ANOTHER STAGE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 April 1944, Page 3

ANOTHER STAGE

PROGRESSIVE OBLITERATION OF HOLLANDIA AND OTHER JAPANESE BASES. MACARTHUR’S BOMBERS BUSY. (Special Australian Correspondent.) SYDNEY, April 10. In a series of Easter Saturday sweeps in the Hollandia, Wewak and Hansa Bay areas of New Guinea, 380 tons of bombs was dropped by General MacArthur’s bombers on to the Japanese aerodromes and installations. The progressive obliteration of Hollandia was carried a stage further by Liberators which pounded the township, supply areas and shipping with 152 tons. Smoke which was visible for 40 miles rose from burning buildings and fuel dumps. Two freighters were set on fire and a jetty was damaged. Other Liberators with Mitchell medium bombers and escorting fighters struck at Wewak with 95 tons, while 34 tons was dropped at Hansa Bay, where fuel fires were started.

Our planes in these three strikes encountered no Japanese fighter opposition. At Hollandia and Wewak some strong anti-aircraft fire was encountered, but at Hansa Bay the only ground opposition was from machineguns. In attacks on Rabaul and Kavieng buildings were destroyed and gun positions silenced. Rabaul was the main target, being hit with 75 tons of bombs, while 30 tons was dropped at Kavieng. Other raids reported by the communique today included strikes against Japanese barracks at Penfoei and Lautem, in Timor. No land fighting in the South-West Pacific is recorded.

Sousa (I. Galvin) 3. One length and a quarter; two. Time, 3.4. Huia Handicap, 6f:. 2/2 Sleepy Fox (J. Williamson) 1; 4/5 Orakau (I. Galvin) 2; 9/9 Landveyor (W. Hooton) 3. Threequartei’s of a length each way. Time, 1.13.

Islington Handicap, Im: 7/5 Cambria (T. Green) 1; 3/3 Cornish (Hi N. Wiggins) 2; 6/4 Monte Cristo (J. Williamson) 3. Nose; three-quarters of a length. Time, 1.38 3-5.

FEILDING MEMORIAL WON BY CORDAY DEAD HEAT IN SPRINT (By Telegraph—Press Association.) FEILDING, April 10. For the Feilding meeting the track was in good order. The tdtalisator handled £49,150 10s, compared with £43,726. The total for the meeting was £103,7268 10s, an increase of £15,226 10s. Results: —

Kimbolton Hurdles, 1 mile and a half and 130 yards: 3 Lightfair (J. Fagan) 1; 2 Imperium, 2; 1 Red Glare, 3. Three lengths; five lengths. Time, 2.54.

Waiata Stakes, 7f: 4 Flying Tor (J. Fagan) 1; 5 Tintern, 2; 16 Light o’ Dawn, 3. Length; head. Time, 1.29. Edmund Goodbehere Memorial, IJm: 1 Corday (L. J. Clutterbuck) 1; 2 Rink, 2; 7 Black Plato, 3. Neck; threequarters of a length. Time, 2.7 4-5. Awahuri Nursery, 6f.: 2 Aiderman (W. E. Carter) 1; L Matador, 2; 4 Mangurakau, 3. Half a head; half a length. Time, 1.15. Denbigh Handicap, 6L: 2 Lady Acora (A. G. Waddell) and 1 Plato Lad (S. Waddell) dead heat for first; 1 Prince Plato, 3. Time, 1.14. Oroua Hack Cup, IJm: 1 Langue D’Or (S. Waddell) 1; 6 Hakim, 2; 4 Financial, 3. Neck; half a length. Time, 2.7 4-5. Rewa Hack Handicap, 7f: 2 Omahina (V. J. Sellars) 1; 7 Latin Bay, 2; s'Fox Cover, 3. Neck; three lengths. Time, 1.27.

Makino Handicap, 1 mile and a distance: 3 Lady Spiral (L. J. Clutterbuck) 1; 5 Par Avion, 2; 4 Te Kawiti, 3. Time, 1.54 2-5.

At the Waipukurau meeting yesterday the Cup resulted: —1 Alienate (McDonald) and 3 Capronella (Bishop) dead heat for first; 4 Alchemy (Campbell) 3. Three lengths. Time, 2.23,1. The Easter Handicap at the Riverton races yesterday resulted as follows:— 1/1 Fair Trial (W. F. Ellis) 1; 3/3 Sing Sing (Barclay) 2; 2/2 Platform (Anderson) 3 Half a length; four lengths. Time, 2.15 3-5. At the Waikato Trotting Club’s meeting yesterday the Empire Handicap was won by Carnival Queen, with Sir Volo second and Kewpie’s Crown third.

The Sydney Cup yesterday was won by Veiled Threat with Mayfowl second and Grand Fils third.