LATE SPORTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 42, 30 November 1935, Page 6

LATE SPORTING.

THE TURF.

FORBURY PARK TROTTING CLUB. PRESIDENT’S TO GUNFIRE. NOBLE PRINCE WINS BRIGHTON. (Per Press Association). DUNEDIN, This Day. The Forbnry Park trots werw continued in bright sunshine. The track was fast, and there Was a large* attendance. Results:—< SUBURBAN HANDICAP, of 130 sovs; one mile and a half. 11 (11) —Golden Bingen (Frost) ... 1 3 (4) —Isabel Patch (Holmes) ... 2 7 (8) —Discord (Rapley) ... 3 All started. Won by two lengths, half a length between second and third. Times, 3.27 1-5, 3.28, 3.2 S 1-5. ADVANCE HANDICAP, of 130 sovs; one mile and a half. 1 (1) —Bay Flier (Bryce, jun.) ... 1 3 (3) —Loretta (Frost) ... 2 4 (4) —Plutus (Donald) ... 3 All started. Won by three lengths, four lengths between second and third. Times, 3.22 4-5, 3.24 3-5, 3.25 1-5. BRIGHTON HANDICAP, of 135 sovs; one mile and three furlongs. 1 (1) —'Noble Prince (Smith) ... 1 3 (4) —Sea Trail (Rapley) ... 2 2 (2) —Doris Derby (Hooper) ... 3 Scr—Bide-ar-Wee. Won by a length, a neck between second and third. Times, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4 3- The winner’s time was a track record. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, of 350 sovs; two miles. 4 (3) —Gunfire (Frost) 1 1 (1) —Willow Wave (Hooper) ... 2 10 (10)—-Bracken (Fraser, jun.) ... 3 All started. Won by a neck, half a length between second and third. Times, 4.26 4- 4.26, 4.25 1-5. TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB, VAL WATCH WINS TIRI HURDLES. AUCKLAND, This Day. The course at Ellerslie is m excellent order for the opening of the Takapuna Jockey Club’s spring meeting to-day. The weather was fine. There was a good attendance. Results: — MELROSE MAIDEN HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. Six furlongs. 2 (2) —Gloucester, 8.1 (McKenzie) 1 1 (1) —Karohia, 8.0 (Horne) ... 2 5 (4) —Valmint, 8.4 (Murray) ... 3 Scratched: Etcetera. Won by one and a half lengths; two and a half lengths separating second and third. Time, 1.14 2-45. SPRING HACK HANDICAP, of 120 sows. Six furlongs. 6 (6)—Teak, 7,7 (Home) 1 2 (2) —Prince Ven, 7.12 (Higgins) 2 3 (3) —Valspear, 8.1 (Tremain) ... 3 Scratched : ' Miss Hornet, United, Gay Rebel. Won by one and a half lengths; two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.13 1-5. TIRI HURDLES HANDICAP 1 , of 150 sovs. One mile and, three-quarters. 1 (2)—Val Watch, 11.9 (R. E. Thomson) 1 4 (4) —King’s Archer, 9.10 (Mcßae) 2 5 (5) —Dark Marble, 10.3 -(Burgess) 3 All started. Won by ejght lengths; six lengths between second and third. Time, 3.14. FEILDING JOCKEY CLUB. FEILDING CUP TO SILK SOX. FEILDING, This Day. The spring meeting of the Feilding Jockey Club was opened to-day in dull and close but fine weather. The track was in splendid order. There was a good attendance of patrons. Results: — WAITUNA HACK HURDLES, of 100 sovs. About one mile and a half and 130 yards. B—Petrarch, 9.5 (McDonald) ..; 1 I—Debut, 10.9 (R. Smith) 2 4 Manawatu, 11.8 (Burgess) ... 3 Scratched: Gaswyn, Application. Won by two lengths; a neck between second and third. Time, 2.57 3-5. AORANGI TRIAL PLATE, of 80 sovs. Six furlongs. 3—Erebus, 8.6 (L. H. Jones) ... 1 I—Entheos,1 —Entheos, 8.6 !(B. H. Morris) ... 2 6 Version, 8.6 (Walsh) 3 Scratched: Black Thread, Abracadabra, Won by eight lengths; half a head between second andi third. Time, 1.15 1-5. FEILDING CUP, of 200 sovs. One mile and a quarter. 3 Silk Sox, 7.4 (Eastwood) ... 1 5 (Davistock, 8.7 (Wilson) ... 2 7 Alby, 7.4" (Sayage) 3 All started. Won by two lengths; a head between second and third. Time, 2.10 1-5. FLYING HANDICAP, of 130 sovs. Six furlongs. 1— Spiral, 8.9' (Humphries) ... 1 2 Whenuakura, 8.2 (Flower) ... 2 4 Limulus, 7.11 (C, Atkins) ... 3 Scratched: Tiger, Sunny Maid. Won by a length. Time, 1.15 1-5.