WAIPA RACING CLUB.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1504, 20 February 1919, Page 15

WAIPA RACING CLUB.

The weights for the Waipa meeting were duly issued last week, and the acceptances were due on Friday but did not make their appearance until Monday, and are now before us. They are as satisfactory as could have been expected, and it is to be hoped that the majority will compete in the interests of this progressive club, who' have to some extent been unfortunate in having to fit in a day’s racing (postponed from the spring) at a time when so many other meetings are also requiring attention. The unexpected happened when the club was obliged to postpone the meeting, and the reinstatement of the days of racing lost by some of the Waikato clubs soon after the war started brought into competition for autumnal racing a competitive force that was not thought of. Then getting out the weights with a meeting intervening is not advisable at times. However, there is plenty of material for an interesting afternoon’s sport, and there should be generous patronage from the settlers and sports of the districts all round, and from horse owners. They have long been clamouring for more racing, and have in the Waipa Club one which has made an honest attempt to provide them with an up-to-date course. They can rest assured that stakes will go up in value in due course. The following are the acceptances:— WAIPA MAIDEN, five furlongs.— Hessian 9.2, Potaerau 8.6, Elyan 8.4, Miss Ellice 8.0, Erinagh 8.0, Gold Bird 8.0, Newlant 8.0, Diamond 8.0, Downcastle 8.0, Aroha 8.0, Meditation 8.0, Golden Deer 8.0, Te Akatea 8.0, Spark 8.0, Merry Nell 7.10, Navana 7.10, Richcomb 7.10, Moutoa Tiki 7.7, Shinrone 7.7, Tuipa 7.7, Sans Gene 7.7, ColourSergeant 7.7, Sea De’il 7.7, Granada 7.7, Opalene 7.7.

TE AWAMUTU CUP, one mile and a-quarter.—Glenopal 9.7, Munster (inc. rehandicap) 9.6, Blue Cross 8.9, Lady Energy 7.12, Winning Shot 7.5, Empire 6.10.

WELTER HANDICAP, one mile. — Hyllus (inc. 101 b rehandicap) 11.10, Alf. Delaval 8.8, Step 8.4, Empire 8.4, Moutoa Tiki 7.7, Lady lona 7.7. ORAKAU MAIDEN, six furlongs.— Ohinewairua 10.3, Caballero 8.11, Duchess Eudorus 8.2, Brown Loch 8.2, Explode (inc. 81b rehandicap) 8.0, Ditto 7.12, Rangi Aroha 7.12, Potaerau 7.9, Miss Ellice 7.6, Gold Bird 7.6, Elate 7.6, Spark 7.6, Merry Nell 7.6, Diamond 7.6, Golden Deer 7.6, Richcomb 7.6, ColourSergeant 7.6, Knockmore 7,6, Lady Extractor 7.6, Sleepy Jack 7.6. PIRONGIA HURDLES, one mile and three-quarters less 33 yards.—Plenipotent (inc. 91b rehandicap) 11.4, Carbiness 10.13, Calais 10.4, Signature 9.12, Lady Lyddite 9.12, Grey Opal 9.0, Mataara 9.0, Aroha 9.0, Totara Jack 9.0. OHAUPO HANDICAP, five furlongs. —Queen Abbey 9.10, Caballero 9.4, Flying Gowrie 8.13, Shining Light 8.10, Don Patch 8.5, Rangi Aroha 8.0, Matapara 7.5, Downcastle 7.5. FLYING HANDICAP, six furlongs.— Gold Kip 9.5, Winning Shot 8.11, Queen Abbey 8.9, Corregidor 7.11, Lady Energy 7.7.

KIHIKIHI HANDICAP, seven furlongs.—Mill o’ Gowrie (inc. 81b rehandicap) 11.2, Gold Kip 9.2, Winning Shot 8.7, Alf. Delaval 8.4, Step 7.11, Corregi-