TRENTHAM RACES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22585, 13 March 1948, Page 6

TRENTHAM RACES

TODAY'S SPORTING TROTS AT ADDINGTON The attention of followers of racing in the Dominion will be I'ocuss ed on Trcntham, where the Wellington Racing Club's autumn meet ing opens today. Several provincial meetings are being field. The Ohinemuri Racing Club's meeting at Paeroa, the Opunake Racing Club s annual meeting, the opening day of the Oamaru Jockey Club's autumn meeting and the Westport Jockey Club's annual meeting have all attracted good fields. In addition, the first Hunt meeting of the season will be held bv the Birchwood club. The Metropolitan trots at Addington and the Cambridge Trotting Club's meeting at. Cambridge should provide followers of the light harness sport with some good events. TRENTHAM RACES

RIMU lIIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP. of P7OO- 1 mile 3 fur.—s-5 ARCTIC CIRCLE. 9.3 J (R. W. Hall), 1; 11-10 SUNSHINE BAY, 9.2, 2; 6-6 MINE HOST 9.7, 3. Culloden Moor was fourth. Time, 2.22). Yesterday’s Scratching

The following scratchings were received yesterday by the Wellington Racing Club: Railway Flandicap: Bramerton, 1.30 p.m. Rimu Highweight: True Friend. 1.30 p.m. Silverstream Handicap: Flirtatious. 11 a.m. Quick March was withdrawn from all engagements on the second day at 11.15 a.m. yesterday, and Helio was withdrawn from all engagements at 425 pm. OHINEMURI CLUB

HACK HURDLES, of £410; about 1 mile 5 furlongs.—First Division: 4-6 RACE CFIUM, 9.5, 1; 7-3 MODERN VIEW, 94, 2. Second Division: 6-4 NEPETA, 9.11, 1; 8-5 GOLD TIDE, 9.5, 2. Scratched: Sir Bian, King's Sceptre. OPUNAKE MEETING

PATIKI HIGHWEIGHT HANDICAP of £225: 9 furlongs.—GENEßAL SALEVE, 9.7, 1; MAN-POWER, 9.0, 2; SARI, 10.6, 3. Scratched: Te Wepu. Atomic, Ella Shields, Dark Morning, L'awn March,'Chef d’Oeuvre, El Tiger. METRO TROTS

PRELIMINARY HANDICAP, of £900: 4.36 class; 2 miles.—l-2 FREE FIGHT, 24yds. bhd. (M. Holmes), 1; 109 MOUNT MELLICK. 24yds. bhd., 2; 6-6 NATIONAL VELVET, 12yds. bhd., 3. Play Safe was fourth. Scratched: Notus. Time, 4.24. EXPRESS HANDICAP, of £1600; 4.27 class, 2 miles.—4-3 CAPTAIN GAILLARD. 12vds. bhd. (M. J. Smith), 1; 5-5 FOLLOW ME. 24yds. bhd., 2; 1-1 MONAGH LEAGH. It.. 3. Safari was fourth. All started. Time, 4.23. CAMBRIDGE PACERS

KARAPIRO HANDICAP, of £17o; trotters; limit, 4.0; 1 mile 5 fur.—First Division: GOLDEN HOOFS, 60yds. bhd., 1; RECLAMATION, 60yds. bhd., 2. Second Division: SINGLE TASK, It., 1; NOBLE TRIUMPH, 24yds. bhd., 2.