EGMONT CUP

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21574, 9 February 1940, Page 8

EGMONT CUP

Ned Cuttie Scrapes K Home Flying Handicap Won By Footloose By Telegraph—Press Association HAWERA, February 8. The Egmont Racing Club’s summer meeting opened in showery weather before a fair attendance. The course was in good order but the going was soft. The totalisator handled £16,283/10/- compared with £19,733 on the opening day last year. Results: OHAWE HURDLES, Of £150; H miles. 7/7 —First Chapter. 9.2 .. 1 2/1 —Student Prince, 10.0 2 4/s—Race Boy, 9.0 3 Also started: 1,2 Disturbed 10.7, 3/4 Bisquit 9.13, 6/6 Taitoru 9.8, 5/3 Bay Dawn 9.7, 8/8 Miss Appellant car. 9.3. Won by a neck, half a length between second and third. Time—2min 51 4-ssec. FLYING HANDICAP, Of £175; 6 furlongs. 1/I—Footloose, 8.0 1 5/6 —Ecstatic, car. 7.1 2 6/7 —Screen Star, 7.6 3 Also started: 2/1 Amigo 9.4, 4/3 Alungar. car 7.11, 7/5 Fiancee, car. 7.5, 8/8 Winsome Lu, 7.1, 3/4 Gold Dale, 7.1. Won by two lengths, three-quarters of a length between second and third. Time—lmin 17 l-ssec. TRIAL HANDICAP, Of £130; 5 furlongs. 10/11—Captain Gale, 8.7 1 8/9—Boden Park. car. 8.2 t 2/2 —Calliope, 8.7 + Also started: 1/1 Mahaina 9.0, 6/4 Daregain 8.13. 5/3 Goldburn car. 8.6, 11/10 Gitana Lass 8.8, 9/8 Lu Chang 8.7, 15/12 Tavoi 8.7, 4 5 Vertex 8.7, 12'13 Gold Grip 8.7, 14/14 Wave Length car. 8.0, 3/6 Split Second 8.7, 12 T 5 Hoapai 8.7, 7/7 Don Quex 8.7. Won by two and a half lengths, dead heat for second place. Time—lmin 2 3-ssec. EGMONT CUP. Of £500; 11 miles. 1/I—Ned Cuttle, car. 7.12 J 1 10/10—Royal Star, 11, 7.4 2 8/B—Homily, 7.13 3 Also started: 6/6 Siegmund 9.0, 5/5 Notium 8.5, 2/2 Gay Mimic 7..12, 4/3 Play On 7.10, 6/4 Classform 7.5, 9/9 Hunting Cat car. 7.5, 11/11 Tahurangi car. 7.1, 3/7 Ramleh 7.0. Won by a nose, three lengths between second and third. Time—2mln 13 l-ssec. JUVENILE HANDICAP, Of £130; 5 furlongs. 3. 3—Sea Link, 8.3 1 1/I—Wings of Song, 9.13 2 2/2—Zest. 8.3 3 Also started: 6/6 Filbert 7.10, 7/7 Ra Houhou 7.0, 4/4 Radio Call 7.0, 5/5 Barry Boy 7.0. Won by a length, half a length between second and third. Time—lmin ssec.

TOKAORA HACK HANDICAP, Of £150; 6 furlongs. 6/7—Miss Clipper, 7.10 1 4/2 —Vai Pere, car. 7.7 S 2 1/3-—Veldette. 3.6 ... . z 3 Also started: 2/1 Chief Lord 8.11, 3'4 Royal Sign 8.4. 5/5 Race away car. 7.7, 7/6 Mischel 7.11, 8/6 Karerenui car. 8.0. Won by a length and a half each way. Time—lmin 18 l-6sec.

WHAREROA HANDICAP. Of £160; 7 furlongs. 9'9—Gaily, 8.3 1 8/B—Rustem. 8.0 2 5/s—Le Touquet, 8.6 3 Also started: 4'4 Tooley Street 9.2. 2'2 Solaria 8.13, 10/10 Onewhetu car. 8.1, 6-’6 Lickem 8.5, 1/1 Rollicker car. 7.11. 7/7 War Lap car. 8.14. 3/3 Armacourt 7.13. Won by three-quarters of a length, two lengths between second and third. Time—lmin 31 2-ssec.

WAIPAPA HACK HANDICAP, Of £150; 84 furlongs. 1/2—Dainty Sheila,, car. 8.4 1 3/3—Pearl of Asia, 9.0 2 9/9 —Ripple, 7.7 ’ ’ 3 Also started: 5/4 Trench Law 9.5, 2/1 Kilometre 8.9, 4/5 Miss Leighon 8.5. 6/6 Silver Gift car. 7.5, 7/8 Bidens car. 7.0. 8/7 Young Charles car. 8.0. Won by half a length each way. Time—lmin 52 3-ssec.