LATE SPORTING

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 156, 15 April 1936, Page 6

LATE SPORTING

THE TURF. METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB. V PRESIDENT’S TO CLOUDY RANGE. GRAND 1 MOGUL WINS HALSWELL. (per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s Easter meeting was concluded to-day in fine weather. The track was in good order. A large attendance was present. Results: — HARVEST HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. Unhoppled trotters. 4.50 class. Two miles. 2 (2) —Discord, 48yds (R. Rapley) 1 6 (7) —Helen’s Bay, scr (P. Gallagher) 1 1 (1) —Isabel Patch, 12'(M. Holmes) 3 All started. Won by half a. length. Time, 4.30 2-5. WELCOME HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. 2.58 class. One mile and a quarter. 2 (2)—Cadiz, scr (coupled with Southern Smile, 12yds bhd.) (F. Holmes) 1 7 (8) —Golden Mist, scr (D. C. Watts) 2 5 (5) —Double Great, 24yds bhd (M. Holmes) 3 Scratched: Trireme. Won by a length. Time, 2.45 4-5.

PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of 500 sovs. 4.29 class. Two miles. 4 (2) —Cloudy Range, scr (J. Fraser, Jnr.) I 2 (3) —Rey Spec, 24 (R. B. Berry) 2 6 (5) —Taxpayer 4 12 (S. A. Edwards) 3 All started. Won by three lengths. Time, 4.23. HALSWELL HANDICAP, of 250 sovs. 4.36 class. Two miles. 2 (4) —Grand Mogul, 36yds bhd ... 1 7 (7)—Grace McElwyn, 48yds bhd .. 2 3 (2) —Young Travis, scr 5 APRIL HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. 4.40 class. Two miles. 1 (1) —Pot Luck, scr 1 3 (3) —Village Guy. 12yds bhd ... 2 4 (4)—lsabel Derby, 36yds bhd ... 3 Scratched: Kibo. Won by half a length. SYDNEY YEARLING SALES.

VEILMOND’S OFFSPRING SOLD. United Press Association— Copyright) (Received This Day, 12.40 p.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. At the yearling sales an interesting aspect was the appearance for the first time of Veilmond’s offspring, the highest price for which was obtained for a brown colt from Mooch Along,. which realised 350 guineas. Other Veilmond offsprings realised from 45 to 200 guineas. W. C. Ring paid 200 guineas each for a brown Silver bur n-Sundance colt and a bay Excitement-Restful colt. Wright, Stephenson and Co. paid 160 guineas for a black Excitement-Period filly. A bay filly by Nightmarch from Rapina was sold to W-. O. Haslett (South Australia) for 100 guineas, and a. chestnut filly by Philemore from Sennight was sold to the Randwick trainer, J. W. Cook, for 130 guineas. THE RANDWICK MEETING. (Received This Day, 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, This 'Day. The weather for the third day of the Randwick racing carnival is fine but cloudy. The recent rains are likely to make the track holding. CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB.

CTJSTOS SUCCEEDS. CHRISTCHURCH, April 14. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn meeting was concluded to-day. The weather was fine and the attendance up to the average. The investments amounted to £23,616 compared with £21,088 last year. The total for the meeting was £59,476, as against £53,115 10s last year. Concluding results: — Addington Handicap, of 200 sovs; nine furlongs.—2 (2) Execution (Parsons) 1, 1 (1) Polity 2, 4 (4) Latitude 3. Won by three lengths. Time, 1.52 1-5. Great Autumn Handicap, of 600 sovs. One and a half miles. —2 (1) Queen of Song (Jennings) 1, 5 (5) Tizzy 2, 4 (3) Argentic 3. Won by a neck; a length between second and third. Ivinnoull was fourth. Time, 2.31 3-5. Gimcrack Handicap, of 175 sovs; six furlongs.—l (1) Chief Ranger (L. J. Ellis) 1, 3 (3) Violenta 2, 4 (4) Colombo 3. AVon by a length. Time, 1.12 2-5. Forty-fourth Challenge Stakes, or 400 sovs; seven furlongs.—2 (2) Gustos (L. J. Ellis) 1, 1 (1) AVild Chase 2, 5 (5) Pelmet 3. AA r on by a length. Time, 1.25. Templeton Handicap, of 300 sovs; six furlongs.—4 (4) Fracas (Humphries) 1, 1 (1) Prostration 2, 9 (8) Dollar Bill 3. AVon by a neck. Time, 1.12 1-5. BASKETBALL. DRAW FOP. SATURDAY. As the Ashburton Basketball Association competitions will not start until May 2, instead of on Saturday as previously arranged, the following friend-

ly games have been arranged for Saturday:— 2.3o—Third Grade: Technical A v. Allenton (111., Miss Harper) ; Technical B v. Technical C (IV., Miss Spedding); St. Stephen’s v. Hampstead Old Girls (V., Miss M. Watt). Seniors: R-okeby v. Technical Old. Girls A (1., Miss (Doak); Chertsey v. Technical Old Girls B (11., Miss Tyndall). Juniors: Hampstead Old Girls v. St. Stephen’s B (VI., Miss Fitzgerald). 3.s—Juniors: Technical A v. Hinds (1., Miss Buchanan); Tinwald v. High School Old Girls (11., Miss McLennan); High School A v. Allenton (111., Miss Coward); Technical Bv. St. Stephen’s A (IV., Mrs Cowan); St. Andrew’s v. High School B (V., Miss Spedding); Winchmore v. Convent Old Girls (VI., Mrs Holland). 3.so—Seniors: Convent Old Girls v. High School Old Girls (1., Miss Sutherland) ; St. Stephen’s v. Tinwald (11., Mr Maefarlane).