FOXTON RACES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 260, 24 January 1928, Page 10

FOXTON RACES

GAZE LANDS PRESIDENT’S DISCOURSE WINS AGAIN FOXTON, Monday. Press Association. The Foxton Racing Club’s summer fixture was concluded to-day in excellent weather, and in the presence of a large assemblage. • The racing was keen and interesting, and speculators were not far astray in their selections. The totalisator handled £14,738 against £17,180 for the final day last year. The total for the 1926 fixture was £31,590, while this year £26,917 was handled by the staff, a decrease of £4,673. After the President’s Handicap, Potter, rider of the winner Gaze, was cautioned for interference with the favourite, Henna, during the race, and for a similar offence in the Carnarvon Hack, against Twink, Webster, rider of Land Rent, also received a reprimand. Additional Results:— WHIROKINO HACK Of £110; 6 furlongs J—WHITE RINGLET, 7.4 1 I—LIN ARLINGTON, 8.9 2 7—FORT ALICE, 7.0 3 Scratched: Little Queen, Jazzy, Shining Star. Won by a length and a-half; three lengths between second and third. Time, 1.14 4-5. WHARANGI HANDICAP 6 furlongs. I—VAST ACRE, 9.2 .. .. 1 3—EPISTLE, 8.2 2 3—MISS PAT, 7.2 „. 3 Scr.: Bonogne. Won by half a length, three lengths between second and third. Time, 1.14 3-5. CARNARVON HANDICAP Of £120; 7 furlongs. 1— KAWHAKINA, 8.3 .. 1 2 LIEUTENANT BILL, 8.2 2 3 TWINK, 9.11 3 Scratched: Ironic, Bent. Time, 1.44 2-5 RANGIOTU HACK HANDICAP 7 furlongs. 1— DISCOURSE (F. J. Carmont), 8.9, L. G. Morris l 2 SANDBURR (Mrs. J. Hickey), 7.2, 3 VIGILANCE ‘<J.‘' H.’ Hardwick)* 2 8.10 * 3 Also started: 4 Lin Arlington, B.Si; 5 Volplane. 7.13; 7 Lady Cynthia, 7.9; 6 Maui, 7.55. Won by a head, with two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.28 4-5. MOUTOA HANDICAP 7 furlongs. 2—BEAUMONT (Dwan Bros.), 9.3, L. G. Morris l S—OUR JACK (W. H. Dowden), 7.3, A. G. Murray 2 4 OTHON (G. Priest), 7.2 3 Also started: Bonogne, 8.9; 1 Wilderness, 8.11: 4 March On, 7.7. Won by three-quarters of a length, 15 lengths separating second and third. Time, 1.28 4-5. PAHIATUA RACES WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 REHANDICAPS DECLARED Press Association. PALMERSTON N., Monday. For the Pahiatua fixture, which opens next Wednesday, the following rehandicaps have been declared by Mr. J. Henrys: Ballance High-weight—Wilderness, 9.13. Hamua Hack Handicap.—Discourse, 9.3. Pahiatua Cup.—Twink, 7.9; Gaze, 7.9. g Hack Handicap.—Lin Arlington, Eketahuna Hack Handicap.—Discourse, 9.4; Lin Arlington, 8.9.