MANAWATU MEETING

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 133, 30 December 1932, Page 7

MANAWATU MEETING

Press Association—Copyright Palmerston North. Dec. 29—The Manawatu summer race meeting con eluded today in fine weather. There j wa s a good attendance and the track was fast The totalisator handled j £13,797, against £11.823 10s on the | corresponding day last year. The | total for the meeting was £52,130, compared with £51.746 10s last year, an increase of £383 10s. WESTBURY HACK HANDICAP Of £100: G furlongs. 2—NAVAHO, 8.7 (J. M. Pine) . 1 1 4—ACRON, 7.8 (Wiggins) .. .. 2 I I—GOOD HUNTING, 8.8 i Voitre) .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Also started: 6 Lady Court, car ried 7.0; 3 Nebulae, carried 7.3; 5 White Squall 7.0. j W r on by a length, half a length j between second and third. Time 1.14. j Good Hunting and Navaho led to ' the straight from Acron. In a close finish Navaho hung on to beat Ac_ ron by a length, with 'Tool Hunting half a length away and White Squall fourth. CLANDEBOYE HANDICAP Of £'110; 1 mile and 110 yards. I—HABIT. 811 (L. G. Morris) . 1 S—ARAJEAN, 7.8 (Wiggins) .. 2 4 SALTPOT, 7.0 (Mullins) .. 3 Also started: 3 Juggle 7.10; 2 Knolimere 7.9; 6 Lyrical 7.B;BCaPe Town 7 5; 7 Joyspear 7.0; 9 Flower 7.0. Won by two length's, a bead between second and third. Time 1.47. Habit, a short priced favourite, at,, tended Knolimere and, Arajean to the half mile and then Arajean lo the straight from Knolimere and Juggle. Habit quickly gathered Ara_ jean and went on to win well. Arajean just beat SaltpOt. and Flower was fourth. CHRISTMAS HANDICAP ! Of £100; 7 furlongs. 1— AIGUILLE, 8.11 (Voitre) .. 1 i S—GOLDEN SHADOW, car 7.2 (H. D. Robinson) ....... 2 C—KING THOMOND, 7.7 ...i. (Broughton) 3 Also started; 2 Minstrel Lad 8.13: 4 Drumfire 8.11; 3 Senegal 8.10; 8 Clangor 7.8; 7 Bonnie Vale carried 7.10; 9 Cape of Good Hope carried 7.2; 10 Shootist 7.2. Won by half a length, a length between second and third. Time 1.27. Aiguille was a good favourite. Golden Shadow was the Pacemaker from Senegal. Clangor, Minstrel Lad j ami Aiguille.’ The order into the j straight was Golden Shadow. Aigu ille, Bonnie Vale and Senegal. In a close (finish Aigu/iHa 1 beat Golden Shadow bv half a length, with King Thomloind' a. length further back. Drumfire was fourth. KAWAU HANDICAP Of £115; 6 furlongs. 2 SOUCHONG, 9.1 (Reed) .. 1 I—MIL1 —MIL ADI 8.8 (Voitre) 2 SMI DINETTE, 8.8 (B. H. Mor ris) • • 3 Also started: 3 Consent 9.1: 4 Farmer 7.8; 6 Sir P.ombal 7.8; 7 Trojan Melody 7.8. Won by half a neck, a bead be , tween second and third. Time 1.12 4-5. Souchong was always in frontleading 'Farmer, Consent a\:ul ■ ■Sir.Pombal into the straight,- Souchong j hung on to win narrowly from tbe fast finishing Miladi ami Midinette. j Farmer was close up. fourth. i