TO-DAY’S RACING

Evening Star, Issue 23753, 7 December 1940, Page 12

TO-DAY’S RACING

NEW BRIGHTON TROTS MILESTONE WINS OPENING EVENT The New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting was held in fine weather before a large attendance. The track was fast. BURNHAM HANDICAP, £2OO. One mile and a-half. 2-3—MILESTONE. 36yds (M. Holmes) 1 16-13 —Elite Roy, 60yds (W. J. Doyle) ... 2 6-7—Royal Parish, scr (J. Siebel) 3 All started'. Won by eight lengths: two lengths. Times —3inin 21sec, 3min 23 3-ssec, 3min 29 l-ssec. HAREWOOD HANDICAP, £2OO. One mile and a-quarter. 4.4 —BLUE DIAMOND, scr (.1. Bryce, jun) 1 7- Little Derby, 12yds (L. A. Maidens) 2 0- —Super Jack, scr (D. C. Watts) 3 Scratched: Great Waitaki. Won by length and a-half; three lengths. Times: 2min 44 4-ssec, 2min 44sec, 2min 45 2-sscc. The winner was coupled with Shedon Son. WOODVILLE MEETING OLD BILL BEATS GAYEST SON The Woodville District Jockey Club’s meeting was opened in warm, but showery, weather before a large attendance. The track‘was in good order. MANGA-ITUA HURDLES. £l2O. One mile and a-half. 2-I—DORADO, 11.2 (Jenkins) ... 1 6-5 —Great Quex, 9.5 (Toki) 2 8- —Selkirk, 9.0 (Wright) 3 All started. Won by a length; two lengths. Time, 2min 62sec. MAIDEN STAKES, £9O. Five and a-half furlongs. All 8.11. 2- VICTOIRE (Tattersall) 1 3- —Pinoccliio (Morris) 2 6-6 —Empire Action (Dulieu) 3 Scratched: Foreign Gold, Glen Donslid* Won by half a length; length. Time, Imin 9 i-ssec. BOLTON HANDICAP, £2OO. One mile and a-quarter. ■ 1- —OLD BILL, 9.10 (Tattersall) ... 1 2- —Gayest Son, 7.5 (Mudford) ... 2 3- —Dynasty, 7.0 (Waddell) 3 Scratched: Aurora’s Star, Raana, Charing Cross. Won by a short head; four lengths. Time, 2mm 6 l-ssec. AT WHANGAREI RUNAWAY WIN IN NOVICE STAKES The weather was fine and there was a large attendance for the second day of the Whangarei Racing Club’s meeting. NOVICE STAKES HANDICAP, £IOO. - Five, furlongs. 1-I—EDNA’S BIRTHDAY, 7.9 ... 1 5-s—Tea Lass, 8,11 2 4- —Kallatopea, 8.13 3 Scratched: Rue de Paix. Won by six lengths; neck. Time, Imin 2 3-ssec.

MARS DEN HACK HANDICAP, £l3O. Six furlongs. , 2-2—SOFTLY, 7.8 _ .... 1 4-s —Court Favourite, 7.7 2 9-10—King Louis, 7.7 ... 3 Scratched: Kara Avis, Tea Blossom, High Star, Kallatopea. Won by a head each way. Time, Imin 14 4-ssec.