WHIPPET RACING

Evening Star, Issue 21631, 29 January 1934, Page 4

WHIPPET RACING

DUNEDIN CLUB'S MEETING The Dunedin Whippet .Racing Club held its final meeting for the season on Thursday evening at the Hunt Club’s grounds. There was a fair attendance, and some very keen racing was witnessed. Results: — 1 IMPROVERS’ HANDICAP, 175yds. Mrs Algie’s First Flight, 12lvds. ... 1 Mrs ML Cumberbeach’s Whistling Wind. 12yds 2 J. and Z. Price’s Petal Pine, 12iyds -‘I Also started: Proud Prince, Witch Doctor, Brighter Days 121yds. First Flight led all the way to win by two lengths, the third dog being a head away. Time, 10 4-sscc. •JUVENILE HANDICAP, 175yds. Mr E. G. Price’s Pit-a-Pat, 13Jyds 1 Mr ML Turner’s Wynfall, 15yds ... 2 Mr ML Guthrie’s Philopoena, 14yds ,‘l Also'started: Titri 13iyds. The winner showed too much pace for the opposition. Nearing the finish the other dogs closed up, nut Pit-n-Pat forged ahead again to win by a head, the third dog being three lengths back. Time, 10 4-ssec. OPEN HANDICAP, 175yds. First heat: Mr F. Tanner’s Winsome Wyn 121yds 1, Mr J. J. Berry’s Star Master 101yds 2. Also started: Silver Tom, Border Queen, and First Flight 121yds. Time, lOsec. Second beat: Mr F.* Tanner’s The Jester 111yds 1, Mr J. J. Berry’s Star Bond 12yds 2. Also started: Erin’s Flight 12iyds, Tasman Flight 11, and Biplane 9}. Time, 10 l-sseo. —Final. — Winsome Wyn ... ... 1 Star Master 2 Star Bond 3 Winsome Wyn led all the way, eventually winning by half a head, the third dog Wing half a length further back. Time, lOsec. MAIDEN HURDLES, 17oyds. First heat: Mr E. G. Price’s Pit-a-Pat 171yds 1. Mr C. N. Unwin’s Hermit 17lyds 2. Also started: Witch Doctor 171, yds. Time, 12 3-ssee. Second heat: Mr E. A. Johnstone’s Wee Daphne ITJyds 1, Miss Carter’s Erin’s Pride 171yds 2. Also started; Petal Pine 171yds. Time, 12 4-ssec. —Final.— Wee Daphne 1 Pit-a-Pat 2 Erin’s Pride 3 Erin’s Pride led over the first hurdle. Then Wee Daphne went ahead to win by a length, with Erin’s Pride two lengths further back. Time, 12 4-ssec.