UREA MEA PAYS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 17, 21 January 1939, Page 10

UREA MEA PAYS.

OUTSIDERS TOP. fj WELLINGTON RAGE RESULTS. " I FINE WEATHER FOR SECQBB DAT — OLD BILL HELM BACKERS. Jl (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this d»y.W§l The weather was fine for the second § day of the Wellington Racing Clnb's - summer meeting at Trentham to-day.Sfl and there was a large attendance of ths ' public. 3 Fifth Favourite Wins. ._* Otaki and Dancing Flame set th»-put in the High-weight from Bumble and - Plaidie, with Nereus handy. , Goldet ' Ridge was last till five furlongs J fro» ' home, but moved up fast, following Otaki, Dancing Flame and Plaidie to tKl§§ straight, with Bumble next. Galdea : Ridge took charge at the distance,' bat. J Bumble beat him home easily. Nexcos - stayed on to get third place. Lafetnl - and Plaidie were next, Patches beiag' 1 seventh. i :;|J| 4-y Old.Bill's Victory. Telaiuon, Sir Rabbi and Old BilLwert prominent from the start'ln the Trial , Plate. Tidal Gift following them to the straight: Old Bill shot through on thi rails a furlong from home, decisively. Drachma and Waka came «■ fast from well back to fill the phcas. Night Eruption, Kurrawong and Prim* Quality were "next. Rustem Looked Dangerous. Trench Fight. Dungarvan, Mishits, Top Row, The Bigot and Silver. Riter were the early leaders in the January ; Handicap. Dungarvan and TII9 Bigot led Trench Fight and Miehna round ths turn and into the straight, where tern and Mea Mea moved up. RnStcm j looked dangerous a furlong from-'th* <;• post, but Mea Mea finished strongly oa ••'.S the outside to beat Mishna, with Du*» S garvan narrowly beating Rustem for $ third. Top Row, The Bigot, Trenck Fight and Rabble were close up. Results were as follows:— MUNGAROA HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP of £300. One mile and a quarter. S—S—BUMBLE—A. McDonald 1 I—2—GOLDEN RIDGE—W. Pine .. 2 ' 3—3—NEREUS—P. Burgess ... S Scratched: Twilight Song. Two lengths; one length. Time, '2.7 J. TRIAL PLATE of £300. Seven furlonci. I—I—OLD BILL, B.o—Tntt?rsall 1 S—S—DRACHMA. S.O-Wiggins 3 3—4—WAKA. B.5—M. Caddy 8 All started. Length; head. Time, 1.27 J. JANUARY HANDICAP of £350. One mile. •' —4—MEA MEA, 7.l2—Atkins ..... 1 B—7—MISHNA. 7.ll—Messervv .... S 7—B—DUNGARVAN, S.l3 —A. E. Ellis 3 Ail started. Three-quarters of a length ; half a length. Tune, 1.39. CAMP HANDICAP of £300. Six furlongs. DENSITY. 7.10 1 KATHHELLA. 0.4 2 STERNCHA.SE. S.O 3 Scratched : Vitement.