TIRAU RACES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 243, 4 January 1928, Page 10

TIRAU RACES

MUSCARI WINS PRINCIPAL EVENT (From Our Own Correspondent) MATAMATA, Tuesday. Tiiere was a record attendance for the annual meeting of the Tiran Racing Club, which was held on Mondav on the course of the Matamata Club. The weather was perfect and the track was in first-class order Tiesuits are as follow: i a A d i e , n J.u (Martin). 1: Oometarv fSoink«?> *’ ' Von bv two lengths. ValerTe d: Eastbourne - High Flight and Handicap. 6 furlongs.—Mu soar! (Quml, 1; Owen (Gill), 2. Time. 1.15 2-5. bv *!*<> lengths. Scratched: Prince Abbey and Jack the Jumper. Okoroire Handicap, 7 furlongs—Roman Abbey (Spinks). 1; Nation (Muir), 2. Time, 1 .29. _ Won by six lengths. Scratched: Kineton. Waimarie and Leitrim. Handicap. 11 miles.—Mr. .T. Nicols Rarakau, 9.7 (Gill), 1; Messrs. Hennessy and Brown’s The Author «» 5 <Spinks). 2; Mr. J. C. Gerrand’s Rarangi, 9.0 (Savage), 3. Time, 2.9 1-5. Won bv a length; three lengths between second and third. Scratched: Muscari, Tinokaha and Pekatahi. Papetue Stakes. 5 furlongs.—Red Day (Ferguson), 1; Joy Day (Burgess), 2 Time, 1.5 1-5 Won by half a length. Scratched: W hawhainui. County Handicap, 6 furlongs.—Muscari (Quin), 1; Roman Abbey (Spinks), 2. Won by three lengths. Scratched: Rarangi, Master Lu. Cometary and Owen. ,-. F ? r , ewen Handicap. 1 mile.—The Author (Spinks), 1; Karangi (Savage). 2. Time, 1.44. Won by three lengths. Scratched: Prince Abbey. Muscari. Tinokaha. Cometary, Oscar and Glad Abbey.