Chopin Wins Manchester Handicap

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 5618, 6 April 1931, Page 4

Chopin Wins Manchester Handicap

ORAPAI JUST BEATS ASTON IN OPEN SPRINT

Dead Heat in Maiden Stakes Thoro was a dead heat in the Maiden Stakes, the judge being unable to separate Nimble and Thrasher. After the event, however, the judicial committee, as the result of an inquiry into alleged interference with Nimble by Thrasher, placed Nimble first and Thrasher second. The committee decided in regard to the rider of Thrasher that a warning would meet the case, and. the rider of Nimble was reprimanded for giving unsatisfactory evidence. Totalisator Returns The totalisator investments during the day amounted to £16,912, as compared with £28,651 for the corresponding day last year, representing a drop of £11,739.

Feilding Meeting Opens Under Ideal Conditions The Easter meeting of the Feilding Jockey Club opened on Saturday under Ideal conditions. There was heavy rain on Friday night, but the morning broke fine and a perfect day followed. The course was in great order and though a trifle slow to begin with it got faster as the day progressed. There was a satisfactory attendance and enthusiasts were treated to some interesting racing. The Manchester Handicap was won by Mr. W. J. Wood’s Lord Quex gelding, Chopin, which accounted for the little-fancied Calamine and Moutoa Treasury in a fine finish. The Mangaone Handicap resolved itself into a contest between the Taranaki-owned Orapai and the imported Aston, Orapai prevailing in the last stride.