RACING

Wairarapa Daily Times, 19 January 1933, Page 5

RACING

j FIXTURES. 19th., 21st., 23rd. Jan.—Wellington 21st. Jan. —Bay of Islands. 21st. Jan. —Wairio. 23rd. Jan.—Ashhurst-Pohangina. 27tli. Jan. —Opotiki. 28th. Jan. —Napier Park. 28th., 30th. Jan. —Takapuna.

WIN AND PLACE BETTING.

NAPIER, This Day.

The Napier Park Racing Club, which will hold a meeting on 2Sth January, as a portion of the Reopening-of-Napier celebrations, has decided to adopt the win and place system of investments on the totalisator.

The elub has received over one hundred nominations, which augurs well for a successful meeting.

WELLINGTON RACES. TRENTHAM, This Day. The Wellington Racing Club’s Summer meeting open'ed to-day in fine weather. The track is in excellent order. Results: — TRENTHAM HIGHWEIGHT. I—l, Beau Gallante I 12—11 Cape Fair 2i B—B8 —8 Monastic 3 All started. Won by a length, with the third horse a head away. Time, 1.411. WELLINGTON STAKES. 5—5 Guarantee 1 3 —3 Midinette 2 7 —6 Lack 3 Scratched —Counterplay, Golden Hair. Won by a neck, with Lack 2 lengths away. Time, 59-j. TURF NOTES. The appeal of Mr L. Hodgson, the owner of Valpai, against the decision of the judicial stewards -of tho Taranaki Jockey Club in reversing the places in the Summer Hack Handicap on the second day of the Taranaki meeting on 28th December, was heard' by the Taranaki District Committee, and after a lengthy hearing the appeal was dismissed. It will be remembered that in this event Valpai finished threequarters of a length in front of Hit the Deck, with Princess Star a nose away third. After hearing evidence the stewards reversed the first two places on the grounds of interference, and suspended J. McLaughlin, "V alpai ’3 rider, for a fortnight.

The next race meeting of the Wairarapa Trotting Club will probably be held at Hutt Park. At the last meeting of the club a committee was appointed to wait upon the officials) of the Wellington Trotting Club to ascertain whether, if circumstances warranted it, the Wairarapa club could hold its March meeting on the Wellington track. The committee visited Wellington this week and, it is understood, came ’to an arrangement with the Wellington club. The Wellington Trotting Club, it is reported, has agreed to draw up a programme, and this, when confirmed, will be run off by tho Wairarapa club. A definite reply and acceptance of arrangements will probably be received from Wellington within the next week.