KAWAKAWA RAGING CLUB.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1516, 15 May 1919, Page 14

KAWAKAWA RAGING CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETING. The Kawakawa Racing Club were indeed fortunate in experiencing ideal weather for tlmir annual meeting at the Kensington I’ark racecourse, Whangarei, on Saturday, as usually the climatic conditions at this period of the year are not altogether favourable except for late autumn and winter meetings. However, it is expected that the club will have their . new course at Kawakawa in readiness for the next gathering, which it is certain will take place earlier in the season, when the country racing boom is at its height. Saturday’s meeving at Whangarei was very successful, and though the fields were not large, some interesting racing was witnessed, while speculation on the totalisator was brisk. During the afternoon the sum of £4847 was handled, as against £5301 1 os. at the last meeting of the club in 1917. A feature of tie afternoon’s racing was the success achieved by A. J. McFlinn, who saluted the judge on no less than five occasions. The principal event, the Kawakawa Cup, only attracted four starters, Mountain Gold being installed favourite. The contest was one of the most exciting that could be desired, the favourite scoring a half-length victory from Glucian, with Slowcoach a neck away third. Penona was within a neck of the latter, the quartette finishing in the space of a length. Scottish Knight started on three occasions during the afternoon, and after running second to Blue and Black in the Trying Handicap came out later and a< counted for both the Railway Handicap and Publicans’ Purse. Four favourites prevailed in the seven races carded, so that backers experienced a fairly successful time, though the dividends were naturally on the small side. Tire results were:— MAIDEN HANDICAP of 25sovs. Six furlongs. 4 —Pretty Ethel, 7.13 (McFlinn) ... 1 2 —Monocrat, 9.0 (Warner) .2 9—Otiroa, . 8.0 (Ryan) 3 Also, started: 1 Lombardy 8.9, 5 Vexation 8.5, 3 Mavourneen 8.2, '5 Delavalite S.O, 6 Chesline 7.13, 7 Alys 7.13, 8 Mama 7.12. 10 Dina 7.12. Won by three lengths, half a length between second and third.

flying handicap of sosovs. Six furlongs. . I—Blue1 —Blue and Black, 8.4 (Ryan) 1 2 — Scottish Knight, 8.4 (O’Shea) ... 2 3 — Winning Lass, 7.9 (Downing) ... 3 Also started: 4 Sim Paul 6.7. Won by a head, half a length between second and third. Time, lmin 17% sec. KAWAKAWA CUP of lOOsovs. One mile and a-quarter. I—Mountain Goll, 8.4 (McFlinn) .. 1 4 — -Glucian, 9.0 (Ryan) 2 3—Slowcoach, 7.0 (O’Shea) 3 Also started: 2 Fen.na. Won by half a length, a neck between second and third. Time, 2min 13sec. RAILWAY HANDICAP of 50sovs. Seven furlongs. 1 — Scottish Knight, 8.5 (McFlinn) . . 1 2 — Monocrat, 7.1“ (McCurdy) 2 3 — Lombardy, 7.9 (O’Shea) 3 Also started: 7 Vexation 7.4. 5 Halbred 6.12, 6 Alys 6.12, 4 Kalngaroa 7.0. Won by two lengths, four lengths between second and third. Time, lmin 30sec. GOODHUE MEMORIAL STAKES of 75sovs. One mile. 5 — Archery, 7.7 (Hamilton) 1 1 — St. Amiel, 8.10 (Warner) 2 3 — Otiroa, 7.12 (O’Shea) 3 Also started: 4 Little Selyukwe 8.6, 7 Magnus Equis 8.5, 2 Rafferty 8.2, 6 Gleam 7.7. Won easily by three lengths, half a length between second and third. Time lmin 46sec, PUBLICANS’ PURSE of 50sovs. Six furlongs. 2 — Scottish Knight, 8.8 (McFlinn) . . .1 I—Blue1 —Blue and Black, 8.11 (Ryan) ... 2 4 — Penona, 8.6 (Goldfinch) 3 Also started: 6 Monocrat 7.12, 5 Winning Lass 7.4, 8 Delavalite 7.5, 3 Pretty Ethel 8.6, 7 Kaingaroa 7.12.

Won by three-quarters of a length, half a length between second and third. Time, lmin 18sec. WELTER HANDICAP of 50sovs. One mile. 1 — Mountain Gold, 9.2 (McFlinn) . . 1 2 — Glucian, 10.0 (Ryan) . 2 4—st. Amiel 8.10 (Warner) 3 Also started: 3 Royal Mark 8.0. Won by half a head. Time, lmin 4 5 sec. , -