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Grey River Argus, 7 May 1934, Page 3

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Cambridge Trots CUP TO WEE MACHINE. (’AMBRIDGE. Muy 5. The Cambridge Trots were held todav in showery weather. The truck was heavy. .Results: INTRODUCTORY lIANDICAI’, one mile and a quarter.—4/4 ALT WORTH I; 5/6 Nelson Luvan 2: 3/8 Kewpie’s Bond 3. All started. Won liv a head. Times 2.55 !-•>; 2e>9: 2.5!) 1-5. LEA M I NGTON H ANDICAP. one mile and a halt.—l/1 IE KAMI 1, 5/5 Rose Marble 2: 4/3 Waskasu 3. Sura tubed; Waikato Prince, Wortbv Prim-ess. Nelson’s Glory and Harvest Dillon. Won by two lengths. Time* 3.44 3-5: •“..453.16. (AM BRIDGE CUP. two miles.—l/1 WEE MACHINE 1: 4/3 Ma neo 2; i; z 5 Gnmdigger 3. Scratched: Francis Lincoln. Pukemiro. XVon by eight lengths. Time 4.39 4-5. HAUTAPU HANDICAP, one mile and five furlongs.—l/2 KEWPIE’S KING ]; 7/7 Student Prince 2; 3/3 Tryment 3. Scratched: Dainty Lady, Nelson Luvan. Pink Lady. Won by half a length. Time 3.52 4-5. BARDOWTE HANDICAP, one mile and a half.—s/2 INDOLENT 1; 1/1 Knini 2; 2/2 Autumn Lu 3. Also started: Wiriwhata, Bingen Patch Won by one length. Time 3.41 4-5. PR ESI D ENT ’S 11A ND TO A P4/B LI NELL A 1; 3/5 Jackie Thorpe 2; 6/6 Guin Digger 3. Ser.: Francis Lincoln. Mr. Penalty. Rangihau and Pukemiro. Time 2.52. BRUNTWOOD HANDICAP.—I /I RING TRUE 1: 4/3 Tryment 2; 6/6 Bonnie Direct 3. Sur.: Kewpie’s King. Arion Axworthy and Flintlock Time 2.55 3-5. Regarding the inquiry into the allegation that Indolent galloped in the Bardowie Handicap, the stewards decided to dismiss the protest entere I l>y Smith, driver of Knini. FORBURY TROTS. Owing to (he wet weather, the Fo-rbnry Trots were postponed ;m Saturday- iinlil t o-morrow . AUSTRALIAN RACING (I’eueix’ed M:i v 6 at 6.30 p.ni.) Al Warwick l-'arm rau-.-s the Denham Court 11 .-i ml'iuap resulted;- I’.lix'tru S'.) (Mu('a 11 en t I; Vei la nI i f 7.5 (Morlt nicr) 2; Tom Pinch 8.6 (Lamb) 3. Eight starters, including D’ole. Won by t h ree-qua rt ers of a length; ha'. 0 a length Tim-e 1.14. Forestrv finished second in the Warwick M iv Handicap, and Upoko Ariki second in (he Edensor Park Handicap. MELBOURNE. May 6. At Asci | races the Asm; Five Hundred resulted—Phenomenon 8.6 (('aim) 1; Fourth Battery 7.2 (Dow hurst) 2; ('till Bird 8.8 (Wilson) 3. There were 17 starters. Won by halt a long:: h . Time 1.6}. As the horses were going to the barrier for the Encourage Handicap', the Stipendiary Stewards ordered th.' jockey f one hors-e f'o dismount, and searched his ukuihing. Ho math* a thorough inspection of his whip. Noth itig was discovered. Tlh> horse was ADELAIDE. April 6. At the Slo’iith Australian Jockey ('bib autumn meeting al Morpethville the (i .odwood Handicap resulted:--Floreiiue 7.7 (llo'twood) I: Himon’s Pier s. 1 ((; raetz) 2; Y’Uiltwirrn 8.10 ((’ook) 3. Nineteen started, including rcrrterdeii and Hunt ingd’oii. Won by a head. Time 1 .125. EQUPOISE AHEAD OF PHAR LAP - NEW YORK. May 5. At Baltimore. Equpoise won the Dixie Ihmdiuap easily. The purse of 4194 dollars brings his total earnings Io 332,960 dollars, or slightly in excess of Phar Lap’ s and within strik'ing Sun P»e:ui’s all-linre record <»t’ 376.744 dollars. LONDON. May 5. Lord Woolavington has bought the l-’renuh uit'it, Easton. I', is engaged in the Derby. It is rumoured he paid ton thousand guineas for ii NEW YORK.’ May 5. At Louiseville. Mrs Dodge Sloane’s (’avalcade won the sixtieth annual running . i the Kentucky Derby. Mr 'Alfred Vanderbilt’s Discovery was second, and Agrarian was third. The time was 2.04 for the mile and aquarter. The winner has earned 28.1 75 dollars. A crowd of 60,000 thousand witnessed the race. The track was slow, with heavy rain. TRAINER’S FATAL ACCIDENT. CHRISTCHURCH, May 4. John Armstrong, 58, married horse trainer, Spreydon, died at the hospital lasi night as the result -if head injuries received when thrown ly Cajfpy Ricks during schooling ' p<*.’--tl ions on Tuesday at Ric.earton. Ho had been semi-conscious since.