OPUNAKE CUP TO PEKOE

Southland Times, Issue 24054, 19 February 1940, Page 9

OPUNAKE CUP TO PEKOE

GITANA LASS WINS MEMORIAL SAXON TOR’S SUCCESS IN FLYING (United Press Association) HAWERA, February 17. The Opunake Racing Club’s meeting was held at Hawera today before a big attendance. The course was good. The weather was fine and overcast. The totalizator handled £18,437 compared with £10,493/10/- last year when the meeting was held at Pihama. Following the hurdles, the stewards held an inquiry into the running of First Chapter, finding that Chaplin rode an injudicious race, but after hearing evidence they found that there was no breach of rule 282 under which Chaplin was charged. After the Cup Le Touquet dropped dead. Results: PATIKI HURDLES, £llO. One mile and flhalf. 1-2 STUDENT PRINCE, 11.2 1 5- MISS APPELLANT, 9.0 2 3- BAY DAWN, 9.3 3 Also started: 4-4 Red Sun 10.13, 2-1 First Chapter 10.3. Won by four lengths, a nose between second and third. Time, 3.51 1-5. BOROUGH STAKES, £llO. Six furlongs. 6- LEIGHON REI, 8.5 1 7- GITANA LASS, 8.5 2 10-10 HOAPAI, car. 8.9>,i 3 Also started: 2-2 Empire Action 8.5, 12-11 Valcrest 8.5, 1-1 Lu Chang 8.5, 8-6 The Tryst 8.5, 5-4 Wavelength 8.5, 9-9 Gold Strip 8.5, 4-3 Boden Park 8.5, 11-12 Resingold 8.5, 3-5 Flamberg, car. 8.7. Won by two lengths, a neck between second and third. Time, 1.18 4-5. ELECTRIC HACK HANDICAP, £llO. Five furlongs. 2 SEA LINK, 8.8 1 1 FILETTE, 8.6 3 1 ZEST, 8.2 3 Also started: 3 Pretty Lass 8.2, 4 Calliope 7.7. . x A neck each way. Time, 1.4. Filette and Zest were bracketed. OPUNAKE CUP, £330 and trophy £2O. One mile and a-quarter. 4- PEKOE, car. 7.0 1 1-1 DAINTY SHEILA, car. 7.2 2 9-7 WINSOME LU, 7.0 3 Also started: 2-2 Tooley Street 8.9, 6-9 Wotan 8.6, 10-10 Onewhetu 7.12, 8-8 Tahurangi, car. 7.3, 5-5 Mataroa. car. 7.0, 7-6 Nereus, car. 7.0, 3-3 Le Toquet 7.3. Won by a neck, two lengths between second and third. Time, 2.11. ALAN GOOD MEMORIAL HANDICAP, £llO. Seven furlongs. 7- GITANA LASS, 7.7 1 1- VAL PERE, 8.4 2 2- CHIEF LORD, 8-9 3 Also started: 6-6 Vaalstar 8.9, 3-3 Sieglinde, car. 7.13, 5-5 Young Charles, car. 7.5, 8-8 Filbert 7.7, 4-4 Chere Arnie, car. 8.3'/ 2 . Won by half a length, a head between second and third. Time, 1.31 4-5. JUVENILE HANDICAP, £llO. Five furlongs. 3- COLOSSAL CHIEF, 8.4 1 1- MOUNTAIN FOX, 8.12 2 2- RINGLING, 9.3 3 Also started: 4-4 Radio Call, car. 7.2, 5-5 Barry Boy, car. 7.2. Won by two lengths, four lengths between second and third. Time, 1.4. FLYING HANDICAP, £l7O. Six furlongs. 1-1 SAXON TOR, 8.4 1 4- LICKEM, car. 7.1 2 8- TOOLEY STREET, car. 8.1 3 Also started: 2-3 Gay Seton, car. 7.13, 3-2 Solaria, car. 8.2 ‘/ 2 , 5-4 Royal Star 11, car. 7.6, 10-8 Fiancee, car. 7.0, 9-9 Rollicker, car. 7.0, 7-10 Lifeguard, car. 7.0, 6-6 Gold Dale. Won by three lengths, one length between second and third. Time, 1.16. PRESIDENT’S HACK HANDICAP, £l5O. 1- ARABIC 1 3- RIPPLE, car. 7.2 2 2- PRIME QUALITY, 9.0 3 Also started: 5-6 Vaals Star 8.7, 6-4 Silver Gift 7.12, 4-5 Amatory 8.0, 7-7 Bindens, car. 7.0. Won by two lengths, a neck between second and third. Time, 1.58 4-5.