Sporting.
£IX'TUIUa. Mar, 8, 10—Marlborough R.O. OPOTIKI RACES. Per Press Association. Auckland, March 24. Tho totalisator liandlod £41,730. Additiona' results;—■ Waioweka Stakes.—Gold Pain 1, Rafa 2, Muria 3. Won by half a length. Time, 1.2. McDonald Memorial.—Prince Abbej- 1, Hipo 2, Tactful 3. Won by half a head. Time, 1.15. Woodlands Hurdles.—Oranga 1, Guerre a Moil; 2, Never Despair 3. Won by 1) lengths. Time, 3.19 2-5. East Coast We’ter.—Tho rare resulted ; Cool Stimulants (Goldfinch) 1, Elsie Arolia 2, Bute Sound 3. When put on the scales Goldfinch was declared underweight, and tho dividends were ordered to be paid out on Elsie Aroha and Bute Sound. J. Williamson, owner of Coo 1 Stimulants, challenged tho correctness of the sca’es, and the judicial committee was summoned. After hearing expert evidence as to the scales it was decided to award the stake to Cool Stimulants. In tho meantime, however, tho dividends had been paid out to the holders to tickets on E’sie Aroha and >Rute Sound, and there vas much feeling displayed hy the holders of tickets on Cool Stimulants.
WESTPORT RACES. Westport, March 24. The to tali sate r handled £6360, as compared with £4693 last year. Rest Its Trial Hack Handicap.—Rapid Fire (Jennings) 1, Lord TJsk 2, Rapid Rose 3 Time, 1.21. Granity Handicap Trot.—Denve' Wood 1, Some Wilkes 2, Billy Ashley 3. Time, 4.0 3-5. Morley Handicap.—Kuia 1, Kilbrin 2. Missland 3. Time, 1.46. Electric Handicap —Emerald Gem (Jennings) 1, Matareka 2, Eonmark 3. Time, 1.45. Westport Handicap Trot.—Golden Lecanda 1, Logan’s Spec 2, Some W r ilkes 3. Time, 2.30. Patterson Handicap.—Silk Rein (Jennings) 1, Missland 2, Bestir 3. Time, 1.32 3-5. Orawaiti Handicap.—Rapid Fire (Jennings) 'l' 'Tillage' 2, Steepholm 3 , Karamea Handicap.—Qarnbrne 1, Woodrow 2, Matareka 3. Time, 1211-5. RACING IN AUSTRALIA. Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, March 24. The Hawkcsbury Handicap resulted: Heir Apparent 1, Cool Light 2, Tiemolo 3. Time, 2.195. Wrangle ran third in the F-ying Handicap. Delusion, in winning the Hawkesbury Hurdles, two miles, in 3.385, broke the world’s hurdle record for tun distance. WAIMATE PLAINS T.C. ACCEPTANCES TO-NIGHT. Acceptances for all events at the W.-nmate Plain? .Tjppttii^g;Club’s -annual meeting close at 8 o’clock this evening with Mr V|j B. Stratton, .■tefepboiie 437. '' , „ I
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 75, 26 March 1923, Page 7
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369Sporting. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 75, 26 March 1923, Page 7
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