WHANGAREI MEETING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26749, 19 April 1948, Page 3

WHANGAREI MEETING

WIN FOR TAMAITI KINO SPANDAU WINS THE SPRINT p a ' WHANGAREI, Apl. 18. There was good weather for the second day of the Whangarei Racing Club s autumn meeting. As. the result o! heavy rain yesterday and last night, the trac« wa<? heavy There was a large attendance totalisator handled £54,178, compared with £50,449 10s ° n ®® day last year, making a total for the meeting of £95,818 10s (a record), compared with £59,779 at the last meeting. Following are the results:— ONERAHI HACK HANDICAP, Of £3OO. One mile. 1/4— Hydrangea, 8.4 .. 1 6/s—Cornell, 8.4 .. .. “ 4/I—Brolefort Prince, 7.7 d Also started: 3/6 Tiercel, 5/3 Beb, 8/3 Raphael, 7/6 Sir Sydney, 2/2 Hineroto, 11/11 Toy View, 10/10 Captain Vaals, 9/9 Shepherd Lady. Half a length, neck. Time, lmin 47 3-ssec. JUNIOR HANDICAP, Of £2OO. Five furlongs. First Division. 1/I_Fearless Wings, 9.0 1 5/5— Fencing, 8.6 f 10/7 —Tranquil Lady, 7.9 8 Also started: Work Of Art, Nectarina, Bronze Boy, Pleading Lass, Sarah Vaals, Sweet Personality, Bulquhiddel, Uncle Bert. Two lengths, three lengths. Time, lmin 4 2-ssec. . . Second Division. 4/3—Regal Chase, 8.10 1 2/2—Caber Fae, 8.1 j 7/g—Tweedora, 8.3 3 Also started: Belcroon, Nothing Doing, Merry Marriage, Golderium, Good Pal, Marie’s Tray, The Bluff. Half a lengtn, four lengths. Time, lmin 4 l-ssec. Caber Fae passed the post first, but a protest by Regal Chase’s owner resulted in a reversal of the positions. AUTUMN HANDICAP, Of £6OO. One mile and a-quarter. 4/2 —Tamaiti Kino, 7.5 1 2/4—Maid of Sherwood, 7.6 2 9/9—Sublime Fox, 7.3 3 Also started: 1/3 Fortune’s Smile, 3/1 Battling Brave, 7/3 Alderman, 6/7 Old Scott, 5/5 Good Bay, 10/10 Vonnette, 8/6 Levane. Three lengths, head. Time, 2min 12 3-ssec. PARUA BAY HURDLES, Of £3OO. One mile and a-half and 282 yards. 3/2—Court Lad, 9.10 (Sinton) .. .. 1 2/3— Hunting Dink, 9.8 (Brady) .. .. 2 4/5— Revelga, 9.0 (McKinnon) .. .. 3 Also started: 1/1 Default, 5/4 Black Market, 9/9 Red Paint, 8/8 Miss Hiria, 11/10 Perdition, 7/6 Uganda. 6/7 Race Lad, 13/13 Master Isaacs, 4/5 Digest, 12/12 Auto Lad, 10/11 Maxwell Park. Six lengths, seven lengths. Time, 3min 14 3-ssec. FLYING HACK HANDICAP, Of £225. Six furlongs. 7/7—Spandau, 7.10 1 4/6—Why Not, 7.0 2 6/4 —Noble Artist, 7.11 3 Also started: 1/2 Vetan, 9/9 Ray’s Pal, 2/1 Huntopay, 8/8 Silk Thread, 5/5 Land Ruler, 3/3 Bouquet, 10/10 Dictation. Length, two lengths. Time, lmin 18 4-ssec. NORTHERN HACK HANDICAP, Of £350. One mile and a-quarter. 1/2—Mollie Bon, 8.2 1 7/8 —Tiercel, 9.0 2 6/6—Orle, 7.7 3 Also started: 3/3 Freezing Point, 5/5 Beau Rose, 4/4 Royal Beau, 2/1 Tin Musk, 8/7 Brookby Song, 12/12 Daphnis, 11/11 Baby Bub, 13/13 Banetta, 10/10 Fairy Story, 9/9 Hardrada. Fifteen lengths, neck. Time, 2min 13 4-ssec. RUATANGATA HANDICAP, Of £2OO. Six furlongs. 4/4 —Persian Garden, 7.12 (Wilson) .. 1 8/B—Little Acre, 7.7 (PelJing) 2 5/5 —St. Christopher, 7.11 (Leatham) .. 3 Also started: 2/2 Balancer, 1/1 Rhonddadale, 3/3 Loud Checks, 10/9 High Warden, 9/10 Anthony, 11/11 Oreliola, 7/7 Treval, 13/12 Master Burleigh, 16/16 Ditona, 6/6 Olive Fox, 12/13 Felix Street, 15/15 Medieval Lad, 14/14 Gold Dial. A length each way. Time, lmin 19sec. KIA ORA HANDICAP, Of £350. One mile. 2/2 —Distributor, 7.4 (Messervy) .. .. l 7/9—Alderman (R. McDowall) 2 3/3 —Master Ted, 9.8 (Carlton) .. .. 3 Also started: Shirley Fox, Babrow, Batling Brave, British Mint, Lord Dink, Bueno, Beau Devoir, Hydrangea, Race Lad. A neck, three-quarters of a length. Time, lmin 46 3-ssec.

Johnny O’Connor, aged 11, of Birmingham, reached his parents in Toronto, Canada, after saving up his £BO plane fare by running errands. His parents welcomed him with a wrist watch, camera, ice cream soda and a promise that they will repay the £BO.