BAY OF PLENTY MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26198, 8 July 1946, Page 3

BAY OF PLENTY MEETING

VERDANT SUCCESSFUL (P.A.) AUCKLAND, July 6. The Bay of Plenty Racing Club’s winter meeting was held in fine weather. The course was in good order. The totalisator handled £37,245. The results are as follows: OTARA HACK HURDLES, Of £250. One mile and threequarters.

2/2—Shadow King, 9.0 (Cleaver) .. 1 1/I—Fox Hunting, 9.11 (Smith) .. 2 9/9 —Inka, 9.0 (Horne) t 4/4 —Pomade, 9.0 (Collett) .. .. t Scratched: Peria Prince, Beryl Vaals, Pay Girl. Nose; 12 lengths. Time, 3min llsec. WAIOEKA HACK HANDICAP. Of £250. One mile.

4/6—Brown Atom, 8.6 (Gibbs) .. 1 6/4—Peria Prince, 8.1 (Dye) 2 7/7—El Duda. 8.0 (Galvin) .. .. 3

Scratched: Jovial Hour, Default, Bettermusk, Landfire, High Salute. Neck; three lengths and a-half. Time, lmin 42sec

STEWARDS’ HACK HANDICAP, Of £250 Seven furlongs.

1/I—lwo Jima, 9.0 (Williams) .. .. 1 4/5 —Valton, 8.1 (Galvin) 2 3/3—Kanga, 8.10 (Jillings) .. .. 3 Scratched: Jovial Hour, Brown Atom. Tin Musk, Fort Link, Neville. Two lengths and a-half; three-quarters of a length. Time, lmin 28sec.

OPOTIKI HANDICAP, Of £4OO. One mile and a-quarter. 1/I—Verdant, 9.5 (Gibbs)) .. .. 1 3/3 —Bedivcre, .7.1 (Gallagher) .. 2 2/2 —Fame Bian, 7.8 (Hughes) .. .. 3 Scrat'hed: South Riding, Susan Lee. Four lengths; length and a-half. Time. 2min 7 2-ssec. HACK AND HUNTERS' STEEPLES. Of £350. Two miles and a-half. 2/2—Bcttermusk, 9.5 (McKinnon) 1 6/6—Hanseatic, 9.0 (Grace) .. .. 2 4/4—Toiere, 9.0 (Horn), 3 Scratched: Beryl Vaals. Fifteen lengths; 20 lengths. Time. 4min 57 2-ssec.

NOVICE STAKES. Of £2OO. Six furlongs,

2/3—Kukunui. 8.4 (Ireland) .. 1 4/4 —Our Dave, 8.4 (W. Caddy) .. 2 10/10—Alnajo, 8.4 (Messervy) .. . • 3 Scratched: Inka, Lady Adornment, Captain Thome, Shadow King. Length and a-half; length. Time, Imm 15 l-ssec.

KIA ORA HANDICAP, Of £3OO. Six furlongs. 4/4-Beryl Fox. 8.1 (Horn) .... I 1/I—Ruling Master, 8.4 (Cleaver) .. 2 2/7—Susan Lee, 8.0 (Tremain) .. 3 Scratched: Playfellow. Two lengths and a-half; half a length. Time, lmin 14 3-ssec.

WILLIAMS MEMORIAL. Of £250. One mile.

1/I—Contango, 8.7 (Williamson) .. 1 2/2—Landfire, 8.4 (Messervy) .. .. 2 8/B—Sporting Gold, 8.4 (Fergus) .. 3 Scratched: Jovial Hour, Pavaals. Toiere. Three-quarters of a length, three lengths and a-half. Time, lmin 42 2-ssec.