THE FOXTON MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23204, 31 May 1937, Page 13

THE FOXTON MEETING

CUP WON BY ONE WHETU HURDLES TO RED MANFRED (Per United Press Association) FOXTON, May 29. The winter meeting of the Foxton Racing Club was the most successful of recent years. The weather was perfect, and the track in excellent order. There was a particularly large attendance, and the totalisator handled £11,770 10s, compared with £7147 last year—an increase of £4623 10s. Following are the results:— TRIAL STAKES, Of 75sovs. Six furlongs. I—VADANOE, 8.0 (H. Wiggins) .. 1 S—MALIBU, 8.0 (F. Bentley) ... 2 4—ARIA, 8.0 (G. Tattersall) .'. . 3 Also started: 18 Antrim Beauty 8.0, (j Aurora's Love 8.0, 17 Conversion 8.0. 10 Gay Ruby 8.0, 9 Gold Nymph car. 8.7, 14 Golden Rule 8.0. 13 Lacey 8.0, 19 Laking 8.0, 2 Lady Zonia 8.0 11 Master Hector 8.0, 12 People's Idol 8.0, 16 Race Boy 8.0, 7 River Feale 8.0, 8 Royal Choice 8.0 3 Silent Acre car B.BL 15 Gala 8.0. Won by a length and a-hall, with two lengths and a-half between second and third. Time, lmin 16Jsec. POROUTAWHAO HURDLES, Of 120sovs. One mile and five furlongs. 3—RED MANFRED. 10.8 (P. Button) 1 S—ETHIOP, 10.0 (F. M'Hugh) .. 2 I—CONTACT, 11.0 (C. Carroll) .. 3 Also started: 4 Red Sun 12.6, 2 Beau Gallante 11.7, 8 John Charles 10.10. 5 Iddo 9.10, 10 King Thomond 9.7. 9 Taumau 9.6, 7 Red Rufus 9.3. Won by a length anda-auarter, with 10 lengths between secon3 and third. Time, 3min 0 2-ssec. King Thomond fell. FOXTON CUP, Of 175sovs. One mile and threequarters. I—ONE WHETU. 8.9 (C. P. Shields) 1 10—ROYAL BANQUET, 8.0 (P. Atkins) 2 4—PUKEKO, cai. 9.6 (D. Lamb) .. 3 Also started: 3 Rona Bay car. 8.4, 2 Gay Boy 8.8, 6 Lapel 8.0, 7 Davistock 7.12, 5 Round Score car. 7.9, 9 Tahurangi car. 7.42, 8 Even Money car 7.4, 11 Windsoreen car. 8.7. Won by half a length, with two lengths and a-half between second and third. Time, 2min lOsec. HIMITANGI HACK HANDICAP. Of lOOsovs. Six furlongs. 3—GOLDEN CHEST, 8.8 (Wilson) .. 1 4—AIRING, 9.3 (Chote) 2 2—EARA, 8.3 3 Also started: 6 Royal Record 8.12, 4 Dawning Light 8.5, 1 Marjory Daw 8.3, 5 Diamond Cutter car. 8.3, 7 Gladium car. 8.11, 11 Prince Mulla 7.10, 13 St. Roger car. 7.13, 8 Helois car. 7.8, 9 Sporting Gift 7.7, 10 Script car, 7.2. 12 Fleeting Arrow 7.7. Won by half a length; with one length and a-half between second and third. Time, lmin 15 4-ssec. WHIROKINO STEEPLECHASE, Of lOOsovs. Two miles and a-quarter. I—PETRARCH, 10.2 (Thomson) .. 1 7—PLATTER, 9.0 (Bush) .. ~2 4—ROYAL FIRE, 9.0 (Button) .. 3 Also started: 5 Croyden 10.5, 2 Battleground 10.5. 3 Rioghail 10.1, 6 Otauru King 10.0. Won by one length and a-quarter, with five lengths between second and third. Time 4min 35sec. KEBBELL MEMORIAL HANDICAP Of 125sovs. Seven furlongs. 2—REIPAR, 7.7 (Edwards) . .. 1 4—RED MANFRED, 8.12 (Shield) 2 3—GOLD MISSION, 8.9 (Savage) . 3

Also started: 10 Passion Fruit 9.1, 1 Sir Nigel 8.5, 6 Hunting Lodge 7.7, 7 High Test car. 7.10, 8 Free Rose car. 7.85, 5 Snowball car. 7.10, 9 Windsoreen 7.7. Won by a length, with a head between second and third. Time, lmin 29sec.

MOUTOA HACK HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs. Eight furlongs and a-half. YOUSSIPOFF (Wilson) 1 ROTAMA, car. 8.5£ (Jenkins) .. 2 TERRY, 8.3 (Tattersall) ~. • • • 3 Also started: Ruaform 8.9, Erebus car. 8.9, War Lap 9.5, Spender 8.2, The Sandwichman car. 8.1, Liane 8.0, Naughty Marietta 7.13, Happy Hunting car. 7.6, Patagonia car. 7.9, Cloudy Bay 7.8, Parakino car. 7.2, Golden Rill 7.7. Won by two lengths, with a head between second and third.

NOTES,ON THE RACING

(Special to Daily Times) WELLINGTON, May 30.

The feature of the Foxton meeting yesterday was the form of the horses in the Hawera stable of J. Fryer in five starts. They won three times in succession in the first three races, and later in the day ran a second and a third. One Whetu's return to the winning list was overdue, and now that he has struck form a.gain he should get .another stake shortly. The only horse in the Cup to give him any trouble was Royal Banquet. This gelding ran really well, and if it is intended to put him to the jumping game again he will be worth following. A feature of the day was the form of Red Manfred. He won the hurdle race decisively, though he was assisted by the inside panel of the last fence being down and his pace on the flat asserted itself. However, he had the race won a long time before that, and as he represents much better class than the average hurdler, he should go a long way at the game. Later in the day he came out and ran second in the seven furlongs to Reipar, and it was a very meritorious effort, for he gave the winner, who led all the way, a substantial start out of the barrier. Reipar reached top class amongst hacks late in the autumn, but he then had to be eased up. His winning display yesterday was excellent, and if he goes on the right way he will soon win 'again. Sir Nigel was a rather unexpected favourite in this race, but he was well beaten after havinj? every chance.

An unlucky runner in the hurdles was Red Sun, who was going well about five furlongs from home and beginning to make up ground rapidly when he almost fell over King Thomond. who had come down on the flat. Red Sun's jockey was thrown right out on his mount's ears, but, making a fine recovery, he finished sixth. As he carried 12.6. it was a meritorious effort.