—REFRESHER, car. 8.8 (M'Leod) 1 2—ARVADA, car. 7.6 (W. Pine) .. 2 4—MONALOFF, 7.0 (Grylls) .. ..3 Also started: 2 Chief Link 8.9. Won by a neck, with a head between second and third. Time, lmin 15 l-ssec. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, Of 80sovs. Nine furlongs. 1/I—ATTENTIVE, car. 8.7 (Burgess) 1 3/3—GLOWLIGHT, car. 7.4 (W Pine) 2 4/4—LA CROWN. 7.0 (Grylls) .. 3 Also started: 2/2 Davistock 8.0, 5/5 Joyspear 7.4. Won by two lengths, with a length between second and third. Time, lmin 57 2-ssec. FAREWELL HANDICAP, Of 70sovs. Six furlongs. 1/3—CEREAL, 9.7 (George) .. .. 1 2/I—MISS CAVENDISH, 8.0 (W Pine) 2 5/S—TENTCALL, 8.5 (L/Pine) .. 3 Also started: 4/4 Merry Way 8.11, 3/3 Forceful 7.9. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin 16 2-ssec.