SPORTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 June 1925, Page 6

SPORTING

ASHBURTON TROTTING CLUB.

FIRST DAY’S RESULTS.

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ASHBURTON, June 12. The totalizator handled the sum of £29,9.56, compared with £20,157 at the one-day meeting °f l y ear - Remaining results : — Stewards’ Handicap (harness) of 200 sovs. : 4.57 class; 2 miles. —(<5) Honeywood *l, (8) Lady Evelyn 2, (3) Nelson AlcKinney 3. Also started — (12) Kelman, (13) Llano, (6) AVire, (4) Lonesome, (1) Guy Parrish, (9) Randolph, (5) Joyful. (11) Avalanche, (10) AVee Olga, (7) Patard. AVon by two lengths. Time 5.6 3-5. AV inter Handicap (harness), of 250 sovs. ; 2.50 class; 1{- miles. —(2) Nelson Derby 1, (4) Harold Burwood 2, (5) Downcast 3. Also started —(12) Le Todd, (2) Pearlie Chimes (coupled with the winner). (13) Brownwood, f 3) Ramaroa, (7) Dillon AVilkes, (1) Talent, (8) Fancy Boy, (9) Olive Huon, (11) Rex Coronado, (10) Latona and (6) Logan Lou. AVon by three-quar-ters of a length. ’Time 2.56. T.auriston Handicap (saddle), of 165 sovs. ; 2.18 class ; 1 mile. —(4) Quiver 1, (5) Firelight 2, (2) Oakland 3- Also started—(7) Oaknut, (17) Newcourt, (14) Squatter, (18) Miss Adonis, (6) Awamoa, (15) Cock Robin (9) Choubra (11) Rosie Nut, (1) Pessimist, (10) Irish AAJiispers, (8) St. Maura. (13) Marvin'Mac, (19) Coronel, (3) Pakoti, (16) 'Darknite and (12) Tommy Direct. AVon by a- length. Time 2.18 3-5. <

THE RACING DESCRIBED.

(Special to “Star”).

ASHBURTON, June 12.

Bessie Logan was backed down to a sliert price in the Ashburton County Handicap. The Logan Pointer filly was never further back than second, and alter allowing Prince Pointer to make the early running she put in her claim at the home turn and won nicely from Kohara. Prince Pointer was third, followed by AVaitaki Girl and. AVhispering AVillie. The winner has raced successfully this season in big handicaps, and this made her fifth win. She is an even tempered filly and solid, and has only to train on the right way to be seen to further advantage next season. The three-year-old Kohara paced a good race into second place. Prince Pointer looked like filling that position, but tired in the last furlong and was easily beaten at the finish. Of the others AVaitaki Girl and Hipo made the best showing, but even so never looked like winners.

Queen’s Own lost ground at the start owing to not leaving the mark smartly, but even when she settled down hex- effort was not impressive-

Realm was set a htii’d task and never got near the leaders. In the middle stages of the race the son of Ribbonwood and Lcvuka put in a well sustained run, but was left without a final effort.

Olive Huon showed speed in patches, but the others all raced a long way below form.

PERCY KEENE’S DEATH.

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DUNEDIN, June 12

The adjourned inquest concerning the death of Percy Keene, the jockey, who died as the result of injuries sustained through a fall in a hurdle race while riding Captain Sarto on the second day of the Dunedin Jockey Club’s AVinter Meeting concluded today. The Coroner, Mr. J. R. Bartholomew, in reviewing the evidence, said that it appeared that Captain Sarto failed to rise at the third hurdle, and deceased) was thrown and struck by the hoofs of‘another horse. The evidence showed that the hurdles were constructed and erected according to standard, and similar hurdles were in use in Auckland. Criticism had been levelled at the type of hurdles in use at AVingatui, which were rigid, whereas tlie hurdles at Riccartou and AAtellington were non-rigid. He did not think this affected the present case. It appeared to him to have been pure misadventure, and there was nothing in the racing conditions that contributed to it. There was an element of l’isk in all sport. The verdict would be that deceased’s death was due to a fractured skull, with complications of meningitis, caused by being kicked by a horse at the Dunedin Jockey Club’s meeting on June 4-

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