WHIPPET RACING.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19803, 16 December 1929, Page 20

WHIPPET RACING.

DUNEDIN MEETING. [THE PRESS Special Service.] DUNEDIN, December 14. Although a largo number of counter-attrac-tions caused a rather small attendance at Tahuna Park to-day, when the Dunedin Whippet Racing Club staged its Summer Meeting, some keen racing was witnessed in all the events. The Summer Cup proved another victory to Mr B. Hobbs'a Tasman Flight (27yds>, who recently won the Cup race at the Dunedin Club's Inaugural Meeting. Invercargill owners had things their own way in the hurdles events, both of which were annexed by Southland dog», while Christchurch competitors were successful in the Tahuna Handicap and the Sapling Stake. The general control of the racing was creditable to the recently-formed club, but unfortunately, owing to some defective ammunition, there were a large number of false starts, and the- delay in returning the dogs to the starting point proved rather unsatisfactory. The results were as follows: DUNEDIN HURDLE SWEEPSTAKE, ot 200 yards, over four flights of hurdle*. First heat: J. M. Winder's Mah Jong (9yds) 1, J. Mitchell's Cinderella (18yds) 2. A good race; won by a length, with Melody Maid cloas up third. Rose Comedy and The Brewer were scratched. Time, 14 3-sflec. Second heat: A. A. Paape's Dinah (11yds) 1, G. S. A. Biltclifi's Jenny (21yds) 2. Won by a head, with Aim High a length away third. Time, 14 2-ssec. Final. Mah Jong .. .. ..1 Dinah .. .. ..2 Won by a length, with a like distance separating Dinah and Jenny. Time, 15sec SAPLING STAKE HANDICAP of 150 sovb ; restricted to puppies which have never won a race. H 3. Fitzeimmons's Bonrose (Byds) .. 1 G. Harraway's The Miller (syds) .. 2 Won by five lengths. Mary of Argyle was third Time, 9 4-ssec. SUMMER CUP FLAT HANDICAP, of 200 yards. First heat- E. Musson's Babs (27yds) 1, J. A. Ainge's Miss Argyle (24yds) 2. Won by a length, with Captain Jean a like distance away third. Time, l2sec. Second heat: H. J. Fitzsimmons's Bonrose (33yds) 1, B. Hobbs's Tasman Flight (27yds) 2. Won by a couple of y»rd«, with Hermes half a length behind Tasman F'Hght. Tims, 13 l-s«e«. Third heat: Mrs T. H. Brewer, jvm.'s, The Brewer (19yds) 1; A. E. Smith's Mary of Argyle (33yds) 2. Won by two length*, a vard separating Mary of Argyle from Shirley. Time, 12 l-ssec. Final. Tasman Flight .. .. ..1 Miss Arpyle .. ..2 Bon Rose .. .. .. 3 Mary of Argyle .. .. .. 4 A close finish, a yard Separating the four placed dogs. Time, lleee. TAHUNA FLAT HANDICAP, a sweepstake restricted to dogs receiving ten yards or more in open Handicaps. First heat: G. S. A. Biltclifi's HcrmeS (12yds) 1, E. G. Musson's Babs (20yds) 2. A great race, in which Hermes just got up to win by a nose. Tasman Flight was scratched. Time, 12 2-osec. Second heat: A. E. Smith's Squadron Leader (23ydsl 1, J. A. Ainge'a Mia? Argyle (13yds) 2. Won by a length. Time, 12 3-3 sec. Final. Souadron Leader .. .. 1 Miss Argyle .. + Hermes .. .. t A very close finish. Squadron Leader getting home by a head : cead-heat for second place. Time, 12 3-ssec. SUMMER HURDLE HANDICAP, of 200 yard 3, c\er six flights of hurdles. First heat: A. Musson's Lone Star (scr) 1, Mrs T. H. Brewer, jun.'s. The Brewer (16 rds) 2. Won rather easily by two lengths. Time, 14 3-asec. Second heat: T. H. Brewer's General Nobile (19yds) 1, G. S. A. BiHcliff's Jenny (27yds) 2. Won bv a nose. Tine, 14 l-seec Final. The Brewer . .. .. t General Nobile .. .. .. + A great race resulted in a dead-heat for first place; the scratch dog. Lone Star, just failed to get up, being beaten into third place by a head. Time, 14 3-ssec.