GERALDINE FINAL DAY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 253, 25 September 1939, Page 10

GERALDINE FINAL DAY.

WIN FOR WARDRESS.

LADY LEIGH IN SPRINT,

Per Press Association

TIMARU

Sept. 23.

The Geraldine Racing Club’s (Spring meeting was concluded in overcast weather and rain overnight mado the track soft. The attendance was good and the totalisator handled £11,397 10s, as against £14,280 10s last year, making the total for the meeting £19,271, as against £23,681, representing a drop of £4410. ‘ At an inquiry by the judicial committee as to the rightful trainer of Lady Don the committee decided that rule 143 (para.

a) had been broken because (he horse had been trained by R. W. King, an unlicensed man, and they decided to award tile stakes in the Oliapi Hack, run on tlio first day, to St. Cloud, the runner-up. Lady Don was disqualified for Ibat race and also for the second day and the owner, G. R. Hunter, was fined £5 for the breach of the rule. King was also tilled £5. As the result of St. Cloud being declared the winner of the Oliapi Handicap ho became ineligible to, run in tile Wainui Handicap to-day. Results:—

, SECOND HURDLES, of £135. One mile and five furlongs.—l-3 Travenna, 12.1 (Ridgway) 1; 9-8 Fundy Bay, 9.0, 2; 3-3 Mount Val, 10.12, 3. Also started: 4-4 Pink Robe 11.6. 2-2 Jewish Lad 10.9. 8-7 Contract 9.10, 5-6 Bit o’ Blue 9.0, 7-9 Comus 9.0, 6-5 King Icel 9.0. A head; five lengths. Pink Rose was fourth. Time, 3.6. WAINUI HACK HANDICAP, of £l3O. Six furlongs.—B-7 Guspini. 8.5 (Jennings) 1; 10-10 Midguard, 8.5. 2; 5-6 Racewell, 8.5, 3. Also started: 1-1 Nigella 8.8, 3-3 Swinglime 8.7. 9-8 Astronomer 8.5. 13-11 Dark Agnes 8.5. 2-2 Great Night 8.5. 15-14 Lord Oityen 8.5. 6-5 Mnriet 8.5. 11-12 Princess Minerva 8.5. 14-13 Pink Bird 8.5. 4-4 Queen Beth 8.5, 7-9 Rarca 8.5, 11-15 Silver Don 8.5. Two lengths: a neck. Time, 1.18 2-5. PRESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of £155. Nine furlongs.

3-2 WARDRESS, 7.3 (Messcrvv) - ... 1 9-6 QUEEN DOROTHY, 7.11 ' (McKcrrow) 2 11-12 BALMENTER, 7.8 (Stokers) ... 3 I Also started: 8-10 Ther.midor 9.4, 14-11 I Silver Streak 8.10. 1-1 Second Innings 8.9. 13-14 Swordstiek 8.3, 18-15 Rabble 8.2, 7-7 Night Wings 8.2, 5-5 Roy Bun 7.13, 2-4 Wagner 7.12, 16-18 Valantua 7,11. . 4-3 The Sandwich Man 7.11, 12-17 Studlcy Royal 7.10, 15-13 Gay Rebel 7.4, 10-8 Glcnogil 7.1, 6-9 The Wrecker 7.1, 16-16. Silver Slipper 7.0. Half a length: a head. ' Valantua was fourth. Time, 1.53 3-5. , DOMAIN TROT HANDICAP, of £130; 3.43 class. One mile and a-half.—6-7 Lad.v Milne. 72vds. bhd. (Brosnan), 1 ; 7-6 Manawai, ser., 2; 4-3 Passing By, scr., 3. Also started: 8-8 Albortini. 4-3 Bantam, bracketed with Passing By, 2 4 Diviner, 5-5 Lady , Truman and Sister Pollv, bracketed, 3-2 Kansas City. 9-10 Ludlow,. 7-6 Swagger Jack, bracketed with Manawai, 1-1 Slarace, 10-9 Waikari Chief scr. A length ; three lengths. Albertini was fourth. Times: 3.12, 3.18 1-5, 3.19. GLADSTONE HACK HANDICAP, of £l3O. Seven furlongs.—4-4 Flame Queen, 8.6 (R. Mackie), 1; 3-3 Phenomenal, 8.12. 2: 2-1 Donadea, 9.0, 3. Also started: 5-4 Agravate 8.11, 9-9 Ohmaha 8.11, 8-7 Chirp 8.3, 1-2 Asia 8.1, 6-6 Night Pal 8.0, 7-8 Sunny Dawn 7.10. A length; two lengths. Time, 1.31. STEWARDS’ STAKES HANDICAP, of

£l3O. Six furlongs. 3-3 LADY LEIGI-i: 8.6 (Stokes) ... ... 1 1- GREY NfGHT, 7.7 (Mcsscrvy) ... 2 2- SKVRENA, fil (W. Ellis) 3

Also started: 4-4 Paper Note 8.9, 5-5 Brilliant-Boa 7.7, 6-6 Jan Ridd 7.7. Three lengths; five lengths. Time,’ v 1.17. ■

WINCHESTER TROT, of £132; 3.2 class. One mile and a-quarter.—6-4 Glenholme, 12yds. 'bhd. (Hooper), 1; -2-1 Jerry Parrish, 12vds. bhd., 2; 8-6 Equerry, 12yds bhd, 3. Also started: 4-7 Clive Brook, 11-11 Happy Bird, 3-5 Tiny Axworlhy, 9-9 Allan Wrack scr, 7-8 Erin’s Lad, 5-3 Sabu 12yds bhd, 10-10 Cirrus 36, 1-2 Lady Milne 60. inc. 48yd.s. penalty. A neck: three lengths. Times: 2.5 i 2-5, 2.51 3-5, 2.52 1-5. SOUTH CANTERBURY CHAMPION HACK HANDICAP, of £l3O. Nine fur-longs.—l-1 Shanghai Lily, 8.3 (Messervy), 1: 2-2 Capricious, 9.2, 2: 4-4 Merry March, 8.1. 3. Also staried: 5-5 Master Dingle 8.13, 7-8 Prince Ruenalf 7.7, 6-6 tor 7.7, 3-3 Knight Commander 7.7, 8-7 Ngaitama. 7.7. A length each way. Knight Commander w’as fourth. Time, 2.0 1-5.