TO-DAY’S RACING
DANNEVIRKE HUNT CLUB
STEEPLES TO BIRKBECK
(Per Press Association.)
DANNEVIRKE, August 29.
The Dannevirke Hunt Club’s annual meeting is being held to-day in fine weather, with a good attendance. Results: —•
ASHCOTT HUNTERS’ HURDLES, li miles. —•
(2) Calluna (A. McDonald) .. 1 (3) Askari .. .. .. 2 (6) Risk 3 Also started —Wilmoreana, Princess Elizabeth and Some Red. Won by a length; one and a-half lengths between second and third. Time 2.52 3-5. ORINGI HURDLES, li miles. (1) Peshwa (Nichol) .. 1 (3) Lady Gay 2 (4) Royal Elm .. .. 3 Scr. —Ah Wera, Inferno, Kaotane, Ironic, Delude, Hard Gold and Awangawanga. Won by two lengths; a length. Time 2.51 4-5. TAKAPAU NOVICE STAKES, 5 furlongs.— (3) Acora (L. Morris) .. 1 (5) Whenuatonga .. .. 2 (1) Kotaki Eka .. ..3 Scr. —Mahora, Good Cheer, Lady Gen, Don Quixote, Wit, Duellona, Frilford, Blue Paper and Valpine. Won by two lengths. Time 1.4.
DANNEVIRKE STEEPLES, two and a-half miles: —
(1) Birkbeck, 11.4 (A. McDonald 1 (3) Ponjola, 10.10 2 (4) Harrowgate, 9.7 .. .. 3
Also started: Handy, Woden, Santiago, Mataipuke, Lawsroad. Won by a length and a-half; two lengths. Time 5.16 2-5.
EBOR HANDICAP.
LONDON, August 28. The Ebor Handicap resulted: — Bonny Boy 1 King’s Oven 2 Kovenden 3 Thirteen started. Won by threequarters of a length.
RIDERLESS HORSE.
MELBOURNE, August 29. Clearing a six feet brush fence, a riderless horse, Polygonum, landed in the Leger reserve at Moonee Valley races, and crashed into the onlookers. One man was injured. The jockey was thrown the first time round in the hurdle race, and had a narrow escape from injury, coming down in the centre of the course. The horse continued to race and when passing the judge’s box swerved off the course and jumped the fence.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 29 August 1929, Page 5
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