EGMONT MEETING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21576, 12 February 1940, Page 8

EGMONT MEETING

DEAD-HEAT IN TONKS STAKES By Telegraph—Press Association HAWERA, February 10. The second day of the Egmont races was held in wet weather and the going was soft. There was a fair; attendance and the totalisator handled ' £19,384 10s, compared with £22,732 10s last year. The total for the meeting was £35,673. compared with £42,465 10s in 1939. Results:— OKAIAWA HURDLES. Of £150; 1J miles. 2/2—Student Prince, 10.5 1 4/4—First Chapter, 9.12 2 3/3—Race Boy, 9.2 .3 Also started: 5/5 Red Sun 11.0, i/1 I Lady Jim 10.1, 6 5 Bay Dawn 9.5. Won by four lengths, a length between second and third. Time—2min 58 l-ssec. WAIMATE HANDICAP Of £170; 6 furlongs. 1/I—Saxon Tor, 7.6 1 6/6—Lickem, car. 7.0 2 7/7—Fiancee, car. 7.0 ”3 Also started: 2/2 Ecstatic car. 7.5. 4 4 Alunga car. 7.8, 5/5 Solaria 7.8, 3'3 I Screen Star 7.8. Won by half a neck, three lengths between second and third. Time—lmin 18 3-ssec. MEREMERE HANDICAP Of £150; 6 furlongs. 6 6—Silver Gift. 8.0 1 3 '4—Ripple, 7.12 2 4 3—Young Charles. 7.10 3 Also started: 2/2 Kilometre 9.0, 11 Chief Lord 8.11, 5,5 Royal Sign 8.3. 7'7 Filbert 7.10. Won by a nose, a nose between second and third. Time—lmin. 16 4-ssec. TONKS STAKES Of £300; 9 furlongs. 2/2—Homily, 8.0 t 10/10—Taurangi, 7.0 • 3/3—Classform, 7.5 3 Also started: 9/9 Notium 8.5. 7 5 Gav Mimic 7.12, 1/1 Royal Star II 7.10, 4'4 Play On car. 7.3, 6 7 Gaily car. 7.1, 8 8 Race Call car. 7.45, 5 6 Armacourt 7.0. A dead-heat, third horse two and a half lengths away. .Time—2min. 3sec. ELECTRIC HANDICAP Of £130; 5 furlongs. 1/4—Triple Crown, car. 7.4 .. .. 1 3'l—Ringling, 8.13 2 4/2 —Captain Gale. 8.4 3 Also started: 2 3 Sea Link 8.13. 5 5 Calliope 7.12, 7 7 Windsor Glow' car. 8.3, 6/6 Barry Boy car. 7.31. 8 8 i Ogonelloe 7.0. Won by half a head. I three lengths between second and i third. Time—lmin 6 l-ssec. | NOI "I HACK CUP Of £300; 9 furlongs. I 3 4 —Algerian. 8.9 1 7 6—Dainty Sheila, 9.1 2 I I—Arabic,1 —Arabic, 8.2 3 Also started: 2 3 Pearl of Asia 9.1, 4 2 Trench Law 9.0, 8 8 Vaalstar 3.9, II 11 Amatory 8.1. 6 5 Miss Clipper 8.0, 5/7 Vai Pere 7.10, 12 11 Goldburn 7.7, 9 9 Young Charles 7.7, 10/10 Mahaina 7.7. Won by six lengths, six lengths between second and third. Time —lmin 58 2-ssec. NORMANBY HANDICAP Of £160; 7 furlongs. 7 7—Solaria, 8.8 1 4/6 —Tooley Street. 8.11 2 1/I—Rustem, 8.2 3 Also started: 4 3 Le Toquet 8.3, 22 Rollicker car. 7.7, 6 5 Liberal’s Mint car. 7.7, 8 8 Winsome Lu car. 7.9. 3 4 I Ramleh 7.9. Won by a nose, half a i length between second and third. Time lmin 34 l-ssec. i INAHA HACK HANDICAP Of £150: 6 furlongs. i 2 2 —Race Away, car. 7.13 1 I 5/s—Lu Chang, car. 8.1 2 | 3/3—Pretty Lass, 8.4 3 I Also started 1 1 Veldette 8.13, 4 4 ' Boden Park car. B.ls, 6 6 Gold Grip ! car. 7.6. Won by six lengths, four • lengths between second and third Time—lmin 19 l-ssec.