WINTER SEASON OPENS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21644, 3 May 1940, Page 8

WINTER SEASON OPENS

Egmont Meeting

Clarion Call Wins The Steeplechase By Telegraph - Pres? Association HAWERA. May 2. The Egmont Racing Club’s winter meeting opened to-day in fine weather. The course was in splendid order and there was a large attendance of the public. The totalisator handled £18.171 compared with £20.266 on the corresponding day last year. Results:

TONGAHOE HURDLES, Of £175; li miles. 5 s—War5 —War Lap. 9.0 1 2 3—Devon. 9.9 2 4 4 —Ruling Star. 9.11 3 Also started—3/2 Full of Scotch 10 6. 1/1 Aussie Ra 10.5, 6 6 Sir Tommy car. 9.4. 7 7 Karerenui 9.0. Won by six lengths, fifteen lengths between second and third. Time 2min 42secs. TELEGRAPH HACK HANDICAP. Of £150; 6 furlongs. 5 4—Gold Dale. car. 9.0 1 4 s—Counter, 8.1 2 2/3—Tavoy. 8.6 3 Also started—B/9 Viracious car. 8.2. 1/1 Veldctte 8.2. 3/2 Clinch 7.12. 6 6 Taiho 7.10, 7/7 Miss Clipper 7.8, 10 10 Gold Blaze car. 7.2, 11,11 Gold Grip car. 7.0. 9 8 Tea Drop car. 7.2, 12/12 Beau Monde car. 7.2. Won by six lengths, a head between second and third. Time Imin 14secs. HAWERA HANDICAP, Of £200; 7 furlongs. 3 4—Alunga. car. 8.1 1 9 9—Red Cat. 7.6 2 1 2—Sleeveless, 8.1 3 Also started —7 7 Majority 9.7, 7 8 Notium 8.3. 4 3 Endorsement 8.1. 5/5 Lexden 7.6, 2/1 Kaiwaka 7.6. 6/6 Rehearsal car. 7.55, 14/13 Verey Lights car. 7.0. 12 12 Requiem 7.2, 16/10 Gay Seton car. 7.25, 11 11 Fiancee car. 7.55. 13 14 Clessamor 7.0. Won by threequarters of a length, half a neck between second and third. Time Imin 27 3-ssecs. EGMONT STEEPLECHASE, Of £400; about 25 miles. 11—Clarion Call, 11.10 1 3 3—Lady Stella, 9.5 2 8/8 —Lactose, 9.0 3 Also started—2/2 En Tour 10.8, 7/5 Red Sun 10.3, 6,6 Disturbed 99, 4 4 Brigadore 9.3. 5 7 One Whetu 9.0. Won by ten lengths, ten lengths between second and third. Time smin 13secs. HACK SCURRY. Of £150; 6 furlongs. 2/4—Zest, 9.0 1 4/2—Hum a Song, 8.3 2 6/B—Flying Eagle. 8.1 t 11/10—Boden Park, 7.9 t Also started—s/4 Sea Link car 8.8, 8 7 Judgment 8.8. 1/1 Tautara 8.2. 9 9 Captain Gale 8.0, 3/3 Calliope 7.12, 10/11 Hutuwai car. 7.115, 7/6 Parlato 7.9. Won by a head, dead heat for third. Time Imin 15 l-ssecs. McRAE CUP, Of £400; LI miles. 1/I—Amigo. 9.3 1 5/4—Winsome Lu, 7.0 2 8/8 —Dark Eagle, car. 7.4 3 Also started—2/2 Homily 7.10, 4/5 Galteemore 7.10, 6/6 Tidewaiter 7.10, 3/3 Mataroa 7.6, 7/7 Hunting Cat 7.3, 10 10 Tahurangl car. 7.45, 8/9 Gaily 7.0. Won by threequarters of a length, one and a half lengths between second and third. Time 2min 7secs. TAWHITI HACK HANDICAP, Of £175; 7 furlongs. 2/3 —Ruatiti, 8.5 1 3/I—Da villa, 7.13 2 6 4 City Song, 7.7 3 Also started—7 7 Minority 9.4, 11/11 Dynasty 8.13, 1/2 Colossal Chief 8.11, 4/6 Hunto 8.6,13/14 Kilcash car. 7.13, 9/10 Piastre car. 7.13, 5/5 Veldette 7.13, 10/8 Filbert car. 7.4, 8 9 Sieglinde 7.10. 14/12 Vitement car. 7.4, 15/13 Gitana Lass 7.8. 17 16 Flamberge car. 7.35, 16/17 Golden Orchid 7.7, 12/13 Leighon Rei car. 7.11. Won by a head, half a length between second and third. Time Imin 28 3-ssecs.

FIXTURE ABANDONED

Bv Telegraph-Press Association BLENHEIM, May 2.

Owing to the fact that nominations for only twenty-one horses have been received for the Marlborough Trotting Club’s meeting which was to have been held on May 11, the club has decided to abandon the fixture in the meantime.

Disdain and Ferriby ran a good mile in Imin 42 3-ssec, Shanghai Lily beating Sham Boy in Imin 43 3-ssec, while Sweet Mystery took Imin 17 3-ssec for six furlongs. The Vulture and Gold Nugget followed in Imin 17sec, and Rebel Chief did seven in Imin 30sec. Red Dragon gave a mixed display over the schooling hurdles, when ridden by L. Robinson. In the Dark went well over the pony hurdles. News has been received that Flashlight will not race at the Egmont meeting, having received some cuts when schooling earlier in the week. His mate, Streamline, may have his first start in the hurdle race on Saturday.

DJEBEL WINS CLASSIC

United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, May 2. The Two Thousand Guineas, for three-year-olds, over one mile, was decided at Newmarket yesterday. Following is the result: Djebel 1, Stardust 2, Tantieux 3. Twenty-one started. Won by two lengths, a head between second and third.