LATE SPORTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 February 1938, Page 7

LATE SPORTING

WESTLAND—SECOND DAY FINANCIERE WINS AGAIN [SPECIAL TO “STAR.”] HOKITIKA, February 28. The Westland Racing Club’s meeting is being concluded to-day before a small attendance. The course is heavy after a heavy shower at noon, but the vzeather is fine. Results:— TRIAL STAKES, 6 furlongs. 1 KILROBE * 2 GOLD COAT 3 4 LISNACREE 3 All started. Won by two lengths: three lengths. Time 1.20 2-5. The farm favourite, Kilrobe, repeated the performance of her stablemate, Financiere, on Saturday, winning the opening event by two lengths from Gold Coat, who was second all the way, with Lisnacree a- length away third. Then came Metric, Culverden and Queen Linda. The last three were very slow away. Tote £255. KOITERANGI HACK, 7 furlongs. 1 FINANCIERE J 5 AMOUNT “ 3 GILFORD 6

Ser. —.potent, Malvasia and Emmeline Girl. Won by two lengths; three lengths. Time 1-34 1-5. Another hot favourite, Financiere, repeated his first day’s success by winning the Koiterangi Handicap all the way. The winner jumped away best, from Amount'and Gilford. Tins order was maintained until the finish, Financiere winning easily by two lengths from Amount, with Gilford three lengths away, and then Gay Spear. Tote £4031. PROVINCIAL TROT, 2.27 class: one mile. 2 AMYWYN J 1 TEMERAIRE “ 5 RED GLOW ° Ser. —Big Nelson. Won by a nose; a length. Time 2,32 4-5. Temeraire, an odds-on favourite for the Provincial Trot, went down in a hard finish to Amywyn, the second choice. Amywyn was in second place most of the way, to Temeraire. These two raced neck and neck down the straight, Amywyn winning by a head from Temeraire, with Red Glow three lengths away. Then came Kate Bingen, Parallax and Tarn. Galindo Boy, Colonel Wrack, Rey Pointer and Orby Lad broke during the running. Tote £423 10/-. HOKITIKA HANDICAP, one mile: WAITAKA J SWORDSTICK z I Ser.: Golden Dart. Windward, Maroha.

TE AROHA J.C. TE AROHA, February 28. For the second day of the Te Aroha Jockey Club’s meeting, there is drizzling rain. The attendance and the course are good. Results: MANAWATU HURDLES, about IB miles. 1- DESERT STAR (Thompson) 1 4-3 ENGLISHMAN (Trillo) . • 2 2- BRYCE STREET (Fergus) All started. Won by half a head, same. Time 3.11 3-5. ELSTOW HANDICAP, C furlongs. 2- MON ACRE (Ellis) • ■ • • * 6-6 TE MONOWAI (Pratt) . • - • - 8-8 MAXOWN (Sargeant) • • • • <’ Ser.—Llangollen. Won by one and a-quarter lengths; three-quarters of a length. Time 1.13 3-5. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, 5 furlongs. 1-1 ARVUKUR • • • • • • • • 1 3- KATHBELLA (L. J. Ellis) • • 2 6-7 VITEMENT (Winder) ■ • • • 3 Scr. —Eastern Heir. Won by two and a-half lengths; one and a-halt lengths. Time 1.1. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, li miles. 10-10 JONATHAN (McKenzie) . • 1 2-1 KILONSA (McTavish) • - 3 1-2 COURTCRAFT (Atkins) . • 3 All started. Won by two lengths; a neck. Time 2.4 4-5.