TO-DAY’S RACING

Evening Star, Issue 23527, 16 March 1940, Page 14

TO-DAY’S RACING

WELLINGTON MEETING STUDENT PRINCE SCORES AGAIN The weather was fine for the final day of the Wellington races. The going was excellent. NGAIO HIGH-WKIGHT HANDICAP, £350. One mile and three furlongs. 4- STUDENT PRINCE, 11.8 (C. Cole) ... 1 5- —Filbert, 9.3 (L. Dulieu) ..1 ... 2 ,2-3— Pink Lad, 9.2 (P. Burgess) ... 3 All started. Won by a length and a-half; a head. Time, 2min 25Jsec.

PLUNKET NURSERY HANDICAP, £350. Five furlongs. 2-2—NIGHT BEAM, 8.6 (L. J. Ellis) 1 9-9—Chary, 8.13 (P. Burgess) ' ... 2 5-7—Retrogression, 7.10 (C. T. Wilson) 3 Scratched: Kentucky, Pleading. Won by half a head; a length and a-half. Time, Imin 10 3-ssec.

NORTH ISLAND CHALLENGE STAKES, £7OO. Seven furlongs. 1— BEAU WITE, 9.6 (A. E. Ellis) ... 1 3—Duncannon, 9.2 (B. H. Morris) 2 2 Lambourn, 7.5 (W. J. Mudford) 3 Only starters. Won by two lengths; one length. Time, Imin 28Jsec.

AUTUMN HANDICAP, £750. One mile and three furlongs. 1- —OLD BILL, 9.0 1 2- —Yogi, 7.10 .' 2 8-6 —White Rajah, 7.5 3 Scratched: Haughty Winner. Won by half a length; three-quarters of a length. OHINEMURI JOCKEY CLUB OKETEA WINS OPENING EVENT The weather was fine and the track in good condition for the Ohinemuri meeting. There was a large attendance. KARANGAHAKE HANDICAP, £2OO. Five furlongs. 6-6—BELLE FEMME, 7.5 1 3- —Dinky, 8.8 2 4- Queen City, 9.5 3 Won by a nose; three lengths. Time. Imin 0 l-sseo.

HANDICAP HURDLES, £2OO. , About one mile and a-half. 4-S—MIDLAND, 9.0 1 9-B—Chikara, 9.5 2 2 Te Hai. 10.3 ... 3 Scratched: Jewelled Girdle. Royal Bachelor, Ekapai. ' Won by two and a-half lengths ; three lengths. Time, 2min 43seo. FIRST DAY AT WESTPORT FAVOURITE TAKES OPENING EVENT For the Westport Jockey Club’s opening day the track was in good condition.. There was a good attendance, and the weather was fine. TRIAL HACK HANDICAP, £7O. Six turlongs. I—JED FOREST, 8.7 (Wadley) 1 3 Philibun, 9.1 ... 2 6La Plata, 7.7 ... ... ... ... ... 3 Scratched: Rebel Rose, Royal Rank, and Miss Sybil. , Won by a length; half a length Time, Imm 15eec. BULLER TROT, £BO. One mile. 9—TRAVIS PRINGLE, scr (Marr) 1 7 Mona Palm, 24yds ... 2 4 True Pronto, 36yds 3 All started. Won by three lengths; one length. Time, 2min 22aec. WYNDHAM TROTS GUY VESTER'S DECISIVE WIN The Wyndham trots were held in fine but overcast weather. There was a large attendance, and the track was in good order. FERRY HANDICAP, £125. One mile and a-half. 1- VESTER, scr (Gallagher) 1 6-s—Shanghai Peggy, scr 2 4-4—Sylvia’s Best, scr 3 Scratched: Halesia, Full Fashion, Kaiwell, Betty Drusus. Won by 20 lengths; 10 lengths. Time, 3min 36 2-ssec. TRIAL HANDICAP. £125. One mile and a-half. 2- DRUMMER BOY. scr (Gallagher) ... 1 7r7—lndian Wrack, scr 2 4-3—Catawrack, scr 3 Scratched: Prince Echo. Won by a head; two lengths. Time, 3inin 30sco,