LATE SPORTING

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 38, 24 November 1938, Page 6

LATE SPORTING

FORBURY PARK TROTTING CLUB HANDICAP TO LOGAN DERBY. SUCCESS FOR PRIVATEER. (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Tiiis Day. The Forbury Park Trotting (’lull’s summer meeting opened to-day in fine weather before a good attendance. The track was fast. ROSLYN HANDICAP, of £175; unhoppled trotters; 3.43 class ; one mile and a half. 4 —Tommy Guy, scr .J. Bryce, jun.) 1 —(Dalaruan, scr (J. "Walsh) ... 2 2 —Bon Chance. 36 (J. Wilson) ... -i All started. Won hy a fleck; 15 lengths second and third. Time, 3.28 2-5, 3.28 3-5, 3.30 4-5.

ST. HILDA HANDICAP, of £200;

2.18 class; one mile. s—Roan5 —Roan Duke, 12 (E. Todd) ... 1 3 Icevus, 12 (R. Young) ... 2 4 Bill B. sop’ (J. Bryce, jun.) ... 3 All started.

Won by half a length ; neck between second and third. Times, 2.8.3-5, 2.8 4-5, 2.10.

PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP of £175, 3.39 class; one mile and a half. .5 —Tinker, 12 (G. McKendry) ... 1 B—Mar8 —Mar fax, scr (J. Behrns) ... 2 3 King Potts, scr (D. C. Watts) .. 3 A 1 startled. Won hy half a length ; head second and third. Times, 3.19 4-5, 3.21 3-5, 3.21 2-5. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £SOO ; 4.29 class; two miles I— Logan Derby, 48 (J. Stanford) 1 7 —Southern Smile, scr (F. G. Holmes) 2 4 Morello, 60 (McTigue) ... 3 All started. Won by a length; Length and a half second and third. Times, 4.22 2-5, 4.26 4-5; 4.22. SPRING HANDICAP, of £200; 3.34 rate; one mile and Three furlongs. 3 —Privateer, scr (0. E. Hooper) 1 ll Jesse Owens, scr (D. Tcahen) 2 s—Jovial,5 —Jovial, scr (G.-Mouritz) ... 3 Scratched: Wee Potts. Won by head; saijie second and third. Times, 3.1 4-5, 3.2, 3.2 1-5. GREAT RIDING CAREER ENDED. J. MUNRO RETIRING. i (Received This Day, 10.55 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day.

J. iMunro one of the greatest jockeys in the.history of the Australian turf, has handed inJiis licence to the Australian Jockey Club, thus ending a riding career which extended to three continents.

THE TURF.