Waipukurau Jockey Club.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXIX, Issue 5702, 20 April 1911, Page 1

Waipukurau Jockey Club.

Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the Waipukurau Jockey Club attracted a large attendance on Easter Monday, although the weather was threatening and showers fell throughout the day. The rain, however, proved beneficial to the track. The machines put through the sum of £8515, which is an increase of £1491 over last year’s total, but £62 was then received for bookmakers’ fees. Hostilities began with the Maiden Plate, forwhich a field of eight faced the starter. Elfboat, the popular fancy, landed the stake. After rounding the bend, Ngakau and Lady Edna fell and the riders, P. O’Brien and J. Griffiths received severe shakings. The backers of Erin in the Easter Handicap received a shock, for the mare won easily but was disqualified for not weighing in with the breast-plate. Cork won the Hack Handicap from start to finish and Amato sprung a surprise by winning the Waipukurau Handicap. Altcar carried the Hon. J. D. Ormond’s colours to victory in the Two-year-old Handicap. Whakaweira, who was a red hot favourite, easily disposed of his field in the Ladies’ Handicap and Lord Possible annexed the Flying Handicap after a slashing race with Moreykoff. An outsider in Goldfinch upset the pot in the Final Handioap,

the favourite, Perceler, being second. Results i Maiden Plate, of 50 sovs; 7 furj longs.—Elfboat, 6st 131 b, 1; Golden .Clash, Bst 131 b, 2; Scots Fusilier, J Bst 111 b, 3. Gold Flash, Manitou, Lady Edna, Suffragette, Ngakau also ran. Won by four lengths. Time 1.33. Easter Handicap, of 80 sovs; once round—Obscurity, 7st, 1 ; King’s Lynn, 7st 71b, 2; Erin, 7stlllb, 3. The only starters. Time 2.0 1-5. A protest was entered against the winner on the ground that the jockey had weighed in without his breastplate. On an inquiry being held Erin was disqualified, and the race awarded to Obscurity. Hack Handicap, of 75 sovs; 11 mile—Cork, 7st 71b, 1, Raupare, Bst 51b, 2, Appin, 7st 131 b, 3. Composed, Artie and Waikorari also ran. Won from start to finish. Time 2.13. Waipukurau Handicap, of 130 sovs, li mile.—Amato, Bst, 1, Golden Water, 7st 51b, 2, Voetgang, 7st 131 b, 3. Separator and Obscurity also started. Won by a length. Time, 2.12. Two-year-old Handicap, of 100 sovs, 4 furlongs.—Altcar, Bst lib, 1, Formulate, 7st lllb, 2, Merrimac, Bst 31b, 3. Easy and Divinia also competed. Divinia got left. Won by two lengths. Time, 50secs. Ladies’ Handicap, of 50 sovs, 11 mile. —Whakaweira, list 21b, 1, Raupare, list 91b, .2, Water-o’-Milk, 10st 81b, 3. Pushful, Polymers, Wanstead, Amphora, and Lady Possible also ran. The winner came away in the straight and won by two lengths. Time, 2.45. Flying Handicap, of 110 sovs; 6 furlongs.—Lord Possible 1, Moreykoff 2, Erin 3. Ample also started. Won by a short head. Time 1.17. Final Hack Handicap, of 75 sovs; 5 furlongs.—Goldfinch 1, Perceler 2, Kiya 3. Amaru, Ortygia, Bravest, Axis, Waitoke, Scots Fusilier, Suffragette, Tuatahi, Kathleen Tyne and Florence Nightingale were the other starters. Won by a short head, Time 1.4.