SPORTING

Wairarapa Daily Times, 1 May 1937, Page 3

SPORTING

DANNEVIRKE RACES. WOODVILLE, Friday. The first day of the Dannevirke Racing Club’s meeting at Woodville was held in cold, fine weather. There .was a satisfactory attendance. The course was in excellent order. The totalizator handled £10,870, as compared with £5,549 last year. Results:— Mangatera Steeplechase, 2r)m.: —1, Sporting Song (C. Thompson), 1; 7, Rioghail, 2; 5, Given, 3. Scratched: Royal Mimic, Investus, Red Rufus, Pacinos, Monarchy. A neck, a head. Time, imins. 36 2-ssees. Bakaiatai Maiden Stakes, 6f.:—l, Captain Burst (A. Lord), 1; 6, Vadanoe, 2; 7, Galteemore, 3. Scratched: Rahotahi. One and a half lengths each way. Time, lmin. 15 3-ssecs. Dannevirke Open Handicap, ljm.:— 2, Arctic King (S. Wilson), 1; 9, Werohia, 2; l,v Mandamus, 3. All started. A length and a half, a short neck. Time, 2mins. 8 l-ssecs. Makirikiri Handicap, 71:—3, Export (P. Williams), 1; 10, Royal Record, 2; 2, Collision 3. Scratched: Tractile. A neck, 2 lengths. Time, lmin. 28 2-5 secs.

Akitio Handicap, 6f.:—5, Lone Raider (Williams), 1; 2, Huntette, 2; 4, Red Manfred, 3. Scratched: Hunting Mars, Flammarion, Hunter’s Morn, Blygain, Collodion, Half a head, 2 lengths. Time, lmin. 14 3-ssecs. Tahoraite Handicap, 6f.: —5, Diamond Cutter (Wilson), 1; 3, Race Call, 2; 2, Jazz Boy, 3. Scratched: Nereus, St. Roger, Winsome, Royal Solo. Two lengths, a neck. Time, lmin. 14 2-5 secs. Oringi Handicap, lm. and a dist.: — 4, Tractile (Anderson), 1; 8, Kentucky Song, 2; .3, Le Gran, 3. Scratched: Laggard.. Half a length, 2 lengths. Time, lmin. 5S 3-ssecs.—(P.A.)