EGMONT WINTER MEETING.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13412, 9 May 1912, Page 7

EGMONT WINTER MEETING.

[United Press Association.] Hawera, May 8. Tlie Egmont Racing Club's winter meeting opened to-day in beautiful weather. There was a very good attendance. The totalisator investments amounted to £9959, an increase of £1428 compared with the first day last year. The results were as loiiona— Tongahoe Handicap Huidies : silver Cluse 1. iSeaman 2, Cornelian 3. Won easily by four lengths. Time 2miii 52sec. Tawhiti Scurry : Ga.toe 1, Gordon iiell 2,,P..3-rksida.3. .Won by alength. Time, Imin 4 2-ssecs, ' ■ " : . Railway Handicap: Draft 1, Eastwind 2. Kiwatahi 3. Wn by half a length. Time Imin 18 l-ssec. Manaia Handicap: Plantation 1, Con the Shaughraun 2, Ngatiruanui 3. Time lmln 31 2-ssec. l*adies' Purse Handicap: Aviatrix 1, Princess Flo 2, Comedian 3. Wron comfortably by two lengths. Time, 1 mm 5 l-ssecs. Telegraph Handicap: Piriwai 1> Lord Lupin 2, Lady Volga 3. Won comfortably by three'lengths. Time Imin 4secs. "Ymihi Handicap: Muleteer 1, Strategist 2, The Native 3. Won by a neck. Timt? 1, Imin 48sec