SPORTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 April 1931, Page 6

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TARANAKI T.C. MEETING. > CONCLUDING EVENTS. ’ [per press association.] NEW PLYMOUTH, April 9. The T.arnaki Trotting Club’s meeting opened to-day in dull weather, and the day ended in a downpour. The attendance was fair and the track holding. The. tote handled £5,483?;, against £.14,3.791 for a one-day meeting last. year. Concluding results: — Taranaki Trotting Cu'p. —1 Grand Canyon 1,2 El, Direct 2, 6 Wakefield 3. Also started: 5 All Red, 8 Jewel Elect, 7. Lady Jewel, and: Bonniewah (bracketed), 4- Tumatakuru. Won by three-quarters of; a length; three lengths. Time. 4.44 3-5. ■ Moturo.a, Handicap..—4 Whippet 1,2 Prince Pedr.o 2, 10 Roger Lyon 3. Also started.: 3 Native. Berry, 12 Prince Lochinvar, 7 Phyllis Axworthy, 9 Queen’s Bond, 11 Mount Logan, 5 Kevinbrae, 6 Windshield, 8 Rita Thorpe, 1 Highland, Derby. Won by two lengths; four, lengths. Time 2.19. Inglewood, Handicap.—4 Todd Bingen 1, 1 Nellie Hugo 2, 3 Call Boy 3. Also started.: 6 Caballero, 5 Hue Coronado, 2 Mokanna. Won by a length and a-half; half; a. length. Time 4.58 4-5.

Omata Handicap.—6 Mild. Derby 1, 3 Lady Coronado 2,2 Travis 3. Also started: 8 Mr Guy, 7 Queen’s Bond, 4 Huia Maid, Tui Coronado, 5 Rita Thorpe, 9, Kevinbrae, 1 Highland Derby. Won by half a length; two lengths.. Time 3.30 4-5. Mangor.ei, Handicap.—4 Tumatakuru 1, 1 Grand Canyon 2,2 Lady Author 3. Also started.: 3 Fliton, 8 Rangitiau, 7 Hillton, 6 Peter Lloyd, 5 High Sea. Won by one and a-half lengths; two lengths’. Time 2.56. STAR STRANGER SCRATCHED. [per press association.] AUCKLAND, April 9. . Star Stranger was, scratched for the Foley Memorial at Avondale at 2.10 p.m. RETURNING FROM. SYDNEY. [BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN.—COPYRIGHT.] SYDNEY, April 9. A. D. Webster returns, to New Zealand by tomorrow’s. boat, with Movie Star, Hunt tlje Slipper, and First Acre. Jamieson, also returns to New, Zealand, bqt Ammon Ra goes, later. AUSTRALIAN YEARLING. SALES. SYDNEY, April 9. At the yearling sales, Heroic colts were bought/ by D. J, Price for, 400 guineas, and C. B. Kellpw for 600 guineas. A Manfredi filly, made 275 guineas. A chestnut, colt by Gay Shield was bought by Mr. J, Lowe, a New Zealander, for 75 guineas. A Highfield. colt, made the top price, 625 guineas. The purchaser was Mr. W. Gibbs, of Sydney. A High Force colt was purchased by Mr. A. Robertson for 475 guineas. A High Force filly was bought by Mr. Wright Stephenson, of New Zealand, for 110 guineas. A Seremond colt made 225gn.5. A Beaufils colt sold, at 200gns. The latter was bought by Mr. Telford, part-owner of Phar Lap. STRAIGHT-OUT PLACE BETTING. SYDNEY, April 9. Mr. O. S. Watkips, the President of the New. Zealand Racing Conference, is impressed with the Randwick totalizator. innovation to straight-out and place betting, which has been a great success. Mr. Watkins may propose a similar practice for the New Zealand courses.