PUBLIC BACK FAVOURITES

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 450, 2 January 1934, Page 7

PUBLIC BACK FAVOURITES

* „__ o VISITING HORSES WIN Visiting trainers ami owners had a clay out as they won every race on the card. Taranaki’s representatives were often in the running, but the visitors invariably produced that little extra that means the difference between first and second places. The oour.se was in wonderful order and enabled good times to be registered, j The grounds, too. were in splendid order ,and made an ideal setting foi She popular summer race meeting. The gate takings totalled / £455 14s 6d. compared with £442 12s for the first day of last year, whilst catowners paid £7B 10s, as compared with £75 2s 6d making a total tor those two items of £534 4s 6d compared with £517 14s Gd last year, an increase this year of £l6 10s. The totalisator also had a busy day, handling £16,00G 10s. compared with £16,788 10s on the first day of last year a decrease tins year ot £ <BZ. Actually the attendance was larger than last year 1 so that the decrease in the tote figures is accounted lor by the fact that in two events there were only four starters, and one dividend fields The place machine was as Popular as when it was inaugurated last year. For the six races it handled £7068. . ... ,< Patrons were disappointed at tne heavy scratchings, but. of course, that was a feature of the meeting outside the control of the club. The president (Mr. D. J. Malone) remark, od on this fact during the presentation of the gold cup to Mr. J. Lowue, whose horse. Grand Jury, won the cun event. Mr. Malone congratulated Mr.Lourie on the fine performance of his horse and referred to Mr. Lourie’s fine sportsmanship as an owner. The public backed three favourites during the day. There were no big dividends. The Ohura-traincd Lebanon which ran into third place m the Trial Stakes paid a little over half a score on the place machine. The alleged interference of Pinic. Colossus with Lalla Quex two furlongs from home in the Janki Hack Handicap was the subject of an mmiiry hut after hearing the evidence the stewards decided to take no ac- ' The Stratford Municipal Band, under the conductorship of Mr I. McCaskill, rendered an enjoyable pio gramme. . , Details of results and descuptious of the running are: HAWKE’S BAY MEETING Hastings, Jan 1The Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club held the first day of its meeting today m perfect weather with a laige aUe ance. The totalisator hand led £9382 for the day, compared with £3333 ( for the first day last year, an increase I of £1049. Results are: ‘ HASTINGS MAIDEN 9/B—TRES SEC \ 1/I—TYCOON “ 2/3 —FORTENE 6 Also started: 4/4 Lady Wessex 7/7 Blessing, 3/2 Grand Vizier, 6/9 Maine Quex, 10/10 Seattle, 10/11 Gamsome, 5/5 Flakewhite, 12/12 Lone Spear, 7/6 Royal Solo. Won by a short head, a length between second and third, lime 1.9. OTATARA HIGHWEIGHT 3/1 —GOLD MAG 10.6 J 2/1 —MON HOI 9.5 3 1/2—MANUIRI 10.1 6 Also started: 5/5 Kinibo 10.0; 4/o Dusky Crown 9.0; 6/6 Tino Waiata 9.0. , x Won by a length, a length between second and third. Time 2.11 2-5. HAVELOCK FLYING 2 VANBSTEP 8.3 J I—CAWBEEN1 —CAWBEEN 7.0 3 3 ROYAL SHIFT 8.0 3 Also started: 4 Anemorneted 7.0. Won by two lengths, three lengths between second and third. Time 1.12 •3-5.

JUVENILE HANDICAP 8/3—LAV INI A 8.6 1 2/2—SUNNY MAID 8.5 .' 2 7/6—SILVER BEAM 7.8 3 Also started: 1/1 Callus 9.11; 4/4 Queen’s Pride 7.11; 8/8 Royal Record 7.10; 6/7 Cellerimus 7.4; 5/5 Abbel Peale 7.4. Won by a head, a length between second and third. Time 1.5 3-5. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP 3/3—WHITE FANG 7.9 1 1/2—COURTYARD 8.7 2 4/4' —FONDLE 7.5 3 Also started: 2/2 Emotion 9.0; 5/5 Both well 7.0. Time 2.7. WAIPATU HANDICAP 4/2—CONFERENCE 8.0 1 1/I—BLUE BOY 8.5 2 2/3—SYLVAN DELL 8.6 3 Also started: 6/5 Piakio 7.5; 5/4 Pitfall 7.5; 3/6 Good Cheer 7.5; 7/7 Monctte 7.5. Won by half a length, half a length between second and third. Time 1.41. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP 3/3—SPEED 8.10 1 4/4—SLIPPERY 9.4 2 6/6—CUTICLE 7.7 3 Also started: 1/1 Asterisca 8.7; 5/5 Kaihoro 8.0; 2/2 Stitch 7.12. Heads separated the first three. Stitch was fourth. Time 1.15. GREYMOUTH MEETING Greymouth, Jan 1. The first day of the Greymouth Jockey Club’s meeting was held today in fine weather and before a large attendance. The totalisator handled £0768, against £4861 10s on the first day last year. The results are; NOVICE HANDICAP 2 PATROLE 8.10 1 4—GAY SPEAR 8.5 2 6—KNOCKBAIN 8.10 3 Length; length. Sky Rover was fourth. Time 1.10. STEWARDS’ TROT 9—STELLA DERBY 1 B—BELL DERBY 2 1— GOLDEN DOLLAR 3 Length: length. Happy Bird was fourth. Time 2.57. COUNTY HANDICAP 3 ANIMATED 8.5 .. 1 6 LADY RENE 7.10 2 2 SOLVEAR 8.2 (Lee) 3 Neck; half length. Rhea was fourth. Time 1.22. GREYMOUTH CUP 1— RAVINE 9.4 1 2 GIGGLES WICK 9.4 2 7 COLL 8.0 3 Nose; half a length,Tine 2.8 3-5. PAROA HACK HANDICAP 1— DAVOLO 9.6 1 4 MARGARET ROSE 7.3 .. .. 2 2 BON TRAY 8.2 3 Two lengths; one length. Time 1.23. BOROUGH TROT 3 GOLDEN DOLLAR ~ .. 1

G—PHOENIX *\ 11—SLY WINK 3 t Two lengths; four lengths. Happy j Bird was fourth. Time 2.19 3-5. ; MINERS' HACK HANDICAP j I—KNOCKFIN 8.6 1 ' 2—SAM SMITH 7.12 2 j S—ROTHEN 7.13 3 J Length; two lengths. Gold Sand : was fourth. ! BRUNNER HANDICAP 4—JUNIPER 8.0 .. .: 1 I—VERDEN 9.6 ~ •• 2 i 2—KNOCKALONG 8.9..... 3 Nose; half length. Tip Tree .was | fourth. Time 1.22. j ■ ■ |