SPORTING.

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXVI, Issue 9, 4 October 1937, Page 3

SPORTING.

THE NEW ZEALAND CUP FIRST PAYMENTS. After the first payments the following remain in the New Zealand Cup, of £2000; 2 miles.—Silver Ring 9.7, Wild Chase 8.13, Argentic 8.11, Queen of Song 8.8, Ivinnoul 8.6, Friesland 8.3, Enge, Arctic King, Fersen, Catalogue 8.2, Scotland, Lowenberg, Padishah 8.0, Hunting Cat, Ponty 7.12, Ilazoor, Davolo, Silver Streak 7.9, Cerne Abbas 7.5, Werohia, Tauramaui 7.4, Sunee 7.3, Rebel Lad, Boomerang 7.2, Last Refrain, Might, Entail 7.1, Small Boy, Linguist, Araboa, Trebleack, Cottingham, Maine, Soho, Fiord, Galleon, Waitaka, Miracle, Wild Career, Ardchoille, Balmenter, Dropped Catch 7.0. The Otaki Maori Racing- Otyb had a most successful meeting on Saturday, the attendance being well up to the record. Betting was brisk, £15,524 being invested, an increase of £6583 10s on last year. Might won the Ling Memorial Stakes, with Sunee, a little fancied starter, in second position. Evidence that the gallop at Masterton did him good was forthcoming front Son and Heir ip the Pahiko Hack, which he won by a neck from the favorite, Botoinn, The totalisator at the Taumarunui meeting turned over £24,415 Ids, an increase of £3040 10s on last year. Gay Streak won tho Hack Cup Handicap, Malagigi (favorite) second. A sensational dividend was paid by Gold Vaals in the Trial Handicap, lit a field of 19 starters he was 17/15 in the betting. There was only £l2 10s on the win machine.