AUCKLAND TROTS

Evening Star, Issue 22576, 18 February 1937, Page 5

AUCKLAND TROTS

LUCKY JACK WINS BIG HANDICAP OUR PEGGY SCORES AGAIN The second and final day of the Auckland Trotting Clubs l!ebiuaij Meeting was held at Epsom in line, mild weather. The attendance was 6 000 The track was fast. ’ The totalisator handled £23,307, compared with £16,584 10s last year. The figures for the meeting were £45,278, against £35,778 10s last year, an increase of £9,499 10s. MANUREWA HANDICAP, £145. lira. 1- PURA BINGEN, It (F. Jones) 1 Groat Sonoma, 84yds behind (Morrison) - 9-9—‘Win Hnon, 36 (Lee) '* Also started: 10-8 All Special It. 8- Colleen Murphy It, 12-12 Golden Maid It, 6-6 Querida with Gala Day 120yds), 13-13 Ritas Triumph It, 3-3 Waskasu It, 4-4 Reception 36yds, 5-5 Elissa 48, 2-1 Vain Lad 60, 7-10 Roi Grande 108. Won by a neck each way. Times: smin 38sec, 3min 31 l-6sec, 3mm 35 2HOWICK HANDICAP, £l4O. 14m. 2-2— HANDICAPPER, 24yds behind (Bryce) ••• £ 9- —Worthy Song, It (Goodall) ... - 8- —Hearsay, 36 (Broughton) ... 3 Also started; 1-1 Accel It, 3-4 Bold Venture It, 10-10 Bronze Queen It, 16-16 Del Rio It, 7-6 Forest Jewel It, 14-15 Gold Pointer It, 15-14 Joyce Worthy It, 5-5 Kia Kaha it (bracketed with Winhisway It), 12-11 Roman Chief It, 4-3 Scrap lion It, 11-12 Sequoia It, 6-7 Young Pointer It, 13-13 Dainty Lady 36yds. . ~ Won by three-quarters of a lengtn, with a length between second and third. Times; 3min 26sec, 3mm 28 l-ssec, 3min 25 3-ssec. NORTH ISLAND CHALLENGE TROTTING .CUP, £2OO. Im. 1- HORE POWER (Berry) ... 1 2- —Axminster (Paul) ... ~ 5-4—Hill Crest (D. O. Jones) ... 3 Also started; 6-6. Aniathas, 3-3 Neon Oro (bracketed with Sandusky), 4-5 Real Jewel, 7-7 William Direct. Won by a long head, with three lengths and a-half between second and third. Times; 2min 20 2-ssec, 2mm 20 3- 2min 22sec. ALEXANDRA PARK HANDICAP, £3OO. 2m. 1- LUCKY JACK, 12yds behind (Berry) ••• ••• ••• ••• • 6.6—G01d Dredge, 12 (Clifton) ... 2 2- Frisco Lady, scr (Edwards) ... o Also started; 3-3 King’s Guide 12yds, 5-4 Lady Fame 12, 7-7 Our M Kinney 12, 4-5 Star Pronto 24, K-8 Willie Derby 60 Won by half a length, with one length between second and third. Times: 4min 30sec, 4mm 30 l-ssec, 4mm 31sec. RANGITOTO HANDICAP, £l5O. Urn. 2- KENWORTHY, 36yds (Cutts) 1 9- Compass, 12 (Cranston) 2 5- —Argolis, 12 (M’Millan) 3 Also started: 4-5 Bismuth It, 10-10 Kewpie’s Crest It, 6-4 Lucky Love It, 8-8 Munga Tangi It, 15-15 Whakahiri It, .1-2 Happi 12yos, 3-3 King Country 12, 7-7 Royal Jewel 12, 13-14 Lady Amanda 24,; 14-12 ; Spessiva 24, 12-13 Eliminate 36, 11-11 Impostor 48. Won by one length and a-half, with one length between second and third. Times: 3min 20 B-osec, 3min 23 1-osec, 3min 23 3-ssec. FORBES HANDICAP, £l6O. 2m. 3- AUDO PATCH, 12yds (Lee) 1 1- —Swordsman, 12 (Smith) 2 6- —Mute, It (Robertson) 3 Also started: 4-3 Great Sonoma It, 2- Debutante 12yds, 5-6 Gala Day 36, 8-8 Mountain Sun 72, 7-7 Meadow King 120. . , Won by two lengths, with a neck between second and third. Times; 4min 41 2-ssec, 4min 42 3-ssec, 4min 43 4- A prolonged inquiry was held into Swordsman’s galloping, but it was decided that no action be taken. RICHMOND HANDICAP, £145. lim. 2- —OUR PEGGY, 12yds (Berry) 1 1-2—Mountain Flight, 24 (Smith) 2 3- —Bedford, -It (Herring, jun.) ... 3 Also started: 5-4 Claudelands It, 4- Hot Point It, 6-6 Superfine 12yds, 7- True Trust 12. Won by one length and a-half, with two lengths and a-hjilf between second and third. Times: 3min 22 3-ssec, 3min 22sec, 3min 25 3-ssec, FAREWELL HANDICAP, £2OO. l*m. 1-I—FRISCO LADY, It (Edwards) 1 5- Star Pronto, 12yds (Dyer) ... 2 3-3—Gold Dredge, 12 (Clifton) ... 3 Also started: 4-4 Ringtrue It, 2-2 King’s Guide 12yds coupled with Neryie’s Last 36, 6-6 Our M‘Kinney 12. Won by three-quarters of a length, with half a length between second and third. Times: 2min 47 2-ssec, 2min 46 4-ssec, 2min 47sec.