TAUMARUNUI RACES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 59, Issue 261, 6 December 1930, Page 10

TAUMARUNUI RACES.

Per Press Association.

1?0TE FIGURES GO BOWN

TAUMARUNUI, Last night. For the Taumarunui races, on the first day the weather was fine. The course was in fair order, but the attendence was poor. The totalisator handled £6333, compared with £10,247 for the first day of last year. Results: Manunui Handicap. — 1 Sea Cob 1, 3 Lupin Ahbey 2, 2 Marble. King 3. Also ran: Archieval Won by a length. Time, 3min. Archieval fell. Trial Hadicap. — 1 Gold Day 1, 5 Wee Prince 2, 4 Gallant Jack 3. Scratched: 'Holly Holm, King .Val, Merry Mason, Waimarie. Won by two lengths, three-quarters of a length between second and third. Timo,. luiin. 16 3-osec. Taringamotu Handicap. — 1 Rnling CHief and 5 Abbey Queen, dead. heat 1, 3 Snow Prince *3. Scratched : King Win, Yalreina, Monetize, Goodfellow. Wion hy 'two lengths. Time Imin. 16 2-5secs. Taumarunui Cup, V4 miles. — 2 Hakanoa (Goldfinch) 1, 6 King Willonyx 2, o Ohinemuri 3. Also ran: 4 Valsier, 1 Cruachan, 3 Trishna. At the top Ohinemuri fell and brought down Valsier, Cruachan and Trishna. Hakanoa won hy five lengths from King Willonyx. Ohinemm-i was remounted hy D. Spinks and finished third. Time, 2mins. 11 2-5secs. Matapuna Hack, 5 furlongs. — 5 Valmarie /H. Buchanait) 1, 1 Ruling Chief 2, 3 Abbey Queen 3. Also. ran: 2 Valreina, 4 Master Latour, 7 Day Guide, 9 Val Simon, 7 Goodfellow, 6 Reka Raurau. Won by half a length. Time, Imin. 3 1-osecs. Matiere Handicap, 7 - fuiiomgs. — 1 Perennis (H. Gray) 1, 4 Rose Lupin 2, 3 Illuminagh 3. Also ran: 2 Rita's Light. Won by half a head. Time, Imin. 30 3-5secs. Hangaroa Handicap, 6 furlongs. — 1 Sir Kay (H- Gray) 1, 3 White Ringlet 2, 2 Hakanoa 3. Also rau: 5 Moepai, 4 Abbess. Won by half a length. Time, Imin. 16 l-5secs. Owhango Handicap, 1 mile.— 3 Stonehenge (Bentley) 1, 1 Sir Mond 2, 2 -Thurnos 3. Also ran. Gay Caballero, Day Lass, Merry Mason. Won by hhree-quarters of a length. Time, Imin 44secs.