SPORTING NEWS

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11027, 27 December 1928, Page 5

SPORTING NEWS

MANAWATU RACE MEETING FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. The totalisator took £43,999 as against £54,647 for the first day of the holiday fixture last year. Results : Tokomaru Hurdles: 4 Red Bank 1, 6 Panorama 2, 1 Elysianor 3. Won by a length; half- a length. Time 3 16 2-5. Maiden Plate: 17 Mangaharei 1, 4 St. Melba 2, 10 Monetize 3. Won by one and a half lengths; threequarters of a length. Time 1.16 2-5. Tararua Hack Handicap: 6 King Quex 1,2 Rory Mor 2, 10 Henna 3. Won by half a length each way. Time 1.58. Manawatu Cup: 9 Star Area 1, 7 Seatown 2, 4 Mountain Heath 3. Won by half a length ; four lengths. Time 2,37 2-5. Nursery Handicap: 1 Clever 1,2 First Money 2, 11 Praeda 3. Won by three-quarters of a length; four lengths. Time 1.2 4-5. G illies Hack Handicap: 5 Borsalene 1, 1 Veronese 2, 13 First Ruler 3. Won by lialf a length; half a length. Time 1.16 1-5. I’itzherbert Handicap: 1 Benzora 1, 3 Arrow Lad 2, 9 Jeanette 3. Won by half a length ; two lengths. Time 1.14 2-5. Grandstand Handicap: 4 Panther 1,2 Kilmezzo 2, 1 Mendip 3. Won by a head ; a length. Tim e 1.55. AUCKLAND CUP TO CORINAX. Electric Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLAND, Last Night. The totalisator receipts for the day were £95,783 10s, compared with £130,513 last Boxing Day, a decrease of £35,729 10s. Results: Queen’s Plate : 6 Tcheka 1,2 Gold Money 2, 15 Lido 3. Won by a head; 24 lengths. Time 1.42 1-5. Great Northern Foal Stakes: 1 Supremacy 1,2 Honour 2, 3 Ceremony 3. Won by two lengths; a length. Time 1.16 3-5. Robinson Handicap: 3 Vallar 1, 7 Mussie 2, 8 War Officer 3. Won by 1J lengths; three-quarters of a length. Time 1.29 2-5. Auckland Cup: 5 Corinax 1. 3 Laughing Prince 2, 10 Catkin 3. Won by three-quarters of a length; two lengths. Time 3.32 3-5. Grafton Hurdle Race: 5 Mangani 1. 4 Beaumont 2, 3 Lady Cintra 3. Won bv 24 lengths : three lengths. Time 2.51 2-5. Railway Handicap: 3 Nancy Lee 1, 1 Silvermine 2, 4 Bright Glow 3. “Won by a length ; half a length. Tyne 1.15. Nursery Handicap: 2 Eaglet 1, 12 Dalston 2, 4 Tea Queen 3. Won by 14 lengths; two lengths. Time 1.2. Christmas Handicap: 5 Pegaway 1, 13 Toxeuma 2, 4 Red Heckle 3. AVon by three-quarters of a length ; a neck. Time 1.41 2-5. TARANAKI—FIRST DAY. NEW PLYMOUTH, Last Night. The tote handled £25,750 compared with £28.60S last year. Results: Huotoki Plate: 1 Llanore 1, 4 Calamine 2,2 Archieval 3. Won by 24 lengths ; three lengths. Time 1.27 2-5. Borough Juvenile Hack: 7 Valfire 1, 1 Lady Quex 2, 5 Airway 3. Won bv half a head; half a neck. Time L2 2-5. Raliotu Hack Hurdles: 1 Glengariff 1, 4 Horomea 2, 3 Abbot’s Delight 3. Won by ten lengths ; eight lengths. Time 2.52 2-5. Stewards’ Hack Handicap: 3 Partial Eclipse I, 5 Monsogne 2, 7 Fortahee 3. Won by 34 lengths; two lengths.’ Tim e 1.15. Christmas Handicap : 5 Orazone 1, 2 Mint Leaf 2, 3 Wenday 3. Won by half a length: a head. Time 2.10 4-5. Atiawa Cup: 4 The Warden 1, 8 Airtight 2, 6 Sovena 3. WOll by three-quarters of a length; half a length. Time 1.51. Tikorangi Hack Stakes: 1 Gold Dawn 1, “2 Argue 2. 4 Owairako 3. AV’on by two lengths; one length. Time 1.3. Flying Handicap: 8 Paul Lucerne 1,2 Monaghan 2, 1 Te Atiawa 3. AA'on by half a length each way. Time 1.15. WAIPUKURAU MEETING. NAPIER, Last Night. The tote handled £14,120 for the day compared with £13,531 last year, an increase of £589. Results: Maiden Race: 4 Chopin 1, Topere 2, 10 Merry Mixture 3. AVon by three-quarters of a length ; a length and a half. Time 1.17 3-5. Juvenile Race: 1 Kaihoro 1, 3 AA’innington 2, 4 King Mann 3. Kaihoro won by two lengths from Cuticle with Winnington three lengths back. Cuticle weighed in thre e pounds short and Winnington was placed seeoiyl with King Manu third. Time 1.2 3-5. Amalgamation Handicap: 1 Locarno 1, 3 Pale Star 2, 4 Tanagra 3. AA’on by two lengths ; a length. Time 2.13 4-5. Tahoa Hack: 1 Kaihoro 1, 3 Brown Sugar 2, 4 Plimmerton 3. AA’on by a length and a half; two lengths. Time 1.2 2-5.

Porangahau Hack: 4 High Court 1, 6 Fairone 2,2 Rabbi 3. Won by four lengths; five, lengths. Time 1.46. x Braeburn Handicap : 6 Abisogne 1, 10 Heather Blend 2, 9 Wilmoreana 3. AA’on by three parts of a length; half a length. Time 2.6 2-5. Open Flying: 2 Millais 1, 4 Tanagra 2, 6 Queen’s Choice 3. AVon liy a length and three-quarters; a length. Time 1.16. Lake Hack: 2 Tea Lady 1. 1 King’s Jest 2, 3 Brown Sugar 3. AA’on by a length; half a length. Time 1‘.16 4-5.