WELLINGTON RACES.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 March 1938, Page 2

WELLINGTON RACES.

Oratory Wins Thompson. Railway to Laughing Lass. (By*Telegrapn —Press Association.) The autumn meeting of the Wellington Racing Club was opened at Trentham to-day in overcast, but fine warm, weather. The track was in excellent order and the going was fast. Both the gates and totalisator showed a satisfactory increase over the corresponding day last year, when the weather was unfavourable. An inquiry was held after the running of the Thompson Handicap into the check met by Strctto and it was found to have been accidental, no action being taken. The totalisator handled £41,602 (win £18,637, place £22,965), representing an increase of £13,403 10s over the total for the first day last year.

Resul.s continued from yesterday’s issue : THOMPSON HANDICAP, of £1000; 1 mile. 2-1 OP ATOPY (M r. T. A. Duncan), cn.m., syrs., by 6ainscourt—-Ora-tress, 8.3 (B. H. Morris) ...... 1 11-9 Smoke Screen (Mr. R. Grace), b.c., 3yrs., 8.8 (W. J. Broughton) 2 1-2 Stretto (Mr. A. J. McGovern), 9.3 (Wiggins) 3 Also: 18-18 Silver Ring, 9-10 Paper Slipper, 4-1 Catalogue, 12-13 Jonathan, 10-11 Siegmund, 21-21 Arctic King car. 8.2, 17-17 Brazen King, 5-5 Sulieman, 8-7' Whirling, 19-19 Davolo, 13-13 Dictate, 3-3 Francis Drake, 15-12 Icing, (j-7 Mishna, 20-20 Clcssamor, 7-8 Gaily and Old Surrey bracket, 14-14 Roaming car. 7.2 and Silver River car. 7.34 (bracketed), 10-10 Slippery car. 7.24 and StiuUey Royal car. 7.54, bracketed. Three lengths and a-haif; half a length. Sulieman fourth. Time, 1.375 - . Oratory led all the way. TINAKORI HANDICAP, of £300; 7 furlongs.

9- SIGURD, 7.7 (H. N. Wiggins) .. 1 2- Vuimarch, 9.0 (Mackie) 2 3- Relative, 8.4 (Atkins) 3 Also: 4-4 Alloa, 6-6 Lazybones, 1-3 Majority, 11-11 Sunny Blonde, 7-7 Bluffer/ 10-10 State Bank, 5-5 Nightcalm, 8-8 Rockingham. Half a length; four lengths. Bluffer was fourth. 1.26. Vuimarch set a very fast pace which cracked up all the Held but Sigurd, who wore him down at the finish. RAILWAY HANDICAP, of £500; 6 furlongs. 2-1 LAUGHING' LAVS (Mr. T. A. Duncan;, rn.ni., lyrs., by Laughing Prince —Night Out), 7.11 (S. Wilson) 1 4- Grey Honour (Mr. J. Munro), b.h., syrs., 7.10 (C. G. Goulsbro) * 10- Alunga (Mr J. L. Chceseman), ch.g., 4yrs., 7.0 (A. E. Bennet) .. * * Dead-heat for second. Also: 7-7 Lady Ena, 3-3 Top Row, 6-5 Tray Bit, 1-2 Royal Bachelor, 9-9 Triune, 5-4 Brunhild, 8-8 Debham car. 7.7, 11-11 Myriani car. 7.4. A length and a-quarter. Brunhild fourth. Time, 1.114. Laughing Lass led all the way. SIL VERSTRLAM HANDICAP, of £300; 1 mile. 1- ACCOMPLICE, 7.10 (W. J. Goulsbro) 1 12-12 Galteemore, 7.8 (C. T. Wilson) 2 2- Ruinette, 8.5 (G. R. Tattersall) 3 Also: 6-8 Ned Cuttle, 3-2 Conveyor, 5- Happy Night, 10-10 High Test, 8-7 Elias car. 7.11, .14-14 Windscreen car. 7 12, 7-6 Seyfried, 4-4 Trebor, 11-11 Son and Heir, 9-9 Copycat car. 7.1, 13-13 fullamore car. 7.24. Neck; length'* Trebor fourth, Time, 1.40. Galteemore shoe ahead entering the straight, but Accomplice wore him down in the final strides.