TE AWAMUTU MEETING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 298, 18 December 1933, Page 4

TE AWAMUTU MEETING

MUNGATOON’S CUP SPRINT TO JONATHAN. . i RESULTS AT WAI PA RACES. v C t [ Per Tress Asst elation. ) v TE AWAMUTU, Dec. 16. n The W'aipa Racing Club’s annual race 1 meeting was held to-day in fine weather. The totalisator handled £14,217 10s, compared with £10,027 10s last year. Results were:— PERONGIA HURDLES 1 (Of £100; 1| miles.) 4 1/2—Tudor, 9.10, C. Thomson .. ..’ 1 L 3/4 —Welcome Boy, 10.9 2 . 2/3 —Mia Stella, 10.1 3 Scratched: Thespis, Tatyoon, Wiltshire, Valpai, Book Law, Cawan, Tondaleyo. Moving away first Clan Ronald " piloted the field over the first hurdle, with Norval Tea and Home Light next passing the stand. Approaching the back, Clan Ronald and Tudor were on even terms, five lengths ahead, being * the pacemakers along the back. At the home turn Tudor, Welcome Boy and Mia Stella had command, maintaining the positions to the post. Two and a-half lengths; four lengths. Time, 2.44 " 3-5. KIHIKIHI HACK (Of £80; six furlongs.) 3/3—Tin Lap, 7.9 1 2/I—Chief Lap, 8.5 2 0 5/8 —Searcher, 7.5 3 Scratched: Salt Spray, Sean, Matorni. The public fancy was Bellkyrian, who jumped out smartly, showing the way to Hunting Boy and Tin Lap. Along the back Tin Lap assumed command, leading into the straight with Bellkyrian and Hunting Boy next. In the run home Chief Lap challenged, the pair 1, racing neck and neck to the post. Half a head; one and a-quarter lengths. 2 Mustang was fourth. Time, 1.15. 3. WAIPA PLATE 5 (Of £7O; six furlongs.) £ 1Y 3/2 — Wait and See, 7.13, Kecsing .. 1 0 7/6 —Queen Nona, 7.13 2 8/5 —Ling Moy, 7.4 3 Scratched: Curley, Mungacre, Gay £ Rose, Lady Daina. Ling Moy was first to move with Queen Nona. Along the top the order was Wait and Sec and Respectful together from Queen Nona and Ling (Moy. Rounding the home turn 2. Queen Nona moved up, and in a J spirited finish won by half a head. One * and three-quarter lengths. Time, 1.15 3-5. E C TE AWAMUTU CUP a (Of £150; miles.) 4/4— -MUNGATOON, 7.8, Tremain . 1 2/3—KING MARCH, 7.5, Wiggins . 22 1/I—KING’S KNAVE, 9.0, Voitre 3 3 Scratched: Flying Prince, Beryl La- 1 tour. King’s Knave was slightly turned at the start and got away badly. C Passing the stand the order was Mun- t gatoon, Trishna, King March, Master 8 Norval, Alloy, King’s Knave and Red S Sun. Trishna and Mungatoon were on n equal terms along, the back and they t piloted the field to the home turn, f where they parted and a great run home ended with the three placed horses in line, Mungatoon winning by a long neck, with King’s Knave a neck away, and Alloy, Red Sun, Master Nor- “ val and Trishna close up. Time, 2.8. 1 HACK CUP I (Of £80; seven furlongs.) I 2/3— STAR ARTIST, 8.2, Goulsbro 1 ] 3/2—LUCIDUS, 9.0, Tinker 2 f 7/B—ROYAL GALLANT, 7.12 .... * 12/11—ARAWA ROSE, 7.0 * *Dead-heat for third. All started. Lucidus and Rercatu moved quickest and the last-named came to the front along the back but Star Artist was in command after a few furlongs and was never headed. Into the straight Star Artist was just clear but in the final run drew away to win comfortably by four lengths, with the other placed horses fighting out a . close finish, Lucidus being a neck ahead of the third horses, which the judge , was unable to separate. Time, 1.27 1-5. PATERANGI HANDICAP (Of £9O; one mile.) 2/3—King’s Archer, 9.6, L. Dulieu . 1 1/1 —Thespis, 8.9 2 6/6 —Cruachan, 8.9 3 Scratched: Prolyxo and Beryl Latour. The first out was King’s Archer, but on settling down Haviland assumed command, leading the field along the back. Entering the straight the order was Haviland, King’s Archer, Cruachan, Searcher and Thespis. In the run home King’s Archer moved up to win by half a length from Thespis, with Cruachan one and, a-half lengths away and King Win fourth. Time, 1.42 1-5. FLYING HANDICAP (Of £120; six furlongs.) 4/2—JONATHAN, 7.12 1 7/9—IMPASTO, 8.8 2 2/3—TRADESMAN, 8.13 3 Scratched: Master Norval, Lucidus, Limex and Chief Cook. The first to move on settling down were Impasto, British Columbia and Jonathan, who led along the back. Bambury was mov--0 ing up as they approached the home » turn, where the order was Impasto, " Jonathan, Tradesman, Marechai and ■, Bambury. In the final run Jonathan won by three-quarters of a length from J Impasto, who beat Tradesman by one and a-half lengths. Time, 1.14. k r> OHAUPO HACK jr (Of £9O ; seven furlongs.) e 6/5 —Loombillation 7.7 1 ). 2/I—Arch Ruler, 9.2 2 p 7/8 —D’Artagnan, 9.7 3 i- Scratched: Valpai, Limbohm, Miss Lulu, Silver Division, Book Low, and Melbroney. Sandy Dix moved off, Arch Ruler and Solarium taking command when they settled down and piloting to the home turn. In the run home Loombination moved up from fifth position, finishing very fast to win by a head, with D’Artagnan a length away. Time, 1.28. ; The totalisator handled £14,217 10s, compared rt-ith £10,027 10s last year. RACING IN N.S.W. N.Z. HORSES UNPLACED Received Doc. 17, 7.5 p.m. SYDNEY, Dec. 17. Closing Time and Dole ran unplaced in the. Dundas Handicap at Roseberry yesterday.