TO-DAY’S RACING

Evening Star, Issue 21636, 3 February 1934, Page 18

TO-DAY’S RACING

METWOLITAfi TRftTS The Summer Meeting of the Metropolitan Trotting Club was held to-day m glorious weather. The track was fast, and there was a large attendance. Results:— SPREYDON HANDICAP, SOOsovs. 11 m. 2—DON CHENAULT, scr 1 4—Biddy Parrish, 84yds 2 7—Cannonball, 60yds 3 All started. Won by three lengths; ten lengths. Times: 3min 2-lsec, 3min TSsec, 3min 22 l-ssec. DURHAM HANDICAP (saddle), 2Uosovs. . lm. 2 PROBATIONER ,(12yds) 1 1— Taxpayer (scr) ... ... 2 7 —Logan’s Pride (24yds) 3 All started. Won by a length each way. Times; 2min Sscc, 2min !)scc. 2min ssec. Probationer’s time is a New Zealand mile saddle race winning record. MIDSUMMER HANDICAP, -tOOsovs. 2m. 9—SIR GUY. 36yds ] 3—Royal Silk, 36yds 2 10—Lindbergh. 72yds 3 Scratched : Muriel D’Oro. Won by a neck. ’Times : 4min 19 1-5 see. 4min 19 2-osce, imin 16 3-csec. POVERTY BAY MEETING The first day of the Poverty Bay Turf Chib's Summer Meeting was held in beautiful weather. There was a good attendance, and the track was good. FIRST HUKDL ES, "Csovs. lim. 3 COTSEJELD (9.0) 1 2 Kirn bo (10.9) 2 I—St. Ames (10.11) 3 Scratched; Kahunoke. Won by a head; five lengths. Time, 2min 44 3-ssec. FEBRUARY HANDICAP, 60sovs. 7f. 1— LITTLE WONDER (7.0) ... I 2 Sylvan Dell (7.11) ... 2 3 Kind Words (7.5) ... 3 The only starters. , Won by two lengths; half a length. Times: Imin 27 3-ssec. mmm meeting For the second day of the Egmont races there was excellent weather, and a large attendance. The track was fast. OKAIWA HURDLES, 7osovs. 11m. 1— RIOTOUS. 10.3 ... ... 1 2 Invictus, 9.10 2 4 Chang, 9.7 3 Scratched: Royal Acre. Won by a length; four. Time, 2min 46 l-ssec. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, 75sovs. sf. 2- ALL SPIRIT, 8.2 ... 1 3- —Silver Wings, 7.4 2 1-I—Stadium, 8.2. 3 Won by two lengths : one and a-half. Time, Imin 2 ]-ssec.