MARTON SPRING MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 209, 1 September 1920, Page 5

MARTON SPRING MEETING.

i . . CLASSIFICATION' Wise THE MABTON ; HANDICAP. ' (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") MARTOX, this day. weather was' beautiful, and the Marton ! Spring Meeting had a large attendance. The [ course was a 'bit holding. Results were:— i" HACK HURDLES of 160 sots. One mile • and a-half. 1 Otanra Kid, 10.6 1 , fJiamond Xap, 0.0 ; "J , Master Boris, 9.0 a , Scratched: Vacuum, Tornea, Hypothesis, P Lonata, and Mick. g 1 Otanra Kid took charge along the back 3 from Diamond Nap and ilaster Boris, and, . after a good race, won by half a length. . two lengths between second and. third. - Time, 2.56. , TRIAL HACK FLA.TE of 130sove. ttlilltaixe, S.O 1 Prodigal, S.O 3 Pak-araka. S.O a 1 Scratched: Lady lima, Gay Patron, Miss a Elva. Hnllowell, and Tflrokaka. , .Milltaira took charge when entering tho straight, end, stalilug off challenges by " l'rodlgal and I'akaraka, won by a neck, the i i same distance separating second and third. 1, Time. 1.5. ii 'HACK STEEPLECHASE of lfiOsors. Two miles. Ngaian-ui 11.4 • i ! .Sall Home, 9.11 2 iJacaranda, 9.7 3 •Scratched: Pauwerewere, Alatoek, Ratana, Royal Jack, SanarlnglUam, Nicoanar, Capialn Elaok, The Trucker, and Papatere- ' tero. Sluinix led for the greater part of the journey, but fell two fences from liome. Ngaknnui then went to the front and won easily. Time, 4J.0 2-5. iIARTON HAXDICAP of 260eovs. One mile and a-quarter. Classification. 7.0 1 Depredation, 5.7 2 Marqueteur, 9.9 3 Scratched: All Orer, Simon, and Ralland. Won easily. No time was taken.