MANAWATU EVENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 306, 28 December 1939, Page 12

MANAWATU EVENTS.

MEETING CONCLUDED.

MIBHNA TAKES BIG RACE. RUSSIAX BALLETS SPRINT. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) PALMKRSTOX X., Wednesday. Tlie Manawatu Racing Club's summer meeting was concluded in overcaf*t weather. The track was easier after overnight tain. The attendance was good and the totalisator handled £"28.6,59, compared with £40.038 on the third day. a holiday, last year. The total for the meeting was £108,712. against £122,054 10', a decrease of £13,342 10/. Results were: — Juvenile Handicap of £200. five furlongs.—l Air Flight, 7.7 (\V. J. Mudford). 1 ; 4 Kadina. 7.0 (H. X. Wiggins), 2: 5 Desert Tide, 7.0 (J. Williamson). 3. Also started : 2 Black Robe. 8.13; 3 Royal (.'on sorr. 8.»! : 6 Santa Ducta, car. 7.9 i ; 8 Bonnie Bun why. 7.0: 9 Triple Crown, ear. 7.12J : 7 Aoronit, 7.0. Four 'eiigtlis : five lengths. Black Robe was fourth. Time, 1.2 2.1. Westbury Handicap of £175. six furlongs.—li Harina, car. 7.1 (R. G. Howell). 1:. 4 Military Maid. car. 7.1 (W. .1. Stevens). 2: Proclamation. 8.0 (R. Marsh), 3. Also started: 1 Scandal, 8.11;

7 Shining Bonn, 8.2 ; 8 Vascones, 3 Slglow, 2 Sceptre, 8.1; 0 Pas de Cheval, car. 7.0. Two lengths; three-quarters of a length. Scandal wis fourth. Tine, 1.14 2-5. Wood Handicap of £225, seven furlongs.—3 Oflgbt Eruption, car. 8.5 (W. J. Stevens), 1; 2 Flommarion, 9.5 (W. J. Broughton), 2; 7 Bold Step, oar. 7:5 (Kerr), 3. Also started; 5 Haughty Winner, 8.13; 1 Globe Trotter, 8.9; 5 Old Surrey, 8.4 > 4 Flying Acre, 7.12; 8 Mother-in-Law, car. 7.6. Two lengths; half a head. Haughty Winner was fourth. Time, 1.27 1-5. Liverpool Handicap of £400, one mile and a quarter. —3 Mishna, '7.13 (K. Hawe*), 1; 5 Play Un, 7.9 (W. J. Brougliton), 2; 0 The Bigot, car. 7.5 (H. >'. »Viggins). 3. Also started: 1 Tldewaiter, S.u ; ♦■ Dainty Sue.. 7.11 ; 7 Hunting Cat,. 7.8 ; Star. 8 Limbohm. 7.0. Half a length: length. TUlowalter was fourth. Time, 2.7. Champion Hack Handicap of £250, one mile and a quarter.—s Classform, car. 8.10 (E. Baker)-, 1; 4 Hunting Lore. 8.2 (B. H. dforrls), 2; 2 Pekoe, car. 7.0 (A, Hid wood). 3. Also started: 3' Lord Moutoa. nil 7 Brazil, 8.8; 1 Gay Fox. 8.5; 6 Collbrl, 7.10; 8 Kenascor.'car. 7.13; 9 tlirl put, car. 7.3; 10 Golden Enterprise, car. 7.3. Half a head each way. Brazil was fourth. Time, 2.8. Kawau Handicap of £250, six furlongs.— 1 Russian Ballet. 8.7 (W. J. Broughtou), 1; 5 Ecstatic, car. 7.0 <D. Kedwtone), 2; 4 Rakahanga, car. 7.2J (R. G. Howell), 3. Also started : 2 Alunga, 8.0; 3 Jeanne, car. 7.1|. Two lengths and a half; one length and a half. Jeanne was fourth. Time, 1.14. Christmas Handicap of £200. seven furlongs.—l Sir Crusoe, 8.12 (H. N. Wiggins). I ; 4 Little Dorrit, 8.0 (G. K. Tattersall*, 2; 2 Kilometre, 8.13 (W. J. Broughton). 3. Also started: 5 Trench Law, car. 7.5; II Golden Pam. car. 8.4; 0 Counter, car. 7.11; 9 Thrasos, car. 7.11; 10 Koyal Sign, 78: 8 Vadanoe, car, 7.61 ; 7 Prediction, 7.7; 14 La Coqnette, car. 7.0; 3 Gay Gipsy, car. 7.2; 13 Parian, cor. 7.0; 12 Floral Kobe, car. 7.0. Half a length;, one length and a half. Trench Law was fourth. Time, 1.28 3-5.