TO-DAY’S RACING

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 May 1925, Page 5

TO-DAY’S RACING

MARLBOROUGH RACING CLUB ' ■ ■■*" ■?. t" * CUP WON BY CROWN STAR, z S —ii—e i- (Per Press Association.) BLENHEIM, May 1. The Marlborough Racing Club’s t- Autumn Meeting opened to-day in fine d weather) the attendance being good, e Following are the results :— NOTICE STAKES of 100 sovs.; 5 furlongs. Tempean ; 1 3 Astonform ... ... ... 2 t 'Morning' Gift ... ... ... 3 r . » ‘ Also started —Grist, Ngaioform, Con- , yiction, Vigor, Ohaka, Geordie Hill, Don Fisher; Waterlea, Remarkable and Rose Blossom. Won by half a length. Time 1.2 4-5. HILtERSDEN TROT (saddle), of 75’ sovs., ; 4min. class; 1£ miles. ’ Mav Beta 1 1 Ashley Belle 2 j Welcome Boy ... 3 Also started—Pfeter Thorn, Gay Loj thario, Ballance, and Countess Eve. ’ Won by. four lengths. Time 4.7 4-5. ; WATERLEA CUP of 250 sovs. ; I’- ’ miles and 150 yards. ! Crown Star 1 Pron to ... ...... 2 Kalakaua ... j.. ■ ... 3 Also started—Stream, Sanctuary and Lady Gav. ' Won by a long‘neck. Time 2.17 2-5. OI’AWA WELTER of 100 sovs. ; 7 fur- / longs. ' Bonatic ... 1 Ard finnan ... ... ... 2 Bezau ... " ... ... 3 Also started —Manchester, Halloweve and W'aterlea. Won easily by four lengths. Time, 1.29 3-5. SOUTH CANTERBURY J.C. LORD ASHLEA WINS HURDLES. ■ " TIMARU, May 1. . The autumn meeting of the South Canterbury Jockey Club opened to-day in excellent weather, the course being iii good order and the attendance large; Results:— TEKAPO HURDLES of 150 sovs. ; 4 miles • v Lord Ashleu 1 Petunia' ■ " ' ..." ... "... 2 . Grim Joke ... ... ... 3 Also started—Penury Rose, Red < Kriss, Royal Star, San Salvador, Cali- : bration and Paddy’s Hope. Won easily by three lengths. Time 2.45 3-5. 1 i GLADSTONE HACK of 150 sovs. ; ' 1 1] mile. ] 1 , All Gold ... " ... / ... 1 i ; Ferino ' " ... \ 2 c Shandre ’ ... ... ... 3 c ■ "Also started —Coch-y-Bondhu, Ophir, i Le Forte, Rockfellow, Solway, Bebe- t form, Brilliant Hope and Winkie’s Re- f bel. Won by a nose. Time 1.43 1-5. f t ELECTRIC STAKES of 130 sovs. ; 5 s " furlongs. s a Gold Brick ... ... ... 1 a Some Abbey ... ~. , ■ ... 2 } Soltoe ... j ... 3 j] Also started—Ronnywobd, Bon Hope, n Fairy Tidings. Fairy Herald, Floraniye, a Hidden Mystery, Olympia, Loch Weir, j Laughie, Solfello, Strongbird, Voute, a Passing Hour and Volant. Won by p half a length. Time 1.1 2-5. a TIMARU CUP of 400 sovs. ; 1£ miles, p Tarleton ... 1 „ Ravenna ... ... ... 2 j Sunny Loch ... 3 p All started. Won by a neck. Time a 2.4.4-5. j REEFTON JOCKEY CLUB. ! Committee meeting. t A meeting of the committee of the £ Reefton Jockey Club was held on W’ed- b nesday, Mr. A. Perotti presiding, t On the motion of Mr. Spencer, seconded by Atr. Chettle, it was carried t that the Country Racing Clubs be written to, asking them to take up the (. matter of the reduction of racing taxation, as outlined by Air. Bollard, Alinister of Internal Affairs. It was resolved that the Executive meet the Inangahua Rugby Union, and 1 arrange a suitable date for the Rugby 1:1 League’s game on the racecourse. • The arrangements of next season’s racing dates were left in the hands of cl the Chairman to attend to at the Dis- <1 trict Aleeting, to be held in Greymouth. On the motion of Air. Conway, se- g conded by the Chairman, it was car- ( ] vied that the sum of £5 5s be‘voted to Mr. R. Hatch, as an appreciation of g his excellent starting at the recent • meeting.