TO-DAY’S RAGING

Evening Star, Issue 23717, 26 October 1940, Page 12

TO-DAY’S RAGING

AT TREHTNAM SIR BEAU WINS THE GUINEAS . The second day of the Wellington Racing Club’s Spring Meeting wai held in fine weather, but the track was a shade easy. There was a large attendance. RIMU HURDLES, £350. One mil® and a-half. 2- GREAT FAIR, 9.11 L 1-I—Recollection, 10.10 J 3- —Dorado, 10.3 3 Scratched: Esperance Bay, Limbohm. Recollection finished first, but at an inquiry the placings were reversed and the race given to Great Fair. Leach, the rider of Recollection, was suspended for a month for interference in th»: straight. Time, 2min 45Jsec. TRIAL STAKES, £3OO. Seven furlongs. 1- BELLE CANE, 7.9 (Wiggins) 1) Sanction, 8.2 3 Talenta, 7.9 ... ■... 3 All started.' Won by two lengths; three lengths. WELLINGTON GUINEAS, £6OO. One mile. 2- SIR BEAU, 8.10 (B. H. Morris) E I- —Beau Leon, 8.10 ... ... ... 3 —Enrich, 8.10 ... 3 Scratched: Kentucky, Shikari. Won by two and a-half lengths length and a-half. Time, Imin 41sec, AUCKLAND TROTS DOLORES SILK BEATS MODERN LADY The spring meeting of the Auckland Trotting Club was held at Epsom ia fine weather before a large attendance. The course was in good order. WAITEMATA HANDICAP, £2OO. One mile and a-half. 2-2 DOLORES SILK, 12yd s (Martin) 6 9-B—Modern Lady, 84yds (Mahoney) 3 II- —Mattie Herbilwyn, 48yds (Mitchell) 3 Scratched: Getaway, Snow Cloud. Won by eight lengths; five lengths. Times, 3min 37 2-ssec, 3min 33 3-ssec* 3min 39 l-ssec. IMPROVERS’ HANDICAP, £2BO. One mile and a-quarter. 1- —VILLAGE MAID, scr (F. J. Smith) ... I 6-s—Katoomba, scr (Clifton) 2 5-2—Northern Smile, 24yds (Kennerley) ; 3 Scratched: Durato, Parrish Boy. Sip, Echo. Won by half a length; length. Times i 2min 53sec, 2min 53 2-ssec, 2min 511, 4OCTOBER HANDICAP, £225. On* • : mile and a-half. 4-4__CLOVERD ALE, f 12yds (Broughton) F 11_11 —2Silk Lady, scr (Andrews) ... 2 6-B—Alcazar, 12yds (Cockbill) ... 3 Scratched: Sir Echo. Won by half a length; three-quar-ters of a length. Times: 3min 24sec, 3min 24 3-ssec, 3min 25sec. GORE MEETING GRAIGUEA TAKES CPEHIHO EVENT The Gore Racing Club’s Spring Meeting opened in fine but dull weather, before a large crowd. The track was in good order. MANDEVILLE HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, £l5O. Eight furlongs and a-half. 2- CRAIGLEA. 9.11 (Connor) ... 1 3- —Araboa. 11.2 (Anderton) ... 2 8-7—Airdrie, 9.0 (Shannon) 3 Scratclftd: Sir Denis. Won by a length: neck. Time. Imm 52sec. GORDON HACK HANDICAP, £lss* Six furlongs. 5- COLONEL ROUGE, 7.13 (Strathern) ••• B I.2—Royal Lancer, 9.5 (W. F. Ellis) 3 .6-6—Lady Sincere, 8.2 (Jennings) ... 3 Scratched: Craiglea, Feather Boa. Won by a length; neck. Time, Imin 15 2-ssec.