ROY BUN THE GUP
SUCCESS OF SPORTING GIFT
(By Telegraph—^Press Association.) BLENHEIM, April 20. The Marlborough Racing Club's Annual Meeting opened today in fine but threatening weather. There was a large crowd and the track was fast. The totalisator.handled £7071, compared with £6515 on the first day last year, an increase of £556. . , . Results:— • . Waihopat Trot Handicap, £75; 3.43, class; lVz miles.—2 Orby Lad, 36 (N. Benkett), 1; 1 Press Gang, scr (C. Berkett), 2; 4 First Shake, 72 (W. Heginbotham)f 3.' Also started: 3 Rough Deal 36, 5 Roadster .96. Six lengths;"twenty. Times: 3mkr27 l-ssec, 3min 32 l-ssec, 3min 35sec. ';'"'; ; Novice Stakes, £60;, 5 furlongs.—s sake, 8.7 (P. Burgess), •!;. 2 :Batsman, 8.7 (R. Hawes), 2; 4 Haughty Rival, 7.10 (A. Midwood), 3. Also started: -1 Batsham 8.7, 9 Counterplot 8.7, 3 Day Mist 8.7, 10 Dunbeath 8.7, 6 Lights Out 8.7, 7 Matseer "8.7; 8 Rondaline 8.7. Half a length each Way.' Timej Imin3sec. '; ■•' '•:,.:' '■'■-. ■■• Blenheim Hack Handicap, : £.7S;' 7 furlongs.. —1 Phil, 8.10 (P. Burgess).,. 1.; 4 Richelieu Pearl, 7.7 (R. Bucknell),. 2; 2, Balgowlah, 8.2 (T. Biggs), 3. Also started: 3 Esperance Bay 9.5, 4 Lady Magellan 7.11 .(bracketed with Richelieu Pearl), 5 Impersonator 7.7. Half a neck each way. Time, lmin'2B%sec: . MAKLBOROUGH CUP, £140; 1% miles. 1 Roy Bun, 8.11 (A. E. Ellis) ...... .V... 1 2 Mishna, 9.4 (R. Hawes) ...-.........:... 2 3.Second Innings, 9.9. (C. Humphries) ... 3 .--Also started: 4'Might 7.7..' One length; two. Time, 2min. 10 .2-.ssec. Renwicktown Trot Handicap,- £75; 2.26 class; 1 mile.—4 De Reske, 24 (W. Heginbptham), 1; 5 Alice de Oro, scr (A. W. Johnston), 2; 1 Percentage, scr (C. Berkett)',. 3. Also started: 6 Mauri McKinney scr, 2 Mitewin 12, 3 Queen de Oro 12, 7'Silk Cord 96. Half a head; neck. Times: 2min 15sec, 2min 17 2-ssec, 2min 18sec.' Awatere Hack Handicap, £75; 6 furlongs.— 2 Wakarara,-8.5 (R. Bucknell), 1; 3 Master Solway, 7.13 (A. Midwood), 2; 5 Far East, 7.7 (M. Hollands), 3. Also/started: 1 Debretts 8.11, 4 Colombo 7,7, 6 Day Mist 7.7. Half a neck; three-quarters of a length. Time, lmhr 14 l-ssec. " ! FLAXBOURNE HANDICAP, £85; 1 mile. 1 Sporting Gift, 7.11 (W. Broughton) ..... 1 5 Gemara, 7.13 (R. Bucknell) 2 |3 Gay Chou, 9.3 (A. Midwood) 3 I Also started: ;2 .gkyreria 9.7, 4 Titter 7.0. Half a length; one. Time, lmin 42 2-ssec.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 95, 22 April 1940, Page 11
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