WELLINGTON MEETING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 81, 17 March 1934, Page 2

WELLINGTON MEETING

DIATOMOUS THE RAILWAY. SILVER.STREAM TO SALTSPRAY. By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, March 16. The Wellington Racing Club’s aut- i umn meeting opened at Trentham to- i day in brilliant weather. The track was firm and fast and the attendance ; good. The totalisator handled £24,311 10/- compared with £2B, 994, a decrease , of £4,682 10/- on the first day of last , year. Late results:— THOMPSON HANDICAP . Of £600; 1 mile. 1/1 GOLDEN HAIR (Reed) 8.7 ... 1 7/7 Cricket Bat (Kirwan) 8.7 2 2/3 Red Manfred (Voitre) 8-6 ... 3 Also ran: 5/4 Autopsy 9.5, 11/12 True Shaft 8.6, 3/2 Argentic 7.13, 9/9 Irish Lancer 7.11, 4/5 Takakua 7.9, 6/6 Epigram 7.8, 8/8 Pomp 7.8, 10/11 Miladi 7.5, 12/10 Lordly Knight 7.3, 13/13 Red Sun 7.0. Won by a neck, third a head back. Argentic was fourth Time, 1.39 J. Red Manfred made the pace from Takakua, Epigram, Golden Hair and Red Manfred still had charge in the straight where Golden Hair challenged, going on to win well, from a late run by Cricket Bat, who cut down Red Manfred on the post. TINAKORI HANDICAP Of £2OO ; 6 furlongs. 6/6 GOLDEN CHANT (Brough ton) 9.6 1 2/1 Royal Amphora (Ellis) 8.11 ... 2 5/5 Cherry Queen (A. Eastwood) 7.9 » Also ran: 1/3 Lone Raider 9.9, 11/11 Blue Boy 8.8, 9/7 Pheon 8.8, 16/15 Normandy 8.6, 8/8 Pladie 8.6, 4/4 April Fool 8.4, 3/2 Prostration 8.4, 7/9 Gay Seton 8.0, 12/14 High Grader 7.11, 13/12 Tycoon 7.5, 10/10 Tizzy 7.3, 14/13 Ingenuity 7.0, 15/16 My Ideal. Won by a neck, third three lengths back. Pheon was fourth. Gay Seton and Tizzy led to the straight from Royal Amphora, Cherry Queen and Golden Chant. Royal Amphora and Golden Chant drew right aivay, Golden Chant winning narrowly. RAILWAY HANDICAP Of £3OO ; 6 furlongs. 1/1 DIATOMOUS (Reed) 8.7 1 2/2 Copyist (A. Eastwood) 7.9 2 . 4/4 Kerbside 7.7 3 Also ran: 5/4 Royal Hunting 8.3, 3/3 Cranford 7.5, 6/6 Sanguine King 7.2 (car. 7.4), 7/8 Good Hunting 7.0. 8/7 Lack 7.0 (car. 7.1 J). Won by half a head, third three lengths back. Cran ford was fourth, Diatomous and Copyist were always irominent and drew away in the straight. They staged a desperate battle >vell clear of the others. SILVERSTREAM HANDICAP. Of £200; 1 mile. 4/4 SALTSPRAY (Humphries) 8.3 1 6/6 Silver Sight (Kirwan) 8.6 ... 2 7/8 Might tVoitre) 3 Also ran: 2/1 Rust 8.8, 505 Importance 8.4, 1/2 Taitoru 8.3, 12/13 Run 8.2, 8/10 Cleaner 8.1, 3/3 Senior 7.11, 14/14 Drumfire, 7.7 11/12 Gold Ruler 7.2, 10/11 Sibella 7.7, 9/7 Grampian 7.4 (car. 7.6), 15/15 Lovecourt 7.0 (car 7.4), 13/12 Purse 7.0, 16/16 Snowball 7.0. Won by two lengths, third a neck back. Purse was fourth. Time 1.39 J. Saltspray wa s handily placed in the running, took charge in the straight and won decisively, the other placegetters being in the leading division throughout.