WAIRARAFA RACES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 26 March 1940, Page 6

WAIRARAFA RACES

EASTER MEETING CONCLUDING RESULTS. A WIN FOR ALUNGA. (“Times-Age" Special.) The weather was again perfect for the second day of the Wairarapa Racing Club's autumn meeting held at Tauherenikau yesterday. There was a good attendance, although the totalisator showed a decrease of £4294. compared with the corresponding day last year. The total for the meeting was £28.416. compared with £37,850 10s last year, a decrease of £9343 10s. The following arc the results additional to those which appeared in yesterday's second edition: —

JUVENILE HANDICAP, 5 furlongs. 2 Kentucky, 9.3 (P. Burgess.) 1 ■I Courting. 8.4 (S. Anderson) 2 I Triple Crown, 8.4 (W. J. Doyle) .... 3 Also started: 3 Phaleron Song; 7 Humour; 10 Blue Border: 6 Taane Pango; II Cicada: 9 Tractometer; 12 Yurilla: 3 Maharajah: 5 Hamish. - Won by a length, with hall' a length between second and third. Phaleron Song was fourth. Time. GOsec. Kentucky, the second favourite, kept well in behind the pacemakers. Court--ing and Tractometer. until well down the straight', where lie went to the front, to win by a length from Courting. Triple Crown, which was in fourth position most of the way. came with a late run wide out. Phaleron Song, which was well back in the early stages of the race, filled fourth position. Tractometer. Taane Pango. Humour and Hamish all showed up well. After being left badly nt the start. Maharajah tailed the field.

ROTOTAWAT HACK HANDICAP 1 mile. 1 furlong and 89 yards. 7 Piastre. 7.0 CD. M. Rvau); 1 3 Kinlyre 7.1 (R. D. Bucknell) . . 2 2 Arabic, 8.1 tF. N. Power) 3 Also started: 1 Titter; 5 Caution; 6 Coronado: -I War Cloud. Won by’ three lengths with the same distance between second and third. Titter war. fourth. Time. 2.1 1-5. Piastre made a bold bid for victory I about two furlongs from home and won. easily by three lengths. Kintyre moved up from the bunch when rounding the turn. Arabic, which was in a promising position in the early stages, weakened to finish in third place. The favourite. Titter, filled fourth position. War Cloud and Coronado were the best of the real. TAUTIERENIK AU II AND ICA P 7 furlongs. 2 Altmga. 8.6 (A. Jenkins) 1 1 Dungarvan. 9.2 (P. Burgess) 2 6 Jeanne. 7.7 (S. Anderson) 3 Also started: 3 Fiancee; 4 Rustem: 5 Siglow. Won by three-quarters of a length, one length between second and third. Rttsiem was fourth. Timo. 1.25

Striding along in fourth position until the home straight. Alunga saluted tiie judge to complete a double for the meeting. Dungarvan finished well Io take second place. Jeanne, which was an early pace-maker with Fiancee,

fell back into third place. Siglow tailed the field and ran a disappointing race. j PTTTA.UTRA HACK HANDICAP. i f> furlongs. I 1 Anlolile. 9.11 (W. J. Doyle) 1 I 2 Black Majesty. 9.f) (P. Burgess.) .. . 2 | -I Counter. 7.9 (S. Anderson) 3 | Also started: GTe Ore: 3 Wakarara: 7 Buccaneer; 5 Jungle King: 11 Royal Portrait; 10 Daregain; 11 Equity; 9 Timothy. Won by 3 lengths, a neck between second and third. Wakarara was fourth. Time. 59 2-ssec. Anlolile ran a splendid race to win easily. She went right out to the from from the start, and although challenged by Counter and Black Majesty drew away to win by throe lengths. Black Majesty ran a good race to take second money. Counter showed up well and ran a very game race. Although showing plenty of pace Wakarara held fourth position all the way. Te Ore. Equity. Royal Portrait, were the best of the remainder who were well back.