THE RACING WORLD.

Wairarapa Age, 4 May 1934, Page 5

THE RACING WORLD.

CONCLUSION OF HAWERA MEETING. STEEPLES TO BROWN ABBEY. HAWERA, May 3. Rain falling throughout the day softened the tracks for the concluding programme of the Egmont Racing tSJhib’s winter meeting but there was a good attendance. The totalisator handled £6533, an increase of £971 on the second day last year, the total for the two days being £14,990 10s, an increase of £3207 10s over last year. An inquiry into- the runnijrj* of Orapai in the Mokoia Handicap was adjourned. Results:—

Manawapou Hurdles; l|m. — 1/1, P'ahu (P. Burgess), 1; 9/9, Don Erma, 2; 2/2, Esteem, 3. Also started: 4/4, High Faintin’; 5/6, Consent; 3/3, Tea Garden; 7/8, Richfield; 8/7 Chief Line; 11/11, Stanchion; 6/5, Count Landroff; 10/10, Lebanon. Tea Garden lost his rider at the second hurdle. A length; two lengths. Time, 2.47 4-5. Ngamotu Hack Handicap; Bsf. —7/8, Head Mistress (W. Pine), 1; 2/2, Tres Sec, 2; 3/3, Oriel, 3. Also started: 5/5. Gay Comet; 4/4, St. Clara; 1/1, Bugle Call; 6/6, Royal Dash; 8/8, Freeze; 9/9, Clem'broney. A neck; a head. Time, 1.50.

Adamson Steeples; about 2m.—l, Brown Abbey (B. Sullivan), 1; 2, Manuiri, 2; 4, Bon Aryan, 3. Also started: 3, iSt. Ames. Half a length; 50 yards. Time, 4.2. Mokoia Handicap; 6f.—5/5, Royal Bengal (W. Broughton), 1; 1/1, Orapai 2; 2/2, British Columbia, 3. Also startled: 3/4, The Tiger; 4/3, Cullus. A neck; a head. Time, 1.15 2-5.

Shorts Hack Handicap 5f.—9/7, Merry Way (H. Goldfinch), 1; 3/2, Moneygram, 2; 12/12, Hybiscus, 3, Also started: 2/5, Pheon; 5/6, Princess Star; 6/4, Solomon; 8/9, Grumpy; 1/3, Cawbeen; 4/1, Arauline; 10/10, Calcutta; 11/11, Ingenuity; 13/13, Lady Cheval; 14/14, Colossal; 7/8, Wharaurangi. A neck; a head. Time, 63 2-5. Davidson Handicap; Im. and a dis-t. 2/3, Prince Colossus (H. Wiggins), 1; 1/1, Carfex, 2; 4/6, Protomint, 3. Also started: 2/2, Gibraltar; 4/4, Alloy; 7/7, Chopin; 8/8, Round Table. Two lengths each way. Time, 2.1 2-5. Borough Hack Handicap; 7f.-—9/10, Matorni (W. Pine), 1; 2/4, Seafox, 2; 4/3, Lady Ronald, 3. Also started: 1/1, Chief Marionette; 6/5, Moatoa; 5/8, Musquil; 8/6, Artful Dodger; 3/2, Silk/ Sox; 11/8, 'Sandlark; 7/6, Argument; 10/11', Bonnie Quex. A length; two lengths. Time, 1.35 1-5.—(P.A.) EVENTS IN AUSTRALIA.

(Received Thursday, 10 p.m.) MELBOURNE, May 3. The Warrnambool Cup which was run to-day, resulted:— Three Pips, 7.0 (Moran), 1; Isle of Astur, 9.9 (A.» Reed), 2; Eastern Chief, 8.10 . (Breas'ey), 3. The , Grand Annual ‘Steeplechase resulted: Flavedo, 9.12 (Sweetham), T; Lanilda, 10.7 (Fullarton), 2; Merry Elve, 9.10 (Carter), 3. Every horse in this event either stopped, baulked or fell. At one stage there was not a horse Tunning. The winner, Flavedo, stopped once and fell once and eventually won easily. Merry Eve stopped twice. Lanilda alsc fell and was remounted.