RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18165, 1 November 1930, Page 11

RACING.

WHANGAREI MEETING. THE ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances for the first day of the Whangarel Racing Club’s Spring Meeting to be held next Thursday and Saturday are as follows: — SPRING PLATE. Of 100; weight Bst„ mares allowed 51b; 6 fur.. Armenia. Land Measure Camp Princess Magic Mint Day Form A'ota Gleir s Gastronomy Spring Song Gay Cavalier Sub-editor Gay Idea Supernne Holly Holm /anessa Kaihoremai KENSINGTON HACK,

HORSE DISQUALIFIED.

WAIKATO HUNT RACES. WESTBROKE’S EARLIER WINS. An interesting story, embodying an element of romance in the buying and i selling of horses, was related at a meeting of the committee of the Waikato Hunt Club at Cambridge yesterday, when it was decided to disqualify i Westbroke, who won the Maiden Hunters’ Steeplechase at last Monday’s races. The winning stake, £llO, was awarded to Cullgie, who finished second, and second money, £25, to Marita, third, while’Spalupin, who finished fourth, takes third money, £ls. The Maiden Hunters’ Steeplechase was for qualified hunters who had never won a race of any description, excepting point-to-point races. Westbroke, an aged gelding by Solferino from Halina,. owned by Mr A. H. Storey, of Te Awamutu, had the minimum weight, 11.0, and, ridden by Mr F. Baker, Cambridge, won comfortably. He was fifth favourite. It was not until after the races that the discovery was made that Westbroke, far »from being eligible for the Maiden Hunters’ Steeplechase, had in the early part of his career won no fewer than five races. Four Win* as Thre#-y*arß-old. Westbroke is now nine years old and Monday's appearance was the first

he had made on a racecourse since 1926. As a three-year-old in the 1924-25 season he won the Puhi Maiden Plate at Otaki, the Carterton Hack Handicap, the Plying Hack Handicap at Woodville, and the Tiraumea Hack Handicap at Pahiatua, and in the following season he dead-heated with Plain Sailing in the Trial Plate at Trentham, At this time he was owned by the late Mr G. E. Elgar, of Featherston. ■ ■ The evidence given at yesterday s meeting by Mr Storey showed that the horse had apparently experienced many vicissitudes since he raced W 1926. Mr Storey stated that he bought Westbroke as a hack for £ls in November, 1919, when he was informed of his breeding and that the horse had never won a race. Westbroke had previously been offered for sale at auction at Ohaupo, when his then owner stated that he was a “ dud." An offer of £6 was refused, and the owner offered him to a friend, who would not buy, for £B. Formal Protest Upheld. Mr Storey said he did not know that Westbroke had previously won a race* until Mr W. Stopford, secretary of the Waikato Hunt Club, telephoned to him last Thursday night, three days after the race, saying that the horse was a winner and therefore was not eligible for the Maiden Hunters Steeplechase. The committee, having heard this evidence, expressed itself as being perfectly satisfied that Mr Storey had no knowledge of Westbroke having won previously, but informed him that the onus was on the owner when nominating a horse to be sure on such a point. 1 The formal protest lodged by Mr H. Jones, of Cambridge, the owner of Cullgie, was upheld, and the placings altered. Those present at the meeting were Messrs Wynn 1 Brown, N. Banks, and R. Hannon. . Westbroke is a brother to Solferite, who won the Winter Cup at Riccarlon in 1927, while Best Friend, who won several races last season, is a half-brother.

Of £130; 6 fur. st. Ib st. lb Tradesman . 9 0 Red Lion . 7 13 Ig Bertha . 8 7 Illln&ar . . 7 9 Tetrachate . 8 5 Stimulant . . 7 6 Vaimuri . . 8 5 Foot Rule . . 7 e Gold Lily . 8 1 Crown Arch 7 2 Tambourine . 7 13 Lady Court . 7 0 Frothblower 7 13 HUANUI HURDLES, Of £150; li miles and 197 yd«. St. lb. st. lb. Glena Bay . 10 10 Respirator . 9 0 Quincoma . . 0 9 Wan I.u . . 9 0 St. Ames . . 9 6 Sunny Morn . 9 0 , Inner Harbour a 3 Bizarro . . • 9 ° Royal Day / .92 1 ' WHANGAREI CUP, Of £400 and Gold Gup; li milesst. lb st. lb Maori Boy . . 9 0 P. of Orange 7 9 True Blood . 8 8 Bennie . . • 7 0 G. Cockade . 7 10 Hannibal . . 7 0 Kassoak . . 7 10 COUNTY HANDICAP, Of £100 6 fur. st. lb. st. lb. Oration . . . 10 3 Alloy .... 7 0 Archeen . 10 2 Paper Dart . 7 0 Frothblower ' 9 8 Radiant Sun 7 0 CUing-ar . . 9 4 Wishbone . . 7 0 Palmares , . 8 10 Alplna . . . 7 0 Orchus . , . 8 0 Kaihoremai . 7 0 Royal Seagull 7 13 De Aka . . . 7 0 Fairy Belle . 7 3 1 HIKURANGI HANDICAP, I Of £130 ; 7 furj st. lb. st. lb. 1 Tradesman . 8 12 Ilolly Holm . 7 0 Sir Moird . 8 6 Bizarro ... 7 0 Jaeldy Karo . 8 3 MANAIA HANDICAP, Of £200; 6 fur. st. lb. ' St. lb. Branson . . 9 0 Oration . . . 8 5 i Royal T 6a . 8 11. Imperial P. 8 ° I Lady’s Boy . 8 9 Big Bertha . 7 8; Llanore . . 8 5 White Ringlet 7 0 ; White Wings 8 5 Foot Rule . 7 0 PARAHAKI HANDICAP, Of £140; 1 mile. •t. lb. St. lb. Grand Tea . '9 5 Mosaic . . . 8 0 Ti Tree . . 9 3 Kawainga . . 8 0 Nassock . . .81' Big Bertha 8 0 Hannibal .. . 8 6 Helium ... 8 0 Llanore k.. . 8 4 Sleepy, Sol ., 8 0 King willonyx 8 0 ■ T i