WHANGAREI MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26607, 1 November 1947, Page 5

WHANGAREI MEETING

ASCOT LAD SUCCESSFUL P.A. WHANGAREI, Oct. 31. The Whangarei Racing Club’s spring meeting opened to-day in ideal conditions, both as regards the weather and the course. There was a large attendance and the totalisator handled £41,822 10s, an increase of £10,246 on the first day of the spring meeting last year. Results are as follows: Maiden Stakes, of £2OO. Five .furlongs. First division: 1/2 Martianair, 7.11 (Cromble), 1; 14/11 Robin’s Pride, 7.11 (Beguley), 2; 2/1 Easterling, 7.11 (R, Dye), 3. Scratched: Bctterboy, War Bride. Three quarters of a length each way. Time, lmin 3sec. Second Division: 15/15 Spandau, 7.11 (Williamson), 1; 17/13 Diagram, 7.11 (Gillies), 2; 8/8 Premonition (T. Green), 3. Scratched: Baron d’Or, Herodia, Sunny’s Last, Vera Lee. Length and a-half, a head. Time, lmin 35sec. Kensington Hack Handicap, of £250. Six furlongs.—s/5 Race Lad, 8.9 (Williamson), 1; 2/2 Silk Thread. 8.1 (Mudford), 2; 3/3 The Trader, 7.12 (Brown), 3. Scratched: Autogiro. Susan Lee, Abbey Duke. Faithful- Knight, Scottish Horse, Tumblewood. Length, same. Time, lmin 15sec. Huanui Hack Hurdles, of £3OO. One mile and a-half and 282 yards.—First division: 2/3 British Mint. 10.6 (F. Hain), 1; 15/15 Cornell, 9.0 (MeColl), 2; 13/12 Red Paint, 9.9 (A. Gordon), 3. Scratched: Toastmaster, Beau Martian, Black Market. Miss Hiria. Four lengths, six lengths. Time. 3min 4 l-ssoc. Second division: 1/2 Duncan, 10.5 (Williamson), 1; 9/9 Dies Faustus, 9.6 (Jenkins). 2; 14/14 Perdition, 9.0 (Ryan). 3. Scratched: Bettermusk, Benora, Beb, Brown Light. Four lengths, half a-length. Time, 3min 3 2-ssec. Whangarei Cup, of £6OO. One mile and a-quarter.—l/1 Ascot Lad, 8.5 (Green), 1: 4/3 Tweedsmuir, 8.3 (Edwards),' 2; 2/2 Coogee, 8.9 (Samson), 3. Scratched: Air Port. Tatang. Hunting Mac, Hunting Loch. Lord Dink. Length and a-half, half a-length. Time. 2mln 9Jsec. Hlkurangi Hack Handicap, of £375. One mile and a-quarter.—2/3 Ostentatious, 9.0 (Hooton), 1; 3/2 Tatanga, 7.13 (Brown), 2; 6/6 Valley Trail, 7.13 (Vaughan), 3. Scratched:‘winstake, Antonio. Three-quarters of a length, half a length. Time, 2min 24sec. Spring Plate, of £2OO. Six furlongs.— First division: 1/2 Bouquet, 7.5 (Wiggins), 1; 3/3 Discovery, 7.9 (Hughes), 2; 8/8 Diophon, 8.0 (Wyatt), 3. Scratched: Maxwell Park, Voolouper, Work of Art, Sunny’s Last. Half a length, three-quarters of a length. Time, lmin 15 4-ssec. Second division: 4/4 Tamaiti Kino, 7.9 (Hooton) 1; 6/6 Portland Bay, 7.9 (Ireland), 2; 7/7 Tumbleweed, 7.9 (Crombie), 3. Scratched: Tuiriri, Ruakaka Lady, Speedy Jack, Auriol. Length, neck. Time, lmin 16sec. Manaia Handicap, of. £4OO. One mile—--6/6 Jeep, 8.7 (Brown), 1; 8/8 Good Bay, 7.11 (Devlin), 2; 1/1 Master Ted, 9.0 (Hughes), 3. Scratched: Billy Peach, Gay Chat, Yorkish, Hunting Loch, Superb. Half a length, neck. Time, lmin 41 2-ssec. Parahaki Hack Handicap, of £3OO. One mile.—l/1 Chatseourt, 7.13 (S. Green), 1; 4/4 Battling Brave, 8.3 (R. Brown), 2; 2/2 Hunting Mac, 8.10 (Holland), 3 Scratched: Raphael, Our Dave, Ruakaka Lady, Bronx. Half a length, neck. Time, lmin 43sec.