TROTTING

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 286, 3 December 1941, Page 12

TROTTING

Wortbv Need Succeeds At 1a... Forbury Park INVESTMENTS DOWN £24,647 (P.AO DUNEDIN, Tuesday. The Forbury Park Trotting Club's spring meeting was concluded to-day in showery weather. The track was very heavy. There was a fair attendance, and the totallsator handled £18,207 10/, against £37,983 on the second day last year (when the King's Birthday was celebrated), a decrease of £19,775 10/. The total for the meeting was £41.834 10/, against £66,482, a decrease of £24,647 10/. Late results were:—

SPITFIRE HANDICAP of £2M, one mile and a half, limit 3.38.-2-2 GOLDEN RIVER. 12yds (R. Messervy). 1: 5-4 DIRECT BINOEN, limit (G. P. Robinson). 2; 4-5 BRIGHT LASS, limit (F. Johnson). 3. Also started: 3-3 Lunch Hour, limit; 1-1 Black Label, 24yds, Three lengths; eight lengths. Time 3.44 4-5. PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP of £45*. Two miles. Limit 4.31. 4—3—WORTHY NEED, limit—F. Holmes 1 2—3—BRONZE EAGLE. 12yds—J. B. Pringle 2 S—S—FOREMOST JUNIOR, limit—P. Gallagher 3 Also started: 3-4 Lightning Lady. 24yds; 1-1 Pleasant Guy. 38yds. Length; st* lengths. Time 4.52 4-5. EMPIRE HANDICAP of £2M, one mile and three furlongs, limit 5.1«.—2-3 COLLEEN TRAVIS < T „ H Gunning). 1; 7-0 RECLUSE. 12yds (R. W. Townley), 2; 1-1 BLACK LABEL, limit (J. Bryce. Jun.). 3. Also started: 9-7 Viscosa, limit; 6-5 Lazybones. 5-0 Oxford King. 3-2 Rerekohua. 4-4 Tokalon 24yds; 8-8 Shady Glen, 36yds. Length; three lengths. Time 3.25 3-5. 1. fT".? E .T , H * ND > C „ AP «t £«i, one mile and a half, limit 3.31.-8-7 GALLINFORD. limit (R. W. Townley). U 4-4 YON YAN, limit (P. Gallagher). 2. 3-3 BATTLE COLOURS. 12yds (G. McKendry). 3. Also started: 1-1 Bankstock. limit: 6-6 Siese Oun. 12yds 2-2 Countless. 24yds: 5-o Jack Spratt. Maria*. 36yds Six lengths each way. Time VICTORY HANDICAP ot £3M (Trotters), one mile and live fnrlonrs, limit 3.44.—2-3 GRACIE FIELDS, 12yds (R. Townley). 1; 1-1 CERTISSIMUS. 12yds (D. Teahen). 2; 5-5 TAN JOHN, limit (R. Donald). 3. Also started: 3-2 Within, limit; #-# Jenny Guy. 24yds; 4-4 Bush Laddie, 36yds: 7-7 Gerfalcon 48yds Half a length; 20 lengths. Time 4.0 4-5. EDEN HANDICAP of £30#, one mile and three fnrlonrs, limit 3.5.-1-2 WALTER MOORE, 12yds 52' S„ W * tta )- 2-1 HAPPY LOCANDA, limit IF i G al i««her), 2: 5-3 LADY CAROL, limit (R. Motz). 3. Also started: 3-5 Ochiltree. 4-4 Worthy Cross, limit. Two lengths; 12 lengths. Time 3.20 3-5.