LATE SPORTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 17 March 1928, Page 9

LATE SPORTING.

WELLINGTON lIAGING CLUB. SECOND DAY AT TRENTHAM. GOLD CUP TO STAR STBANGEIt. fBY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] TRENTHAM, March 1/. The'Wellington Racing Club’s autumn meeting is being concluded to-day in fine but dull weather. The track is fast and the attendance is good. ReBUItS: SECOND HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP. Of 260 sovs. One mile. 4 Nucleus J 1 Bright Day - 5 Clavers d All started. AVon by two lengths, with half a length between second and third. Time, 1.42 1-5, HUTT HAN DIC AP. Of 400 sovs. One mile. 7 Crown Area 1 8 \ T ertigern " 1 Duke Abbey A All started. AA’on by a head, the third horse two lengths away. Time, 1.40 ‘ TRENTHAM GOLD CUP. Of 1000 sovs. Two miles. 2 Star Stranger 1 3 Satrap -t 1 Rapier * Also started: Wild Pigeon. Won by three-quarters of a length, Rapier five lengths away. Time, 3.22 J, an Australasian record. MUEITAI HANDICAP. Of 260 sovs. One mile. 5 Spearmiss I 2 Taliskor ” 4 Court Jester 3 All started. AVon by a head, with two lengths between second and third. Time, 1.41-J. NEW BRIGHTON TROTS. CHRISTCHURCH, March 17. The New Brighton Trots were concluded to-day in dull weather, the course being heavy, but the attendance fairly- large. Results: INNOVATION HANDICAP. One and a half miles. 1 Dundas Boy 1 4 Peter Daunt 2 2 iMy Sonny 3 All started. AVon by three lengths. Time, 3.332-5.