A SOLID INCREASE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 136, 12 June 1939, Page 13

A SOLID INCREASE

ißy TcWuraph—Press Association.^ DUNEDIN, June 10. The morning for the concluding card of the Dunedin Jockey Club's Winter Meeting broke with a light drizzling rain, and a threat of continuance, but the afternoon, however, became quite fine. The attendance was good and the track fast. The totalisator handled £27,648 for the day, against £17.770 10s making a total for the- meeting of £83,240. against £71,637 10s last year, an increase of £11,602 10s. Results: — : Greenfield Hurdles, £175; 1£ miles. —1-1 Fireguard, 10.12 (Hunt), 1; 3-3 Last Link, 9.9 (Shand), 2; 4-4 Vantoon, 9.5 (Richards), 3. Also started: 1-1 Bad News 9.0 (bracketed with the winner), 2-2 Pink Robe 10.10, 5-5 Metal Bird 9.6, 7-7 Ballad 9.3, 6-6 Drinkup 9.0. Half a length; three lengths. Time, 2min 45sec. Electric Handicap, £120; 6 furlongs. —2-1 Royal Style. 8.7 (Didham), 1; 4-5 Lights Out. 8.3 (Jennings). 2; 3-2 Airdrie, 8.9 (Dooley), 3. Also started: 1-3 Black Bard 8.10, 7-9 Pilot's Love 8.6, 5-4 Neptune 8.6, 8-7 Rosenor Lass 8.5, 9-7 Lower Deck 8.5. 13-11 Ascent 8.5, 11-10 Freecourse 8.4. 6-6 .Strathalbyn 8.3, 30-12 Blue Dawn 8.3, 12-13 Georgia 8.3. Half a length; neck. Time, lmin 16 4-ssec. EMPIRE HANDICAP, £175; 6 furlongs. 3_3_F]eet Street, 8.6 (Dooley) 1 I—l—Rebel Mate, 9.10 (Hibberd) .. 2 2—2—Strip, 8.7 (Didham) 3 Also started: 5-5 Phalanx 8.6, 4-4 Flagman 8.1. 6-6 Adina 8.0, 7-7 Peacock 8.0. Four lengths; neck. Time, lmin 13 4-ssec. * Domain Handicap, £175; 7 furlongs. —2-4 Disband, 9.5 (Mackie), 1; 8-8 Epic, 8.8 (Wilson), 2; 1-1 Spear Thrust, 8.10 (Caddy). 3. Also started: 3-3 Combat 6.4. 4-2 Kippen 9.1, 7-7 Astaire 9.0, 6-5 Lady Sincere 9.0. 5-6 Astral Flash 8.0. Half a length; two lengths. Time, lmin 27 2-ssec. DUNEDIN STEEPLECHASE. £250; about 2\ miles. s—4—Chile, 9.0 (Register) .... 1 4—s—Slayer, 9.0 (Richards) 2 2—2—El Caballo, 10.1 (Boyle) 3 Also started: 1-1 Gold Wren 11.0 (fell), 6-6 Rifle Range 9.0. 3-3 La Boca 9.0, 7-7 Red Terror 9.0. Four lengths; ten lengths. Time, 4min 55sec. KING GEORGE HANDICAP, £200; 1 mile. 2—l—Spanish Lad,-B.2'(W. F. Ellis) 1 7—7—Petersham, 7dl (Wilson) ..-••.. 2 s—3—Second Innings, 8.13 (J. W. Jennings) 3 Also started: 1-2 Nightcalm 9.7, 4-5 Thermidor 9.2, 3-4 Passaform 8.9, 6-6

Roy Bun 8:o, 8-B ■Beim&ffl&fiMl i&ecit; half a length. Time, lmin 40 l-ssec.

Tainui Handicap, £175; 7 furlongs.— 7-7 Valantua, 8.6 (Jennings) 1; 6-6 Straightdell, 8.4 (Dooley), 2; 5-5 Skyrena, 8.0 (Stokes), 3. Also started: 4-2 Silver Streak 9.5, 1-1 Lazybones 9.1, 8-8 Monipere 9.0, 2-5 Araboa 9.0, 3-3 Sir Hugh 8.4, 9-9 Norseman 8.2. Half a head; half a length. Time, lmin 26 4-ssec.

Aldworth Handicap, £200; 1 mile and 2k furlong*;.—s-5 Astral Flash, 8.0 (Strathearn). 1; 8-7 Sunny Jean, 8.0 (Phillips), 2; 4-4 Merry Simon, 8.2 (Boyle). 3. Also started: 7-8 Bow Street 8.11 1-1 Hunting Chorus 8.10, 3-3 Doctor 'Duthie 8.3, 6-6 Pol Roger 8.11, 2-2 Elegy 8.1. 9-9 Vanity Queen 8.1. 10-10 Drinkup 8.6, 11-11 Lord Puck 8.1. One length each way. Time, 2min 15 1-5 sec.