TO-DAY’S RACING

Evening Star, Issue 23723, 2 November 1940, Page 12

TO-DAY’S RACING

AT MDTUKARARA TRIAL STAKES TO DISPENSE The Banks Peninsula races were held at Motukarara in fine weather before a good attendance. The track was fast, OKAINS TRIAL STAKES, £lls. Five furlongs. 4-I—DISPENSE, 8.7 (A. Messervv) 1 1-3—Willow Wood, 7.7 (C. T. Wilson) 2 15-16—Calypso, 7.7 (F. Green) ... 3 Scratched: Astronomer, Master Flash Won two lengths; half a length. Time, Imin 3sec. KAITUNA HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, £l2O. Nine furlongs. 1-I—CYMRIC, 9.12 (H. Hibberd) ... 1 5_5 —Rue, 9.0 (RNMaekie) 2 3.4 — Twenty Grand, 9.3 (C. Burgess) 3 Scratched: Dranoel. Won by four lengths; nock. Time, Imin 56 2-ssec. WELLINGTON TROTS FAVOURITES WIN OPENING EVENTS The Wellington Trotting Club’s November Meeting opened in dull weather before a large attendance. The track was in good order. PETONE HANDICAP, £175. One mile and a-half. 1-I—SHORT WAVE, 24yds (Gerrard) 1 3- —Hamel Bey, 12yds (R. Donald) 2 4- —Elite Rey, 24yds (W. Doyle) ... 3 All started. Won by a length and a-half; two lengths. Times: 3min 26sec, 3min 27 3-ssec, 3min 27 4-ssec. SHORT HANDICAP, £175. One mile and a-quarter. 1- BEN TRAVIS, scr (Gallagher) 1 2- —Gold Flight, sor (Nyhan) ... 2 3- —First Call, scr (Gcrrard) 3 All started. Won by a length each way. Times; 2min 49 3-ssec, 2min 49 4-osec, 2min 50 2-ssee. BOROUGH HANDICAP, £225. Two miles. 2- —SINGLE STAR, scr (Hooper) 1 1-2 —Neutrality, scr (Stewart) ... 2 3.4 William Potts, 24yds (Berry) 3 Scratched: Kid Wolf. Won by six lengths; head. Times; 4min 28 *2-ssec, 4miu Slsec, 4miu 29 l-ssec. INVERCARGILL TROTS DEWEY'S LAST BEATS GLEAM The Invercargill trots opened in a thunderstorm. The track was in good order and there was a large attendance. NOVICE HANDICAP, £125. ,One mile and a-half. ' 1-I—DEWEY’S LAST, scr ... ... 1 4-s—Gleam, scr 2 10-10 —Bonnie Sandy, scr 3 All started. Won by a neck ; three lengths. Time, 3min 31sec. RANGITIKEI MEETING PLATE TO GOLD BRIDGE The weather was overcast for the Rangitikei Racing Club’s Spring Meeting. The attendance was large and the track in good order. TRIAL STAKES, £9O. Five furlongs. 1-I—SILVER HOPE, 8.5 (Atkins) 1 5- Sandy Bay, 7.7 (Stewart) ... 2 4- —Princess Merling, 8.5 (Morris) 3 Scratched: Desert Sun, Oraiti, Royal Crest. Won by three lengths; two lengths. Time, Imin 2 3-ssec. RANGITIKEI PLATE, £llO. One mile and a distance. 1-2—GOLD BRIDGE, 12.6 (Mr G. Beatson) 1 4-s—Red Chief, 10.13 (Mr K. Duncan)' t 3- —Rhodes, 10.10 (Mr M. Power) t All started. Won by a length. Time, Imin 59 4AJAX SORE RAGING CAREER MAY BE ENDED MELBOURNE, November 2. (Received November 2, at 2.30 p.m.) Ajax will not run in the Mackinnou Stakes to-day. His part-owner, Mr M. H. Baillieu, stated that Ajax has been sore, and added that it may be the end of his career.