OPOTIKI JOCKEY CLUB

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18353, 22 March 1934, Page 3

OPOTIKI JOCKEY CLUB

YESTERDAY’S LATE EVENTS DOUBLE TO MARCHING SONG {l’ur Press Association.) OPOTIKI, March 21. Late events at the Opotiki Jockey Club’s annual totalisator meeting yesterday afternoon, resulted as under: East Coast Hack Handicap.— I Marching Wong, B.R! (Green),l; 2 Agineourt, 9.0 (Walsh), 2; 5 Princess Lap, 7.5 (Reed) 3. Also ran: 3 Miss Hornet (Wiggins), 7 Otangikahu (Murray), (i Sweet Joy (Rookej, aim 4 Royal Lap (Trcmain). Won by two lengths, a length between second and third. Time, 1,15}. Bay of Plenty High weight Handicap.—l Bothwell, 8.8 (Walsh), 1; 2 Miss Estelle, 8.0 (Trcmain), 2. The only starters. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.45.

Flying Handicap.— I Limex, 8.11 (Green), 1; 2 Grand City, 7.7, 2. The only starters. Grand City stood at the post, and Limex won by chains, Time, 1.17,

THE GRAND NATIONAL FAMOUS AINTREE COURSE Over world-famed Aiutree, the Grand National Steeplechase' at Liverpool will be decided once again next Friday. For many years this blue-ribbon event of cross-country racing has attracted [ world-wide interest, and developments : which have Dublin as their centre have 1 certainly neither decreased nor limited the extent of that interest. The course is so severe that periodi--1 callv an outcry of cruelty is raised. The fact that horses —like Graklc and Grcgalach for instance —have competed in a number of Nationals suggests that it is not too great a- task for a properly trained stayer. The course is over four miles and 856 ' yards, and the jumps include some parti- ! culurly dreaded obstacles, j A few years ago the race became too popular. There was a field of sixty-six in 1929 and it was realised that there was a danger of the event becoming a . farce. Horses that had no right to he ’ included in a National field hampered the really eligible candidates. Only nine of that sixty-six. completed the course, and the number of horses stopped or brought down by riderless rivals was large. Oomlilions were then imposed making it necessary for a horse to be elfcdively qualified before lie was eligible for nomination;. | Some years have been particularly bad for mishaps. In 1921 35 started and only one came home. A similar result obtained in 1911, when 26 started. Only two of 22 reached the. judge, safely in 1913. and 39 out of 44 failed to finish in 1930. With a sweepstakes attached, the value of the race naturally varies from year to year. It was worth £13,000 in 1929 and £11,255 in 1928, but those are the only occasions on which the five-figure mark has been attained. WESTPORT ACCEPTANCES Acceptances for the first day, Saturday, of the Westport Jockey Club’s meet nig are as follow Trial Hack Handicap, 0 furlongs.— Gold Sand 9.0, Bettwyseoed 8.11, Bon Tray 8.10, l’atrole 7.13, Monipere, Margaret Rose 7.9, Inmsurvcy 7.7, Rhea 7.4, Rose Val, Redskin 7.3. Duller Handicap Trot, 2.30 class; one mile.—. Bobby Boy, Cling Clang, Broiighshanc, Dot Parrish, Parallax, Royal Dillon, Sans Pour, War Sheila, War Lass, ser.; Eastern Queen, Fearless, Racketeer, 3(>yds., Lo Voyage,, 72yds. Morley Handicap, one milo. — Miladi 9..12, Revision 9.7, Ravine, White Doe 8.8, Drumfire 8.4, Little Doubt 8.2, Gold Bag 7.0. Electric Handicap, 5 furlongs.— Alight 9.13, Jlatilbowline 9.7, Full Crop 8.1, Solitaire 1.1 8.0, Margaret Rose, Imasurvey, Lackstone 7.7, Royal Stanley, Sundancor 7.3. Cmnity Handicap 'Trot, 8.15 class; one milo and a-luilf. —■ Awa Dillon, Broughshane, Cling Clang, Dot Parrish, Parallax, ser.; Sandy N. (T) .12; Fearless, Racketeer 24; Silver Whip 3(5. Scanlon Handicap, 7 furlongs.—Revision 10.5, Make I p 9.7, .Drumfire 9.2, J-.it 11 o Doubt 9,1, Earthquake 8.8, Eaton Hall 8.7, Booster 8.0, Wise Choice 8.5, Lady Reno, Monipere, Lae.kston S.O.

Omwaiti Hack Handicap, one mile—■ Nightguard 9.11, Korero 9.9, Gold Sand, Eaton Hall 8.10, Rett wyscocd, Teat call 7.7.

Kn rumen Handicap, 0 furlongs.—