INCREASED TURNOVER

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 73, 23 September 1938, Page 13

INCREASED TURNOVER

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

\ TIMARU, September 22. The first day pi the Geraldine Racing Club's Spring Meeting was held in ideal weather. There was a good attendance, and the track was fast. Totalisator investments ..were £9400 10s, against £8805 10s last year, an increase of £595. Results: — First Hurdle Handicap, £140; 1 mile and 5 furlongs.—2-2 Top Rank, 10.0 (Stove), 1; 5-5 Contract, 7.6 (Beale), 2; 3-3 Delrain, 9.11 (Powell), 3. Also started: 1-1 The Sandwich Man 9.11, 4-4 Mount Val 9.10, 7-7 Chaste car. 9.6, 6-6 Hostile 9.0 (fell). Two lengths; half a length. Time, 3min 4sec. Ohapi Hack Handicap, £130; 6 fur-longs.—3-4 Romarin ,8.7 (A. Messervy), 1; 5-5 Comus, car. 8.9| (Russell), 2; 2-2 Royal Refrain, 7.7 (L. J. Ellis), 3. Also started: 4-3 Remembo 8.10, 6-6 Sheeny 8.10, 9-9 Doubleack 8.7, 8-8 Jedburgh car. 8.0, 12^11 La Plata car. 8.2, 7-7 Lord Hawke 8.7, 11-10 Neptune car. 8.0, 1-1 Nigella 8.7, 10-11 Amouretto 8.7. Half a. length; neck. Time, lmm 17sec. GERALDINE CUP, £210; 1J miles. 7_4_Pinfc Robe, 7.0 (Powell) .. 1 8-4—Wine Card, 8.3 , (Parsons) .. 2 10^-6—Petersham, 7.7 (G. Humphries) 3 Also started: 3-10 Alma 8.11, 12-12 Mungatoon 8.6, 6-7 Travenna 8.6, 5-9 Milford car. 7.12, 9-7 Last Refrain car. 8 9 1-1 Lazybones 8.3, 13-13 Balmenter 7.8 2-2 Dunstan 7.7, 4-3 Made Money 7.7, 11-11 Silver Slipper 7.4. ■ Short head; length and a half. Time, 2min 7 2-ssec. Geraldine Trot Handicap, £130; 3.43 class; 1£ miles.—3-2 Dancing Pirate, scr (Bell), 1; 10-10 Gentleman Joe, 12 (Allan), 2; 1-1 Tinker, scr\ (G. McKendry), 3. Also started: 10-10 Anna Wong scr, 9-9 Audo Girl scr, 12-13 Warwick scr, 3-2 Stirling Pointer scr, (bracketed with the winner), 8-7 Devotion scr, 2-3 Fragment scr, 14-12 Grand Slam scr, 6-6 Manawai scr, 5-5 Mongolian scr, 7-8 Silk King scr, 4-4 Super Jack scr, 13-14 Sure Potts scr. Length; neck. Time: 3mm 32 2-ssec. Raukapuka Hack Handicap, £130; 7 furlongs.—l-1 Gay Parade, 8 5 (G. Humphries) 1; 3-2 Dracula, 8.7 (Jenkins), 2: 9-11 Gironde, car. 8.1 (Watson), 3. Also started: 2-3 Garonne 9.0, 7-7.lU-thyia 8.12, 5-6 Potent 8.8, 5-13 Gipsy Fair 7.13. H-9 Night Hawk 7.12, 8-8 T.adv Sincere 7.12, 12-11 Countervan? car^74 9-5 Maori Maid 7.10, 13-10 Bit o' Blue 7.9, 4-4 Steer Clear 7.9. Two lengths each way. Tune, lm'in 29sec. SQUATTERS' HANDICAP, £130; 6 furlongs. l__l_Cocksure, 7.3 (G. Humphries) 1 6—s—Nightcalm, 7.3 (A. Messervy) 2 7_6_Silver Streak, 9.2 (A. E. j Ellis) ~-. - • .3 Also started: .7-6 Silver Sail 7.0 (bracketed with Silver Streak), 5-3 Ponty 8.10, 6-5 Paladino 8.3 (bracketed with Nightcalm), 2-2 Valmarch car. 8.3, 3-4 Second Innings 7.5, 4-7 Golden Chest car 7.6. 11-10 Alby car 7.0, 8-8 Metal Bird car. 7.0, 10-11 Ballad car. 7.1, 9-9 Rebel Star 7.0. . Head each way. Time, lmm 14 4-5 sec. Orari Trot Handicap, £134; 3.2 class; li miles.—s-5 Privateer, 12 (Hooper), 1- 4-4 Oasis, 24 (D. Teahen), 2; 1-1 Cyrano, 12 (Watts), 3. Also started: 3-3 Eddystone scr 10-12 Macgregor q™* 9.2 Mvrna Loy scr (fell), 9-9 Idlealong 12, 11-10 Orby Lad 12,6-7 qtamboul 12 8-8 Great Don 12, 12-12 Master Potts 24 (fell), 7-6 Battleyale 36 Six lengths; four lengths. Time, 2min 49sec. Belfield Hack Handicap, £130; 1 mile and 100 yards.—l-1 Night Dress, 8 8 (G. Humphries), 1; 4-4 Recollection. 8.0 (Jennings), 2; 5-rßobant 7.8 (Wilson), 3. Also started: 6-5 Gold Boy 8.1; 3-3 Great Bramble 8.0, 2-2 Screamer 7.10, 7-7 Gleucos 7.7, 8-8 Master Dingle 7.7. Length; two I lengths. Time, lmin 50sec.