LATE SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 23270, 19 May 1939, Page 12

LATE SPORTING

MANAWATU RACES FAVOURITES WIN OPENING EVENTS The Manawatu Racing Club’s Winter Meeting opened in dull weather be- - fore a good attendance. The course was in splendid order. NGATA HURDLES, £l5O. One mile and a-half. 1— ROYAL CHOICE, 8.11 (J. Jarvis) 1 3—All Blood, 9.0 (Chaplin) 2 2 Glenvane. 10.4 (Savhge) o All started. ' Won by three lengths; length. Time, 2min 45 l-ssec. Princes Isabel was bracketed with the. winner. RANGITANE PLATE, £125. Six furlongs. 1— PAKENO, 8.10 (Forsyth) 1 2 Snigger, 8.10 (Morns) f 3 Classford, 8.0 (Tattersall) J Scratched: Cherry Picker, Te Oriko. Won by half a length; three-quarters of a length. Time, Imin 15 l-ssec. STEEPLECHASE, £4OO. About two miles and! three-quarters. 4 JOHN CHARLES, 10.9 (A. Jen- * s—Master Hector. 9.0 (liohloff) ... 2 3—Lactose, 9.0 (Lord) ... Scratched: Sporting Song, Power by two lengths each way. Time, smin 39sec. SOUTH CANTERBURY MEETING TO-MORROW'S ACCEPTORS [Per United Pkens Association.] ' TIMARU, May 19. For to-morrow's meeting the Farewell Handicap is now the sixth race and the Temuka Handicap is the last ra i2.9. —Pukaki Hurdles, £l3O. One mile and a-half: Fireguard 11.5, Recollection 11.4, Pink Robe 10.1, Pladie 9.1. Metal Bird, Colonel French, Pride o’ Central, Game Hunter 9.0. 12.35.—Southburu Hack Handicap, £l2O. Six furlongs: On Call 9.1, Triple Cone 8.12, Phenomenal 8.5, Nolana, Lady Sincere 8.4, Flame Queen 8.1, Real Lady 8.0, Astral Flash 7.9, Treasurer 7.8, Dou Roy, Smile Again, Arita 7.7. 1 10.—Wai-iti Trot, £l3O. One mile and a-half: Aurie’s Star, Blaydon, Ceres, Diviner, Erin’s Lad, Gold Bar, Huia Potts, Joe Perkin, Kansas City, Lady Milne, Marie’s Pride, Rouge Flambe, Responsive, Trousseau, Tiny Axworthy, Tokalon, Wexford, Waikitea scr, Betty Boop, Mandrell 12yds. 1.50. —South Canterbury Handicap, £250. One mile and a-quarter: Haughty Winner 8.12, Rabble 8.10, Foxlove 8.9, Thermidor 7.13, Mungatoon 7.11, Settlement 7.9, Night Dress 7.7, Petersham 7.6, Night Hawk 7.1, Waitoru, Silver Slipper 7.0. 2.30. —Pareora Steeplechase, £2OO. About two miles and a-half: Gold Wren 10.13, Wexford Bridge 9.10, Corban 9.6, Chile 9.5, Sunny Comet 9.2, Tom Cat 9.0. . 3.lo.—Farewell Handicap, £l5O. Six furlongs: Rebel Mate 9.0, NightcalmiS.lO, Top Row 712, Roseman 7.5, Flagman 7.0. • ■ 7 3.50. —Winchester Trot, £IOO. One mile and a-qnarter: Black Art, Jerry Parrish, Equerry, < Labour Day, Lady Milne, Lord Zetland, Mandrell, Marie’s Pride, MacGregor, Marfax, Pursuit. Rey Bonnie, Siege Gun scr, Becky Direct, Charles Russell, Green Tanger, Rollalong 12yds, Lady Nessa 24. 4.30. —Temuka Hack Handicap, £135. One mile 35yds: Gironde 9.7, Disband 9.4, Wardress 9.3, The Wrecker 8.9, Garonne 8.7, Bright Prospect 8.3, Shangri La 8.1,' Elmarch 8.0, Flame Queen 7.13, Elegy 7.12, Merry Simon 7.10. Doctor Duthie 7.9, Chief Lama 7.8; Lord Puck, Comus, The Duel 7.7. THE CARD * [Special to the ‘ Star.’] The weather prospects for the second day are good, and the course will again be firm and fast., The following should be fancied:— Pukaki ■ Hurdles. Recollection. Pink Robe, Fireguard. Southburn Hack Handicap. On Call, Phenomenal, Triple Cone. ' Wai-iti Trot.—Erin’s Lad, .Marie’s Pride, Kansas City. South Canterbury Handicap. Foxlove, Rabble, Settlement, Pareora 'Steeplechase.—Gold Wren, Wexford Bridge, Chile. Farewell Handicap. Nightcalm, Top Row, Flagman. /Winchester ' Trot.—Pursuit, Mandrell, Lady Nessa. Temuka Hack Handicap. Wardress, The Wrecker, Gironne. BOXING FEATHER-WEIGHT TITLE [Per United Press Association.] ASHBURTON, May 19. The Ashburton Boxing Association has signed up Lex Greancy (Dunedin) and Frank Finnigan (Wellington) for the professional feather-weight title on June 8. The title has been vacant for about four years. DAVIS CUP FRAHGE V. CHINA > PARIS, May 18. (Received May 19, at 1 p.m.) In the second round of the Davie Cup Destremau (France) defeated • Khosinque (China), 5-7, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5, 6-0; Boussus (France) defeated Choy (China), 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1.