SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 January 1923, Page 8

SPORTING.

WAIROA RACES. ' r FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. By Telegraph .‘-Press Association. Wairoa, 'Last Night. The Wairoa County Racing Club’s first day was held to-day in beautiful weather. There Was a good attendance and the course was in good order. The tota lisa tor handled £6078, against £8794 last year. Results:— RAUWA HACK HANDICAP.—Mountain Peer (H. Griffiths) 1, Sunny Boy 2, Stern Lady 3. Also started: Almra. Won by fiour lengths? two lengths between second and third. Time’ Imin. 16 3-ssec. TRIAL HACK HANDICAP.—Ranui (J. Dwyer) 1, Pakanga 2, Prince Imperial 3. Also started: Otoi. Won by two lengths, four lengths between second and third. Time Imin. 31 3-ssec. WAIROA HACK HANDICAP.—SIave .Mart (A. Liddall) 1, Westerner 2, Sunny Spec 3. The only starters. Won easily by three lengths, fc.ur lengths between second and third. Time, 2min. 11 l-ssec. MAIDEN HACK HANDlCAP.—Westerner (R. Runt) 1, Stern Lady 2, Merekara 3. Also started: Nokerakau, Azure Sky, Te Rlmu, Marcus, Moreau, Sly. Won by a length, a length and a quarter between second and 'third. Time, Imin. 3sec. STEWARDS' HACK HANDICAP.—Pitch (R. Thompson) 1, Magistrate 2, Sunny Spec 3. The only starters. Won by a nose, three lengths between second and third. Time, Imin. ssec. WELTER HACK HANDICAP.—Theic (R. Hunt) 1, Ranui 2. Solitration was left at the post. Won all the way by two lengths. Time, Imin. 31see. TELEPHONE HACK HANDICAPWestern Boon (R. Hunt) 1. Mountain Peer 2, Merekftra 3. Also started: Prince Imperial, More.-.u. Won by a length and a quarter, five lengths between second and third. Time, Imin. 15 l-ssec. HURAMUA WELTER.—Theic (H. Griffiths) 1, Westerner 2, Sunny Boy ,3. Also started: Slave Mart. Bookman. Won by half a length, three lengths between second and third. Time, Imin. 30 l-ssec. TRENTHAM TRAINING NOTES. Wellington, .Tan. 16. Rain fell at Trentham throughout the night, giving the tracks a good soaking. Work was done on the inside grass track, which was holding and cut up. Palestrina and Wink ran six furlongs in Imin. 19sec. Blackmail and Militaire did seven furlongs in Imin. 34sec. Scion, assisted by Kaika, ran a mile in Imin. 48sec. Astinome did ffix furlongs in Imin. 20see. Daintj’ Step and Halifax covered a mile in Imin. 4Ssec.f Parorangi and Blackhead ran five furlongs in Imin. Ssec. Prlntemps and Rimutaka did a mile in Imin. 47sec. King of Hearts' and Vindictive ran four furlongs in 50sec. Top Score and Wild Hind Tan five furlongs in Imin. sscc. Ma Boughal did six furlongs in Imin. 20sec. Solfancllo and Arcs did five furlongs in Imin. Gscc. Wheatfield ran six furlongs in Imin. 2?sec. Angelo and Winning Hit covered six furlongs in Imin. 21sec. EGMONT NOMINATIONS. Roche should he added to the Egmont namInaGrhs in the Malden Hack Scurry, Waipapa Hack Flat on the first day, and the Okaiawa Hurdles on the second day.