TROTTING STAKES

Evening Star, Issue 22885, 17 February 1938, Page 4

TROTTING STAKES

CONTENDER WINS THE GREAT NORTHERN PIRATE'S LAST AND WAR SCORE AGAIN Tie Auckland Trotting Club’s February Meeting was concluded at Epsom before a good attendance. The track was heavy in the afternoon following midday showers. The totalisator handled £24,266 10s for the day, compared with £23,307 last year, an increase of £959 10s. For the meeting the total was £45,294, compared with £45,278 last year, an increase of £l6. HOWICK HANDICAP, £l4O. One mile and a-half. 15-14—HILLOREST, scr (D. 0. Jones) 1 7-7—Lady Potts, scr (W. Clifton) 2 3-2—Vanora, scr (L. J. Mahoney) 3 Also started: 20-21 Blue Crest scr, 18-19 Bronze King scr, 22-23 Concliff Maid scr, 13-12 Elsie Hamlyn scr, 10-13 Harlow scr, 1-3 Isabella Pointer Scr, 12-9 Jewel Crest scr, 5-5 John’s Last scr, 19-18 Parrish Girl scr, 2-1 Ratepayer scr, 6-6 Red Spinner scr, 14-16 Rey Oro scr, 16-14 Stargura scr, 22-22 Sunny Parrish scr, 17-17 Tommy M‘El- - scr, 20-20 Top Hand scr, 9-ld Transwell scr, 11-11 Trauan scr, 3-2 Worthy Quest scr (bracketed with Vanora), 4-4 Wall Street scr (bracketed with Winhisway scr), 8-8 Forest Jewel 12yds. Won by one length and a-quarter, with one length and a-half between second and third. Times: 2min 65 3- 2min 56sec, 2min 56 l-ssec. M ANDREW A HANDICAP, £145. One mile and a-half. 2- PIRATE’S LAST (L. J. Mahoney) 1 9-6—Pink Lady (B. Dyer) 2 4- Win Huon (C. R. Wood) ... 3 Also started: 14-14 Leeleeta sor, 3-5 Real Red scr, 5-4 Worthy Lu scr, 1-1 Within 12yds (bracketed with Lady Bunker 36), 10-10 Braemar 36. 6-8 Nelson Chief 48, 8-9 Stalky 48, 7-7 Bingen Sun 60, 12-12 Autumn Lu 84, Jl-11 Reception 84, 13-13 Great Sonoma 108. Won by two lengths, with four lengths ■- between second and third. Times: 3min 36 3-ssec, 3min 34sec. 3min 37sec. GREAT NORTHERN TROTTING STAKES, £3OO. One mile. 3- —CONTENDER (G. T. Mitchell) 1 3- —Davey Day (A. W. Broughton) 2 6-6—Auto Bingen (G. Phipps) ...■ 3 Contender and Davey Day were bracketed on the totalisator. Also started:. 3-2 Sonja Henie (bracketed with Contender and Davey Day), 5- Flying News, 1-1 Taiki, 4-4 Worthy Career, 2-3 Worthy Empress. Won by three-quarters of a length, with one and a-half lengths between second and third. Times: 2min 22 4- 2min 23 l-ssec, 2min 23 4-ssec. The favourite, Taiki, stood on the mark, and the race was left to Contender and Davey Day. Contender surrendered the lead for about a furlong approaching the straight, but he came home well to win from his stablemate, Davey Day. Auto Bingen, under pressure, was third, and Worthy Empress fourth. * ALEXANDRA PARK HANDICAP, £3OO. Two miles. 4-3—NERVIE’S LAST, 60yds (A. W. ’Broughton) 1 11-10 Fernbrook Lass, 60 (C. H.

Goodall) 2 9-9—Willie Derby, 48 (L. Laver) ... 3 Also started: 4-3 Crocus scr (bracketed with Nervie’s Last), 10-12 Noble Prince 12yds, 7-8 Bingen Chief 24, 1-1 Kenworthy 24, 5-5 Star Pronto 24, 3-3 Our -M'Kinney 48, 6-6 Kewpie’s Triumph 60, 2,-4 Lady Fame 60, 8-7 Gold Drdege 72, 12-12 Auto Machine 84. Won by a neck, with a neck between second and third. Times: 4min 27 3- 4min 27 3-ssec, 4min 29sec. Crocus made all the running, and was still in front with 50yds to go, when Nervie’s Last came on the outside to win from Fernbrook Lass .and Willie Derby. The minor place-getters finished well and paid double-figure dividends. RICHMOND HANDICAP, £145. One mile and a-half. 1-I—UNEUKA, scr (R. A. M'Millan) 1 4- —Bronze Queen, 36yds (W. CliftorQ ... 2 3-4—Roma Girl, scr (F. V. Cutts) 3 Also started; 8-9 Frankenstein scr, 5- Kete Kura 12yds, 2-2 Kewpie’s Queen. 12, 9-10 Nerihana 12, 11-11 Our Summer 12, 7-6 Bedford 48, 6-7 Petite Jewel 48, 10-8 Lucky Love 60. Won by a head, with a neck between second and third. Times; -3min 40sec, 3min 37 l-ssec. Snlin 40 2-ssec. FORBES HANDICAP, £l6O. Two miles. 1- WAH, 60yds (S. M. August) 1 5- —Mute, scr (T. Roe) ... 2 6- —Gala Day,, scr (F. J. Smith) 3 Also started; 4-3 Audo Patch scr (bracketed with Parrish Belle 72yds), 2- Young Rodney 24, 3-4 Te Kahu 48. Won by a neck, with two lengths between second and third.' Times: 4min 57 2-ssec, smin 2 3-ssec, smin 3 2-sseo. RANGITOTO HANDICAP, £l5O. Two miles. 11-12—RED FRONTIER, sor (T. L. Nicholson) 1 2-2—Bexley Girl, scr (F. J. Smith) 2 1-I—Ace Pot, 48yds (A. Holmes) 3 Also started: 7-6 Baron Grand scr, 8-9 Bismuth sor, 9-8 Gay Sister 12yds, 6-7 Hearsay 12, 10-10 Levity 12, 4-4 Great Chum 36, 12-11 Guid Hairst 48, 5-5 Kewpie’s Crest 48, 3-3 Our Peggy 48. Won by three lengths and a-half, with half a length between second and third. Times: 4min 55 2-ssec, 4min 54 3-ssec, 4min 57 l-ssec. FAREWELL HANDICAP, £2OO. One mile. 3- LUCKY LOVE, 12yds (}V. Willetts) 1 4- —Nerihana, scr (A. W. Broughton) 2 1- —Our War, scr (L. Laver) ... 3 Also started: 6-7 Agues Bingen scr, 5- Atarau King scr, 9-9 Kaitawa sor. 2- Eyre 12yds (bracketed with Te Kahu 12), 10-10 Lady Amanda 12, 7-4 Handicapper 36, 8-8" Mountain Flight 36, 11-11 Frank Best 48. Won by two lengths and a-half, with ,one length between second and third. Times: 2min 23 2-ssec, 2min 25sec, 2min 26 3-ssec. Following the Alexandra Handicap, in which Gold Dredge and Kewpie’s Triumph fell, the stewards held an inquiry. After considering the evidence they decided that W. Clifton, the driver of Gold Dredge, was guilty of careless driving, and fined him £5.