HAMILTON RACING CLUB.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1400, 22 February 1917, Page 22

HAMILTON RACING CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETING.

This meeting opened in warm and bright weather. There was a large attendance, and £20,680 was handled at the totalisator, as against £14,948 last year. The results were:— TRIAL HANDICAP of 130sovs. Seven furlongs. 2—F. Hendon’s ch g Chilblain, 4yrs, by Bunyan — Miss Folly, 7.10 (J. Conquest) 1 I—Bowler,1 —Bowler, 8.7 (O’Shea) 2 7 —Lady Energy, 7.6 (Chaplin) 3 Also started: 4 Silver Lupin 9.9, 3 Porphyry 8.1, 8 Sir Ralph 7.10, 10 Gin Sling carried 8.5, 9 Don’t 7.8, 6 Paddington Green 7.8, 12 Ditto carried 7.11, 11 Lady Winsome, 7.1, 81b allow., 14 Kidderminster 7.6, 5 Sleepy Jack 7.1, 51b allow., 19 Lady lona carried 8.1, 16 Firespark carried 8.0, 17 Picador carried 7.11, 5 Marble Rose 7.6, 13 Opposition 7.6.

Won by a length and a-half, a length between second and third. Time, Imin 29 2-ssec.

CLAUDELANDS HANDICAP of 150 sovs. Five furlongs. I—J.1 —J. C. Lambess’ b m Lightning, 4yrs, by Bezonian —Nerve, 8.3 (R. Reed) 1 3— Tinoreka, 9.2 (Robinson) 2 4 — Blue and Black, 7.3 (Cotton) .... 3 Also started: 2 Gaycium 7.9, 6 Last Call 7.5, 7 Cultriform 7.1, 5 High Jinks 7.1, 9 Saccharine 6.13, 8 Ballygowan 6.13. Won by two lengths, a length and ahalf between second and third. Time, Imin 3sec. TAMAHERE STAKES of 130sovs. Six furlongs. 1— R. Hannon’s b f Rekanui, 3yrs, by Flagfall—Mignon, 8.13 (H. Robinson) 1 4 —Sanacre, 7.0 (Cotton) 2 2 — Demotic, 8.7 (Deeley) 3

Also started: 3 Empire 8.7, 8 Stradelia 7.9, 5 Pearl d’Mont 7.0, 6 Woody Glen 7.0,. 7 Bellpeen 7.0. Won by two lengths and a-half, six lengtns .separating second and third, lime, Imin 16 1-asec. HAMILTON CUP of 300sovs; second 30sovs, tnird 20sovs. One mile and a-quarter. 1— F. Marshall’s ch g Bedford, syrs, by Bunyan—Miss Dix, 8.4 (B. Deeley ? 1 4— Lady Penury. 9.0 (O’Shea) 2 5— Signo, 6.13 (Ferguson? 3 Aiso started: 3 Rebel 8.1, 2 Munster 7.13, i St. Francis 6.11, 6 Erroneous carried 7.3. won ail out by a head, third horse four iengths away. Time, 2min 7sec. WAIMAI HURDLES of 150sovs. About one mile and a-half and 50 yards. 2 — D. McKinnon’s b m Tennessee, 4 yrs, by Elysian—Miss Hippo, 9.0 (Tapp? 1 4—Spalspire, 9.0 (Henderson) 2 3— Cokely, 9.0 (Tutchen) 3 Also started: 5 Te Onga 12.5, 1 Gluepot 11.4, S Ngatoa 9.5, 9 Merry Dan 9.0, 6 Kai v, naKanaere 9.0, 7 Dandy Breeze 9.0. Gluepot fell at the last hurdle. Won by two lengths, same between second and third. Time, 2min 53sec. KARAMU WELTER of 150sovs. One mile. 2 —-H. Schwass’ ch g Achilledes, 6yrs, by Achilles —Dexterity, 8.5 (J. O’Shea) 1 4— Fionnuala, S.l (Carmont) 2 I—Loyal Arch, 8.13 (Chaplin) 3 Also started: 6 Gold Fran 8.6, 5 Glenopal 8.6, 3 Soultane 8.5, 9 Coleraine 8.5, 8 Marble Star 8.4, 10 Glucian 8.0, 7 C'arbiness 8.0. Won by half a length, two lengths between second and third. Time, Imin 42sec. HAUTAPU HACK HANDICAP of 130 sovs. Six furlongs. 7—W. Scholium’s ch m Glittering Sands, aged, by Gluten—Golden Sands. 8.6 (R. Reed) 1 5 — Hiero, '4yrs, 8.13 (Lambess) .... 2 4- —Mill o’ Gowrie, 9.13 (Robinson) 3 Also started: 3 Brown Loch 9.7, 8 British Arch 9.3. 12 Kiriwinning 8.8, 10 Kereone 8.8, 14 Master Florence 8.7, 2 Corregidor 8.6, 1 Pink Tie 8.5, 9 Hamlet 8.3, 6 Silver Pine 8.2, 11 Excavator 7.13, 13 Grey Opal 7.11, 16 Lady lona 7.11, 15 Wake Up 7.11. Two lengths each way. Time, Imin 17sec. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP of 150sovs. Six furlongs. 1— R. E. Wright’s b g Glenspire, aged, by Gienapp—Remorse, 7.11 (B. Deeley) 1 4—Kauri King 8.0 (O’Shea) 2 2 — Tinopai, 8.1 (Robinson) 3 Also started: 3 Torotoro 8.9, 5 Lady Glen 8.1, 6 General Joffre 6.9, 7 Pairere 6.7. Won by a nose, three lengths between second and third. Time, Imin 15sec. CONCLUDING DAY. Fine weather was again experienced on Saturday for the concluding day of the gathering, and the attendance reached high proportions. The sum of £26, 157 was handled on the machine,