OTAKI RACE MEETING

Taranaki Daily News, 3 June 1933, Page 4

OTAKI RACE MEETING

RETRACT WINS CUR HUIA HANDICAP TO TARMER. VOITRE’S RECORD REACHES 115. By Telegraph—Press Association. '. Otaki, Last Night. Heavy rain last night and this morning made thte course' very' heavy for the Otaki race meeting. The attendance was fair. The totalisator handled £4491, compared with £10,557 on the holiday last year. The results are:— .' HACK HURDLES. Of £9O. One mile and a-half. • 1-2—ADVENTUS, 10.4 (Nicol) -.,.; 1 4- VITAPHONE, 9.4 (Burgess) .... ' 2 5- TAURA LAD, ,9.0 (Mcßrearty) ... , 3 Scratched: Invictus, Anemometer. , Sir Red led and. then Capetown and, Ruanui, after which Taura Lad came up, but in the straight Adventus headed the field and won by a length, with six lengths between second and third. Time, 3m. 17s. KUKU MAIDEN FLAT. Of £6O. Six furlongs.. . 1- MERCIAN PRINCE, 8.10 (Anderson) 1 2- BOON, 8.10 (B. H. Morris) .... 2 2- AFTER MONEY, .8.0 (Barry). ~ 3. Scratched: Lady Noel, Stroller,- SwitchOn, Dacre, Weatherzane. Boon and Stadium led but in the straight Mercian Prince came through to. win easily by three lengths, with two lengths between second and third.-Time, Im. 265. . ... . WAITOHU HACK HANDICAP. . Of £BO. Six furlongs. 3- WEST'TOR; 7.7 (Carroll) !....... 1 1- FOREIGN QUEEN, 8.4 (Voitre) . 2 2- SLIPPERY; 9.5 (Anderson) 3 Scratched: Hunting Lodge, Grand Blow, Lackston, Arctic Region, Willowmere. Won by a length, a length, and a-half between second arid third. Foreign Queen led all the way till headed in the straight. Time, Im. 225. ' RAUKAWA CUP. ' Of £175. One mile and a-quarter. 8-B—RETRACT, 8.7 (Ridgway) 1 7-7—COPPER KING, 7.12 (Glading) • 2 1-3—LUCKY ALICE, 8.0 (Morris) .. 3 Scratched: Princess Bell . From the start Courtyard and Navaho led.- Later came. Eminence, and then Little Doubt- led down - the back from Copper King and Navaho, with Spearful last. .Won by. a. length, four lengths.between second and third. .Time, 2m.. 15. 1OTAKI HACK HANDICAP. Of £BO. One mile and. 55 yards. 4- KALMUK, 7.12 . (Carroll) 1 6- SHOOTIST, 7.12 (Robinson) 2 2- IDA MERLING, 8.3 (Voitre) ..; 3 Scratched: Tunbridge. Kotaki-Eka led’ for .some distance. Kalmuk led into the straight. . Won by two lengths, a neck , between second t and third. Time, Im. 59 2-ss. . HUIA HANDICAP. Of £llO. Six furlongs... 4- FARMER, 7.7 (Voitre) 1 1- ALL HUMBUG, '8.5 (Brighton) 2 7- SIR. POMBAL, 7.0 (Carr 011 3. Scratched: Royal' Bengal, Kaihoro, Navaho, Slippery. Won by two lengths, four- lengths between second' and third. Time, lm. 245. TE HORO HACK HANDICAP. Of £BO. Seven furlongs. 2- DICK WHITTINGTON, 8.4 (Voi- ’■ tre) ............................... 1 5- ST. ROGER, 8.11 (Wright) 2 3- WALTON PARK, 8.6 (O’Neill) 3 Also started: Minstrel Lad, Red Top. From the start St., Roger led but was: beanten in the run home by two lengths, with a length and a-half between second and third. Time, lm. 41s. ,' ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY. Otaki, Last Night. Acceptances for the second day of the Otaki meeting are:— HACK HURDLES. Of £9O. One mile and a-half. (11.30 a.m.)

PROSPECTS FOR TO-DAY. LUCKY ALICE AND BOON. Form points to the following showing up at Otaki to-day:— Hurdles: Ruanui, Adventus.. Waikanae Handicap: Boon. Ta Timi Kara Handicap: Lucky Alice. Little Doubt. Rangiuru Handicap: Plateau, Mercian Prince. Taipua Handicap: Farmer, Navaho. Ohau Handicap: Dick Whittington, Priscilla Verne. Tainui Handicap: St. Roger, Foreign Queen.

Paha 11 0 Vltaphone 9 2 Adventus 11 0 Ramanu 9 ■ 0 Ruanui 9 9 Cotsfield Capetown 9 6, ■ 9 0 WAIKANAE HACK SCURRY. Of £60. Five furlongs. (12.15 p.m.) Count Rous- Princess Pawn 8 5 sfllion 8 6 Teua ■ S 5 Boon 8 5 -Secrecy 8 8 Daiare 8 5 'VVeatharzane 8 1) TA TIMI KARA HANDICAP. Of £130. One mile and one furlong. (1 p.m.) Retract 9 2 Naivaho .7 5 Lucky Alice 8 2 Shootist ’ Little Doubt 7 11 p RANGIURU HACK HANDICAP. Of £70. One mile and 55 yards. (1.45 p.m.) Plateau " 8 9- Chief' Line ' 7 11' Kalmuk 8 8 Kotakl Ek* 7 11 Thrasher 8 8 Red Flush Mercian 7 0 Prince 7 11 TAIPUA HANDICAP. Of £110. Six furlongs. (2.30 p.m.) Farmer 8 7 Slippery 7 8 Good Hunting 8 2 Sir Pombal y 5 Navaho 7 12 Foreign Queen 7 0 OHAU HACK HANDICAP. Of £70. Seven furlongs. (3.15 p.m.) Bick Dignified ./ r Whittington 9 9 March 8. 0 Bonnie Vale 8 8 Star Acre 8 0 Walton Park 8 7 ■ Wlllowmere 8 0 Ara-star 8 2 Teua 8 0 Red Top 8 0 Whetu Ma 8 0 Priscilla Verne 8 0 TAINUI HACK HANDICAP. Of £70. Six furlongs. . (4 p.m.) Slippery .95 St.; Roger 8 1 Arena • 8 10 Hunting Lodge 11 Foreign Queen 8 8 Aroma. West Tor S3 7 0