WINTER RACING

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 2 June 1928, Page 9

WINTER RACING

TO=DAY’S MEETINGS. AT DUNEDIN. BLACK MINT WINS BIRTHDAY HANDICAP. (BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) DUNEDIN, June 2. The weather was fine for ithe opening of the Dunedin winter meeting. The course was good, though a little on the soft side. The attendance was large. Results were:— TRIAL HURDLES. Of 170 sovs. One and la half miles. 5 Crai'gmoTe (G. Dempster) .. 1 £ Hard Prince ......" 2 6 Royal Land 3 Scratched: Gun ease and Tunemibc. Won by eight lengths, with six lengths between second and third. Time, £.50. BRIGHTON HANDICAP. Of 195 sovs. .One "mile. S Quick'form (J. Dooley) .... 1 5 Ca rinthi'a £ 1 Puff 3 Scratched Rotor and Malm'sey. Won by three lengths, 'two between seeond and third. Time, 1.45 1-5. BIRTHDAY HANDICAP. Of 385 sovs. One and a half miles. 3 Black Mint (C. Emerson) ...' 1 5 Queen Balboa 3 6 Apache ■ 3' Scratched: Taboo. Won by threequarters of a length, with a length between second and third. Time, 2.38 3-5.

THE AUCKLAND MEETING. BEAU CAVALIER WINS G.N. " HURDLES. AUCKLAND, June 2. The Auckland R.C. winter meeting opened to-day in fine but dull weather. There was a large attendance. The track was heavy. Results: GREENLANE STEEPLES. Of 400 sovs. Two and a-half mile's. 4 Kamehameha (Henderson) .. 1 1 Wee Marble ‘ 2 5 Bahadur 3 Scratched: Polyphemus, Cureaform, Ruby Ring, Fane. Won by three lengths, with , ten lengths between second and third. Time,'s.(s. JERVOIS HANDICAP Of 400 sovs". One mile. (First Division) 7 Auric-ulus (Pennel) 1 2 Waitzer 2 9 To Waka 3 Scratched: Lord Abbey, Parfait- Armour and Sunny Morn. Won 'by two lengths, a neck between second and third. Time, 1.45 2-5. (Second Diyi'sion) 1 Mis's New Zealand (Brady) .. 1 10 Billikiris (Spinks) 2 0 Oscar (Mein ally) 3 Scratched: Moo Hall. Won by throe length's, with a neck between second and third. Time, 1.45 3-5. PENROSE HURDLES. Of 400 sovs. One and three-quarter miles. 1 Bourn (Rennie) 1 5 Prince Lu 2 13 Llewellyn 3 Scratched: Wenday, Golden Glass, Adjuster and Salamander. Won by a neck, two lengths between second -and third. Time 1 ,'3.34. GREAT NORTHERN HURDLES. Of 2000 sovs. Two and a half miles. 3 Beau Cavalier (Henderson) .. 1 (5 Mia Bella (Mcßae) 2 8 Maunga (Griffiths) 3 Scratched: Archibald, Brigadier Bill, Perl© de Leon, ICawa, Red Cornet. Won by two and a half lengths, seven lengths between second and third. Time, 4.52.

OTAKI MEETING. OTAKI, June 2. The weather was cold but fine, and the course heavy. The attendance wa:s very satisfactory. HACK HURDLES. Of 150 sovs. One and a half miles. 8 Sit Moment (H. .. 1 7 Whi,sogne (Adams) 2 I Lady Gay (Jenkins) 3 Star Shell, Hymestrason and Carrigallen f ell. Won by two lengths 1 , a neck between second and third. Time, 3.5. Strategy wa's scratched. KUKTJ MAIDEN. Of 100 sovs. Six furlongs. Consent (J. S. Potter) 1 Just So (J. Barry) 2 Royal Lover (Reed) 3 .Scratched: Veronese, Vaneleuse and Mamma. Won by a head, half a length between second and third. Time, 1.19.