TO-DAY'S TURF.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 116, 18 May 1936, Page 9

TO-DAY'S TURF.

NELSON TROTS. GREAT CHUM SURPRISES. TAN JOHN SUCCESSFUL (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) NELSON, this- day. The second clay of the Nelson Trotting Club's annual meeting is being held today in fine weather. There is a large attendance and the track is in good order.' Results: —• PIONEER HANDICAP of £70. Trotters. One mile and a half. Limit 3.49. I ■> —TAX JOHN, 48yds 1 i I—COUNT PARRISH. limit 2 6—WRACKLESS, 90yds 3 Scratched : Native Leaf. Neck ; four lengths. f Time, 3.33. WAIMEA HANDICAP of £70. One mile and a half. Limit 3.43. 3—MAJOR GUY, limit 1 I—PASSPORT, 36yds - 6—LOYAL AVIS, limit 3 Scratched : Hnppi, Activity. Half a length; three lengths. Time, 3.2S 1-3. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP of £100. Two miles. Limit 4.30. S—GREAT CHUM, limit 1 6—SUPERB, limit - 2—IDEAL, 30yds 3 Scratched: Trada. Head; length and a half. Time, 4.34. appleby Handicap of £70. One mile and a quarter. Limit 3.0. I—SHOELACE, limit 1 3 —REAL PAL, limit 2 2—BRIAN BORU, limit 3 Scratched: Worthy Star, Aimworthy, Allworthy. Length each way. Time, 2.51 2-5.

AUSTRALIAN PACER.

NEW DERBY FOR NEW ZEALAND. TROTTING CUP COMPETITOR. (Received 1 p.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. New Derby, the leading pacer in "Victoria, is to be sent to New Zealand with a view to competing in the New Zealand Trotting Cup.

FOR SYDNEY.

Stretto and On Parade are due to leave Auckland for Sydney next Friday, and Silver Jubilee and Raepata on the following Friday. They are all to go into E. McGrath's stable.