TO-DAY’S RACING

Evening Star, Issue 23503, 17 February 1940, Page 10

TO-DAY’S RACING

WAIKATO MEETING OUTSIDER WIHS IPENIKG EVERT The Waikato Racing Club’s Summer Meeting opened in overcast weather. The track was in excellent order. TRIAL STAKES, £2OO. Six furlongs. 10-10—ACREMAN, 8.9 (Dowridk) 1 2-I—Joan Peel, 8,1 (C. O. Goulsbro) 2 7-7—Lock Acre, car. B.IOJ (Ferguson) ... 3 Scratched: Starbright, Wish Acre, Commemoration, Merry Vania, Joyvaals. Won by half a length; head. Time, Imin 17 l-ssee. The second horse was bracketed with Town Supply. FRANKTON HURDLES, £3OO. One mile and a-half. 2- CHARCOT, car. 9.1* (Turner) 1 1-2—Lqombination, 10.9 (Gilmer) 2 3- —Centaurus, 9.7 (M‘Rae) ... 3 Scratched: Dauber, Eka Pai. Won by half a length; 10 lengths. Time, 2min 49sec. NEW BRIGHTON TROTS NATIVE UUON BEATS ANNA'S VOYAGE The New Brighton Trotting Club’s jubilee meeting was held in dull weather. The track was fast. PIONEER HANDICAP, £250. One mile and a-half. 5- NATIVE HUON, 12yds (W. Pascoe) ... 1 9-B—Anna’s Voyage, scr (V. Alborn) 2 8-9—Shadeland, 12yds (R. Berry) coupled with Parrish Guide 3 All started. Won by a head; length. Times; 3min 25 l-ssec, 3min 26 2-ssec, 3min 25 3-ssec. PROGRESSIVE HANDICAP, £275. One mile and a-quarter. 3-4—ATTAIN, scr 1 1- —Accountant, 24yds 2 6- —Battlevale, scr ... 3 All started. The second horse was bracketed with Agility. BIRTHDAY HANDICAP, £250. One mile and a-half. 2- PALOMAR, 12yds (Maidens) 1 1-2—Three Tens, scr (J. Fraser, jun.) 2 8- —Diversion, sor (F. Holmes) .... 3 All started. Won by a length: neck. Times—3min 16sec, 3min 17 1- 3min 17 2-ssec. The winner was coupled with Huguenot, Axspear, and Zingarrie. ■ , AT WINTON The weather was fine for the second day of the Winton Jockey Club’s meeting, and the going was easy. TRIAL STAKES, £lO5. Six furlongs. 3i3—COLONEL ROUGE, 8.0 (Barclay) ... ... 1 2- —Slamannan, 8.0 2 6-s—My Song, 8.0 3 All started. Won by two lengths; length. Time, Imin 16 2-ssec. ORETI TROT, £125. One mile and a-half. 2- YON YAN, 12yds (M'Lellan). 1 3- —Erinack, 12yds .., ... ... ... 2 9- —Overproof, 12yds ... ... ... 3 Scratched: Icilma. Won by four lengths; length. Time, 3min 30sec.